The most thrilling bike

[dangerous]

What is the most thrilling bike you have owned or ridden?
Mine would be the Honda CX500 Turbo that I had for 3yrs before the 1100i sport (which would be the second choice) We are all entitled to our own thoughts and ideas so here’s mine on the CX500 Turbo for those that have never ridden one..... that is those that are interested.

They may not be the prettiest bike in the shed but they are very 80's retro and all that, but its not till you ride one that you can appreciate this bike. The finish was like I have never seen on a bike from the paint to the leather handbook and one-off Honda keys.

The fairing is unbelievable not a breath of wind on you any were. As for comphy, it’s a sit up position. I once did 850km's of the most tightest twisty roads and a few straights in 8hrs at speeds up to 180kph and when I got home I felt that I could do it again. The dash was rather flash for its time having a clock, fuel gauge, boost meeter, temp and the usual.

As for the engine as you accelerate away you get that low down rumble and feel of a V2 up to 4000rpm then the bike seems to start trembling from the mirrors down to the tail pipe passing through your body like only a orgasm can. It reminds me of a dog shacking water off itself (from the head to the tail) The sound is awesome the rumble twin sound being mixed by a swreaking whistle of the turbo. By this stage you have max manifold pressure and hit 6500rpm and the bike literally lunches you to the red line. I have only experienced this speed on late model multi 4's in the 1000cc up class.

I have ridden the 650 turbo as well, and it is only better as the so called turbo lag is minimized by having more cubes.
Sorry if I've bored you, but that’s memory lane for ya. What’s your most thrilling bike ride been?

[Pickle]

Would have to be the ZXR750RR, just like a big 2 stroke hit 7000rpm and the front wheel lifts and you're doing 170km/h. below 6000rpm absolutely no power and the sound of those big smooth bore carbs sucking air is GREAT.
Totally insane as a road bike.

Now if only I can get Speedpro to give me ride on his McIntosh ( you owe me a ride on it as I pushed it half way around the South Island starting it, and Viv wants a ride as well ) :soon:

[Motoracer]

2003 YZF-R1 for me. :rolleyes:

It was perfection on 2 wheels.

[DEATH_INC.]

My much modified Kawasaki ZX750 turbo......200+hp,wheelies in top gear :wacko:

[dangerous]

My much modified Kawasaki ZX750 turbo......200+hp,wheelies in top gear :wacko:

Bloody hell man..... from 112hp to 200+hp what did you do to the poor thing?

I was running from the stock 17psi boost (and thats high, cars of that era were under 10psi) to 22psi, modified pipes and filter and it only helped in the midrange rev's and you are running a 2valve head un like my 4valve.

[DEATH_INC.]

What haven't I done is more like it.....a quick rundown;
810 kit,csl cams,porting,IHI turbo,link ecu,cyborg intercooler,two efi pumps,skyline injectors, ect,ect. :whistle:
I run 25psi boost too...... :Pokey:

[Jackrat]

Not much by todays standards but mine was a GSX750 Suzuki.
Up till then I had only ridden old bikes.The GSX was Brand new an belonged to a mate.
I took it onto the motorway and cracked it wide in third gear. :eek5: :love:
The following week I traded my Honda CB550 on a GSX750 of my own.
#2 was an RM250 Suzuki,,After my old XL Honda that thing was like a chain saw on two wheels :devil2:

[James Deuce]

MY RC30. 140km/hr in 1st, 265km/hr (radar measured) top speed. 1:16s at Manfield absolutely stock. Comfortable as in all day comfortable too. Knee down, undercarriage dragging, stable as a granite plinth cornering weapon.

[Motu]

You expect me to talk about something ''normal''? not likely.

In the early 70s chops were the thing,and my brother had a rather special one.A rigid frame Triumph with forward controls,peanut tank with the usual seat following frame and rear guard - the crowning glory a huge long springer front end.But the motor was what set it apart - a 650 motor out of a speedway sidecar,with a reversed head...Triumph twins have symetrical barrel and head stud patterns with twin camshafts and you could turn them around,retime cams and ign - the carbs go out the front and the exhausts out under your legs...this thing stood out from the usual slapped together crap at the time.

For those who remember the times the motor was out of Dave Tomkins outfit and Neville Lowe did the tank and painted it in metalic 3 colour flames,new stuff at the time,he also did the seat and a neat DA on the rear guard.

The bike was running sidecar gearing with a locked up cush drive and close ratio box.It was insanely powerful and aggressive - I remember riding beside him in the wet as he blipped the throttle in top gear,the bike just revved up like it was in neutral.Riding it one day I pulled out to pass a car in 2nd gear,as I got level with the car it pulled the front end up,so I short shifted into 3rd,but it just kept coming up! this was in 1971,bikes didn't do that back then - oh,the Mach III you say - well he had a drag with one of them and cleaned it up.It was the most powerful bike I ever rode in the era - barr none,but not exactly in a frame to match!

Xmas morning sometime in the early 90s a mate turned up on the front lawn with a 1984 or so Husky 250,a couple of years before this bike had been ridden to 1st place in the NZ Enduro Champs - I have no idea how,it was almost unriderble to us hopeless cases.It had the most insane power kick I've ever experianced,no matter what you did you couldn't keep the front wheel down when it took off,I lived on a good gravel road I knew well,but this thing was way faster than my C50.Just so much was happening in it's power curve your thoughts and reactions were 20 meters to the rear,off road was totaly beyond my ability - but I did race it on the dirt track...uncontrolable wheel spin and uncontrolable wheelstands.Thrilling - YES!

[matthewt]

I rode one of the first 1100cc Katana's when I was 17. After a gt185 and gsx250 that felt pretty good!!

I was still on my restricted and was meant to ride it from my uncles back to my parents place to grab some stuff. Instead I was out riding for about 5 hours before I dropped it back.

The bikes I've owned now would be faster but the difference between what I rode back then and that bike was HUGE!!

[Two Smoker]

Well due to my inexperience of testing bikes (especially large ones) i have to say for all out acceleration the CBR1100XX was just insane... (not upto Death's standard though lol)

[FROSTY]

The most insane ride i've ever had was on an Alchamy belonging to sydney motorcycles. Its a tiny little bike no bigger than a RGV250.
powered by 900 ducati engine warmed over by brook henry.
I diddnt get much of a ride on it but the ride I did get put the hugest grin on my face.

[FzerozeroT]

All my bikes have been thrills in different ways,
CR125 with TF125 engine, thrilling jumps
Nifty Fifty, thrilling wheelies
KingQuad, thrilling drifties
KR150, thrilling cornering and the thrill of not dropping my brand new baby (oops :disapint: )

But my fave was my PE250 AFTER the exhaust desintegrated, open header faced down on a 45degree angle so when it was kicked into life all loose matter on the ground was blown away. A $100 bike that blew all my mates thousands of dollar bikes into the weeds. Every six year olds (future) wet dream because it was so loud. The bike I learned to wear earplugs on, and learnt the joy of an old shitter.

[Lou Girardin]

RD350, every time you hit the power band the question was, would it wheelie or spin up?
Lou

[White trash]

Two years ago, Wellington Motorcycles built a quick Harley (no laughing please!), it was a 2001 FXDX Superglide Sport. The one with the adjustable suspenssion and a semblance of cornering clearance.

