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General => General Discussion and ??? => Topic started by: blue moon on April 11, 2011, 05:24:52 PM
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Frog and I are in the BMW clan . . . any other motorcycle enthusiasts?
pierre
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I'm thinking of getting a low end beginner Harley. Cuz, well, I might be able to get a good price. :)
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I got a Mongoose...........one horse power ;D
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"beginning Harley" sounds so funny to riders of my age because back in the day, they had a group of small singles, the Pacer, the Scat, and the Hummer that were true lightweight, affordable beginner bikes with enough pep to get one to the High School and not look dorky. Harley also sold Aermacchi four stroke 250 and 350 singles that were competitive. for a while.
What's the smallest Harley now, 850 or more?
Old farts like me have really been shocked at the performance level of the Japanese bikes that kids with credit consider "entry level" Sheer suicide!
I'm still looking for a small lightweight bike right now for short trips.
But enough of this chit chat, let's see these rides!
Mine's been posted before, but here it is again
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Wow. cool. What year is that?
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It's a bit of what we call a Frankenbeemer. An R100S with a '79 frame, modded in the period with CC parts from San Jose BMW, a local shop. They strengthened the swing arm, added a billet top clamp, and a trick side stand (the stock stands were iffy at best.) Since this pic, I have added some auxiliary side fuel tanks made by Luftmiester of unobtanium, to increase my range by another eighty or so miles. About 7.5 gallons now gets me 250 miles comfortably, 300 in a pinch. The engine is a 1980 S, and somehow the paperwork says the whole thing is a 1981. Oh well.
I gotta find you a pic of one of our group outings with fifty or so of these "Airheads"
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Impressive. probably cost a good bit being a BMW. More than Harley comparably?
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Actually bikes are what got me into printing in the first place. I have been building bikes for awhile and own a forum that caters to builders and fabricators. I was having shirts printed for my forum and ended up with enoughy money to buy a press of my own.... the reast is history! I ride daily. My main rides are a 2007 Flyrite Choppers Bobber, a 2006 Sportster and a 1978 SR500 Cafe Racer. I have plenty more in my stable in various states of builds.
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Impressive. probably cost a good bit being a BMW. More than Harley comparably?
Surprisingly affordable and easy to live with. A bike similar to mine could span the range of $1500-$4k, depending on condition, mods, or originality.
And, parts are, for the most part, available. I'm also lucky enough to have a local dealer (almost coasting distance, lol) who still stocks, or can order Airhead parts.
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Beat to crap Sportster. Bought it slightly used in 1987. I'll ride it anywhere, though. A low 94,502 miles, after a quick sprint this past Saturday up to the Leesburg Bikefest to stand around in the hot sun drinking too much sh!tty beer. Plan on using it as a donor bike for a Paughco frame and bits and pieces I've had sitting around forever, half built up. Ordered some more crap from McMaster-Carr to cobble up a rear brake stay. Anyhoo, enough of the tease ?? here's my rolling eyesore:
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Actually bikes are what got me into printing in the first place. I have been building bikes for awhile and own a forum that caters to builders and fabricators. I was having shirts printed for my forum and ended up with enoughy money to buy a press of my own.... the reast is history! I ride daily. My main rides are a 2007 Flyrite Choppers Bobber, a 2006 Sportster and a 1978 SR500 Cafe Racer. I have plenty more in my stable in various states of builds.
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Curiously, do you have any issues with the rear sprocket/disc combo getting mucked up with chain lube? I've seen these advertised but always wondered about fouling the pads on the rear caliper.
Nice scooter, by the way. Post a link to your bike forum?
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I have had zero issues as of yet. I use a high viscosity lube that does not fling much. My Site is www.Bobbertalk.com It has been around since 2007. I have lots of freinds running paughco frames on their sporty's.
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Far all of you bikers, if you need a custom paint job, check this out http://www.jeromeborris.com/
He is my buddy, and does a wonderful airbrush work.
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I don't know how many of you remember Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, but if I was still on my bike, I'd remind you of the guy in the yellow raincoat on the tricycle that always fell over. I've got a bum leg that collapses without warning, so I sold my bike to save myself injury and embarrassment.
1984 Honda V65 Sabre (VF1100S)
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I used to have a Kawasaki 454ltd. I am now looking for an early 70's Honda CB750 to make into a cafe racer.
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I've got a bum leg that collapses without warning,
I know what you went trough. For a while, few months, I had leg issues and the same thing happened. Seems as if my knee would just give out from under me. I still have leg issues/circulation and what not from sitting at a computer day and night but it's better.
Hmmm. Looks like it would have been fun riding that. Last motorcycle I had was a Yamaha something er other. I think it was a 250 and I was about 17 years old. Bought it and didn't know squat about how to ride.
Funny thing, I was just reading Harley Davidson's BIG BOOK of motorcycles today. It's got the beginning on up to today. Tells the whole story of how they got started. It's got pictures of all of the old Harleys. and even the first few.
Thats what got me remembering what my Gradpap Had. He was a tinkerer. He's always buy old junk bicycles and fixen'm up and selling them to the kids for like $15.00-$50.00 I remember him having a Harley or a few of them. He loved those motorcycles. He also loved building them. He'd take a lawn mower and hook it up to a bicycle and make it a ...a... motor-cycle. I remember a few of those old time bicycles he would get and build a motor on it. You'd set the back tire up on a stand and peddle it to start it. I always thought that was so generic...but then read the same thing in the early Harley's. Heck, the first years of Harley ran on a leather strap. If it rained, you had a lever near the throttle to adjust the tension on the strap to help it grab. HAHA.
I read over at Prestons board that ScreenXpress's son won a Harley and they were talking about how good it was of the Harley Co. to do that. I read in the book today, that it's been a long history of stuff like that. Once, early on around 1920's, about 10-15 employees and owners got together and took parts of supplies at the Harley factory and built one of the employees a 2 story house after the owners heard that he and his wife and kids were living in a tar paper shack. I like that kinda guy.