They are an awesome wee bike. I upgraded the suspension to Ohlins all round which improves the ride. The only complaint in my book is the hard seat!! Not a lot better than a slab of concrete.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sasquatch
They are an awesome wee bike. I upgraded the suspension to Ohlins all round which improves the ride. The only complaint in my book is the hard seat!! Not a lot better than a slab of concrete.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sasquatch
Good lord...that's a genuine KO Honda Four. It's worth about as much as my house!Quote:
Originally Posted by NZ32
I could never leave my mate too far behind on his F1. Mine was the first Z1000 Kawasaki.Quote:
Originally Posted by mudgripz
Agree. The seat definitely feels like a slab lol. I like to sit quite far back on mine and made this with stuff I had lying around. Problem fixed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Southcity
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Best bike I ever had, not trying to be a Harley, just a V4, which is half a V8, as my mum said.
Red Helmet, so cars can see me.
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New toys in the shed, the harley will be getting vinyl wrapped as its already attracting some unwanted attention in Hastings. Both good fun in different ways. Husqvarna te510, going to put some dual terrain tyres on it and hit the gravel roads. The harley is a 2019 fxdr 117 cubic inch, sitting on 135 hp... i know not huge numbers but not bad for a harley haha
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my cb 900 just got it going
Awesome. One of those was my first 4 stroke. Loved it and had some great rides on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin358
Haven't got any photos that I can find buy had a CB350 twin. What a crack up that bike was, slow but a lot of fun.
Hard case, they've made a modern version for India.
Honda H’Ness CB350 Variants Explained - ZigWheels
Did a trip about 10 days ago from Chch to Wanaka for a catch up with mates....Sunday saw a short trip to Haast for a pie for lunch....This was at the top of the Lindis on the way back....
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In many ways, more practical than my 1980 CBX thou. Should have bought one instead.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
They were faster and lighter than my CB 350 Four at the time. Great bikes. The Indian one doesn't hold a candle to it, unfortunately. It's a single cylinder motor for starters.Quote:
Originally Posted by 300CALMAN
some bikes of mine, not good ones but good memories.
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Threw some old school graphics at it. Been a solid bike so far.
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98 KX250. May have posted this before. Just fitted another rear mudguard. Good job for the young fella learning to pull stuff apart and put it back together.
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ahh motorbikes the memorys - heres a good one true - we were at the big river in Gisborne late sixties most of the boys on british - I had my Mk 3 Zodiac - me mate Meph ( now sadly passed on ) asked if he could borrow it to take a young lady home - must have fancied his chances- could I take his bike back into town for him - so my cousin Nat and I got on his 500 trumpy Daytona and followed - now there is a 3-4 mile long straight along beach front - we could see my white Zodiac in front of us - I waved back to Nat lay down and opened the 500 up - we shot past the zodiac at about 90 mph - I will never forget the look on Mephs face as we shot past - pure shock- you bastards my beloved daytona
Looks like a copy of my Kawasaki W650.............Quote:
Originally Posted by rossi.45
that is a very nice triumph - one bike from those days ( okay a little later ) I really liked was the BSA Rocket three - dont see many these days except at odd bike shows- some one does not want to remember - my mate Big John bought a 450 Ducati single about 1968-69 -looked like a trail bike - holy crap it did cranks like lollys -older brother had the first of the 5 speed 650 bonnevilles that was a nice bike - when I go over to Gisborne I take his 750 Bonny ( 76 I think ) out for a nostalgic run - just got to remember it aint got brakes - cause the old girl crackles along quite wellQuote:
Originally Posted by rewa
Sold my KX250, for this....may have to sell something else :D
With electric start and air forks, on the fly engine maps etc it's a bit of a technological step up from the last machine.
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Welcome to the 21st century of dirt bikes. Oh so much fun and capability.
The Japs have just let the Europeans romp all over them when it comes to dirt bike advancements over the last two decades.
Very nice, go the gasgas!
I moved from a YZ250 to this GasGas EX250. Unreal how smooth and clean it runs, loving it
A Yamaha I owned for 2 weeks in vietnam. Bought for $200usd, sold for $150.
Spent $100 on repairs during the trip:
Every couple of days I would get work done, which was remarkably fast and hassle free..
Wiring/Lights issue fixed
Brake pads & shoes replaced
engine & trans Oil change
Collapsed Front wheel bearing replaced
flooded engine drained of water and restarted.
Shit bike, great trip.
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Testing out the new work bike. Should be a bit of fun.
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Whats the range like ?
120km stated but that is under ideal conditions (smooth surface/flat). Practically, we are expecting about 60km. Plenty for what we need. Early days yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogfeatures
ahhhh but does it make realistic bike noisesQuote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
Sort of... if you peg a piece of cardboard up against the spokes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry the hunter
No. It is deathly quiet.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry the hunter
A phone and a small blue tooth speaker or two and it will make whatever noise you want...Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry the hunter
45km one way trip to pick up this venison. And a fair bit of "whats not vertical is overhang" terrain thrown in for good measure. Ebike...yeah nah.
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yes but what if it sounded like a TT500Quote:
Originally Posted by XR500
Probably need to set the timing, rebore and a valve lap, then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry the hunter
Fatty will be under the hammer soon as I want to move back to an adventure bike. Probably NC750x or Africa Twin, maybe the news Transalp - not sure yet.
Been a fun ride for sure.
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@terryf Not going to look at the Pan America then...? I test rode one. Made me real happy I'd already bought the Africa Twin.
Its an absolute beast but its very pricey for the amount of use it would get. These days I don't get to ride nearly as much as I used to so its definitely just a toy.Quote:
Originally Posted by ishoot10s
2001 bonny stock[ATTACH]228861 still got
Added to my Honda portfolio!!
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Hey hey its a Monkey!
Looks like a flash version of my Royal Enfield, very nice!Quote:
Originally Posted by 00buck
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Track day fun!
