| Author | Message | ||
| Dale W Spradling (Drtax)
Member Username: Drtax Post Number: 368 Registered: 4-2003 |
Bill, have you looked at the lastest from Kenny Dreer? He now owns the Norton name. Very interesting... http://www.nortonmotorcycles.com/ | ||
| wm hart (Whart)
Intermediate Member Username: Whart Post Number: 1627 Registered: 12-2001 |
Adam: spoke with Matt, the founder of Confederate. Apparently, the G2 is a whole new bike from the earlier Hellcat, even though it shares the same general appearance. I might buy an older one thru him, though, since i am not really that committed to spend the 60k on something i will only ride occasionally. I will let you know. | ||
| Adam (Fasttalk)
Junior Member Username: Fasttalk Post Number: 205 Registered: 8-2002 |
It is an unbeleivable machine, they have been making it for about 10 years, I have seen a couple in person, they are breathtaking. it is called the Hellcat by Confederate. I beleive it is about $60K. http://www.confederate.com Here is the other side.  | ||
| wm hart (Whart)
Intermediate Member Username: Whart Post Number: 1626 Registered: 12-2001 |
Adam: Exactly. I'd opt for some red paint, and i can't tell what the exhaust set-up looks like from that side, but otherwise, that's the concept. So, knowing i've seen that picture somewhere before, tell me: whose bike, who made it, specs, price, etc. Thanks. | ||
| Hubert Otlik (Hugh)
Intermediate Member Username: Hugh Post Number: 1372 Registered: 1-2002 |
Conan, err, Bill: Yah the stock oldie drums overheat (readily) if you pound on them , but there are disk retrofit kits available; which make an appreciable difference in the "aww f&^k" factor. Triumph has just re-released the bonnevile (fuel injection, new wiring disk brakes, etc.), but has retained all the vintage styling , so it's an accesible compromise b/w modern and retro. Unless of course you want something of a given vintage. Great to hear about the home, congratulations! What's new with the GT 2? -hubert | ||
| Adam (Fasttalk)
Junior Member Username: Fasttalk Post Number: 197 Registered: 8-2002 |
What do you think of this? Adam  | ||
| wm hart (Whart)
Intermediate Member Username: Whart Post Number: 1625 Registered: 12-2001 |
Adam: i think the V-Rod is gorgeous as a design exercise. I'm not sure its what i want, though, and of the few i've seen close up, it looked like plastic, rather than billet, cloaking the frame. Hugh: I'm great. Enjoying the new house, on the river. This place is like vacationland, all day, every day, bikers and bicyclists in a constant stream, most of the houses have private docks and there are a few marinas and clamshack restaurants just a mile away, in "town" (along with 2 of Peter Kelly's restaurants, side by side: serious food and wine). The GT-2 is really howling now, what with the performance exhaust, although its a tad loud and resonant for my taste. Took a nice ride on the Ducati on Sunday with a local guy who knows the backroads. The route consisted of offcamber uphill hairpins, climbing a mountain, then descending much the same. I took it slow and steady, and started to get into it after an hour or so, when i relaxed and let the bike do the work. I changed the Dunlop trailer tires that came with the bike for Pirelli Diablos; huge difference in stickability. I'm able to pitch the bike much more comfortably now, but my wrists and ass are still sore after a few hours. Nortons are cool, but aren't the brakes a little, well, scary ? | ||
| Hubert Otlik (Hugh)
Intermediate Member Username: Hugh Post Number: 1371 Registered: 1-2002 |
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| Hubert Otlik (Hugh)
Intermediate Member Username: Hugh Post Number: 1370 Registered: 1-2002 |
>>the english bikers would place bets on who could get from point to point quickest, usually between two hi-way "cafes." One type of challenge involved making a round trip before a particular song played out on the jukebox (maybe the entirety of "Tommy," who knows). Anyway, i had wondered about the origin of the phrase, too, cause its often used to describe a certain style of bike.<< We do these here in CA... call 'em "poker runs," though. Game is: everyone meets at the crack of dawn, each runner throws in a $20, and you get a map of 6-7 cafes all over town. At each stop you get a playing card, whoever ends up with the best hand, at the end of the day, atop the hill where we started, wins the pool. Anyway... Can't advise on the fat , slow, noisy part, but can advise on the slender, leaky, noisy and wired by satan variety of brit bikes. Bill, have you looked at getting a restored norton , BSA or Triumph? Of all the old schoolers I rode, the Norton's have my heart, and if you're looking for a more comfy ride, the Norton Atlas (usually finshed in an anthracite black) is outstanding. There's also the laverda, the old moto guzzi, the matchless, etc etc tec How you doing, by the way... ? | ||
| Adam (Fasttalk)
Junior Member Username: Fasttalk Post Number: 192 Registered: 8-2002 |
Have you considered a Harly V-Rod? Adam | ||
| wm hart (Whart)
Intermediate Member Username: Whart Post Number: 1624 Registered: 12-2001 |
Mark: Although you caught me wearing my usual office garb, when pleasure riding i really like to dress like a primeval creature. DES: there was a wonderful bit about the origin of "cafe racer" on the History Channel (formerly Hitler Channel) a week or so ago. Turns out, the english bikers would place bets on who could get from point to point quickest, usually between two hi-way "cafes." One type of challenge involved making a round trip before a particular song played out on the jukebox (maybe the entirety of "Tommy," who knows). Anyway, i had wondered about the origin of the phrase, too, cause its often used to describe a certain style of bike. | ||
| MarkPDX (Markpdx)
Member Username: Markpdx Post Number: 414 Registered: 4-2003 |
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| DES (Sickspeed)
Senior Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 6258 Registered: 8-2002 |
LMAO...!
Everytime i see that, it makes me smile...  | ||
| wm hart (Whart)
Intermediate Member Username: Whart Post Number: 1623 Registered: 12-2001 |
The Chopper thread coincided with my idle shopping for a big, ole Merkan style road hog on two wheels. Frankly, i'm not in the market for a "chopper" in the sense of a heavily raked front end, and i'd probably want some form of suspension at the rear. I've seen some of the pre-packaged custom bikes, like those from Big Dog and American Ironhorse, and they leave me somewhat cold. I suppose i could buy a Harley and pour some considerable k-ching into it to get what i want, but that would defeat instant gratification. So, to put this into the form of a question, the nicest "stock" bike of this type that i have seen so far is a critter called FXDWG 2. Its not exactly what i'm after, but its close. Low, powerful, noisy, a bobbed fender, a fat gas tank, lots of chrome but tasteful, and a cafe racer, rather than full dresser look is what i'm after. Yeah, i like the ducati, but my ass hurts after a couple hours, and i don't mind going slow and making alot of noise once and a while. (Also, this will require a whole new biking wardrobe; no longer will i have to dress like flash gordon or some japanese superhero). So, you big, fat, slow, noisy biking slobs, lay it on me. Any thoughts? |