It had a 95inch (1550) low compresion conversion, good heads, holley carb and an Aerocharger turbo. 2 stage boost control 12-17psi, 17inch Suzuki wheels and chain drive conversion.

The thing was loud!

On my first test ride, I left the front of the shop, short shifted to 2nd and nailed the thing. Harley frames, it seems, aren't built to cope with 180hp.

The back wheel spins without the bike gaining any momentum and it goes straight to the 7000rpm limiter. As the MEZ1 starts to hook up the front wheel is hanging about 6-7 inches off the road and the bike is HAULING! Go for 3rd and theres no change except you have to tug on the bars to lift the front.

We sold it to Nigel at Pro Cycles in Napier. The thing is an absolute animal and has shown me that turboed bikes are the way to go for sheer giggles. :2thumbsup

[Grumpy]

Mine would be my Dads wire wheel 1100 Katana which had a big bore kit. :shit:

[laRIKin]

My old KX500 motocross bike.
Did not matter what gear it was in, if it found traction.
Up went the front wheel and talk about power slide.

I'm thinking about trading in for another one.
I must need my head read (again).
Just got to love that power of a big two stroke.

[Kickaha]

We sold it to Nigel at Pro Cycles in Napier. The thing is an absolute animal and has shown me that turboed bikes are the way to go for sheer giggles. :2thumbsup


I'll let you know about that,we're currently doing a turbo CB100 that should be up and running in a month or two. :laugh:

[Kickaha]

Ah yeah,best bike my brothers RZ500, A 500 GP bike for the road or the closest thing to it,dodgy handling it wallowed a bit in fast sweepers but a ton of fun when cranked up throught the gears and kept in the powerband.

[Big Dog]

Mine would be my Dads wire wheel 1100 Katana which had a big bore kit. :shit:
My current 1100. After 6 years out of the saddle its F*&%^&g brilliant! And Im still not bored with the drop two gears ans watch her spin attitude (too chicken to do it on purpose but occassionally I forget I am not on a 250 :shutup: :shit: :yeah: ) or the in any gear just wind it on suck down and boogy once you pass 6k :2thumbsup.

oh and it steps out nicely in the wet getting on the motorway from nelson st, when I am in the mood and traffic is light when the back whell lets go on the metal rails I use that as my cue to wind on a little more and walk her up sideways :shake:

Far from getting bored I love her more now than the day we met. :hug:

[mangell6]

RD350, every time you hit the power band the question was, would it wheelie or spin up?
Lou

Oh yeah - RD350 power band wah-hoo :D

Then there was the Kawasaki 500 triple - So unpredictable.

TT500 - Grab a handful at low revs in first gear, that is what you did on other bikes, and over you went.

Scariest Pillion experience was on the back of mates Kawasaki 750 triple, the bastard pulled a wheelie, I swear that I could see the car behind me we were that far over. :eek5: :shit:

Mike

[DEATH_INC.]

I'll let you know about that,we're currently doing a turbo CB100 that should be up and running in a month or two. :laugh:
Wooo-Hoooo! that should be fun.......
I've done a CM400 for a mate,the turbo shit itself though so it's off the road at the mo......

Ah yeah,best bike my brothers RZ500, A 500 GP bike for the road or the closest thing to it,dodgy handling it wallowed a bit in fast sweepers but a ton of fun when cranked up throught the gears and kept in the powerband.
Yeah,I had one of these too......try tying the powervalve wide open....... :crazy:

[Blackbird]

I built it in the late 60's when I was an engineering student. Supercharged 350cc Triumph, using a 500 cc top end and a home made short stroke crank, running on nitro. Quarter miling was bad enough, but the standing start kilo and mile events were really scary. A combination of speed and almost rigid suspension meant double vision for most of the distance. Figuring out which set of timing lights to aim between was the biggest worry. :D

Then there was the worry of the top end detaching itself and hurling itself into my chest. The ultimate in terror was when it had just gone through the 1/4 mile at around 130mph and the throttle stuck open. The kill switch merely made it misfire a bit and with the end of the runway fast approaching, I put it into a ploughed field by the side of the strip. It was all a bit of an anticlimax actually. I parted company early in the proceedings and slid a fair distance and once the bike fell over, it stalled thank god! Leathers needed cleaning both inside and out!

On another occasion, the chain snapped on the start line and flailed me on the back. I was in so much pain I had to be lifted off the darned thing.

The things we do when young and invincible!

Geoff

[White trash]

A guy I used to know in New Plymouth drag raced an FZ750 when they were the ducks nuts. Nice low rear tyre pressure and the rear tyre unscrewed itself from the rim at about 130mph!

Can't remember if he said he crashed or not but I imagine that would have been a scary ride!

[Devil]

On another occasion, the chain snapped on the start line and flailed me on the back. I was in so much pain I had to be lifted off the darned thing.

OOOOWWwwwwwww!!!

[Blackbird]

A guy I used to know in New Plymouth drag raced an FZ750 when they were the ducks nuts. Nice low rear tyre pressure and the rear tyre unscrewed itself from the rim at about 130mph!

Can't remember if he said he crashed or not but I imagine that would have been a scary ride!

I can understand that! I had dual rim bolts because I ran the rear at less than 10 psi. No problems with creeping and tearing the valve out, but stability at 10 psi was a bit of an issue, particularly on slowing down :gob:

[pete376403]

Speedway bikes have (used to have, I've been out of it a long time) the rear valve stem coming out the side of the tyre to prevent it being ripped off

[FROSTY]

Scaryest bike I ever rode was a xj650 turbo.
The darn thing was running badly -needed a service - The tappets were super tight on the exhaust on 3 cylinders and there were other issues with it
When it was all set up and serviced it was test ride time.
I piddled along at low revs and all seemed to be fine.
Took her onto the motorway and opened her up.
Now I ws doing about 80km/h and the revs were going higher but the speed was dropping. The damb thing was wheel spinning at 80km/h
Scared the shite outa me.
Turned out he thought it was down on power so he took the standard hairdryer off and had it bored out to take the guts from a cordia turbo
Because of the state of the rest of the engine it was still fairly docile for him
but whene everything else was good it was a bloody rocketship.

[Bandito]

would have to be a ZZR 600 nutty top end rush at 8000 rpm and virtually nothing below.Taught me how to hang on until a nasty highside in the wet,OUCH!

[Badcat]

Scaryest bike I ever rode was a xj650 turbo.
The darn thing was running badly -needed a service - The tappets were super tight on the exhaust on 3 cylinders and there were other issues with it
When it was all set up and serviced it was test ride time.
I piddled along at low revs and all seemed to be fine.
Took her onto the motorway and opened her up.
Now I ws doing about 80km/h and the revs were going higher but the speed was dropping. The damb thing was wheel spinning at 80km/h
Scared the shite outa me.
Turned out he thought it was down on power so he took the standard hairdryer off and had it bored out to take the guts from a cordia turbo
Because of the state of the rest of the engine it was still fairly docile for him
but whene everything else was good it was a bloody rocketship.

my best friend had a very scruffy / crash damaged / black spray paint and duct tape xj650 turbo. i had my first gsxr1100.
the yamaha FELT faster - the turbo kicked in like god kicking your ass "no offence zed - or god). we were early 20s and having the time of our lives.
probably the most thrilling bike i've actually owned was the KTM supermoto. BAD BAD BAD.. heh heh....

