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I'm guessin ..... I hadn't seen it before today .... I'm easily amused I guess Smile

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I suppose its all a matter of opinion and perception , I look at alot of bikes that people are calling trackers and I see a cafe racer ...... I have never been a fan of a cafe myself and I have never ...

Yea yamaman , Just check out ebay and the net ... the parts salvage business is booming for crotch rockets

looks like some nice bikes in the list , how long do they have to ride under provisional license ?

Just looking at the cafes makes my back ache lol . I'm not a big fan of the riding position that goes along with a cafe racer style bike The low slung bars would never work for me . I looked up th ...

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it was a 2 stroker twin cylinder gt185 1975 vintage

?? Im guessing you like the cafe racer style better than a tracker styled bike yamaman

I guess thats what I liked about it .. Its pretty obvious that its old school and new school combined . At a glance you can tell that the tank and seat are retro, But it looks well executed and well t ...

I'll probably have to do something soon , I have caught her eyeballing my XS Smile

Yea riding the FZ1 was an adjustment after never being on anything close to as many CCs and having been away from them for probably 20 yrs . I bought it because I like a fast bike but I'm too old to l ...

I ended up with a 79 xs 650 special , a 2002 FZ1000, an 82 dt80 for the kids , a suzuki gn 250 also for the kids and a Virago 250 for the wife to play around with as a trainer bike

probably right ...I haven't looked at the earlier fz sizes though the style is the same . mines a 2002 and I had been away from bikes for entirely too long prior to this year ... now I have 5 Very Happy

Thats what I'm guessing ... at least the front one is . I'm not sure about the 18" rear . Mines 17" front and rear .. The only thing I seen on this bike that I'm not crazy about is the wrapped pipes ...

for those interested , I stumbled upon this one and I for one really liked the look of it .......

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[quote="Eric00"]The funny thing is ive came acroos 3 of these 75s in the last 30 days[/quote]If I was anywhere close I would sure be checking out the surplus bikes that you passed up Very Happy

I would imag ...

I'm used to riding the fugly machines . I get alot of unsolicited feedback from the younger crotch rocket crowd about my sports/tourer without all the plastics . It seems they don't see the cool facto ...

The Specials were what people wanted at the time ... they sure sold enough of them ... If you're going to compare bikes to women , no two are shaped alike & not all are desired by everyone . But like ...

Hmmm , would loved to have stumbled across this one .... I don't have the heart to start cuttin on my 79 special Rolling Eyes

But then I had wanted one from the days back when they were new . I hate to ...

I have been a member since august & just now getting around to this Rolling Eyes

, I signed up on this site after my brother became the lucky recipient of a 72 xs . After I spent some time around his bi ...

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