Resurrected Makes

[Posh Tourer :P]

hahahah i know they market them as sports bikes tho, thats the difference, iu mean my father in laws k1200rs is there 'sport bike' well was, and its like 260kgs thats 100kgs heavyer than my 600, and it only puts out a 125ish hp, so by time gets to rw its about 100, so thats around same as my 600 for half the cc's

BMW normally quote RWHP, so you may be mistaken there....

You will find that the K1200RS is in fact a "Sports Tourer". The sports bikes would be such things as the R69S, R90S, R1100S, K1200S etc. The tourers, incidentally are the RT and LT models......

Oh and as for "musseling and wreastling", most of it is technique, not a fault of the bike. ANY bike is flickable.......

[Cajun]

BMW normally quote RWHP, so you may be mistaken there....

You will find that the K1200RS is in fact a "Sports Tourer". The sports bikes would be such things as the R69S, R90S, R1100S, K1200S etc. The tourers, incidentally are the RT and LT models......

Oh and as for "musseling and wreastling", most of it is technique, not a fault of the bike. ANY bike is flickable.......

yes sorry i always forget about bmw and that, so 125hp @ rw and it takes forever to get up to speed.

Posh, i have spend alot of time on this bike a good 2000kms i guess, it is heavy to throw around you pretty much have to hang off it, to get around corners, and any good speed, father in law finds it alot easier than me to get it in to corners, but he is also twice my weight. It is flickable, but its not nice really flickable in the modern sence of the term, i mean i have riden goldwings, i think overall handle better, thru corners, than the 1200rs

[Paul in NZ]

Erm actually - I'd love to own an Enfield!! Fiddly fun all the way. In addition to a proper bike as well of course.

In the UK there are all sorts of special after market versions of them and one that can run to like 110 mph.

I knew a bloke in ChCh that hotted one up and my Triumph 650 could barely out run it (quiet you lot) on a twisty road. I was damn near tapped out in top one day at about 105 mph and the bugger was far too close.

Seriously good fun! 2 middle aged blokes that ought to know better laughing like stoned gibbons and pointing and laughing at each others shity old bikes while holding the throttles wide open with noses glued to the gas caps and the clutch hand tucked in under the bar and around the head lamp (while not pointing). Say what you want but it was a hoot.

I mean how often can you ride a bike utterly balls out these days...

I'd have one for tonk tonk tonking along.. Wonder if you can get a 600cc kit and a sidecar rig to suit?

[moko]

What is the general consensus on resurrected makes such as these and the Triumphs (I have heard complaints that the new Triumphs are sell-outs because the model names don't fit with the originals - like the new Trident is not a triple, etc)

Enfields now are allowed to,and do, carry the "Royal" tag.They`re popular in the U.K.,check out www.realclassic.co.uk and you`ll find tests of just about every available version there and a lot of owners using the forum.They`ve just announced a new model,the Electra,which is getting universally panned as they`ve played around with the styling,about the only thing they get bought for by old duffres,and bunged the price up to a few quid short of Honda`s mighty fine new CBF500 which whups it`s arse good and proper in every department.Brit importers do an cafe-racer version and a really neat retro trailie thing complete with sprung single seat.Incidentally export Enfields are made on a different production-line to local-market ones,which must be real shite as build-quality is an issue even amongst fans,depreciation is horrendous as well which makes for bargain used if you like that sort of thing.
Triumphs,like WT says there`s no connection,look hard at the logos side by side and you`ll see the subtle difference,there`s a reason for this which I cant remember off-hand.When I started riding a lot of my mates had the last of the Meriden Bonnies,no wonder they were the last,a lot of very pissed-off people around at the time who were trying to keep the factory afloat and being rewarded with badly-made,un-reliable crap.Apparently 650 bonnies are better in every way.New ones nab the old names,i like them,especially the Thunderbird Sport,kind of cruiser-ish with better handling than the usual Marauder-type thing.
More,a trail-bike was launched under the B.S.A name back in the 70`s with a 175 Yam engine,I think it was lashed together at what was left of the Norton factory but not sure,sure wasn`t a B.S.A.,beaver was possibly not a wise choice of name either.
Matchlesses were sold a couple of years back by a guy in Devon who`d bought the name,they had rotax single motors and I actually saw one being ridden yesterday morning.Same guy made Bonnies after Meriden went bust but I`ve no idea whether they were better/worse/the same.
The Gold star name is owned by someone who knocks out replicas with SR400/500 Yam motors,they`re neat but bloody expensive and tend to get bought by collectors or rich Japs who like that sort of bike.
The American Nortons are a bloody good example of what the Commando always should have been,there`s been a lot of debate about who owns the name but the bikes are very,very nice,kind of commando equivelant of a Hinckley Bonnie.Talking of which the basic one is just that,the T100 and Thruxton models are a lot nicer though opinion of those who have ridden both reckon the Kawasaki W650 is best of the lot.
Similar thing I guess,Harley sold 125,250 and 350 bikes here in the 70`s,they were re-badged Aermmachis and horrified afficienadoes of that make while proving that while people might buy a big badly-built(which they were back then)over-priced bike with a harley badge they wouldn`t fall for the same trick on a little one.

[thehollowmen]

I'm sure there are many people asking "for the love of god why did they ressurect the GN250?"

[Waylander]

Wish Yamaha would bring back the Virago. Would make it easier to get parts and to find that elusive 750.

[thehollowmen]

Wish Yamaha would bring back the Virago. Would make it easier to get parts and to find that elusive 750.

The Virago was a nice bike, and it made learners feel happy that this was a 'real motorbike' as opposed to some of the smaller (and cheeper) 150s and 250s that have trouble at higher speed....

Yeah, more Viragos would be good thing, that or a price drop in the CBR250...

Is suzuki trying to hook people onto their brand with the low priced GN250?