Just wondering is all.
I don't currently have a car to drive, but I do have a few bikes and a Vespa and thought I'd see how many others are out there. :think:
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Just wondering is all.
I don't currently have a car to drive, but I do have a few bikes and a Vespa and thought I'd see how many others are out there. :think:
If I were to buy a bike....
...You'd buy a Harley-Ferguson sport tractor?
I'm pretty sure that the VRSC part of the model name in the H-D V-Rod stands for Vaguely Resembles Something Contemporary :D:D
When I was 12, my cousin was killed in a bike accident. That scared me away from ever getting on one. That's not to say that I can't appreciate a nice bike. Discovery Channel solidified that with American Chopper and all of the biker build off contests. I love watching what goes in to building a bike. It's truely the ultimate art form.
Glad you were banned.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bucko
I would like a nice sport bike but thats about all i like as far as bikes go. I dont think that i would ever actually buy one though... I just know that if i did, there would be that constant temptation to take it down the highway at 200 mph and i would probably end up getting hurt or killed. I still like to look at them though. Maybe some day i will buy an underpowered one.
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Originally Posted by sgtm
Don't let that put you off riding. Sure there is a risk, but a lot of people die in car accidents too. Riding really is a thrill, whether it's along great roads on a trip, or just a hop down to the shops.
I was t-boned in 2005 by a driver who didn't see me and I was back on the bike before I was off crutches.. :smoker:
Lighten up a little.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mitternacht
The V-Rod is the best Harley there is going. I wouldn't buy one as I'm not a Cruiser fan, but if that engine was put in a Buell I would seriously consider buying American.
The cost is still something else though. HD's really are over priced for what you get.
Hey welcome Bucko another fellow Aussie we are slowy envading the forum. Yeah I don't like them I was always scared as it is just you and engine and the elements. I also came off a farm bike and ended up in a tree but it had lots of low branches. So thats why I drive a car that can ram little cars and bikes off the road. 8)
wahooooooooooo !
a bike thread :D
ok, now that i got that out of my system, we can have a normal conversation ...
i would prob buy a hayabusa, i had a 300+ ride on one, a few months ago on a runway, and I was hocked
BUT for now i'm holding my money for the thing you see in the sig :D:D:D
Here's my most recent bike, sold now since I've moved back to the UK.
Before that I had a Bonnie, and long before that (1985) I had this:
Is that a CX500 or 650?
I'll guess 500. I've always had a soft spot for those things.
My current bikes are:
'04 Yamaha R1
'96 Vespa PX200
'91 Yamaha TDM850
'84 Suzuki GS1100GK and another for parts.
oh, and a Pocket Bike I plan to put a computer in!
The clue's in the filename. ;) And IIRC, the 650 was a monoshock.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bucko
Just did a Google search and indeed you are correct! I guess I learnt somthing new today! :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by xmastree
There was a CX500 Euro, also a monoshock.
http://www.cx500c.de/cx_artikel/1982_08_ps_b05.jpg
I ride a 1995 HD sportster. Not a cruiser setup, more like a cafe racer with drag bars, and I moved the pegs back for a more aggressive riding stance. I have done some modifications to the engine and can pretty much keep up with all my sport bike riding friends, except in the corners (due to the width and lower riding height). To this day they still joke that I made a suzuki look like a harley. First time I showed up on my sportster a couple of the guys laughed at me. That quickly changed as I smoked their ass on our first ride. The sound of their laughter was drowned out by the low rumble of my bike flying past their rice burning whiners...
And yes Bucko, the water cooled Vrod engine in a Buell would have me drooling too, although for the weight, the engine that was in the VR1000 would be better. Here's what they do to Harley tech; The Buell lightning has the same 1200cc air cooled vtwin engine as my sportster. Stock my bike came with about 65hp (now around 90), however, the stock lightning engine is pumping out 102hp and I know a couple of people that have that up to 145hp! (but I only give the engine 40k miles at best)
Here's some pics of my bikes:
The R1:
Now the shiny stuff is out of the way, here are the others and their names:
Mr T, the TDM850:
CHAOS, The GS1100GK:
And finally, The Rat Black Vespa of Death (alongside a friends new Vespa):
men respect men who drive a Harley
http://video.google.com:80/videoplay...56048972&hl=en
LoL!!!!
Hehehe...Quote:
Originally Posted by Ironcat
I guess I wouldn't mind getting on one. I would just have to get over than initial fear. If I were going to get a bike, it would probably be a new school chopper. Stretched and raked as far as possible, with a fat 300 on the back. Just seems to me to be more stable. Then again, as a bike rider I don't know for sure. That's just what appeals to me more than a Harley or a crotch rocket.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bucko
Choppers are NOT stable at anything but cruising speed. They suck at low speed turns and _most_ people that lay down choppers, do so at a stop light/sign when they take off again. It is the front wheel placement that makes them unstable at low speeds, too far from the center of gravity. I am not a cruiser person either, that is why I did the modifications to my sportster. While I love riding a sport bike (the true blend of man and machine if everything fits), the pressure on your forearms and wrists makes long commutes somewhat painful. Mainly the stop and go. When in full riding mode (highway), it is easier on the arms and wrists. Even the aggressive riding position of my sportster gets a little bothersome after a while.
If I were to buy a sportbike, it would be one of these;
http://www.ducati.com/en/bikes/my200...family=Monster
http://www.ducati.com/en/bikes/my200...=DesmosediciRR
http://www.buell.com/en_us/bikes/lig...t/features.asp
Although due to my height (6'2") the Buell is a little tougher to ride.
EDIT: The wife prefers the first one, but loves to ride the sportster (they don't call 'em Detroit vibrators for nothing!)
I thought they were made in Milwaukee...Quote:
Originally Posted by Airbozo
I think it depends on the bike. Sportster and Buell power trains are manufactured in Wauwatosa Wisconsin, other bikes in York, Penn., others in different plants. Just not the same ring to it... Wauwatosa vibrator... York Vibrator... I have only heard the Detroit version, not sure why.Quote:
Originally Posted by xmastree
And Husqvarna men get even more! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Ironcat
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nb3kyXKIA-0
