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Haughty and Superior
That'll be a KTM. 690 twin, nice bike. But the 990 Super Duke is nicer... 
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DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
I had a V7 loaner last week when my Griso was getting service. Very nice bike, but small - it felt like riding a BMX. All Guzzis, except the 4 cylinder ones, are awesome. That's a motorcycle fact.
Motown_ben
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Thats very nice indeed.
weltweit
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Haughty and Superior
Anyone been watching Cafe Racer on Discovery Turbo, recently? Some of the bikes on there they've built have been gorgeous. 
1968 Honda CB450 "Brass Cafe" by http://www.dimecitycycles.com/
1968 Honda CB450 "Brass Cafe" by http://www.dimecitycycles.com/
Motown_ben
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Anyone been watching Cafe Racer on Discovery Turbo, recently? Some of the bikes on there they've built have been gorgeous.
1968 Honda CB450 "Brass Cafe" by http://www.dimecitycycles.com/
Yeah iv seen a few episodes of it, Gotta say that some of em have been fucking terrible as well though. Saw one the other night where they were adapting a modern Honda Hornet (looked like a hornet but i missed the start of the ep) into a cafe racer style and the outcome was truly shit.
It got crashed on a test run aswell because one of the builders had failed to tighten something on the front spindle i think
. Still it was probably for the best as it looked hideous.
Motown_ben
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Everything about that just looks "right".
Motown_ben
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A more modern Guzzi, Not sure what though, a special of some sort, quite like it though.
Sigmund Fraud
893 all the way.
That'll be a KTM. 690 twin, nice bike. But the 990 Super Duke is nicer...
Its a single. At 71.9bhp it is also the most powerful single ever made.
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Haughty and Superior
A thumper. Of course it is. Silly me.
Motown_ben
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Certainly different eh?
Confederate Motorcycles, I shouldnt imagine its great for touring though
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Haughty and Superior
I rode the 1198 last year.
Deeply, deeply unimpressive, even more so considering the cost (£5k more than most in class, pre-mods). Easily, comprehensively beaten in every category (including looks, imo) by all of the Japanese 1000s.
I don't think I saw that one. But most of the bikes were beautifully done.
Deeply, deeply unimpressive, even more so considering the cost (£5k more than most in class, pre-mods). Easily, comprehensively beaten in every category (including looks, imo) by all of the Japanese 1000s.
Yeah iv seen a few episodes of it, Gotta say that some of em have been fucking terrible as well though. Saw one the other night where they were adapting a modern Honda Hornet (looked like a hornet but i missed the start of the ep) into a cafe racer style and the outcome was truly shit.
It got crashed on a test run aswell because one of the builders had failed to tighten something on the front spindle i think
I don't think I saw that one. But most of the bikes were beautifully done.
geminisnake
a complex mass of conflicting ideas
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Haughty and Superior
Ducatis are for fashionistas and fairweathers, really.
If you were going to buy something like that now and you had sense, you'd go for the S1000RR or the R1, cos they're both superb and the Ducati is ordinary, aging and creaky.
If you were going to buy something like that now and you had sense, you'd go for the S1000RR or the R1, cos they're both superb and the Ducati is ordinary, aging and creaky.
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
This is like that porn you stumble across occasionally that opens your eyes to a whole new area of deviance whose existence you'd never been aware of before.
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Haughty and Superior
Have we had any Falcons yet?
That's gorgeous.
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Haughty and Superior
How about this...
Not the greatest view, but that's the NorVin 1000cc Cafe Racer, half Norton, half Vincent.
Not the greatest view, but that's the NorVin 1000cc Cafe Racer, half Norton, half Vincent.
Garek
Living n ADDled chaos
I do agree with you, however there are one or two which make me slightly weak at the knees.
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Haughty and Superior
Yeah, I'm being intentionally harsh, really. I rode a Monster on a stunt riding course and it was a decent bike. And I like how the 1198 looks, just not how it rides. My mate bought an RSV4 last year for about the same price and he couldn't believe after riding both that people would still consider the Ducati. But it's about buying a badge for a lot of 'em.
I'll tell you a Ducati owner story...
I was sitting on my bike last summer, outside a garage with a group of mates, whilst one of our number is awaiting the mechanic to change the front tyre on his Gixxer. We're all on sports bikes, me on the R1. This guy turns up to meet his mate (whose Aprilia RSV Mille is currently front wheel-less on the ramps) on a 749. He's your classic mid-40s weekend warrior on a Duke. Branded Ducati one piece leathers, fancy sunglasses, mid-range "racing" lid. He sits and talks to us, telling us all about how the hand-built Italians are so much better than the "soulless, machine-built" Japaneses, which we all happen to be riding.
