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Jan 24, 2003 at 12:55 AM Thread Starter Post #1 of 23
chillysalsa

chillysalsa

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That car thread was fun. So are there any motorcycle riders out there? I've been riding for a couple years now, learning on my father's '86 Virago 750. It's a real *****cat of a bike:
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Last summer I got to go for a test ride, at Honda's "Come Ride with Us" day. So I took my chance to try their new CB900F. I was really impressed with the torque, the engine snaps to life right from 2K RPM, and keeps pulling strong through 8K. The power is phenomenal, but very easily controlled and smooth in its application. Oh lord, I’ve never accelerated from 50MPH to 100MPH in 3 seconds, and yet still felt in total control at the top of it - very stable and easy to ride. It was incredible accelerate, and just whip through 6 speeds like a machine-gun. As impressive as that was, I really don’t think the bike needs them, it could easily do with 5 speeds for typical riding - considering the torque. Most of the other ‘veteran’ riders I talked to, said it was by far the most FUN (if not fastest) bike in the Honda line-up, and the riders with ‘hooligan’ tendencies see a lot of free-style potential in this thing.

I think it’s great that they’ve finally brought the naked bikes back, a bike for the people with the ‘purist’ mentality. I’m in love with this machine.

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After I finish school and start workin', I'll be after one for sure.
 
Jan 24, 2003 at 1:19 AM Post #2 of 23
That's a great looking bike. The naked design makes it look like a cruiser-ized sport bike.

I've only been on a motorcycle once, as a passenger, and have always wondered how people get started in motorcycles. I have a sort of fascination with bikes -- the whole raw power and wind-in-your-face thing -- but I doubt I'd ever stop by a dealer and look at one simply because I don't know how to ride one. I doubt it's difficult, but still.

When did you start riding, chillysalsa?

kerely
 
Jan 24, 2003 at 2:32 AM Post #4 of 23
Jan 24, 2003 at 2:50 AM Post #5 of 23
Chilly, that Honda (the lower one) is gorgeous!

But alas, I can't have a bike. I grew up on dirt bikes, and killed one (and almost myself) trying to jump a stream. I had a Suz GS1100E for awhile, but self-preservation got the better of me. You see, my own lack of restraint plus the fact that drivers in Phoenix were actively trying to kill me convinced me that I need 4 wheels between me and ma-earth when I commence to sliding. Maybe some day I will be grown up enough and move far enough away from the city to enjoy a m'cycle, but for now I stay out of bike shops. Plus I have Bahnzai (my RX7) for those "berzerk moments".

gerG
 
Jan 24, 2003 at 6:19 AM Post #8 of 23
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Originally posted by Jonny_Proton
Buell,

Love my '97 S3 it's put the smile back into motorcycling for me.

Although my 2000 Triumph ST did too, though I was always doing triple digits on it.

Andrew


What? another Buell rider......

I got a '99 X1 Racestripe and a 1996 S2.I sold a 97 S1W to buy the X1.Here are some pics of the X1 Racestripe I took last winter.I have a lot of aftermarket parts including all the billet levers,shifter,mirrors,etc and I built a 95 inch Zipper's motor with Nallin Racing stage three heads.It has the Race Computer and a custom exhaust With Vance & Hines muffler.It made 111 horsepower at the wheel and has run 10.69@131.77mph with my brother riding and destroying the clutch at the same time.I am way out of shape and I haven't ridden it in over a year.I don't ride the S2 at all and I had it signed by Erik Buell a few years ago when he told me that was likely the last bike that he personally built.He signed the windscreen on the X1 as well.

My wife has a 1200 Sportster and a Honda XL250.My two daughters share a XL200 and my son has a few bikes including a new DRZ-125L.I still have my old Husky 510 and it still looks awesome.
 
Jan 24, 2003 at 6:56 AM Post #9 of 23
The coolest motorcycle I have ever had the pleasure of seeing was an old Moto Guzzi touring bike with running boards, suicide shifter, and tractor seat. Long and low slung, it had the look. I have never been able to find a picture of this exact model, and I have scoured the Moto Guzzi database.

I have seen all manner of vintage bikes and row upon row of the finest examples of custom bikes from the nation's finest builders at shows like the Grand National Roadster Show, but no bike has stood out in my mind like that old Moto Guzzi.
 
Jan 24, 2003 at 5:21 PM Post #13 of 23
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Even THIS ONE?


Best part is that is the Boss's office at Griots Garage. Notice the bike is color co-ordinated to the interior!


TR,

I love my Buell. With a 4yr old it's becoming harder to "make time" but I use it regularly for commuting, and I hook up with some 'old' Triumph friend and go to Vermont a few weekends a year. You might want to check out Excellent Buell Community there are quite a few Windy City folk hanging around there.
I thought about hotting up my motor, but I played that game before on my old Shovelhead. So I think stock will work until the top end need looking at. Then it will definately be time to Nallin-ize. My S3 is quicker than my friends 97 S1. Unless the previous owner did more than force intake/V&H exhaust, I got a middle of the week build bike
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Jan 24, 2003 at 8:58 PM Post #14 of 23
Ouch, what a question.

Of the ones I've actually owned and put some miles on, the following have their charms:

1999 Buell M2
1985 BMW K100RT
1987 Suzuki GSX-R 1100
1984 H-D XR1000
1988 H-D FXRS-sp
1988 H-D homebuilt sportbike (XB9R 10 years early)

The 1980 CBX and 1985(?) RZ350 were memorable, but not great.

The 2 bikes I always ride in my dreams are the XR and FXRS. That should say something.
 
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