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Hot Buttered posted:I agree with Gnarly. This is loving rad. It's not getting enough love. Yeah, both the frame and the engine are gorgeous...
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Thanks for the kind words. I'm hoping it all comes out pretty decent. I've got the forks apart now and am doing the same gloss black with red/yellow/yellow/blue accents on the lowers. Should be pretty cool when it's all back together.
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I got impulsive on ebay the other night and paid stupid little money for this 85 R80 G/S. I'm gonna do the opposite of my giant fat GS and keep this one simple. 
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^ NIce-looking' R80! That's pretty much my dream bike right there. Someday... 
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It needs the round valve covers though.
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:It needs the round valve covers though. I'm actually a fan of the newer valve covers on the G/S'. They were new enough to look good back then. The whole bike reminds me of the awesome era that was mid 80's european motorsports and the valve covers looked cool enough to work. On the later GS Airheads I agree the /5 covers look good because the rest of the bike looks like some horrible 90's pastel splash abomination. I'm gonna keep the later covers on the G/S.
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New mount in the stable. 2001 Suzuki SV650 8890 Miles Originally up on craigs for $2800. I had originally talked with the guy 2 weeks ago but couldn't get up to see it (60 miles away) and then was on vacation. Saw him post it up again yesterday and drove up today. Handles great, motor runs perfect, not a drat scratch on it. The fork seals do need to be redone, not gone yet but dried out and starting to crack a little. After talking with him handed him $2k in cash (cash talks!) and loaded it onto my truck. Love the color. Funny thing is (and completely unplanned) my new truck (Ford F150) gets delivered in 2 weeks and is almost the exact same color.   Current plans are a suspension upgrade to the springs to handle my weight better (yes I am a fat fucker). Probably change out the exhaust from the stock one, more to get rid of the huge chrome one. Some basic luggage to carry stuff when going on trips out side of town. Tindjin fucked around with this message at 23:39 on May 28, 2011 |
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May 28, 2011 23:36
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Congrats, that's a great deal!
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I was a lucky bastard and won a raffle last june and got my hands on my eliminator 125. Not too bad for a first bike  
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beneatsfood posted:I was a lucky bastard and won a raffle last june and got my hands on my eliminator 125. Not too bad for a first bike Nice! Better than paying for it and when you want to upgrade it's like a (almost) free down payment.
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Gnaghi posted:With more stuff like the Can Am coming out I wonder why nobody can title four wheelers for use on road. If some states say lights and a plate is enough for a dirtbike, why not an ATV?
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You can plate and ride an ATV on the street legally here in Az.
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BlackMK4 posted:You can plate and ride an ATV on the street legally here in Az. Pretty sure you can in FL too, at least those ones that have the roll cage. Needs lights and all that, but other than that you're pretty much set.
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beneatsfood posted:I was a lucky bastard and won a raffle last june and got my hands on my eliminator 125. Not too bad for a first bike This is the bike I rode when I took the MSF course. Those things are TINY, but more than capable of dragging footpegs. Congrats!
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evilnissan posted:gently caress the haters, I think there neat. We stopped at the same gas station and he was telling me how he was so impressed that I kept up with him because none of his Harley riding friends can. I didn't have the heart to tell him.  I think he tried following me back through when I left the gas station, but I never saw him again after the first turn.
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Picked her up yesterday. Pictures taken right before I frantically rushed the bike into cover as a huge lighting bolt struck across the sky and rain started pouring down. The bike is pretty filthy right now; the amount of dust on the Termi exhausts would make some old Duc guys cry.    In the second pic you can kinda see the little Italian flag sewn into the right side of the Sargent seat. I feel like I should speak to it with an Italian accent.
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Just picked this up after searching for months to find the right one... '86 Yamaha RZ350 two-stroke CBR929RR front forks & brakes FZR600 rear swingarm and shock Spec II pipes, ported, reeds, etc Painted in R1/R6 SE Kenny Roberts colors   
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B.Wales! posted:Awesome, but why not the FZR600 rear wheel? A big fat rear wheel would make it look even better!
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Beautiful.
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B.Wales! posted:drat that is a cool bike
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Just got this last week, 2011 Harley Sportster 1200. She is gorgeous! 
