A thread for motorcycle porn!

[stupid dogbot]

Not if they know what they're doing, innit. There's a guy who teaches race lines and track riding with pillions...

The only Enduro I ever really wanted, long before Ewan and Charlie made the R1200GS trendy with 40 somethings in suits:

 

[stupid dogbot]

My next bike (I don't see the problem with having several...) will probably look something like this:

 

[weltweit]

And the I believe worlds best selling motorcycle of all time :

Much loved of pizza delivery people ..

 

[weltweit]

My favourite tralie used to be :

 

[nick h.]

Not if they know what they're doing, innit. There's a guy who teaches race lines and track riding with pillions...

The only Enduro I ever really wanted, long before Ewan and Charlie made the R1200GS trendy with 40 somethings in suits:

Africa Twins are pants. The big joke was that they came with some sort of rally timer thing, as if you could ever compete on one! The R1100GS was triffic - handled better than the 1150. I'll post a pic of mine later.

 

[stupid dogbot]

Did it specify somewhere on the thread that the bike had to be any good? I must have missed that. I thought this was about fantasies...

 

[nick h.]

Well, OK...but wouldn't an NXR-750 Dakar winner be a better fantasy?

If we're going to have rubbish bikes I suppose I can confess my longings for a CX-500 with a massive wedge fairing from Churchgate mouldings with matching panniers.

 

[stupid dogbot]

Thing is, I was 14 when I first saw one of those... doesn't have to make sense, does it?

You're right, I probably wouldn't have one NOW, but I did once lust after it, in that HRC trim that's all. And the NXR is fuck ugly.

 

[weltweit]

I find myself hankering just a bit for a BMW, it must be my age, I kind of fancy the original faired 1000 I forget which model designation but the sporty one. Then there is the one they are selling now with the sporty fairing which might do upside of 150mph, I quite fancy one of those.

It must be my age!

 

[weltweit]

Has anybody here done the National Rally?

I did it twice, it was great fun.

 

[stupid dogbot]

I should point out too, there's nothing whatsoever wrong with the R-GS series, they're utterly superb bikes and if I was after that sort of thing, I'd have one in a flash. They've just attracted some right Charlies lately.

 

[weltweit]

I lusted after a used one of these for a while. They were going for about £3k used but I just didn't have the spare sponds at the time.

eta: I saw them racing at Le Mans one year and going from the stands straight into the first flat out right hander then braking hard into the sharp left before the dunlop bridge .... they looked simply awesome!

 

[nick h.]

Thing is, I was 14 when I first saw one of those... doesn't have to make sense, does it?

You're right, I probably wouldn't have one NOW, but I did once lust after it, in that HRC trim that's all. And the NXR is fuck ugly.

Yebbutt, that's not HRC trim, that's just an HRC sticker! There were some pukka Africa Twins specced up with HRC bits for customers. They were called the Africa Twin Marathon. I think you had to be selected by Honda to get one - the idea being that a whole bunch of customers would compete in the amateur class of the Dakar. http://www.nightwings.org/Marathon/Marathon-home-en.html

 

[geminisnake]

If we're going to have rubbish bikes I suppose I can confess my longings for a CX-500 with a massive wedge fairing from Churchgate mouldings with matching panniers.

Don't you be dissing the CX, it was a great bike for doing what it was designed for. Ours broke down ONCE in over 100k+(clock) miles. Coped with everything, kept upright running over a dead sheep at 80mph(it was dark, he didn't see it), went through a foot depth of water at a similar speed, stalled but started again no probs.
It was dead comfy too.
Hubby brightened it up somewhat

 

[weltweit]

what colours geminisnake !!

 

[weltweit]

An Iconic machine .. and unique to look at from both ends :

Ducati 916

When they came out I though wow drool .. but they were so expensive... and they are so small!

 

[Maurice Picarda]

Did you mention her breasts?

