The wall of coolness

[Waihou Thumper]

its a very sexy blue...
i cleaned my suzi...very clean now...

No matter how hard you rub it Joe, it will still be a Suzi, a clean one at that...Just think you coul'da been cleaning a Katie...:laugh:

[junkmanjoe]

:shutup: don't tell every body....:laugh:

[Eddieb]

It is a very nice looking bike, very shiney too.

[junkmanjoe]

nice new one
http://www.bikez.com/pictures/ktm/2000/307_0_1_2_640%20lc4%20adventure%20r_Submitted%20by %20anonymous%20user..jpg

[junkmanjoe]

http://motoprofi.com/imgs/a/a/h/n/a/ktm_640_lc4_adventure_r_2000_2_lgw.jpg

http://tooofast.smugmug.com/photos/283984120_yWgj8-L.jpg

nice looking model.

[CrazyFrog]

This is a very nice bike...what year, model are these.

Hey Joe, Woohoo, you put me on the Wall of Coolness. You rock.:Punk:
Mine is a year 2000, 640 Adventure with standard LC4 motor, not the newer model hi-flow head LC4 model like Warewolf's. I love it, vibrations and all.
It's pretty standard apart from the Magura hydraulic clutch fitted by first owner, and is now sporting an orange 525EXC front guard, the blue guard died on the rocks up Mt Altimarloch on the Dusty Butt '09. Something else died 850km into the same ride, but I'll try not to mention that.... it's all good again now and we're getting out amongst it again regularly.
Might see ya on my way North sometime, or when you lot come south again.

[junkmanjoe]

yes dont think we meet when we, soiled your fine land.
i do feel the orange side calling......Katooomm....Katoommm.
shame the blue fairing got damaged, its very nice one.

[CrazyFrog]

Nah, the fairing is still sweet, just the mudguard took a beating. Photos of the bike on Nelson Rideouts, Hori Bay last weekend.

[warewolf]

I would hasten to say that there are maybe 4 or 5 bikes at the most from the pre 2003 vintage and I know where three of them are...My year - 2005 - was the first year KTM NZ imported more than 1, and that was only 2!! So we are only talking 10 bikes 1997-2005. There are more '06s, I thought 2x hire bikes from Papakura and a couple more to private owners, not sure; but by any measure NZ-new 640A's are a pretty rare thing. There are also a few used imports about.

The '03 with high flow head, high front guard, single front disc, output shaft roller bearing model is considered the pinnacle of development as the later low guard twin disc front end is not so dirt-worthy. However the 50mm Extreme fork on the '00 model is considered the best-handling front end.

[junkmanjoe]

cheers for heads up.
they got a neat shape up top, with twin headlights and sort of a half fairing, down the sides.

[Waihou Thumper]

My year - 2005 - was the first year KTM NZ imported more than 1, and that was only 2!! So we are only talking 10 bikes 1997-2005. There are more '06s, I thought 2x hire bikes from Papakura and a couple more to private owners, not sure; but by any measure NZ-new 640A's are a pretty rare thing. There are also a few used imports about.

The '03 with high flow head, high front guard, single front disc, output shaft roller bearing model is considered the pinnacle of development as the later low guard twin disc front end is not so dirt-worthy. However the 50mm Extreme fork on the '00 model is considered the best-handling front end.

Both the 2000 and my 2002 are NZ New models....That is CrazyFrog and mine. I think Steve has a NZ new one as well....Is that right?

[Box'a'bits]

Both the 2000 and my 2002 are NZ New models....That is CrazyFrog and mine. I think Steve has a NZ new one as well....Is that right?

Yup, mine is a NZ new '03 model.

[Woodman]

How many variations of the 640 ktms are there?

[NordieBoy]

How many variations of the 640 ktms are there?

4 I think.

Orange, blue, red and black?

[Woodman]

4 I think.

Orange, blue, red and black?

Thanks for that. What i meant was I know of the adventure and the lc4, but are there any others?

[NordieBoy]

Thanks for that. What i meant was I know of the adventure and the lc4, but are there any others?

:D

The 640's (625cc) are all LC4's.

There are a couple of the enduro type ones and the 640A.
Also some that had LC4 625 on the stickers/tank.

[Oscar]

Thanks for that. What i meant was I know of the adventure and the lc4, but are there any others?

Adventure R
LC4E (Enduro) 640/400
625 SXC
625SM
625 SC SM
Duke / Duke II
LC4E SM
660SM
660 Rallye

[warewolf]

The 640's are only 625cc and share the same engine so don't be fooled by the badges. And the 660 is only 654cc same as the new 690. :wacko:

One Oscar missed, LC4 640 SM Prestige, quite tasty. Definitely cosmetic changes but maybe some hard parts, too.

There are RXC variants but perhaps not strictly in the "640" line, being 400 and earlier 620 (609cc). Pretty sure I test rode an LC4 400 RXC (enduro) and that thing definitely was a paint shaker. Blurry vision at 110km/h on the motorway (smoothed out by 130), chattered your teeth together at certain revs. My 640 is Rolls-Royce smooth in comparison; that LC4-4 was infinitely worse.

Here's the Wikipedia page: 8 KTM Model History (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KTM#KTM_Model_History). Note that "EGS" is the internal/VIN model code for LC4 (or many thereof) so listing it separately is perhaps redundant.

[Waihou Thumper]

4 I think.

Orange, blue, red and black?


Silver too predominantly, like the 2002, my model...makes 5?
Silver front fender, silver tank, front fairing etc....Orange rear only....Standard colour

[Underground]

There are RXC variants but perhaps not strictly in the "640" line, being 400 and earlier 620 (609cc). Pretty sure I test rode an LC4 400 RXC (enduro) and that thing definitely was a paint shaker. Blurry vision at 110km/h on the motorway (smoothed out by 130), chattered your teeth together at certain revs. My 640 is Rolls-Royce smooth in comparison; that LC4-4 was infinitely worse.



Thats why you dont see me very far afield on my 400
136624

Dont notice the vibes much riding round here though ,I gave it a bit of a workout today :woohoo: (got inspired after seeing those pics of the Kiwi ralley bikes lined up ready to go)

[marks]

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l300/alkay191/R60R75R100/002-1.jpg

[dino3310]

cool & nasty

[JATZ]

Yup MarkS , definitly cool.

