What do you ride??

[Pinebarrensbrew]

 

[ChefRex]

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Is that a 200X? I bought one new in 85, good times!

 

[Hello]

I have a Suzuki LS650 Bobber. No turn signals, gas gauge, speedometer, etc. It's basically frame, engine, seat, tank, wheels, brakes, head and tail lights.

She's currently non functional (electrical issue) after I had to lay the bike down a few months ago. Some ******* pulled out in front of me and then drove off. My buddy is coming over on Tuesday to see if we can get the bike fixed.

I think about bobbing mine or making it a cafe. I love my hooptie. It gets a lot of looks, or I do...big girl on a little bike.

 

[ChefRex]

I think about bobbing mine or making it a cafe. I love my hooptie. It gets a lot of looks, or I do...big girl on a little bike.

There's an outfit I think in Cali that makes a cafe kit for the Savage,although pricy but is very cool. always had a thing for thumpers.

 

[Hello]

There's an outfit I think in Cali that makes a cafe kit for the Savage,although pricy but is very cool. always had a thing for thumpers.

Yup! Huge following on that conversion too. They have a bob kit as well. It's more than I paid for the bike though. At that price, I can likely grab a beater cafe and restore it. I just love the look. I'd take that Yamaha off your hands as well. It's a beauty. If I had it my way, I'd have that, a Valkyrie (pre 2000) and a Bonnie in my garage. The Valkyrie for long distance rides. I want to pack a bag and ride around the US. A little Thelma and Louise without the car, without Louise, without the crime spree, and without riding off a cliff. So not really like that at all, I guess.

 

[Zuljin]

A three wheeler! Man, I haven't even seen one in years.

If I came across an S40 thumper for cheap, I'd snatch it up just for funsies.

 

[ChefRex]

My old SR500

 

[gratus fermentatio]

What do I ride? A buxom blonde. Sometimes she rides me.

 

[podz]

A old Diamondback mountain bike.

 

[Darth_Beer]

I ride a '94 FZR600. I am trying to find time between work, family, and starting to brew to rebuild a '77 CB550four into a cafe machine.

 

[SudsyPaul]

So... are these a thing in the US? I live near Quebec, and French people seem obsessed with these. It's an effing snowmobile with wheels, but the guys that ride these things call them "motorcycles"... but they're just backwards tricycles.

I used to ride a FZR600, decent little bike. Sold it when I moved to the burbs - commuting on that thing was not fun

 

[Hopasaurus]

2006 HD Road King Classic

 

[Hello]

So... are these a thing in the US? I live near Quebec, and French people seem obsessed with these. It's an effing snowmobile with wheels, but the guys that ride these things call them "motorcycles"... but they're just backwards tricycles.

Yeah. When they first hit the market some buddies and I rented a couple. They were odd, I felt like a weirdo on it too and not sure why. They're interesting but I don't see myself owning one. I'd rather ride a trike.

 

[podz]

2006 HD Road King Classic

Gotta love those apehangers!

 

[hunter_le five]

So... are these a thing in the US? I live near Quebec, and French people seem obsessed with these. It's an effing snowmobile with wheels, but the guys that ride these things call them "motorcycles"... but they're just backwards tricycles.

Yeah, we have a few in our riding club. It seems to be the "motorcycle" (to use the term loosely) of choice for yuppie-types and older women who are too nervous about riding on two wheels (ime).

I think they are silly. I guess I'm being a bit of an elitist, but get a real damn motorcycle. I hate riding with them, because they take up almost as much lane-space as a car (and seem to have a similar turn radius), and the gas mileage is a joke. Went on a multi-day trip with a a few of these in our group, and we had to stop for gas for these guys CONSTANTLY. Meanwhile I still had over half a tank of gas by the time they were running on fumes.

 

[DrunkleJon]

I'm so gangsta.

Actually I have a 2002 Honda Shadow Spirit 750

Not a pic of my bike, but it looks just like it (except for the pipes). And judge if you will (the name makes it sound kinda girly), but it is my first bike and it is definitely treating me well for how little I spent on it. I will need to get something different if I decide to go on any long rides.

 

[hunter_le five]

Actually I have a 2002 Honda Shadow Spirit 750

Not a pic of my bike, but it looks just like it. And judge if you will (the name makes it sound kinda girly), but it is my first bike and it is definitely treating me well for how little I spent on it. I will need to get something different if I decide to go on any long rides.

Nice. My first bike was a Shadow Aero 750. Basically the same, just slightly different furniture. I loved that damn bike.

