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[jasonu]

. Note how I'm praising Hondas here?

Poofter.......

[husaberg]

Agree, but No they are a shit learner. In a past life teaching new riders we used to get maybe third to half the class showing up on new ones. They were hard to brake efficiently with long soft forks and silly bars. They were also hard to get around cones etc.

I gave a young lass a ride on my CBX550, two ccts of the carpark (20 seconds) and she went straight through an obstacle course that had alluded her for several attempts wobbling and under steering on her GN.
A CD250 was infinitely better and the later 250 VTR spardas even more so. Note how I'm praising Hondas here?

True an all bits, the old CB250RS was better than all of those though.
The Spadas a nice stylish wee commuter bike though.
They (the GN's)were fork dive city even with the drum front.
Best thing about those GN front wheels is that they can be used as a donor for making up wire wheel GSX1100's. (Same part as the Katana)
First bike I remember with a gear indicator.


Come to think about though it my 1954 James Captain has one and so does my 1954 FB Falcon. Plus all the old Albion boxes

[J.A.W.]

True an all bits, the old CB250RS was better than all of those though.

First bike I remember with a gear indicator

Your're dreamin'.. those CB250RS/XR 250 mills were out of their depth as a road bike, hard 'n' hot high speed running would
have 'em boil off their puny sump's worth of oil & they'd shit themselves..

FYI, those horrible-styled GT Suzuki triples of the `70s had an illuminated dash gear position indicator..

& years earlier, Triumph unit 500's had a gear position indicator too, on top of their ( ooh racy) cassette type gearbox..

[F5 Dave]

My old GS550 had an indicator.

The CB-RS was quite good, but the CD, despite its utilitarian looks was a great little run around when I fixed one and rode it a few days. Same for the Spada but more so. I hated every minute aboard the GN my gf had.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Y

FYI, those horrible-styled GT Suzuki triples of the `70s had an illuminated dash gear position indicator..

& years earlier, Triumph unit 500's had a gear position indicator too, on top of their ( ooh racy) cassette type gearbox..

My old GS550 had an indicator.

.

You're kidding yourselves if you dare think you know more than old mate.

[J.A.W.]

My old GS550 had an indicator...

Whaaa?

Only the one then?

What became of the blinkin' other 3?

Jeeze.. you must've been a bit rough on the poor ol' buzz-box.. L.O.L...

[F5 Dave]

Back to the thread.

This is in the Classic and Vintage section.

Its a 2014. Fail. Being obsolete doesn't make a classic.


http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...1018650175.htm

[F5 Dave]

You've gotta be fruggin kiddin

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...1019323873.htm

[jellywrestler]

First bike I remember with a gear indicator.


Come to think about though it my 1954 James Captain has one and so does my 1954 FB Falcon. Plus all the old Albion boxes[/ATTACH]

my 1918 henderson has a gear indicator, tank shift with 1 2 and 3 stamped on the gate.

[Katman]

Best thing about those GN front wheels is that they can be used as a donor for making up wire wheel GSX1100's. (Same part as the Katana)

Except that the GN has always had an 18" front - unlike the 19" Katana front.

But hey, feel free to continue spouting shit.

[Drew]

Except that the GN has always had an 18" front - unlike the 19" Katana front.

But hey, feel free to continue spouting shit.

GN only has allowance for one disk too.

[Autech]

You've gotta be fruggin kiddin

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...1019323873.htm

Ex poo poo bike eh? Not sure what one of those would be worth, looks hideous

[jellywrestler]

Best thing about those GN front wheels is that they can be used as a donor for making up wire wheel GSX1100's. (Same part as the Katana)

Except that the GN has always had an 18" front - unlike the 19" Katana front.

But hey, feel free to continue spouting shit.

you need a lesson in comprehension, He states Donor for making up wire wheels, which does not mean it's a straight swap...

[Katman]

you need a lesson in comprehension, He states Donor for making up wire wheels, which does not mean it's a straight swap...

Nothing wrong with my comprehension Spyda.

An 18" rim sure ain't the same part as a 19" rim.

Perhaps you should brush up on your own comprehension.

(And actually, he states "donor for making up wire wheel GSX1100s" - not "Donor for making up wire wheels").

[Katman]

(And if anyone is actually interested, 1977 GS750 wheels make the best donors for a wire wheel Katana conversion).