Sparse, yet funtional

[NordieBoy]

Just keep it away from water :D

[bart]

Yep. I like it. Not pretty, but shit it would be fun.

[Woodman]

yep, theres someting about that no frills cafe style bike that spins my wheels.

[buggsubique]

Unreal that someone would go and make this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUqP_JD11Rw) work!

B

[CrazyFrog]

Unreal that someone would go and make this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUqP_JD11Rw) work!

B

Too much time on his hands....

[junkmanjoe]

that quad is almost cool, but curse him for destroying a African twin....:shit:

[Waihou Thumper]

Saw it today and I thought it was cool. Not an adventure bike but still, looks very nice and it started well on the first kick...:msn-wink:

[young1]

Being serious, this is what I would like in my garage to keep KT and DR company. Just the thing to "zip" down to the coffee shop on two up. Saw these all in Bali last week.

As you can see the first is for sale, he wanted 12,000,000 Rupiah (approx $2000.00), if I had known more about buying bikes from overseas, costs of shipping it home and the rules on registering them here I would have been very tempted.

Second pic are three Vespa's that were available for hire.

(If you know of anyone with an older Vespa for sale please let me know).

[cooneyr]

....(If you know of anyone with an older Vespa for sale please let me know).

Not exactly old but definatly old skool look - check out the Belladonna (http://www.retroscooter.co.nz/belladonna.htm). Built by the Indian firm LML that use to produce Vespa's under licence. Heavily based on a Vespa PX150.

[young1]

Not exactly old but definatly old skool look - check out the Belladonna (http://www.retroscooter.co.nz/belladonna.htm). Built by the Indian firm LML that use to produce Vespa's under licence. Heavily based on a Vespa PX150.

That isn't bad at all, thanks.

M

[Underground]

This is cool , cool bike , cool rider .
Andrew / Javahead in the prologue to the Australasian safari yesterday.
Whats also cool is that it is the only moto pic in the prologue gallery of the official safari website http://www.australiansafari.com.au/2009/Live.html
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt354/Undergroundbikepics/AusSafari09PrologueTemp-121.jpg

[bart]

Sorry.............scooters and quads are NOT cool. :bleh:

OK, at least scooters have 2 wheels. :scooter:

[johannvr]

Being serious, this is what I would like in my garage to keep KT and DR company. Just the thing to "zip" down to the coffee shop on two up. Saw these all in Bali last week.

As you can see the first is for sale, he wanted 12,000,000 Rupiah (approx $2000.00), if I had known more about buying bikes from overseas, costs of shipping it home and the rules on registering them here I would have been very tempted.

Second pic are three Vespa's that were available for hire.

(If you know of anyone with an older Vespa for sale please let me know).

Also commonly known as the "Velociraptor" :laugh:

[CrazyFrog]

Any scooter that goes this well gets my vote..........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3awQoP-bMck&feature=PlayList&p=8966E0F305018638&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=15

This scoot kicks arse:Punk:

[Box'a'bits]

Any scooter that goes this well gets my vote..........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3awQoP-bMck&feature=PlayList&p=8966E0F305018638&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=15

This scoot kicks arse:Punk:

Bloody excellent!!!! (Mandy enjoyed it too.....)

[bart]

Any scooter that goes this well gets my vote..........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3awQoP-bMck&feature=PlayList&p=8966E0F305018638&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=15

This scoot kicks arse:Punk:

OK...........that's insane enough to be cool. :headbang:

[buggsubique]

OK...........that's insane enough to be cool. :headbang:

Maybe with a bit of plastic bodywork this one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OIl9oLGx1o&feature=PlayList&p=8966E0F305018638&index=16) could sneak in on the SBC next year...? :whistle:

[junkmanjoe]

this is a great pic of nice mountains.....:bleh:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/picture.php?albumid=2019&pictureid=29000

[dino3310]

awesome scenery mate, why you poking tongues are you feeling randy luv:spanking:

[junkmanjoe]

yea i know them trees are sweet too aye.....





oh and look a katoom is in there as well....MMMmmmm Katoommmm

[dino3310]

the soft luggage looks the beez kneez, better looking than the big fridge like alloy ones

[junkmanjoe]

what a cool place to ride aye mate

[dino3310]

awe yeah mate, would love to get into some of that country

[cooneyr]

this is a great pic of nice mountains.....:bleh:...

You've been looking at the 950 thread on Adv rider haven't you. Bad for the wallet that thread :laugh:


the soft luggage looks the beez kneez, better looking than the big fridge like alloy ones

Looks like Andy Strapz Expedition Panners (http://www.andystrapz.com/productdetails.php?pid=34&BACK=51). Some on KB have them.

Cheers R

[junkmanjoe]

arrrr busted me mate.... its close, nearly time to turn....

[marks]

I like the idea of a scooter with sidecar....

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[dino3310]

Looks like Andy Strapz Expedition Panners (http://www.andystrapz.com/productdetails.php?pid=34&BACK=51). Some on KB have them.

Cheers R

had a looksey, bloody briliant, will look at getting a set next year

[Rosie]

Looks like Andy Strapz Expedition Panners (http://www.andystrapz.com/productdetails.php?pid=34&BACK=51). Some on KB have them.

Cheers R

I've had a set for about a year now. They are very good, and well deserving of a mention on the wall of coolness :yes:

[Underground]

I copied the Andy strapz design and made myself some ,Bloody brilliant concept , works for me.

[dino3310]

I copied the Andy strapz design and made myself some ,Bloody brilliant concept , works for me.

and i copied your modified foot pegs :shifty:and they work brilliant for me too:yes:

[Oscar]

Back to cool adventure bikes...

http://oscar.smugmug.com/photos/62678338_MbxUo-L.jpg

[Oscar]

Tedium.......

http://oscar.smugmug.com/photos/15456383_kBfGF-M.jpg

[dino3310]

first time ive seen a TDM of the seal, they advertise them as dual sport but ive never thought of them as such, always wondered how they would go on the metal, bloody good donkeys in them too:scooter:

as for the Honda, a very cool classic

[Oscar]

first time ive seen a TDM of the seal, they advertise them as dual sport but ive never thought of them as such, always wondered how they would go on the metal, bloody good donkeys in them too:scooter:

as for the Honda, a very cool classic

They're OK on the gravel...
http://oscar.smugmug.com/photos/542521_2f8zE-M-1.jpg
I took mine down the Whangaehu and had a ball.