[Al]

I would say my old Yammie IT465 or the Suzuki PE400, both bikes have the most awesome powerbands and dig in and lift the front wheel very willingly.

Al

[Sensei]

95KLX 650R bored to 680 / hot cam on avgas nice / TT500 bored to 560 on methnol Kool /Stage 3 GSXR1100R Avgas etc 10 .2sec 1/4 172 Flying excelllent . Stroked YZ490 wheelstand God the list goes on Sensei :eek:

[David170]

For me it would have to be my VT250FE, it's even faster than my CB125T (if you can imagine that)! According to my fellow students the fastest vehicles involve 'rotas'. Like a renault R8 with a 12A "would go hard oi!". Gee willickers a 12A, thats got to be 130hp at the flywheel!! Thats faster than some standard Honda civics, and we all know how fast they are :sweatdrop

[moko]

RD350, every time you hit the power band the question was, would it wheelie or spin up?
Lou

Mine was an RD400 Lou,went from a 250 Honda to the Yam,a mate jumped on the back and said "give it some stick",next thing I knew it was almost vertical going down the high street,luckily for my mate it had a rack on at the time,he was screaming "PUT IT DOWN,PUT IT DOWN" while I was thinking"Hey,this is neat",only time I ever saw that guy scared of anything.Really nice bike,went from wheelies with the standard bars to wheelspin with the ace bars I fitted.Same guy that was on the back had a GT250 that he used to race and had been tuned up by the local bike shop that sponsored him.Until I got the 400 no-one else in our gang could touch him despite most having bigger bikes,the RD could easily keep up 2-up and would have been Terry`s next bike if he he`d lived a bit longer,r.i.p.mate.
just remembered,one time the throttle cable broke,I adjusted the tickover up to 2000 r.p.m and got home slipping the clutch like crazy,bike got totally abused in every way and never missed a beat.

[gav]

http://gavin.sportbikeworld.com/images/untitledz1.jpg
I use to own this, 74 Kawi Z1, highly modified stage 3 yoshi tune, evil, evil, EVIL bike, when it went well, it was as fast as anything esp in a straight line, pretty dodgy handling, but its the only bike I've owned that I regret selling. Think it ended up being sent back to Japan.....

[vifferman]

RD350, every time you hit the power band the question was, would it wheelie or spin up?
LouEven though I've ridden faster bikes since, the thrill that my friend's RD350 that his brother raced in production classes hasn't yet been surpassed. At the time (1977??) it was the fastest production RD350 in NZ. It took me about 10 minutes to stop shaking after a 15 minute ride.:eek:
Before that, it would have been the KX250 owned by a classmate (250 MX champion at the time). As my 'bike de jour" was a CB175, the Kwaka felt like a rocketship.

Although it gives me a buzz when the front wheel of the FahrtSturm comes up, it's been a few years since a bike has given me a real thrilling ride. Maybe it's high time I test-rode a few more...

[NordieBoy]

Scarcest bike for me?
Riding my '79 XR250 on a laidback trail ride and my brother says "My turn" and I get relegated to his 2003 KDX200 that he rode to 2nd place in the NZ Cross Country Champs.

Throttle response is....... Different :doh: :lol:

I like 4 strokes.

Most fun bike?
My fun Nordwest :rockon:

[Juan]

Not bikes that I have either owned or even ridden, but, I once raced a 350 lc Yam on the Jurby Road circuit, the speedo was covered, and the needle was coming out from under the tape... (130mph ish) and two guys passed me, one either side.... on TZ 500 and a TZ 750..... never will forget that moment..... never ridden either bike but would love to..................ah memories ;)

[Joni]

Strangely enough if I had to say what the most thrilling ride Ive ever had, it would have to be the Honda Blackbird (CBR 1100XX) - Its a fairly heavy bike, especially for me, so its not a classic sports bike, but the power to weight ratio was incredible, and the bonus for the shorter person like myself the foot pegs are fairly high (yes my feet did not touch the road), but the speed, power and acceleration was incredible. Was amazing for me! In fact was a little scary... :first:

[Madmax]

best one i have had was a tricked up kawasaki H2 750 tripple
had flatslide carbs the works
went like hell, but not as much frame flex as an H1
sold it to a mate who moved to ozzy
still trying to get it back

[jase]

The most thrilling bike is the one I own now..THE BLACKBIRD....I Can't stop smiling since I brought it. :)

[Joni]

The most thrilling bike is the one I own now..THE BLACKBIRD....I Can't stop smiling since I brought it. :)

I can understand why!!! :yes:

[Sniper]

2003 YZF-R1 for me. :rolleyes:

It was perfection on 2 wheels.

Ditto, although I took and Aprilla Rf4(?/ I think thats what it was, correct me if Im wrong) and that was pretty cool

[inlinefour]

What is the most thrilling bike you have owned or ridden?
Mine would be the Honda CX500 Turbo that I had for 3yrs before the 1100i sport (which would be the second choice) We are all entitled to our own thoughts and ideas so here’s mine on the CX500 Turbo for those that have never ridden one..... that is those that are interested.

They may not be the prettiest bike in the shed but they are very 80's retro and all that, but its not till you ride one that you can appreciate this bike. The finish was like I have never seen on a bike from the paint to the leather handbook and one-off Honda keys.

The fairing is unbelievable not a breath of wind on you any were. As for comphy, it’s a sit up position. I once did 850km's of the most tightest twisty roads and a few straights in 8hrs at speeds up to 180kph and when I got home I felt that I could do it again. The dash was rather flash for its time having a clock, fuel gauge, boost meeter, temp and the usual.

As for the engine as you accelerate away you get that low down rumble and feel of a V2 up to 4000rpm then the bike seems to start trembling from the mirrors down to the tail pipe passing through your body like only a orgasm can. It reminds me of a dog shacking water off itself (from the head to the tail) The sound is awesome the rumble twin sound being mixed by a swreaking whistle of the turbo. By this stage you have max manifold pressure and hit 6500rpm and the bike literally lunches you to the red line. I have only experienced this speed on late model multi 4's in the 1000cc up class.

I have ridden the 650 turbo as well, and it is only better as the so called turbo lag is minimized by having more cubes.
Sorry if I've bored you, but that’s memory lane for ya. What’s your most thrilling bike ride been?

One word springs to mind "Fireblade".

