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jhe888, you were asking about UJM's a while back...looks like Kawasaki is bringing one back

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September 08, 2017, 07:33 PM
Prefontaine
jhe888, you were asking about UJM's a while back...looks like Kawasaki is bringing one back
<---- Waiting for the new V4 Panigale reveal......and how much it's gonna cost!



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September 09, 2017, 08:08 AM
Woodman
quote:
Originally posted by stickman428:
Woodman, did your CB900 have the 10 speed or whatever it was transmission?


The hi/low gearing was for city/highway driving. Some accounts place it as a "sixth gearing" when running it on High 1-5, then dropping the hi/low into Low. But driving it like that is way too much thinking. If you're driving with speed, all out, you'd keep the engine between mid-range and into red-line. No sense in bothering with a hi/low, just keep the bike in Low and hold on.

There was also a CB900F with a bench seat. In 1983 Devon Honda (PA) had an '82 CB900F leftover in a dark purple for sale cheap. $3,200? In the window they also had a leftover 125cc scooter with factory baskets for $500.
September 09, 2017, 02:41 PM
stickman428
Prefontaine, from the pics I've seen leaked online the new Ducati is looking damn good. The tail looks especially good. It'll be interesting to see the actual bike for sure.


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September 09, 2017, 03:28 PM
bendable
I just peaked at four new motorcycle web sites,
Is it just me ?
or do all the guys on motorcycles look like they are around 5 ft. 1" or 5 ft 3" tall?





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September 09, 2017, 05:44 PM
ASKSmith
quote:
Originally posted by bendable:
I just peaked at four new motorcycle web sites,
Is it just me ?
or do all the guys on motorcycles look like they are around 5 ft. 1" or 5 ft 3" tall?


Jackie "Jay" Gleason?

Back in the day, early 80's, he was the 1/4 mile master. Built like a jockey, about 5'2" 120lbs. All the biker mags used him to get the best performance numbers from a stock bike.


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September 09, 2017, 05:49 PM
erj_pilot
I LOVED the feel and ride of the Suzuki GS series. My brother had a 1978/79-ish GS550 that I rode probably more than he did. The in-line 4-cylinder made that thing run smooth as silk. I'd entertain the idea of a GS750 or GS1000 if it were to come back around. Problem is, with two cars already in the garage, I have nowhere to park it. First world problems...





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September 09, 2017, 10:55 PM
Bluecobra
quote:
Originally posted by Woodman:
A college kid bought it, dropped $$$ into it, and sold it to me for his purchase price after three months. I enjoyed it a year or so, did a tune up and a carb synchronization, and sold it for my purchase price.


I bought the same exact bike, color and all, new in 1980, as a college student and sold it after 10 months in AL. That was an awesome bike!!! Never thought I could keep it on the back wheel from 2-4th gear, but it wasn't that hard!!!
September 10, 2017, 12:27 AM
at-home-daddy
quote:
Originally posted by Voshterkoff:
The local shop has a new old stock CB1100 that keeps dropping in price. Sadly I can barely garage my cbr.


I've been watching that same bike at Ride Motorsports. Love that model. But given that budget and garage space dictates only one bike at a time (and I just bought a new FJR), I won't be taking it off their hands, either.
September 10, 2017, 05:21 AM
Woodman
quote:
Originally posted by Bluecobra:
Never thought I could keep it on the back wheel from 2-4th gear, but it wasn't that hard!!!


Mine was bought from a Villanova student. He dropped $1,100 into it, I think. I bought/sold for $1,800 in '96 - '98 or so.

There are worse reasons to gain weight. Wink I gained to be able to safely thread 2" pipe.

Now about the Hi/Low, I may have the terms mixed up. No surprise there.

But one extended the usable RPM band of each gear. That is the one I'd ride in all the time with no passenger or gear. The bike would do 15mph to 90mph in 3rd gear, RPMs revving nearly the same, 1500 to 9000. Pretty insane when you're revving that high, the noise.

One evening a friend-chick biker's clutch cable broke, so we switched bikes 'cause I'd go ahead and pop the clutch through city traffic - no fear. Her bike was a POS vibrator assembly with wheels. And she rode the '900. Her take? "It's so big and solid!" It really is. A big, heavy bike. 520 pounds.