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Thread: Bikes
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20-04-2007, 11:02 PM #101
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Nice one Adam, my it's as old as my daughter - argh, don't tell I said that....
Brian - Newton Abbot, Devon, UK
Retired March 2015
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21-05-2007, 09:35 PM #102
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im in the middle of taking my test so i can also become a biker.....should be fun
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21-05-2007, 11:24 PM #103
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Originally Posted by airconadamIf all else fails, ask for help.
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22-05-2007, 05:07 PM #104
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hey us ice man i think they were all very similar arnt they wel iam due to sell this at the moment and change so if anyone is interested just let me know ihave alot of detail about this bike but let me know thanks alot
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22-05-2007, 05:08 PM #105
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o yer us ice man and they climb anything as you say tress rocks etc there great adam
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13-06-2007, 03:03 PM #106
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13-06-2007, 07:28 PM #107
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Trouble is, we can't see the bike
Brian - Newton Abbot, Devon, UK
Retired March 2015
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13-06-2007, 07:40 PM #108
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Is that you can't see the pic? thumbnail? or that I can't bring it over for a play date?
Or is it that I am fat...lol.
Eng Student
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13-06-2007, 07:51 PM #109
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NO, can see the photo without problem, I'm not sure about the routing of the exhaust pipe though
Brian - Newton Abbot, Devon, UK
Retired March 2015
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13-06-2007, 08:15 PM #110
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The only excuse I have is it looked good on paper.
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28-10-2007, 03:50 PM #111
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Ducati M-900, dubbed Il Monstro (Monster) by the Italians.
I wanted a 914 when I bought the Monster, but I just couldn't pony up the extra money for the 914.
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28-10-2007, 03:53 PM #112
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Aldematt
you have excellent taste in bikes, awesome machine and on the twisties there aint much that will get away from you. Is yours the fuel injected one or carbs.
Ian
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28-10-2007, 04:10 PM #113
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Thanks Pooh. Mine has the dual Mikuni 38mm carbuerators.
It's a 1994, so it's been around a while.
I've had three normal maintenance valve adjustments on her and her top speed is only about 130, but you're absolutely correct, she's a beast in the curves.
I've owned the Japanese made motorcycles and they are nice, but my Ducati weighs 404 lbs. (dry weight) and my Aerostich kneepads have seen their share of scrapes when I was a younger lad.
My wife won't let me drive like that now.
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28-10-2007, 06:24 PM #114
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Mine wont so I do not tell her, but she has a 620 Monster of her own so she does know what they go like. My Monster is a M900ie which is off the road at present due to some slight modifications I am making
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m...t/IMGP1490.jpg
IanLast edited by Pooh; 28-10-2007 at 06:27 PM. Reason: could not remember how to do photos
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28-10-2007, 07:16 PM #115
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nice ihave just bought a 2006 honda cbf 600 but gota have a restricted to 33bhp but its all a learning curve any one intersted in this take a look thanks alot fellas
adam
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MESE:IT&ih=008
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28-10-2007, 07:48 PM #116
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28-10-2007, 07:54 PM #117
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Alde
the whole back end is from a 999 as is the forks wheels etc, a work in progress but will be done early next year.
Ian
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28-10-2007, 10:25 PM #118
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I had a gsxr- had to sell it tho!!!
God how i miss it.........
Chris
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28-10-2007, 10:33 PM #119
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I thought so.
I remember the old 888's had that same look in the rear. Those trellis type alloy frames are unmistakable Ducati. Very nice.
I like the 'tricked out' effect you've given the Monster.
Good luck with it.
Post some pictures of your progress and the completed project, if you can.
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28-10-2007, 10:35 PM #120
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02-11-2007, 02:31 AM #121
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06 R1 racebike, has more than enough Ohlins, etc get anyone excited!!
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02-11-2007, 01:37 PM #122
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Ride 07 R1 absolute perfect for myself as were the previous 3 R1`s Ive had . I Tried the blade and the gsxr but found the R1 better each time
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03-01-2008, 05:27 PM #123
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I have a 2006 Suzuki C90T motorcycle fully dressed loaded with custom accessories, and drag pipes.
I can honestly say i have ever ridden as my only source of transportation. as per some of the posts i have seen in here. ALL Leisure Riding here.
So i guess this may make me sad mate but i certainly wouldnt change it for anything.
I am thinking of buying a Suzuki Hyabusa or Yamaha R1 for some crazy riding, but have not yet got the old lady commited to my thoughts on this sensitive subject
Keep on riding dudes
A-Z
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03-01-2008, 06:20 PM #124
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Got a couple of bikes although never really been much of a race bike fan. Rallies were better.