[ajturbo]

Ah yeah,best bike my brothers RZ500, A 500 GP bike for the road or the closest thing to it,dodgy handling it wallowed a bit in fast sweepers but a ton of fun when cranked up throught the gears and kept in the powerband.


yep i agree there! they did wollow! a bit , my mate let me look after his it had slicks on ,,,no rego...wof...so it never went out in the rain!! :banana: :banana:

[avgas]

all my bikes have been good, i had an rg150 that got almost everything done too it so it was 45kw at the rear wheel. but that was cool cos the power vavlve was changed so that it would kick in a 10500rpm and jump from 20kw to 45kw (looked funny from dyno sheet perspective though). Gave all the big bikes a fright too. Sadly this was too much for the little motor and she blew up after about 22,000ks of abuse.
My GB, konis in the back, adjustable forks put in the front, 450 high rev kit - still probably the fastest thing i have ridden round town too. became a hood emblem for a corolla.
Now i have my ZXR, which was nothing that i actually wanted (i wanted a 750 to 1500 - hopefully with a turb), but this bike is nuts. 90bhp at the rear. Loud lazer pipe. Still havent found the max speed yet (but est. about 240-260ks).
keen to take a zx10R for a spin - as i have been told these are by far better then the GSXRs, which to date is the best thing i have ridden.

[Fryin Finn]

The most exciting ride I can remember (I think) was my first ride on an open class motocrosser back in 1976. It was a Maico 400 and the impression was reinforced with liberal use of wacky backy. I didn't fall off as I was much to laid back for that but it was faaast. :eek:

[Sniper]

I think the est I ever did was go out on a R1 not too far back, that was exciting

[Teflon]

Have to say the Busa, just so much torque, effortless power.

If maintenance wasn't so crucial with the Bus, it would be at the top of the list with the TL.

[Two Smoker]

Now i have my ZXR, which was nothing that i actually wanted (i wanted a 750 to 1500 - hopefully with a turb), but this bike is nuts. 90bhp at the rear. Loud lazer pipe. Still havent found the max speed yet (but est. about 240-260ks).
keen to take a zx10R for a spin - as i have been told these are by far better then the GSXRs, which to date is the best thing i have ridden.
Whats been done to the ZXR400 to create that power???

Nicko said he didnt like the ZX10R, prefered the Gixxer.....

[Madmax]

the 10s are a little bit harder to get to grips with
they handle a little bit faster,
you do get used to it though
try riding a older bike and its easy
(H1/H2 the gearbox is cool all up you can have left or right
all up/all down), you just have to learn fast
and watch the throttle :blink:

[figjam]

The most thrilling bike is the one I own now..THE BLACKBIRD....I Can't stop smiling since I brought it. :)

I'm with Jase. It was months before I before I stopped being amazed that I owned it. I still love my bike to bits and use any excuse to use it. It costs a fortune to keep serviced and in tyres each year but it's worth it. I've put 70,000km on it since I bought it in October 2001.

[Bonez]

Rockhopper

[MSTRS]

Rockhopper
Oh yeah, cors it's all about status man :bash: :yes: don't knock the older bikes. Besides my current '89 GSXR1100, which is mucho excitment, the next most exciting bike I've owned would have to be a '74 cb500 with 610 big bore kit etc, ran on TT100's & the pegs wore out at the same rate as the tyres

[Bonez]

TT100's & the pegs wore out at the same rate as the tyresThe last front TT100 I had on the 550F looked like a pyramid :shit:

[MSTRS]

The last front TT100 I had on the 550F looked like a pyramid :shit:
Superhard centre or never brake hard in a straight line? No, it was the terrible fading drum brakes of the day?? I dunno. Mine never let go, ever, hence peg wear.

[**R1**]

[QUOTE=doug green]Would have to be the ZXR750RR, just like a big 2 stroke hit 7000rpm and the front wheel lifts and you're doing 170km/h. below 6000rpm absolutely no power and the sound of those big smooth bore carbs sucking air is GREAT.
Totally insane as a road bike.

i wouldnt say it was the best i have had, but fully good fun they have a front end thats better planted than a 100 year old tree and power is not bad to boot, i only got rid of mine early this year and i was still giving the newer faster bikes what for started stretching throttle cables tho

[WRT]

Have loved something about every bike I have ever owned or ridden, but the bike I would most love to ride is a 91 GSXR1100. Read an article in a two wheels mag back in the late 90's about an american, think his name was Mark Mosian. Bought himself the gsxr, nos'ed it for a bit, then swapped the nos for an rj's turbo. Running 19psi, but had it on up to around 25psi at one stage to pop out a whopping 306kw to win an AMA Brute Horsepower Shootout. Street legal too . . . now thats a bike. The guy started his own business, American Turbo systems, making bolt-on turbo kits for everything from blackbirds thru to trucks, atv's and snowmobiles . . .

[rogson]

Good to see this old thread revived. I wasn't around for the original discussion but I've owned and ridden enough bikes over the years to have an opinion and I agree with lemans - big two stroke dirt bikes are thrilling!

I owned an 89 KTM500. It was a bloody light switch - all on or all off! I used it in the desert in California when I lived there and brought it with me when I moved back to NZ. It was a real handfull in the tight often slippery NZ conditions, so I sold it to a guy who said he was going to take it road racing.

When he came to take it for a test ride (on tarseal) I told him to be careful least it spit him off. He said no probs because he was used to riding a KX500. He came back after 5 minutes visibly shaking and all I could get out of him was F@&K! He handed over the money on the spot.

I was glad to get rid of it before it killed me - I hope he and subsequent owners survived it!

[Big Dave]

fwoooo, good question. I'm kinda with avgas in the 'all of them stakes' and Madmax with K series 2 stroke Kawasakis get a nod too.

But then the F4 MV, R1, ZX10, GSXR1000, Fireblade, Daytona 650, R6, FZR600, GS12000, Rocket III, Street Rod, XT600, Tiger, AprilaiRSV1000, Speed triple, Sprint ST, V-rod, Wide glide, Road King, Thruxton, Hornet, K2, T100, Z1B, XS650, Hailwood Ducati, SS900, California, LC640, V-strom, ST1300, Sportster, GT1000, Rosso Mandello, Thunderbird and Trophy that I have thrown a leg over in the last year or so also gave me a thrill - for as many different reasons as there were types of bikes.

Of the new bikes it's the Rocket III. The surge as you open that baby up is quite g-force addictive.

[Ixion]

Most terrifying : That bloddy homicidal Kockasuckie 500. I used to lie awake listening to it cackling in the gargre as it dreamed up new inventive ways to kill me

Most exciting: Scoring a ride round Puke on a Manx 500.

[SPman]

fwoooo, good question. I'm kinda with avgas in the 'all of them stakes' and Madmax with K series 2 stroke Kawasakis get a nod too.

But then the F4 MV, R1, ZX10, GSXR1000, Fireblade, Daytona 650, R6, FZR600, GS12000, Rocket III, Street Rod, XT600, Tiger, AprilaiRSV1000, Speed triple, Sprint ST, V-rod, Wide glide, Road King, Thruxton, Hornet, K2, T100, Z1B, XS650, Hailwood Ducati, SS900, California, LC640, V-strom, ST1300, Sportster, GT1000, Rosso Mandello, Thunderbird and Trophy that I have thrown a leg over in the last year or so also gave me a thrill - for as many different reasons as there were types of bikes.

Of the new bikes it's the Rocket III. The surge as you open that baby up is quite g-force addictive.

