captin slows old outlaw Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 On 11/27/2020 at 11:18 AM, Andy135 said: Smashed her back door right in I heard... 15 hours ago, Saintly Fish said: Yeah and is common as muck. Who wants that. Give me the lottery bike any day ta. It’s nice to stand out a bit. the same analogy about being sat in the garage could (with imagination) be flipped onto our boats too. I do understand what you say about the lavarda and MV, and 20 years ago all I could afford was a CBR600fw. And I didn’t regard that as cheap. But these days, if I had a choice between a kwaka or a pretty looking gem that was as unreliable as a LR I’d still go for the gem. I’ve never been a fan of Kawasaki’s , don’t know why, they just never did it for me. I’d did have a nice jap import ZX4 in around 1993. It was very nice but nowhere near as fun as my RD350lc that proceeded it. trust fishy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Quote Yeah and is common as muck. Who wants that. Give me the lottery bike any day ta. It’s nice to stand out a bit. the same analogy about being sat in the garage could (with imagination) be flipped onto our boats too. I do understand what you say about the lavarda and MV, and 20 years ago all I could afford was a CBR600fw. And I didn’t regard that as cheap. But these days, if I had a choice between a kwaka or a pretty looking gem that was as unreliable as a LR I’d still go for the gem. I’ve never been a fan of Kawasaki’s , don’t know why, they just never did it for me. I’d did have a nice jap import ZX4 in around 1993. It was very nice but nowhere near as fun as my RD350lc that proceeded it. ZX12's were never particularly common, unlike the busa...... also unlike the cortina of the bike world, the cbr6 Sounds to me like you need an LR in your life......... But to want a boat that is unreliable and unable to deal with it's environment?? CG and co would soon be pissed with you mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiDfish Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 23 hours ago, Saintly Fish said: Yeah and is common as muck. Who wants that. Give me the lottery bike any day ta. It’s nice to stand out a bit. the same analogy about being sat in the garage could (with imagination) be flipped onto our boats too. I do understand what you say about the lavarda and MV, and 20 years ago all I could afford was a CBR600fw. And I didn’t regard that as cheap. But these days, if I had a choice between a kwaka or a pretty looking gem that was as unreliable as a LR I’d still go for the gem. I’ve never been a fan of Kawasaki’s , don’t know why, they just never did it for me. I’d did have a nice jap import ZX4 in around 1993. It was very nice but nowhere near as fun as my RD350lc that proceeded it. Hands up, I'm a Kawasaki fan. Had a few over the years; Z250, KH250&400, Z650, Z1 (with drag race engine), 750 Turbo, GPZ900R and 1170 turbo GPZ1100. Also ridden, and liked a few of my brothers bkes; Ducati 900ss with hailwood spec race engine (would be the best without full rebuilds every 1000 miles), Triumph Bonneville road legal (ish) racer, Ducati 860GTS, Laverda Jota etc. I've also owned a few other bikes including 350LC with full Stan Stevens tune, Rob Shepherd GT250 (300cc, a great 'sleeper'), X7, GSXR750(2) and 1100. Some of these bikes were modified and finished to a standard way above their origins. Best bike=GSXR750 bog standard except induction and exhaust Lust=Jota (if I had one I'd use it every day) and Kawasaki GPZ1100 turbo (warp speed and with trick suspension, wheels, bodywork, paint). Wish I'd never sold it, but it paid for my Masters. Saintly Fish and suzook12 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 I had a Honda c90 A bit of a beast in 3rd gear. SiDfish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 1 minute ago, JonC said: I had a Honda c90 A bit of a beast in 3rd gear. My first ever bike was a c50, the chicken chaser. SiDfish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Crunchies, the 3rd world economies were built on those things.... And engines still copied today SiDfish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 11 minutes ago, suzook12 said: Crunchies, the 3rd world economies were built on those things.... And engines still copied today They used to wheelie great once rocked off the centre stand. SiDfish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Just now, Saintly Fish said: They used to wheelie great once rocked off the centre stand. No need, just hold the gear pedal down, rev the nuts off it and release gear pedal.... Et voila....... SiDfish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiDfish Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 I built two really old pushbikes up. One had a 90cc two stroke (really bloody scary) and the other a chinese C50 engine copy (still scary enough). Used them to go to the village before they changed the law regarding power assisted bicycles so you could get nicked for drink and drive! The two stroke used to wheelie like hell, do 50mph and set fire to the brake blocks! suzook12, Andy135 and GPSguru 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 14 minutes ago, SiDfish said: I built two really old pushbikes up. One had a 90cc two stroke (really bloody scary) and the other a chinese C50 engine copy (still scary enough). Used them to go to the village before they changed the law regarding power assisted bicycles so you could get nicked for drink and drive! The two stroke used to wheelie like hell, do 50mph and set fire to the brake blocks! The original streetfighter? 🤣🤣 SiDfish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiDfish Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Sold them both to old boys here. Haven't seen the four stroke, but the two stroke scared the shit out of the new owner, first go, and he just cycles it now! Has to get his moneys worth I suppose. jonnyswamp and suzook12 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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