[warewolf]

first time ive seen a TDM of the seal, they advertise them as dual sport but ive never thought of them as such, always wondered how they would go on the metal, bloody good donkeys in them tooEnjoyed mine: stonking engine, suspension, brakes & lighting - must admit that it spent more time around twice the speed limit than any other bike I've had :innocent: - but once I tried to ride it off-road I realised it was the wrong bike for me. Certainly rode lots of dirt roads on it, 4wd tracks etc, all on the street tyres. That was still during the time (my time?) when adventure was all about riding road bikes on the dirt.

Would do smoky third gear burnouts on dry hardpack clay :Punk:

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o20/warewolf885/mc/bikes/yamaha/tdm/tdmr.jpg

[dino3310]

ive fancied the TDM for a few years now, would love to get one for a second bike. would love to see that donkey in a more offroad oreintated bike - maybe even in a DR:shutup:

[twotyred]

first time ive seen a TDM of the seal, they advertise them as dual sport but ive never thought of them as such, always wondered how they would go on the metal, bloody good donkeys in them too:scooter:



here's a couple borrowed from the long TDM thread over at ADV:yeah:

oops thats not a TDM :lol:

[Padmei]

Yeah but the name... Doomed from the beginning...

[colsan1]

Its coming to something when an old TDM is considered cool.

[Padmei]

Isn't that where your engine went to?

[warewolf]

Came and went.

TDM850 w/ 360 degree crank
to TRX850 w/ 270 degree crank
back to TDM850 with 270 deg.

[colsan1]

Isn't that where your engine went to?

Yeah but even though i owned a TRX and it was nice enough to ride
theres no way you could class it as a COOL bike.
Cool should conjure up images of something that stands out from the ordinary dross,
something a little different that others might respect or admire.
Nobbly tyres on a road bike and a TDM are seriously not "cool".
Mr Clarkson would be pissing himelf if he thought this lot were the best
that bikers could aspire to.
come on lets see something special. Factory one offs or home built specials
that are more than a fancy paint job and bolt on accessories

[warewolf]

Cool should conjure up images of something that stands out from the ordinary dross,
something a little different that others might respect or admire.
Nobbly tyres on a road bike and a TDM are seriously not "cool".Sure a TDM is cool: as you say, it stands out from the ordinary dross, something a little bit different. Almost unclassifiable. "New Sports" they called it, a streetified Super Ten. Was there anything similar before? The Versys & Vee Strom are contemporary copies, perhaps the Tiger is too.

Park one up in just about any line up of bikes and it'd be the one ppl went to, looked at and asked questions about. That's gotta be some kind of cool. It's the one cops made an effort to pull over so they could have a closer look (that was uncool).

[Padmei]

Sure a TDM is cool: as you say, it stands out from the ordinary dross, something a little bit different. Almost unclassifiable. "New Sports" they called it, a streetified Super Ten. Was there anything similar before? The Versys & Vee Strom are contemporary copies, perhaps the Tiger is too.

Park one up in just about any line up of bikes and it'd be the one ppl went to, looked at and asked questions about. That's gotta be some kind of cool. It's the one cops made an effort to pull over so they could have a closer look (that was uncool).

Nup sorry can't agree - pretty uncool.

[JATZ]

that are more than a fancy paint job and bolt on accessories

If thats the criteria then what the hell are these KTM's doin here :Pokey:
They are cool, dont get me wrong, just not COOOL

[bart]

If thats the criteria then what the hell are these KTM's doin here :Pokey:
They are cool, dont get me wrong, just not COOOL

I must agree. Orange is NOT a cool colour. It comes a close second to pink.

[Eddieb]

With Yellow nipping at it's heels for 3rd.

[Box'a'bits]

With Yellow nipping at it's heels for 3rd.

So where the hell does that put Desert Camo BEIGE....????? :bye:

[junkmanjoe]

Hmmm yellow and black KTM adventure....:scooter:
yellow bike black lettering...

[Woodman]

I must agree. Orange is NOT a cool colour. It comes a close second to pink.

Come on bart, didn't the central Vikings wear orange.:sick: man they were the coolest of the cool.

[Eddieb]

So where the hell does that put Desert Camo BEIGE....????? :bye:

While I believe that is the correct name of the colour, you & Joe I think are the only one's to use that.

Most people use the less correct baby shit brown.

And the colour itself is neutral just like beige trousers, but because it's on my PD it's 'Cool As Fuck'^TM.

[junkmanjoe]

yea dog, :Punk: suck it to em bitch, yo bike is sick bro, fkn dope azz cuz :Punk:

[Padmei]

No more nice bikes out there? Cut the crap guys & get looking:angry:

[junkmanjoe]

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_r4RTcX8Awjo/SfWPbUqDJGI/AAAAAAAAA9o/J2bbMpvrsAI/s800/IMG_0086.JPG

too cool

[warewolf]

too coolTwo oranges? I thought we'd just agreed that was seriously uncool? :scratch:

Sin bin!!

[Woodman]

While I believe that is the correct name of the colour, you & Joe I think are the only one's to use that.

Most people use the less correct baby shit brown.

And the colour itself is neutral just like beige trousers, but because it's on my PD it's 'Cool As Fuck'^TM.

I must admit Eddie that when someone posted your bike on here eons ago I suggested that anything beige cannot be cool, but now that I've seen it in person i retract my statement. Your pd is pretty cool.

[bart]

With Yellow nipping at it's heels for 3rd.

Yeah, yellow is just orange without the red. I know my bike ain't cool. :bye:

[Padmei]

I must admit Eddie that when someone posted your bike on here eons ago I suggested that anything beige cannot be cool, but now that I've seen it in person i retract my statement. Your pd is pretty cool.

I've ridden it.... it is seriously cool. Still waiting for the WWII emblems tho.

[bart]

Shit brown is a great colour. You don't have to clean it.........ever. :wari:

I like black. :Punk:

[JATZ]

I must admit Eddie that when someone posted your bike on here eons ago I suggested that anything beige cannot be cool, but now that I've seen it in person i retract my statement. Your pd is pretty cool.

