Guest Nogbad Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Yep!............... 54030[/snapback] Sigh... Oh to be relieved of such decisions... Some of your bikes look like they could go on a plinth in the living room to be continuously admired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francesco Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Oh man, the exaust system looks like the small intestine, and what with the hump?Sorry no poesia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aironepony Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Sigh... Oh to be relieved of such decisions... Some of your bikes look like they could go on a plinth in the living room to be continuously admired. 54031[/snapback] They all get mileage. However there is a Lodola on it's way and that might well finish up in the living room. Haven't broached the subject with the wife; easier to obtain forgiveness than permission. Mind you the first wife went absolutely bonkers when she found a dismantled Rudge under the bed. I wouldn't have minded so much but it had been there 3 months. So much for her housekeeping................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aironepony Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Sigh... Oh to be relieved of such decisions... 54031[/snapback] Remember life isn't a rehearsal. Do what you want when you can still enjoy it. Don't mess about; go for it. The planet doesn't have a problem, burn as much petrol as you can. Pres: Bush and his advisors have assured us that global warming is not man made. That's good enough for me....................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nogbad Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 The planet doesn't have a problem, burn as much petrol as you can. Pres: Bush and his advisors have assured us that global warming is not man made. That's good enough for me....................... 54038[/snapback] I agree. I am a combustion engineer by profession in the power industry, and am not convinced by global warming either. Although the greenies would claim that's because I earn my living in the evil military-industrial complex... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staedtler Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Hey, Nogbad... you infidel!! give the S4R a try before jumping back on that harley crack toy... and tell us what you think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nogbad Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Hey, Nogbad... you infidel!!give the S4R a try before jumping back on that harley crack toy... and tell us what you think... 54056[/snapback] That's a good idea. I can try the S4R at the place that's doing my tranny recall in July. They have a separate Ducati showroom with all the commercialised bells and whistles. That Harley crack toy sure was a lot of fun though, and I'm also thinking convenient maintanance free belt drive, and good fuel economy from the long stroke Harley engine. The S4R probably drinks like oil was going out of fashion, and it has a chain drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Man, I love the look of that massive engine on the Buell S1. Nice. For what it is worth, I went riding Saturday with a young guy on a Buell 1200. Nice bike, but he couldn't seem to keep up. It was slippery out and I think he did not feel comfortable following me and an expert Harley Superglide rider. Don't laugh about the Harley. This guy is the president of an old Seattle mc club, used to race and is a hill climb champ. A very hard core dude who is the faster Harley rider I've seen. -Like following Gene Church around. I've put in fresh seals and oil in the Sport, and it really made a difference. I was hitting the corners pretty good with no bounce and wash out. Very stable. I think this is where the Guzzi might be faster than bikes that look good on paper - the very nice, progressive and strong Brembos, great torque and strong engine breaking - stable frame. These all make for fast 'real world' cafe speeds. The Buell kid asked me about lean angles on the V11, and said I was surprising him with some real bad-ass lean-over on some of the corners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badmotogoozer Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 But to live with the stigma of owning a H.D. powered bike, golly, that would be tough for me to take. I try to avoid the potato-potato sound. Ciao, Steve G. 53940[/snapback] so instead you bought a bike that goes "tomato,tomato,tomato"... Rj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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