Amazing Sports Bike

[Big Dave]

It says so!

[Lord Zod]

LOL, it's amazing how far bikes have come. There are scooters that go faster than that beast now.

[98tls]

What year was that Dave?

[nallac]

you planning on updating the uly BD?....:shifty:

[Big Dave]

What year was that Dave?

best estimate is 1968.

[Big Dave]

you planning on updating the uly BD?....:shifty:

Nope - in fact completely in lurve with it. New steering head bearing yesterday.

[Dave-]

best bit:

"The result is a motorbike for the real sportsman without the unpleasant noise usually produced by high performance machines"

I've never _ever_ heard a high performance machine produce a sound that could be described by "unpleasant"

also worth special note is the fact they call it high performance, but at the time that would've obviously been true.

[McJim]

"unpleasant noise of performance sportsbikes":rofl:

I thought that was the whole bardy point of perfomance sportsbikes (actually mine makes even more noise than power...the Honda 65 would prolly pwn it!).

[nallac]

i thought you were gonna get a 08 uly?.

any chance you can do an update like your cool 20k one.


from a hopefull uly owner .one day.........

Ps thanks for my avatar pic....love em uly's.

[Drew]

I've had a go on one of those! I was about six, thought it was REALLY FRIGGIN FAST! I was six though.

[Big Dave]

i thought you were gonna get a 08 uly?.

any chance you can do an update like your cool 20k one.


from a hopefull uly owner .one day.........

Ps thanks for my avatar pic....love em uly's.

Only the XB12XT is available now.
HD-A have discontinued the X locally.
Overall it will sell better but XT is too short for me.
The numbers didn't stack up real well either.

Anytime.

[nallac]

what no x.

have ridden both a 06 and 07, 07 with the lower seat,just about right for me @ only5'10.

the Xt looks weird with out the dirt style guard.
I can see how it should sell better being lower.
but lotsa a people don't know how good these are,
even with your full endorsement/recommendation thru KR..


So how many k's have you racked up on yours now.

[98tls]

best estimate is 1968. Damn thats going back........i was 6,three years away from my first bike an SL125 Honda.The old man had a ex lease 650 SS Norton in bits in the lounge which now resides in some motor museum in Auckland.

[Big Dave]

Yeah, I didn't do my career any favours when the Marketing Manager at HD told me the Ulysses has been dropped.

I still reckon the Ulysses is one of the most versatile bikes on the market. It's not the best 'anything' but it is one of the best at doing 'everything' and it's the most fun bike I've had.

You can make the XT look like an X with bolt-on stuff.

It will sell better because it fits more folks. Or so HD is counting.

[MIXONE]

Those were the days my friend....

[nallac]

[QUOTE=Big Dave;1635070]

You can make the XT look like an X with bolt-on stuff.
QUOTE]


But why?


its the only bike i've ridden/seen that i wouldn't change a thing on.
excepting maybe the factory race kit for more noise.

[Taz]

Things were a lot more simple back then. I can remeber lusting after a 2nd hand honda S90..... Still a great looking bike IMO.

[Big Dave]

[quote=Big Dave;1635070]

You can make the XT look like an X with bolt-on stuff.
QUOTE]


But why?


its the only bike i've ridden/seen that i wouldn't change a thing on.
excepting maybe the factory race kit for more noise.

The only things I've done are paint the screen and peel the stickers off. Been a serious customiser previously.

It's not a great sounding bike - considering what it 'could' sound like. It's not foul either, but I like it quiet. It's more about the sort of hijinx I get up to on it - i don't want to draw any attention to myself.

I've got this Urban ADV course that...well, the motard guys understand.

[Big Dave]

Things were a lot more simple back then. I can remeber lusting after a 2nd hand honda S90..... Still a great looking bike IMO.

I swapped a Mini-bike and a Slug Gun for a CL90

[nallac]

yep i've been the same,
always been something to change/mod.

but on the uly,
seat is good
bars are good
handles good
stops good
indicators don't need modding
goes very good.

shit we know how good they are,
I just gotta talk the mrs into letting me get one:soon:

[Griffin]

I love that it has a large powerful lamp for night riding safety... geez I wish I coulda owned one.

[klingon]

"Big brakes are fitted to control the better than 55mph (90kph) speed."

