WTB: CBR/ZX6R or similar

and now Harley copied the Japs and went liquid cooling

lol

 

Well. I only ever rode a CB 175 once. It was in 1971, and the biggest
bike I had ridden up til then was a Suzuki A100. Let me tell you, that
thumping torque was really impressive!

R65s get their reputation from the way they are used. Generally ridden
by gentlemen who respect fine engineering.

Put a well sorted R65 (especially the LS) in the hands of a skilled
rider, and you have both a respectable touring machine and a nice little
Q-bike for the twisties.

Moike

 

The first boxer I rode was an R65, Clem. It was a loaner from a shop that
couldnt complete repairs to my crashed K100RT in promised time. Was
actually very impressive, far more free revving than a big boxer, hummed
along quite nicely at 140kmh on the freeway. Now if you put 1000cc barrels
onto a 65 base you get an 851, that would be interesting.

Al

 

Bastard!
beer?

 

GPX250?

Nev..
'03 ZX12R

 

In aus.motorcycles on Fri, 18 Feb 2005 07:15:18 +1100

So they can get their stock bikes up to the level of Guzzi's aircooled
pushrod twins?

Zebee

 

They'll never copy the boxer twin, Clemmo -- not enough room in
a Japanese garage, you'd have to take the cylinders off to park it!

(although there's a few of them over there anyway ...)

-----sharks

 

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And hasn't THAT been a big success!
Clem

 

You sure about that?

http://evilurl.com/smutknobwank

Moike

 

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I remember seeing a Honda boxer-twin prototype piccie from their museum and
of course there's the Lialac (both from the 60s) but I was more thinking of
the GL1000 which was kinda hyped as a Super BMW when it was released in
1975. (Back before it found it's own niche as a deluxe tourer)
Clem

 

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That would be the newer Cagiva Rectum.
Clem

 

Oh my! Wrong, on Usenet! I must immediately claim to have been
trolling, or being sarcastic, or something!

-----was wrong once sharks

 

This power delivery of twin vs four really comes down to personal
preference.

I prefer the power rush of the fours and their smoothness. I doubt
you'd ever find me buying a twin again. A V4 would be my only
compromise.

For instance, I find the power delivery of the Hayabusa less
entertaining than that of the Budgie, even though I know the Busa is
quicker, the Budgie felt quicker as it came onto its cams around 7-8k
rpm. And to me, the feeling is what it's all about. I'm not racing the
bloody thing.

Each to their own.

Cheers

 

My ZX6 is two-models-superseeded. It shares virtually nothing with the
current bike apart from the basic engine layout.

Triumph are still using the same frame first introduced in the T595
Daytona in 1997.

Well, what would constitute "original" in your eyes?

Things like radial-mount calipers, oval throttle bodies, variable-vacuum
-formed frame beams too subtle for you?

The only explanation for this I can come up with is that the
"two-cyls-good-three-cyls-better-four-cyls-bad" crew must've had their
arses and palms sent to permanent sleep by those lumpy vibes they like
so much.

I'm still waiting to hear what "modern" inline-4's you've ridden to be
able to make your assessment, Clembo...

 

But true. The sidevalve Ford Defects had no 'tappet' adjustment. The valves
had a bulb shaped end on the stem. This saved 50 cents on collets. To get
the valves out the valve guides were in two pieces (split). To adjust these
things you had to measure the gaps, remove the valves by tapping out the
guides, grind the bulb end of the stem a bit and tap the valve and guides
back in, remeasure and repeat as required. Makes Kawasaki shimming look
easy. It did save Ford about $1 per vehicle in manufacture.

Theo

 

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Yep and the Japs make sure they tell you every year why the new model is
better and what the advances over the last model are. 'Cause lets face it
you'd never tell by riding them, looking at them or listening to them.
Otherwise (horror of horrors) you might think there's no reason to "upgrade"
eh?

Good eh? Just build a good interesting bike and no silly change-for-change
sake!
~

(Is that a good thing? Errm I'd guess someone like Webber)

(No idea what this is but Bimota did most of that snazzy frame stuff ahead
of the Japs)

~
I've ridden every one I was sufficiently interested in to throw a leg over,
IK!
Read the post again; I didn't say they were bad just that they're bland and
boring (and the concept is stagnant).
Shit; the fact that the Japs still completely change their 4cyl UJMs every 2
years is proof that the format is dull and they need the constant changes to
add sparkle.
Their interesting bikes seem to happily go 5 years or more without a major
revision (or even a paint change).

Look; p'raps UJMs are new and exciting for you and give you the horn (Just
like they kinda' did to me 20 years ago) but I find them about as
interesting now as turbo Jap cars or McDonalds food.

As GS said; maybe "You will probably realise that after 20 years of riding
or so... (of course some are slow learners and it takes longer!)
Clem

 

Who you calling a slow learner?

 

As GS said; maybe "You will probably realise that after 20 years of riding

I have a glodwing so I don't care

Its flexi framed with soggy suspension and 6 cyl 'electric motor'...but
I rode through a mutha of a storm last night and didn't get wet (much)

I can put a 20L drum of paint in the boot

Hell, I can put my lunchbox, toolbox, overalls, laptop, 1/2 a carton,
wet weather gear, bike tools, spare jacket, jumper leads, and a bit of
other crap in it AND still have room for some milk and bread on the way home

There's still a seat for the elusive never yet found spunky hitchiker
after the bread and milk

You 'service' it by letting the oil out and putting more in, tyres last
20000Km, it cruises quite happily at 150Km/h, and you feed it any sort
of petrol you can find

Mind you, I used to be concerned with PS's, sticky tyres,
multi-adjustable suspensions, brake pads, fuel choices, model numbers...

*sigh*

 

I have a car for all that. Mind you, the car is fussy about fuel, but
services are easy (must book it in for another!).

Moike

'79 BMW R100RS
a no-compromise general purpose machine.

 

You having trouble working that out Kevin?

Theo