Yup, gotta agree, that is a cool bike


...........

This one not so much.......... now if it were blue and white, that would be a different story :Pokey:

:wait:Waits for mod to remove picture from quote and give infraction

[junkmanjoe]

Two oranges? I thought we'd just agreed that was seriously uncool? :scratch:

Sin bin!!

arr crap cant win...ok this one then...
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_r4RTcX8Awjo/SfWPe0oTj4I/AAAAAAAAA94/oV8lxs1BwS8/s800/IMG_0088.JPG

but dinos bike is cool, dont care what ya all say, orange or not...

[Underground]

I must agree. Orange is NOT a cool colour. It comes a close second to pink.

Well where does my KTM fit in then because it is white ?
Dont get me wrong though , its still an orange bike alright , its just that its colour is white .

[junkmanjoe]

this one happy man. cool bike too. the first time i meet eddie on the east coast ride a while ago.
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_r4RTcX8Awjo/SbT0sGPmrNI/AAAAAAAAAGo/U6JAXGQ3VAs/IMG_6622.JPG

[warewolf]

Last edited by Virago; Today at 21:41. Reason: Quoted image removed Speaking of uncool...

We got all these oversize embedded images unpunished and you get pinged for senseless triviata.

[warewolf]

Well where does my KTM fit in then because it is white ? White, or purple & white?

What is it with KTM and ghey colours?

[Woodman]

How about captain america.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/ZweiRadMuseumNSU_EasyRider2.JPG/800px-ZweiRadMuseumNSU_EasyRider2.JPG

[Woodman]

How bout this . Rollie free actually stripped down and rode like this to try and set a world landspeed record on his supercharged Vincent. A much seen photo but a goodie, and he is off road.

http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/hofimages/Rollie_Free01_s.jpg

[dino3310]

Yup, gotta agree, that is a cool bike
agreed


This one not so much.......... now if it were blue and white, that would be a different story :Pokey:
ok thats it:girlfight::shake::lol:

:wait:Waits for mod to remove picture from quote and give infraction



arr crap cant win...ok this one then...

but dinos bike is cool, dont care what ya all say, orange or not...

undergrounds ride is cool.
Joe You Da Man:love:

[dino3310]

Toooo much chrome on the captain america.

rollies vincent is super COOOOOOL:Punk:

[Padmei]

Captain America rules baby!!

[MXNUT]

Captain America rules baby!!

A Harley can NEVER be cool, if it is its called a Buell :Pokey:









Waits for the fall out from that comment .

[Padmei]

A Harley can NEVER be cool, if it is its called a Buell :Pokey:



Buells have to be the ugliest bikes on the planet. Granted they have some good ideas but God they're ugly:sick:

[JATZ]

Speaking of uncool...

We got all these oversize embedded images unpunished and you get pinged for senseless triviata.

Thats 'cause I'm a bad ass biker, "stick it to the man" I say :Punk:

Captain America is cool, but I wouldn't want to own or ride it

[Padmei]

Thats 'cause I'm a bad ass biker, "stick it to the man" I say :Punk:


Man I hope I'm like you when I grow up

[dino3310]

Buells have to be the ugliest bikes on the planet. Granted they have some good ideas but God they're ugly:sick:

dam ugly alrite but still coool

[warewolf]

How about a cool helmet? I've loved this since I first saw it, looks fantastic approaching Turn 1:

http://13gb.com/media/images/coolhelmet.jpg

[JATZ]

dam ugly alrite but still coool

Ugly, Cool, and Shiney :done:


http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp201/ztaj/buell_lightning_xb_s_x.jpg

[Eddieb]

Not bad, it's got the hunched shoulders, punched in the nose look which I like.

[warewolf]

Needs more conchos and tassels:

http://www.strangevehicles.com/images/content/109232.jpg

[Box'a'bits]

Warewolf, the web address says it all.....But then I guess that is an improvement on the Buell (just). Nah, I take that back...

I thought this was a wall of coolness? Not tat?

[Padmei]

Needs more conchos and tassels:

Well ok you got me with that. It is cool.

[Eddieb]

Nope, sorry, totally uncool. They went too far.

That is no longer a motorcycle and is now a penis extension. Someone is trying to make up for an inadequacy somewhere else.

[bart]

Nope, sorry, totally uncool. They went too far.

That is no longer a motorcycle and is now a penis extension. Someone is trying to make up for an inadequacy somewhere else.

I agree.

That Buell is pretty cool though. Better than the latest ones with the Huugggggggggeeeeeee air intake thingies.:sick:

[Waihou Thumper]

Well ok you got me with that. It is cool.


It comes with a container of Autosol, all inclusive and a bale of rags too....:woohoo:

[NordieBoy]

I agree.

That Buell is pretty cool though. Better than the latest ones with the Huugggggggggeeeeeee air intake thingies.:sick:

Did a TPS reset on a 2008 XB12SS yesterday. Very nice bike.

[JATZ]

Did a TPS reset on a 2008 XB12SS yesterday. Very nice bike.

Did ya test it after ?

you know......just to make sure it was all tickety :yes:

[JATZ]

Well ok you got me with that. It is cool.

:Oi: WTF is that image still doin there ?

you should have been infracteded by now and had it removed

You payin somone for special priveleges ?

[colsan1]

Heres a few examples of my idea of cool

[NordieBoy]

Did ya test it after ?

you know......just to make sure it was all tickety :yes:

By the time we'd finished the battery was flat :(

[Padmei]

:Oi: WTF is that image still doin there ?

you should have been infracteded by now and had it removed

You payin somone for special priveleges ?

Got my arse checks slapped by Vman - shit it feels so envigorating living like a bad as biker. - I may not even brush my teeth tonite:rockon:

[bart]

Heres a few examples of my idea of cool

What the frock is that yellow thing. :sick::sick::sick:

The motardy Yamaha XT thing is COOL though.

[twotyred]

Got my arse checks slapped by Vman - shit it feels so envigorating living like a bad as biker. - I may not even brush my teeth tonite:rockon:

you're a rider at the gates of dawn and you take no prisoners...:headbang:

[JATZ]

Got my arse checks slapped by Vman - shit it feels so envigorating living like a bad as biker. - I may not even brush my teeth tonite:rockon:

Livin on the edge baby......


