Bikes that should have stayed on the drawing board?
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Re: Bikes that should have stayed on the drawing board?
Any bike with a boxer engine,the bimota mantra,the hayabusa,any Harley,the xs750 & 850 yam, any bike with linked brakes.
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I love my Ducatis, but this.... I'll just leave this here :sick:
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I passed my test on an Aprilia Moto 6.5 - funnily enough I've never ridden one since https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=april ... gH#imgdii=_
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Re: Bikes that should have stayed on the drawing board?
Sorry but that Lotus is fantastic (thumbs)
How about all Chinese 125 customs ( shame the AJS name had to end up on some of them, disgraceful ). Suzuki Savage, Kwak GPZ 305 were fairly poor.
How about all Chinese 125 customs ( shame the AJS name had to end up on some of them, disgraceful ). Suzuki Savage, Kwak GPZ 305 were fairly poor.
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No I disagree ,I think the k1 was ahead of its time.cheers alonslowe wrote:Sorry but that Lotus is fantastic (thumbs)
How about all Chinese 125 customs ( shame the AJS name had to end up on some of them, disgraceful ). Suzuki Savage, Kwak GPZ 305 were fairly poor.
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I didn't like the K1 when it was first released then blagged a go on one and thought it was a cracking bike to ride. If I could get one in good condition at a decent price I'd have it.
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Yip I agree but a bit too heavy.nowadays fetching £££££££££££s.cheers Al (thumbs)AndyB wrote:I didn't like the K1 when it was first released then blagged a go on one and thought it was a cracking bike to ride. If I could get one in good condition at a decent price I'd have it.
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[quote="moto al" No I disagree ,I think the k1 was ahead of its time.cheers al[/quote]
Shows there is no accounting for taste! I love it (thumbs)
Shows there is no accounting for taste! I love it (thumbs)
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They're heavy because they've got a steel frame rather than an aluminium beam frame so that's no big shock. The wheelbase is a bit long so while they're good on big sweeping bends it's a bit of a wrestle on tight ones though if you pick your line out and keep the gas on a bit they're not bad.moto al wrote:Yip I agree but a bit too heavy.nowadays fetching £££££££££££s.cheers Al (thumbs)AndyB wrote:I didn't like the K1 when it was first released then blagged a go on one and thought it was a cracking bike to ride. If I could get one in good condition at a decent price I'd have it.
The looks don't matter when you're riding and anyone that wants to take the piss has to catch you :laugh: I left an Aprillia RSV1000 & a Kawasaki ZX9R for dead between Ramsey & Douglas on the Isle of Man riding my lardy K1100RS when I gave a couple of friends a guided tour of the mountain course.
