best motorcycle model?

What is the best motorcycle model that has really caught your attention?

 

the one in my signature. bwwahhaahaha

 

been staring at the new cb1100 for a bit.

 

+1 On that thing^^^^

It looks like the perfect crossover from street to sport.

I say we start a petition.

 

Star Styker.

 

never get tired of looking at this thing, but i prefer black

 

I wonder how hard it would be to modify a maxim to match... hmm * contemplates*

 

There's nothing all that great about this bike: http://olive-drab.com/idphoto/id_photos_klr.php

But it was the official Marine Corps Motorcycle, when I was in the Marines and I always wanted to snag one. Kinda like some guys want jeeps. Kawasaki KLR 250, I guess it got replaced by the 650 later. I hear they even have a diesel(!) one.

I want one in desert camo.

 

KLR is a great bike.

If I had the cash to buy anything new, it'd be this:



This:



or this:

 

anything pre-82 yamaha, i love them all........once they are chopped into something cool, cafe, bobber, tracker whatever, the only newer bike iould consider is a vmax and it would need to be stripped to meet my taste. i have been riding yamahas exclusively since the 80s. i eat sleep and poop tuning forks

 

there's something about these.

 

That's a beaut! Polock. How bout this easyrider...



1917 HD sitting in the WWI museum in KC. This one saw combat action, it was used by US and British soldiers and was brought over on a boat in 1919 and stored by a collector in his garage until he donated it for the museum. Crazy design on the Hog, it has two chains-one from the main crank to the gear 'box' and then one to the rear wheel.

If you haven't been I highly recommend going-it is plain amazing what they have there and you will learn more about WWI and the soldiers than you knew was possible.

 

My Grandfather had one of those with the leather helmet.

 

So does your 550; you just can't see your primary chain.

That's not a "crazy" design at all, that's how it was done for many many years thereafter. It's just that as bikes evolved, the primary chain became harder to see, and most manufacturers eventually eliminated it altogether opting for a geared primary drive once the engine and gearbox moved into the same case. Virtually ALL "pre-unit" bikes (separate engine and gearbox, like my Norton) had a chain primary.

 

broberg,

Nice Ducati. Got a question tho'...Where exactly would a person regularly ride a bike like that (other than a race track) the way it's suppose to be ridden (at about 2000mph)? 70, 80, 90 or even 100mph every where you'd go wouldn't do that bike justice for what it's probably capable of which wouldn't satisfy the "getting the most for my buck" issue I'd have with what one of those cost. BigFitz...you just had to do it didn't you. Every time I see a picture of one of those I tell myself I'm a "cruiser" dude and try to picture that bike in a maxim model. Hell, who am I foolin'...damn, that's a nice bike. You did say that's a '05 correct? Mtnbike, what year is the black one? Wonder what the 2012 looks like.

Gary

3/22 Edit: Now that I know I can say...all properly recommissioned XJ's are good steeds. Not to hijack thread but here's one for the members...How many people have offered to buy your bike and were serious about it? Me...2.

Gary

 

Should have been more explicit. I didn't mean the HD design was crazy because of the two chains, but the exposed, way back design of the primary and gear box, and the the huge sprocket that the primary drives at the box.

This picture shows what I mean. The linkage leading down to the box was also quite complex. And by today's standards I do see this as an eccentric and unusual design-I guess I haven't been around enough ancient moto's to know that this was common.

Obviously I still would like to ride/own one of these bad boys!

 

The Rokon's are still around. http://www.rokon.com/

 

Sorry, I put that on the wrong thread.

 

The 2012 model XJR1300 looks essentially the same, except it now has a 4-1 pipe. http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/motorcyc ... JR1300.htm

 

http://www.ducati.com/bikes/hypermotard ... p/index.do

 

That ducati is impressive-110 HP and only 377lbs!! Wow should be fast and you can choose from 3 torque settings by wire!

 

Just saw this, Honda is taking orders now.
http://powersports.honda.com/2013/cb1100.aspx
If Honda is bringing the old style CB back, maybe Yamaha will make the XJR available in the US market. One can hope anyway.

