I'm back on a Honda.

Started by Cookie Monster, January 31, 2017, 06:24:25 PM

SVT_Power

Quote from: MrH on February 01, 2017, 12:49:10 PM
I thought it went:  Sport bike -> touring -> super moto -> touring -> sport bike

and in the middle, you bought another copy of your original sport bike, a separate dirt bike, and an rx-7. :lol:

I think it went: standard - sport bike - sport touring - dirt bike/sumo - sport touring - sport bike
"On a given day, a given circumstance, you think you have a limit. And you then go for this limit and you touch this limit, and you think, 'Okay, this is the limit'. And so you touch this limit, something happens and you suddenly can go a little bit further. With your mind power, your determination, your instinct, and the experience as well, you can fly very high." - Ayrton Senna

BimmerM3

The good news is that you almost made it a month into your 2017 goal!

Quote from: Cookie Monster on January 03, 2017, 11:42:43 AM
2017 goal - keep the same motorcycle till at least 2018. Lol.

CaminoRacer

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Cookie Monster

:lol:

I had such high hopes for myself too.
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Quote from: 68_427 on November 27, 2016, 07:43:14 AM
Or order from fortune auto and when lyft rider asks why your car feels bumpy you can show them the dyno curve
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MX793

Quote from: Cookie Monster on February 01, 2017, 01:18:20 PM
Well, I thought those were all just old man couch bikes. I guess my definition of "sport touring" is wrong. :lol:

I always though of sporty bikes with handlebars (FZ1, VFR, Ninja 1k, GSXS1000F, etc) or these newer "adventure" bikes that can't actually go off road (FJ-09, S1000XR, Multistrada) as sport tourers.

So what's a full on touring bike, then, other than a Goldwing?

These days, there is a lot of blurring of lines.  The advent of the repli-racer in the 90s kind of redefined sportbikes such that machines that used to be sportbikes now started to fall under the "sport touring" category because they were more comfortable than the new age "sportbike".  I'd consider an N1K or VFR to be sportbikes that, when fitted with luggage, can also do light sport-touring duty (specifically 1-up sport touring, they are too small to really do 2-up touring).  The FZ1 is a sporty standard that can also be re-purposed to do some light sport touring.  Multistrada would probably fall in a similar category, as would the FJ-09, Versys, and S1000X and the other non-off-road capable bikes trying to visually invoke the off-road capability of adventure bikes.  Adventure bikes are a combination of a light touring/ST machine (fitted with hard bags) and a dual sport.  I don't consider something that can't go off-road an Adventure bike.  Proper sport touring bikes can do 2-up distance riding (meaning significant luggage space and a large enough seat to be reasonably comfy for two for prolonged periods) but are faster and handle better than just touring bikes.  Touring bikes put an emphasis on comfort and are set up for going on very long, multi-day rides.
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Gotta-Qik-C7

Quote from: Cookie Monster on February 01, 2017, 11:15:43 AM
I've wanted a 954 for the past 2 years almost so I had to go see it at least.
IIRC I offered to sell you a 954 a couple years ago dammit!!!!!!!!!!! :rage:
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Im gonna get shit for this but I can see the value of getting something right out of the box. Im sure he could get the FZ1 where he wanted, but why? For my next bike I don't want a project either. It should and can be great out of the box
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MrH

No one is questioning whether he wants something great out of the box. Everyone is just wondering how many boxes rags is going to open :lol:
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SVT_Power

Quote from: 12,000 RPM on February 01, 2017, 05:06:17 PM
Im gonna get shit for this but I can see the value of getting something right out of the box. Im sure he could get the FZ1 where he wanted, but why? For my next bike I don't want a project either. It should and can be great out of the box
Well Rags bought a bike that needs some work, so it's still a project :lol:
"On a given day, a given circumstance, you think you have a limit. And you then go for this limit and you touch this limit, and you think, 'Okay, this is the limit'. And so you touch this limit, something happens and you suddenly can go a little bit further. With your mind power, your determination, your instinct, and the experience as well, you can fly very high." - Ayrton Senna

Cookie Monster

Quote from: SVT_Power on February 01, 2017, 05:19:16 PM
Well Rags bought a bike that needs some work, so it's still a project :lol:


Eh, fleabay + some tinkering and elbow grease will have this thing far more dialed in for far cheaper than if I had tried to get the FZ1 where I want.

$1k into this thing and it'll be perfect. $1k would get me just an exhaust for the FZ1. I'd still be stuck with a twitchy throttle, crappy suspension and overweight chassis. I can fix the rear wheel, get new wheel bearings, clutch/cable/lever, exhaust, etc for that and have a clean, solid running bike.

The suspension and motor on this thing is dialed. The shop I bought it from is a suspension shop so they took everything apart and rebuilt it, and it's set up for pretty close to my weight so it already feels much, much better than the FZ1.
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Quote from: 68_427 on November 27, 2016, 07:43:14 AM
Or order from fortune auto and when lyft rider asks why your car feels bumpy you can show them the dyno curve
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Cookie Monster

Quote from: Gotta-Qik-C6 on February 01, 2017, 05:04:57 PM
IIRC I offered to sell you a 954 a couple years ago dammit!!!!!!!!!!! :rage:

Bruh you live in Ohio.

Also a couple years ago I would not have been fit to ride a liter bike. Hell I probably shouldn't be on one now. :lol:
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Quote from: 68_427 on November 27, 2016, 07:43:14 AM
Or order from fortune auto and when lyft rider asks why your car feels bumpy you can show them the dyno curve
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Gotta-Qik-C7

Quote from: Cookie Monster on February 01, 2017, 06:44:30 PM
Bruh you live in Ohio.

