The r3v motorcycle thread

[Brandon12V]

I would suggest looking for a late 80's/early 90's GS500. 500 cc air cooled parallel twin with no efi. Easy to work on, plentiful/cheap parts, plenty of smooth, linear power, and fun as hell. The bikes are really light and easily flickable between the twisties. Oh, and you can get them for 8-1200 all day long in really nice shape.

[RGCintha29073]

I would suggest looking for a late 80's/early 90's GS500. 500 cc air cooled parallel twin with no efi. Easy to work on, plentiful/cheap parts, plenty of smooth, linear power, and fun as hell. The bikes are really light and easily flickable between the twisties. Oh, and you can get them for 8-1200 all day long in really nice shape.

+1 Got a '02 with around 11xxx miles for 1600. It needed nothing but new fluids. Inexpensive purchase, cheap insurance, parts readily available, and low maintenance costs= WIN!

[hfabricius]

Anyone have experience with a 89-91 Honda CB-1? They seem to be very nice bikes and there is one for sale local to me. 400cc water cooled inline 4 and they sound awesome.

[LJ851]

Anyone have experience with a 89-91 Honda CB-1? They seem to be very nice bikes and there is one for sale local to me. 400cc water cooled inline 4 and they sound awesome.

I've had a couple friends that have owned CB-1s and both enjoyed them. A 400 4cyl is never going to be fast and they (all 400cc 4cyls) are sensitive to carb sync and tuning. That being said, it is a Honda so its a solid bike.

[kuh pahl]

Here are mine...

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Really Naked

[Varinn]

I'm considering selling my gixxer for something different, I really want to get out of the whole high performance inline 4's thing and get something a touch more upright and overall more fun to boot around in town with some decent highway performance.

What would you guys value a 2009 GSXR 750 at, with a cat delete slip-on, Power Commander 5, and 12000KM. Regular maintenance up to date.

[carguy101]

Here are mine...

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You, sir, are winning at life.

The 675 is my all time favorite in the graphite grey. The Monster is my second favorite.

[kuh pahl]

^^ Thanks boss.

[rThor432]

Here's my S1000RR--

[Lof8]

What did this start as? I love it.

[e30 gangsta]

Anyone interested in the new ninja 300?

[u3b3rg33k]

What is it with bikes with no front brakes? seriously.

[kuh pahl]

What did this start as? I love it.

Lof8-

It started out as a KZ400. I modified a Triumph pre-unit hardtail that I welded on the frame and dropped in a 440 engine. Then I fabbed the rest and put it all together...

[J3M93]

[RGCintha29073]

Here's my S1000RR--

ughh...oh yeah just rub it in.

What stopped me was the $450/month insurance. Do you pay anything like that?