The Motorcycle Thread

[jaxadam]

Nice, man! I'm digging. Great project.

[noodles]

God damn. That whole vibe is just old school cool.

[msherman]

The Ducati Desmo 500 Sport lives again after sitting since `83. Suprisingly, the bike runs quite well for sitting so long. Not the fastest 500 twin I have thrown a leg over, but the Italian sound and vibe make up for it.

I wasn't in the market for an old Ducati, but a friend kept telling me about the bike, so I went and looked at it last tuesday, and it was so clean and weird that it came home with me. Definately has that old Ducati vibe!

[keithb]

My girlfriend is looking for a second bike, must be available used for $3000 or so, must be relatively modern (I don't want to add another charity case to the garage :P), must have more juice than her Honda 250, and must not be a cruiser. It also has to be short enough for her to get on it and take it off the side stand (5'2" with a 28" or so inseam). She rode a Ninja 250 but didn't like the feel of it - had to wind it up too high to make any power. I have no idea what else is out there that meets her criteria.

I know most bikes can be lowered, but it's hard to make a decision to buy something without getting a solid feel for how it'll be after it's modified.

[Chris]

A guy I work with has one of these, and it got it brand new for insanely short money.

Hyosung Motors USA

He's put about 15,000 trouble-free miles on it, and loves it. His 250 was $3500 brand new, with bags and stuff.

Hyosung Motors America - Ridden by the world

[Max]

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You cam find ninja 500s or 550s or whatever they were for that pretty easily

[Coop]

I would sit her on something like an SV 650. I am sure you can find one a few years old in that price range. They are a great little bike. A friends Ex used to have one and I rode it a couple of times. It is no Gixxer but enough tourque to play with that it is still a fun little bike.

That or a Ninja 500 like was said already.

[Chris]

Originally Posted by Coop

I would sit her on something like an SV 650. I am sure you can find one a few years old in that price range. They are a great little bike. A friends Ex used to have one and I rode it a couple of times. It is no Gixxer but enough tourque to play with that it is still a fun little bike.

That or a Ninja 500 like was said already.

Keith's girl is a tiny little thing though, an SV650 might be a bit much for her.

[msherman]

Rossi debuts the on-board Gyroscopic camera. Awesome footage. Amazing that he can ride like that with a broken leg.
Rossi debuts Gyroscopic OnBoard camera | The Official MotoGP Website

[forelander]

So I did a course, got my license, bought a helmet and jacket and some gloves and I'm looking for a bike. I'm looking second hand, but I don't know what to look for really in terms of "is this bike completely fucked or not?" What's high km's on a bike, how old's too old, are there any obvious things I should check when looking? Do you guys know anything about Hyosung?