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

Originally Posted by Ftx325

Tried all that @Finnwolf . Started with drag bars but have to be on 4inch + risers to clear the tank so still 'sit up and beg' upright seating . The problem is the tank is so wide there's no room for the bars to come back or they hit the tank on lock . Those fitted at the moment just clear the tank but are waaay forward to do so and lifting,rotating them moves them even further forward so I have come to the conclusion the bars need to swoop out and around the tank and sweep back along the side to give room around the tank front for the switchblocks , rather than cut the corner on the diagonal like clipons or drag bars ....if that makes sense to you...

This sort of thing .... With a double bend rather than a straight line ...

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I can't imagine getting my body into a position to be able to ride that.

Ready to go for summer. Classic next year, cheap rego.

For all the two wheeled fans out there, I just watched this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p0ck5We5sU
It's like the IOM on a MTB.
If nothing else watch the first few minutes and then go to 22:30 for the plunge to the finish.

Originally Posted by Shearer

For all the two wheeled fans out there, I just watched this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p0ck5We5sU
It's like the IOM on a MTB.
If nothing else watch the first few minutes and then go to 22:30 for the plunge to the finish.

That should be an Olympic sport...Well worth the watch...Though the levels of concentration needed for 30 minutes just to make sure you dont turn all 216 bones in the body into 2160 bones would be incredibly challenging...

These guys are a bit like that too....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I46SP1Uc7ek

Originally Posted by Shearer

For all the two wheeled fans out there, I just watched this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p0ck5We5sU
It's like the IOM on a MTB.
If nothing else watch the first few minutes and then go to 22:30 for the plunge to the finish.

having done megaavalance in the past I can say these events are crazy fun- completely different to normal dh racing

Originally Posted by muzza

Vintage Urban Cruiser turns backcountry feral

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What I refer to as a ‘Honda-Guzzi’ much to the annoyance of my Moto-Guzzi riding mate!

What year is you Honda?

Originally Posted by muzza

Vintage Urban Cruiser turns backcountry feral

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Thats the road to Ohura isn't it???

Originally Posted by hamsav

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the yellow SS is no more , that's the one I crashed my brains out on , came over a humpy hill to see some arsehole ( Anton Staufer ) reversing back up the road ( Seaton Valley Road Mapua ) in my lane ..... and zig zagging ... no chance of avoiding him

Ah. The RD400F. My first road bike. Loved that thing.
I recently found a photo of my RG. So wish I still had that.

Originally Posted by muzza

This Honda CX650 Custom is a 1983 - as they all are . One year only , USA only, approx 7500 in total produced . I also have a Canadian CX650 E which is the tourer model - they only made them in 1983 as well but they went around the world with a few cosmetic differances. Didnt make many of them either .....

Then we have the ex-NZ Post CT110 - its a rocket . Cruises at 60 happily , which is a very pleasant speed for back road mooching

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Not the road to Whanga , but I do travel that one at times - this one is behind Eltham , take you to Waverly if you dont mind three days of walking from the end of the gravel....

On the 80’s bike theme, I owned a ‘83 Suzuki XN85 for a while, sold it but kicking myself now, a cool radical bike.

Those RG500s went like a bat outta fuck.
Had an RG250 then went to a GPZ750

Originally Posted by Shearer

Ah. The RD400F. My first road bike. Loved that thing.
I recently found a photo of my RG. So wish I still had that.
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Originally Posted by hamsav

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the yellow SS is no more , that's the one I crashed my brains out on , came over a humpy hill to see some arsehole ( Anton Staufer ) reversing back up the road ( Seaton Valley Road Mapua ) in my lane ..... and zig zagging ... no chance of avoiding him

That 906 is pure sex on wheels!

Originally Posted by Shearer

Ah. The RD400F. My first road bike. Loved that thing.
I recently found a photo of my RG. So wish I still had that.
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If you culled a bike you could get another RG500 .....be a good investment if you can find one in original condition.

I always lusted after one.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

If you culled a bike you could get another RG500 .....be a good investment if you can find one in original condition.

I always lusted after one.

One sold on trade me about 3 months ago (not the gamma version) for $22,500. About 7x what I sold mine for

Originally Posted by Shearer

One sold on trade me about 3 months ago (not the gamma version) for $22,500. About 7x what I sold mine for

Dont even start me on XB Fairmonts.....mine would be worth a good house on the coast now.....sold for 3k to top up mortgage when things were tight.

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Originally Posted by rugerman

Those RG500s went like a bat outta fuck.
Had an RG250 then went to a GPZ750

H1 500 (drum brake model).
S3 400.
RZ350.

I miss my 2 smokes