any of you ride motorbikes?
 

What sort of motorcycle does a Single Speeder ride?

DL1000 and a KX250 2 stroke for me.

I ride a 5 year old 125cc Korean made cruiser style bike. Its not fast by any description. Top speed is about 65mph but given that you can't ride on the expressway in Korea and the speed limit is 45mph everywhere else its perfect. Low fuel cost, low insurance cost, and if it breaks the parts are a dime a dozen at any local motorcycle shop. Already been pretty much rebuilt as stuff fails along the way. Did I mention thats it comfortable as well? :)

I've got two. A 1975 Harely Ironhead Sportster that has been completely reworked as a '50s-style bobber. Rigid frame, springer front end, stage III motor, and no other part left untouched..... Scary fast!

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/d...STLIGHT_01.jpg

and a 1982 Yamaha XT550 that has been completely reworked as a streetracker. Way too much custom work to even begin describing.....

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/d...a/IMG_0908.jpg

Both are just way too much of a blast to ride to sell.

Wow, you have really good taste.

I've always enjoyed bobbers & cafe racers. That street-tracker look is cool too though, very utilitarian.

I got my motorcycle license but, I'm just too broke to buy anything right now - maybe down the road.

unless i have to hauling my hockey gear around i am on two wheels rain or shine

'67 Triumph chopper. Rebuilding motor.
'58 BSA 650 scrambler. Awaiting restoration.
'69 CB 350.
'73 CB 450
'7? Kawasaki s3 400 3-cyl 2 stroke. Awaiting motor rebuild.
'85 BMW K100 - stripped down daily driver.
And an old Batavus moped that needs a slide for the impossible to find carb.

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Does this count? tops out at about 45mph lol

My other ride:
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f8...i/PB230377.jpg

In action:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f8...IMG1744-X3.jpg

I've been considering a new commuter since HD brought back the 48.
http://blog.easyautosales.com/wp-con...portster-a.jpg

Look at that gear ratio! Skids for days!

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Ride A 1977 suzuki gs750 I am restoring it slowly to a cafe racer

holy crap, i had an xt550. total beater. burned a quart of oil every time i started it. can't beat 12" of suspension travel and endless torque though. thumper FTW!

with road and mountain bikes, and street and dirt bikes, along with a wife, a home, 3 businesses and 3 dogs, I just dont know how I find time to ride....


But I do!


thanks for the pics!


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You can't restore a bike into a cafe racer. ;)

Nice 'stitch, made a couple miles down the road from my place. I love my Darien suit.

I know the meaning of a restoration , is to bring a bike to it's orignal forme and fully functional.

the only thing I am restoring on this bike is suspension, engine except for the ignition that I switched from break points to a an elctronic dyna unit

I have owned several motorcycles over the 19 years I have been licensed to ride. Most recent machine, sold last year:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...kWheels_27.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...14_n1np_07.jpg

I have not ridden a motorcycle since I broke my shoulder in four places (along with other broken bones and collateral damage) in a bicycle accident in 2010.

http://scooters.tziworld.com/scooter...s/p1010405.jpg

I used to ride dirt bikes, and I built my own motorbike when I was thirteen. Here's pic I posted online way back when.

As long as we're talking about it, I've been throwing around the idea of getting into motorbikes/cycles (strictly for around-town use), partly because I'm interested in learning to wrench on motors. This bike piques my interest because it seems simple (easy to maintain), cheap, and efficient. What exactly is it? What other sorts of bikes might I want to look into, given the criteria above?

former motorcycle tech. cbr600rr and a zx7rr lost my dl. picked up bicycles

I have owned this since early 2007.
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k1...mysv650_01.jpg
2006 Suzuki SV650 that I had the dealer track down for me new from a warehouse.

And I used to ride this for fun. Until I had to sell it for rent money. Sad day, that was.
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2005 Yamaha TT-R 250

had a 96 cbr f3 until i crashed it into a wall at 70mph

I see what you did there. LOL!

I don't, but a Junior at my school rides a Kawasaki Ninja to school when the weather is too warm for his BMW 6 series.

First world problems.

No pictures (had them on my other phone and it died), but I used tool around on a blue and yellow '92 Yamaha RZ350. Have it stored in my parent's barn as of last October because there isn't enough parking available in my building to keep it with me. Deal of a lifetime buying it tho. $1800 bucks with only 3,300 kms on it and it came with new hydroformed pipes mounted as well as the old stock welded steel ones on the side. Looking into getting a new fairing kit for it and keeping the stock pieces stored so I can return it to original condition when I choose to do so.

Honda VTX 1300R. Corbin touring seat, Leatherlike bags and trunk, Memphis Shades shield.
It's my "rain" bike and travel vehicle when my wife and I aren't traveling together (like my bass club fishing weekends).
Been riding since 1966 and I think I'm on my 13th motorcycle. :D

looks comfy as hell!

back in the day, the zx7 and the cbr were mine

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1989 Yamaha XJ 600 (same as FJ 600 in the states)