What Kind Of Bike Do You Have?
#16
Posted 03 March 2008 - 11:05 PM
#17
Posted 03 March 2008 - 11:37 PM
which is good.. because mine needs work. :\
#18
Posted 03 March 2008 - 11:56 PM
Ape hanger handle bars, 20" front wheel, banana seat, and a stick shift on the top tube. Groovy man, groooo-vy!.
Hope you find a garage sale Krate someday. I love the old style 70's steel frames - but I am a big, fat guy. That's the reason for the 13 gauge spokes - if the bike is gonna carry me and groceries, I need the strength. Guy my size walks into the local bike shop these days, he can't hear himself think for all the aluminum and carbon fiber frames shaking in terror.
Can't say I ever bought into the "light weight as possible" concept in bicycles. I mean, really - the percentages are so very small once a rider sits on the bike - 100 kg rider weight vs. 100, 200 grams in component savings? What's the point? It took me exactly two months to strip out the first set of aluminum crank arms I ever owned - I'll take steel every time I can get it.
-Gil
#19
Posted 04 March 2008 - 12:24 AM
If anyone knows of a running one for sale in dfw or oklahoma at a good price hit me up.
#20
Posted 04 March 2008 - 01:56 AM
http://www.huskybicy...01/t-124c-1.jpg
All the maintenance, QA, and supervisors ride these around (with the orange safety flags).
#21
Posted 04 March 2008 - 04:29 AM
It's actually an in-line 4 cylinder but laid on its side, thus this model is affectionately known as the 'flying brick'. As pointed out it's water cooled, but also EFI (Bosch L-Jet system) and, of course, shaft drive goodness
Definitely great fun to ride with heaps of low down torque.
Many hard core BMW motorcycle fans don't regard the K-series as 'real' BMW's....it's a boxer twin or nothing. I actually had a boxer many years ago - an R100CS - but it was the most gutless pile of crap I've ever owned.
#22
Posted 04 March 2008 - 08:04 AM
I've got an 83 vt500... making a caferacer/street tracker kinda thing...
WIP...
#23
Posted 04 March 2008 - 09:53 AM
Dude, if you are serious about owning one of these, then go and buy a beach cruiser (walmart aprox $100) and then go to kingmotorbikes.com to get the motor to convert it. You atleast will look like you fit on it.
Oh, wait, you are hispanic. I got it, you want to chrome it out with a bling bling paintjob and daytons. Just messin with ya. Although, that beach cruiser would look good with a lime green metallic and polished motor. Man, I gotta get one now.
The entire tool selection at Sears or the contents of a Snap-On truck will do you no good if you do not know how to use them.
#24
Posted 04 March 2008 - 12:38 PM
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I almost bought one of those new back in '83! Really neat bikes. I sold my Shadow Sabre a while back but still have a '82 FT500 Ascot.
But was using one of these this past weekend to run around the paddock:
That things a lot of fun!
If you love the Elise, drive a Se7en - Caterham or whatever...
It has even less content than the Elise, is less graceful looking
...and changes direction like a ping pong ball whacked by Thor.
#25
Posted 04 March 2008 - 02:34 PM
That is one of the coolest bikes I've seen. Awesome. If I had a motor bike, I'd want one like that. Someday.
#26
Posted 04 March 2008 - 06:06 PM
I would have to say the most fun out of any of my other much faster street bikes.
#27
Posted 04 March 2008 - 10:31 PM
Hope you find a garage sale Krate someday. I love the old style 70's steel frames - but I am a big, fat guy. That's the reason for the 13 gauge spokes - if the bike is gonna carry me and groceries, I need the strength. Guy my size walks into the local bike shop these days, he can't hear himself think for all the aluminum and carbon fiber frames shaking in terror.
Can't say I ever bought into the "light weight as possible" concept in bicycles. I mean, really - the percentages are so very small once a rider sits on the bike - 100 kg rider weight vs. 100, 200 grams in component savings? What's the point? It took me exactly two months to strip out the first set of aluminum crank arms I ever owned - I'll take steel every time I can get it.
-Gil
I already have! A Cotton Picker, Pea Picker and an Orange Krate for $300 for all of them. Bone stock and all origional found in a barn in Oregon. Im looking for the Sting-Ray Minni Twinn 20" tandom bicycle and 12" Sting-Ray Lil Tiger. I have 4 16" Sting-Ray foldable bikes and a number of other Fastbacks and Manta-Rays also.
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#28
Posted 04 March 2008 - 10:37 PM
Very sexy!
"for all your pre-1988 Honda restoration needs 206-940-8173"
"vouch thread"
http://www.redpepper...l=&fromsearch=1
1g, 2g, 3g Civic
1g CRX
1g Integra
1g, 2g, 3g Accord
1g, 2g, 3g Prelude
cars, parts, collectibles and more!
http://www.nwclassichonda.com
#29
Posted 05 March 2008 - 08:53 PM
Bwaha. I shop there but not much of a spandex guy.
Hydraulic disc brake conversion and the required frame adapter.
Brake lever and master cylinder and required replacement shifter that replaced the combination cable assembly.
Going to Hawaii? You need a Dune Buggy.
WTB: 14x8 or 9" Panasports or Watanabe RS.
WTB: 3g Civic hatch gauge cowl, brown.
WTB: ZC header--FOUND
#30
Posted 05 March 2008 - 09:24 PM
Nice up conversion - how does the disk setup compare to the rim clinchers?
-Gil