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Phat_Albert posted: Those loving windjammers should stay in the past. They were awful to start off and the decades haven't done them any favors.
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Phat_Albert posted:I would ride the poo poo out of that and anyone that wouldn't is just insecure
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Oct 30, 2009 18:46
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Phat_Albert posted:I would have zero qualms about punching the owner in the mouth.
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On a very slightly related (and far less ugly) note, I was in Japan last week and got to visit Suzuki's HQ, where they have a good-size car-and-bike museum and will work up an effort post on that hopefully soon. Here's a blueballing in the form of the rotary-powered, Giugiaro-styled RE-5
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Oct 30, 2009 20:15
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Just got my frame back from the powder coaters. Looking pretty good.
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Oct 30, 2009 20:22
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dietcokefiend posted:Some dude with an SV650 is loving crazy i'll tell you that. How does that thing treat ya on a windy day? Can't imagine even a small cross wind on that thing.
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Oct 30, 2009 21:07
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Scrapez posted:How does that thing treat ya on a windy day? Can't imagine even a small cross wind on that thing. Today winds are between 25-30 right now, and it just feels kinda weird on the highway. It makes 30mph feel like a 40-45mph crosswind. Just a lot of wobbling in the lane, beyond that you never notice it.
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Great looking CBX if you like carbon. http://www.customfighters.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26101
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Ola posted:It's actually much less hammer-headed than my GT750, even though they share everything besides the engine. My GT750 is probably even quite a bit faster than the RE-5 by now, but drat loving hell I would kill for a pristine RE-5, though I would be hosed buying any engine spare parts to keep it rolling. Fun fact: I just bought a NIB cylinder block for my GT to use for some new port experiments. It was just as easy that it was last time I did it 10 years ago. The kettle will never die.
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Oct 31, 2009 16:00
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Retarded Pimp posted:Great looking CBX if you like carbon. Gorgeous, but those chicken strips are shameful. I've posted this every time a CBX comes up and it still puts shivers down my spine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8tkVSKb77Y
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Oct 31, 2009 19:30
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Z3n posted:Gorgeous, but those chicken strips are shameful. he was probably so excited about his pretty new bike that he didn't have time to ride it before showing it off. Like people who take pictures of their new tattoo 5 minutes after getting it while it's still all puffy and gross.
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Oct 31, 2009 22:42
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He also had a "photographer" take some pictures. Try "guy with a camera"...
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Nov 1, 2009 00:49
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Z3n posted:Gorgeous, but those chicken strips are shameful. He lives in Tampa. He'd have to do circles in a parking lot to get them any better than that.
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Nov 1, 2009 00:59
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Z3n posted:Gorgeous, but those chicken strips are shameful. God would be sitting on his golden throne, surrounded by choirs of angels with beautiful voices, continually singing his praises, "Holy, holy, holy, holy". And he would click on this link, and say, "Guys, ok shut up for a second." The next day every single angel would be out on his rear end, and God would be surrounded by CBXes.
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Z3n posted:Gorgeous, but those chicken strips are shameful. The main reason I'm still alive, is that I decided to keep my CBX1000 Pro Link as stock. With the weak frame and brakes it's got, the 104 Euro HPs are more than enough to kill you while you're just busy listening to the engine going turbine-like at 5K RPM. The CBX is a tough and heavy bike to handle, but drat, it's rewarding  I'm a bit tired of it though, and since I mainly collect 2-hammers (GT750s, RD/TZ350YPVSs and RD/TZ500YPVSs) I'm currently trying to sell it, and my heart won't bleed as much as my hands do trying to wrench it. The engine is more crammed in its tiny frame than the loving 5cyl engine of my Fiat Marea 155 is hosed down its bay, and that's a loving pain.
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Too bad you're halfway across the world, I've been idly looking for a CBX to restore. 
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Z3n posted:Too bad you're halfway across the world, I've been idly looking for a CBX to restore. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1979-Honda-CBX1000_W0QQitemZ170399139173QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_motorcycles?hash=item27ac948565 That one's only half as far away, with no ocean in between.
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Z3n posted:Too bad you're halfway across the world, I've been idly looking for a CBX to restore. You wouldn't want to buy mine anyway. Where I live we've had a 300% tax on all automotive poo poo for decades. Yes, a $3300 bike is $10000 and that's with the money we pay 50-60% in income tax for. We've got great health care though. Gaaah! Gas is also only $5.93/Gallon. %&¤#"#¤%#%&#"%¤%!!!!