Oooh I'm impressed!

[Drew]

"Runs away from most 63cc bikes". Now there's a glowing comparison.

[Big Dave]

"Runs away from most 63cc bikes".

So can I.....

[Swoop]

I doubt many modern "sport bikes" could manage to get up into the hills like that. It seems to be in a farmers back paddock (however it might only be on the side of a road). Who knows, with the marketing of motorcycles those/these days.:whistle::laugh:

[TLMAN]

"Big brakes are fitted to control the better than 55mph (90kph) speed."

Oooh I'm impressed!


And the powerful motor producing 6.2 HP....

Id be afraid to twist the throttle

[Big Dave]

And what exactly has he been doing with the farmers daughter in the back paddock we asks hey Swoop.

Veiled sexual innuendo is nothing new in bike ads then.

Sometimes you wonder why they bothered though.

[98tls]

Xactly what i thought,if it gets me a shag on a cold wet mountain top then best i go buy one,actually if it gets me a shag............

[Bonez]

Carefull. The safety nazis are lurking.

[limbimtimwim]

A bike like that would get you a hell of a lot more poontang than a modern 'sportsbike'.

[98tls]

A bike like that would get you a hell of a lot more poontang than a modern 'sportsbike'. Its easier than that mate.http://www.metacafe.com/watch/131211/poontang/

[Coyote]

And what exactly has he been doing with the farmers daughter in the back paddock we asks hey Swoop.

Veiled sexual innuendo is nothing new in bike ads then.

Sometimes you wonder why they bothered though.
Doesn't exactly preach exclusivity does it.

Please make an ad with the banner "Be part of the pack!".

[Big Dave]

Why did he need a 'fast getaway' for? The farmer and the shotgun?

Little Fauss and Big Halsey clip!


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[98tls]

Reminded me of Culverdun before irrigation......same mating ritual.

[klingon]

...
Veiled sexual innuendo is nothing new in bike ads then.
...

It's not veiled! She has her hand right on his headlight! :shit: :o

[Swoop]

It is a little disturbing to note that there aren't any animals around in piccie #1. Were the sheep nervous?:whistle:

And what exactly has he been doing with the farmers daughter in the back paddock we asks hey Swoop.

Veiled sexual innuendo is nothing new in bike ads then.
Phowarrrr! Plaid miniskirt/onepiece:wari:

Photography Eh!
Nudge nudge, wink wink. Say no more!

[Big Dave]

Photography Eh!
Nudge nudge, wink wink. Say no more!

.......wazzit like then?

[Swoop]

.......wazzit like then?
Are you insinuating something?

[Big Dave]

The best it's ever been done. Still didn't save 'em though.

http://www.cyclelover.com/norton_girl.htm

[Big Dave]

The game has changed now.
The challenge is to make it sexy without being sexist

[pritch]

I think both those Honda still look good.

As for ads, there is evidence to suggest that ads get more imaginative and beguiling in inverse proportion to the products they depict. BSA was a good example of that.

[FastBikeGear]

It says so!

Oh my god I had one!

I bought one of these off a mate when I was about 11 for $50.00

Now mine was a bit special! Modified for the farm.

We fitted a Chen Seng (or something that sounded like that) knobbly on the back. ( I remember that cost me $10!). Had to flare the rear guard with a hammer to fit it and stuck a wide motorcross handle bars on the front. Left the front road tyre on as couldn't afford another knobbly at this ridiculous price.

Wished I had read the add when I had mine (Never knew the rear shocks were adjustable!)

We had a jump on the farm and when we road over this at about 30mph the bike would bounce back up in the air on landing (No damping in front suspension) and then spear off sideways throwing the laughing captain and all pillion passengers (often more than one) off in the process.

[merv]

Honda was so successful in USA in the 60's obviously everyone was crying out for them. The 65 of course was sporty compared to the stepthrough.

The CB down on the beach looks cool too, and dig that swimsuit.

Great pics Dave.

[Insanity_rules]

Oh the memories, my first road bike was a 1974 CB 100 in resplendent red and white, quite similar to that.

[yod]

we used to race two steppies around our flat, including navigating the back steps and the side gate lol

one was a 90 tho so it had a bit of an unfair advantage off the mark

[Big Dave]

Mine was a CL90.