Thread: Bike Porn - Regardless of the motor, Show off your "two wheeled" beasties

Originally Posted by outlander

My RZ500 missed the money boat as well. The KX500 sold for $7500 last year, so you win some and loose some.

Kx500 would have been a right animal to ride @outlander.
I take back my quip about building up arm strength. You must have plenty already to keep a hold on that beast mate. I've ridden a few of the big bore trailies over the years and frankly found the thought of that much power , especially the big 2 smokers , on loose ground a tad intimidating. Mind you I am not a very good off road rider...

Originally Posted by outlander

Probably the ones that are desirable now. Thirty odd years ago would produce the Fireblades, GSXR's. Yamaha XS650 twins and as you mentioned, the first of the Honda Fours till '76. All easy to identify as money spinners. This generation would know the latest hot shot bikes backwards, but as it was with us, no idea which to store for 40 years under the bed.

I agree with you ...but... Most of those bikes were kind of landmarks for the industry as all the ones you mentioned , and you could probably add the first r1 and r6 models to that list also , but I don't think there has really been anything groundbreaking since . Rather an evolution of design. Except maybe those helicopter engined beasts....

90kmh

Originally Posted by berg243

whats cruising speed for this would be a good bike for checking trap lines but need to stay infront of them milk tankers on the sealed roads.

Sorry didn’t attach quote. 90kph is a good cruising speed.

Originally Posted by Ftx325

Kx500 would have been a right animal to ride @outlander.
I take back my quip about building up arm strength. You must have plenty already to keep a hold on that beast mate. I've ridden a few of the big bore trailies over the years and frankly found the thought of that much power , especially the big 2 smokers , on loose ground a tad intimidating. Mind you I am not a very good off road rider...

The KX, at my level of riding really was intimidating on the loose stuff. Wrong gear and a tad too much juice at the wrong time/place and it would get away from you. Nice to wheelie off the throttle though. I had a YZ465 back in 1980 which ran hard
for the era and gave the road bikes of the day berries to around 100kmh.

Originally Posted by Ftx325

I agree with you ...but... Most of those bikes were kind of landmarks for the industry as all the ones you mentioned , and you could probably add the first r1 and r6 models to that list also , but I don't think there has really been anything groundbreaking since . Rather an evolution of design. Except maybe those helicopter engined beasts....

Right again. In all honesty, I've ridden very few recent 'superbikes'. The R1, GSXR 1000 and a Ducati 916 is about all I can relate to and that was all about 25 years ago. They were 50 bhp behind the latest crop and were way faster than I could handle. At age 64 modern bikes hold little interest for me now. As you say, nothing groundbreaking since.

Originally Posted by Shearer

Funny you say that. It is my wife’s favourite as a passenger.

I am hoping my Wife will feel the same....

My new work vehicle for the next two weeks.

Can i put my Three wheel beast on here > ??

Originally Posted by Jusepy

Can i put my Three wheel beast on here > ??

You will need to start a ‘trike porn’ thread


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Originally Posted by muzza

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Known to some as a Honda-Guzzi.

Originally Posted by muzza

This is the 650 version - the best of them all.

I had a mate with the GL400 like that....when we stopped he would put his gloves on each head and have warm gloves .....

New electric scooter....Velociraptor
Around 70-80 kph flat out.
Chinese but seems reasonable quality with surprising amount of go....
Motor mounts in rear hub.
Some nice cnc machining of foot pegs etc...

Originally Posted by Ftx325

New electric scooter....Velociraptor
Around 70-80 kph flat out.
Chinese but seems reasonable quality with surprising amount of go....
Motor mounts in rear hub.
Some nice cnc machining of foot pegs etc...


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Is it easy to wheelie?

I cannot confirm or deny for fear of incriminating myself ....