Any Motorcycle people?

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I saw this article a while ago on Winding Road and have been wondering what this is? http://news.windingroad.com/auto-news/mystery-trike-spotted-bmw-ktm-you-decide/
Has anyone figured out what it is? It looks cool and I wanted to know more about it. Thx!
Has anyone figured out what it is? It looks cool and I wanted to know more about it. Thx!
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We have been trying to figure out who is the market-
Goldwing nuts?
Newbies who are afraid of the two wheel thing?
what do you think?
As you can tell I'm not a big Motorcycle man but do like them. I like the Harely Davidson's the best. The V-Rod, is probably my favorite along with the Ultra Classic. :shades:
Rocky
The Suzuki GSX-R series is right up there, as is the Ducati 999 range. For an underdog choice, the funky Buell bikes also handle very well due to their centralized-mass layout.
Yep, you can still buy a Hayabusa. They're one of the fastest production bikes available (though I think a Honda model is faster), even after being speed limited at around 200mph.
Rocky
Anything from rice to Brit to HDs...............
The fastest...........Kawi 3 cyl 2 stroke 900cc?
Most fun........75 Norton 850 Commando Silver jubille (spl)
Current.......77 Triumph Bonneville 750
Advantages over a motorcycle:
1. Increased stability - even I don't ride motorcycles in the rain.
2. Improved drag coefficient
Advantages over a car:
1. much lighter
2. might avert some of the weight adding "safety" features
I'd probably buy a three-wheeler if it weighed less than 900 lbs, was propelled with the Honda 599 or 919 engine or equivalent and cost in the neighborhood of $ 8-12 K. I'd like to see a shifter go-kart with turn signals and brake lights available as a daily-commute type vehicle. With all of the grossly oversized vehicles currently on the road, I agree that marketing these vehicles to anyone other than me would probably be a hard sell.
My favorites were the Triumph Bonneville, the Dharma, a Moto Guzzi V50 (for zipping around town), a Honda 400/4, the very early Honda 750, a Ducati Desmo (I think it was 350). I didn't care so much for Norton Interstate oddly enough. I had two BMWs, an R67/2 and an R90, and they were great tourers. I even used to take them off road a lot because they had such long fork travel and were relatively light.
Probably the worst ride of my life was an Indian Scout with a foot clutch and suicide shifter. Yikes!
Oh I had a stripped down Yamaha 650cc I really like, too. Not exciting but a good bike for San Francisco.
I don't like Harleys mostly because they don't handle and are overweight. The looks are okay, especially the stripped down models. I hopped on a friend's 2005 last November and about killed myself on the first turn. I thought maybe someone had welded the handlebars. That thing plowed through the turn like a bus. I can't imagine touring with one. It's a bike that just beats you up.
Some time ago I drove a Harley that had been stripped down to a kind of cafe racer---it was an extremely minimalist bike and with the modified suspension and brakes I really liked it. The guy did a fabulous job! But it was hardly a Harley anymore in terms of OEM equipment.
Well to each his own. My style is (or used to be...sigh) to drive fast on twisties or to take really long, long trips, neither of which is a Harley's strong points IMO. For someone who likes short day trips two-up on club days, on two lane roads at more or less legal speeds, it might be the perfect bike indeed.
Not a big fan of overpowered Japanese screamers either...the styling is too freaky and there's just more power than you can possibly put on the road.
For all their faults, one thing I liked about British bikes is that they had BALANCE, in handling, braking and power...it was all in harmony.
do you remember another 6 cylinder bike called the Benelli Sei? I believe they made a 750 and a 900. It was an upright 6. I think a flat 6 makes more sense in a motorcycle.
I found out the hard way trying to get to my friend's cabin on a sand/gravel road. Off road vehicles these are not!
I never rode heavy bikes for this very reason. The BMWs, Ducati and the British bikes were relatively light machines (for road bikes) and I could easily lay them over or god forbid, pick them up.
1997 Ducati 748 -- 410 lbs
1997 Honda VTR 1000 -- 452 lbs.
1997 Harley Davidson Heritage -- 700 lbs./ V-Rod 652 lbs.
Kawasaki Vulcan 2000 -- 800 lbs.
But you're right, Harleys are really best for straight-line leisurely cruising. They do that well, if you can stand some vibration...which you can avoid by not going too fast. Weight = stability as long as you don't try to change direction too fast. This would be true of any heavy motorcycle, not just a Harley. There are some other porkers out there from Japan.
Garmin Zumos? Trailering? Cross-country tours?
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
World's Most Popular Motorcycle Returns to America (Wired)
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
I appreciate the "adult" upright seating position like a cruiser, without the weight of all that heavy chrome, so I really love my VStrom. It's nothing to look at or fast like your Triple, but it's both a great tour bike and efficient commuter, easy to handle in traffic and parking lots. And instead of leaning forward and getting cramps like my friends on sportbikes, I find the position comfortable on long rides and therapeutic to my already sore spine.
I commute every day on the Strom. It's plenty quick for me, and I keep pace with my friends without a problem. But I can go farther between fuel stops. I'm back at school full-time so I don't get a lot of time on weekends, but at least once a month I join my friends on long group rides.
I'm in So Cal (north SFV), if you want to get together for a ride send me a PM. Summer's coming up, and it will be easier to schedule.
Yeah, I love my cars but use them sparingly now. I really enjoy being on the bike, except when it rains (and how often does that happen in So Cal anymore?).
The little scooter pic is "cute" but practical only in crowded urban centers, when I feel safer on a more agile bike. Out here in suburbia, I get on a freeway right at a suburban interchange to get to campus, and that traffic is moving fast and cares little about the safety of motorcyclists. I find the best defense is to keep pace.
Riders on this forum understand not all motorcyclists fit a "biker" description of being on a bike to challenge death by Buick (or Camry, Windstar, Escalade, or any other 2+ton rolling phone booths). Plus, I guess I like to control my own gear ratios. But I hope more people use scooters (as well as bikes with fixed gear ratios) to help cut our dependence on foreign oil, have some fun, and unclog our streets. But make safety (and spread courtesy) a priority.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
These now "vintage" bikes had big appeal to me when I was a kid, and this one looks good
This looks decent
Or this, if it had its needs addressed
These are all half the price of modern bikes I would want. I see potential future collectible status for such bikes, if they are really pristine. I remember as a kid, liking some 80s style sportbike (FZR or Suzuki?) that had white wheels, can't remember what it was.
Guess he could have been as famous as Evel Knievel, but he didn't crash enough so rarely made the headlines.