Bikes you'd like to buy

[rev-erend]

Love the picture of the Silk 700..

How about a Hailwood replica..always remember it at the time, thinking what is an old man like Hailwood doing entering the IOM with that old bike design compared to the might of Honda Britain racing. That was a lesson learnt.

[sprinter1050]

OK this was for sale a while back so probably gone now.
Fancy a trip down under for a CBR250RR? Horrid colour scheme mind you- some in silver/blue looked ace.
http://www.motorsm.com/AUS/bikes/used/display.asp?...

[robm3]

I'm looking to trade my 999 on one of these:


But I really want one of these:

[looksfast]

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I need a zero plus a Multistrada Pikes Peak, plus....

[bigdom]

[quote=redtwin]Oh go on then
For when you want to be absolutely sure.



Unless it's bar steward sibling turns up in Silver, ridden by original Stig

[redtwin]

That's a different model!.

[bigdom]

redtwin said:

That's a different model!.

That's why it was a bar steward sibling!

[Pothole]

http://www.cotswold-classics.co.uk/viewitem.php?cu...

amazing price!!

[Jazoli]

one of these would be nice, I had an earlier ZXR750 but bought an exup instead of a ZX7R



And one of these for going a bit slower

[vrod]

redstu said:

SixtySpeedTwin said:

i have always fancied one of these, just because they look Grrrrrrrr

I always liked those as well. What are they like to ride compared to the later ones?

They are much heavier, feel quite top heavy and have rock hard rear suspension. They have a sharper steering angle making steering a little more twitchy but gives great handling for a 25 year old bike. have plenty of power for road use but finding one that has been loved is difficult.

This was mine until white van man helped me write it off:

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

vrod said:

They are much heavier, feel quite top heavy and had rock hard rear suspension when they were new, however now they're all old sheds with a knackered rear shock, they wallow around like drunk Hippos and make the average Sofa look firm.

Fixed for you

[Pothole]

I've always liked these:



http://www.classichondamotorcycles.co.uk/bikes/mor...

[vrod]

I really fancy the diavel:

[vrod]

Ray Luxury-Yacht said:

vrod said:

They are much heavier, feel quite top heavy and had rock hard rear suspension when they were new, however now they're all old sheds with a knackered rear shock, they wallow around like drunk Hippos and make the average Sofa look firm.

Fixed for you

Thanks for that, I feel much better now, best thing that ever happend was getting it smashed up

Bit more garage space for a Diavel?

[Andy XRV]

Dawg said:

I'd like a modern bike - BMW K1300s or Ducati 999 are both in my mind at the mo.... Which one though....

I suppose it depends whether you want to ride it or look at it.

[bamberwell]

bored at work today and thought i'd listr the bikes i'd buy if i won the euromillions jackpot ,as you do, and (going alphabetically) had 30+ by D

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

vrod said:

Ray Luxury-Yacht said:

vrod said:

They are much heavier, feel quite top heavy and had rock hard rear suspension when they were new, however now they're all old sheds with a knackered rear shock, they wallow around like drunk Hippos and make the average Sofa look firm.

Fixed for you

Thanks for that, I feel much better now, best thing that ever happend was getting it smashed up

Bit more garage space for a Diavel?

Well, have to say, I've looked over a Diavel in detail at my mate's Ducati shop (Moto Rapido) and I very much like what I see. However I have a feeling it would depreciate quite quickly and despite it's attractions - I'm not sure it's gonna be all that popular.

For example, I loved the Hypermotard and all the Sport Classics - but they didn't exactly sell like hot cakes, and are not holding up too well value wise (apart maybe from the Paul Smart rep's)

[srob]

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C270289

[Andy XRV]

spareparts said:

Great thread!

I'd love one of these - the most astounding all round bike I've ridden. Just needs an alternative seat...

I also can't get it out of my head. The Pikes Peak edition at ExCel was absolutely gorgeous but at nearly 16K it's hard to justify...or is it?

[Huff]

Hammerhead said:

All I've got in my head at the moment is one of these:

Go on, go on, go on. Just do it



(PS Can you or Martin introduce me to VanVan Girl..? )