What the frock is that yellow thing. :sick::sick::sick:

OMG you effin heathen.:spanking: That "Yellow thing" is arguably the coolest bike known to man

Rally DR800, ridden by sir G Rahier (?):not:

It's in here somewhere else too, near the begining of the thread

[bart]

OMG you effin heathen.:spanking: That "Yellow thing" is arguably the coolest bike known to man

Rally DR800, ridden by sir G Rahier (?):not:

It's in here somewhere else too, near the begining of the thread

Not pretty though eh. Cable tie a few yellow icecream containers on the side of mine, and it could look almost as bad. :laugh:

[Padmei]

Not pretty though eh. Cable tie a few yellow icecream containers on the side of mine, and it could look almost as bad. :laugh:

Mate you're really naughty.

[Waihou Thumper]

Nowadays, a motorcycle sidecar might not arouse the same ecstasy as it used to bikes in early days but the latest vehicle by Francois Knorreck is a sidecar with difference that gives an entirely new definition to the sidecars.

Dubbed “Snaefell,” the 1000cc Laverda motorcycle has three exhausts and its sidecar offers a luxury ride in comparison to regular sidecars.
The designer has employed different parts of a Kawasaki 1000RX and a number of cars to accomplish the motorcycle sidecar, which took 10 years and nearly 15,000 Euros to combine biking and luxury car ride in a single vehicle.

[junkmanjoe]

that is way cool...:eek:

[Waihou Thumper]

that is way cool...:eek:

Not bad, knew you would like it Joe....fancy that in your garage....wicked isn't it...:first:

[colsan1]

Now That Is COOOL

[Waihou Thumper]

Now That Is COOOL
:eek::eek:
we saved this one for the best reaction from you guys.....

[colsan1]

What the frock is that yellow thing. :sick::sick::sick

ERRRRR . . . . its a proper adventure bike.

DRZ fitted with acerbis long distance tank and exttra fuel/water tanks at the back.
You's never need em in nz as the place aint big enough.
A lot of the european rally raid guys use em

[junkmanjoe]

looks like a baby dr big.
i guess there extra fuel tanks on the side fairings
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=137906&d=1249977314

but i like big fat bikes anyhow

[JATZ]

looks like a baby dr big.
i guess there extra fuel tanks on the side fairings

but i like big fat bikes anyhow


ERRRRR . . . . its a proper adventure bike.

DRZ fitted with acerbis long distance tank and exttra fuel/water tanks at the back.
You's never need em in nz as the place aint big enough.
A lot of the european rally raid guys use em

:Oi: you 2......

It is a DR Big, :bleh: ridden by a tiny wee fullah.
Main tank holds about 29 liters,standard size which aint much when you've got the throttle wide open on sand and rough stuff.

[dino3310]

thats what i call Fonzy cool aaaaaaayyyyyeeeee

[junkmanjoe]

yea i knew it was a big....could feel it ...... :eek:

[bart]

looks like a baby dr big.
i guess there extra fuel tanks on the side fairings

but i like big fat bikes anyhow

At 800cc I wouldn't call it little. It is a BIG

[bart]

Snap. Got beaten to it.

It's still fugly in yellow.

[dino3310]

:Oi: you 2......

It is a DR Big, :bleh: ridden by a tiny wee fullah.
Main tank holds about 29 liters,standard size which aint much when you've got the throttle wide open on sand and rough stuff.

you tell em big fella, i got your back bro :2guns::2guns:

[junkmanjoe]

i got in the middle.
.bigger than small, but smaller than big

[dino3310]

Snap. Got beaten to it.

It's still fugly in yellow.

yeah i reckon, it should be orange

[Eddieb]

Apart from the exhaust location, and maybe the height of the rear light & guard that DR is hornier than a very horny thing.

[colsan1]

its yellow because thats the official factory suzuki team colour :rolleyes:

[Woodman]

How about this Evel Kneivel edition scrambler. Cooler than cool, tougher than Jack Reacher.

http://www.garagecompany.com/bikes/custom/eveltriumph/IMG_6170.JPG

[warewolf]

took 10 years and nearly 15,000 Euros to combine biking and luxury car ride in a single vehicle.Must be a bitch removing the RHS bodywork to change the plugs.

Way cool though...

[Waihou Thumper]

And this hasn't been photoshopped either....
The guy is from Port Elizabeth South Africa......wicked shot!

[cooneyr]

And this hasn't been photoshopped either....
The guy is from Port Elizabeth South Africa......wicked shot!

I'd be keeping and eye on my mirror too! Wonder if the roost would make him back of from a charge?

Cheers R

[tri boy]

XS650 vintage MXer

[Padmei]

XS650 vintage MXer

Now that is very cool. Hey no image came thru with the quote - now that's a good idea

[Padmei]

The new look - Blue Steel... (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Dual-purpose/auction-235823421.htm)

[Woodman]

The new look - Blue Steel... (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Dual-purpose/auction-235823421.htm)

Sorry ... Motard :nono:

[Padmei]

Sorry ... Motard :nono:

Yeah but - chrome frame... Surely a 21inch front wheel wouldn't be too hard to fit. In fact prob make more money splitting it & selling seperate.

[marks]

How about this Evel Kneivel edition scrambler. Cooler than cool, tougher than Jack Reacher.

that sure is cool - but nothing is tougher than Jack Reacher :nono:

[marks]

The new look - Blue Steel... (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Dual-purpose/auction-235823421.htm)

the guy selling it is a tosser

$7.5k for a ttr???
2008 model???
hardy any kms? - over 10K???

:tugger:

[Eddieb]

He advertises it as a 2008, then says it was built in 2003 and stored for 5 years. A bit misleading.

[warewolf]

It's sold as TTR600, got TTR250 sidecovers and an XTR (660) handlebar pad.

Bitsa!

Not a bad bike underneath all that. I'm led to believe the TTR600 (Belgarda?) was a pretty handy thing.

[CrazyFrog]

The TTR's were nice standard, but the XT600 motor in them is just too gutless for a motard. Ok as the original dirt bike, with Ohlins shock etc, they handled well , performed as well as a XR650. Kick start only though.
Ain't that special really, but I guess he wants to recover some of the money spent spec-ing it up. Like the Excel rims and Paioli forks.
Same bloke sold a nice modded XTX660 last year.