Show off!....:motu: :drinkup:

Im with Ixion on the 500 - espec the first model :devil2:

[Big Dave]

Show off!....:motu: :drinkup:

'Media' dahlink, 'Mee dee ya' - get it right. :tugger:

[Hailwood]

most thrilling is a choice between my old 82 Katana 1100 race bike and riding the Blackbird. Both thrilling for different reasons..the Katana..over 100bhp on skinny rims and the Blackbird for the whoosh factor

[That Guy]

Sorry to do this to you all, as the Yamaha technicians glibbly remarked due to their disatisfaction of being made to let us have 5 laps each; more people have been into space than ridden one of these. 2000 Factory Yamaha YZR500. Madness.

[Motoracer]

Sorry to do this to you all, as the Yamaha technicians glibbly remarked due to their disatisfaction of being made to let us have 5 laps each; more people have been into space than ridden one of these. 2000 Factory Yamaha YZR500. Madness.

You should be sorry. Bastard!!! That's right up there with having sex with Britni spears (forget her singinig, she's hot!), driving an F1 car, flying a Mig 29, winning lotto etc etc.

[Brian d marge]

Bsa Bantam ..........:devil2:

Pinned ,,,,,,covering the clutch ...

Yz 480 aircooled

Any Aircooled Honda 2 smoke ,,,,,,

In fact Any 2 smoke


Stephen

[Wellyman]

CRF250R. one pyscho MX bike i was taking it for a quick blat or rather a quick wheelie session I couldn't stay on 2 wheels always on one or doing drifts with the front wheel up.
WM

[spiller]

Bsa Bantam ..........:devil2:

Pinned ,,,,,,covering the clutch ...

Yz 480 aircooled

Any Aircooled Honda 2 smoke ,,,,,,

In fact Any 2 smoke


Stephen


Suzi PE400

http://www.vintagemx.org.nz/BikeHistory/PE400s/pe400.htm

I had a go on my mates one when I was about 15. Those ol' air cooled 2-strokers are rapid.... Make your ears ring too. very loud!!

[pete376403]

I've still got an IT400 - it has been known to embarrass a CR250 rider in a straight line. However the "brakes" (or lack of them) mean I have to get off the gas way before the corner, where the new bike catches another gear and keeps accelelrating

[ManDownUnder]

KX80.

I was a kid, it was the right sized bike and when that power band hit... PHFFWOOAARR!!!!!!!!:ride:

[pete376403]

[QUOTE=spiller]Suzi PE400

http://www.vintagemx.org.nz/BikeHistory/PE400s/pe400.htm/QUOTE]
I had a looks at that site and browsed around (as you do) and found this.This must be the ultimate combination - dirt bike (for the excitement) expansion chambers (for the noise) Kawasaki mach IV motor (for the OMG factor)

[Qkchk]

Have to say the Busa, just so much torque, effortless power.
I know what ya mean...

Just happy with what Ive got........ a choice of a 'busa or a gixxer :)

Those RD's and RZ's went hard for their size and era......

[speedpro]

"most thrilling" - that's always been a moving target so to speak.

Early days - mates mates blue Kawasaki Mach3. 1st thing was to wonder what all the fuss was about (hadn't got to 5000rpm) and then all hell broke loose and we wailed off into the distance past everything.

Later - would have to be the Moriwaki Z1. Bought every good bit that could be bought while in the USA. It made the Yoshimura version feel weak and the idle would send shivers down the spine. Putting the lights back on and thrashing to Puhoi was always good for a giggle.

Recently - Jim Steadman's Kwaka 125/RG400 barrel bucket. You need to rev the motor well into the "it's gonna blow up" range and then away it goes and the handling! I don't know what you'd have to do to fall off this bike. On it's side, full throttle, boot tucked up but still dragging leather, peg down, dragging the sidestand tang, hanging right off with knee down, and the bike was like a rock.

Now - when it's going the McIntosh can be thrilling. Full throttle anywhere at Pukekohe is asking for something "exciting" to happen.

[murhf3]

My most thrilling bike was a 2002 ZX12R 180hp on dyno 325kp/h top speed, stuck like clue to the road on striaghts and cornered like a pro, only downfall 3500kms out of a bac tyre, but it was worth the 300 bucks.

[murhf3]

Must say the RDs were certainly a buzz when I was young, that powerband was a nice mad touch, owned a GT 550 triple which was quite a screamer too. :devil2:

[murhf3]

Bsa Bantam ..........:devil2:

Pinned ,,,,,,covering the clutch ...

Yz 480 aircooled

Any Aircooled Honda 2 smoke ,,,,,,

In fact Any 2 smoke


Stephen
I think the IT OR YZ were just bloody great, mad mad mad ,heaps of fun dropping a passinger[lol] and those powerbands, weren.t they cool. Feck I feel old? :love:

[dangerous]

My most thrilling bike was a 2002 ZX12R 180hp on dyno 325kp/h top speed
Wasent a dark greened wheeled one was it lowered too? :ride:

when it's going the McIntosh can be thrilling. Full throttle anywhere at Pukekohe is asking for something "exciting" to happen.
Oh yeah I bet, trying to get a spin on a stock Z1TC down here at the mo.... but would kill for a spin on yours... or just a looksie at it :devil2:


Just happy with what Ive got........ a choice of a 'busa or a gixxer :)
Yeah the Busa is awesome for getting out and about doing the distance but a hand full round the hills, The Gixer is the other way around..... and wayyyyyy better at wheelies, But still I stick to the 1st post in this thread as the most thrilling :drinkup:

[oldfart]

1972 Suzuki TS90 - god damn they were fun - 75mph on the m/w no shit (was hot) :yes:
1977 Yamaha TZ750 god damn fast for back then 160-180mph Puke back :yes: straight
1973 Yamaha XS2 when the frame flexed & flexed & flexed etc :no:
1970 Kwaka H1 500 frame flex wheelies no brakes :mad:
1972 Kwaka H2 750 more than above :mad:
1973 Kwaka Z1 with single disc & Cheng Shin tyres :oi-grr:
1979 Honda CBX 6 cylinder :yes:

[Mort]

.... a bit predictable.... but the bike I have now...(R1) . Over 10,000rpm ....its just un-kin-believable.... warp drive !!! :wait:

HERE (http://homepage.mac.com/plbyrne/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2005-05-22%2009.14.38%20-0700/Image-948F1A0ACADB11D9.jpg)

[NC]

WT's K3...

Sheeesh that gave me a massive adrenaline rush :shit:

[murhf3]

yep it was lowered, came from a guy up north.

[DEATH_INC.]

My most thrilling bike was a 2002 ZX12R 180hp on dyno 325kp/h top speed, stuck like clue to the road on striaghts and cornered like a pro, only downfall 3500kms out of a bac tyre, but it was worth the 300 bucks.
Yep,had one of these things too (2000)......the only real adrenelen rush was trying to get the bloody thing to stop and corner at warp 9......not real exciting doing 300+ the bloody thing just sits there accelerating,fun the first couple of times but it wears off. (btw 3500k from a rear?what were you doing,commuting?)Mind you 250k wheelies are something else....still stable as too even on the rear.
But the turbo still scares the shit outta me when I ride it,even after getting off the 12.Sorry folks if you haven't ridden a hooted up turbo you'll never really appreciate what myself and speedpro are on about.....

