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Cafe Racer is to "Eternally Unfinished Project" as Street Fighter is to "Bike I crashed and cant afford to fix"
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May 24, 2012 16:46
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Olde Weird Tip posted:Cafe Racer is to "Eternally Unfinished Project" as Street Fighter is to "Bike I crashed and cant afford to fix" There's a difference between project bike and $3500 bike though ...about $3000 difference.
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May 24, 2012 18:11
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http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/mcy/3037797936.html Going to look at this either today or this weekend. I talked to the guy on the phone, said the only thing that might need doing was replacing the brake pads. What should I offer him?
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May 25, 2012 21:46
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Olde Weird Tip posted:as Street Fighter is to "Bike I crashed and cant afford to fix" If only that were true around here, while its common enough, a lot of pristine bikes get hacked to pieces and made into things like this 
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May 25, 2012 22:13
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echomadman posted:If only that were true around here, while its common enough, a lot of pristine bikes get hacked to pieces and made into things like this It's unfortunate that it isn't up to your standards? Jesus christ you guys are hypercritical of other peoples' stuff.
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May 25, 2012 22:18
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echomadman posted:If only that were true around here, while its common enough, a lot of pristine bikes get hacked to pieces and made into things like this Everything except the tail owns on that. The front tire seems comically tiny too, but it might just be the angle.
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May 25, 2012 22:22
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clutchpuck posted:It's unfortunate that it isn't up to your standards? Jesus christ you guys are hypercritical of other peoples' stuff. If it wasnt for hating on other peoples stuff the internet wouldnt exist. That being said, that tail, ugh
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May 25, 2012 22:45
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Bixington posted:Everything except the tail owns on that. The front tire seems comically tiny too, but it might just be the angle. It reminds me of a scorpion, but not in a OMGBADASS kind of way. It's a CBR900rr, so it has a 16" front wheel. Disco Dickdog posted:http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/mcy/3037797936.html I see those for around $1000 in running condition here, but I live in a cheap market. I love the first gen Comstar wheels, iirc they only came on the Hawk II and CX500. The Hawk II's are starting to gain in popularity as they are now being cafe'd. I'd offer him $900, $800 if you are feeling saucy. Gweenz fucked around with this message at 00:55 on May 26, 2012 |
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May 26, 2012 00:45
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That was a perfect fireblade before that happened, and was the first picture i came across in my collection, there are many that are way worse. Streetfighters from crashed bikes i don't care about, I even used to really like them a few years back before i saw so many nice bikes get "customised" by bolting on horrible german "my bike got rear ended" tails, some sort of amorphous blob/skull/predator face headlight and expensive, carefully crafted exhaust systems had at with angle grinders, car rims put on the back. all of them end up being the same horrible looking bike, the same way dumbasses are hacking up vintage bikes now to "cafe" them out. Also the front wheels on that gen of fireblade are 16'' so it is smaller. i posted pics of a friends fightered fireblade in the pics thread the other day where we went and swapped his headers and can for a full akrapovic system that was going to be cut up to match the one in the pic above. here is a quick dip into searching for "streetfighter" on a local classifieds site, bear in mind that a lot of these guys boast that there were not built from crashed bikes      the white one isnt too bad apart that retarded tail angle but I've sat on bikes with those hosed up tails and they are every bit as uncomfortable as they look.
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May 26, 2012 01:44
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I see nothing wrong with those except that they aren't buells.
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May 26, 2012 01:55
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That black and gold suzuki isnt bad, at least it has the oem tail on it. It just looks like someone took the fairings of it, which in the grand scheme of things is not horrible.
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May 26, 2012 02:47
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Olde Weird Tip posted:That black and gold suzuki isnt bad, at least it has the oem tail on it. It just looks like someone took the fairings of it, which in the grand scheme of things is not horrible. I should also mention i really dislike the majority of single sided swingarm conversions
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May 26, 2012 03:29
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Why the hell do they put that retarded tail on there?
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May 26, 2012 03:31
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Tenchrono posted:Why the hell do they put that retarded tail on there? same reason harley guys put iron crosses and skulls on everything and busa modders put stretched out swingarms. same reason dissafected teens pretend they're vampires so they can all be totally different and original together
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May 26, 2012 03:33
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http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/mcy/3039808080.html $1500 
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May 27, 2012 20:44
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Minty looking but ridden CB1100F c/w very rare hondaline fairing (which looks like rear end with that windshield addition) http://alberta.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-motorcycles-sport-bikes-1983-Honda-CB1100F-W0QQAdIdZ373498898 Guy is probably 70+ years old by the sounds of it and could probably be taken for cheaper if you promise to look after it.