Wish I had kept it, because lately SWMBO has expressed interest in learning how to ride, and the Shadows are a great compromise between "beginner-friendly" and "still big enough for a more advanced rider".

 

[ChefRex]

What do I ride? A buxom blonde. Sometimes she rides me.

Pictures or it didn't happen

Gotta love those apehangers!

Not

Yeah, we have a few in our riding club. It seems to be the "motorcycle" (to use the term loosely) of choice for yuppie-types and older women who are too nervous about riding on two wheels (ime).

I think they are silly. I guess I'm being a bit of an elitist, but get a real damn motorcycle. I hate riding with them, because they take up almost as much lane-space as a car (and seem to have a similar turn radius), and the gas mileage is a joke. Went on a multi-day trip with a a few of these in our group, and we had to stop for gas for these guys CONSTANTLY. Meanwhile I still had over half a tank of gas by the time they were running on fumes.

Harley trikes are even worse!

 

[Airplanedoc]

1957 Cushman Pacemaker

 

[DrunkleJon]

Nice. My first bike was a Shadow Aero 750. Basically the same, just slightly different furniture. I loved that damn bike.

Wish I had kept it, because lately SWMBO has expressed interest in learning how to ride, and the Shadows are a great compromise between "beginner-friendly" and "still big enough for a more advanced rider".

I agree. They are also big enough for "OH-S! that guy is trying to ram me!" while at speed on the roads. It makes for a great commuter bike as well until I figure out what I want next.

 

[hunter_le five]

Harley trikes are even worse!

I know a few older fellas that switched over to Harley trikes after they got too old and feeble to hold-up a two wheel bike at a stop. They just want to keep riding, in spite of the physical limitations that come with advanced age, and I can respect that.

I also know some younger fellas that ride Goldwing and Harley trikes and I just don't get it. To each his own, I guess. They are annoying to ride with though.

 

[FermentNEthinG]

Wish I had time to ride still! But when I can find time I like pounding around a KLR in the woods.


Goodbye old friend. You murdered my wrists after a hour or so of riding.

 

[ChefRex]

I know a few older fellas that switched over to Harley trikes after they got too old and feeble to hold-up a two wheel bike at a stop. They just want to keep riding, in spite of the physical limitations that come with advanced age, and I can respect that.

I also know some younger fellas that ride Goldwing and Harley trikes and I just don't get it. To each his own, I guess. They are annoying to ride with though.

Physical limitations excluded

 

[DrunkleJon]

I actually have far less issue with the trikes than I do the 49 cc scooters. Well, actually it is the riders of the 49cc scooters that bother me. They seem to, for the most part, ride like jerks and annoy the other drivers on the road.

 

[FermentNEthinG]

I actually have far less issue with the trikes than I do the 49 cc scooters. Well, actually it is the riders of the 49cc scooters that bother me. They seem to, for the most part, ride like jerks and annoy the other drivers on the road.

I love watching people on scooters with their bodies tucked in like they are effectively shedding drag at a maxed out speed of 35 MPH. Or the guy who insists on wearing motocross chest protector/helmet/gloves on a powder blue Yamaha Razz 50. good times, good times.

 

[Zuljin]

I'd ride a Can Am. A Piaggio, too. I ain't skeered. It'd be nicer if the Spyder got better mpg and the MP3 had more power.

Honestly, I'd ride the hell our of a Honda Rukus, if it would survive my daily commute. And that's how I find time to ride. The C50 is my daily driver unless I need to take the truck.

 

[Zuljin]

And after low siding on a bicycle, at bicycle speeds, and rashing up a piece of my leg, I'm thinking of adding riding pants to my gloves, jacket and helmet.

 

[ChefRex]

I'd ride a Can Am. A Piaggio, too. I ain't skeered. It'd be nicer if the Spyder got better mpg and the MP3 had more power.

Honestly, I'd ride the hell our of a Honda Rukus, if it would survive my daily commute. And that's how I find time to ride. The C50 is my daily driver unless I need to take the truck.

Now a Spider that leaned....

 

[dfc]

Wow that's a big horse!

I'd like to have one of those Suzuki thumpers. They have a cult like following.

I dig it. I didn't get it because I was specifically looking for that model. I got it because it's a bobber (I was looking for one of those) and it was inexpensive.

It sure is fun to ride though.

 

[dfc]

I think about bobbing mine or making it a cafe. I love my hooptie. It gets a lot of looks, or I do...big girl on a little bike.

Do it!