Bike talk: Motorcycle/Scooter chat thread!

[94RS]

One of the guys that works at the plating shop is already talking shit about how much faster his bike is than the Buell.... Which is like a 1990 Sportster with all the tassels and shit :rolf:

 

[R13]

Does he realize he's just talking shit on a hopped up super sportster? :lol:

 

[94RS]

Fairly sure, he called it a "baby Harley." I'm sure even with his 1200, an XB9 would destroy it :lol:

 

[R13]

You've got power to weight and aerodynamics on his faggot ass. :lol:

 

[94RS]

You've got power to weight and aerodynamics on his faggot ass. :lol:

You're forgetting the part about power in general :rolf: Early 90s 1200s were rated at like 50hp, XB9's were rated at somewhere around 90hp :lol:

There's good reason Harley owners swap Buell engines into their bikes rather than throwing in a big bore.

 

[94RS]

I'm sure his tassels would look pretty flying in the wind though

 

[R13]

:lol:

 

[R13]

The XR was a single cylinder and it was rated at something like 65bhp.

 

[94RS]

It's a thumper with two exhaust ports? :lol

 

[R13]

That was an odd design.

That massive fucking 10:1 compression piston is why it has a decompression lever to start it :lol:

 

[94RS]

10:1 doesn't even sound like much though :lol:

 

[R13]

Meh, it's still in the higher compression range, high enough to need 93-97 octane.

It has a long stroke too so it can fuck your foot/knee up if it kicks back on you trying to start it.

Either way, it still makes more hp than a fucking 90s sportster :rolf:

 

[SoundEfx]

Why the fuc would you grab front brakes while in a corner? If you see someone doing that, give me their bike...lol

 

[R13]

Noob mistake :mrgreen:

People who don't realize their limit isn't their bikes limit. :lol:

 

[94RS]

Ignore the missing grips :lol:

Daytime inspection shows that it was definitely laid down on the right side at some point:

- The bar is a little chipped at the end
- brake lever is bent and broken in half
- frame puck has a hole in it
- obviously the mirror is gone
- the throttle tube is missing about 1/4 of itself

And unrelated, the rear seat lock is stuck along with the front seat bolts missing, some decals are missing and the rear pegs are missing. Almost forgot the neutral light, it stays in through all gears. Googling it says it could be a short, possibly unplugged wire as the stator (behind the trans on these bikes) was just replaced.


Thankfully the frame and bodywork were untouched, and I can get all those parts for cheap brand new from Buell specific sites. Except for the seat lock, I've already bid on one from eBay.

I also wanna add a Pegasus right side scoop for extra cooling. They make one that matches the OEM left side perfectly.