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Since the MMM thread has died, we've lost our repository of what everyone's bike looks like. So, here's your chance. Post your bike. Nothing matches a bike to a username like a picture. Tell us a little about it, how long you've had it, what you've done to it, or with it. Hell, brag a little. Now, what I don't want, are photo essays. Give us one or two really good pictures of your ride. If you have more than one bike, post those too. I'd even encourage you to post bikes you've already sold, totaled, or otherwise lost. Lets make 56k modems bleed from their serial ports. Ack, the image I was going to use is, uh, to big. And I can't be bothered to resize it at 3:42 am. I'll get some pictures up here soon. As everyone posts their bikes, I'm going to try to get those images linked up here too. So we'll have a useful database of riders and bikes.
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Christoff posted:It's a Riaju if anyone was wondering. VTNewb, edit your post to say what the bikes are. :-) I'm not sure everyone can identify trials bikes off their cuff, and KTM models still are a mystery to some.
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Jul 6, 2008 21:32
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Tachonium posted:1983 Suzuki GS650L Other than it being almost 500lbs ;-) it's got a little more horsepower than I'd consider noob safe. (that is, 77) On the same lines, I have a GS650 cylinder, head, and carbs on my 1980 GS550. I'll get pictures of my stable, posted tonight, I promise. And, you should visit https://www.thegsresources.com
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Jul 7, 2008 04:28
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A 1983 GS550ES. It has a rough re-jet by me and a K&N air filter. It also has a hand wound stator (by me), and a GSXR regulator rectifer. It was purchased for $300 as "misc motorcycle parts." The bike was abandoned at a suzuki dealer because the owner wouldn't pay for the repairs after wrecking it. Skreemer stopped by the dealer and because he rides a 1983 GS550E, the owner offered him the bike.  I'm exceedingly happy with it. It'll do a little more than 120mph, it accelerates fast enough, it hauls me and a passenger as far, and as fast as I like. The seat is a little.. rough on the derriere. My 1980 GS550's seat is much nicer. I'll post those pictures in a bit. 1983 RM250. It's got some aftermarket pipe, Boysen reeds, and some aftermarket front end plastic. It's got all the power and suspension of a modern bike.... but drum brakes and no powervalve. It's a mans bike. :-) I'm not man enough. It's for sale, I want something with disks and a powervalve.  I"ll need to keep digging. But for shits and giggles. Here's a video... of my GS425. And for any noobs in the audience. DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5955238524895101958&hl=en avengero posted:'92 Suzuki GSF400, just got it as my first bike. Should be fun once I get it to run reliably. And by reliably, I mean not stall out like a bitch.] Nerobro fucked around with this message at 07:31 on Jul 7, 2008 |
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Jul 7, 2008 06:44
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blindjoe posted:1984 xs400 I weep for you. Yamaha designed the fuse boxes to break apart. And the timing chain guide rails break off and seize the motor. And the spine frames are frighteningly top heavy for such a small bike. Nerobro fucked around with this message at 22:50 on Jul 8, 2008 |
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Jul 8, 2008 22:48
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Magnum1371 posted:My first bike was a 1961 Honda dream Leading link, not telever.
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Jul 14, 2008 22:45
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M323 posted:I see your adequately powered motorcycles and raise you this Just to add to the fun. I washed my RM250, and it's for sale.. When I was still looking for a MX bike, I was looking for an 84-86 RM250. Same sort of max max styling, but with disks and powervalves. Oh for the love of a powervalve.   http://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/mcy/754962686.html Ignore the price there, it's yours for $500.
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Jul 15, 2008 03:03
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Sassafrasquatch posted:Just picked up this '96 katana 600 for $1200. She needs a little work, which I'm stumbling through learning from a manual, a katana riders forum, and of course, you guys. (I have no real life motorcycle friends, although 2 buddies are looking to buy their first too What sort of work does it need? If you need a "redeming" point about the bike. Rest assured you have a GSXR motor in your bike. That said, it's a suzuki, it will always get you home. Enjoy your new wheels.
