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From: The Older Gentleman on 9 Jun 2010 02:15 High Plains Thumper <hpt(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > However, it seems that small motorcycle tyres are getting harder to find > in the US I suppose that's to be expected. Here, small bikes are still big sellers because of our learner laws and also because people use them as cheap commuter vehicles. Unless I lived in a big US city, I think the only reason I'd buy (say) a sub-250cc roadster would be for nostalgia and cussedness reasons. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: ? on 9 Jun 2010 11:20 On Jun 9, 6:57 am, "Lotza KY" <lo...(a)lozzo.org.uk> wrote: > It takes three strong men to fit a rear tyre to a Triumph Rocket 3, > mainly because the wheel well is so shallow making it hard to pull the > first bead over the rim. The second bead is equally difficult. That's when you reach into your hip pocket and pull out your jumbo sized tube of KY jelly and lovingly lube the beads...
From: High Plains Thumper on 9 Jun 2010 20:09 The Older Gentleman wrote: > High Plains Thumper wrote: > >> However, it seems that small motorcycle tyres are getting harder to >> find in the US > > I suppose that's to be expected. Here, small bikes are still big > sellers because of our learner laws and also because people use them > as cheap commuter vehicles. Here, it is not unusual for a baby boomer to purchase an expensive large first bike, 1100+ cc's. It is a good reason why the older generation become statistics. The smaller bikes in traffic are quite enjoyable in city traffic, out accelerating the "smart" cars. Out on the open road, danger is being hit from behind by a drunk or lorry. The imbibed could care less, and the smaller bike simply cannot escape. In slower traffic in the city, the little bikes have a definite forte and they are fun to wind through the gears. > Unless I lived in a big US city, I think the only reason I'd buy > (say) a sub-250cc roadster would be for nostalgia and cussedness > reasons. Perhaps attempting the same type cross country attempt as the gent with early model 4 hp Harley? :-) On back farm roads, the small bkes are a pleasure to ride. -- HPT
From: The Older Gentleman on 10 Jun 2010 02:21 High Plains Thumper <hpt(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > > Unless I lived in a big US city, I think the only reason I'd buy > > (say) a sub-250cc roadster would be for nostalgia and cussedness > > reasons. > > Perhaps attempting the same type cross country attempt as the gent with > early model 4 hp Harley? :-) Heh. Ukrm held a Frankfurt Run for sub-250cc bikes a few years ago (that is a long way to ride balls-out on a tiddler) and another one is being mooted. I'd be up for it on the GN250. > > On back farm roads, the small bkes are a pleasure to ride. Absolutely. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: sweller on 10 Jun 2010 03:15
The Older Gentleman wrote: > > Perhaps attempting the same type cross country attempt as the gent > > with early model 4 hp Harley? :-) > > Heh. Ukrm held a Frankfurt Run for sub-250cc bikes a few years ago (that > is a long way to ride balls-out on a tiddler) and another one is being > mooted. I'd be up for it on the GN250. It was actually sub 200cc and here's some lo-fi of evidence (six years ago!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHNO8TtoKgg -- Simon |