Motorbikes!!!!
 

Who's got 'em or used to have one?

I just bought a 1979 Yamaha XS 1100...and I'm going to murder it LOL. New Forks, New Seat, possibly a harley-style gas tank. Helllooooooooooooo Chopper!

Anyone?

I don't have a bike yet but I rode my friends Ducati Monster S4R the other day and am trying to convince him to sell it to me :D

He NEVER rides its so it just sits down in the underground parking of our building. For now hes saying no but I think he will come around. He paid $30K two years ago and I figure $20K is fair ;)

But I also have to actually get my Canadian bike license still...I think it takes a month? He said a month but he got his years ago...

$20K! I bought my bike for $400 :D I figure once my brother and I make it beautiful there should be another $1500 so I'l lhave a rad chopped bike for about 2 grand, which isn't bad at all.

I'm not sure about BC, I know in Alberta there's a course you can take (they even rent you the bikes for crying out loud) and they teach you pretty much everything, even how to lay down a bike should you need to. Then you get a discount on your license.

The last bike I had (2007 Katana 750) I bent the frame on...so I'm excited to get this beast. And when I say beast I mean it...this thing has 4 pipes running from the engine, 1100 cc...big bike for someone like me (5'7")

WOO HOO another chick that rides bikes... I don't know enough of them. I have a 2000 Roulette green Triumph speed triple. It's the bike from the Mission Impossible II movie. Actually it's on my Facebook profile picture right now.

It's for sale now since I never have a chance to ride it.

http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/o...s/bikes001.jpg

Yeah Diana, I saw the pic in your profile. You're selling Frank's too? Or who's is the red bike?

I don't mind rockets, don't get me wrong, they are a hot bike...but this one is going to be rad...

This is pretty much identical to how the bike looks now (not the exact bike, but same colouring, model etc):
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...0602dgb_20.jpg

Yes the ZX10R is also for sale... I am sick of him getting mass tickets or running away from the sheriffs when they clock him doing a million. I never considered my bike a crotch rocket since Frank can blow past me like I am standing still. I wanted something different then anybody else's so I opted for my S3. I love my bike but hate riding in the wind, cold or not so perfect weather conditions... therefore I never ride it.

I like your bike and it will look sweet when it is done...can you do a concept drawing... I know you can.:wink::wink:


Frank's bike is all carbon fiber farings, aftermarket everything, NOS, and has custom ghost skulls in the paint. He hates riding it since when we go out for a couple of hours it's a back breaker, mine is not so comfy either. I want something better the next time around as I am 6' tall and all my height is in my legs. They get really crampy on my Triumph too.

Frank's bike

http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/o...tties/zx10.jpg

I ride mine pretty much all year round, except for the week or two we have snow :mrgreen: this year I have had it parked more than normal though..

http://www.members.shaw.ca/crystalk/bike/bike2.jpg

Steve

Somewhere between this one:
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...s1100-6973.jpg

and this one:
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...xs-650-cho.jpg
The last one is only a 650, but we're planning on cutting out alot of the unnecesary stuff in my bike so it'll be a naked looking frame.

that's one bad ass bike Steve.

I'm a big fan of cruiser style bikes lately. Alot easier to enjoy the ride on the highway. When I had the Katana any time someone passed me I would have to work a little harder to keep her level.

I have a Ducati S2R 800 Monster
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...20800/Left.jpg

Like my2rotties I'm selling it this spring. Never seem to ride it.

Nice looking bike!

!!!!!!!!!!! I drool over Ducati's

mind if I ask how much you want for it. My buddy is looking for one.

It's a 2006 S2R 800 with 5,800 km. Asking $7,600

Also have a trunk that slides on the rear seat cowl so a helmet and jacket can be locked securely
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...RightTrunk.jpg

I'll let him know!

Mmm, looks like fun. I'd hurt myself on one though, it's inevitable. I hurt myself enough on pedaled bikes. :mrgreen:

I had an RC51 but I crashed it in may 2001 hit some gravel going around a corner.

Have not been on one since.

Well I have my bike license from the US already. We'll see what they say about riding here. I had a Honda for about 3 years when I lived down in Miami. For me a bike always seemed like a waste with the weather up here but now I am starting to consider it.

Oh and 20K is a bit more than I would actually pay :D

He did put an insane amount of money into this bike though. I think off the lot it was about $22K when all was said and done (base was $16K, so he upgraded about everything) and then with some of the aftermarket mods, it up to about 30K! Its a 2007, so not too old.

Besides wearing his really sweaty helmet, it was so nice to ride this thing. A little more powerful than I am used to but I could manage ;)

Thanks, the pipes that are in the pic arn't the ones that are on the bike now. I put the HK bigh 3" straits on it, lot nicer looking. I have also rejetted the carb, removed the air snorkel, put a K'N' air filter on, changed all the oils to synthetic, and made my own set of engine bars. thoes I am not happy with I used 1" pipe to make them and they look skinny on a fat bike, so I am thinking about buying a set of Lindby hi-way bars.

