Bike talk: Motorcycle/Scooter chat thread!

[94RS]

 

[R13]

Remember that time I thought I was gonna have a job and buy a low rider s? Yeah, that was funny :rolf:

 

[94RS]

Remember that time I bought a Buell, dumped a bunch of money into it and never had time to ride it? Hilarious.

 

[R13]

Well, on the bright side... it makes a nice piece of furniture.

 

[94RS]

Nothing like an $11-12k statue.... would it be considered art in this case? :lol:

 

[R13]

Many would :lol:

 

[94RS]

:rolf:

An RR might work better as a piece of art.

 

[R13]

I think the firebolt makes a good piece, especially as clean as yours looks from pics :lol:

 

[94RS]

^ I've gotta retake those pics at some point now that it has the race pipe.



I'd still prefer this as art though

 

[R13]

I'd take some pics for you if I could get a bike and get my ass down there at some point. :lol:

I just noticed the RR looks like an old dyna with a shit ton of bodywork on it... look at the stance :rolf:

 

[94RS]

Remember who designed the FXR's chassis.... But really, it shares nothing with the FXR/Dyna.


Pretty much everything on the bike was made to race spec.

-Obviously the bodywork, which still makes the RR the most aerodynamic bike ever made.

- Forks were made by Marzocchi with Buell's anti-dive system

- wheels were made by Dymag (magnesium)

- XR1000 engine

- Lockheed brake calipers identical to 500cc GP bikes

- Rubber mounted engine to reduce vibrations. Something HD didn't do until the late 90s/early 00s

Etc....


Lucifer's Hammer 2 was a naked RR1000. Gives you a better look at the frame

Not Lucifer's Hammer, but a closer look at another RR1000

It's a tiny bike height-wise, but the XB still has a slightly shorter (52in vs 53in) wheelbase, and more extreme rake (21* vs 25*) :lol:

 

[R13]

Such a weird bike :lol:

That front sprocket is fucking huge :lol:

 

[94RS]

Such a weird bike :lol:

Buell motorcycles in a nutshell.... Which is exactly what draws me to them :lol:

 

[R13]

This fucking thing has been on craigslist and Facebook marketplace for over 3 years, and at $3500 no one has bought it :rolf:

The owner should just give up and take it as a sign to part it out.

 

[94RS]

YamaZuki GSX-Raptor?