What bikes would you never ride?

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I’ve already ridden an Ariel 3, so that doesn’t really leave much.
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Jody wrote: Sat Aug 21, 2021 12:01 pm I'd have a go on pretty much anything, though I suspect I'd draw the line at anything sub 125cc as it'd just be too damn slow
Youve never ridden a derestricted Cagiva Mito then?
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I have been on a Harley once. Many moons ago a pal was given an 883 or summat to race and he had to run it in.
So off we went 2 up, pegs down everywhere. On one roundabout we both had left hands on the ground.

The stupidity of yoof :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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Yorick wrote: Sat Aug 21, 2021 2:34 pm I have been on a Harley once. Many moons ago a pal was given an 883 or summat to race and he had to run it in.
So off we went 2 up, pegs down everywhere. On one roundabout we both had left hands on the ground.

The stupidity of yoof :obscene-birdiedoublered:
Reminded me that my mate was offered to ride the VR1000 Harley racer that they built in the early 1990's. He agreed like a shot, before hearing it had
very poor handling, and had been crashed on almost every outing it had. He was so releived when it was totally destroyed in a race a couple of weeks before he was to race it.
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Whysub wrote: Sat Aug 21, 2021 2:14 pm
Jody wrote: Sat Aug 21, 2021 12:01 pm I'd have a go on pretty much anything, though I suspect I'd draw the line at anything sub 125cc as it'd just be too damn slow
Youve never ridden a derestricted Cagiva Mito then?
Or a two stroke 125 MX bike?
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I don't think there's a style of bike I haven't ridden, and they've all been fun, and I only ride bikes for fun, so I don't think there's a bike I wouldn't ride, loads I wouldn't buy.
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I have owned a CZ250, pretty much everything is better than that. I wouldn't own another one though
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This could morph into a shit bikes you've owned, that weren't actually that shit.

I had an MuZ 301 NE Saxon Tour. it wasn't as bad as you'd expect.
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Any Harley Davidson to be honest :)
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Druid wrote: Sat Aug 21, 2021 7:44 pm I have owned a CZ250, pretty much everything is better than that. I wouldn't own another one though
Not a CZ175... trust me on that.
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My MZ TS125 was not enjoyable to ride, perhaps because it appeared to be a reduced-capacity 150.

My Vespa 100 was surprisingly enjoyable to ride.
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r1flyguy wrote: Sat Aug 21, 2021 8:31 pm Any Harley Davidson to be honest :)
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I'd really like to try an XR1200 Hardly.

I parked my 500 Bullet next to one once and thought it looked cool as fuck. The Harley wasn't bad either.
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The only Harley I've ridden, it wasn't as awful as it looks
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I rode a Harley, it was a Night Train or something, it was over 20 years ago and I'd just jumped off an R6.

My lasting memory was the throttle didn't make it faster, just louder.

I'm a little more mature now and think I'd have a totally different experience.
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The main issue for many bikes/makes/types is image innit? People think you can't have a Hardly unless you either wear a cut or are a bank manager. Sports bike must be 1-piece leathers with hump, GS riders of course must be wearing Rukka (and smell of wee).
None of which is true of course but I've not seen a Hardly rider in a 1-piece or a GS rider in a cut (or chaps :shock: ).
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In the first picture Jay Springsteen is riding a Harley in one piece leathers 😁
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Re: What bikes would you never ride?

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Whysub wrote: Sat Aug 21, 2021 2:14 pm
Jody wrote: Sat Aug 21, 2021 12:01 pm I'd have a go on pretty much anything, though I suspect I'd draw the line at anything sub 125cc as it'd just be too damn slow
Youve never ridden a derestricted Cagiva Mito then?
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Whysub wrote: Sat Aug 21, 2021 2:14 pm
Jody wrote: Sat Aug 21, 2021 12:01 pm I'd have a go on pretty much anything, though I suspect I'd draw the line at anything sub 125cc as it'd just be too damn slow
Youve never ridden a derestricted Cagiva Mito then?
Or a two stroke 125 MX bike?
I guess technically cagiva moto's and 125 MX bike are sub 125, but I kinda meant anything classed as less than 125 IYSWIM
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I've got a 110cc Peugeot Vox that I take away in the motorhome.

You'd be surprised how much beer and wine you can carry between a Carrefour and a campsite on it.
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KungFooBob wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 7:55 am I've got a 110cc Peugeot Vox that I take away in the motorhome.

You'd be surprised how much beer and wine you can carry between a Carrefour and a campsite on it.
I promise I wouldn't!! Only because I once went to Le Mans with friends and was amazed at how much beer, wine, food (including baguettes!) they could get on a ZZR600!! :lol: :lol:
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