snicker

http://www.tradingpost.com.au/Automotive/Motorbikes/Road-Bikes/AdNumber=8046627

Snicker.. giggle... ah well, lipstick might look good on some pigs I
guess.

Zebee
- who did nearly buy one in order to use the running gear in a
special.

 

Exactly! How the hell do you ride that thing without third degree burns?

Alex V

 

Probably not as big a problem as you think Tim... that is a Ducati 500
parallel twin and running (and making the pipe hot) isn't so much the
issue as is catastrophic failure!

The only other bikes that come to mind with similar reputations for
'reliability' are the Yamaha XZ550 V-Twin, the original Honda VF750S and
the ill-fated Honda MVX250 2 stroke V-Twin (which just about all by
itself managed to turn a factory the size of Honda away from ever
building 2 strokes again!


G-S

 

In aus.motorcycles on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:52:23 GMT

It is a Ducati parallel twin. It's an even bet as to which happens
first, the top end blowing up or your leg being burnt.

Zebee

 

oh, you do leave yourself open there

 

In aus.motorcycles on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:23:01 -0700 (PDT)

Hence the fashion for using them as a base for a special. For the
time they had good brakes and good handling.

I nearly bought one a few years ago to put a motor in, either an XS650
twin (which is just about drop in) or a dirtbike single, but someone
bought it before I made up my mind.

Zebee

 

In aus.motorcycles on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:15:04 +1000

Probably. XS650 motors are way over-valued.

Zebee

 

Hey Look!!!! My arse is on fire!!!!

Or - does this make my arse look hot?