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tvrboy
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Posted: Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 06:30 pm |
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What one production motorcycle, past or present, would you love to own, and why?
Bonus points if you actually own your dream bike
mine's a bimota SB8R
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Tomfoolery
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Posted: Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 06:36 pm |
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RC45 with a decent cooling system, single headlight, incorporated gel seat and heated grips.
Edit - cos it's the most beautiful and exotic of all Japanese bikes, but still useable*. This one, even more so.
*rules out NR750...
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gregtrx
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Posted: Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 06:37 pm |
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tvrboy wrote: What one production motorcycle, past or present, would you love to own, and why?
mine's a bimota SB8R
Why? 
Mine's an original full power steerig damperless TL1000S. I like the idea of brutal power delivery and a chassis that gives me an excuse for being slow. I'd like a red one please. 
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tvrboy
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Posted: Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 06:42 pm |
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gregtrx wrote: tvrboy wrote: What one production motorcycle, past or present, would you love to own, and why?
mine's a bimota SB8R
Why?
Yeah, I don't read my own posts ... well I think that I would love the character of a V-twin, even though I've never ridden one. Every mag says the TL engine is the "dog's bollocks" or some other ridiculous british expression, and so a TL engine with a really nice chassis and good looking bodywork would be sweet, I think.
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Zakalwe
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Posted: Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 06:42 pm |
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tvrboy wrote: What one production motorcycle, past or present, would you love to own, and why?
mine's a bimota SB8R
Ohh yes please,
oh and also a Kettle engine in a Spondon chassis with USD forks,
and a RG500 in a NWS ally frame.
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SP1 TOM
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Posted: Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 06:43 pm |
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First ever bike mag i read when i was a kid had a picture of a Triumph 595 doing a wheelie down the road and from then on i wanted one.
(are they good or crap by the way?) .....
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Posted: Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 06:46 pm |
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| 1969 - 70 MV Agusta 500 triple, I've heard almost every type of racing motorcycle and nothing sounds like this.
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Baz750
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Posted: Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 06:49 pm |
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Manx Norton
My old boss had one that he kept on display an every now an then he would parade it, I got to have a shot on it once and it had soul, the look's, sound the way it felt when you cracked the throttle open, I can't explain it but it ticked all the boxes if you know what i mean.
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Posted: Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 06:57 pm |
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Baz750 wrote: Manx Norton
My old boss had one that he kept on display an every now an then he would parade it, I got to have a shot on it once and it had soul, the look's, sound the way it felt when you cracked the throttle open, I can't explain it but it ticked all the boxes if you know what i mean.
In the dim and distance past ( early 70s )when I used to race TZs , Manx Nortons were very much old hat and could be picked up for £300 ish, I always fancied one but didn't see the point as there was no classic racing. God, I would kill for the chance to ride one now, or indeed an old TZ.
I remember the late Phil Gurner (anyone else remember him ? ) on a 500 Manx at Croft, beating all the regulars on a tatty example.
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RSVGazza
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Posted: Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 07:17 pm |
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| Suzuki GT 750, because a guy I was at college with had one but he wouldn't let anyone have a go and I just loved the sound of it, I also wanted to avoid the obvious answers involving race bikes and old British iron just for a change , so that's tonights choice but it will definately be different tomorrow.
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Posted: Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 07:23 pm |
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RSVGazza wrote: Suzuki GT 750, because a guy I was at college with had one but he wouldn't let anyone have a go and I just loved the sound of it, I also wanted to avoid the obvious answers involving race bikes and old British iron just for a change , so that's tonights choice but it will definately be different tomorrow.
Good choice, I rode loads of these in the 70s, loved them, didn't seem to matter what gear you were in you just twisted the grip and away it went.
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Posted: Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 07:38 pm |
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It would have to be the Naked Spondon Exup ridden by Mark Forsyth form PB about ... um ... 15 years ago !!!
Beautiful, white with coloured bits ( I know it's a bad description), Spondon duel tube frame and swing arm, two small white plastic covered cromed spot lights on the front a la Triumph Triple, about ten years before they did it !!! It had the fatest back tyre on it and a shortened single seat rear end, man I love that bike.
Was in the mag on it's back wheel flying up a private road ... IIRC it was in a feature to do with high speed wheelying ... a How To ... Plese somebody find that pic !!!
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laminator
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Posted: Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 07:49 pm |
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I've always wanted a Yamaha R7, but my current bike is a very close 2nd, YB4 EI  Last edited on Tue Jul 8th, 2008 06:48 pm by laminator
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GPZRX
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Posted: Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 07:52 pm |
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+1 on the R7 
but I always wanted a 98 R1, in red&white ever since they were released when I was 13 years old.
Then a year or so later Mike 'fatty' Brewer did a piece on one of his car shows about a guy trying to sell his 98 R1. He mentioned owners were selling them because they were intimidated by them, and I thought from then on, even before starting to ride bikes "I've got to have a go on one of them" 
Living the dream 
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400monkey
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Posted: Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 07:54 pm |
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Tomfoolery wrote: RC45 with a decent cooling system, single headlight, incorporated gel seat and heated grips.
Edit - cos it's the most beautiful and exotic of all Japanese bikes, but still useable*. This one, even more so.
*rules out NR750...
+1 but I will swap the heated grips for a full HRC twin stack system.
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fastphil
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Posted: Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 08:03 pm |
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R7 and now added a Red/Black 1098 with FFG803 front forks and TTX36 rear shock and a bit of tuning work by my mate Chris
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heds954
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Posted: Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 08:13 pm |
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RC30, I always remember seeing and more importantly hearing them on the Isle of Man, BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP
(sighs)
I own a plastic Tamiya model of it (sniff)
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Posted: Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 08:40 pm |
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gregtrx wrote:
Mine's an original full power steerig damperless TL1000S. I like the idea of brutal power delivery and a chassis that gives me an excuse for being slow. I'd like a red one please.
If you *really* expect what you typed you'll be disappointed.
But if you expect a *very* good V-twin with a lot of character and big grins, you'll be 'reet....
The TL-S is no more a widow-maker than a badly ridden CBR or YZF. They got a lot of press because people rode them like twats. Any bike will misbehave and a TL-S can be spanked like a bitch and still not bite if you know when to back off.
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Posted: Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 08:42 pm |
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SP1 TOM wrote: First ever bike mag i read when i was a kid had a picture of a Triumph 595 doing a wheelie down the road and from then on i wanted one.
(are they good or crap by the way?) .....
I've got a 955i
It's a great, comfy, noisy long distance fast(ish) bike.
But for mentalist fun, mrs.wavy's 2000 model R6 kicks it's arse every time on track and on twisty bits.
If you *do* make it down this way next week, then I'm sure the keys would be available for a 'test ride'....
Dave
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Tomfoolery
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Posted: Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 08:43 pm |
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400monkey wrote: Tomfoolery wrote: RC45 with a decent cooling system, single headlight, incorporated gel seat and heated grips.
Edit - cos it's the most beautiful and exotic of all Japanese bikes, but still useable*. This one, even more so.
*rules out NR750...
+1 but I will swap the heated grips for a full HRC twin stack system.
A fair swap
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