 

The best motorcycle does the most things the right way.
What do you want your motorcycle to do ?? That's pretty personal.
Acceleration, stopping, cornering, fuel economy, service, safety, reliability, resale value, "looks", comfort, "image", off-road ability - ETC.

The FJR does almost everything I want it to do, and was "King of Sport Touring" for many years. It set an "unofficial" speed record by traveling from the North slopes of Fairbanks, Alaska to Key West, Florida in 3 days and 17 or so Hours, and has proven more reliable than the BMW that it competes against in Europe, at $5,000 under that price.
It has anti-lock brakes (something I was looking for) $1,000 heated Corbin seats, heated grips (in FLA!), some fancy TOM-TOM GPS, and a new Barn Door windshield from E-Bay ! (not pictured)

 

Many nice bikes here, but I'm more for something like this:



Of course the seat on this one isn't to my liking, but I want a 80/20 or 70/30 dual sport tire for my XJ, and I'll be happy. Simply to have a little bit more dirt/gravel traction, and i'm good. Nice comfortable ride that I can sit on for hours, stretch my legs, and have the option to continue on gravel roads, that's priceless in my book. I tend to look at maps, and just go, a few times, I didn't let the gravel turn me around, and it was worth it.

 

How about some more Italian "two wheel" naked porn:

 

Love the exhaust on that one.

 

Im excited to ride the new electric sport bikes they have at the harley dealer. Not usually into that kinda thing but the idea of riding a silent bike interests me.

 

I've narrowed my next bike down to an FZ1 or a Suzuki 1250 Bandit, both with some side panniers.

 

Here is one for Bigfitz and the cafe enthusiasts.

http://www.yamaha-motor.eu/eu/products/ ... efist.aspx

 

Well, my 550 Maxim is the best, obviously, but if I had to buy new:

 

85 Maxim-x of course-after that Vmax for sure-and then the Kawi kz's-would love an old kawi 900 kz or 750-new bikes dont excite me like the 70 and 80's bikes do.

 

Best model is a pretty personal choice. At that, not sure I could settle on one.

THIS ONE certainly ranks up there.

 

umm why arent these women naked? and v-max wins it all the time

 

this engine + my 82 maxim
http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq93 ... e_1024.jpg

I am a fan of the older era i find they had class and look totally different then the next one.Chrome speaks volume to me.How many 82 maxims do you see?to me they are head turners.

 

New- VMax

Old- 29R model XJ750E-II obviously

 

Now that I know I can say...all properly recommissioned XJs are good steeds. Not to hijack thread but here's one for the members...How many people have offered to buy your bike and where serious about it? Me...2.

Gary

 

Ducati Monster. I've always loved the look of these things. Paint those red bars black for me, though

http://www.ducati.com/bikes/monster/795_abs/index.do

 

im with BigFitz...

the XJR 1300 was so stuck in my psyche that i went and bought the Kawi version of it...

 

I love my XJ first, but I've been tempted by the new Bolt.

http://www.starmotorcycles.com/star/pro ... llery.aspx

Plus the Judge is just too f*ckin cool.

http://www.victorymotorcycles.com/en-us ... hotos.aspx

 

ALWAYS wanted a Vmax. When they first came out I was a sophomore in high school. I never got a chance (yet) to even ride one though. I did have for about 3 years a V65 Sabre though. What an animal on acceleration that was. Never had a single issue with it. I had the aftermarket oil system from the filter to the cams. I did talk to one previous Vmax owner though, he stated that the two main issues why he sold his was it lunched 2nd gear, and it just did not like twisty roads at his pace. He at that time was just breaking in his new Gsxr 1000 and that bike is flat out insane fast. It's not even remotely close to the old muscle bikes we love in terms of character or performance but Rashed out sport bikes are everywhere while the bikes that started the muscle bike era are not only hard to find in decent shape, most of them are still daily riders for people and bringing solid money used. I never did really take a good look at Suzukis answer to the V65 or the Vmax, the Madura but they swear they are anvil reliable comfortable and plenty quick for what it is. Kawasaki's Eliminator never excited me though. I see some of those around used with bottom end issues.