[Padmei]

But... but... the chrome, oh god the chrome....

[Waihou Thumper]

BUT, for an adventure bike, Naa, for a Motard, Naa, far better around....
This is just a shopping basket, Starbucks, poser bike........
sort of like my KTM...:niceone:, NOT......:first:

Expensive, nice chrome, nice gear but at the end of the day as CrazyFrog says, it is an old bike for a lot of money....

[topo]

Back to the thread title eh guys:Offtopic:

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn175/topo-t-south/r80hp-2.jpg
Not an ADV bike, but someones gotta get you lot back on topic:spanking:

[Padmei]

I should have taken a pic of the classic Benelli 4 cyl 250 race bike in at Macleans last week - very cool

[NordieBoy]

I should have taken a pic of the classic Benelli 4 cyl 250 race bike in at Macleans last week - very cool

You only like it 'cause it's green(ish).

[Woodman]

You only like it 'cause it's green(ish).

Is that still there??? Never seen one in the flesh before, unless i squint real hard and look at mine (pissed).

[twotyred]

:bleh::motu:

[NordieBoy]

:bleh::motu:

Oh wow!

:eek:

[Rosie]

:bleh::motu:

I think you are confusing this thread with "The wall of tackiness" <_<

[Underground]

Or wall of sadness more like.
Unless theres someone here who would feel cool sitting in that thing ...with their head sticking out the top...stopped at the lights ...group of adv riders pulls up...pointing and laughing ??
Spose you could just curl up in the foetal position inside it .

[dino3310]

ha ha friggen hard case - But Cool:niceone:

[twotyred]

I think you are confusing this thread with "The wall of tackiness" <_<

"cool" is in the eye of the beholder...

I find different or one-offs cool rather than expensive or high powered machines with a few off the shelf farkles.... but each to there own:2thumbsup

[Oscar]

This is the Adventure/Dual Purpose part of a Motorcycle site, so if you wanna post three wheelers, piss off to somewhere suitably post-menopausal.

These are cool bikes:

http://oscar.smugmug.com/photos/339582838_bV4cE-M.jpg

And for the cognoscenti out there, these are prototypes, built in 1977.

[Oscar]

This was built for endurance racing...(!):

http://oscar.smugmug.com/photos/339586579_qbnoE-M.jpg

[Oscar]

Montessa and Bultaco road bikes!

http://oscar.smugmug.com/photos/339599688_PHv4F-M.jpg

[Oscar]

All the previous Spainish bikes I posted were in a Museum just North of Barcelona that 4skins and I went to. It was a shrine to Snr Bulto and they were stunned to find out that we knew Ginger Molloy. Even they would be jealous of three Bultaco race bikes, in use, in one place:

http://oscar.smugmug.com/photos/105431699_z8CBN-M.jpg

Where?
Pukekohe.

[Oscar]

An Indian Adv bike...

http://oscar.smugmug.com/photos/2993652_CdiYy-M.jpg

[Taz]

. .

[.chris]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=138625&stc=1&d=1250584721

Makes me have happy pants

[Padmei]

[

Makes me have happy pants

:shutup::shutup::shutup::shutup::sick::lol::lol:

[dino3310]

Makes me have happy pants

awe dude thats sick

[dino3310]

An Indian Adv bike...



:jerry: thats twice on this thread, it has to be the cooooolest.

awesome photos oscar

[junkmanjoe]

Hmmm i like that...its kinda yummy...:love:

[Oscar]

:jerry: thats twice on this thread, it has to be the cooooolest.

awesome photos oscar

Opps.
Oh well, I was just trying to get things back on track after all the pansy bling bikes and tricycles...

[Oscar]

This is a cool bike (after we wrestled back up)...

http://oscar.smugmug.com/photos/370168216_nidxz-M.jpg

I doubt many get used as Collie uses his.

[NordieBoy]

I doubt many get used as Collie uses his.

Well not twice...

:shifty:

[junkmanjoe]

this is nice looking bike
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/picture.php?albumid=2225&pictureid=30188

[Box'a'bits]

Thats the one I bought my luggage off in May/June. :rockon: It looked fairly nice in the flesh. Kerry has had it about a year.
I looked at it (before Kerry bought it) 12 mths ago, but it was too expensive at the time, & I ended up buying in Akld.

[Oscar]

Well not twice...

:shifty:

He's living down your way now.

[warewolf]

He's living down your way now.Yes, however we've not been blessed with his presence on ride yet...well, we were <del>at the cafe</del> umm, riding, but he was in a car. Must email more ride notices to him, and pack the tow straps.

[Oscar]

Yes, however we've not been blessed with his presence on ride yet...well, we were <del>at the cafe</del> umm, riding, but he was in a car. Must email more ride notices to him, and pack the tow straps.

He never needs towing - you might wanna take summat to winch him out though. He is actually a member here "collie dog" but he's never posted anything.

[tri boy]

For the real hard adv men...........

[dino3310]

For the real hard adv men...........

cool but not as cool as the real thing,
am gona call in tomorrow for a looksey:woohoo:

[JATZ]

Just looking at the XT660 thread made me think of this one which should be here
DR 800 with XT bits, an imaculate bike built by robmoto on ADV rider

http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp201/ztaj/freddie6months001.jpg

[dino3310]

yeah mate friggen ice cool, i was gona post a pick up of that 1 and Naves but the puta wont let me

[JATZ]

yeah mate friggen ice cool, i was gona post a pick up of that 1 and Naves but the puta wont let me

The amount of work and attention to detail is what makes it cool IMHO and the fact it's an 800 single
Not like these orange massed produced things with aftermarket goodies on em

[dino3310]

The amount of work and attention to detail is what makes it cool IMHO and the fact it's an 800 single
Not like these orange massed produced things with aftermarket goodies on em

shite after al that work i wouldnt let the f@#kin pooch on it.
ild love to see it in the flesh(the bike)

[bart]

I likey. Needs some knobs and a bigger front wheel, then it would be mega ice cool. Coolio cool. Vanilla ice cool even.