His mate comes out with his bike, and he starts his 749 up. It sounds terrible. The mechanic wanders over and says "excuse me, mate. you know that's only firing on one of its cylinders, don't you".
Gales of laughter, including his mate on the (much nicer) Mille.
Bloke rides off in a huff.
Typical Ducati owner.
I'll tell you a Ducati owner story...
I was sitting on my bike last summer, outside a garage with a group of mates, whilst one of our number is awaiting the mechanic to change the front tyre on his Gixxer. We're all on sports bikes, me on the R1. This guy turns up to meet his mate (whose Aprilia RSV Mille is currently front wheel-less on the ramps) on a 749. He's your classic mid-40s weekend warrior on a Duke. Branded Ducati one piece leathers, fancy sunglasses, mid-range "racing" lid. He sits and talks to us, telling us all about how the hand-built Italians are so much better than the "soulless, machine-built" Japaneses, which we all happen to be riding.
His mate comes out with his bike, and he starts his 749 up. It sounds terrible. The mechanic wanders over and says "excuse me, mate. you know that's only firing on one of its cylinders, don't you".
Gales of laughter, including his mate on the (much nicer) Mille.
Bloke rides off in a huff.
Typical Ducati owner.
Garek
Living n ADDled chaos
Heh
I hate this argument, this kind of elitist bollocks. It means fuck all. I go to Rye every now in the Summer on a Sunday. Lot's of bikes there but it is pretty alienating. Loads of middle aged blokes in one pieces riding, sorry posing next to, gleaming bits of metal.
It does not surprise me one bit when I read that the average age of a bike is rising year on year.
EDIT: Hmm not very coherent thought banging round my head on this issue, but there something that bothers me about the atmosphere of a lot of these Sunday bike meets.
I hate this argument, this kind of elitist bollocks. It means fuck all. I go to Rye every now in the Summer on a Sunday. Lot's of bikes there but it is pretty alienating. Loads of middle aged blokes in one pieces riding, sorry posing next to, gleaming bits of metal.
It does not surprise me one bit when I read that the average age of a bike is rising year on year.
EDIT: Hmm not very coherent thought banging round my head on this issue, but there something that bothers me about the atmosphere of a lot of these Sunday bike meets.
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Haughty and Superior
Yeah, agreed. The Japanese factories aren't just bulk producers, they're precision operations. Yes, they churn out a thousand machines in the time it takes the Italians to build two, but their quality control is pretty stringent. The only Euro-built bikes that have the same build-quality feel I've ridden have been the Beamers - an R1150GS and obviously, the S1000. I sure there are others, but I hate this idea that it must be hand built to be "worthy".
The R1 gets pleasant attention, mostly. People come and look at it, and it's all very relaxed and chatty. One bloke with a '98 asked if he could sit on it to see how it felt, as he'd thought about buying one. Mostly, I get questions about the crossplane and how it works, which leads to quickly glazing expressions.
I really don't mind the Dukes themselves, but for those guys with that attitude, I say you'll have a job staying on my back wheel out of a corner...
I grew up on battered scramblers and filthy, borrowed Gas-Gas trials bikes. Having something shiny at all is a huge bonus to me.
The R1 gets pleasant attention, mostly. People come and look at it, and it's all very relaxed and chatty. One bloke with a '98 asked if he could sit on it to see how it felt, as he'd thought about buying one. Mostly, I get questions about the crossplane and how it works, which leads to quickly glazing expressions.
I really don't mind the Dukes themselves, but for those guys with that attitude, I say you'll have a job staying on my back wheel out of a corner...
I grew up on battered scramblers and filthy, borrowed Gas-Gas trials bikes. Having something shiny at all is a huge bonus to me.
Garek
Living n ADDled chaos
Having something shiny at all is a huge bonus to me.
If I had a garage I would certainly get me self one it has to be said. I'd quite like a ZX-6R.
Guess you may have googled already but here's the link anyway...10 bikes built around classic british engines
http://www.falconmotorcycles.com/index.php
geminisnake
a complex mass of conflicting ideas
LOL @ the duke owner I've met some decent ducati owners as well as some right tits but you get tits on most bikes these days ime.
That Falcon is well tasty!!
I've met some decent ducati owners as well as some right tits but you get tits on most bikes these days ime. That Falcon is well tasty!!
