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

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.

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'

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.

Originally Posted by Shearer

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 .
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 () 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!)

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.

Originally Posted by Ftx325

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 .
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 () 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 .

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.

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.

Originally Posted by trapperjohn

Sure is a lot of chrome on that bike.

Yep . Going to be a bitch to keep clean and during summer won't be able to look directly at it unless wearing sunnies

I bought a fancy new bike too... way flasher than I really need, but I like it.

New Bike! by Ben, on Flickr

New Bike! by Ben, on Flickr

Of course due to Murphy's law the weather has been rubbish and the mtb trails are a sloppy mudbath, so I've hardly ridden it yet!

@Ftx325 They are a great bike we had 2 come on our ride around Oz ,the only problems both had was with the starters & you have to keep a eye on the fuel system ,they will not tolerate the smallest bit of crap fuel & they had problems with the fittings weeping from memory,they were heavy on tyres,when carrying kitt for extended touring so if it comes up for new rubber look at the good stuff .

Here is my Chopper l built & rode on that trip, as well as across America on a ride with Veterans mates of mine back in 2014. My own build except the paint & chrome, a custom Pan S&S built it in 2010 ,it was a great FUN bike & it got rode hard through 100's of Klm's of dirt rode in Oz,flooded creek crossings & deserts .
It was torn down 3 times so l could get the ride stance perfect for my 6'1 bod ,it is very comfortable & easy to do long cruises which is what l built it for.It should have had the custom Old School Sissy Bar & full pillion touring saddle on it for the ride ,but it got lost at the transport depot ,it turned up eventually after it was found someone had placed it in the boot of a car in the container.





A mate from the US who did the Veterans US run & spent some time riding the old girl ,made me a offer for it l could not refuse & as part of the swap l have a 2014 Harley Road Glide he crashed sitting in bits in the shed . I am going to either use as the base for a build of a "Bagger/Tourer"or another Chopper as l actually enjoyed riding them ,but unfortunately l think this Chyna Flu cluster fuck is going to put a end to any rides overseas for a while yet .I was supposed to have started the build last year but have put it on the back burner & will build my new Man Cave /work shop/ gun room instead until the bureaucrats work out how they will shape world travel/supply trains/shipping in the near future.

Originally Posted by GravelBen

I bought a fancy new bike too... way flasher than I really need, but I like it.

New Bike! by Ben, on Flickr

New Bike! by Ben, on Flickr

Of course due to Murphy's law the weather has been rubbish and the mtb trails are a sloppy mudbath, so I've hardly ridden it yet!

Very nice.

We just brought a pair of e bikes being that we are getting old.
Bloody awesome things man they have some power

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