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[Saul]

1 hour ago, Nute said:

Green one does look nice ... but my lawnmower has more power than that. 

Nostalgia is a strong pull, there was a time when that was an aspirational bike.    Looked a sounded like a big bike when we had no hair in our chins.  

[Marcel]

5 hours ago, Saul said:

Tell you what if this wasn't so far away I would have already bought it.  

https://ebay.us/m/RxkNYT

 

What the hell is that thing...lol...the windscreen is taller than the roof of that house...lol. 

[Saul]

7 minutes ago, Marcel said:

What the hell is that thing...lol...the windscreen is taller than the roof of that house...lol. 

That my friend is a Polaris fairing.    Recognise that brand by any chance.  

[Pedro]

4 hours ago, Saul said:

That my friend is a Polaris fairing.    Recognise that brand by any chance.  

He wouldn't, he think Polaris in the inside of warm winter coats!

[Pedro]

4 hours ago, Saul said:

Nostalgia is a strong pull, there was a time when that was an aspirational bike.    Looked a sounded like a big bike when we had no hair in our chins.  

After giving it serious thoughts over drinking whisky after dinner I have concluded you need that green Honda. 

It'll fill an emotional hole while being a third Honda in your fleet. A third Honda is a relevant number of Hondas, it's so because it is green and really slow and pretty.

Also, since it is slow and pretty and old, from the slow side it´ll make you enjoy the rides that you share with people on classic slow bikes a lot more than you do now (because it's naturally slow) , from the green side it´ll look cool, while still providing superiority from being a Honda.

Do it, Redbreast 12 says so!

 

I name it "The Lantern"!

[Saul]

4 hours ago, Pedro said:

After giving it serious thoughts over drinking whisky after dinner I have concluded you need that green Honda. 

It'll fill an emotional hole while being a third Honda in your fleet. A third Honda is a relevant number of Hondas, it's so because it is green and really slow and pretty.

Also, since it is slow and pretty and old, from the slow side it´ll make you enjoy the rides that you share with people on classic slow bikes a lot more than you do now (because it's naturally slow) , from the green side it´ll look cool, while still providing superiority from being a Honda.

Do it, Redbreast 12 says so!

 

I name it "The Lantern"!

Oh dear      You are quite an eloquent drunk though 

[boboneleg]

What I was trying to say @Saul was that a mate wanted to swap bikes for a couple of days as he fancied a XL185 like mine.  I couldn't believe how slow the CB was compared to my bike , I mean it had an extra cylinder compared to mine.

On reflection it may have just been his bike as he wasn't one for servicing , oh and it was the same green as the one in your photo which had faded really badly.

[Saul]

6 minutes ago, boboneleg said:

What I was trying to say @Saul was that a mate wanted to swap bikes for a couple of days as he fancied a XL185 like mine.  I couldn't believe how slow the CB was compared to my bike , I mean it had an extra cylinder compared to mine.

On reflection it may have just been his bike as he wasn't one for servicing , oh and it was the same green as the one in your photo which had faded really badly.

I just want something like I had back in the day for bimbling about. I had a spiffy red CB200 with a Polaris fairing which was, to be fair, dog shit slow compared to my mates 250's so it had to go.  But I have always hankered after another for mooching about on, to ride the same roads that I used to.  I thought I could have been on Ch1p's with that fairing given how rare faired bikes were back then.  I actually really liked my CB200 as a bike and thought it was cool, which it was after getting off a Suzuki AP50.  Nostalgia is a strong pull, I often find myself riding the same route and roads home that I used to  when I was a teenager.  I often do those routes on my CBF and though it's a stodgy old commuter in modern terms, but it feels like the best bike ever on those routes because it is in a different league to what I rode back then.    My Dream bike then was a Suzuki GS550 like a couple of mates had, in direct comparison the CBF is worlds better IMHO. 

[boboneleg]

The GS550 and the Z650 were the ' go to ' bikes in my day 

[Marcel]

2 hours ago, boboneleg said:

What I was trying to say @Saul was that a mate wanted to swap bikes for a couple of days as he fancied a XL185 like mine.  I couldn't believe how slow the CB was compared to my bike , I mean it had an extra cylinder compared to mine.

