rod
Retired 23 years
I do. He was a Character who thought he was better at standing up on a moving motorcycle than he really was.
Car and Bike Talk
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rod
Retired 23 years
We have a BIG Honda dealer locally and they stock VERY FEW motorcycles. The last time I stopped in they had 2 dirt bikes and a couple of those scooter things. According to the salesman nobody buys motorcycles anymore because the youth of today are all pusssies. He didn't exactlly put it in those words but I knew what he meant. They do all their business selling ATV's, side by sides and jet skis.
rod
Retired 23 years
He built some awesome bikes. I Used to watch those biker build off shows and his would win all the time.
Just before the pandemic started that same dealership was full of brand new bikes. Rows and rows of em. Now they buy 5-10 yo bikes and price them slightly less than new.
I also visited a Royal Enfield dealer. They had about a dozen 2023 models of various types. Built in India. What can they do that Japs can't? Keeping in mind India and China make motorcycles by the hundreds of MILLIONS. Way more than Honda.
pkgdriver
Well-Known Member
Saw Larry a couple of times in Daytona.
sailfish
Master of Karate and Friendship for Everyone
Continental GT would be my go-to.
I've always liked the looks of that bike. Similar to the Ducati and Triumph standards. The dealer had one right there yesterday....but those "clip on" bars just won't accommodate my 60 yo body. Really cool for about 5 minutes. Go for it!
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
I do, obviously.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
MotoAmerica has a female racing class using those.
sailfish
Master of Karate and Friendship for Everyone
Can't say I've ever seen a cafe racer used in an actual, official competitive race. That be an interesting sight.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Just search MotoAmerica in YT and you can find it. Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race.
Haven't seen any blow up yet.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
KTM has it's smaller bikes made in India. I hear Honda does too to stay to a price point with the small profits to be made on them.
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Yes. Just short of slave labor......India. I wonder why KTM doesn't just make all of them there. It astounds me how many motorcycles are made worldwide. Around here or in the US really, a motorcycle is a relatively rare sight. One in a thousand cars?
Indonesia etc........streets are clogged with them.
I ride street bikes a lot. I am blessed to have a few to choose from......I will say that riding in rush hour traffic at 70mph with weavers going 90mph......tailgaters.......I pause more these days. The difference in riding my bike to work/anywhere vs. my F150 is roughly $14 vs. $80.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
I don't group ride. EVER
rod
Retired 23 years
I more or less have given it up also. It gets old playing crack the whip.
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