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Jul 15, 2008 04:27
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*walks like an Egyptian* That was the first music video I ever saw...
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Jul 15, 2008 18:28
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rope kid posted:I think the reputation was founded by the airhead boxer in the 70s and 80s, when (IIRC) not a lot of other bike engines were particularly long-lived. More like the 50's and 60's. By the 70's everybody had things sorted out.
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Jul 16, 2008 04:42
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Repo Man posted:Having a GSXR750 of that vintage in good shape would be really cool. As for the article. SCAN IT. Please, very much.
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Jul 16, 2008 06:13
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logiryan posted:'85 Honda CR250
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Jul 25, 2008 00:15
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Bike $0, Battery $40, Carb cleaner $4, 12ga wire $0. End result? Nerobro has a 1980 GS450L to play with. ... it's an L, so I don't really want it.  The story behind this bike is long, and sad. And I fear the friend who gave it to me will severely hurt herself.
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Jul 25, 2008 15:42
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I couldn't have said it better myself. I assume you're a member of https://www.thegsresources.com I own a 1980 GS550E, a 1983 GS550ES, 1986 GS550ES, a 1980 GS450L and a 1979 GS425. It's contagious. Skreemer bought his 1983 GS550E before we knew jack about GS's. Jared had a honda, saw our GS's... Well he rides a 1983 GS750E now. KDC67, well it may have rubbed off on her. She's got a 1980 GS550E now, and a 1977 GS400X. And there's a myriad of other GS's on the forum. Ola has his GS750ES (neuterd..) Stock, they're not bad. But like any UJM, they respond magically to adjusting them to how you want them. My 1980 has the top end off a GS650L on it, and the forks form a 650E, the shocks from a ZRX1200, the RR from a CX500, superbike bars, and the blood of nerobro on it. (I wrecked the bike, hard, and brought it back from death) My 83, other than having a K&N, and a new r/r is completely stock. I'm quite happy with it that way. You're pretty lucky on the RR front. The one leg cutout isn't the problem. It's heat. It took untill the early 80's for suzuki to figure out that you need to provide the RR with cooling air. The 84-86 GS550E/ES/ESD/EF had their r/r mounted in the fenderwell so they got lots of air. Skreemer's and my 83's have it buried under the seat between the battery and the inner fender. We are both running late model GSXR r/r's on our 83 GS550's. The 77-82 GS550's had theirs mounted under the left sidecover. Again, away from cooling air. Not to mention the r/r's being undersized by a factor of three. KCD67's 80 sprouted a GL1100 r/r, and mine is running a CX500 r/r. Yey for cheap used honda parts. Ack, gimme an hour or three, I"ll post pictures of my 80. It's desperately ugly right now Promises promises. This is my bike the spring after I rebuilt it. Before the new motor, and KYB shocks. LIke the paint job? That's rattlecan. 
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Jul 26, 2008 01:25
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Scary Monster! Dude, I had an 82 XS400 SECA. We nicknamed it the gutless wonder. They had a habbit of seizing on their cam chain guides.... recovering the lost bit of guide required removing the entire top end assembly. I may have a picture of it somewhere. I'd prefer to forget it. It really is the worst motorcycle I've ever ridden. And KDC's LT2 has some bad feeling about it. And I've ridden my 80 without a tight enough axle. You heard a honda RR fits, you now know someone who's installed two of them on GS's. And several GSX-R r/rs. I get them off ebay, for $20-30 shipped. I do the testing and thow them on. Repo Man, I rewound my own stator. I still have materials to do two more if anything fails again. BACK TO THE NORMALLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING...............  That's the last time it looked that pretty. Next gas fillup and the clearcoat on the tank got foggy. I was PISSED.  When I get the bikes sold I need to get sold this summer, this is my next project. It will be beautiful again. And it will be jetted properly. 33mpg is just not right for a 673cc bike. I think I may have found a picture that contains the XS400. Just the tail can be seen.
