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Re: What Motorcycle Have You Been Obsessing About Today?
« Reply #1200 on: June 22, 2019, 08:35:35 pm »
2018 had full LED Lighting too
oh, i kind of thought so, but it doesn't mention them on the website, and a review i watched seemed to say they were regular lights (although, it was an out of market review, so perhaps that's why).

EDIT: just did some further digging and it appears the 2018 does indeed have the LED light treatment.
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Re: What Motorcycle Have You Been Obsessing About Today?
« Reply #1201 on: June 25, 2019, 10:00:03 pm »
Since I retire early next year, I will have time to ride again..

This caught my attention today. 2014 with 17,000 km on the clock. Super Tenere ES. Showroom clean and fully equipped. And I used to be a Yamaha slappy... 

Must resist...

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Re: What Motorcycle Have You Been Obsessing About Today?
« Reply #1202 on: June 25, 2019, 10:03:14 pm »
Spotted a 1982 CB900F on Kijiji, and the ad made it sound pretty good.  Ugh, geez, the engine is dead and the rest of the bike is trash too.  What a shame.  I'm always looking for CB750F and CB900F from that era.

They have crap chassis' compared to newer bikes, and enough engine that they can be pretty scary, but they are super nostalgic to me.

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Re: What Motorcycle Have You Been Obsessing About Today?
« Reply #1203 on: June 25, 2019, 10:04:12 pm »
Since I retire early next year, I will have time to ride again..

This caught my attention today. 2014 with 17,000 km on the clock. Super Tenere ES. Showroom clean and fully equipped. And I used to be a Yamaha slappy... 

Must resist...

Resistance is futile....give in to the power.... ;D

I was a Yammie slap too!
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Re: What Motorcycle Have You Been Obsessing About Today?
« Reply #1204 on: June 25, 2019, 10:05:22 pm »
Spotted a 1982 CB900F on Kijiji, and the ad made it sound pretty good.  Ugh, geez, the engine is dead and the rest of the bike is trash too.  What a shame.  I'm always looking for CB750F and CB900F from that era.

They have crap chassis' compared to newer bikes, and enough engine that they can be pretty scary, but they are super nostalgic to me.

Ride it home...

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-sport-bikes/sudbury/1981-honda-cb900f-supersport/1439112972?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true


The newer CB900f (aka the 919 Hornet) is fabulous...very, very underrated.

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Re: What Motorcycle Have You Been Obsessing About Today?
« Reply #1205 on: June 25, 2019, 10:35:26 pm »


The newer CB900f (aka the 919 Hornet) is fabulous...very, very underrated.

At $4500, I'd for sure go for the newer 919.  That's too much for an early 80s 900.

Even out here, the 2004-ish 919s are $4K asking.

And I concur, great bike.  Ten years is a lifetime with regards to the chassis.

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Re: What Motorcycle Have You Been Obsessing About Today?
« Reply #1206 on: June 26, 2019, 01:17:13 pm »
Since I retire early next year, I will have time to ride again..

This caught my attention today. 2014 with 17,000 km on the clock. Super Tenere ES. Showroom clean and fully equipped. And I used to be a Yamaha slappy... 

Must resist...

Resistance is futile....give in to the power.... ;D

I was a Yammie slap too!

I'm getting weaker and weaker..

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Re: What Motorcycle Have You Been Obsessing About Today?
« Reply #1207 on: June 26, 2019, 02:06:56 pm »
I will always obsess about a V-Max - first gen.  Love the way they sound.  But, my oldest has been dreaming about a bike (apple not far from tree) only he thinks the V-Max is a girls bike (he could work in a nuclear plant as a button pusher :think: :stfu:).  He has been obsessing about a CB1000 - the old 6 cyl variety.  Gotta say, it sounds pretty epic under the right conditions.
https://youtu.be/MBbskqcgs_o?t=12

https://youtu.be/zUbSOKdJtno

Hard to find bikes though.

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Re: What Motorcycle Have You Been Obsessing About Today?
« Reply #1208 on: June 26, 2019, 04:16:45 pm »
Actually it was called the CBX 1050.  ;)

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Re: What Motorcycle Have You Been Obsessing About Today?
« Reply #1209 on: June 26, 2019, 06:01:59 pm »

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Re: What Motorcycle Have You Been Obsessing About Today?
« Reply #1211 on: June 27, 2019, 08:52:51 am »
I will always obsess about a V-Max - first gen.  Love the way they sound.  But, my oldest has been dreaming about a bike (apple not far from tree) only he thinks the V-Max is a girls bike (he could work in a nuclear plant as a button pusher :think: :stfu:).  He has been obsessing about a CB1000 - the old 6 cyl variety.  Gotta say, it sounds pretty epic under the right conditions.
https://youtu.be/MBbskqcgs_o?t=12

https://youtu.be/zUbSOKdJtno

Hard to find bikes though.