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May 28, 2012 03:17
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Nice deal on a gen one, wish I needed a spare. And jesus how many bay area goons are there? Everyone seems to be posting sfbay craigslist lately 
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May 28, 2012 09:14
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You all suck, fighters own.
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May 28, 2012 13:55
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slidebite posted:Minty looking but ridden CB1100F c/w very rare hondaline fairing (which looks like rear end with that windshield addition) He might be 70+ years old, but apparently he owns a time capsule large enough to store a bike. The 1100F is one of the nicest UJMs ever made. Sir Cornelius fucked around with this message at 14:38 on May 28, 2012 |
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May 28, 2012 14:33
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Oh, ebay.
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May 29, 2012 07:08
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drat I wish I had an extra $1500. I could own two bikes...
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May 29, 2012 07:40
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I wish I could find anything close to that for $1500 in loving Pennsylvania.
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May 29, 2012 08:58
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It was a crazy deal, most of the time they're 2000+. About 2500 average
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May 29, 2012 12:45
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http://alberta.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-motorcycles-street-cruisers-choppers-1982-Honda-CBX1000-W0QQAdIdZ382180018 1982 CBX w/12K (7.5K miles) Asking $7500
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May 29, 2012 14:27
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slidebite posted:http://alberta.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-motorcycles-street-cruisers-choppers-1982-Honda-CBX1000-W0QQAdIdZ382180018 Why do I have to be so broke? The rear of that sure does look a bit like the ST1100, doesn't it?
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May 30, 2012 00:06
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That is one hell of a long bike.
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May 30, 2012 00:08
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Slim Pickens posted:Oh, ebay. Only a nut would buy that.
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May 30, 2012 00:20
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 Also, I have a real hard time believing this isn't a scam. 
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May 30, 2012 02:02
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Raven457 posted:Why do I have to be so broke? Defintely some DNA shared between them. For that price, that bike had better be mint to match its low mileage, but that right bag looks like a nasty gouge in it from that angle..? Can't imagine that would be a cheap fix. Edit: Nevermind, looks to be an add-on piece
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May 30, 2012 03:33
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Slim Pickens posted:
Probably a creep trying to jerk around a bunch of vintage bike enthusiasts.
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May 30, 2012 06:07
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god dammmiiiiiitttt http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/mcy/3050715350.html  $1950, looks like it needs a new chain though
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Jun 4, 2012 18:36
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A buddy of mine might be selling a GS500 shortly if you're interested. Valves just adjusted, in fairly decent shape. Not sure what he'd be asking, I can find more details if you'd like.
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Jun 4, 2012 22:03
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I wish, I only have $300 to my name  and that's without license or gear. I should probably stop torturing myself.
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Jun 4, 2012 22:13
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I'm not getting this because I hate motorcycles, it has a $1000 street-legal price premium, and I'm a horrible person: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/mcy/3057427065.html 
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Jun 5, 2012 01:46
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Tenchrono posted:Why the hell do they put that retarded tail on there? The raised tail in theory lets you do 90 degree wheelies without dragging the tail. It's a spillover from icy hot stuntaz. Not like any of those bikes will ever be ridden by someone capable of doing so. Most of those bikes look like they'd be fine if they had a stock tail and a full-sized muffler with the possible exception of the white Blade they've avoided the really freakish goblinface headlights. And most of them need rear huggers. Streetfighter is like most any other genre, if you keep it clean, simple and functional it tends to look good to almost everyone but once you throw in a dozen conflicting color schemes and a bunch of bolted/glued on garbage it goes to rear end fast. Then again I love SSSA and black/gold and I sold my black/gold Z1000 for an SSSA Speed Triple so I ain't exactly biased.
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Jun 5, 2012 10:15
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I'm not in the market for a new bike, but I look at Craigslist occasionally and this popped up. http://rmn.craigslist.org/mcy/3053750384.html That is really clean looking and the colors are very sexy. Only caveat is that I'm not looking for a bike, and apparently they were only imported 2 years, so parts would be a bitch, but drat it is very tempting to go see that sexy thing.
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Jun 6, 2012 01:04
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 http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/mcy/3060521957.html Someone talk me out of this, because I'll probably be going over to look at it after work today.
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Jun 6, 2012 16:14
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IcedPee posted:
buy it.
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Jun 6, 2012 17:00
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:buy it. What this guy said. That paint color is amazing, and they're great bikes to flog around town on.
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Jun 6, 2012 17:10
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Well, I do suppose I'll need something to wrench on now that I've got all the major kinks worked out on my '78 Sportster. gently caress saving money. Let's do this.
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Jun 6, 2012 17:15
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