It didn't seem to make any difference. Not even for the 600cc Gilera Fuoco Comfort:

http://www.gadget-paradise.com/news_images/0078_toyota-i-real-mobility-vehicle.jpg

 

[Sweet FA]

An Iconic machine .. and unique to look at from both ends

Or just one side; Ducati on a wall on Grand Designs

 

[Jambooboo]

What I want next...

 

[stupid dogbot]

Yebbutt, that's not HRC trim, that's just an HRC sticker! There were some pukka Africa Twins specced up with HRC bits for customers. They were called the Africa Twin Marathon. I think you had to be selected by Honda to get one - the idea being that a whole bunch of customers would compete in the amateur class of the Dakar. http://www.nightwings.org/Marathon/Marathon-home-en.html

Probably rather out of my league, eh?

Anyway...

Bimota DB5-R

 

[stupid dogbot]

MV Agusta F4 Tamburini

 

[stupid dogbot]

Benelli Tornado

 

[weltweit]

A classic, The Kawasaki z900

And I know it's a photo of a z1000 but I couldn't find any decent ones of a z900 on the web. At least it has spoked wheels like the z900 !!

Ps: also the z650 was a fine fine machine.

 

[weltweit]

What about the big two strokes that we don't see anymore.

- Yamaha RD350LC
- Yamaha RD400 (air cooled)
- Suzuki RG500
- Suzuki GT750
- Kawasaki KH250
- Kawasaki KH750 H2

I doubt we will see their like again.

 

[Meltingpot]

Don't you be dissing the CX, it was a great bike for doing what it was designed for. Ours broke down ONCE in over 100k+(clock) miles. Coped with everything, kept upright running over a dead sheep at 80mph(it was dark, he didn't see it), went through a foot depth of water at a similar speed, stalled but started again no probs.
It was dead comfy too.
Hubby brightened it up somewhat

Yep, those are very underrated. It's a good solid practical (and comfy) bike though rather than something to lust after IMO.

 

[London_Calling]

It didn't seem to make any difference. Not even for the 600cc Gilera Fuoco Comfort:

Perhaps she thought you said something else.

 

[Meltingpot]

What about the big two strokes that we don't see anymore.

- Yamaha RD350LC
- Yamaha RD400 (air cooled)
- Suzuki RG500
- Suzuki GT750
- Kawasaki z750 H2

I doubt we will see their like again.

Yeah, I knew someone who had a GT750 and it was a good fast bike. I understood those big two-strokes were killed off by the emissions legislation.

 

[geminisnake]

What about the big two strokes that we don't see anymore.

- Yamaha RD350LC
- Yamaha RD400 (air cooled)

I doubt we will see their like again.

Two of my favourite bikes and the only reason I would pas my test is if I can have an LC but hubby keeps saying how they're an old bike now and geting bits can be a pain

We had an RD400 for a while

Am I the only female on this thread??

 

[newme]

Partially cos some completely cunt nicked mine. Loved that bike, everything worked perfectly, fun to ride, and so shineh haha

 

[sherriff rosco]

My 1st 'proper' bike.

I still hanker for my 350 LC.

Ahhhh the days of..

Bump starting an F2 tuned LC at the lights when the clutch cable kept failing

Having two stroke stains on your t-shirts because you run pre-mix and the only place to carry a bottle of the stink fluid is down the front of your paddock jacket

Having to ride around at night squinting through the black visor of your Simpson Bandit ... ( pretty useless in the day as well because they were soooo draughty you`d be crying your eyes out over 30 mph)

Spending long nights re-building the top end before trying to get to work on it the next day. ( This also would piss the neighbours right off as spanners do get dropped no matter how carefull you are ..and swearing travels quite far at night?)

Getting into arguments with the 4 stroke boys (" all torque and no go") about who was quickest and then having to leg it after humiliating another GPZ1100 owner at the lights...

I know it was broken into a million pieces by the bloke I sold it too! He didn`t understand the meaning of " don`t rev it past 11k because it will explode!" So the 375LC ... F2 tuned , TZ750 reeds, TZ350 rods 38mm Mikuni powerjets and Swarbricks was reduced to a cardboard box of scrap.....

Actually I might have to go find some fotos....


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