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eh i would have gone with blandit riding twats |
Oh Christ, yeah, you gotta draw the line somewhere! ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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biker7 Crazy Courier
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Most cruiser riders, not all, are older. No crime in that. Many older riders slow down a bit in all aspects of life. Many of them rode the fastest, best handling bikes back in their day. Lot of bullshit talked by mouthy guys with huge generalisations on all biking subjects. Cruisers are not meant to handle well or be light or cheap. They are what they are. I'm 70 this year and ride a thou which is pretty nippy. Best handling bike I ever had was a Daytona. Best overall biking experience was my HD Iron. Fastest were my Busas. Next bike might be a Milwaukee Eight Harley. Still might like a Fireblade for the odd blast one day. Cruisers....yes on a nice day when I'm feeling in the mood. Japanese lightweights - brilliant (although KTM's/Ducatis often better). As for bike know-alls (which includes cruiser lovers and haters)... usually just trolls! The cruiser is dead! Long live the cruiser. Can you enjoy a cruiser and a sports bike? - of course you can - for different reasons. Chips are great but occasionally a bit of cabbage goes down ok. Variety is the spice of life, unless you are a bike moron of course. But then when your head is stuck up your arse, you don't see everyone laughing at you. ____________________ Swansea area
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you dont know the first thing about me c**t, 'copying the big boys' tf do you mean? i like what i like and its got fuck all to do with whatever anyone else likes |
Considering that, you seem to be a bit sensitive about what others think. Now, with me, that really is the case. I ride a Fazer, and I like it very much. But if you want to take the piss out of it, that's fine by me. I don't like cruisers; they're not what I want from riding bikes, and I will take the piss sometimes. But really, it's just nice to see more folks enjoying bikes, whatever they are. Calm down a bit, find your sense of humour. You'll struggle on this forum without one. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Well I'll see you your 125cc cruiser and raise you:
A 125cc two stroke cruiser. |
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Viragos are an interesting choice of bike (in the UK)...
It's easy to coin an explanation for why someone might buy a Harley. Not so easy for a Virago.
I wouldn't mind one, just to chop it down into a sort of stripped down Frankenstein of a cafe/street tracker. But it seems most people buy these to keep them in stock form, and they don't ride them.
If you check them out on Ebay, they all tend to have very low mileages for their age. 1990s bikes with something like just 12000 miles on them aren't uncommon. Most haven't been modified beyond sticking a different set of bars on them. They're not in the bargain basement category of street bikes either. So, for some reason, there's a stronger market for used Viragos (going by their used prices) than for things like used SV1000s and Fazers in some cases, and that market is set on buying them, keeping them original, putting something like 1000 miles on them then selling them on a few years later. How would you explain that one? Eh?
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/yamaha-virago-xv1100/132971369037
1991 Virago XV1100.
Asking price: £2300.
Mileage: 23781 (averages out at just 849 miles a year).
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Noob here with a Superlight 125 faux cruiser...
As a (relative) outsider I've found the reaction to *any* cruiser (even fakes like mine) by the muggles is always "wow, man, that's a soooper kewl bike!"
To which I say "thanks!" while at the same time thinking "you know nothing, Jon Snow!"
Honestly: all the atrociousness you'd expect of Chinese 125's on fast roads are made just that little bit worse by aping the cruiser format. However, if you only need to nip about heavy traffic areas like central London then *any* bike is more agile than a car.
TBH I need to find a serious excuse to ditch it (i.e. get full licence) as the non-bikers just keep piling up the compliments!
Still, could be worse, could be talking about Cafe Racers! ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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Still, could be worse, could be talking about Cafe Racers! |
..or 'bobbers' or 'brats' whatever the hell they are. I think that anything that would be welcomed by 'The Bike Shed' is generally reviled by BCF, and right;ly so. ____________________ Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750
Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600 |
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Ste Not Work Safe
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WTF is a brat bike?
Google to the rescue!!
"A brat style bike is a non-rigid custom with either a flat, slab seat long enough to ride two-up, or a solo seat lowered via mild frame modification. It has a lowered stance with most unnecessary equipment removed–fairings, chrome, etc. Handlebars can be mini-apes, superbike bars, or motocross bars–but no clip-ons. Moto-styled bars often skew the bike toward the category of “brat tracker,” especially if slightly knobby tires are fitted.
To summarize, a brat typically has:
Sprung rear (no hardtail)
Flat, slab seat or lowered solo seat
Mini-apes or dirt-style bars (no clip-ons)
Fenders bobbed, fairings and chrome removed" |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 42 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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