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Jul 26, 2008 05:20
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I don't get the CB550 love... *points at his GS550* much better bike. :-)
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Aug 5, 2008 02:47
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cheese eats mouse posted:It is more because of the support. *Looks at sohc forums* https://www.thegsresources.com They're better. ;-) There are fewer guesses and fuzzy answers there.
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Aug 6, 2008 16:07
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What did I did? As much as the honda community is strong, most CB's are their own model. They also have fairly short "model" runs. So parts don't interchange easily. and parts that do are random magical combinations. GS's have, and had long model runs. And once suzuki engineered something, they stuck with it. Parts swap easily, and widely throughout the range. And, you don't have the "this was never designed to be maintined" problems you run into on hondas.
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Aug 7, 2008 08:13
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cheese eats mouse posted:Have you done any long touring on it? Before we make a complete mess of the thread. catch me on aim or gmail. I'm nerobro both places. And it depends on what you consider "long." Yes, they handle touring very well.
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Aug 7, 2008 14:11
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 http://www.practicalalchemy.org/~nerobro/public/Pictures/Galena06/DSC01748.JPG Full touring rig on my 1980 GS550. The day before the trip, the tank I had spent all winter painting sprung a leak. It had rotted out from the inside.
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Aug 9, 2008 08:42
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It's a joke, it's not a 2 stroke ;-) Bad rings? Bad valve guides? Gnomad, nice toys over the years.
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Aug 21, 2008 13:45
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8ender posted:That not a funny joke. How about 700cc 2 stroke, single. No powervalve. http://www.atkusa.com/documents/2008ATK700-620ccIntimidator.pdf http://dirtbike.off-road.com/dirtbike/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=332426 Or... There's the GT750 which is a big tame, triple. Or, if you wanna go real nuts, the RG500 is a 100hp 500cc square 4.
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Aug 21, 2008 19:40
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I thought Yamaha made a bonkers big displacement 2 stroke I didn't know about. My dream is crushed 
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Bean_ posted:I took it off yesterday and blew through it. Nothing seemed too hard to blow through, so I thought it was alright.
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Aug 31, 2008 04:51
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They're a "do anything" bike. They're pretty slow, but they are street legal. they float over just about any kind of ground. Just ask Phat_albert. Or Mouse Eats Cheese. They both have one.
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Sep 7, 2008 03:30
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Phat_Albert posted:The R is liquid cooled, and significantly more powerful. And lighter. And has a plastic tank.
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Sep 19, 2008 17:58
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From roughly 80 to 120hp... that's a big difference :-)
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Sep 19, 2008 21:43
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Phy posted:Are those gigantic intakes there for anything or do they just exist to make it look like a goddamn YF-23? They don't do anything. I got a new bike too... 
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Oct 7, 2008 22:31
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null0ne posted:For some reason, I can't see scooters without thinking how fun they'd be to absolutely flog around town. Unreal Fantasy posted:where are you from and how much did you pay for that 103?
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Oct 9, 2008 05:44
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snail posted:*scooter stories* I ride my BICYCLE like I own the road. :-) My moped will be ridden in the lane like the motor vehicle it is. 50cc.nl has 70cc kits for my bike for $72, and a tuned pipe for $60..... Displacement before tuned pipe, and I need to do the math on what the proper pipe will be. But tuned pipes are so pretty........................ And because I didn't say so before. It's a 1978 Peugeot 103 SP. With like 3000 miles on it. Now I know better, I wish I had a SPX Nerobro fucked around with this message at 07:18 on Oct 10, 2008 |
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 I've had this one for about a year and a half. I think. It's a 1971 Suzuki TC90. One might think the unique feature of the bike is the fact it's got it's carb inside the crankcase. That "feature" was typical of small suzuki single cylinder two strokes right through the late 70s. At some point they got their head out of their derriere and went with the conventional boot and airbox arrangement.   There's a hole in the front of the crankcase that's normally got a rubber plug in it. That allows you to unscrew the carb from the spigot. So, the unique feature of this bike? It's got an eight speed transmission. Well, that's not entirely honest, it's got a 4 speed, dual range transmission. Low range is good for about 45mph. High range will get the bike up to 65mph. The bike is supposed to have 11hp. To make this happen, parts of the transmission are in the timing cover. It's really quite strange. The previous owner said "the carb might need some cleaning" Check out this needle jet. I think "some cleaning" was a bit of an understatement.  The bike needs a few screws. A new taillight, and the wiring harness gone over. The bike runs right now so long as you feed it starter fluid.
