The Best Looking Bike Ever?
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I think it's that, for that style of bike, the rider looks like he actually doing something rather than being part of the machine.
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And probably a bit of nostalgia thrown in, it's that old school vibe that harks back to the days when men were men and riding a motorcycle meant you had permanently dirty hands and smelled of a combination of Brut33 and petrol
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There's certainly a bit of nostalgia, I had a CB900F back then. And neck muscles too.
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My neck is as wide as my head, and my head is large.
I like the looks of the race CB750/900/1100 a lot.
I like the looks of the race CB750/900/1100 a lot.
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I've got one of those, I think the Honda is better looking and a nicer bike to ride, but I wasn't brave enough to buy one, they have a reputation for being fragile and engine parts are difficult to get, the Kawasaki engine was made until the late 90s and parts are common and cheap.
Out of the GS1000, Z1000 and CB900, the Honda was nicest to ride, the Kawasaki the most reliable and the Suzuki handles better than the Kawasaki and is more reliable than the Honda, but don't rush out and buy a GS1000 (or GSX1100), the gearboxes on them are wearing out and are very hard to find in useable condition, it's easier to make the Kawasaki handle as good as the Suzuki by bracing the frame and fitting a stronger swingarm.
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How many times do you have to post the same picture of your crashed LC? We get it, you raced, and crashed
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Oh dear. How sad. Never mind.westers151 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:31 pmHow many times do you have to post the same picture of your crashed LC? We get it, you raced, and crashed
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I only know lots about you because you insist on boring us to death about how great you were. Narcissistic is one word to describe you, but I can think of plenty others.Yorick wrote: ↑Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:42 pmOh dear. How sad. Never mind.westers151 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:31 pmHow many times do you have to post the same picture of your crashed LC? We get it, you raced, and crashed
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I didn't realise you were a member till just now. You should try to post interesting stuffwesters151 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:50 pmI only know lots about you because you insist on boring us to death about how great you were. Narcissistic is one word to describe you, but I can think of plenty others.Yorick wrote: ↑Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:42 pmOh dear. How sad. Never mind.westers151 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:31 pm
How many times do you have to post the same picture of your crashed LC? We get it, you raced, and crashed
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As I'm fairly new around here I thought I'd follow the example of the types of interesting topics that the current members post. Unfortunately I picked you as my guide......Yorick wrote: ↑Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:51 pmI didn't realise you were a member till just now. You should try to post interesting stuffwesters151 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:50 pmI only know lots about you because you insist on boring us to death about how great you were. Narcissistic is one word to describe you, but I can think of plenty others.
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Run along.....westers151 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 24, 2023 11:02 pmAs I'm fairly new around here I thought I'd follow the example of the types of interesting topics that the current members post. Unfortunately I picked you as my guide......Yorick wrote: ↑Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:51 pmI didn't realise you were a member till just now. You should try to post interesting stuffwesters151 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:50 pm
I only know lots about you because you insist on boring us to death about how great you were. Narcissistic is one word to describe you, but I can think of plenty others.
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I googled what the best looking motorcycle is of all time and the Ducati 916 frequently gets a mention.
I think it might be, it's the bike that turned a lot of people onto bikes that have never been interested in them before, even my old gran thought it was a nice looking thing - until I started it up, then it was a noisy thing
I think it might be, it's the bike that turned a lot of people onto bikes that have never been interested in them before, even my old gran thought it was a nice looking thing - until I started it up, then it was a noisy thing
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I used to ride my mate's 916,take it out for a run every few weeks to keep things moving,it seemed to be a bit of a head turner & I knew I was on a bike with lots of kudos,but to most of my friends disdain I prefered riding my FZ750.I think the 916's a iconic bike but I prefer the look of the 888 & for me,the TT2 bikes were the best looking Ducati's.Those steel trellis Taglioni frame's look so 'Right'
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I don't like the look of single side swing arm's,prefer double sides myself.
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ZX7R, P1, in green and purple.
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this in the flesh at Birmingham was very very lovely. I love the 888 Ducati and the panigale though. Throw a classic Bonnie in their too