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I imagine working on one is a lesson in pain. Carb sync and valve adjustment? Ah gently caress! 
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Slim Pickens posted:I imagine working on one is a lesson in pain. Carb sync and valve adjustment? Ah gently caress! There goes the next 3 weeks.
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    Click here for the full 1428x810 image.    Click here for the full 1171x730 image.   No info on any of these except the Killinger und Freund, some very rare front wheel drive motorcycle. http://www.bikeexif.com/killinger-und-freund
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Does anyone have saved the Ride Threat Rating Chart, the link I had is dead. Edit - Content:    
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Nov 2, 2009 11:26
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Slim Pickens posted:That is the coolest thing I've ever seen  Please tell me its real and we can find video of it.
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DiZ posted:Does anyone have saved the Ride Threat Rating Chart, the link I had is dead. Is the rear sprocket backing out slowly or is this some tight fit custom fab business? (I'm going to guess #1, due to the... roughness of the cuts)
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DiZ posted:Does anyone have saved the Ride Threat Rating Chart, the link I had is dead. This one?  Picture...
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Nov 2, 2009 15:17
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Obvious photoshop, KTMs never break down 
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Zool posted:Obvious photoshop, KTMs never break down Who said it was broken down? He's obviously just shot the guy with a grappling hook to save on gas. 
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Saw the new BMW S1000RR at an open house last weekend. Who couldn't love this face?   It was an "interesting" looking bike, to say the least. It will be very intersting to see how this performs compared to the Big Four -- Power is insane at 193hp for a liter bike, weight is right in there at 450lbs with all fluids and a full tank of gas, ergos were surprisingly comfortable in the three minutes I sat on it and the price isn't too out of line compared to Big Four's offerings; if I recall correctly list price is 13,499. I'd love to ride one, but I value my life/license a bit too much to buy one .Here's the rest of the pictures:     
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Wow, I never picked up on the gills thing until now. I like it though.
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gently caress the haters, the S1000RR is one of the best looking new bikes out there and it's refreshing to see a manufacturer fitting an exhaust that isn't comically huge and ugly.VTNewb posted:Wow, I never picked up on the gills thing until now. I like it though. They're actually supposedly designed to channel air into and out of the radiator, which is why the bodywork is asymmetrical as well as the headlights. 
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ranathari posted:gently caress the haters, the S1000RR is one of the best looking new bikes out there and it's refreshing to see a manufacturer fitting an exhaust that isn't comically huge and ugly. The only thing that struck me as seriously odd looking were the headlights. I can also say it looks much better in person than it does in pictures.
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Oh god I'm in trouble. I don't know how I'm going to be able to resist this. A few years ago I was at the Ducati dealership just loving around. I had read a lot about the Multistrada and I really, really was intrigued. The salesman was a smarty guy and practically forced me to test ride the bike. oh my god, what a beautiful machine. Luckily my (now) wife was smart enough to talk me down from buying a brand new bike as a new(ish) rider. Plus the looks were kind of ... odd. But now. Oh god now. The Multistrada went from this:  To the new 2010 model:   Those are spy pics. Here's a (I think) rendering or prototype. The spy pics look slightly different, but maybe it's just the angle. The teaser pics I've seen have the same headlights, but those spy pics have a longer "beak", which I actually like a lot.  Ducati unveils it in a week. I really don't know how I'm going to manage to resist it now. 
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DiZ posted:Does anyone have saved the Ride Threat Rating Chart, the link I had is dead. That wouldnt happen to be a MZ would it? I know a guy who had that happen to him. Sucks, new swingarms arent cheap.
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I dont see how thats even possible unless they were missing a spacer.
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Doctor Zero posted:To the new 2010 model: I can see why you might have a hard time resisting. That thing is gorgeous.
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needknees posted:I'd love to ride one, but I value my life/license a bit too much to buy one
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needknees posted:Saw the new BMW S1000RR at an open house last weekend. Who couldn't love this face? Your BMW dealer looks creepily a lot like mine, maybe they just all have the same carpet and location styles, or maybe I just don't remember the local BMW dealership that well 
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Linedance posted:here's a cool video of airbag jacket crash testing (Dainese I think, given the logo) Has anybody actually ever used these jackets? I'm curious because the idea behind it is pretty neat and could be actually very useful.
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Zool posted:Obvious photoshop, KTMs never break down In Charlie Boorman's new By Any Means there was a segment where a guy he was riding with was on a KTM that broke down and had to be towed out with a rope. Charlie couldn't have been happier.
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