From: S'mee on
On Jun 14, 4:15 pm, Bob Myers <nospample...(a)address.invalid> wrote:
> On 6/14/2010 2:56 PM, sean_q_ wrote:
>
>
>
> > Chang Jiang -- no way, we tangled with the Chinese People's
> > Liberation Army in Korea. And for that matter I'm not thrilled
> > about Hyosung, either.
>
> > Well, I seem to be running out of countries with motorcycle
> > manufactures...
>
> Assuming you have nothing against the Taiwanese, there's always
> Kymco.  Don't think they've got anything bigger than a 250 cc
> mini-cruiser, though,

Hyosung, Korean and it's a better bike all around. More reliable or so
I'm told.

From: S'mee on
On Jun 14, 5:43 pm, "S'mee" <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Jun 14, 4:15 pm, Bob Myers <nospample...(a)address.invalid> wrote:
>
> > On 6/14/2010 2:56 PM, sean_q_ wrote:
>
> > > Chang Jiang -- no way, we tangled with the Chinese People's
> > > Liberation Army in Korea. And for that matter I'm not thrilled
> > > about Hyosung, either.
>
> > > Well, I seem to be running out of countries with motorcycle
> > > manufactures...
>
> > Assuming you have nothing against the Taiwanese, there's always
> > Kymco.  Don't think they've got anything bigger than a 250 cc
> > mini-cruiser, though,
>
> Hyosung, Korean and it's a better bike all around. More reliable or so
> I'm told.

Yep I was right (again) only they also make a 650...

http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/firstrides/122_1002_2010_hyosung_gt650r/index.html
From: Ben Kaufman on
On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:52:57 -0700 (PDT), "S'mee" <stevenkeith2(a)hotmail.com>
wrote:

>I report
>
>http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2010/wdw/1/9.htm
>
>I dunno, not T&A so it must be a temporary tat.

Maybe he has no idea what it is but was assured by the tattoo shop that it would
get bikers interested in taking a closer look?

Ben
From: Beav on


"S'mee" <stevenkeith2(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2f4b2d36-fd8f-4b52-b79b-90d958eaa903(a)s6g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> On Jun 14, 9:54 am, "Beav" <beavis.origi...(a)ntlwoxorld.com> wrote:
>> "S'mee" <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:fec04776-4444-4a7b-8603-b93ce18c57fc(a)42g2000prb.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> > I report
>>
>> >http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2010/wdw/1/9.htm
>>
>> > I dunno, not T&A so it must be a temporary tat.
>>
>> Better than those Motor Company tats.
>
> well DUH...that valve train would take up your whole back. The cam
> would be at teh belt line and the rocks at the top of your shoulders.
> Fuhgeddabout it I'll take something simpler like the ducati. Or better
> yet the valve train for a RGV500. ;^)

I'll have that tat too :-)

--
Beav

From: Beav on


"S'mee" <stevenkeith2(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3d849945-44fb-4dda-89a0-b295f76f6146(a)y6g2000pra.googlegroups.com...
> On Jun 14, 5:43 pm, "S'mee" <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>> On Jun 14, 4:15 pm, Bob Myers <nospample...(a)address.invalid> wrote:
>>
>> > On 6/14/2010 2:56 PM, sean_q_ wrote:
>>
>> > > Chang Jiang -- no way, we tangled with the Chinese People's
>> > > Liberation Army in Korea. And for that matter I'm not thrilled
>> > > about Hyosung, either.
>>
>> > > Well, I seem to be running out of countries with motorcycle
>> > > manufactures...
>>
>> > Assuming you have nothing against the Taiwanese, there's always
>> > Kymco. Don't think they've got anything bigger than a 250 cc
>> > mini-cruiser, though,
>>
>> Hyosung, Korean and it's a better bike all around. More reliable or so
>> I'm told.
>
> Yep I was right (again) only they also make a 650...

They also make a V-rod-a-like with the 650 twin motor.

--
Beav
>
> http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/firstrides/122_1002_2010_hyosung_gt650r/index.html