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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I like older bikes, 80's and 90's stuff... Is it just me, but do they have more style and soul than modern bikes... OK they maybe not as good as modern bikes. But do they make up for that with being more than just a some of there parts... Or am I just dreaming about 500GP bikes too much.... Lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I love the naked bikes. I love to see the finned cylinders, carburettors, and all the pipes, cables and frame. The plastic encased bikes do nothing for me. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I love old bikes, as a kid I used to go on the back of my Dads Velly Venom and I thought it was ace.
I had lots of strokers in the mid to late eighties and at the time they where ace too.
Now though, they're just nice to look at, I just couldn't be arsed with the faff of owning one. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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With older bikes, the 'character' would be the fact you had to adjust your riding technique for each individual machine and took a lot more input to ride aggressively.
About the only thing you could adjust for handling was the tyre pressures, lol |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"With older bikes, the 'character' would be the fact you had to adjust your riding technique for each individual machine and took a lot more input to ride aggressively.
About the only thing you could adjust for handling was the tyre pressures, lol"
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I enjoy my modern rocket ship for its ability to handle anything and 'just work'.
But.... I love my old triumph despite its cranky temperament, it's hatred of anything resembling rain and, relatively, poor handling. I would never get rid of it  |
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"I enjoy my modern rocket ship for its ability to handle anything and 'just work'.
But.... I love my old triumph despite its cranky temperament, it's hatred of anything resembling rain and, relatively, poor handling. I would never get rid of it "
Exactly.. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Both our bikes are 90's bikes, both still on carbs, both naked, and one of them definitely keeps up, and even embarrass's some of the modern plastic torpedo's... "
Nice... What do you ride? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Bandit 12 Mk1, just slightly modified, wink wink... Lol
And just recently acquired a virago 1100, just for Sundays, or when the inner hooligan needs to be tamed... "
Nice, bandits are great to mod.. I have a few on my Suzi.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I started off with a Honda C70, as my first year apprentice money didn’t stretch too anything more exotic. But then, behold a pay rise for my second year and I got a Suzuki GT125, and I thought I was a biking God. Yep, the mid to late 80s was a great time. |
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"I started off with a Honda C70, as my first year apprentice money didn’t stretch too anything more exotic. But then, behold a pay rise for my second year and I got a Suzuki GT125, and I thought I was a biking God. Yep, the mid to late 80s was a great time. "
Nice |
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Can't stand new bikes. I walk around the Triumph, Harley and BMW showrooms and nothing attracts my eye.
The new, drastic plastic adventure types in particular make me shudder. Electronic gizmos and impenetrable plastic to dissuade even simple maintenance.
I still have my 98 BMW R1100 and the Honda Superfour which took me around Europe twice when still a kid. Stripping drive assemblies at the side of the road and swapping out breaks in a leaky tent. All part of the adventure and practically impossible on the new bikes.
I wish I'd kept my first Bandit 600. |
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"Can't stand new bikes. I walk around the Triumph, Harley and BMW showrooms and nothing attracts my eye.
The new, drastic plastic adventure types in particular make me shudder. Electronic gizmos and impenetrable plastic to dissuade even simple maintenance.
I still have my 98 BMW R1100 and the Honda Superfour which took me around Europe twice when still a kid. Stripping drive assemblies at the side of the road and swapping out breaks in a leaky tent. All part of the adventure and practically impossible on the new bikes.
I wish I'd kept my first Bandit 600."
Bandits are for life, not just for Christmas.. |
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By *amish SMan
over a year ago
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Old bike makes sense, if anything I can get more parts for my bike despite being over 40 years old than you can for a 5 year old modern bike, just ask a Ducati dealer. Modern materials, radial tyres, etc
Austria and back last year and over 10K miles in the winter months. And if on the rare occasion if fails at the roadside there is a good chance it can be fixed to get home. |
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Totally agree. Last year I actively sought a 90's sports bike. Modern ones I appreciate are faster, lighter and more advanced but they lack a soul.
I eventually found a black/grey 96 Thunderace YZF1000 R which was immaculate and only showing 11000 miles. Standard apart from a scorpion pipe and angel eye headlights and LED's all round. It's still quick enough to be exciting, has a back seat that's usable.  |
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"Totally agree. Last year I actively sought a 90's sports bike. Modern ones I appreciate are faster, lighter and more advanced but they lack a soul.
I eventually found a black/grey 96 Thunderace YZF1000 R which was immaculate and only showing 11000 miles. Standard apart from a scorpion pipe and angel eye headlights and LED's all round. It's still quick enough to be exciting, has a back seat that's usable. "
Nice |
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