Bikes you harbour a secret desire for

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Bikes you harbour a secret desire for

Postby bikesnbones » Sun Jul 21, 2013 5:42 pm

But are too embarrassed to admit to it.

Dare you come out of the closet.

I'll admit to really liking the Harley Davidson Sportster 48.

There I finally did it and came out.

I feel liberated

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Re: Bikes you harbour a secret desire for

Postby eyore » Sun Jul 21, 2013 5:44 pm

bikesnbones wrote:But are too embarrassed to admit to it.

Dare you come out of the closet.

I'll admit to really liking the Harley Davidson Sportster 48.

There I finally did it and came out.

I feel liberated

:D


Out of the closet so to speak. :lol: :lol: :wink:


and no I have no desire to be seen in ,near or on a hardtail fatboy :shock: :twisted:
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Postby Gromit » Sun Jul 21, 2013 6:36 pm

Harley Road King Custom...in all black.

That's probably about it to be honest. There are plenty of bikes which are supposed to be 'desirable' that I have no interest in whatsoever though.

Admin: I've moved this thread to 'Banter as I think it probably belongs there tbh. :)

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Postby bikemad99 » Sun Jul 21, 2013 6:41 pm

Any old Brit trail bike.Preferably with a sidecar!!!!
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Postby eyore » Sun Jul 21, 2013 6:50 pm

Oh yessss, sidecars.I have a secret desire for sidecars, but not Wallace and Gromit type nooooooooooooooo. Something like this. :D :D

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Wonder how a stripey R 1200S would look with a sidecar? 8)
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Postby leasky » Sun Jul 21, 2013 7:37 pm

The new BMW R 90s - if it ever comes into production.....
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Postby Boxadog 2000 » Sun Jul 21, 2013 8:18 pm

Deffo a Rodney King in deep deep blue with a touch of polished stainless steel :lol:

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Postby nab 301 » Sun Jul 21, 2013 8:23 pm

Any Enfield , I did own one in the not too distant past , A Guzzi California , An R1200c.... any Harley (ok an XR 1200)

Sidecars, it would have to be a Ural of some sort with reverse gear
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Postby Boxered » Sun Jul 21, 2013 11:08 pm

bikesnbones wrote:
nab 301 wrote:An R1200c....


Got one of those.

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Postby bikesnbones » Sun Jul 21, 2013 11:21 pm

Boxered wrote:
AARGH My eyes :shock:

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Leave my bike alone.
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It's just come back from a two up, 2,000 mile in 10 day trip to Southern France

Didn't miss a beat

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Postby Bikerhoss » Mon Jul 22, 2013 6:06 am

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Ural for me too please :oops:
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Postby Gromit » Mon Jul 22, 2013 7:08 am

nab 301 wrote:Any Enfield , I did own one in the not too distant past , A Guzzi California


Strangely enough, our nextdoor neighbour has an Enfield 350 Bullet for sale - it's an '08 bike in black and is clean/shiny enough to make even Bob proud. Tony - who owns it - is in his 60's and rarely have I met such a perfectionist in all he does (he's a plumber by trade, and he even polishes his old VW Transporter van most weekends).

The Enfield's gorgeous little bike, sounds fantastic too.

Californias are great fun, in fact I very nearly bought one once. :)

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Postby Herb » Mon Jul 22, 2013 7:47 am

No secret desires that are embarrassing. Happy to admit I have a desire for some of the 2 strokes I missed out on in my youf. I went down the sensible route due to the insurance, but wish I had owned a 250 or 350 LC. Maybe an RG250 as well.

I rode a mates RG250 and was blown away by it.
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Postby slparry » Mon Jul 22, 2013 8:03 am

Herb wrote:No secret desires that are embarrassing. Happy to admit I have a desire for some of the 2 strokes I missed out on in my youf. I went down the sensible route due to the insurance, but wish I had owned a 250 or 350 LC. Maybe an RG250 as well.

I rode a mates RG250 and was blown away by it.


I'm of the firm belief that any and all bikes up to 400cc should be two strokes, I absolutely love strokers and the way they deliver their power along with the smell that's so emotive of my "yoof" <goes all rosie tinted>

Four stroke 125's & 250's are just so yawn inducing next to a good stroker :)

A mate had a CJ250, when the rest of us had RD250B's his CJ was hideously underpowered in comparison, leading him into learning to take some horrendous overtakes in order to keep up, if you were ever behind him it was scary watching the chances he'd take, overtaking a cattle truck around a blind left hander at speed on a bank holiday monday for example.

That overtake was the one that finally stopped me riding with him as I had no desire to see the crash that was going to result from such antics.

So the moral is people, buy faster bikes, they're safer .... I think :)
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