The General Motorbikers Discussion Thread

[hansvonaxion]

And finishing with just a couple of random... things.

This is a Daihatsu Hallo. I didn't know Daihatsu made bikes or that these gyro type 3 wheelers were made so long ago.

[Spectre]

Originally Posted by BlaRo

Anybody else as enamored with the new color on 2009 Triumph Bonnevilles?





Man, I really love Triumphs. I don't even care if they still break down and whatnot, they're the anti-Harley. With just as much mystique.

That's the beauty - the John Bloor Triumphs share NOTHING with the old ones, save for the Bonneville and Thunderbird styling. They *don't* break down, leak, or self-destruct any more. In fact, they're pretty good competition for the Big Three And A Half (since Kawa and Suzie merged their bike divisions).

[Spectre]

An update: Got the rear cowl swapped out and realized that I hadn't gotten a good picture of the damage to it. Here it is.





And I think you can figure out what *this* is.

[KaJuN]

Hopefully you'll be able to return the favor of their message.

Originally Posted by hansvonaxion

My exhaust is a tuba. Your argument is invalid.

We need more of these...things...in the carbage thread!

[Karoug]

Originally Posted by Jon

Beauty Pageant..

kwak

VS

busa

..FIGHT!

My votes for the Hayabusa personally, that ZX14 looks like.. well it looks f'in 'orrible ennit!

The Busa of course!! And the Kwak doesn't have the legendary status of the busa..

[Redliner]

Originally Posted by hansvonaxion

Do you look over or under the headlight?

Originally Posted by Blind_Io

They are both horrid. Naked bikes are where the beauty is these days.

As a fan of sports bikes, I must agree. Apart from the Italians (who else?) seems nobody else knows how to make a good looking race-replica...
Me, I've been drooling over one of these:

[tigger]

Originally Posted by BlaRo

Man, I really love Triumphs. I don't even care if they still break down and whatnot, they're the anti-Harley. With just as much mystique.

If I ever get around to buying a newer bike, it would definitely be a Triumph. Either the Thruxton or the Scrambler, but I'd gladly take a regular old Bonneville.

Originally Posted by Spectre

An update: Got the rear cowl swapped out and realized that I hadn't gotten a good picture of the damage to it. Here it is.

What happened? One your neighbors not a fan of Hondas?

[Spectre]

Originally Posted by tigger

What happened? One your neighbors not a fan of Hondas?

Guess you hadn't read back on the thread for a few days:

http://forums.finalgear.com/general-...37/#post771227

[BlaRo]

Ahh, Bōsōzoku - Japanese working-class youth motorcycle gangs of the late 60s/early 70s. They mostly ride around slowly, waving flags and being rebellious in goofy cafe-racer/chopper combinations like only the Japanese can muster.





AND HELP ME OUT HERE, PEOPLE:

Is $1000 (approx.) too much to pay for a 1994 Yamaha Seca II 600 with 34 thousand miles on the odo?

http://syracuse.craigslist.org/mcy/803113353.html

[KaJuN]

Depending on the amount of "cosmetic damage" I'd be very happy to pay about $1,000 for that.

[Spectre]

$1000 is an excellent price to pay for a Seca II - assuming the plastics and engine casings are intact. The Seca II was competition for the Bandit 600 when it came out, but almost nobody bought one, so plastics and such can be hard to get. Broken turn signals and scraped footpegs don't count.

[British_Rover]

Originally Posted by Spectre

That's the beauty - the John Bloor Triumphs share NOTHING with the old ones, save for the Bonneville and Thunderbird styling. They *don't* break down, leak, or self-destruct any more. In fact, they're pretty good competition for the Big Three And A Half (since Kawa and Suzie merged their bike divisions).

Yup the Hinkley Triumphs are completely different then the old school Triumphs. I have heard from a couple of different sources that then the new Triumphs came out in the early 90s they specifically over engineered them because they knew they would have to overcome the stigma of the old Triumphs.

They have continued to do that since then and everyone I know who has had a new Triumph can't stop saying positive things about them.

I like every Triumph they make currently but the Thruxton, Street Triple and Rocket III are my favorites.

+ YouTube Video

[BlaRo]

Well, the Yammy Seca got sold. But here goes round two, I've found another one on Craigslist. This one's red, a 1997, 18,000 miles on the clock, light cosmetic damage, and $1800. The owner lives 30 min away but is willing to meet me here at the University for it.



Spectre, could you sand off the damage off that cowl and repaint it? Or hell, I'd leave it on there. It'd be a nice "FUCK YOU" to everybody around, a little bit of motoring defiance.

[Spectre]

No, because the gel coat is gone. But you can get more air scoops, and there were aftermarket ones at some point.

Or you could do a fiberglass repair.

Have you considered the competing model, the Suzuki Bandit? It's thought to be the better bike of the pair.

[BlaRo]

So remember that Yammy I mentioned, uh, two posts ago? Here's some more pics, including said "light cosmetic damage":







So I might offer $1000 and ride it without the fairing ( naked bikes) for a while. What do you guys think?

[Spectre]

Take the fairing off and you lose your lighting unless you spend the money on a lighting kit. Not the most economical proposal... Especially since that damage looks easily repairable by a plastic welder. Add in a body shop respraying it, and you could have it back on on a couple of days for under $200, depending on local pricing.

I've bought worse for more money, that's a pretty good deal.