Buddy invited me for a 77km ride around Puhoi - used his wife's ebike. Conclusion? Normal bikes are dead. They just don't know it yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by PerazziSC3
Buddy invited me for a 77km ride around Puhoi - used his wife's ebike. Conclusion? Normal bikes are dead. They just don't know it yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by PerazziSC3
yeah WHEN the prices come down "yeah right".
I would own one , but simply cant afford a full suspension mountain bike e-bike so my ol legs are going to have to do.
you sir , are a madman ..... I can't even look at those pics without breaking an arm or leg.... :x_x:Quote:
Originally Posted by GravelBen
Saw an ad for one yesterday ...$10999...!!!!And a mate has bought a different one for around $6000. Here I am thinking "I would love one but..." and here is the "but"...I can buy a brand new motorbike for $8000 actually the two I was looking at were a Sol Apollo at $7990 and the other a Soco TC Maxx.....The Apollo is brand new copy of the Honda GB400 and the Soco is fully electric and NOT a scooter...(100km+ speed and range about 120km?) With E bikes costing more than this I think they will remain too pricy for what I want to do with them...Quote:
Originally Posted by Jusepy
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I ended up buying a Suzuki gsx600 Katana instead - deal too good to say no to.
Someone was telling me recently that the latest top-end Specialized ebikes are $28k! Madness.
Pics?Quote:
Originally Posted by timattalon
I had two GB400's back in the late '80's. The first was a standard TT without the fairing and the second was a TT MK2 with fairing and lobster back single seat. Really neat wee bikes, great fun to throw around. I saw one with a nicely made full lower fairing added on that I think had been done by someone in the Tron. It had covered the braided oil lines and the headers though which kind of spoilt the classic TT looks a bit I thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by timattalon
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Originally Posted by Shearer
This is what I call leaning a bike over.
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Geese, kicking on towards three times the price of my Royal Enfield 650!Quote:
Originally Posted by GravelBen
@Finnwolf RE Now there is someone who appreciates a bike...I have the Himalayan as well and love it. There was rumours of a 650 option for the Himalayan but it is yet to be seen. I would be curious to see if they use the 650 twin from the interceptor etc or if the develop a 650cc version of the 400 single in the Himalayan.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Finnwolf
A few years back when MTB was my main recreation I bought a bike worth $3K. When some people, who weren't into MTB ,found out what I spent on it the said
"Shit! You could have bought a car for that!"
They were probably right. But then I didn't want a bloody car did I. I wanted a good MTB.
If you are into something and have the money, go for it I say. Whether thats a $20K MTB, a $60K motorbike or a $100K car. Or even a $3K pair of binos. If you can afford it you will appreciate the quality and performance.
Wise words....And quite right...You earnt your hard earned dollars, so YOU get to choose how you spend them according to your priorities.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
Get thr "other half" decision right to start with and like mine, she will help you decide which one you want....Mainly by testing the rear passenger facilities...Quote:
Originally Posted by berg243
Is this the future of motorcycles....???
Here boy , come here.... Good boy.....
https://youtu.be/4Lx0ZJGgsFs
My 7 year old ripping it up[emoji41]
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Looking that way, and it probably does 250 Mph..not kphQuote:
Originally Posted by Ftx325
Ahh the serenity!Quote:
Originally Posted by Spudattack
Smell that?.....2 stroke!Quote:
Originally Posted by GravelBen
That little 50 is aggressive as all hell when it hits the power band! He has done well to get to grips with it, especially as his first bike!
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Not quite up to what has been posted in this thread, but I added a motor to my trusty old MTB recently. I enjoy riding, and find lately that the hills are getting steeper...
My commute to work is easy being downhill and then flat. On the way home, the downhill becomes a 1:20 average climb that goes on for 6km straight. I conceded that it wasn't a hill I should subject my 51 year old legs to anymore, especially with a bagbloaded with laptop, so I hit the convert button. The Bafang 500 watt, 48v motor has made me feel 25 again!
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Its a tough life, but someone's gotta do it:cool:
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Yesterday in the sun:thumbsup:
Turns like a motorcycle?Quote:
Originally Posted by XR500
Retroporn.
I remember my first and only motorbike with much appreciation and affection. Back in the day, it was extremely cool to travel with a pig on the back of the iron. Then life intervened.
At the time the Kawasaki 250 Samurais were smoking the Hondas, Suzukis and Yamahas equivalents.
