Car and Bike Talk

[1BROWNWRENCH]

W800 Cafe. Since discontinued.

Before that there was the W650

 

[sailfish]

Before that there was the W650

The late 20teens kinda had an insurgence of factory cafe bikes (had bought one of them but regrettably since traded it along the way) but manufacturers seem to be slowly trimming them out of their lineups at this point.

 

[Lineandinitial]

Name sounds familiar

Chris Rivas is her father. Worlds fastest Bagger.
He closed his shop and owns Rocket Cams now.
Great Builder & Friend.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

The late 20teens kinda had an insurgence of factory cafe bikes (had bought one of them but regrettably since traded it along the way) but manufacturers seem to be slowly trimming them out of their lineups at this point.

The old GB500 is a cult bike

 

[sailfish]

The old GB500 is a cult bike

Gorgeous bikes.

 

[qdg2]

Gorgeous bikes.

I'm partial to the cb400 4. Exhaust work of art.

 

[Lineandinitial]

The old GB500 is a cult bike

Gorgeous bikes.

They are!
They show up all the time on BaT.
Highly collectible, especially the early Japanese models.

 

[sailfish]

Mmm. Damn. That's right up my alley.

 

[RUDoneYet]

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Those pads will last forever!

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

I'm a bit nostalgic to find a Suzuki GN400. It was the first street bike I rode. I know the starting drill very well.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Yamaha SRX is a favorite too with thumper fans.

 

[brownelf]

Had one of these years ago, was a Yamaha guy years ago. Started out my MX years on a Hodaka Super Rat, then a Montesa Capra 125. Bought a YZ125 when they first came out, brought it home in a crate and put it together in the garage on a Saturday and raced it Sunday morning. The RD400 was my first street bike, the thing was crazy fast at the time.

 

[sailfish]

The Royal Enfield dealership is expecting me tomorrow.

 

[sailfish]

I'm a fan. Can't wait to get my accessories and put them on.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

I'm a fan. Can't wait to get my accessories and put them on.

Mind the plausibly slimy tires

 

[Lineandinitial]

I'm a fan. Can't wait to get my accessories and put them on.

Congratulations!

 

[UnionStrong]

Congratulations!

MYODB

 

[sailfish]

Mind the plausibly slimy tires

What do you mean?

 

[UnionStrong]

What do you mean?

Limey tires?

 

[Lineandinitial]

Limey tires?

CEAT is an Indian tire mfr. originally Italian a long time ago. There are videos on tire performance out there for CEAT Zoom Cruz.