Upstate MOTORCYCLE CHAT thread
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HEY CRAZY
Let's pack up your Frontier and my trailer and go for a road trip
2004 Honda 599 - $4300
http://lexington.craigslist.org/mcy/3450865823.html
Let's pack up your Frontier and my trailer and go for a road trip
2004 Honda 599 - $4300
http://lexington.craigslist.org/mcy/3450865823.html
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OMG, if money were no object...
1973 Honda 350 Four Mint Condition Original 350cc four cylinder RARE - $5000 (Chicago)
http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/mcy/3523322285.html
1973 Honda CB350/4
My 1st bike
And when the seller says rare, he ain't f'ing kiddin
1973 Honda 350 Four Mint Condition Original 350cc four cylinder RARE - $5000 (Chicago)
http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/mcy/3523322285.html
1973 Honda CB350/4
My 1st bike
And when the seller says rare, he ain't f'ing kiddin
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Upgrade to the 400F.
Much, much more superior Honda. The 350F was terribly underpowered, but a good effort. Honda got the upgrade right.
Unlike the 350 twin. When that went to 360, it was a flawed unit... and the CB450. The 500T was junk.
Much, much more superior Honda. The 350F was terribly underpowered, but a good effort. Honda got the upgrade right.
Unlike the 350 twin. When that went to 360, it was a flawed unit... and the CB450. The 500T was junk.
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If I were just going to buy a small bore bike that had no connection to my past, it would not be any of those, in fact it would not even be the slightly older 550/4 which I also rode and enjoyed, Tom's bike was red, my CB350/4 was black with gold stripes
For a small cc bike this CB400 SuperFour was one of my favorites
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Gotta love a 2-stroke street bike. Has to be a blast to ride!
http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/fl..._yamaha_rd350/
http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/fl..._yamaha_rd350/
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My 1st neck snapping acceleration happened on the VFR the very 1st time I rode to work
I was in 2nd doing about 40 on a 4-lane road in the city, Exchange Blvd
A Tahoe was being as asss trying to get around me and proceeded to squish me in my lane as he cold not pass the slow car in the left lane
I was in the right lane minding my own business
When I realized the Tahoe was moving over into my lane to try and push me out of the way, all I wanted to do was get out of its way
I yanked back on the throttle and the damn VFR stood right up on the back tire
I nearly chit my pants
The VFR took off like a shot
To this day I'm not really sure how I kept it together because I had never done a wheelie like that before
V4, awesome engine
Let me just say, the 650 Nighthawk would never have done that, and that was what I was used to
I LOVE MY VFR!
I was in 2nd doing about 40 on a 4-lane road in the city, Exchange Blvd
A Tahoe was being as asss trying to get around me and proceeded to squish me in my lane as he cold not pass the slow car in the left lane
I was in the right lane minding my own business
When I realized the Tahoe was moving over into my lane to try and push me out of the way, all I wanted to do was get out of its way
I yanked back on the throttle and the damn VFR stood right up on the back tire
I nearly chit my pants
The VFR took off like a shot
To this day I'm not really sure how I kept it together because I had never done a wheelie like that before
V4, awesome engine
Let me just say, the 650 Nighthawk would never have done that, and that was what I was used to
I LOVE MY VFR!
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One of those almost killed me in 1978. a connecting rod snapped in half while going 90mph; left a long skidmark before pulling the clutch lever. Might have browned my boxers. The good thing was Jeff was chasing me on a new Honda CX500 (RD350 was quicker until it blew), and he was able to tow me back with some kind of a strap he had. The best part is, it wasn't my bike