Main bike at the moment is honda CB 11X but its a bit duff in the winter so I`m trying to get my KLR 650 back on the road ( short of plastics and rear shock if anybody has some lying about ).
Any body into chops ? ( not lamb or pork )
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05-04-2008, 12:14 AM #125
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Hello i also got an r1 mines an early 1 year 2000 the mad 1
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12-04-2008, 04:29 AM #126
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Hi all
1979 Triumph T140 Bonneville Custom, always in a constant state of rebuild/modification. Its last incarnation was around 77bhp/150kgs wet weight, which though good for a bike pushing 30years is cold comfort when an R6 passes me and nearly sucks me out of my boots !
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15-05-2008, 03:39 PM #127
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Two Harleys - a 1963 Duoglide ( Panhead ) that i've owned for nearly 20 years and a 1998 Sportster 1200cc that i bought last July cause the Pan was playing up and the wife was fed up of me sulking without a bike that worked.
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28-05-2008, 10:03 PM #128
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OK guys, like someone else said right at the beginning of this very long thread “bikes aren’t really my thing”. However, I have owned and ridden the following:
- NSU Quickley moped when I was a kid (remember them? – death traps)
- BSA 250cc Tiger Cub (used to get through more oil than petrol – another death trap).
If in doubt read the instructions. If still in doubt follow them.
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29-05-2008, 09:35 PM #129
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Greengrocer
sorry to correct you but you either had a Triumph 250 Tiger Cub or a BSA C15 250 the engine was the same but with some slight frame mods. I have a 1960 BSA C15 in the garage but unfortunately it got submerged in the floods last year and I have not had chance to get it back on the road.
Ian
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29-05-2008, 11:35 PM #130
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Hi Pooh/Ian. As I said in my original post "I don't do bikes" so I bow to your superior knowledge. We are talking some 38 years ago so the old grey cells are struggling to recall the details. I think it must have been a Triumph since I do remember it as a Tiger Cub & not as a C15 250. Either way if it had the same engine it must have leaked oil the same which ever version. I can recall riding it Willesden tech on my day / evening release days and returning to a puddle of oil under the machine which was leaking from the crankcase oil feed to the external push rods? (am I correct in this description?). I seem to remember that the previous owner(s) had bodged a repair on the bolt which had been "araldited" in place due to a stripped thread - hence the leak (no AA checks in those days - It only cost me £17).
Oh what fun when you only had to pay your mum £5 a week keep and spent the rest on beer, women and an annual holiday away with the lads.
I take it you are not an expert on American Choppers?If in doubt read the instructions. If still in doubt follow them.
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31-05-2008, 05:39 PM #131
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Guys,
Have a look at these bikes, not everyone likes it, but its a special in all ways! It may never beat Hondas, Yamahas, Suzukis or Harley, but it does make you feel different and special, it classic piece.Available in various capacity, max is only 500cc, enough to get the feel!
And the good thing is that its much cheaper than any grand bikes(Approx $3000 u.s.).do take look at pics!
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31-05-2008, 11:17 PM #132
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Hi - nothing wrong with an Enfield mate
Obviously no longer made in the UK - but still a classic
Although i own 2 Harleys i love old Brit bikes
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07-06-2008, 03:01 PM #133
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Add me to this list. Dirtbikes are more to my liking but still like road bikes all the same.
Currently in the shed:
Yamaha WR426
Husky CR125 (Sons bike)
74 Honda XL250 Motosport ( waiting restoration)
Honda Pilot (US & UK boys will probably know what this is)
Just need to find time to enjoy them before the body gives out
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10-06-2008, 01:06 PM #134
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20-06-2008, 09:54 PM #135
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I had better own up and join the list. Pinarello paris for the road. Specialized hardrock for the rough stuff. Ps............ the wife will not let me add a Ps as it involes lycra , ladys and hot sunny days
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21-06-2008, 12:27 AM #136
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Greengrocer
not on american choppers as they are not designed to go round corners or stop when you want them too, I am more for the riders bikes as well as the classics , 1963 Ducati Brisk, 1960 BSA C15, and a 1960 Vespa VNA 125 Scooter, as well as the two Ducati Monsters the boss and I ride all year round.
I beleive once a biker always a biker no matter what you are riding, it really annoys me that some of the guys I ride with wont acknowledge scooter riders because in their minds they are'nt proper bikers, my question is has it got two wheels and an engine then it is a motorbike.