On reflection it may have just been his bike as he wasn't one for servicing , oh and it was the same green as the one in your photo which had faded really badly.

Do you think  the bike was simply worn out...with the paint being faded and all...figure a 200 twin would have a little more spunk than a 185 single ?

[Pedro]

1 hour ago, Marcel said:

Do you think  the bike was simply worn out...with the paint being faded and all...figure a 200 twin would have a little more spunk than a 185 single ?

Why? 185cc in one piston is naturally more torquey than two piston with almost half the size. The twin should be a lot smoother though.

[Saul]

1 hour ago, Marcel said:

Do you think  the bike was simply worn out...with the paint being faded and all...figure a 200 twin would have a little more spunk than a 185 single ?

Could well have been worn out, CB200's were roundly used and abused back in the day.  Not really valued by anyone L platers saw them as a poor second choice and commuters used them as dirt cheap transport.    

[Saul]

2 hours ago, boboneleg said:

The GS550 and the Z650 were the ' go to ' bikes in my day 

I've had this running debate with one of my mates as I am a fan of the new Z650RS retro and he keeps telling me that the old Z650 is a better bike because it is a 4 and I don't agree.  More desirable maybe but dynamically a better bike no way.  The new bike has modern brakes tyres and suspension, more power and is lighter.    Much better bike to live with plus it is not 40 or 50 years old.  I do like old Z650's and think they are very cool but my glasses aren't that rose tinted.  

[Buckster]

[Marcel]

1 hour ago, Buckster said:

Think Bob's sickness has spread to the site and a few members need help...lol 

[YamaHead]

Cold Hard Fact: It's much more fun to ride a slow bike fast, than it is to ride a fast bike slow....

[Saul]

4 minutes ago, Marcel said:

Think Bob's sickness has spread to the site and a few members need help...lol 

Just cause you don’t share Bob’s interests or mine doesn’t mean there is anything wrong with them it’s your intolerance and your problem.

  You ride overweight slow unreliable  barges that look more like something Liberace designed than an actual motorcycle and we don’t care or comment.  You do you

[Marcel]

21 minutes ago, Saul said:

Just cause you don’t share Bob’s interests or mine doesn’t mean there is anything wrong with them it’s your intolerance and your problem.

  You ride overweight slow unreliable  barges that look more like something Liberace designed than an actual motorcycle and we don’t care or comment.  You do you

Oh did I touch a nerve...lol..can't you guys take a joke...it was Buckster who said you were mental....lol....

Has for the over weight bike Saul ..for my personal use its what makes more sence ...I could cover distance on a smaller machine...its a different world around here....

 

[Saul]

I like that the only comment you responded to was that your bike was overweight.     You obviously accept the rest

[Marcel]

21 minutes ago, Saul said:

I like that the only comment you responded to was that your bike was overweight.     You obviously accept the rest

Well I definitely agree its no light weight...lol...and beauty is in eye of the beholder...lol. 

The truth....I remember when my boys were young and I had purchased klx 110 and a xt 125...I found myself riding those bikes more than my twins did at time...lol...it was fun and exciting...I enjoyed more riding those small bikes than my DR 650 at the time in trails...lol. 

I understand you guys live in a different place , but Im telling you to do anything touring comfortably around here...a small displacement machine would cut it...distance are just to vaste....think Buckster knows what Im talking about...don't how long I'll be able to manage the weight...and will eventually have to down size...but Im telling how ever ugly those bikes appear to you...they ride like a Rolls-Royce on the roads we have...

[busabeast]

1 hour ago, Marcel said:

Well I definitely agree its no light weight...lol...and beauty is in eye of the beholder...lol. 

The truth....I remember when my boys were young and I had purchased klx 110 and a xt 125...I found myself riding those bikes more than my twins did at time...lol...it was fun and exciting...I enjoyed more riding those small bikes than my DR 650 at the time in trails...lol. 

I understand you guys live in a different place , but Im telling you to do anything touring comfortably around here...a small displacement machine would cut it...distance are just to vaste....think Buckster knows what Im talking about...don't how long I'll be able to manage the weight...and will eventually have to down size...but Im telling how ever ugly those bikes appear to you...they ride like a Rolls-Royce on the roads we have...

Well on the ploughed fields you call roads you mean, I guess you have the right vehicle for those rugged furrows