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Pretty bikes
It'll soon be time for me to get a bike over here in Malta as our new apartment is 5km from the office and it's too bloody hot to cycle.
I fancy a cb300r, maybe a super soco tsx. But I'd also like a bike that's pretty. Not efficient, not modern, not sharp, but pretty. The fantic caballero 250 might have been in the running if they had a dealer in Malta.
So, what's out there in the <500cc category that I may not have thought about?
I fancy a cb300r, maybe a super soco tsx. But I'd also like a bike that's pretty. Not efficient, not modern, not sharp, but pretty. The fantic caballero 250 might have been in the running if they had a dealer in Malta.
So, what's out there in the <500cc category that I may not have thought about?
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Re: Pretty bikes
Looks pretty to me. Given your journey and the size of Malta you've got to blag one for a few days. The TC Max has a more fun spec.
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Re: Pretty bikes
Hmm, seems there is an importer of fantic here after all.
https://www.muturimalta.net/fantic-caballero
But even if it has nice equipment, is it smart to pay the same 6,000€ for a fantic 250 as a honda 300?
Also Mash have some nice looking 250s at under 4,000€.
https://www.muturimalta.net/copy-of-mash-125
China-crap? Or not too bad?
https://www.muturimalta.net/fantic-caballero
But even if it has nice equipment, is it smart to pay the same 6,000€ for a fantic 250 as a honda 300?
Also Mash have some nice looking 250s at under 4,000€.
https://www.muturimalta.net/copy-of-mash-125
China-crap? Or not too bad?
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Re: Pretty bikes
What you want is a Moto Guzzi V7.
It's over 500cc, but it's an A2 bike (48ps).
This is a picture of a man with a beard riding one in Malta. So I assume they're available over there.
It's over 500cc, but it's an A2 bike (48ps).
This is a picture of a man with a beard riding one in Malta. So I assume they're available over there.
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Re: Pretty bikes
The Estrella looks interesting, bit JDM only since 2012.
Range not an issue, top speed also no big deal. Max limit in Malta is 80km/h anyway.
I'd buy one of these in a moment if it came up for sale. Rare as a rare thing though. Honda nc36
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Re: Pretty bikes
It's not ugly, eh. Bit of an appliance though?hilldweller wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2020 5:08 pmLooks pretty to me. Given your journey and the size of Malta you've got to blag one for a few days. The TC Max has a more fun spec.
The TC max does indeed have a bit more motor. I'm not quite keen on the look though? I'm not sure it works to have a classic styled bike but as an electric bike.
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Re: Pretty bikes
The idea of <500 is not a license requirement, I just don't feel the need for a bigger bike right now. Guzzi is a pretty thing but I'm thinking of buying something new and 6,000€ is about the pain threshold, as that gets a cb300r.KungFooBob wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2020 5:12 pm What you want is a Moto Guzzi V7.
It's over 500cc, but it's an A2 bike (48ps).
This is a picture of a man with a beard riding one in Malta. So I assume they're available over there.
Yes I know it's £4,700 odd in UK. Bikes are expensive here due to the OTR tax.
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Re: Pretty bikes
That's for you to decide but all that torque for a fun daily ride that costs just nothing in fuel might be worth a ride.
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Re: Pretty bikes
I spent a week on Malta last year and from what I recall of the roads,you'll not want anything with harsh suspension!
The Homda is quite a pretty bike,in modern style anyway.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CB300R ... Sw5lxe7foQ
400 Kawasaki ain't bad either.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KAWASAKI-NIN ... SwHk9ekGGM
Or Kawa 300
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2017-Kawasak ... SwmMBe9t9S
The Homda is quite a pretty bike,in modern style anyway.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CB300R ... Sw5lxe7foQ
400 Kawasaki ain't bad either.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KAWASAKI-NIN ... SwHk9ekGGM
Or Kawa 300
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2017-Kawasak ... SwmMBe9t9S
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Re: Pretty bikes
Skub wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2020 5:24 pm I spent a week on Malta last year and from what I recall of the roads,you'll not want anything with harsh suspension!
True story! The fantic seems a good idea for this reason.
The Homda is quite a pretty bike,in modern style anyway.
Agree, I like them. There's a lot of styling cues that take me back to my first big bike, a cb-1.
400 Kawasaki ain't bad either.
Not my cup of tea. Too sharp, too modern, too racing. Probably would have harsh suspension.
Or Kawa 300
Looks like transformers to me, the new model even more so.
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Re: Pretty bikes
Can you get the Mondial HPS300 over there?
https://www.fbmondial.co.uk/new-bikes/b ... hps-300-53
Or the faired Pagani 1948
https://www.fbmondial.co.uk/new-bikes/b ... hps-300-53
Or the faired Pagani 1948
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Re: Pretty bikes
There's a Mash importer in Malta too...
https://www.terzo-imports.com/mash-five-hundred
Chinese copy of the old Honda RVFC engine from the XBR/GB/XR, designed in Fronch, iirc.
https://www.terzo-imports.com/mash-five-hundred
Chinese copy of the old Honda RVFC engine from the XBR/GB/XR, designed in Fronch, iirc.
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Re: Pretty bikes
As with any modern bike, they look better with an exhaust and without the whale tail.Skub wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2020 5:24 pm The Homda is quite a pretty bike,in modern style anyway.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CB300R ... Sw5lxe7foQ
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Since the 250's only have 18hp, and since they're cheap, I might stretch the Mash bikes to their 400s.KungFooBob wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2020 6:12 pm There's a Mash importer in Malta too...
https://www.terzo-imports.com/mash-five-hundred
Chinese copy of the old Honda RVFC engine from the XBR/GB/XR, designed in Fronch, iirc.
But then you're only at 1k less than that honda...
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Re: Pretty bikes
I can't really help with suggestions, but I like the buying criteria and the thread title.
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Re: Pretty bikes
Might be coming over in the Autumn, I've got an indestructible Aunt who is 90 something in a care home in Slima, My sister has POA but I really want to get out to see her before she pops her clogs. Last time I was out there was later '96, last time she was here was about 8 years ago.
Sorry for the derail, but If I get over, will get the beers in
Sorry for the derail, but If I get over, will get the beers in