[JATZ]

shite after al that work i wouldnt let the f@#kin pooch on it.
ild love to see it in the flesh(the bike)

Gaurd dog ? :shutup:

[dino3310]

Gaurd dog ? :shutup:

or a chamois

[Waihou Thumper]

Husaberg with a slip on Safari tank fiving another 7 litres plus the 10 litres on the bck giving it a 26 litre capacity. Used for the Australian Safari....
These will be available for the 2009 Husabergs and will improve the range considerably.....Oh, a token KTM 690 Rallye thrown in..:msn-wink:

[Waihou Thumper]

Wicked riding shots from a cool bike..


Quote: From the brother of the rider...

"Well, things didn't exactly go to plan with a few mechanical issues causing him to drop from 18th outright and 5th in class on day 3 to the back of the field, then with a few top 15 outright finishes and sitting in 35th, a dodgy waterpump seal made any plans of a respectable finishing place a distant memory, however in the last few days of the rally he got a personel best finish of 11th outright and 2nd in class in one of the longest special tests just short of 200 miles finishing the Safari outright in 38th. Not too bad for someones first ever Safari.
It was a great introduction to sarari style racing and we have big plans to go over next year and battle it out for a (hopefully) top 10 outright finish"

[Taz]

Is this cool?

I think so. ;)

[Oscar]

Is this cool?

I think so. ;)

So do I.
Where'd you get that tank?

[Waihou Thumper]

Is this cool?

I think so. ;)

Postin your own bike.....Geez...:niceone:
Not cool.....:clap:
Just coz you got some dicky Motard round things on it.....:Pokey:
Mind you, if I could I would.....for the Susie Husie...

[Waihou Thumper]

So do I.
Where'd you get that tank?

Think that is Acerbis one made for KTM in Orange....

[Taz]

It's a genuine 13ltr KTM tank made by acerbis for the MXC. Got it 2nd hand from Lester Yates, just happened to see it there when I took Pooey around the Coromandel otherwise I would have had to get a safari from Oz.

[Waihou Thumper]

It's a genuine 13ltr KTM tank made by acerbis for the MXC. Got it 2nd hand from Lester Yates, just happened to see it there when I took Pooey around the Coromandel otherwise I would have had to get a safari from Oz.

We posted the answer at the same time.....

[Taz]

We posted the answer at the same time.....

I might have got in first but had to correcy a speeeling erraar :)

[Waihou Thumper]

I might have got in first but had to correcy a speeeling erraar :)

What TKM or MKT....forgot the order, oh dislecksick one....:)

[Padmei]

Oh yess my little ones...
http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww103/padmei_crayfish/2010_ec450desert_left_800-1.jpg

[dino3310]

cool bike.

is it me or are the front ends on these dakar type bikes getting weird

[bart]

is it me or are the front ends on these dakar type bikes getting weird

Does nothing for me :scratch:

F'cked up bug eyes. Girly road mud guard. Blunt screen. :scratch:

Don't mind me. I hate the look of adventure bikes. :sick:

[Padmei]

Does nothing for me :scratch:

F'cked up bug eyes. Girly road mud guard. Blunt screen. :scratch:

Don't mind me. I hate the look of adventure bikes. :sick:

OK bro please post up a bike you think should be up here.

Remember the wall is a continuum - doesn't have to be cool - can be very uncool - funny thing is there's bound to be someone whose had one & loved it

[dino3310]

Does nothing for me :scratch:

F'cked up bug eyes. Girly road mud guard. Blunt screen. :scratch:

Don't mind me. I hate the look of adventure bikes. :sick:

kinda agree with ya, i dont like that "ive run into a parked truck" flat front.
the rest of it rocks

[bart]

OK bro please post up a bike you think should be up here.

Remember the wall is a continuum - doesn't have to be cool - can be very uncool - funny thing is there's bound to be someone whose had one & loved it

OK, here are 4 of my favorite LOOKING bikes. I haven't riden any of them.

Something old, something new, something orange, something blue. :scooter:

[Taz]

Hard for them to angle the screen back any more as it would get caught under your helmet and there wouldn't be room for the navigation equipment.

[warewolf]

Don't mind me. I hate the look of adventure bikes. :sick:Ya gonna be shit outta luck in the adventure forum then, eh? :crazy:

:D

[bart]

Ya gonna be shit outta luck in the adventure forum then, eh? :crazy:

:D

Yeah, sucks eh.

Dumb question though....when did adventure/dual purpose become Dakar/Safari?

[dino3310]

this would be my all time fav ADV ride.
Nave's ride.
800cc of gruuuuuunt
141819

[dino3310]

such a COOL photo i just had to pinch it of ADV, cheers Nave
141824

[Woodman]

OK, here are 4 of my favorite LOOKING bikes. I haven't riden any of them.

Something old, something new, something orange, something blue. :scooter:

geez bart your taste in bikes is similar to mine.
mmmmm KTM super enduro is top of my wish list.

[bart]

geez bart your taste in bikes is similar to mine.
mmmmm KTM super enduro is top of my wish list.

Yeah.........if I was a foot taller..........

[Padmei]

The HP is def one of my alltime favs & has made more than one appearance on the wall.

[topo]

Dumb question though....when did adventure/dual purpose become Dakar/Safari?


The COOL ADV bikes have always looked like Dakar/Safari/Rally Raid bikes, From the humble r80gs to the Yamaha Tenere, Honda Africa twin, DR Big, KTM 640/95xAdv just to name a few.

You can use any make/model as an adv bike but theres a very good reason "we" covet these Dakar derrived bikes - They are the best bikes for what we do as delivered from the factory:shit:. But most importantly they look cool!!!!!!:Punk:

[warewolf]

Dumb question though....when did adventure/dual purpose become Dakar/Safari?Probably .2 seconds after testosterone was invented, which pre-dates the invention of both fire and the wheel. Bet those bikes looked funny!!


The COOL ADV bikes have always looked like Dakar/Safari/Rally Raid bikes, From the humble r80gs to the Yamaha Tenere, Honda Africa twin, DR Big, KTM 640/95xAdv just to name a few.Too right! Add to that list the TDM (back a few pages), the Cagiva Elefant (back some more - and the first dual-purpose bike I lusted after), or as late as the mid-nineties when these things first came out:

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o20/warewolf885/mc/bikes/ktm/lc4/ktmMuseum2640x480.jpg
(Big Dave pic)

All are production dual-purpose/adventure bikes, albeit based on rallye bikes - some more closely than others.