Ian
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05-01-2009, 07:23 PM #137
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Last edited by NIKK38; 09-06-2009 at 07:38 AM.
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06-01-2009, 04:11 PM #138
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My current ride is ---- nothing.
Learnt in the army on the old BSA B40, and since than have owned :
AMF Harley SS175 (trail bike)
BSA Bantam
Suzuki GS425
Suzuki GT380
Yamaha XS400
Kawasaki GPz 750 R1 (twin shock)
Kawazaki GPz 750 (unitrak)
KawaZuki Renegade GzX1127 **
Kawasaki GT750
Yamaha XJ400s
** The KawaZuki was a one-off I built in the 90's :
GPz750 unitrak frame, ZX10 wheels with Pirelli Dragon GT tryes, CB1000f four piston brakes on custom Ali hangers, ZX Turbo Bodykit, Suzuki GSX1100f engine, Mikuni RS36 flatslide carbs, Dynojet Stage 1 tuning kit, Hi-Flow air filters.
Tested on a rolling road : 130bhp, 82lb/ft torque.
I clocked up 82,000 miles on that bike during the first 2 years of 5 years as a bike courier.
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19-01-2009, 01:22 AM #139
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I was a Rocker back home. I built two nice Norton Dominator cafe racers-Manx seat, Manx dropped bars etc. Was in the 59 club and travelled to London from Scotland.
Had a Royal Enfield Continental GT 250 as well.
A '59 Tiger Cub, a Tiger 100 cafe racer, a '49 BSA Bantam, a Norton Big 4, a Norton 16H, a suzuki gt 350, a Yamaha xs 250 and my last bike was a Yamaha fj1200.
I love bikes, but haven't had one since coming to the US.
I really wanted a Norton commando and a Triumph bonneville export but never did get round to getting those.
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19-01-2009, 03:57 AM #140
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I bought a Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa about three years ago, still scares the crap out of me but still love the top speed and acceleration, Within the posted speed limits
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19-01-2009, 09:12 AM #141
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I just got rid of my Ducati 748sps,Good i miss her...Bloody kids ruin all my fun!!
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19-01-2009, 12:02 PM #142
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21-01-2009, 11:53 PM #143
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03-05-2009, 10:46 AM #144
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I have a Husaberg FE450 enduro bike which is designed for off road usgage. This is a great hobby
as the chances of getting knocked off my bike on the road by car drivers is limited as cars cannot go where my bike can. As I live by Salisbury Plain I have a large area where I can go riding. The great thing about an enduro bike is that you jump 20ft in the air and land without breaking anything on the bike.
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05-05-2009, 08:36 AM #145
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Ever done the Farmyard Party ?
Been nowhere this year so far. How about you?Quidvis Recte Factum Quamvis Humile Praeclarum.
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Si hoc comprehendere potes, gratias age magistro Latinae.
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05-05-2009, 08:40 AM #146
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05-05-2009, 09:25 AM #147
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12-05-2009, 10:16 AM #148
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New 2009 R1 Delivered 1 hour ago , off to have some fun now (back to work)
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12-05-2009, 02:19 PM #149
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Well, as all in this life i prone to be broken, I try to have things of highest quality. So here it is:
2002 BMW F650GS Dakar
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14-07-2009, 11:12 PM #150
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Got my new R1 last July, saw it in the window of a yam dealer in Melton Mowbray in England. Just saw this flash of red and black as I passed by the shop window! Anyway, came back a few hours later and went to the shop - fell in love with the bike - 08 R1 in Haga santander livery. Couldn't keep away...sleepless nights...had to go back and do the deal. Got it on a sat morning and just couldn't keep off it. 4 months later and the paints peeling off the panels that get hot and I'm pissed! Phoned Yam dealer and got it in for a respray!!!!! Brill, business as usual. Guess what...4 months later and the bleedin paints peelin off again. Angry phone calls to the Yam dealer quotin sale of goods act 1972 (ammended) and I get the original panels put back on, with a brand new petrol tank - competion white - fab. Im still waitin for the £800 refund for the non-standard paint job, but I'll get it in the next week or two. Gonna put the money towards a nice hol in Jamaica next year. Motto: the quality of the original Yam panels cannot be beaten, I was unlucky, apparently this rarely happens, but it did, and it caused me untold grief!!! The bike is back to standard, albeit with an R&G tail tidy, a solo rear seat conversion and a pair of Michellin Pilot Power 2CT tyres, and its now the dogs danglies...
Last edited by Frosty; 14-07-2009 at 11:15 PM.