What sort of Bike?

[AlexS]

Got any pictures? A home made tandem is (low down) on my (very long) "to do" list.

Mick

Sorry Mick, no pics, built it when I was at school from 2 old frames. The head tube of the rear frame was cut in half & brazed onto the seat tube of the front frame. The rear stays of the front frame were removed, the rear forks bent in and the lugs brazed to the down tube of the rear frame. Unfortunately, it was pretty flexible, but lots of fun, and when you're 16 you know no fear.

I've since ridden a few professionally built tandems, and a good one is far better and easier to ride than my Heath-Robinson job. Christies in Melbourne used to build good ones. Alternatively, you can buy a tandem tubeset with heavier gauge tubes, to build one yourself. It's important that they should be pretty rigid, both laterally and vertically, otherwise steering becomes a series of successive approximations.

[boban]

1. Nothing until Saturday when I pick up the SV1000
2. SV1000
3. When I turn 40 I might consider a BMW, but I doubt it, not loud enough at this age
4. z50, cr80,yz125, gpx600r, gsxr750, zzr600.

You guys have got to hear this thing. Speed is a given but the sound of it......awesome. I'm smiling just thinking about it.

[E. maculata]

Boban quick there's something wrong with it, it's nekkid:eek: i demand you put it's full regalia back on, then it'll be complete.
Seriously desirable bike Boban, and utterly rideable i'm led to believe.

[Bulwinkle]

1. What bike are you riding now?

CBR600FR2 (Rossi Replica)

2. What bike would you buy next?

VFR800 or R1

3. What bike would you buy if money and availability was not an issue?

Custom Super Sport, Sport Tourer or Tamborino F4

4. What bike have you owned that you liked best?

CBR600FR2 (Rossi Replica) Rebored Oval pistons and heads with few trick titanium and CF bits and Slipperclutch (288KPH with 2000 RPM left to go!!)

5. List your bikes.

KX250
ZZR250
GSX600R
Rebored NX 650 for Finky Dessert Race
GSX1300R
CBR1000
Duc 916SP (too much on rear wheel!) :eek:
Tricked R6
CBR600FR2 (Rossi Replica)

[ryanarcher]

nice one boban!

here's mine



though I think the ducati monster has got to be the most sexy bike out there.

[bennylaird]

I'm a Luddite, this is the machine I'm after...........

[bennylaird]

for $100,000 i could get one of these though.

[bennylaird]

Used to have a MOntessa Cota 247, top speed about 30kph, but bet you bastards couldn't follow me though

Always wanted one of these, used to love trials riding but had to do it on a Honda SL125

[boban]

Boban quick there's something wrong with it, it's nekkid:eek: i demand you put it's full regalia back on, then it'll be complete.
Seriously desirable bike Boban, and utterly rideable i'm led to believe.

The naked has the more upright riding position whereas the S has the fairing but the TL1000 riding position. A bit of a pain for commuting to the city and back which unfortunately is the majority of my riding. I test rode a "s" and was blown away by the combination of the bottom end power and sound.

Nice looking bike Ryan. The Lie Nielsen of bikes are the BMW's. I was considering the Roadster at one stage but the bikes are just so smoooooth. One day I will own one of them as well.

Hope you guys had a good festive season.

[Shedhand]

..no licence as I lost it for 170 in a 70 zone back in 1980.

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: 26 YEARS for speeding??:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: Murderers do less time.