In defence of cheap motorbikes

[TygerTung]

'85 Kawasaki KR250 2 Stroke, pretty loud and anti-social I reckon.

But when it hits powerband, oh! what a sweet sound!

[inlinefour]

'85 Kawasaki KR250 2 Stroke, pretty loud and anti-social I reckon.

But when it hits powerband, oh! what a sweet sound!

Neighbours got a tad pissy with me about 0945 one Sat morning. Got all the bikes out and started them up as I was injured at the time and could not ride. Sat there like a school kid on the GT750 triple 2-smoker a ringa ding dinging...
Then there was the RD350 and all the other bikes, made sure I gave the DRZ a good bit of throttle for good measure too. Its funny though, its the older bikes generally that people oogle over when they look at whats in the garage.

[Korea]

Old bikes, hmmm...
Personally, I NEED (yes, really I do) 15,000RPM, radial calipers, fully-adjustable suspension (which I'll never adjust), and 100+ponies...

[Lou Girardin]

There's nothing wrong with old bikes.
Mines nearly 6 months old now, and it's bit dirty too, so I better check out trade-ins I guess.

[Bonez]

1989 here.

But that aint that old! To own a bike of greater years than yourself is starting to get old.

(p/t)No, anything over 1 year and has more than 10,000kms
up is considered OLD (p/t)

[Ixion]

Old bike? The test of old is ride up to a motorcycle shop. If the guys working there say "What the hell is THAT? Its a WHAT? Never heard of it. ". Then it's an old bike.

[sAsLEX]

Old bike? The test of old is ride up to a motorcycle shop. If the guys working there say "What the hell is THAT? Its a WHAT? Never heard of it. ". Then it's an old bike.

or if Ixion can name it from a picture!

[Wired1]

Yeah old is good and rebuilt old is even better.

[inlinefour]

My B1LA was old, wish I'd never sold it Was the only Kawasaki I've had that I liked, in fact its the only Kawasaki Ive ever owned. Was manufactured in 1968, my oldest bike atm is two 1973 Hondas.