OT: Motorcyclists on DFO?

[nmrk91]

1997 flhr 69000 mi

 

[swarfrat]

The Strom is on my short list if I ever get another one.

 

[doctor dirt]

The Dyna (FXD) models stem from the FXR and prior to the FXR we ran FXE shovels. The lighterweight frames with big twins (shovels to Evo)
were my choice but I had dressers too.
The FXR is a multi purpose machine it can handle like the sport bikes and my evo 80 (1340cc) was stroked to 89 (1459cc) plus a race sprocket set up made the thing insane. I was inhailing V-Rods and Hybooz. A friend who was a long time drag champ ran 10.9 with my street set up and 9.1 with the sprocket swap! I sold the sprocket set up after a few runs because first gear was about 50 feet hahaha he could have done more but without bars the launch was nuts! Dyno'd at 96 to the ground and the race set up ran up to 116 Harley 5 spd was back cut by Baker and a Pro Rivera Clutch. Super S&S with twin Thunderjets dialed at 4,200 rpm, it was a jolt at about 100mph bang............125 really quickly.
Made alot of street money with the Stoker it was beautifully balanced to. Narrow Glide rebuilt with gold emulators and revtec springs, race fluid the cop FXR were 2" over stock so thats why most FXR guys go for the 93 or 94 police 2" over better handling.
ok enough I could not true forever about that bike easily the best I ever owned.
nite all

 

[crash]

Realized I hadn't posted my new ride. Bought back in July. Honda ACE 1100 Tourer. They took the std Shadow, strengthened the frame, more rubber motor mounts, better suspension, regeared tranny, factory windshield{really good!} and bags. They only made 6,000. Been a fun ride. Comfortable, decent handling, light for a big bike, Honda build quality and reliability. And, it was built in Marysville, Ohio. Being an Ohio kid, appreciate that.
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[Lazmo]

That 650 is probably the best all round, bang for your buck, bike out there.

The Strom is on my short list if I ever get another one.

I’m pretty new to it, with only 2 weeks and 600 kms of local riding so far, but really loving it. It has an extremely grunty motor… it will rev, but what’s the point… stick it the right gear and it will just drive out of the corners beautifully. The handling is very balanced front to rear, so if you want front tyre biased sports bike handling, fuggedaboutit… but as long as you ride it for what it is, it steers very well. The chassis is very strong and it really tracks well.

The screen is amazing… although mine has had the “washers mod” which is probably what makes it so. For the whole ride, you can have your visor up… up to 150 clicks no sweat. I have spent a lifetime on sportsbikes and in the Melbourne hills on a summers evening the bugs are just totally full on… typically on a sportsbike you head out with a clean visor and you come home looking through a sea of splattered dead bugs. With this bike you can see the bugs sort of almost hitting the screen then peeling off to the side and above, miraculously missing. It is almost 2001 A Space Odyssey… like going into warp drive and magically avoiding all the stars.

It is cool how the odd dirt road is actually OK fun. No way is it a dirt bike, but the 80/20 tyres give you enough feedback to not feel like you are skittering all over the place. I can see why the world traveller adventure crowd love this bike.

The other thing, is that I really enjoy how I can a have a great ride, without going crazy. No climbing off the side of it, no nuttzo blasting and wacko late braking efforts… just cruise down the straights, tip it in, dial in the grunt and drive off the turns. The brakes are Tokicos, so they are good, but not 6 spot good… but more than enough for the bike.

This bike is not an attention getter… no one looks at this bike and thinks wow. But my motorcycle magazine tester mates said it is the modern day adventure tourer equivalent of the Ducati Pantah… and they are right. When the Pantah came out I had a bunch of round case Ducatis’s and poo pooed it, and then a mate got one… we went for a ride, he said here try mine… and a week later I bought my own 600… it became my second favourite bike, it was that good.

Not everything is about looks. Some bikes you get aboard and everything suddenly clicks… this bike, so far, is like that… for me at least.

 

[Lazmo]

Realized I hadn't posted my new ride

Crash, you're worse than me. You've had more bikes than most people have had hot dinners ... diverse too... not stuck in any genre

 

[crash]

Realized I hadn't posted my new ride

Crash, you're worse than me. You've had more bikes than most people have had hot dinners ... diverse too... not stuck in any genre

This time, it's forced. I'm having a real time of it with an old C-6 neck fracture that's come back to bite me. Needed to get upright, and full wind protection for the neck, or pack it in on riding. Just not ready to do that yet. . Couldn't do a GW, came across the Ace Tourer at the local Yamaha shop. Upright, good windshield, low maintenance. The overall feel really reminds me of my old G-5 Guzzi. Without the sideways twist. And, I've tried three times to buy that one back.......

 

[lperdomo13]

That 650 is probably the best all round, bang for your buck, bike out there. Love the guys that come on this thread and talk about how dangerous bikes are. They must be a lot of fun at parties, not!

Been riding for over 40 years. I currently own three street bikes, 2001 Suzuki Bandit 1200, 2006 Yamaha FJR1300, and I recently bobbed out my wife's 2005 Suzuki boulevard S50. I also own a 2001 Suzuki DRZ400S, and three Yamaha dirt bikes. 2009 YZ450F, 2000 YZ250, and a YZ250F.

