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[SkyPirate]

Post a pic of your motorcycle.

[Punkie]

1959 Triumph 5TA. Mild custom

[Tachikoma]

http://www.technfun.com/personal/images/er6f-mini.jpg (http://www.technfun.com/personal/images/er6f.jpg)

Kawasaki ER-6F (aka Ninja 650R) 650cc 72hp. I love it :D

And yes, I know the carrier is ugly, but this is my main vehicle. I use it to go around the city, I use it for grocery shopping, I use it for traveling... it has to be able to carry some stuff around.

[checkenbach]

Old(er) ride '01 VFR800, gorgeous, woderful motor, great handling, but I never got used to the ergos, so I got an '04 DL650, I LOVE THIS BIKE!!!!! :D I wanted a TDM 850, or a Cagiva Elephant but they are old now and parts are scarce. Long ago, I had a '92 BMW R100 GS, wish I had it now. :(
Chris

[alan_scott]

'85 Aspencade.

[CoastalFlyer]

Here's my 2007 Yamaha V Star 1100 Custom - only 7 weeks old. :cool:

[Bilbobaker]

Wow Coastal, She's a beauty.

[Usta Bee]

Three bikes I had as a kid, all made by Rupp......

[alan_scott]

Three bikes I had as a kid, all made by Rupp......

http://static.rcgroups.com/forums/attachments/3/5/3/7/9/a1443517-248-RuppRMT80.jpg


By looking at that rear suspension, I'm thinking of "Rupp" as short for "Rupture".

[Usta Bee]

By looking at that rear suspension, I'm thinking of "Rupp" as short for "Rupture".


I think back in the early 70's a lot of the bikes looked like that, kinda like off-road street bike suspension. Of course being a kid I didn't know any better back then. I still remember being completely amazed one day when we went to a Honda dealership to get a new back fender for the 80cc Rupp, and I saw a Honda "Elsinore" for the first time....the thing was huge, and it had so much suspension travel on it compared to my bike it looked like you could jump off a cliff with it.

[CoastalFlyer]

Wow Coastal, She's a beauty.It is mighty purdy. :)
They did a great job in building a bike that was exactly what I wanted for a reasonable price - less than half what a comparable Harley cost.
I probably could have resisted it - until I saw the marketing pic. Once I saw it in black cherry I knew I had to have it. It's even better looking in person. :cool:

It's a very comfortable ride, tons of power and great for riding up and down the coast. The weather has just been terrific so it's done a fair amount of commuting miles too.

Just gotta be careful - there are some real dangerous drivers out there....:eek:.....one almost got me today. Good thing I was watching him. :mad:

[Tachikoma]

I'll never understand what people see in cruiser bikes. No aerodynamics, no wind protection, heavy and huge engines with low power-per-cc.
To each his own, of course, I'm not implying anyone who buys a cruiser is stupid, or anything... I just don't get it.

[Usta Bee]

Just gotta be careful - there are some real dangerous drivers out there....:eek:.....one almost got me today. Good thing I was watching him. :mad:



I may sound like a chicken, but I'd NEVER own a street bike again, way too dangerous. I'd feel safer riding out in the woods dealing with rocks, ruts, and roots than on the road dealing with idiot drivers....especially older people who shouldn't even have a license. Last year I saw a guy on a crotch rocket get T-boned by a cargo van......it looked like a giant baseball bat hit him at a 90 degree angle. :eek:

[cars4fun2001]

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=3098648

http://f10.putfile.com/thumb/7/20620540819.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=3098648)

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=3098637

http://f10.putfile.com/thumb/7/20620515288.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=3098637)

here is mine. My own from the ground up. I built the frame the tank the finder witch isn't in the pic.


Mike

[Bilbobaker]

Well here is a homebuilt that I'm considering.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.protocollon.com/images/overkill-lg.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.protocollon.com/category/reviews/&h=408&w=500&sz=57&hl=en&start=6&tbnid=KArQc_6QvYm4YM:&tbnh=106&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Datomiczombie%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%2 6hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DG

[pinolefm1]

Mine...under tarps in the garage until I can ride it again.
Built and painted from scratch by me in my garage.I didn't build the frame but started with a stretched frame and filled out from there.Did all the fabrication..stretched tanks..weld on torsion bar rear suspension....frenched in license plate and flush LED brake lights in rear fender...FLH front set with brackets flushed and welded.....added fill panels to the frame where the tank meets in front.......built 113" S&S motor ...SG carb..roller everything...2 1/4" straight pipes with backflow restrictors.Only think stock HD is the tranny..speedo and a wiring harness
I had the soft tail frame powder coated black then I used House of Color black for the base color with chameleon flames....many coats of clear and hours of sanding.
Steve

[62pilot]

:d :d :d