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Oct 18, 2008 08:15
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Simkin posted:Does the weird rotor setup on that make it any more difficult to change pads/rotors? My turn! http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7036542858529134551&hl=en Finally good pictures of my 1978 Peugeot 103 SP. I got a suprise today. The bike has the CVT. I thought it was single speed.    
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Oct 26, 2008 03:15
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Gnomad posted:They work well in snowmobiles, and I have sometimes considered dropping a amped up sled motor and CVT into a street bike. There isn't much compression braking in such a system though, they pretty much freewheel and that might be a bit disconcerting. 2 strokes really don't have much engine braking anyway, so a CVT isn't going to change the feel "that" much. According to the manual, this bike should be able to climb a 20% incline! I am going to just get it going for the winter, and play with it in the snow. In the spring I'll have a 70cc kit and tuned pipe on order. The carburetor on it is a trip. There's no needle, but it has a slide. The linkage that moves the slide is bent wire. The float bowl is part of the carb casting. The choke, is a real choke, and not a starter carb. Then again, the whole carb is as big as the starter carbs on my 550.
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Oct 27, 2008 06:27
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shootme posted:1989 Honda Dominator/NX650 In other words, not all that stock.  My turn! It's legally a motorcycle now.. 70cc, does more than 40mph. Yes, that is a tin plated pigs stomach. 
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God-damned Pilates posted:EDIT: Not a cop. Even if you were.... Whatever. You've got bigger fish to fry than a 40mph motorcycle. Mopeds in Illinois are defined by being 50cc or less, and reaching not more than 30mph in 1 mile. The bike is now 70cc and I'm now doing 35mph in one block. Not that any cop in Illinois would know that off the top of their head, nor would they be equipped to police said rules. Mopeds only exist in Illinois as "motorcycles without M class requirements" they are otherwise treated as motorcycles. Including license, registration and title transfer costs. Next project is to get a better carb and intake on there. 60mph, here I come. To add to the thread.. 1971 Yamaha CT1. Needs a the kickstarter mechanism rebuilt, and the carb cleaned. 
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Jan 29, 2009 02:57
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There's a green peugeot 103 in naperville, if you're inclined. Catch me on aim sometime... that budget is doable. My buddy picked up his Batavus for $130.
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Jan 29, 2009 06:25
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Simkin posted:Wow. How did you kill a GS500? IED? Obviously, "improvised" won't cut it. It takes a directed energy weapon.
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I found shots of my GS425. It's a 1979. We saved it from becoming a chopper. It runs. And is in that video of me doing a burnout and crashing.     And my $300 of yamaha.  
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Mar 9, 2009 03:56
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Orange Someone posted:Not that we have any opinions one way or the other of course. But he's right. There's a lot of cruisers now that are pretty damned capable. Anything that's "acutally" raked out. Has a front brake that's "just for show" or none at all. And can't lean more than 15 degrees... If it can't go. Can't stop. Can't turn. Can't ride long distances. CAn't be ridden in the rain. Etc, etc, etc.... What's the freaking point?
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Mar 12, 2009 22:16
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New toy time. A 1982 GS650E. Needs new intake boots/boot o-rings, some small cracks in the side covers fixed, and sometime soon, a new chain. The bike came with an extra seat, a new battery, fairly new tires, and spare brake pads.  Yes, that is "THE" piggy.
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Raven457 posted:hahah, dear god man, how many GSes does that make for you now? Looks pretty clean though, nice find =) I own six... Four need to be sold.
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