It might surprise some but a lot of people buy Harleys just to ride, not to drag race, not to do the Coromandel loop in the fastest time. Same as some people use muzzle-loaders to hunt But the...
Liked On: 16-10-2020, 04:36 PM
Yep, thats the one!!! Was watching that auction awhile back and someone took him to task over the price,, he got rather defensive over it.
Liked On: 16-10-2020, 03:26 PM
Shorty megaphones on the old Norton Commando: impossible to go easy on the throttle:D
Liked On: 14-10-2020, 11:08 AM
same with my crossplane R1 with race system... used to pull the clutch and idle past any cops so as not to attract attention. the missus reckoned she could hear me coming along the motorway about 2 k...
Liked On: 14-10-2020, 09:47 AM
A long time ago, way in the distant past, my road bike was a 996 SPS, the exhausts worked rather well, I may have been guilty of doing laps of the underground carpark at Countdown to see which car...
Liked On: 14-10-2020, 09:46 AM
Harley with open pipes it is then.....
Liked On: 14-10-2020, 09:45 AM
outlander please dont take me wrong, the DRs are a very good bike too. I used to have a DR250s and my brother rode a DR200 back in the day. And correct, the DR will make a great RTW as well. Its just...
Liked On: 14-10-2020, 09:45 AM
Sounds like Honda got those models pretty wrong then. Xl was a bit more of a road going version I think, and the XR was a bit more off road. Used to steal the bosses XR250 and go for a hoon when he...
Liked On: 14-10-2020, 09:44 AM
Nothing wrong with the DR series bikes. Those 650 and the 350 engines are generally super reliable and I know the 350 can take an absolute pounding then call you a pussy and demand you stop riding...
Liked On: 13-10-2020, 07:59 PM
The Late , Robert Holden, rode a Harley 883 as his road-bike. He was often asked to explain why, and he just loved the sound, torque etc, of a bike that was only toddling along. He said he rode it...
Liked On: 13-10-2020, 05:28 PM
Yeah I was thinking of a DR650 since they are pretty cheap new. It's the narrow seat that doesn't appeal. My Bandit does 3000rpm at 100km/h and has a heap of toque when ya twist the throttle at...
Liked On: 12-10-2020, 11:41 PM
My old GSXR250 had an idle of around 3000rpm, 100 was around 9000 rpm but never fear redline was at 16500rom....It sounded fantastic four a 4 cylinder. You sounded like you were speeding when you...
Liked On: 12-10-2020, 11:40 PM
rugerman Yeah, I hear ya, the Himalayan is not made for long runs on well made roads. It is made for long runs on low quality roads and tracks- that it does better than anything I have ridden...
Liked On: 12-10-2020, 12:12 PM
Yep ... they have gone to great lengths to make the injector body look like an old carb to complete the look. good spotting outlander ... i'm impressed... most don't notice or wouldn't no the...
Liked On: 12-10-2020, 11:11 AM
That looks as good as the Honda GB400 of years gone by...love that look. (I know others looked like that before the Honda, but our neighbour had the honda and that is what started my interest in...
Liked On: 12-10-2020, 09:02 AM