Motorcycle Asthetics

[DGS49]

I had a Kaw Mach 3 (500 triple) that had been converted to a cafe racer. It was frighteningly fast...get past 3500 RPM and it was just controllable. It got less than 20mpg, perhaps because of the way I rode it.

I am 71 y.o. now, and cannot ride a "conventional" bike for more than half hour or so; I need forward controls and highway bars. I was lucky enough to find a Goldwing that has highway pegs mounted in a position that is perfect for me.

My '04 Wing still looks like new, even with 92k miles on it.

 

[Larsky]

2 strokers are fun on a bun. Wish I had all my old dirt bikes from my yewt.

 

[Jarlaxle]

A perfect classic standard...

That’s nice. This is better.

Not really.

 

[gipper]

A perfect classic standard...

That’s nice. This is better.

Not really.

I think so. I like Harleys, but they are not even close to the quality of BMW.

 

[Larsky]

 

[Larsky]

 

[Sunni Man]

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^^^^ That's the ride for me!! ..

 

[marvin martian]

Nice to see some love for the Japanese cruisers! I had a Honda VLX600. It was my daily ride until a nasty wreck in 2014.

 

[Ringel05]

As most here already know this is one of my favorites.

 

[Larsky]

As most here already know this is one of my favorites.

Funky kickstarter

 

[Ringel05]

As most here already know this is one of my favorites.

Funky kickstarter

Not anymore, hasn't been for a while. The real problem is it's only a 750 and it's all steel construction hence not very fast.

 

[Shawnee_b]

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Took me a while to find the motorcycle. Old BSA? Shooting star or Victor?

 

[Shawnee_b]

As most here already know this is one of my favorites.

Thought about one many times. I like the olive drab. Had a buddy ran BMW's (I've had 3) and sidecars. He married a wife with a 3,4,5 YO daughters. Had no car. 3 kids in the sidecar, wife on back. I asked him once what it was like with a sidecar on? He said "ever drive a VW beetle with a wrecked front end?" He could. He would spin circles with the front end up in intersections to freak out the natives.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

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I'd ride her but not the bike.

 

[Larsky]

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I'd ride her but not the bike.

Yeah, neither are for the inexperienced. At least she'd give you a pat on the head.

 

[Larsky]

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Took me a while to find the motorcycle. Old BSA? Shooting star or Victor?

You know more than I on this.I thought early Triumph, but never have owned a brit bike I can't tell. I used to ride my bud's 73 tiger. That's where I learned how to tickle a carb lol

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

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I'd ride her but not the bike.

Yeah, neither are for the inexperienced. At least she'd give you a pat on the head.

Lol...that thing is uncontrollable compared to a real bike.
As far as the bitch goes she'd be on her knees .

 

[Shawnee_b]

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Took me a while to find the motorcycle. Old BSA? Shooting star or Victor?

You know more than I on this.I thought early Triumph, but never have owned a brit bike I can't tell. I used to ride my bud's 73 tiger. That's where I learned how to tickle a carb lol

I thought Trumpet too but that single looks BSA. I rode many of them.

 

[Larsky]

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Took me a while to find the motorcycle. Old BSA? Shooting star or Victor?

You know more than I on this.I thought early Triumph, but never have owned a brit bike I can't tell. I used to ride my bud's 73 tiger. That's where I learned how to tickle a carb lol

I thought Trumpet too but that single looks BSA. I rode many of them.

I couldn't tell if it was one lung or two. Saw this a few years back:

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

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I'd ride her but not the bike.

Yeah, neither are for the inexperienced. At least she'd give you a pat on the head.

I've got plenty of experience riding both.