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90's bikes compared to 80's bikes

 
 
jas
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      05-08-2006, 01:35 PM
friend of mine says im better off spending a couple grand extra to get a
90's model bike as they have substantially more benefits than older
bikes.... especially power for a given cc
what say u?


 
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Stephen Calder
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      05-08-2006, 01:55 PM
jas wrote:

> friend of mine says im better off spending a couple grand extra to get a
> 90's model bike as they have substantially more benefits than older
> bikes.... especially power for a given cc
> what say u?
>
>


Sounds right to me as a rule of thumb. Technology improved markedly in
the 90s. Better efficiency, fuel economy, even Harley reliability
improved. Not that I'd want a Harley even now, but they're better than
they were.


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      05-08-2006, 03:18 PM
reliability, specs, performance, ...yep...90's...

"jas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> friend of mine says im better off spending a couple grand extra to get a
> 90's model bike as they have substantially more benefits than older
> bikes.... especially power for a given cc
> what say u?
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      05-08-2006, 06:19 PM
Stephen Calder wrote:

> jas wrote:
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>> friend of mine says im better off spending a couple grand extra to get a
>> 90's model bike as they have substantially more benefits than older
>> bikes.... especially power for a given cc
>> what say u?
>>
>>

>
> Sounds right to me as a rule of thumb. Technology improved markedly in
> the 90s. Better efficiency, fuel economy, even Harley reliability
> improved. Not that I'd want a Harley even now, but they're better than
> they were.


Bullshit. Harley improved in the eighties and again in the owe owes. Can't
rush under-engineering, mate!

> Stephen
> Lennox Head, Australia


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      05-08-2006, 09:13 PM
alx wrote:
> reliability, specs, performance, ...yep...90's...
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> "jas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> friend of mine says im better off spending a couple grand extra to get a
>> 90's model bike as they have substantially more benefits than older
>> bikes.... especially power for a given cc
>> what say u?
>>
>>

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>

80s' bike you could (usually) fix yourself.
90s' bikes are "dealer serviceable" only.
Isaac.
 
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JL
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      05-08-2006, 09:48 PM
jas wrote:
> friend of mine says im better off spending a couple grand extra to get a
> 90's model bike as they have substantially more benefits than older
> bikes.... especially power for a given cc
> what say u?


I avoid them personally, the 90's sucked(1).

JL
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(1) Which has nothing to do with the bikes :-)
 
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      05-08-2006, 09:56 PM
jas wrote:
> friend of mine says im better off spending a couple grand extra to get a
> 90's model bike as they have substantially more benefits than older
> bikes.... especially power for a given cc
> what say u?
>

I say that the GTR1000 is still as reliable as anything built in the
1990's probably even as reliable as the GTR1000 built in the 1990's.

I'm not sure it's as reliable as the GTR1000 built in the 00's though


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      05-08-2006, 10:33 PM

"jas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> friend of mine says im better off spending a couple grand extra to get a
> 90's model bike as they have substantially more benefits than older
> bikes.... especially power for a given cc
> what say u?



if you are tralking about litre sportsbikes then for sure

if you have a different purpose for your riding then there
is a whole lot of options out there

of course the difference between 80's and early 90's isnt a whole
bunch , difference between early 90's and late 90's can be a few
grand , but this has more to do with newer bikes with less kays on the clock

the question should be what riding do you do ? what bikes are you interested
in ?

then you can be provided with some appropriate bikes that might suit you


 
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      05-08-2006, 10:38 PM
jas wrote:
> friend of mine says im better off spending a couple grand extra to get a
> 90's model bike as they have substantially more benefits than older
> bikes.... especially power for a given cc
> what say u?


Brakes got a lot better towards the end of the 80s. IK will now
disagree with me and say that brakes have gotten twice as good every
second week in the 00s, but by crikey the mid-eighties shift to dual-pot
calipers was quite something, and they've been at least workable ever
since. Also, the Frame Hinge started to become less popular.

Other than that I wouldn't know ... the R100GS is a 1993 model
technically, but that engine dates back to, what, 1976?

You want a CX650E, you do ...

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BT Humble
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      05-08-2006, 10:53 PM
jas wrote:
> friend of mine says im better off spending a couple grand extra to get a
> 90's model bike as they have substantially more benefits than older
> bikes.... especially power for a given cc
> what say u?


He's dribbling ****, everyone knows they stopped making motorcycles in
1989.


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