Bikes you harbour a secret desire for

Pull up a chair - let's talk Boxerbollox

Moderators: Gromit, Paul, slparry

User avatar
R-man
Member
Posts: 207
Joined: Sun Nov 18, 2007 10:47 am
Location: East Suffolk
Contact:

Postby R-man » Sat Jul 27, 2013 9:36 pm

I've never needed more than 2 cylinders...and my all-time favourite twin is
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Aprilia RSV 1000 (must have the good suspension option)
R1100S current
K1200RS (2005-07) Autobahn-stormer
V-Strom (2004-05)
VFR800 (2003-04)
-in the 70s & 80s there were lots more...

User avatar
el-nicko
Member
Posts: 1562
Joined: Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:04 pm
Location: Nick from HEREFORDSHIRE, The Oceanian province of Airstrip One.

Postby el-nicko » Sat Jul 27, 2013 9:52 pm

.

Well, whilst the real walnut 'dash' may (even for me) be a bridge too far, this shaft driven V8 Morbidelli definitely pushes most of my buttons. I think there were only 3 made so the chance of ever hearing it running are, sadly, slimmer than a slim thing. :(

Image
.

Image

Mr. Spock is my role model so be advised; I possess no (discernible) sense of humour.

It's all VFR (DCT) round here now. STILL missing my 1100s tho.

Twinspark
Posts: 496
Joined: Sun Feb 26, 2012 6:15 pm

Postby Twinspark » Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:08 pm

I'm really lusting after the last of the longitudinal Ks - the K1200RS and K1200GT - right now.

But at nearly 300kgs unladen, I suspect I won't be buying one.
Fucked Off!

User avatar
Nookiebear
Posts: 128
Joined: Thu Nov 08, 2012 9:04 pm
Location: Outer London

Postby Nookiebear » Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:32 pm

If you are lusting after a v8 what about the Drysdale v8?
2001 R1100S ABS

George the dog (staffie)

User avatar
el-nicko
Member
Posts: 1562
Joined: Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:04 pm
Location: Nick from HEREFORDSHIRE, The Oceanian province of Airstrip One.

Postby el-nicko » Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:57 pm

.



Image



Mr. Spock is my role model so be advised; I possess no (discernible) sense of humour.



It's all VFR (DCT) round here now. STILL missing my 1100s tho.

User avatar
Dai wiskers
Member
Posts: 1262
Joined: Mon Jul 09, 2012 7:21 pm
Location: Caerphilly

Postby Dai wiskers » Sat Jul 27, 2013 11:32 pm

Thanks for putting that link up Nick

I want the Twindian
My bike shines when it rains!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dyslexic Dai


Steptoe
http://www.gsshop.biz/


Dan Cata
http://boxer-upgrades.webs.com/


Lennie
http://www.boxer-performance.com/index.html

User avatar
el-nicko
Member
Posts: 1562
Joined: Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:04 pm
Location: Nick from HEREFORDSHIRE, The Oceanian province of Airstrip One.

Postby el-nicko » Sat Jul 27, 2013 11:47 pm

Dai wiskers wrote:Thanks for putting that link up Nick

I want the Twindian


So many bikes, so little time mate. :lol:
.



Image



Mr. Spock is my role model so be advised; I possess no (discernible) sense of humour.



It's all VFR (DCT) round here now. STILL missing my 1100s tho.

User avatar
Nookiebear
Posts: 128
Joined: Thu Nov 08, 2012 9:04 pm
Location: Outer London

Postby Nookiebear » Sun Jul 28, 2013 8:07 am

Those old engines really are works of art.. Love the tiny carbs on some of them...definitely too many bikes to get in one life time.
2001 R1100S ABS



George the dog (staffie)

User avatar
HerrFlick
Posts: 393
Joined: Thu Dec 27, 2012 7:25 am
Location: Brisbane, Australia.

Postby HerrFlick » Tue Jul 30, 2013 1:00 pm

cornishflat wrote:Mines a little different insofar as I,d love to build a bike from scratch.


Arrrhhhh - a good supply of Scratch - my kingdom for a good supply of "Scratch"

A mate reckons he knows of a warehouse full of boxes of the stuff but he won't tell me its where-about's.

Just know I could come up with an anti-gravity machine if he would ...


:mrgreen:


.
Real torque curves don't have a first derivative. :-^)

User avatar
f90x
Member
Posts: 2773
Joined: Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:38 pm
Location: norf lundun

Postby f90x » Tue Jul 30, 2013 1:08 pm

If we're talking 'secret' desires then i'd like this...
Image

If it's actual 'I really want one of these', then it's these two.
Image

Image

User avatar
slparry
Moderator
Posts: 6690
Joined: Sat Sep 20, 2008 7:19 pm
Location: Wrexham
Contact:

Postby slparry » Tue Jul 30, 2013 1:12 pm

Twinspark wrote:I'm really lusting after the last of the longitudinal Ks - the K1200RS and K1200GT - right now.

But at nearly 300kgs unladen, I suspect I won't be buying one.


I'd get a test ride if I were you Steve, they really carry their weight well. A riding mate of mine had one and it felt fine, and went very well too :)
--
Steve Parry


Current fleet: '14 F800GS, '87 R80RS, '03 R1100S BoxerCup, '15 R1200RT LE Dynamic, '90 K1

User avatar
Nookiebear
Posts: 128
Joined: Thu Nov 08, 2012 9:04 pm
Location: Outer London

Postby Nookiebear » Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:15 pm

Image

If we talking Ducati's I would love this.
Go to http://www.cmmilanese.it/site/la-collezione/?lang=en. They have a great collection of bikes.
2001 R1100S ABS



George the dog (staffie)

User avatar
slparry
Moderator
Posts: 6690
Joined: Sat Sep 20, 2008 7:19 pm
Location: Wrexham
Contact:

Postby slparry » Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:23 pm

Nookiebear wrote:Image

If we talking Ducati's I would love this.
Go to http://www.cmmilanese.it/site/la-collezione/?lang=en. They have a great collection of bikes.


except the exhaust just makes me think of

Image
--
Steve Parry


Current fleet: '14 F800GS, '87 R80RS, '03 R1100S BoxerCup, '15 R1200RT LE Dynamic, '90 K1

User avatar
Nookiebear
Posts: 128
Joined: Thu Nov 08, 2012 9:04 pm
Location: Outer London

Postby Nookiebear » Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:32 pm

Lol, you philistine
2001 R1100S ABS



George the dog (staffie)

User avatar
f90x
Member
Posts: 2773
Joined: Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:38 pm
Location: norf lundun

Postby f90x » Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:32 pm

Nookiebear wrote:Image

If we talking Ducati's I would love this.
Go to http://www.cmmilanese.it/site/la-collezione/?lang=en. They have a great collection of bikes.


i saw one of these in a dealers once awaiting it's new owner. didn't do it for me. that rear end is an abomination, the silver cap on the tank doesn't work and the mirrors don't gel with the fairing. whole thing looks like a bloke built it in his shed.


Return to “Boxerbanter”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: andy griff and 48 guests