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YAMAHAMMER 06 mt-01 :f::wi:
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YAMAHAMMER 06 mt-01 :f::wi:
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'98 VTR custom special :hb: Just got it back from the shop complete with a nearly new gsxr 750 front end. Just gotta do some fit and finish to make it into a neat streeet fighter and go have some "fun" this summer:wi:
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'98 VTR custom special :hb: Just got it back from the shop complete with a nearly new gsxr 750 front end. Just gotta do some fit and finish to make it into a neat streeet fighter and go have some "fun" this summer:wi:
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V-Stroms are Great,but I wouldn't take mine down a gravel road
Thats why I bought this
And for those realy tight spots you need one of these
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V-Stroms are Great,but I wouldn't take mine down a gravel road
Thats why I bought this
And for those realy tight spots you need one of these
Rosco
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2006 GSXR 1000
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2006 GSXR 1000
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Vulcan 800 Classic
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Vulcan 800 Classic
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1978kz1000- awesome bike ! everywhere i stop ,people[mostly boomers] get nostalgic and give me theiraccounts of racing half-cut on bias-ply tyres out-racing cops etc..whatever..ive sold it to my long-time friend and will use the money to fix up my new KLR..:tup:
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1978kz1000- awesome bike ! everywhere i stop ,people[mostly boomers] get nostalgic and give me theiraccounts of racing half-cut on bias-ply tyres out-racing cops etc..whatever..ive sold it to my long-time friend and will use the money to fix up my new KLR..:tup:
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Sigh....my street bike is my KLR...so is my dirt bike!!
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Sigh....my street bike is my KLR...so is my dirt bike!!
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Good on you! :tup:
Afterall, how many bikes other than the venerable KLR can cruise the #1 at 120+ and then head off on some dirt trail?
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Good on you! :tup:
Afterall, how many bikes other than the venerable KLR can cruise the #1 at 120+ and then head off on some dirt trail?
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A 1984 Yamaha XJ750rl
Got it at a time when I was in need of some wheels and knew the owner, sold it to me for $500 because it wasn't running....... took me about an hour and I had it up and going. Started looking into and from what I found out they only made around 884 of these 601 or so shipped to Canada and the rest to Australia and only in 1984. Now it sits off the road awaiting restoration..... then I'm thinking of selling it.
I think the whole reason for the short prodution was because it was replaced with 900cc version, I still haven't seen another one like it on the road, though I have seen picsfrom others who have them.
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A 1984 Yamaha XJ750rl
Got it at a time when I was in need of some wheels and knew the owner, sold it to me for $500 because it wasn't running....... took me about an hour and I had it up and going. Started looking into and from what I found out they only made around 884 of these 601 or so shipped to Canada and the rest to Australia and only in 1984. Now it sits off the road awaiting restoration..... then I'm thinking of selling it.
I think the whole reason for the short prodution was because it was replaced with 900cc version, I still haven't seen another one like it on the road, though I have seen picsfrom others who have them.
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zokalr13 wrote:
We just returned home from a 1200km trip through the mountains (Calgary to Relvelstoke+side trips). Given the temperatures on Friday night and Saturday, even though I haven't ridden a ZRX1200, I can say that the fairing of the 1200 would be a huge asset in such temperatures. It was cold this weekend!
I've also been informed by some 1200 owners that the 1200 engine is not of the same lineage as my Z and that my Z "needs to be reved". That may be, but I can say that I think I only downshifted from sixth twice this weekend to pass. Even at 4000rpm it has enough torque that you just twist the throttle and bye-bye. The engine is flexible enough that I only have to shift if I want to.
So, to summarize, it has more than enough power, but being a super-sexy-naked, it lacks the wind protection of something like the ZRX1200.
Here's a picture of it during this weekend's trip at the Rogers Pass summit. It's a bit dirty now.:tup:
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zokalr13 wrote:
Not sure who you're refering to, but I'll make the assumption that it's my Z1000 since as awesome as the KLR is, they're so totaly different.
We just returned home from a 1200km trip through the mountains (Calgary to Relvelstoke+side trips). Given the temperatures on Friday night and Saturday, even though I haven't ridden a ZRX1200, I can say that the fairing of the 1200 would be a huge asset in such temperatures. It was cold this weekend!
I've also been informed by some 1200 owners that the 1200 engine is not of the same lineage as my Z and that my Z "needs to be reved". That may be, but I can say that I think I only downshifted from sixth twice this weekend to pass. Even at 4000rpm it has enough torque that you just twist the throttle and bye-bye.
The engine is flexible enough that I only have to shift if I want to.So, to summarize, it has more than enough power, but being a super-sexy-naked, it lacks the wind protection of something like the ZRX1200.
Here's a picture of it during this weekend's trip at the Rogers Pass summit. It's a bit dirty now.:tup:
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My street ride is a cruiser but I did try a ninja 250 today. Swapped with a guy as he is thinking about getting a KLR. Hey, anything I can do to spread the faith:clap:
Let's just say I won't be getting a ninja 250. But it was my first sport bike ride ever. Yeah, big difference, and they go faster without the feeling of fast. Very nimble too. But when I took the 250 up to SFU it could only do 65mph up the hill. But then again, I'm not small. It felt like riding my kids bike it's so small. And I can see why you can't do long cruises on it. Too crunched up. I guess a sport tourer is better though.
As for the prospective KLR owner, he thought it felt high up and he felt exposed to the wind. Oh and he mentioned the vibration too. I have MT21's on though. There is another guy at work that is interested in a KLR. This KLR preaching keeps me busy
Brian
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My street ride is a cruiser but I did try a ninja 250 today. Swapped with a guy as he is thinking about getting a KLR. Hey, anything I can do to spread the faith:clap:
Let's just say I won't be getting a ninja 250. But it was my first sport bike ride ever. Yeah, big difference, and they go faster without the feeling of fast. Very nimble too. But when I took the 250 up to SFU it could only do 65mph up the hill. But then again, I'm not small. It felt like riding my kids bike it's so small. And I can see why you can't do long cruises on it. Too crunched up. I guess a sport tourer is better though.
As for the prospective KLR owner, he thought it felt high up and he felt exposed to the wind. Oh and he mentioned the vibration too. I have MT21's on though. There is another guy at work that is interested in a KLR. This KLR preaching keeps me busy
Brian