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Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:48 am

scott s wrote:

That thing looks clean and fun as hell!!!!!!
JiI

Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:15 pm

'08

Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:27 pm

Similar bike to the one my dad has sitting in his living room....

Alex

Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:37 pm

^^^^^Nice 8)

Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:57 pm

Mongo63 wrote: [img][/img] My 04 Ducati Multistrada 1000.

Duc trifecta. 8)

Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:00 am

I like my bikes like I like my steaks...rare :twisted:

Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:59 am

My recent addition

Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:26 am

I don't really do bikes, and this is just a picture I nabbed from the internet, but somewhere in the attic I've got all the bits of a 68 Honda S90 that I took apart with the intention to restore. When I first picked it up, one of my friends asked me, "where's the rest of the engine?" :lol:

Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:03 am

Seen the new Norton Commando yet?

http://www.nortonmotorcycles.com/

Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:23 am

here's my ride right now it's apart I had to get rid of the god-awful seat, a new cafe style seat is now in the works

Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:45 am

scott s wrote: Seen the new Norton Commando yet?

http://www.nortonmotorcycles.com/

i took a look at one of those the other day, bad ass for sure.

Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:25 am

Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:30 am

Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:00 pm

azmousejockey wrote:

Still just a 1981 Yamaha Virago.

doubledoor64 wrote: here's my ride right now it's apart I had to get rid of the god-awful seat, a new cafe style seat is now in the works

Honda CL350/360? Same bike as the CB350 twin, only the exhaust is routed differently for off-road riding. Nice, those bikes last forever. I like that Candy Topaz Orange color.

Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:11 pm

scott s wrote:

I'm probably going to copy your bike exactly, it looks AWESOME!

P.S. What kind of gas tank is that?

Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:13 pm

doubledoor64 wrote: here's my ride right now it's apart I had to get rid of the god-awful seat, a new cafe style seat is now in the works

How does your bike run with the pod filters? I couldn't tune mine right when I had pods on it, so I had to revert back to the rotted old paper ones.('73 CL-350, BTW)

Thu Sep 11, 2008 4:48 pm

Kelley wrote:

Still just a 1981 Yamaha Virago.

Yeah... just a one of a kind motorcycle with hand fabricated front faring that's original owner is the legendary creator of the Batmobile along with 100's of other unique movie cars..oh and verified to have been pinstriped by Kenneth Howard aka Von Dutch... but your right, just a boring '81 Yamaha. I should kill myself.

Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:43 pm

azmousejockey wrote: Kelley wrote:

Still just a 1981 Yamaha Virago.

Yeah... just a one of a kind motorcycle with hand fabricated front faring that's original owner is the legendary creator of the Batmobile along with 100's of other unique movie cars..oh and verified to have been pinstriped by Kenneth Howard aka Von Dutch... but your right, just a boring '81 Yamaha. I should kill myself.

The paint job is pretty good considering the motorcycles age, a slap on the back for keeping it looking good. The fairing is either a Vetter or Yamaha OEM, NOT handmade. All of the early fairings were fiberglass, not necessarily hand-laid. Vetter's were like this in the early days before injection molded ABS hit the aftermarket. It actually reminds me of the OEM Yamaha 900/750 Seca fairings from the same years as your Virago, 1981-83. But, in the end, it's still just a Virago. Ever have any starter motor, or starter clutch problems? It's an inherent, consistent problem with the early Virago's, 900cc, 750cc, and the 1983 500cc models. If you haven't had those problems with it, then I salute you.

I don't think I implied anything about you and suicide, :roll:

Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:45 pm

i just got my 1987 CBR600 Hurricane tagged today. i built it up from a frame and boxes of parts.
before

currently

other bikes include 1990 Suzuki DR350, 1981 Suzuki DR500, 1979 Yamaha DT175, 1988 Yamaha YZ250, 1986 Kawasaki KDX200, 1995 Honda CB750 Nighthawk, 1996 Honda XR80R, 1986 Honda ATC350X, 1980 Honda CT70, 1981 Honda CT70

Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:14 pm

I'd like to get one of these....