NUMBER 1000: JANUS HALCYON 250 SPECIAL
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Re: NUMBER 1000: JANUS HALCYON 250 SPECIAL
A genuine 'Amish' bike.
It made me smile. I like it. V. quirky and sounds like it's well built.
I'd have one.
It made me smile. I like it. V. quirky and sounds like it's well built.
I'd have one.
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Re: NUMBER 1000: JANUS HALCYON 250 SPECIAL
Engine just looks wrong, needs a nice little air-cooled v-twin lump.
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Re: NUMBER 1000: JANUS HALCYON 250 SPECIAL
A twin would be nice but they currently seem to be singles only - they do a version with a 440 version of the XR400 engine.KungFooBob wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2024 7:46 am Engine just looks wrong, needs a nice little air-cooled v-twin lump.
(I would have read more but the Bikebound site gives me a headache. It's dreadful. ).
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Re: NUMBER 1000: JANUS HALCYON 250 SPECIAL
It's a CM400 engine, not an XR engine, it's similar but heavier and less powerful (and XR400s aren't exactly powerful to start with)Count Steer wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2024 8:37 amA twin would be nice but they currently seem to be singles only - they do a version with a 440 version of the XR400 engine.KungFooBob wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2024 7:46 am Engine just looks wrong, needs a nice little air-cooled v-twin lump.
(I would have read more but the Bikebound site gives me a headache. It's dreadful. ).
As for this thing, it's a lot wank.
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Re: NUMBER 1000: JANUS HALCYON 250 SPECIAL
Yes it is, but they do make a version with the CR400 (as a 440) engine in.Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2024 8:52 amIt's a CM400 engine, not an XR engine, it's similar but heavier and less powerful (and XR400s aren't exactly powerful to start with).Count Steer wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2024 8:37 amA twin would be nice but they currently seem to be singles only - they do a version with a 440 version of the XR400 engine.KungFooBob wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2024 7:46 am Engine just looks wrong, needs a nice little air-cooled v-twin lump.
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Re: NUMBER 1000: JANUS HALCYON 250 SPECIAL
Does one need to be a Hugh Janus to own one of these?
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Re: NUMBER 1000: JANUS HALCYON 250 SPECIAL
Only if your partner is a Hugh Jampton.
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Re: NUMBER 1000: JANUS HALCYON 250 SPECIAL
What's a CR400?Count Steer wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2024 9:18 amYes it is, but they do make a version with the CR400 (as a 440) engine in.Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2024 8:52 amIt's a CM400 engine, not an XR engine, it's similar but heavier and less powerful (and XR400s aren't exactly powerful to start with).Count Steer wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2024 8:37 am
A twin would be nice but they currently seem to be singles only - they do a version with a 440 version of the XR400 engine.
(I would have read more but the Bikebound site gives me a headache. It's dreadful. ).
So this engine that you're saying is the same as the XR engine is kick start only and RFVC?
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Re: NUMBER 1000: JANUS HALCYON 250 SPECIAL
A typo. See previous post.Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2024 3:40 pmWhat's a CR400?Count Steer wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2024 9:18 amYes it is, but they do make a version with the CR400 (as a 440) engine in.Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2024 8:52 am
It's a CM400 engine, not an XR engine, it's similar but heavier and less powerful (and XR400s aren't exactly powerful to start with).
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Re: NUMBER 1000: JANUS HALCYON 250 SPECIAL
Base model 8k,not hard to make it 10k.
I quite like them,but not that much.
I quite like them,but not that much.
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