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Post by Husky23 on Jun 14, 2005 20:12:21 GMT -8
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Post by 101ABN on Jun 14, 2005 20:57:06 GMT -8
I'm about 45 minutes from Santa Cruz. I bought my Sporty from the Harley store there. I'll bet this baby screams. Gotta fill it with Sake though. I'd keep the lowers on it if I lived in your neck o' the woods. Why the hell would anyone put a Kaw green paint job on a Suzuke? Jeeze, some dudes got no cultcha!  |
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Post by 101ABN on Jun 14, 2005 21:05:44 GMT -8
I'm digg'n V-twins also. A strong V-twin in a sport bike kicks ass! I damn near flipped my TL1000S two years ago. I was eating quickly so I left my riding gloves on and I just finished slapping a gut bomb down my chops. The stop light turns green, my greasy middle and forefinger slip off the clutch lever and as I'm jerked back my other hand rolls on the throttle. I was damn near verticle through the whole intersection - Christ!!! I had a '81 Yamaha XT500 Enduro. Around here the shortest distance between two points was off-road. It had a torque curve like a pool table. I was replacing stretched chains every six months or so from all the wheelies. They put the same motor in a road bike for a few years, SR500 I think they called it. It looked pretty sweet too, but when I decided to stay on the pavement I got a '87 883 Sportster with buckhorn bars and lots of extra chrome. I kept the front wheel down most of the time, but I was still replacing chains a lot. I guess I'm just a torque fiend. The SR500 was a kickass little thumper. I almost bought one once but ended up with an XS650, which may have been, buck for buck and mile for mile, the best scoot I ever owned, at least until I got my Sporty last year. The other 1-lunger that looks like a hoot to ride is the Suzuki Savage. 650cc with cruiser styling. They sound like half a Harley! |
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Post by toejam on Jun 15, 2005 1:40:56 GMT -8
Thumpers are cool, ain't they? I have never owned one. I have met people who had the old Brit and (believe it or not) BMW thumpers (yes, there is such a thing!) but have never owned one myself. I was just never in the right place at the right time because everytime I was in the market for one there weren't any in current production and people were sitting on the ones they had. Although there were some big ass four stroke dirt bike thumpers around for a while if I remember correctly. I never owned a dirt bike, either. |
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Post by 101ABN on Jun 15, 2005 5:56:21 GMT -8
A buddy of mine in high school had a Matchless Typhoon, 600cc's of torque and thump. Shook and and vibrated like a 500 lb reciprocating saw.
No wonder he always had chicks wanting a ride!
;D
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Post by Husky23 on Jun 15, 2005 6:09:02 GMT -8
I like torque too. I'm kinda leaning away from having to scream an engine at 14000 RPM to get any HP or TQ. A nice long stroke V-twin, or V-4 is cool. I smoked the stock clutch on my TL, had to replace it with a Barnett racing type, with extra stiff clutch springs. Near 75 ft/lbs of possible TQ to the pavement at a comfortable 8500 RPM. Talk about launching out of corners - be attentive of the lean angle, surface condition, and cold tire temps.
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Post by Husky23 on Jun 15, 2005 6:13:02 GMT -8
I'm about 45 minutes from Santa Cruz. I bought my Sporty from the Harley store there. I'll bet this baby screams. Gotta fill it with Sake though. I'd keep the lowers on it if I lived in your neck o' the woods. Why the hell would anyone put a Kaw green paint job on a Suzuke? Jeeze, some dudes got no cultcha! No kidding - wad up wid dat? Its fugly! Then the only problem, if I win the bid, is getting the beast to the east coast. |
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Post by ReformedLiberal on Jun 15, 2005 8:16:07 GMT -8
Thumpers are cool, ain't they? I have never owned one. I have met people who had the old Brit and (believe it or not) BMW thumpers (yes, there is such a thing!) but have never owned one myself. I was just never in the right place at the right time because everytime I was in the market for one there weren't any in current production and people were sitting on the ones they had. Although there were some big ass four stroke dirt bike thumpers around for a while if I remember correctly. I never owned a dirt bike, either. I grew up on dirt bikes. Started at 8 on my dad's Honda Trail90 and got my own Yamaha 125 when I was 12. I lived on the edge of civilization and for every mile of pavement there were probably 3 miles of dirt roads. I could push my bike to the end of the block, fire it up, and ride all the way to the coast (15 miles as the crow flies, 20 on dirt roads) or all the way to the desert, with only the occasional crossing of a two-lane paved road. The only other way to leave town was the interstate. Street bikes just didn't make any sense back then. I took out my first loan at 21 to get that thumper and build my credit rating. If I had waited one more year I could have gotten a monoshock and lots more suspension travel, but who knew? Passing on the dirt bike legacy:  |
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Post by toejam on Jun 15, 2005 16:02:58 GMT -8
Back when I was a kid people used to ride around on Army surplus Harley 45's, 305 Super Hawks, or my old pre-unit 1962 Triumph, similar to the one Fonzie rode in "Happy Days". I don't think full blown dirt bikes existed yet, but you would see these dirt track bikes or hill climbing bikes, which still exists as a sport, but the bikes weren't as sophisticated then.