[dangerous]

Sorry folks if you haven't ridden a hooted up turbo you'll never really appreciate what myself and speedpro are on about.....
Just say the word and I'm there guys, :ride: Allthogh My Turb was more like the powerband of a nifity 50 in comparasion to your 2 bikes (McZ1, ZX) I do have an Idea of what hides behind those bikes, not that I'd ever really find out the full extent if I was to ride them.... I'd still chicken out way before 200hp arived. :devil2: :devil2: :devil2:

[murhf3]

Just say the word and I'm there guys, :ride: Allthogh My Turb was more like the powerband of a nifity 50 in comparasion to your 2 bikes (McZ1, ZX) I do have an Idea of what hides behind those bikes, not that I'd ever really find out the full extent if I was to ride them.... I'd still chicken out way before 200hp arived. :devil2: :devil2: :devil2:
Na you.d be alright once ya hit 200kp/h ya might as well keep on going, cause ya screwed if crash and ya srewed if theres a cop, so give it death and ride like the devil. Just pic the right time and place :weird: :ride:

[dangerous]

yep it was lowered, came from a guy up north.
Muzzy pipe, PC3 etc??? X drag bike? the only bike I realy have shit my pants on 200k in 2nd and the bastard thing dident want to stop :whistle:

[dangerous]

Na you.d be alright once ya hit 200kp/h ya might as well keep on going,
Thats 200 Horse Power .... 200km dosent bother me in the least :whistle:

[murhf3]

Muzzy pipe, PC3 etc??? X drag bike? the only bike I realy have shit my pants on 200k in 2nd and the bastard thing dident want to stop :whistle:
Thats me old bike mate,it just keep going and going and going,but it still stuck like glue. :weird: :ride:

[murhf3]

Muzzy pipe, PC3 etc??? X drag bike? the only bike I realy have shit my pants on 200k in 2nd and the bastard thing dident want to stop :whistle:
Hey when did u ride it,or did you own it, she sure was a buzz,it just didn.t like going under 160 round town and it would lift at each bloody lite, think its got a mind of its own, like that car Christine [movie]

[DEATH_INC.]

Just outta interest the guy who owned it wasn't richard by any chance?

[murhf3]

Just outta interest the guy who owned it wasn't richard by any chance?
I can.t remember who owned before me,I was the second,my name is Rod, but that does ring a bell,the first owner had a Busa with the ZXR as well and draged the ZXR,then I got it at 3000ks, had it for about 4000ks then got what I hav now.He was also from up north like Whangarae.

[murhf3]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEATH INC :drinkup: :drinkup: :puke:

[murhf3]

[QUOTE=DEATH_INC.]Just outta interest the guy who owned it wasn't richard by any chance?[/QUOT
Whats it like having a turbo ,was it stock and how realiable is it,is it quick like a powerband or does it come on all the time?

[DEATH_INC.]

It was pretty stock when I got it,nowhere near it now.....It's fairly reliable,never let me down as far as getting home goes,but I tend to pull it apart fairly often to play with things....
Stock the power is much like a two-stroke,comes in with a nice surge at around 3500rpm,now it's like being kicked up the rear by a horse....it winds up to 6500ish quite leisurely,then in about 500rpm goes from 60 odd hp to about 160 ,in either of the first 2 gears the front looks straight at the sky almost instantly,in third you can control it but it reaches redline almost before you can react,fourth it'll actually accelerate controllably,but you've still gotta keep your weight well forward if you wanna keep the front down and fifth is almost normal except for the rate of acceleration,and it'll still come up occasionally......that's a run through the gears as near as I can remember it...it'll bring the front up in third and fourth if you accelerate from off boost too.....
It's really hard to describe,it's just a huge rush then it's time to change gears....I spose if you rode along at 30-40 k's on a 750 pulled the clutch in and revved it to redline then dumped it you may get some idea what it's like coming on boost...

[dangerous]

Thats me old bike mate, Hey when did u ride it,or did you own it, she sure was a buzz,it just didn.t like going under 160 round town and it would lift at each bloody lite, think its got a mind of its own, like that car Christine [movie]
I rode it when a mate was test riding it out of Trever Perce's he ended up buying a Busa. At the time the bike had a very eratic idle (very un nerving) but it turned out to be a nackered PC unit. The Guy that has it now is stoked with it I do remember his story about you and ya ticker, ya one year older than me..... scary shit thats for real. :drinkup:

[speedpro]

Interesting that Death's bike is so "on-off" with the power. Mine is like a big pussycat. Let the clutch out at 1200rpm and accelerate away. Boost gauge twitches at 3,500rpm, boosts pretty hard at 4,000 but all controllable with the throttle. Anything over 5,000rpm or so it's all to do with the throttle, boost just follows it. Bigger motor (1075cc), stock (mild) cams, and methanol obviously helps. I've had the motor bigger but went smaller for reliabilty in the block/sleeve/piston area. The big motors were monsters down low. The first one made 70kw@4000rpm on petrol on the dyno. It wasn't strapped down properly so that's as far as we went. On methanol the 1166cc motors would easily hold the front up in the first couple of gears using about 4000rpm.

The funny thing is how few people actually believe me when I explain what it's like in top gear. Even with 15:27 (15:35 is stock Z1) gearing it screams toward red line. I have a 16T front sprocket but I'd need a Looooooonnnggg bit of road to use it, + time and money to freshen the motor yadda yadda yadda etc etc. Sadly it'll probably never get used.

[dangerous]

What is the most thrilling bike you have owned or ridden?
Mine would be the Honda CX500 Turbo that I had for 3yrs before the 1100i sport (which would be the second choice)
Well........ after todays wee ride of 200 odd k's to Akaroa I figgered I had beter up date my 1st post in this thread.

BUELL XB12R Firebolt Man what a awesome wee bike, I have ridden it several times but not all that far.
So this was a decent ride and god its the type of bike that just has ya grinning.

At Idle the XB bobbles around a lot which would have you think its a vibratie ride but once moving it would be one of the most smothest bikes I have ridden.
Around town after 15min you start feeling a bit jelly like you know the feeling like when ya getting pissed... just like that.

Out on the open rd its a differant bike not good wind protection but hell, at the speed limit its fine.
The power is all down low and once in the higher gears man it hauls some serious arse, in the lower gears it tends to wheelie real easy (love passing cars in the hills on one) but hits the rev limeter very easy.

Handling is wicked, you dont really need to hang off this bike as it just corners so easy..... it loves it, and pulls like a school boy on exiting.... the brakes altho only a single disc but a inside out jobbie... are sweet, the feel isent all that great but you pull that leaver in and by christ you stop with no standing up in the corners either.

Summery........ bugger it its equal with the CX turbo's as far as thrilling goes, its like riding a silky smooth XR600 with a shit load of grunt and the best sound a bike can emit.... its awesome a bike to ride, a bike that is differant to any other I've ridden, a bike that sums up motorcycling..... Bloody good FUN :first: =

Big thanks to Rashika for the bike for the day, she was hard at work while I was hard at play :Punk:

This bike has a costom paint job resembling the HD race colours, factory race kit (replacment ECU, air filter & exhaust system/ twin out lets in polished alloy)

[miSTa]

So you'll have the Buell and Rashika the Guzzi this weekend then?


