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There's one on t'bay...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154837802134
This pic kind of reinforces my arse crack opinion.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154837802134
This pic kind of reinforces my arse crack opinion.
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I can't see that pic, is the view from above, 2nd pic from the ebay listing? If it is I'd concur.
I've bought a couple of bikes from them, the TDR250 and the NS250F, both were very easy transactions.
I've bought a couple of bikes from them, the TDR250 and the NS250F, both were very easy transactions.
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SDR200s are tiny, I knew someone who had one 30 years ago, he was smaller than me and he dwarfed it.
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Like that a lot. Nice clean lines. I find myself becoming more and more intrigued by Guzzis over the last few years as they lend themselves to this style of makeover so well IMO.
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I really like them. I'm not big at all but I think anyone bigger than my 8 year old daughter will make it look small. Just jewel like things themKungFooBob wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 8:38 pm I always fancied one of these...
https://www.classicmechanics.com/wonder ... ik-IFuaqLU
But it would vanish up my arse crack.
Not massive power, but a tiny curb weight.
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Having ridden a Guzzi in the past, I do understand their appeal. They do seem to attract the same sort of owners as old BMW airheads. I am guessing it is the fraternity of the biking world that doesn't need a gazillion BHP , fairing wings and lap timers to do track days at Mallory, but those who ride to have an expresso, a roll up ciggy, and a croissant.
They are small - but they are made by Italians - and they do modify nicely.
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There's an old Cushman scooter that shows up at the RockStore that some lunatic stuffed a CBR600 engine in...
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Stumbled across this earlier on today, I'd never heard of them.
I bet it's either a hoot or an un-resellable vibey nightmare.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124702183279
I bet it's either a hoot or an un-resellable vibey nightmare.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124702183279
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It's a fuck ton prettier than the standard SZR660.ChrisW wrote: ↑Tue Oct 25, 2022 6:50 pm Stumbled across this earlier on today, I'd never heard of them.
I bet it's either a hoot or an un-resellable vibey nightmare.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124702183279
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They're not that vibey as they have a balance shaft, they're not very powerful, I'd guess a genuine 40bhp for a standard one, race engines make double that, but are a bit fragile.
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I got on the one we had at the training school in Kent expecting to love it.
In fact, it was the worst bike I've ever ridden... the lights were useless, the forks twisted under hard braking, the chrome was falling off the exhaust, paint coming off the tank, and the five speed gearbox was unusable with the higher road gearing - you had to rev the nuts off it in each gear to get to the usable band in the next gear... if you were going uphill or into a headwind, forget it - it wouldn't get out of 3rd.
And I really, REALLY LIKE singles!
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The standard rear end of SZRs is terrible that one looks much better
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Thanks for that - it's off my watch list!The Spin Doctor wrote: ↑Tue Oct 25, 2022 11:32 pmI got on the one we had at the training school in Kent expecting to love it.
In fact, it was the worst bike I've ever ridden... the lights were useless, the forks twisted under hard braking, the chrome was falling off the exhaust, paint coming off the tank, and the five speed gearbox was unusable with the higher road gearing - you had to rev the nuts off it in each gear to get to the usable band in the next gear... if you were going uphill or into a headwind, forget it - it wouldn't get out of 3rd.
And I really, REALLY LIKE singles!
Definitely, I've got a soft-spot for nineties *ZRs in general.
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