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Frankston posted:The seating position felt really awkward and the bike itself rather cumbersome.
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:That is exactly the opposite of how I feel about them. Are you insanely tall or something? I found the Bonneville to be fun but very uncomfortable doing 55+ on the highway. I was holding on for dear life and still felt like I was going to be blown off. They look sweet as hell though.
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:That is exactly the opposite of how I feel about them. Are you insanely tall or something? Yeah, I never had a problem with them. They're tail-sitters and surprisingly heavy given how little there is to them, but then they're not supposed to be sportsbikes. They're also very easy bikes to ride, but maybe that doesn't come through when you're sitting on them in a showroom.
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Frankston posted:The seating position felt really awkward and the bike itself rather cumbersome. Same here, it felt also really boring. It was disappointing, probably would felt differently if i could take it for a spin.
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Aug 15, 2012 14:48
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Captain Kosmos posted:Same here, it felt also really boring. It was disappointing, probably would felt differently if i could take it for a spin. Sitting on the motorcycle in the show room was boring you say?
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I'm partial to the Scrambler myself, in the looks department. Never taken either out on a ride, though. E: The fun part about sitting on a bike in the showroom is when you flat foot a KTM and give your friends under 5'5" a 
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hayden. posted:I found the Bonneville to be fun but very uncomfortable doing 55+ on the highway. I was holding on for dear life and still felt like I was going to be blown off. They look sweet as hell though. Are you seldom on the highway or something? Squeeze the tank and loosen your grip. You won't get blown off, period.
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Aug 15, 2012 15:24
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Not sitting upright on such a naked bike, no. You're probably right though.
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Backov posted:Sitting on the motorcycle in the show room was boring you say?  Riding position felt like i was sitting in waiting room chair and i was going to drive it to the store to get some lemon muffins for the missus.
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Captain Kosmos posted:Bike was outside the store Try sitting on a Thruxton if you want a more aggressive riding position.
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Aug 15, 2012 17:11
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ought ten posted:Is this outside Red Palace? Nope outside a bar called The Queen Vic
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Wow a whole page of text in a picture and video thread. Let me be the odd man out and hopefully get it back on track. HNasty posted:Nope outside a bar called The Queen Vic Been to this bar a year or something ago. Location was kinda sketchy but once I was a dozen beers in it didn't matter anymore 
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HNasty posted:Nope outside a bar called The Queen Vic They're like two shops apart, so yeah. (Also, be sure to order a Queen Vic at the Queen Vic.)
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Aug 15, 2012 21:23
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I was out picking up bike parts and getting rid of old tires and remembered that backfire was going on again. Once again, poo poo camera but a lot of cool bikes. Excuse my obsession with 2-strokes, they get me hot and bothered these days. CBX with a 6-1 exhaust. I wish I could've heard this thing go WOT to redline.           
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HNasty posted:Nope outside a bar called The Queen Vic Ah, I recognized the view but I guess I was a little off. Never been to Queen Vic, but when I go, Endless Mike, I'll try the drink. Shorpy says this was an HD dealer on H St. (they don't specify the quadrant) in 1925. I'd like to ride with these guys. Especially crazy eyes there under the U. 
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Saw this beauty at a local dealer. 1986 Honda CB350S with a mere 860km (535 miles) on the odo. 25 years old and it looks like it has just been uncrated.  
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Collateral Damage posted:Saw this beauty at a local dealer. 1986 Honda CB350S with a mere 860km (535 miles) on the odo. 25 years old and it looks like it has just been uncrated. That's gorgeous. Do you know what they were they asking for it?
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That's a gorgeous little bike. A guy locally just put on kijiji a virtually brand new 1982 cbx with 500 miles or something. He's asking $8500 for it. I understand how some people buy bikes and don't ride them much, but assuming you didn't forget about it, how can you not put on at least 1000 miles in the first year or two?