Also a couple years ago I would not have been fit to ride a liter bike. Hell I probably shouldn't be on one now. :lol:
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Cookie Monster

So, I know it's kind of too early to post riding impressions, but just commuting to and from work, it's amazing how much this thing feels like my old F4i. It's as if I never sold that bike.

Obviously I don't have a ton of experience with a bunch of different bikes but so far in my riding career, I'd have to say the early 2000's Honda sport bikes are my favorite. They are modern enough to not have to deal with carbs or chokes, but still extremely raw and visceral. There's some weird intangible feel about riding one... I didn't get the same feeling from riding my friend's 2011 CBR1000RR, though.
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Quote from: 68_427 on November 27, 2016, 07:43:14 AM
Or order from fortune auto and when lyft rider asks why your car feels bumpy you can show them the dyno curve
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12,000 RPM

I think some of them still have carbs. At least I think the Superhawk does
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MX793

Quote from: 12,000 RPM on February 02, 2017, 01:06:48 PM
I think some of them still have carbs. At least I think the Superhawk does

Superhawk was a 90s era bike that lived on into the early 2000s with minimal updates.
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Cookie Monster

Yeah, no thanks on the SuperHawk. If I wanted a big Honda twin I'd get an RC51.

Also, if Wikipedia is to be believed, the '04 CBR1K gained 40-50 lb over the 954?! How is that even possible?

The internets says the 1k did gain some weight but I'm not sure exactly how much.
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Quote from: 68_427 on November 27, 2016, 07:43:14 AM
Or order from fortune auto and when lyft rider asks why your car feels bumpy you can show them the dyno curve
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MX793

Quote from: Cookie Monster on February 02, 2017, 01:31:14 PM
Yeah, no thanks on the SuperHawk. If I wanted a big Honda twin I'd get an RC51.

Also, if Wikipedia is to be believed, the '04 CBR1K gained 40-50 lb over the 954?! How is that even possible?

The internets says the 1k did gain some weight but I'm not sure exactly how much.

Likely a difference between dry, curb, and wet weights.  Bike companies haven't been consistent.  The latest trend for the most bikes is full wet (all fluids and a full tank of gas).  In the past they would cite weight with all fluids except fuel, or dry weight.
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Cookie Monster

Quote from: MX793 on February 02, 2017, 01:35:26 PM
Likely a difference between dry, curb, and wet weights.  Bike companies haven't been consistent.  The latest trend for the most bikes is full wet (all fluids and a full tank of gas).  In the past they would cite weight with all fluids except fuel, or dry weight.

That's probably it. Wikipedia says the 954 is 370 lb dry, while the '04 1000 is 430lb dry. I'm seeing 400 dry and 425-430 wet elsewhere.

Either way, the bike feels far more nimble and light than the FZ1, even with clipons.
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Quote from: 68_427 on November 27, 2016, 07:43:14 AM
Or order from fortune auto and when lyft rider asks why your car feels bumpy you can show them the dyno curve
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giant_mtb

Gasoline is ~6 pounds a gallon.

shp4man

I know you will want it eventually. Only weighs 799 pounds!



:lol:

giant_mtb

Quote from: shp4man on February 02, 2017, 02:04:44 PM
I know you will want it eventually. Only weighs 799 pounds!

:lol:

Dry or wet? :devil:

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MX793

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Quote from: giant_mtb on February 02, 2017, 02:05:31 PM
Dry or wet? :devil:

Dry.  They're like 850-900 wet, depending on options.  Also eerily light on their feet once underway for something that weighs half a ton with rider.  Drop into corners better than any cruiser I've ridden, including Sportsters.
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Cookie Monster

As I've said before, I'd rather ride bitch on a Goldwing than actually ride it. Damn thing is like a lazy boy.

I would have loved to see the country as a kid on the back of a Goldwing. That seems epic.
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Quote from: 68_427 on November 27, 2016, 07:43:14 AM
Or order from fortune auto and when lyft rider asks why your car feels bumpy you can show them the dyno curve
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shp4man

Plus, that flat 6 would sound cool if anybody actually made a nice exhaust system for it.  ;)

CaminoRacer

I want to get a late 70s naked Goldwing and strip some weight off it. Not full cafe racer or anything, but a nice naked 6 cyl would be dope.
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SVT_Power

Quote from: CaminoRacer on February 02, 2017, 03:00:42 PM
I want to get a late 70s naked Goldwing and strip some weight off it. Not full cafe racer or anything, but a nice naked 6 cyl would be dope.

"On a given day, a given circumstance, you think you have a limit. And you then go for this limit and you touch this limit, and you think, 'Okay, this is the limit'. And so you touch this limit, something happens and you suddenly can go a little bit further. With your mind power, your determination, your instinct, and the experience as well, you can fly very high." - Ayrton Senna

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Cookie Monster

That cafe'd Goldwing is not my style at all but I guess it's cool? :huh:
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Quote from: 68_427 on November 27, 2016, 07:43:14 AM
Or order from fortune auto and when lyft rider asks why your car feels bumpy you can show them the dyno curve
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Eye of the Tiger

Quote from: CaminoRacer on February 02, 2017, 03:00:42 PM
I want to get a late 70s naked Goldwing and strip some weight off it. Not full cafe racer or anything, but a nice naked 6 cyl would be dope.

Old ones are 4 cyl, eh?
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