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B.Wales! posted:Just picked this up after searching for months to find the right one... I love the colours for that bike, now you just need a helmet like this to go with it
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second best sponge posted:Just got this last week, 2011 Harley Sportster 1200. She is gorgeous! The things Harley is doing with their gas tanks these days is awesome. If only they were larger.
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hey I haven't been around here in a few years since I got rid of my interceptor and GSX-R 750 but they opened up a track here so I had to get back into. Always wanted a ninja anyways. anyone know if I get a set smoked euro signals if they will solder right in?
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A set of euro signals will fit right in, you'll have to remove the stock triangle pieces. Sometimes they don't fit perfect, depending on if you get the cheap chinese ones or not. Welcome back 
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Welcome to the 636 club! If your bike isn't already -1 +2, I highly recommend it. 
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second best sponge posted:Just got this last week, 2011 Harley Sportster 1200. She is gorgeous! Nice! I really do like the looks of the new '48. That fat front tire just looks right on a Sportster (though I may be prejudiced since I converted mine to a 16 front wide glide)
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My dad's new bike has some funny looking switches on it:  It's a 2011 Road King police bike. He replaced the red and blue lights already, but they'll still flash if you use the switch. Other notable features include a slightly larger 103 cubic inch engine and saddlebags with knobs on the lids instead of the normal latches.  I was way too lazy to roll it outside for pictures, so maybe I'll take it for a ride this weekend or actually get him to go out with me
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SaucyPants posted:hey I haven't been around here in a few years since I got rid of my interceptor and GSX-R 750 but they opened up a track here so I had to get back into. Always wanted a ninja anyways. Welcome fellow titanium 636 rider! Yes, all those stupid stickers are gone. 
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jdonz posted:Have we seen that XR yet? Probably, but here's a shot from when the paint job was fresh.   Technically not a Harley, but the factory race team used them for short track races for a few years. So my dad was able to snag a few of the proper decals and get it set up like one.
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It looks Awesome. Although, if its technically not a Harley what is it?
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B.Wales! posted:Just picked this up after searching for months to find the right one...  Deeters posted:Probably, but here's a shot from when the paint job was fresh.
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the walkin dude posted:Speaking of Can Ams, I saw a TV ad for those things the other day. It showed a few Can Ams taking on the twisties. The riders stayed perfectly straight up vertical on their trikes. It looked like the most boring thing ever. The Spyder, just from a technicians point of view, they are full of ghosts and problems. Give them a few years to work them out and they should be fine. My dealership has sold 2 and we have been seeing them too often. second best sponge posted:Just got this last week, 2011 Harley Sportster 1200. She is gorgeous! Out of all the Harley line I like the Sporsters the most. Im not sure why but I just find them they best looking. Fraser CDN fucked around with this message at 06:35 on Jun 5, 2011 |
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jdonz posted:It looks Awesome. Although, if its technically not a Harley what is it? It's a Rotax 600cc engine in a Knight (I think) frame. It's basically a kit bike: guys would buy the engine, one of a bunch of different brands of frames to fit it, and all the rest of the parts they wanted. Now it's obsolete since modern 450s offer the same amount of power with less weight and can be ready to race with just a few small modifications. But for the level of racing my dad does, it's still awesome.
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Deeters posted:It's a Rotax 600cc engine in a Knight (I think) frame. It's basically a kit bike: guys would buy the engine, one of a bunch of different brands of frames to fit it, and all the rest of the parts they wanted. Now it's obsolete since modern 450s offer the same amount of power with less weight and can be ready to race with just a few small modifications. But for the level of racing my dad does, it's still awesome. Cool, so it's just like one of these:  I thought maybe you meant is was a modern Aermacchi or something. cheesebot fucked around with this message at 00:27 on Jun 6, 2011 |
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Russian Bear posted:You're swapping tanks too, or just the plastic? Because black tank with yellow plastics sounds pretty rad (at least in my mind picture). Not really
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mattfl posted:Welcome fellow titanium 636 rider! is that your bike? did it start of as an SE and then get repainted or was it a regular 636 and then got painted titanium?
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Got my second bike after a year on the 250 crapcycle Pretty much wanted a Bonneville since I started riding in earnest. Got it in January. Done about 2,000 kms so far and loving it. Got the British Customs pipes put on about a month or so ago, cause the stock ones are weak. Sounds like and actual motorcycle now, instead of a sewing machine. Action shots from yesterday.  
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