[Eddieb]

Mark's one is the coolest one I've seen I think.

[Kokopelli]

Saw this at the Woodhill forest trail ride today. The guy had recently bought it off trade me. I've always liked these.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v727/Berwyn/Woodhill%20Trail%20Ride/DSC00391.jpg

[dino3310]

cool indeed,
the 1978 TT500E.
i had that one on my watch/dream list.
did he say how much he picked her up for, the reserve on tardme was 3,500

[Kokopelli]

I didn't ask. He did say that it wasn't going at the time, but he has since sorted it. He reckons he can start it by hand now. That would not be my cup of tea. The tank has a couple of dents, but the overall patina of the bike is nice.

[NordieBoy]

He reckons he can start it by hand now.

Someone else's hand preferably :D

[warewolf]

Saw this at the Woodhill forest trail ride today. The guy had recently bought it off trade me. I've always liked these.One of my AKL mates has one. He's built up an NZ Yamaha/factory race replica from a std bike. He has a tin tank in pristine condition which will never see Woodhill: only the ordinary plastic tank is risked out there. Puts out some serious HP for its age. One of only a handful of bikes to get up a particularly nasty steep deep/loose sandy climb that requires a) hp over weight, and b) rider skill (very little run up so it's extremely difficult to hit with much speed).

Very nice looking/going resto job.

[dino3310]

i saw one racing at mercer a couple of years back, he was around the middle of the field. looked most impressive and inspiring. the bike was well sorted with up graded everything but still looked original and it sounded like all vintage thumpers should... Friggen awesome...
nice to see these old girls still out and about

[Waihou Thumper]

Mark's one is the coolest one I've seen I think.

Thanks Mate....
Yeah, I like it too.....:jerry:

[dino3310]

142802
:2thumbsup:2thumbsup

[junkmanjoe]

what ya got there dino....i like it...

[dino3310]

what ya got there dino....i like it...

why just another DR-Zeta offcourse,
pinched it from here:shutup:
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=362489&page=297
if youve got time go the start of the thread theres heaps of links plus some where a couple of pages in you'l find some awesome shit with Nave and his beasty:Punk:

[Phreaky Phil]

How Kawasaki should have made it !!!

[NordieBoy]

How Kawasaki should have made it !!!

But without the JunkManJoe colours.

[MXNUT]

But without the JunkManJoe colours.

His name is now Mr Bok Bok ....... :laugh:

Keep up Nordie :stupid:

[Waihou Thumper]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270459086511

Looks great and look at the receipts, about three keys all with the logo's, this guy is an enthusiast....
They look cool...:Punk:

[Padmei]

I love them but something is just not quite right with that one... can't put my finger on it<_<

[NordieBoy]

I love them but something is just not quite right with that one... can't put my finger on it<_<

Paintjob?

Needs Repsol paint...

[Waihou Thumper]

I love them but something is just not quite right with that one... can't put my finger on it<_<

Scheme, it is a bit much but isn't that the factory colour for that model and year?

[Padmei]

Always intrigued by one of these parked outside a cafe everyday in Ponsonby on my way to work. Never understood them but loved their style

http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww103/padmei_crayfish/800px-Aprilia_6-5_Moto.jpg

[Waihou Thumper]

Nelson, Ponsonby?:confused:
By the way, enormous tank, but I suppose it isn't all gas is it?

[pete376403]

Phillipe Stark styling, Ponsonby, Cafe. Yeah, that sounds about right.
Wasn't Surrender Dorothy, was it?

[warewolf]

enormous tank, but I suppose it isn't all gas is it?With the cylinder head inside it, not likely. :laugh:

[Waihou Thumper]

Fark man, I just ride 'em.....:no:....Mekannicks aint my thing......
Lucky I have you guys to tap the know how.....
AND I do appreciate it!

[NordieBoy]

Phillipe Stark styling, Ponsonby, Cafe. Yeah, that sounds about right.
Wasn't Surrender Dorothy, was it?

As opposed to...

Phillipe Stark styling, shed, Golden Bay :D

[Padmei]

As opposed to...

Phillipe Stark styling, shed, Golden Bay :D

Yeah crazy aye.

Nordie is refering to Des Malloy from "The Last Hurrah" an old fella with a shed full of real old bikes & cars in Golden Bay has one of these he's doing up. Seemed really out of place at first however when you look at his other bikes they are other great designs. Guess it doesn't matter what age a cool bike is a cool bike.

[warewolf]

Phillipe Stark styling,Starck... get it riiight. :D (It's even written on the tailpiece)


Guess it doesn't matter what age a cool bike is a cool bike.Even if it is ghey, err, grey.

How's this for retro coolness:

http://classic-mopeds.crazy-box-berlin.de/other/germanbikes/megola.jpg

[JATZ]

How's this for retro coolness:


O.M.G. Werewolf......... give y'self an upercut for posting that :puke:

[Woodman]

yea front wheel drive, no brakes and the only way to start them is to lift up the front wheel and spin it.
definitely NOT cool.

[Waihou Thumper]

The CT110...It is red....Plenty of room for letters.....
NZ post would like those....
It is even worse than ugly.....
Cannot describe...My vocabulary cannot find a suitable verb......noun....whatever....:eek:

[bart]

Yeah, but just imagine the hurdles the guy had to jump to make that thing work. I think it's cool because of the complexity. With the materials available at the time, he's even whackier than John Britten.

It's ugly but I like it.

[cooneyr]

Radial motor in a bike. Thats kinda cool cause of the techy factor. Lotsa torques.

Not so sure about the modern take on it though. Bet this thing takes a bit of keeping upright. Might explain the width of the rear tyre.

http://thekneeslider.com/images/radialmotorcycle.jpg

[Laxi]

saw this 1 on best biker build offs, not bad for a 07 cr250 (with rs250 copy motor)
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/picture.php?albumid=2249&pictureid=31589

[Padmei]

Excellent guys.

Cool designs!

[Waihou Thumper]

Look at these....

71 Penton 125 Six-Day
76 Penton/KTM 250 GS6

Aren't these sweet....:first:

[CrazyFrog]

First we had the Croc sandals......

Now we have the CROC BIKE

(Both as hideous as each other......lol)

Only in America:wacko: Kinda cool but kinda ugly, would turn a few heads at least.....