SBT Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Continuing our server optimization and large thread archiving. Previous V1 Thread is here - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 I've personally been on the look out for an ST1300. There's a pretty nice 2010 here locally. - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidxsnake Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Sub'd. Haven't rode my bike in a while now... thinking of selling it at the beginning of next season. Ever since I moved back from school (western MA has a bunch of great roads, eastern MA... not so much), I haven't really had the urge to ride. If the ride to work weren't a boring 20min highway-only commute, I'd probably ride more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 ST1300 is a great touring bike, but it's kind of like a 2 wheel Accord... not very exciting. Gratuitous bike trip pic for the new thread: Medecine Bow Nat'l Forest in WY this July... http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y185/RodanAZ/mc%20trip%20pics/DSC_9616_zpspfzazwag.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 Crotch-rocketed my way through the earlier years, and having taught the MSF Basic and Advanced Rider for a numer of years and seen the accident pics, I'm not inclined to strap one of those on any time soon. They're like a lethal drug and as someone mentioned, that rider-group gets amped-up pretty regularly on it. At this stage, I'm really only interested in 2-up touring . - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnusonsubie Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 My dad used to have a BMW k1200GT and that bike was a sweet tourer. And the best part was you could take the saddle bags off and really enjoy a canyon road. 2005 Vader Wagon Material Tests on Ringland Failure Piston I should have held off and purchased a wagon instead of the spec.B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 One of the things I appreciate about the ST1300. Sport touring to cafe sport (sortof) in a few minutes. That and the adjustable windshield. - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05GT Guru Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 I had 3 CBRs. Had fun on them all. My left knee is shot but I still ride friends rockets every now and then. In a perfect world I would have a cruiser and a sport bike. The balance, the feel of them is something I miss. I just don't want to ride them on 3+ hour freeway rides each way like I used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookslikeanevo Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 I had 3 CBRs. Had fun on them all. My left knee is shot but I still ride friends rockets every now and then. In a perfect world I would have a cruiser and a sport bike. The balance, the feel of them is something I miss. I just don't want to ride them on 3+ hour freeway rides each way like I used to. my left knee as my doc describes it, is the equivalent of a pro linemans knee in their 70's. I still ride daily test ride the new diavel, i thought it was super comfy and easier on my knee than my SF-S Current:MY05 SWP wagon - 253/290 UP, AEM CAI, Invidia Q300, tuned@yimisport OLD: MY06 GRP - 274/314 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05GT Guru Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 I still ride... just not a crotch rocket. Don't really feel like having my knee be in pain everyday when I can just ride a more relaxed bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJMC Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 I'd love to get back on a motorcycle. MD/DC/VA drivers are just too crazy to be on the same road with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 I had 3 CBRs. Had fun on them all. My left knee is shot but I still ride friends rockets every now and then. In a perfect world I would have a cruiser and a sport bike. The balance, the feel of them is something I miss. I just don't want to ride them on 3+ hour freeway rides each way like I used to. The Honda 6 cylinder? What a monster bike. Back when I was still racing karts, my buddies dad showed up at the track with a Boss Hoss motorcycle, Chevy V8 with a 2 speed automatic plus reverse. 500+ hp. My buddy had ridden it (he roadraced and motocrossed b4 karting) and said one ride was enough. That thing was scary. https://www.bosshoss.com/dealer-inventory.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05GT Guru Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 My uncle had a boss hoss. His was like a early to mid 2000s back when they only had 370ishhp v8. Looked like a pain in the butt to ride really. It was also a 1100lbs bike. Which means it still only had the power to weight ratio of a 600cc sport bike having roughly 3 times the horsepower and 3 times the weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JF1GG29 Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Crotch-rocketed my way through the earlier years, and having taught the MSF Basic and Advanced Rider for a numer of years and seen the accident pics, I'm not inclined to strap one of those on any time soon. They're like a lethal drug and as someone mentioned, that rider-group gets amped-up pretty regularly on it. At this stage, I'm really only interested in 2-up touring . Taught MSF a few years, all the instructors were closet squids. I used to be a calm-ish rider, but since the MSF gig, I've gotten a literbike, I ride way faster, get less tickets and more chicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 My uncle had a boss hoss. His was like a early to mid 2000s back when they only had 370ishhp v8. Looked like a pain in the butt to ride really. It was also a 1100lbs bike. Which means it still only had the power to weight ratio of a 600cc sport bike having roughly 3 times the horsepower and 3 times the weight. But monster torque you couldn't put to the ground. I sat on it. It felt like a whale. And the turning circle was HUGE, which is why it had reverse gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05GT Guru Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 That is true. The trq is insane. I think my next bike might be a Yamaha V-Max. I have always like them. Nice looking cruiser IMO. And the fact that they make 175hp doesn't hurt either. I'm just not sure the riding position is relaxed enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 With the recent knee injury, I don't see crouching and knee-gripping, for long periods of time, in my future. So 2-up touring/cruising will be the way-ahead. Still want a broad-flat torque curve that can get me up and moving easily, even bagged and top-cased. Wouldn't even mind a full-dressed Goldwing, but that might be too heavy. Could see an Indian Chief Vintage in the future just for rumble-fun. - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 If the Triumph Street Twin has balance shafts to vastly reduce vibration, i'd think about getting it. Since divorcing, need toys. http://www.motociclismo.es/media/cache/article_apaisada/upload/images/article/23123/article-triumph-bonneville-street-twin-2016-562ff8b755f9b.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzr750r1 Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 One day I'll hunt out a decent Concourse 14. I'll likely never buy a bike new. Used to be negative to ABS getting rolled out to bikes but now days would probably prefer it. It would be a decent counter point to the KZR750R1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRSCobra Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 If the Triumph Street Twin has balance shafts to vastly reduce vibration, i'd think about getting it. Since divorcing, need toys. http://www.motociclismo.es/media/cache/article_apaisada/upload/images/article/23123/article-triumph-bonneville-street-twin-2016-562ff8b755f9b.jpg If you can find a dealer for a test ride... I originally went to the dealer to look at those but they were on back order. Had to put a refundable deposit down and order one just to test ride it. Rode the thruxton and fell in love. If the 900 in the street twin is anything like the 1200 in the thruxton in terms of vibration, you'll love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoojammyflip Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 New to me - a ZX14R replacing the old ZX10 (1988) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v704/hoojamyflip/BikeStuff/20160908_111339_zpsvvblnjtl.jpg I love it to bits... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v704/hoojamyflip/BikeStuff/20160908_093506_zpsaznikkch.jpg Shinya Nakano paint scheme Here it is being ridden 'properly' http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v704/hoojamyflip/BikeStuff/Shinya%20Nakano_zpsir20d9y8.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatentWagen Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 So I saw this while waiting at a stoplight the other day... anybody know what it is? http://legacygt.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=239632&stc=1&d=1477327527 LW's spec. B / YT / IG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRSCobra Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 So I saw this while waiting at a stoplight the other day... anybody know what it is? http://legacygt.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=239632&stc=1&d=1477327527 Looks like a UJM that's been cafe'd out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Hard to tell from the pic, but I'm guessing a SOHC Honda from the mid '70s... those valve adjusting caps look familiar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatentWagen Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 70's CB maybe? LW's spec. B / YT / IG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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