To be honest, people rode just about everything anywhere they wanted. I used to know a guy (God rest his soul) who used to race flat track on a stock Harley 45, tank shift and all. You would see people riding these same bikes, really ratted out, around in the cornfields.
(That's really cool on a rigid frame!)
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Post by 101ABN on Jun 15, 2005 18:45:59 GMT -8
I'm about 45 minutes from Santa Cruz. I bought my Sporty from the Harley store there. I'll bet this baby screams. Gotta fill it with Sake though. I'd keep the lowers on it if I lived in your neck o' the woods. Why the hell would anyone put a Kaw green paint job on a Suzuke? Jeeze, some dudes got no cultcha! No kidding - wad up wid dat? Its fugly! Then the only problem, if I win the bid, is getting the beast to the east coast. Dude! Yer a bright lad... Catch a cheap SWA flight from BWI to SJC (San Hose). Get somebody you know on this coast to drive you down to pick it up, then ride the ugly mo-fo home! OR you can have it shipped coast to coast for about $500. More practical but not as much fun. |
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Post by 101ABN on Jun 15, 2005 18:48:07 GMT -8
I have never owned one. I have met people who had the old Brit and (believe it or not) BMW thumpers (yes, there is such a thing!) but have never owned one myself. I was just never in the right place at the right time because everytime I was in the market for one there weren't any in current production and people were sitting on the ones they had. Although there were some big ass four stroke dirt bike thumpers around for a while if I remember correctly. I never owned a dirt bike, either. I grew up on dirt bikes. Started at 8 on my dad's Honda Trail90 and got my own Yamaha 125 when I was 12. I lived on the edge of civilization and for every mile of pavement there were probably 3 miles of dirt roads. I could push my bike to the end of the block, fire it up, and ride all the way to the coast (15 miles as the crow flies, 20 on dirt roads) or all the way to the desert, with only the occasional crossing of a two-lane paved road. The only other way to leave town was the interstate. Street bikes just didn't make any sense back then. I took out my first loan at 21 to get that thumper and build my credit rating. If I had waited one more year I could have gotten a monoshock and lots more suspension travel, but who knew? Passing on the dirt bike legacy: Steven, Is that in San Diego County? |
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Post by tits on Jun 15, 2005 19:01:55 GMT -8
But the ol'Bonneville is still my first love. Looking at either a Boulevard or Road Warrior. Any comments. Back when I was a kid people used to ride around on Army surplus Harley 45's, 305 Super Hawks, or my old pre-unit 1962 Triumph, similar to the one Fonzie rode in "Happy Days". I don't think full blown dirt bikes existed yet, but you would see these dirt track bikes or hill climbing bikes, which still exists as a sport, but the bikes weren't as sophisticated then. To be honest, people rode just about everything anywhere they wanted. I used to know a guy (God rest his soul) who used to race flat track on a stock Harley 45, tank shift and all. You would see people riding these same bikes, really ratted out, around in the cornfields. (That's really cool on a rigid frame!) |
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Post by 101ABN on Jun 15, 2005 19:12:20 GMT -8
But the ol'Bonneville is still my first love. Looking at either a Boulevard or Road Warrior. Any comments. Back when I was a kid people used to ride around on Army surplus Harley 45's, 305 Super Hawks, or my old pre-unit 1962 Triumph, similar to the one Fonzie rode in "Happy Days". I don't think full blown dirt bikes existed yet, but you would see these dirt track bikes or hill climbing bikes, which still exists as a sport, but the bikes weren't as sophisticated then. To be honest, people rode just about everything anywhere they wanted. I used to know a guy (God rest his soul) who used to race flat track on a stock Harley 45, tank shift and all. You would see people riding these same bikes, really ratted out, around in the cornfields. (That's really cool on a rigid frame!) Hell, Titus. There are still plenty of Bonnies around. There's even a current version thats a reasonable facsimile of the original, but modernized. Put your ass on some class! |
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Post by ReformedLiberal on Jun 15, 2005 19:56:10 GMT -8
Steven, Is that in San Diego County? Yep. That's in the east county, just west of Lake Morena at a place called Corral Canyon. Great camping spot...10 degrees cooler than the valley in the summer, at about 4000ft elevation. |
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Post by 101ABN on Jun 15, 2005 20:23:04 GMT -8
Steven, Is that in San Diego County? Yep. That's in the east county, just west of Lake Morena at a place called Corral Canyon. Great camping spot...10 degrees cooler than the valley in the summer, at about 4000ft elevation. Looked like Cuyamaca Rancho (pre-fire) or Pine Valley to me. Not far off though. I lived in Guatay for about 5 years. Great climate. About the same elevation, too. |
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