Any Motorcyclists Out There? - Page 3

decooney · #1 (**permalink**) 11-30-2010, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Excaliber

Plenty of sticky mud to deal with on Oahu. Some of the meanest and most unforgiving trails are found in Hawaii.

Hey E, I have a good online buddy name HawaiiDirtRider. He rides Beta's in the mud there too. He sends videos from over there. Sticky mud is right!!! If you still ride now in the states, go try some of the crazy high desert Nevada mountain canyons and single track high ridge stuff in NorCal/Sierra Nevada range. If you ever get a chance go check out some of the vertical stuff at Carnegie OHV. Its worth the trip at least once. Talk about super steep uphill, oh my gosh, they hold world championship hill climbs there. It gives an adrenaline rush just sitting at the bottom looking up to the top. Ugh.

Found this photo that somehow does not even remotely do it justice or show what its like there... Imagine this at the BOTTOM, then going 30x as far up, and it gets steeper the further you go up; just unreal scary sh$%^

GT350Mike · #2 (**permalink**) 11-30-2010, 10:09 PM

Boring compared to the other great bikes already posted on this forum, but I have a 92 BMW K100. It's a fun bike to ride, but I'll go back to a Harley after I finish building my Cobra.

Here is a photo of my wife and I when we road a Harley through Yellowstone this past summer.....5 days, 800+ miles, and a few hours of cold rainstorm and my wife never complained. She's a keeper!

WildBill3 · #3 (**permalink**) 11-30-2010, 10:14 PM

We have really enjoyed our 400 ktm a great mountain trail bike as well as. A nice road bike.

Rich_ACC · #4 (**permalink**) 11-30-2010, 10:43 PM

A proud pop of a few. 58 500cc Matchless, 71 BSA 650 thunderbolt, 2- BMW 750/5, and a 1976 850 T3 MotoGuzzi with 234K on the clock. Back is so bad now I can't ride much anymore but for the BDR #293 in the garage that I wouldn't trade for it's weight in gold.

Rich

JoeT · #5 (**permalink**) 11-30-2010, 10:56 PM

I was a 3 bike and cobra guy. earlier this year I sold the bikes I was riding the least.

She's gone- a lot of fun to ride (as close to a cobra as a bike can be)

My Generation 1 Confederate- 120hp, 120lb-ft of torque.

my '90 heritage

and the sole survivor my '04 roadglide-

she's not as fast as the confederate, and doesn't have the style of the heritage, but she is the best all around bike I've ever owned. Can easily pack stuff for 2 for the week. Put the tour pack on and I feel "safe" taking the daughters for a 4 hour ride. Listen to the radio on the highway doing 90mph with cruise control on.

I've been riding since I got out of college in 1989. Have owned 1 Yamaha, 1 iron head sporty, 1 "evo" sporty, 2 shovelheads (FXE and an FL), 1 panhead (chopped FL), a heritage, confederate, and the roadglide. and I'm looking for a basket for a winter project now

grybrd123 · #6 (**permalink**) 12-01-2010, 05:37 PM

I see you started off with a great bike! I have a Norvin, 50 Black Shadow, 54 Rapide with a Steib, and a "new" bike, a 95 BMW R1100RS.

Old is best! Simple, easy to fix and work on, few special tools needed. Sound like something else?

Cheers
D
SPC0123

TButtrick · #7 (**permalink**) 12-02-2010, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by grybrd123

I see you started off with a great bike! I have a Norvin, 50 Black Shadow, 54 Rapide with a Steib, and a "new" bike, a 95 BMW R1100RS.

Old is best! Simple, easy to fix and work on, few special tools needed. Sound like something else?

Cheers
D
SPC0123

Now that's what I'm talkin about. Nice. Love the RS so post a pic if you have.

I've been bikeless for 25 years now but I still get the itch every spring. Here are a few of my past rides.

My first bike. 1974 Suzuki GT550 three cylinder, two-stroke.

In 1979, Suzuki released the GS1000e in "S" trim. The Wes Cooley replica. I was first in line. Sold this just out of boot camp.