I never saw this thread before so I'll put my 2 cents worth in. The most thrilling bike I've ridden would have to be my current bike ZZR1100), the acceleration, the speed, and the induction roar - absolutely fan-fuken-tastic :love:

[geoffc]

What is the most thrilling bike you have owned or ridden?
Mine would be the Honda CX500 Turbo that I had for 3yrs .... What’s your most thrilling bike ride been?
Hi
Well I'm going to show my age a bit here but say the Kawasaki 500 H 1 Mach III.
In 1972 I was riding a nice Honda CB350 and a mate wanted me to look at a bike he was interested in buying. Yes it was the Kawasaki so I took it for a test ride.
Okay I thought let see what this thing can do..
Hitting the power band in 3rd gear the front wheel seemed to lift with no effort, the frame flexed on bends and the brakes were shit. :dodge:
After hitting the ton two up in Mt Victoria Tunnel,(sometime later) then wondering if you can then stop in time, how can I ever forget that machine!!
(Ps my mate went against my advise & bought the bike.:bash: )
I too would just love to ride the Honda CX500 Turbo.
cheers

[tanken2]

Most thrilling must be my Mach IVs had one (purple) brand new , then a CB750 , saw the light and bought Second Mach IV (gold) , they wheelied like crazy . hold a special place in my heart , will not be forgotten

[Katman]

Well I'm happy to say I own the most thrilling bike from my memory.

I loved the Katana from the second I saw it and haven't waivered since.

[Paul in NZ]

Most thrilling bike? 1939 Norton International built to factory race rep levels... Thrilling? Imaging passing a CB400F on it at an indicated 105mph on 20inch rims... AWESOME


Scary bike? Hagon 500cc grasstracker... fark You could pick it up and it made maybe 50bhp

[dangerous]

WOW a 13yr thread dredge... awesome keep it comming LOL

[WALRUS]

Bump of the year, huh?

I can't think of a bike I've not been able to satisfyingly thrill myself on.. I guess it depends on where and how I'm wanting to be thrilled

[F5 Dave]

Heck of a dredge.

Most scary ?

Well I was pretty worried about being seen on a CX500 custom. :nya:

[layton]

would easily be a 650 urual with a sidecar, i hopped straight off a ducati 748R onto this old beast... totally overshot the first corner, luckily i was turning right and the road continued .. i rode the ol girl to the top of the takaka hill and back down, pretty exciting having no brakes and the sidecar come off the ground!

[sugilite]

For me it was my Yamaha RZ500, Full on Love by 2nd gear! :love::love::love::love:

[Navy Boy]

The 1984 model Yamaha IT 490 that my Dad had back in the early 1990s. Ruddy awesome. Torquey for a 2 stroke and kept on pulling. A real 'Man I'm alive!' kind of bike.

[F5 Dave]

For me it was my Yamaha RZ500, Full on Love by 2nd gear! :love::love::love::love:
Yeah a mate's RZ500 was kinda neat. My RZ500 twin needs some road time going properly. 100hp circa 140kg.

[tanken2]

mach 3, power of a 175 up to 6000 then power of a 750, fun in the wet I can tell you. And try stopping that with two drum brakes.

[manyrevs]

mach 3, power of a 175 up to 6000 then power of a 750, fun in the wet I can tell you. And try stopping that with two drum brakes.

I take it you are talking about the Kawasaki Mach III - H1 500 triple 2-stroke, right...!!!
My very first 3 bikes were an S2 350 triple, then the H1-B 500 (Mach III - with points), then the Mach IV 750 H2-B...
The S2 gave me a "thrill" when I was able to get off it - and realize I was still alive. Handling was non existent. Still loved it...
The 500 H1 just gave the scariest thrills,, all speed and no handling. Still loved the bike though...
The 750 H2 gave the the biggest thrill to get on and open the throttle - It was a rocket ship. I loved it for the couple of years I had it...

Then I bought a Suzuki GS-1000 and instantly fell out of love with the 2-stroke triples, and that was only 100 yards from the shop where I bought it. Once I hit the motorway, it was motorcycle heaven...

The BIGGEST overall thriller was undoubtedly the Suzuki GS-1000, because it was my first 4-stroker and the difference between 2 & 4-strokers was so unbelievable - huge torque everywhere, just open the throttle and away you go,, 1000cc of horsepower,, much better mileage,, so comfortable,, so smooth,, handled brilliantly,, even the the extra weight was not really noticeable. What "wasn't" there to love about this bike - nothing...

ManyRevs

[Voltaire]

Being tow started by a Trabant in Karl Marxstad on my 1970 BMW R75/5 with sidecar in sub zero temps, sliding around the road whilst hoping the rather keen driver would stop when I got it started.
Almost every minute of riding a 500cc Royal Enfield Bullet on Indian roads.
Riding my BMW R65 around Paeroa last feb.:crazy:

[dangerous]

What is the most thrilling bike you have owned or ridden?

THREAD DREDGE... well I bloody can cos its my thread...
reason for this dredge is due to... 24 years after I bought this bike, I bought it back... rocks in my head maybe, paid twice what I did the 1st time round (how the fuck does that work) any how, its a little scruffy but I can deal to that... bigest disapointment is it wont start :facepalm: and the brakes are seized on... oddly it didnt run when I 1st got it so its of to the same guy for attention.

[F5 Dave]

Most thrilling while we are dredging?
Could say the 300 dirtbike.

But instead after all these years it's the 50. Memories of certain corners either with the suspension compressing as the slicks dig in to a banked corner at crazy lean angle. Or as I was thinking about in the morning of a silly hairpin braking like a lunatic, knee on the deck as soon as the rear wheel got some weight back on it and releasing the brake slowly to keep the forks from popping up and unsettling the chassis.

Or one Dangerous will remember: rolling about in the snow day after the BoB, racing the 50 Ruapuna B against 150s several laps in trying to make time up where I was losing heaps in the straights, in 4th lining up a pass on a young Hoozi for 3rd, went deeper into whatever the right before the link is. It was a beautiful move, but I was in unsweepted area since the snow had cleared.

I still had snow on me when I got back to the pits.

[dangerous]

Bloody sure iv got the photo...

[pritch]

That's an interesting bike.

[pritch]

Dunno if it's the right thread, but a guy I know just took delivery of this. It looks thrilling, he certainly looked thrilled.

First road bike I've noticed with "wings".

[dangerous]

Dunno if it's the right thread, but a guy I know just took delivery of this. It looks thrilling, he certainly looked thrilled.

First road bike I've noticed with "wings".

That like the new monster V4?

dont excite me but fark i bet it be fun to ride...

[pritch]

That like the new monster V4?

dont excite me but fark i bet it be fun to ride...

A while back Ducati split the Monster line into Monsters and Streetfighters. That is one of the latter. It is indeed a V4.

[F5 Dave]

Isn't one of the primary reasons for a V engine to create a compact narrow bike? Looks like a mates BKing.

[husaberg]

Isn't one of the primary reasons for a V engine to create a compact narrow bike? Looks like a mates BKing.