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Aug 16, 2012 16:30
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They're asking 45,000 SEK (about €5400 or us$6700).
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Certainly not giving it away. That looks like a CX650E next to it which could be a nice catch too.
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Aug 16, 2012 16:38
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Close, it's a 1983 CX500, also low mileage (4380km, 2700 miles). They're asking 45k SEK for that as well. lovely cellphone pictures ahoy. 
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Slim Pickens posted:I was out picking up bike parts and getting rid of old tires and remembered that backfire was going on again. Once again, poo poo camera but a lot of cool bikes. Excuse my obsession with 2-strokes, they get me hot and bothered these days. But you missed the other CBX that was there last night...   Hayabusa front end and an 848 swingarm, apparently.
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Its good to know this guy is out there, avenging motorcyclists. CLEANIN UP THE STREETS
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My friend did that with his old pontiac gran-am, just launched that bitch straight up in the air. Damndest thing I ever saw. When we got back to my place just up the road to check out the damage, the only evidence we hit anything was a glob of poo poo on the right headlight.
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Aug 16, 2012 18:57
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:Its good to know this guy is out there, avenging motorcyclists. Ahh! Speed! Lookout for the deer! AHHH! No problem guys! Watch this!
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Aug 16, 2012 19:36
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10 seconds later, bike comes round corner, slowly. "Easy now, check the sides of the road." ... "Phew, no deer to the left, no deer to the right." *deer falls out of tree*  
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Aug 16, 2012 20:02
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thats the deerquake version of rocketjumping. theres totally a quad damage up in that tree
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:thats the deerquake version of rocketjumping. theres totally a quad damage up in that tree I think the deer probably got the quad damage on the way up  Pic related 
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Came across this pic. First thought is doing my own UtiliGixxer.
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Collateral Damage posted:Saw this beauty at a local dealer. 1986 Honda CB350S with a mere 860km (535 miles) on the odo. 25 years old and it looks like it has just been uncrated. I'm liking the use of spare peg rubbers as turn signal stalks, there :iamafag:
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Collateral Damage posted:Close, it's a 1983 CX500, also low mileage (4380km, 2700 miles). They're asking 45k SEK for that as well. Wow. An 1983 CX500? Never even knew they existed. In NA 83 everything CX500 was moved to 650 AFAIK.
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That's an awful lot of work to do for an intake tract that's barely longer than stock and opens up a couple inches of unused space under the tank.
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From one of the galleries posted in the Gathering of the Juggalos thread: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimkiernan/7779741036/in/set-72157631067300014/lightbox/ That poor.. Kawasaki? E: Upon further review, it's a Cheech and Chong bike. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimkiernan/7783011138/in/set-72157631067300014/lightbox/ I guess that's a little bit better than an ICP bike, but still. God drat. the good fax machine fucked around with this message at 02:58 on Aug 17, 2012 |
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Gay Nudist Dad posted:But you missed the other CBX that was there last night... Put it in a spondon frame and you have one of my many dreambikes.
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:That's an awful lot of work to do for an intake tract that's barely longer than stock and opens up a couple inches of unused space under the tank. It doesn't look like an awful lot of work went into that to me.
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clutchpuck posted:It doesn't look like an awful lot of work went into that to me. It's tig welded stainless/titanium. And what looks like an increasing diameter. If you can bust out stuff like that no problem I have a few pieces I'd like you to make me.
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:That's an awful lot of work to do for an intake tract that's barely longer than stock and opens up a couple inches of unused space under the tank. Probably noisier though
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obso posted:It's tig welded stainless/titanium. And what looks like an increasing diameter. If you can bust out stuff like that no problem I have a few pieces I'd like you to make me. Haha I stand corrected. On the phone it looks like a dryer duct intake like I made for an old RX-7.
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Man I just did a Ducati troll in the comments on an rnickeymouse video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBgrVI0Dyto Feel a bit bad, also a bit good.
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