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Re: The next bike I buy will be......(renamed thread)
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 5:37 am
by the kid
Gosling1 wrote:
NOW your talkin' !!!
bit exxy to get a good one of these........a couple of the Laverda guys were at the recent Dyno day - In Search Of The Perfect Corner ?? or something like that - is their website. Worth a look.
Z900 ? too common mate , and not 'quirky' enough.
Why don't you just get a good J model waterbottle, bang some nice chrome spannies on it.....and ride it for the next 20 years with no more than good 2-stroke oil in the tank and the waft of Castrol R filling your nostrils every morning ??? They are a fantastic classic, reliable, plenty of 'quirk' factor, and not *that* expensive (relatively speaking). You could probably get a really good example for <$10k.
I'll google some photos - stand by. Its the bike you have always wanted.....isn't it ?
X 2 for the Jota Very cool beast .
Good read too S&W .
Talked to a bloke at the Southern who has a waterbottle that has be "tuned" Wildest motorcycle he has ever riden
Re: The next bike I buy will be......(renamed thread)
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 8:43 am
by Phil
photomike666 wrote:
hoffy wrote:I am strangely drawn the the powerfull stance of the B-King !!
If ya going to go that stance, might as well do it properly and get a V-Max
Finally some sense, I sat on a new V-Max and got wood
I WANT ONE. Wonder if the wife wants/needs a new bike
Re: The next bike I buy will be......(renamed thread)
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:40 am
by aardvark
Good review Adrian, but the questions is, "Did you like it?"
Slow and wobbly wrote:Next weeks test will be a BMW K1200R.
If you are going to buy a BMW, avoid the old ones and avoid second hand ones. For some unknown reason, Beemers have a gearbox that likes to have the selector pre-loaded before changing gears. Ride it like a Jap sports bike and expect some very expensive clutch/gearbox repairs.
Having said that, I still think the K1200S is a very impressive bit of kit.
hoffy wrote:I am strangely drawn the the powerfull stance of the B-King !!
You are not alone. Makes the V-max look like a 2-bob hooker.
Re: The next bike I buy will be......(renamed thread)
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:52 am
by Phil
aardvark wrote:
hoffy wrote:I am strangely drawn the the powerfull stance of the B-King !!
You are not alone. Makes the V-max look like a 2-bob hooker.
Then it really depends on if you like 2-bob hookers or a fat chick living out a Cat Woman fantasy
Re: The next bike I buy will be......(renamed thread)
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 10:03 am
by aardvark
Phil wrote:
aardvark wrote:
hoffy wrote:I am strangely drawn the the powerfull stance of the B-King !!
You are not alone. Makes the V-max look like a 2-bob hooker.
Then it really depends on if you like 2-bob hookers or a fat chick living out a Cat Woman fantasy
Ooooh yeah!!
Re: The next bike I buy will be......(renamed thread)
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:44 pm
by Gosling1
Fat ?? FAT ???????? she's not FAT !!
Here is the *real* Catwoman-fantasy !!
Re: The next bike I buy will be......(renamed thread)
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:47 pm
by Gosling1
anyway, back to the topic....
Ado - that GT500 looks like a corker. For 5k its a steal, even if a bit of work is needed. Why, its even 2/3 of a waterbottle, without the 'water' bits !!
check this out for megaDrool Factor
Re: The next bike I buy will be......(renamed thread)
Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:49 am
by Nanna10r
Top Stuff Wobbler, Put the MV Brutal on your test ride list for me matey. I know there Xeee but surely would have to be the most horn in that Bracket.
Oh & you didn't even mention Fukati's most endearing quality .................................. the Noise.
Nanna
Re: The next bike I buy will be......(renamed thread)
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 12:02 am
by Valheru70
I know a few guys over here that have GT and SC1000 and found the motor to be fine , they are geared that way for the Euro 3 emissions and going a 14t sprocket on the front maked it an entirely different animal, it is just a ducati thing, I enjoy the testastretta engine of the 749 and the box works great,but I do have to ride the clutch a little to get her going.I haven't ridden a inline four for some time but I have a funny feeling that it would be a damn site more comfortable and user friendly than the duke.
Valheru70
Re: The next bike I buy will be......(renamed thread)
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 7:45 pm
by bonester
The Duck is one of two bikes I would like to own and the other being a Guzzi 1200 Sport. I couldn't however justify the price recently when I reckon the ZRX is a whole lot better bike for a whole lot less coin....
BTW I'm gonna buy an RG500 shortly if I can find one for a reasonable amount of coin. There is one for sale in Canberra for $25k at the mo FFS!
, and not 'quirky' enough.
Very cool beast .
Wildest motorcycle he has ever riden
Makes the V-max look like a 2-bob hooker.