Mind you I am also thinking of trading it in on a new honda also. brand new honda modle comming out this month and it is bad ass
http://blog.motorcycle.com/wp-conten...onda-fury2.jpg

Steve

My boyfriend has a blue crotch rocket. :lol: He's selling it because he only got out twice last year. I wont' ride on it though. My dad has a REAL bike, I ride on it with him lots. it's a 1998 Harley Davdson FL Classic (funny I don't even know the brand of my bf's crotch rocket). Looks like the pic except the pic is a Classic Ultra, and he takes the hard bags off, which makes the "couch" come off so it's just a flat seat on the back. If he guns it he'll lose me off the back. Now that's fun!!! :D

I don't have any pics on this puter, but it looks a lot like this one:
http://images02.olx.com/ui/2/18/92/17431692_1.jpeg




I REALLY want a bike. Mine would HAVE to be Vivid Black (semi matte). I don't like chrome on bikes. I love the HD Night Rod Special:
http://www.news.com.au/common/imaged...5954620,00.jpg

But I wouldn't mind an HD 1200 Nightster:
http://resource.harley-davidson.com/..._stw_w1024.jpg

They're cheaper than fish tanks

Yeah I love this bike!

Only thing is I would look ridiculous riding it. LOL. Not quite a style I can pull off.

I have a honda RC 51 that ive had since new in 2004. had a used cbr 600 before that. cant find a pic right now but i can get one later.

mmmm that honda made me drool a little.

Pretty neat how now you can buy ready made choppers. Takes some of the fun out of it though.

I've decided to bobber the bike. Keep the original frame and all the fun stuff...take it back about 30 years to a 1950s look...

There's one serious problem with that Honda "chopper". It's a Honda. ;)

yup, or you can just call it a "thinking man's Harley" :mrgreen:

when I bought the bike in 04, I was looking to spend 10K or less. any harley I looked at that was about 10K the stores would ask me if I am prepared to spend another 5 to 8K over the next 5 years...

to buy the style I wanted in a Harley it would have been 32K, I only spend 10including some gear on this one, and it doesn't leave oil spots on my driveway:wink:

Steve

I like the silver fury on the Honda site...mmmmm
Maybe I should get TWO bikes...the drivable right away Fury and the build to be a sexy sexy bobber yamaha....

That's like using T5s. :eek: ;)

Had this until last year. Sold it because I barely had time to ride :sad:

http://hotimg23.fotki.com/a/70_70/254_23/Duc2.jpg

Some of the previous bikes included a Yamaha RZ350, Yamaha FZR400 and these ones:

http://hotimg23.fotki.com/a/70_70/254_23/RKTZR250.jpg

http://hotimg25.fotki.com/a/70_70/254_23/ZX4_R-vi.jpg

At least it is dependable unlike the domestics or English bikes... Bikes and their owners are such a diverse group. Living out in Bragg Creek is a blast to ride into the hamlet and get to see the bikes... they are already rolling into town with gravel on the roads and snow drifts in the ditches...

There's already quite a few cruising around downtown by the shop. Just today there was a group of 5 or 6 rad Triumphs that went roaring by... I love spring/summer specifically for the bikes and muscle cars

ya but I'm a softie, not a stony :wink: :lol:

My Dad's really cool Titan chopper (my grandpa [RIP] is on it)

[IMG]http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...p/DSC00070.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...hrimp/bike.jpg[/IMG]

Steve's bike

[IMG]http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...line/600RR.jpg[/IMG]

My Dad also has the sliver 100 year anniversary Harley bike but I can't find any pictures of it. I'll try to get one later.

Heh...

http://snaz.com/marine/youngdominion.jpg

The foothills of Alberta circa 1976, my brother, myself and our two friends. My bike was the red Honda X-75.

So sorry to hear about your grandpa... he looked pretty happy sitting in the bike. Your dad's bike is the sweetest bike I have seen in a very long time... NOw I have to find a picture of our chopper...

Our chopper
 

Our chopper we still need to do something for the paint...I traded my dirtbike for the 150cc mini.

http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/o...es/toys084.jpg

Thanks, he passed away almost 2 years ago. That was one of the last pictures taken of him before he got sick. He did really enjoy sitting on the chopper, guess he thought he was pretty cool :cool:

The details on my Dad's bike close up are really sweet, skulls painted inside of skulls and that sort of thing, also each skull on there is different. Very detailed work.

Mmmm, bikes. Two beemers at the moment, a 1981 R80G/S and a 2000 R1200C. My first bike back in the Cold Lake days was a Honda XL175. Great old hack to tool around the boonies on. Sold it in the 80s.

Cherry Grove Alberta in the 70s
http://fwswng.blu.livefilestore.com/...HondaXL175.jpg

The R80G/S qualifies for collector's plates so it's real cheap on insurance. I'm the original owner, bought it on my first tour in Germany with the Air Force. Still runs great and I have a 1,000cc kit for it but not sure if I'll install it, may invalidate the collector status.

Up around Oyama
http://fwswng.blu.livefilestore.com/...N/Image028.jpg

Picked up the R1200C in Ottawa while I was at the dealer getting parts for the R80. I saw it on the showroom floor and got all weak in the knees. I lasted less than a week before I bit the bullet and coughed up the dough. Takes a llittle more washing/waxing than the R80, but it serves it's purpose well as a cruiser.

Seton Lake
http://iqmqpa.blu.livefilestore.com/...A/DCP_1004.jpg

Air head & Chrome head
http://fwswng.blu.livefilestore.com/...v/P1010375.jpg

I'm going to get my bike back on the road later today. The weather is in the -5ºC to +10ºC range and theres still a foot of snow on the lawn. Must be spring!

Its a 750cc 2001 Honda Shadow ACE.

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...ankpics016.jpg

Diana, why not leave it matte black? And throw white-walls on it. Skinny up front and a fat B****** on the back?