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Not quite. Very heavy in the steering department if you are going slow.... Which you shouldn't! Front ski design kicks in once you have some speed up, and then they carve like a dream. Once you have dialled yourself into riding them, its like skiiing uphill and downhill and cross slope as fast as you like with that beautiful ICE music in your ears:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by outlander
I'm extremely jealous. Never owned a twin Kawasaki from that era ( rotary valve), although a mate of mine had the 350. They really were fast and yours's had a rival in the Super Six Suzuki 250. It must have been exhilarating as a first bike and the pigs' would have been terrified, I'm sure! Nice bonie, ek se.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dago
and the thundering of a 450 single.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by XR500
What did it set up back and was it easy to do? Im thinking mine could do with something along those lines too...Quote:
Originally Posted by Bol Tackshin
This is a test to see if I can post video .
Hopefully this works , the video is of a local Beach Race held recently .
https://i.imgur.com/bXUHkas.mp4
@timattalon - all up, about $2k. It's decidedly more athletic than the average e-mtb with speed restricted motor though. A 300w motor is meant to be street legal max, and most are 32v, but the 500w 48v motor is a really decent performer. Battery capacity is also a variable - you want enough capacity to get you there and back!Quote:
Originally Posted by timattalon
Giving the old Suzuki DR650 a tub,we were supposed to have done a ride across to Central Australia & the Finke Desert Race at the start of June & then down around Tasmania but the good old Chyna Flu put the Khyber on that after 2 years of planning .
Have a soft spot for the DR's & enjoy modding the for long distance ADV riding, me & a mate rode a pair from London to Moscow back in 04 over 3 +months.This old girl has crossed the Simpson Desert & been up Big Red,around Tasmania , up the East Coast of Oz to the tip of Cape York & across Cambodia and Laos.Thinking about riding up to BOP this summer where my brother lives, since l have done bugger all since the lock down & tourists driving on the wrong side of the road should be a bit less of a problem this year.:P
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After 5 odd years of being bikeless I finally convinced the missus to let me buy a new toy....
Unfortunately due to the traffic levels , idiot tin-top drivers and the speed limits around here all being 80 kph or less , and that I generally used to ride my superbikes like my arse was on fire when I was on a fast twisting road the missus laid down some rules...
No more than 100 mph top speed (my tweeked R1 did that in 1st gear!)
Not designed for knee down riding (absolutely NO sports bikes!)
can't afford a classic (no you're not getting any more bonnies! ...doh)
So after her rejecting several bikes I had a hankering for (to fast! To expensive! You'll kill yourself! Or just plain old 'fuck no!')
I have finally purchased a bike Well I say bike as it has two wheels and a motor , but I have named it the Land Yacht as it handles like the QE2 and is about as fast....but with vance & hines pipes at least makes the right noise .
Consider these the ' before' pics as plans are afoot and already in motion for a restyle ....
Honda VT 750 C 'aero'
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Congratulations
It’s got 2 wheels and it’ll go round corners ( slowly, judging by the rake on the forks )
But hey, it’s a bike.
Next step, a Diavel ��
Might have a Vmax for sale soon if you want something with a bit of character that still doesn't handle well.:)
Already? You didn't get that very long ago did you ?Had I known (and it was in my meagre price range) I would have been interested .Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
At least they make some horsepower .
The VT , with the pipes and k&n and jet kit puts out around a massive 50 , yep you read that right , 50 hp !!! And at a svelte 250 odd kg the power to weight ratio is mind-blowing (but for all the wrong reasons...)
I can barely control the beast .......
Definitely a 'relaxing ride' until you feel the need to overtake . That takes considerable forward planning along with a considerable run-up !
But hey , it's a bike and I'm happy just to be back on two wheels .
And it does sound good .
I am going to turn it into a cafe racer cruiser (:wtfsmilie:) if that makes any sense . Have some 'm' or 'ace' cafe racer bars on the way and have started making an old skool sprung seat and have a few other ideas I am playing with to make it a bit different and stand out in a crowd .
Should be a fun project .
Will post some pics when done .
Nice looking bike, you’re right about the performance, I rode one once and was a little underwhelmed as it was the first Jap cruiser I had ridden and thought it would have more ‘oomph’. (Well, after the comments about how my Harley was gutless I did expect more from the Honda!:yaeh am not durnk:)
Otherwise the Honda was quite a nice bike, smooth and quiet with a nice appearing finish, you should get a good run out of yours.
Yeah. Bought on a bit of a nostalgic whim. It is a great bike but not MY kind of great bike. I will still have the MT-01, RC8, XB12 and Duke in the garage.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ftx325
Yeah , if nothing else it should be super reliable . 2006 model with only 17000 k on the clock .
And being nice and basic easy to maintain . Carby , drum brake rear and shaft drive . No need to be a NASA tech with all the computer plug-in tomfoolery to work on it .
Yeah , if nothing else it should be super reliable . 2006 model with only 17000 k on the clock .
And being nice and basic easy to maintain . Carby , drum brake rear and shaft drive . No need to be a NASA tech with all the computer plug-in tomfoolery to work on it .
Sure is a lot of chrome on that bike.