Bobbing out my wife's 800, gave me the bug to order one of these for the spring. Can't wait for its arrival.

2016 Harley Softail Slim S.

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bandit, the softial slim with the 110, is gonna be my next bike.

 

[crash]

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The other thing, is that I really enjoy how I can a have a great ride, without going crazy. No climbing off the side of it, no nuttzo blasting[/quote]
That's pretty well what I thought. Then, on the way home last night there was a Yamaha in front of me on my favorite back road. Ended up pushing along, Having to slow for him in the corners, and generally being a pain in the ass. Old habits die hard, even on the touring bike!

 

[Lazmo]

The other thing, is that I really enjoy how I can a have a great ride, without going crazy. No climbing off the side of it, no nuttzo blasting

That's pretty well what I thought. Then, on the way home last night there was a Yamaha in front of me on my favorite back road. Ended up pushing along, Having to slow for him in the corners, and generally being a pain in the ass. Old habits die hard, even on the touring bike!

Yeah I know... I'm really trying my hardest to be good. The red mist has got me into trouble many times before. I keep saying to myself, go nuts on the mountain bike, no need to pass this dude... then next thing ya know. Duh. All for nothing.

 

[Elvis]

Had a thousand xlch Sportster back in the early 70's. Haven't had another bike since married 39 years ago. Road my ex-son-in-laws Fat Boy a few times but am more and more aware of the relative few square inches of tire surface actually separating me from the ground. How a little sand, gravel, water, leaves, in a turn could send me flying and no long live in a state of supreme confidence and immortality. Hats off to those who still ride in spite of the natural dangers and distracted drivers. I look at these bikes like co-eds on the beach. Lust after but could no longer handle.

You need to PM forumite "Mr.B".
He'll build you a bike you can enjoy.

(not one of his, just an example of what I'm getting at. 200 mpg and all done at 25-30 mph if you keep the motor down around 50cc or less)

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Elvis

 

[wayneonthedrums]

Absolutely love mine but it's terrible for carting drums around!

 

[Elvis]

Wayne,

I actually looked into that at one time.
Here's what I found...

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...meanwhile, in jolly ol' England...

http://www.simplysidecars.co.uk/index.html

Yep, Cargo Sidecars.
So now, you can pull up with your hog, setup your kit, play 45 chorus's of Born to be Wild and you're back on the road with the wind in your hair.
Simple! =)



Elvis

 

[crash]

I've done a few gigs with my suitcase kid strapped onto the passenger seat of my motorcycle. No pics, though. Sorry. Period.

 

[Redbeard77]

I currently ride a 2011 Harley-Davidson Dyna Wide Glide. It's my 5th Harley, but I owned 5 Hondas before that. I bought my first bike when I was in high school, and have never been without one for more than a month or two. Like drumming, I plan to ride as long as I'm physically able.

 

[mangosmoothie]

Still have the same bike, but more adventurous now

 

[Lazmo]

Still have the same bike, but more adventurous now

Good form... you look the business

 

[Lazmo]

Had my first real decent ride this weekend on the Vstrom… did 812 kilometres (504 miles) in total, half on Saturday and the same again coming home today. Over ten hours on the bike, with the vast bulk of the riding on awesomely beautiful mountain roads with endless corners and only a little bit of boring connecting highway stuff.

Love the bike… the motor is a gem, always ready to go and the handling is acceptably good for such a long tall bike. It is no sports bike, but it’s not slow either. Hairpins with significant corrugations showed up the non-race pedigree of the suspension, but I’m not racing, so suck it up and just back off a bit. Before the ride, I put a new Bridgestone Battleax A40 tyre on the front and it improved the heeled over feel of the bike a lot. I also string-lined the wheels and the rear was pointing well to the left, so that is now fixed. The old front tyre was nine years old and was a 80/20 tyre that had to go as I’m just not riding on rubber that old. The rear is a new Heidenau, but I was able to get it squirming for mercy quite a few times, so as soon as it has done some k’s I think I’ll change it out to an A40 also.

The screen and bark busters are just sensational, plus the curve of the front fairing takes the wind off your knees too… a very good design. You don’t realise how quiet everything is, till you poke your head off to the side or stand up… the wind noise suddenly jumps significantly… get back behind the screen and the near silent bliss resumes. Plus, I didn’t get one splattered bug on my visor for the entire ride.

Anyway, I’m getting to know the bike… and I had a fantastic ride and didn’t hit warp factor nine once. OK, I approached it a few times passing cars, but as soon as that was done, it was just back to carving up the corners at a fairly acceptable speed while just totally digging how nice it was to peel in with relaxed poise and then use the v-twins grunt to drive it off the turn.

BTW, the rally I went to had a prize for the longest distance travelled… one guy had 2600kms and another 3500kms… and both were riding 650 Vstroms.

Think I’ll be keeping this one a while.

 

[Lazmo]

Well, a year later and I’ve still got the VStrom… and have since clocked over 7,000kms (4,000miles) on it. Some commuting, a few short trips and like this afternoon… an hour and a half of good fun B Road Blatting… no traffic, endless corners and making it all flow.

 

[hawker]

'88 Honda Hawk GT650. Moderately rare bike that has a bit of a cult following. Great handling and lots of bottom end V-twin torque. Great for twisty mountain roads.



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