Motorcycles, lets see em.

[Rinty]

Originally Posted by Baz

I love Interceptors -

I seem to recall there were camshaft issues with some of them?

They were cool in the day, and still are.

[J8tg1954]

New Moto Guzzi V85TT. All the personality of the airhead along with ease of maintenance/shaft drive but modern electronics, ABS. and brakes that actually work.

J8tg
Littleton CO

[Black968]

Originally Posted by peteremsley

A friend just picked up a new Rocket... fantastically ridiculous

Went into the dealer looking to check out the Speedmaster. Went around the front desk and they had one out by itself (sold of course) What a monster! 2.5 Ltr 3 Cylinder 221 NM torque. The reviews are great so far. Hmmmm.

["A"]

^^^ The starter of that Rocket 3 generates more torque than my car's engine.

[Black968]

[JavaBrewer]

Humm this thread might be broken, I see 9 pages but 8 & 9 take me to 7...

Anyway, just to bump this back to the top. Had this for a few weeks now, changed oil the day I brought it home, now new tires (wow what a difference), and I come off this thing with big grins every time. 2008 Hypermotard 1100, 17K miles, a few nice upgrades, sounds great and pulls nicely! Unusual parts include SDE Components velocity stacks with hooligan wording, from my brief search seems to be a small independent CNC shop in LA area, topped with K&N filters. Out back a RG3 rear shock which is also from the LA area but they are mostly a dirt bike shop as far as I can tell. Several emails out to see what's what. Finally full Termignoni exhaust and some fat MC style bars.

Day I brought it home. Newer pictures posted in a couple weeks.


A couple pictures of the uncommon parts

[JackkTheMackk]

‘74 RD350 I just finished. Up for sale now.

[vash]

what the verdict on this?

["A"]

Picked up another SV for $600.
01 model, nearly stock, no rust in tank, under 8k miles, less than 30 miles ridden in the last 7 years, have been sitting in the last 2 years.
Will need chain/sprockets, fork seals, all fluids, etc..

[PRE-H20]

funny timing and that this thread came up.

dont think im gonna do much more to the 911..... alot has been done thanks to Covid..... to-do list has dwindled down to almost nothing.....

soooooo onto another interest.... a BOBBER.

looking to find a local garage builder to build or help me build one EXACTLY like one of these..... simple, clean, matte black, NOT a monster engine.

anyone local to the Brea/La Habra area maybe?

[Sebscst]

Originally Posted by vash

what the verdict on this?

That’s my kind of bike. Yours?

[HardDrive]

That is a lot of V twin fun for the $!

Originally Posted by "A"

Picked up another SV for $600.
01 model, nearly stock, no rust in tank, under 8k miles, less than 30 miles ridden in the last 7 years, have been sitting in the last 2 years.
Will need chain/sprockets, fork seals, all fluids, etc..

[MMARSH]

Nice. SV. Those are neat little bikes.

I just added this KTM 790R to the stable, I'm really enjoying it.

[Yorkie]

Picked this up to run about the neighborhood

[Bigtoe32067]

Back in 2014 I was bored and looking for something to do. I used to race full time as an expert but had a pretty serious crash in 2002 and hung up my leathers. I always missed it but my wife was terrified of me starting again. I had just started a new business and had a young son so out of respect for her fears I never went back.
Fast forward to 2014 and going through a divorce with her so with no more concern for her I thought I’d get back into it.
So I bought a used CBR600RR rscebike, leathers, gloves, boots, tire warmers, etc so I could go racing.
Needless to say I made it through one race weekend where it was over 100 degrees at Motorsports Ranch in Cresson and realized at almost 50 years old I just didn’t have the stamina to do with the heat or the reflexes to be competitive and I don’t like finishing in the bottom half and the top half was full of young guys hanging it all out that I just couldn’t compete with.

I raced this one weekend in the pics and sold everything I had just bought within the last few months. Lost a ton of money but had a good time.

["A"]

Originally Posted by HardDrive

That is a lot of V twin fun for the $!

Yeah, this is my 6th or 7th used SV650 that I've purchased.

Always bought at low price and sold for profit.

They are rock solid bikes, relatively easy to work on, parts & mods are plenty and cheap.
As long as the inside of fuel tank is not rusted, everything else can be fixed pretty easily.
Fork seals, bushings and valves can easily make SV into a track monster in capable rider's hands.

I look forward to sorting out this one during the winter and get it on the road next spring.

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by PRE-H20

funny timing and that this thread came up.

dont think im gonna do much more to the 911..... alot has been done thanks to Covid..... to-do list has dwindled down to almost nothing.....

soooooo onto another interest.... a BOBBER.

looking to find a local garage builder to build or help me build one EXACTLY like one of these..... simple, clean, matte black, NOT a monster engine.

anyone local to the Brea/La Habra area maybe?

1999 Harley Davidson softail - $6,500 (Long Beach)

1999 harley davidson
condition: good
engine displacement (CC): 1340
fuel: gas
odometer: 22000
paint color: black
title status: clean
transmission: manual


99 softail bobber for sale or trade
1 owner bike, 81 cubic inch evo motor, well maintained with all the receipts of the work done from day of purchase until now, custom rear fender, headlight, peanut tank, recently tuned up and carburetor work done, overall great bike asking $6,500 obo or will take a trade let me know what you got 310561964seven

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/mcy/d/long-beach-1999-harley-davidson-softail/7180041282.html

[JavaBrewer]

Rode up on what used to be a R6 on Palomar Mountain. We all stopped (me standing on the right) to make sure there was no rider in the bushes hanging onto life. The yellow sticker was dated the day prior, why the wreck was still there a mystery as other folks are at risk checking for the same reason as us. No idea what the outcome was for the rider, but the bike hit the k rail and ended up 50 feet down stream. The front wheel tells the story.



Been riding a bit with a work peer and his BMW GS group. Older guys who are helping me get back my form. This was at the start of Highland Valley Road last month.

[varmint]

[E Sully]

I sold my Suzuki GT380 last year. I bought it used at the end of the 70's. Started stock, raced a couple of years, and back to stock. I rode this bike, along with my GS1100, regularly. This past summer another friend asked me to sell him the GT380, and I decided to give it to a good home. I figured now that I am in my 60's I could give it up.


Still running like new after all these years.


Turns out I was wrong about having a bike. A friend of mine told me he was talking to someone he met at work about my bike a couple months back. The other guy mentioned he had an old Kawasaki 2 stroke. My friend mentioned it to me. Friend told me the guy had parked it in 1977, taken it apart to get a paint job, and then it sat.
This week my friend told me he ran into this guy again, who is around 70, and he wanted the bike to see the light of day again. He asked my friend if he thought I would be able to bring it back to life. My friend told him I would be able to. This gentleman then told my friend to take the bike, no charge.


I now have a 1972 Kawasaki H2 750, the "Widow Maker". It will need a bit of work, but should be running this summer.