Awesome bike.

My last was a 1984 Seca 900. My first "shafty". Another great bike.

CobraDan · #8 (**permalink**) 12-04-2010, 06:45 AM

kniteridr60 · #9 (**permalink**) 12-22-2010, 03:44 PM

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In 1979, Suzuki released the GS1000e in "S" trim. The Wes Cooley replica. I was first in line. Sold this just out of boot camp.

Awesome bike.

That bike would be worth five figures today in that kind of shape. Gorgeous picture of a great bike!

Currently I own a Kawasaki ZX14 - Candy Plasma Blue

Have owned:
'72 BMW R75/5
'78 BMW R80/7
'81 Kawasaki GPZ1100
'79 Honda CBX - Silver
'91 Kawasaki ZX-11
'75 BMW R90S - Daytona Orange

mdross1 · #10 (**permalink**) 12-23-2010, 04:19 AM

My last new ride should be here in January.Felt it was time before age stops me.406ci Boss Hoss 550hp/700hp Nos.The other bikes in the stable are ground up built 02 124" Evo Road King,the other an 06 155" TwinCam Road King.Finally have an 05 Road King all built except for a motor.

snakebitekit · #11 (**permalink**) 12-23-2010, 11:55 AM

two bikes, a 2005 Road King with 81000+ miles, and 2006 Saxon custom.
Road the King to Nova Scotia in 2008, this past year up the coast highway of California. Been to all four continental USA corners riding.
I ride a lot.

392cobra · #12 (**permalink**) 12-04-2010, 07:55 AM

That's a great video Dan.

I started off at 14 with a Mustang 50cc 5 hp,then a 1966 Triumph Bonneville at 18. I sure would like to have them both back again.
Switched to Harleys.

I now ride a 2004 Road King Classic with a 95" Stage II Big Bore.
I average a little over 13k mile a year. My cars average 2.5k,total.

East Texas

Central Texas

Terlingua

Excaliber · #13 (**permalink**) 12-04-2010, 08:05 AM

Whats up with that? I too have considerably more miles on my bike than on the Cobra. And I've had the Cobra a LOT longer!

209 · #14 (**permalink**) 12-04-2010, 11:34 AM

Hey cankaw,
You have two H2s?

Wow, had a G31m and H1 way back when. Both tried numerous times to kill me.

Now playing with Spanish iron(Bultaco) last 15 years and they handle so much better. 209

cankaw · #15 (**permalink**) 12-04-2010, 12:24 PM

Hey 209,
Actually, I have 2 completes, an original purple 73 that is being restored back to bone stock original and a 75 that was a drag bike but is 80% original.
I also have a 72 that is about 60% complete but could be made into something nice.
Here is a pic of one of my older ones.

decooney · #16 (**permalink**) 12-04-2010, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by cankaw

Hey 209,
Actually, I have 2 completes, an original purple 73 that is being restored back to bone stock original and a 75 that was a drag bike but is 80% original.

There we go! Never had the luxury to actually ride one, but the H2 750 has to be on my top-5 list of all time. Got any videos of it running, driving at speeed (drag version

) , or just idling? - truly unparalled sound once in the power band with the triples whaling away in unison!

gunn427 · #17 (**permalink**) 12-04-2010, 07:07 PM

Used to call the H2's Widow Makers, My brother had a couple of them.

209 · #18 (**permalink**) 12-04-2010, 09:14 PM

Hi cankaw,
Ooh chambers and all!!!!!

I may have to search for another white H1. Try launching the H1, you fall off the powerband and you'll get run over!

Come to think of it, same with the G31m.

Now cobra. 209

TButtrick · #19 (**permalink**) 12-05-2010, 05:55 PM

Well I found my Cafe Racer winter project tonight. A 1976 CB750F1 Supersport. 22,000 miles on the clock and drove it home. Runs like a top. Planning to transform it into something like the bottom pic.

kgs365 · #20 (**permalink**) 12-05-2010, 06:02 PM

Do you plan on polishing the motor i'm thinking of the same but with a cb350 or cb400