Yes, some v twin are narrow or as narrow as a single, but such narrowness in regards to the frontal area is mostly totally wasted when the rider is wider than the bike anyway.
I remember the Ducati 851 were as wide as a four of the era as they crammed the batteries and other Gubins on the side to enable them to get a decent amount of weight on the front wheel.
A narrow angle V can get the weight further forward. But Regardless of how narrow you make the bike. The human is a certain width.
the most slippery shape is a teardrop that has the blunt end facing forward. Like a dustbin fairing
Thats my 1 cents.

349309

[F5 Dave]

Crash starting a CX500 Custom with a knackered rectifier, helmetless in the fading light thinking; how did I get here?

[Grumph]

The most thrilling bike I ever rode was a 1928 600 Douglas. Fuck all brakes, hand change and the frame flexed like a five bar gate when you changed gear.
Grunty enough to be a serious worry as it had a lever throttle which stayed where it was set.
Definitely an acquired taste.

[BMWST?]

not the most thrilling but sorta. A mate had a cx500 turbo I had a cb900. The cx turbo blew the 900 away in a top gear roll on the 900 would get the jump but the turbo just flew by.
The "thrilling: recollection is a rg500 with pillion through the middle of Wellington. I just could not keep the front wheel on the ground

[roogazza]

For me, the Kawasaki Mach4, loved that thing !!!!354053

I even had hair then !!!!

[onearmedbandit]

Honda C50. It was the first bike I ever rode, I was maybe around 8-9yrs old. That was the most thrilling experience on a bike ever, because it began a new story in my life.

[george formby]

Honda C50. It was the first bike I ever rode, I was maybe around 8-9yrs old. That was the most thrilling experience on a bike ever, because it began a new story in my life.

They're still thrilling.


https://youtu.be/IX20bQVkAms?si=vkMONUZnowR6ayqt

[F5 Dave]

That looks truly miserable.

[dangerous]

For me, the Kawasaki Mach4, loved that thing !!!!

Mate... I have never had the privlage of a big bore stroker, Id emagine its righ up there.

Since I started this thread 19 years ago LOL... 2 years ago I brought the same bike back, yes buzzi to ride but... not what I remember, i was promiced it was in the same nick when I sold it... nope dident even run, brakes sized a one side poorly repainted...
moral of the story, should have left it in my memory... however I sorted it and got it as tidy as i could, sold it again, and made 2k on it so not all lost
24yrs between these two photos... same bike same ranga.

[roogazza]

my pic with the H2 I was 24 yrs old hahaha now 74 !!!!!!!!

I went to one last meeting on it at Gracefield , getting a win too ! :woohoo::wari: I didn't know how I'd go as I'd had a big off at Onekawa a few weeks before,that had me pissing blood for a week !!!!!

Two weeks later I sold it,traded on a Trail bike

Got a haircut and headed to Trentham to do my Police Training... God where did those 50 yrs go ???
354057

[Kickaha]

same bike same ranga.

Neither of them improved over the years

[BMWST?]

i was once told by a fellow who had a lot of time in the industry (and sold me a few bikes in the process,) years later never to buy a bike that you once had and thought as good.You will be disapointed he said

[dangerous]

fuck... I might have to update the opening post to yesterdays ride... 100yr old Velo...

354111. 354112

[roogazza]

354120 Here's another thrilling bike I had for a number of years. Didn't want to sell it really but physically it's a younger mans bike and just got too hard to bounce back from after a longish ride.
It handled and stopped and went like hell,I loved it.

(it was way better than I was). :msn-wink: :rolleyes: :cool:

[george formby]

I ain't got no pics but back in the day, probably before I started shaving, I had a brief shot on a CR500E.
The bike was built by Honda UK to enter the National enduro champs and the rider was out training in our usual riding area.

Of course he gave us a shot and it scared the crap out of everybody. I was riding a big bore 2t at the time but the CR was a beast. Slightest bit of throttle and it leaped away. No idea what it was like on the pipe but the bottom end was scary.

Later in the day we saw him flat out along a fire break, still the fastest I've ever seen a dirt bike go.

[SaferRides]

I had the opportunity to ride one of these last year. The owner followed on my bike, so I didn't do anything too silly, but they are just stupid fast. The throttle response is like nothing else I've ever ridden.

I'm not sure I'd want to own one though, unless I had another bike for everyday use.

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[dangerous]

I had the opportunity to ride one of these last year. The owner followed on my bike, so I didn't do anything too silly, but they are just stupid fast. The throttle response is like nothing else I've ever ridden.

I'm not sure I'd want to own one though, unless I had another bike for everyday use.

some weird version of the H2 ???

[george formby]

I spotted an H2 in Paihia awhile back, plastered in dust. Looked like it had done a good few k's on our twisty gravel roads to get that filthy.

Much impressed I was. Dunno if the rider took a wrong turn or had exceedingly large maltesers.

[SaferRides]

some weird version of the H2 ???
Z H2. It's the naked H2 with less power. I understand that the suspension is not as good either.

[Grumph]

The most frightening bike I ever rode was the Budget alky burning GSXR1100. It had already wounded trev Kirby and Marty Dock before Holden climbed on and broke lap records wherever we took him.
I rode it at Ruapuna. Old short track with dipper. Holden had set the lap record under 50 sec, I think I did about 1 minute.
Come round the sweeper in 3rd, rollit upright and when it hit 7000 it broke into wheelspin for 100 yards. Broke traction again at each upshift.
Holden of course came round in 2nd, up in the power and drifting....

It later ran 190plus mph in a flying quarter. Laying rubber from the start right into the traps about 3/4 mile away. Gaps in the line where he'd changed gear.
Small light rider on it for that one - plus an 18in rear for a longer footprint.

Ruapuna - under 50sec first time. Levels old circuit record still stands. Teretonga - first under 1 minute. Manfield - first under 1.10.

[HenryDorsetCase]

the most slippery shape is a teardrop that has the blunt end facing forward. Like a dustbin fairing



Look at a Salmon or Trout. they have to live in a much denser fluid than air and so have evolved a very hydrodynamic shape

[pete376403]

Look at a Salmon or Trout. they have to live in a much denser fluid than air and so have evolved a very hydrodynamic shape

Reading about german land speed record bikes in the 30's (?) best shape was described as a "wet rat"

[husaberg]

Look at a Salmon or Trout. they have to live in a much denser fluid than air and so have evolved a very hydrodynamic shape

they are slippery granted, but according to bert are not stable at near 200mph ;)
that said sharkskin like gold balls dimples might have an effect

[dangerous]

Z H2. It's the naked H2 with less power. I understand that the suspension is not as good either.

wicked as hell... I like it

[roogazza]

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Hey it's Xmas and nothing to do till I mow grass. Here's another fav,probably cos I built it myself . Great road bike and handy on a track too.
135 at the tyre and much lighter than stock. I weighed all the shit I took off it at 30 kgs !!! ( Carbon bodywork and front guard as well).

Merry Christmas to all Kiwibikers. xxx

[BMWST?]

the cr 500 post reminds me of a bike a mate of mine bought. Yamaha SC500.That was definetly the most thrilling bike I to rode. It hd a habit of micro seizing so th rides were always short.I had forgotten bout it till the above post