Motorcycle Porn.....Readers Rides

[XxAnthxX]

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A modern classic!

Iconic even! ??

 

[fullfat]

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Oooo look another twin

I Love riding twins me

 

[XxAnthxX]

A little different today.

I tried one of these, didn’t want to turn left, loved turning right........stupid place to hang an engine anyway!

 

[Nasher]

A little different today.

I tried one of these, didn’t want to turn left, loved turning right........stupid place to hang an engine anyway!

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This is a MOTORCYCLE thread - delete your post immediately ?

 

[Nasher]

A couple more, to make you feel better after someone posted picture of a scoo........scoo.........I just can't type that word?

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[Yorick]

This is a MOTORCYCLE thread - delete your post immediately ?

We've allowed tractors so far, so maybe should allow the wheelbarrows

 

[Nasher]

We've allowed tractors so far, so maybe should allow the wheelbarrows

Jim, Jim you need to ban Yorick he's being very rude to tractors & wheelbarrows ?

 

[Bluemanc100]

I've had loads of bikes and three of these.... The BMW R1100S. I had two of the Mamola versions like this and one of the later red white and blue ones (much taller) but this is the one I should have kept because of the all the bling on it.... Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

 

[XxAnthxX]

Another of my green lane machines....this time chainsaw derived. My brother is now the owner of this one.

This one is from Husqvarn’s BMW owned days, prior to being sold to KTM in 2013

 

[Nasher]

Twenty years ago - where did the time go?

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[XxAnthxX]

Twenty years ago - where did the time go?

A few more laps have passed since then....

 

[Lucky]

My first bike is hardly porn, more Angela Merkel.

My second bike has potential to be a porn star although is more often seen outside the nearest Starbucks (*other brands are available).

 

[robnchris]

Yes time and tide wait for no man, where did those years go from when I bought both of these beauties.

Loved them both they always put a smile on my face.

 

[denisejoe]

A little different today.

I tried one of these, didn’t want to turn left, loved turning right........stupid place to hang an engine anyway!

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Had a friend who had a show Vespa took it to all the shows but had 4 breakdown policies Used to ride a couple of miles the phone breakdown to take him the rest of the way same on the way back

 

[jongood]

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How about a halfway house? Scooter driveline but telescopic forks 3 discs and 16" wheels , 300 so goes fairly well and just fits in the garage.

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[Ditcha]

How about a halfway house? Scooter driveline but telescopic forks 3 discs and 16" wheels , 300 so goes fairly well and just fits in the garage.View attachment 386114

I have the blue version cracking moho transport and nice and light for a 300 ?

 

[hchris]

Photo taken around 1945 of my late father's 1937 Norton International.
Bike still shows on the DVLA website, last Log book issued 2012.
Love the Brooklands Can

 

[jongood]

Photo taken around 1945 of my late father's 1937 Norton International.
Bike still shows on the DVLA website, last Log book issued 2012.
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My father had the 50's version in the 50's. I never realised until we were looking the other day that they were OHC.

 

[funflair]

How about a halfway house? Scooter driveline but telescopic forks 3 discs and 16" wheels , 300 so goes fairly well and just fits in the garage.View attachment 386114

It's a SCOOTER Jon put it away before I get mine out

Martin

 

[jongood]

It's a SCOOTER Jon put it away before I get mine out

Martin

Yours is only a little one Martin

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[hchris]

My father had the 50's version in the 50's. I never realised until we were looking the other day that they were OHC.

OHC with exposed rockers and valve springs
There was a leather seal to keep the oil in the cam housing.

 

[Bluemanc100]

Yeah....must have been because of the success of the 400 styling in Japan.

The 400's were popular in Japan purely because part of the motorcycle test there is (or was) to pick up a downed bike so 400's were about the biggest that people could lift unaided....

 

[robnchris]

OHC with exposed rockers and valve springs
There was a leather seal to keep the oil in the cam housing.

Yes and shaft driven cams, just like my kawasaki W650 and W800.

 

[XxAnthxX]

The 400's were popular in Japan purely because part of the motorcycle test there is (or was) to pick up a downed bike so 400's were about the biggest that people could lift unaided....

And us vertically challenged Uk people could touch the floor?

I had a Gray import zxr400 and an imported vfr400 too.....there’s more pictures I need to search out now??

 

[Leakylunar]

Looking in tonight and saw the pic of a firestorm, might seem odd but I loved mine. First one ‘’97 in yellow carbon cans upgrades front and rear suspension but lucky to get 30 mpg?
Second one 2002 newer version far better went all over Europe and 40-45 mpg ,I love twins especially’V’twins
BUT I would buy another vfr800 the proper cam driven ones.

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[Nasher]

Looking in tonight and saw the pic of a firestorm, might seem odd but I loved mine. First one ‘’97 in yellow carbon cans upgrades front and rear suspension but lucky to get 30 mpg?
Second one 2002 newer version far better went all over Europe and 40-45 mpg ,I love twins especially’V’twins
BUT I would buy another vfr800 the proper cam driven ones.

My first one was in 1st August 1998 - around the TT course, I could just about do 2 laps (75 miles) on a 3. 5 gallon fuel tank less than 25 to the gallon! On the mainland, as you say, lucky to get 30 - but what a great bike in it's day

Then I tried the then new GSX-R1000 K1 which was absolutely head & shoulders above anything that had gone before - one half hour test ride & I bought one - might post a pic of it tomorrow

 

[Leakylunar]

A very plain underrated bike the firestorm, as with any bike it’s what you want to do with it and how it makes you feel. I had a 1990 gsxr 750 looked ace but god it was uncomfortable below 70mph

 

[TheTwoOfUs]

A very plain underrated bike the firestorm, as with any bike it’s what you want to do with it and how it makes you feel. I had a 1990 gsxr 750 looked ace but god it was uncomfortable below 70mph

I took one out while my Wing was being serviced. I rode it from Keighley to Haworth, a distance of 4 miles and parked it up for the day. I have to agree it was the most uncomfortable bike I have ridden. Stiff neck, stiff wrists, the bl**dy thing didn't want to know bellow 5K revs then it was as if you had just thrown an on/off switch. Not my idea of fun.

 

[Leakylunar]

Yes when I rode my wife’s r6 it was gutless until it hit 10k much prefer power lower down,

 

[Baldeagle7470]

I've had loads of bikes and three of these.... The BMW R1100S. I had two of the Mamola versions like this and one of the later red white and blue ones (much taller) but this is the one I should have kept because of the all the bling on it.... Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

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I had a banana coloured one,hated the colour loved the bike,amazing handling.

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