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Re: What Motorcycle Have You Been Obsessing About Today?
« Reply #1212 on: June 27, 2019, 10:24:01 am »
Vehicles being assigned to genders make as much sense as the assumption that a well dressed man is gay.

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Re: What Motorcycle Have You Been Obsessing About Today?
« Reply #1213 on: June 27, 2019, 10:45:58 am »
Vehicles being assigned to genders make as much sense as the assumption that a well dressed man is gay.
that's why scooters aren't popular here (North America)...and it's a shame, because they are great means of transportation, especially in the congested urban areas.

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Re: What Motorcycle Have You Been Obsessing About Today?
« Reply #1214 on: June 27, 2019, 10:49:29 am »
Actually it was called the CBX 1050.  ;)

In Canada it was sold as just the CB-X. Still my favourite bike of all that I owned. Some caveats about them..

The chassis is far below the ability of the engine. Honda built an engine with far more power than any other bike and slapped it in a standard sport bike chassis. Stock, it corners like it has a hinge in the middle and too many of them were crashed because of that. New forks, new swing arm and new rear shocks solve 99% of that. Better brakes are nice too.

The engine is amazing. Smoother than other motorcycle, ever. The power delivery is pure race bike. A better exhaust and it sounds like an F1 car at full song. But, it has six carbs and keeping them sync'd can be a little challenging. Once set up properly, you're good to go for quite a while, but it's a little bit of wizardry to get there. The valves are shim and buckets and doing an adjustment is a serious PITA, but again, once set up, you're good to go for some time.

Some people love the sport touring version with the fairing and bags because it is an amazing long distance bike. I rode one once and Honda tried to work around the handling issues with a new rear suspension for the Touring version but it didn't help much. I much prefer the standard version.

The bike is under-tired and you'll probably have to live with smallish tires compared to modern bikes. Because of that, buy the stickiest ones you can get in the size.

Okay, those points ar mostly negative. The bike, even stock, can be hella fun if you "point and shoot."  Keep cornering speeds reasonable and don't use the throttle mid corner, and even stock, the bike can be ridden at a good clip. After the exit, open the throttle and grin, especially if you've got a better exhaust.

105hp isn't earth shattering today (that was rwhp though) but back in 1979 fast bikes were making 80hp. Being s mid 11 second bike means you aren't exactly riding a moped even when up against a lot of modern bikes. There is also no bike I've ever launched more easily. That's where that big engine really worked. Super easy to get off the line and keep the front down.

There's not many of them left, and people want them, so prices are getting higher and I regret not buying one when they were still unloved and cheap. The bike/car I regret selling the most is the CBX, hand down.

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Re: What Motorcycle Have You Been Obsessing About Today?
« Reply #1215 on: June 27, 2019, 11:23:41 am »
I will always obsess about a V-Max - first gen.  Love the way they sound.  But, my oldest has been dreaming about a bike (apple not far from tree) only he thinks the V-Max is a girls bike (he could work in a nuclear plant as a button pusher :think: :stfu:).  He has been obsessing about a CB1000 - the old 6 cyl variety.  Gotta say, it sounds pretty epic under the right conditions.
https://youtu.be/MBbskqcgs_o?t=12

https://youtu.be/zUbSOKdJtno

Hard to find bikes though.



That boy ain't right.  ;D

Vehicles being assigned to genders make as much sense as the assumption that a well dressed man is gay.

He says that because he knows how much I love my old V-Max days (sounds awesome, goes like hell) and the "girl" who drives the SRT8 in town used to ride a V-Max.  So...obviously it's a "girls" bike.  Why would you want to ride a "girls" bike dad?  Button. Push.  He'd much prefer a sport bike...which, being old(er) now, I'm sure my wrists couldn't handle.  I kinda think my hips couldn't handle a V-Max.  Not for a month anyway...I'd need to stretch muscles that aren't stretchy anymore. 

If (ha, he drives like a grandma so no if gonna happen) he ever got a bike and his license, and if he ever got to ride a V-Max...he wouldn't call it a "girls" bike anymore.  It's an adrenaline junkies bike.  Speed thrills.  Fack I wish I was 19 again...

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Re: What Motorcycle Have You Been Obsessing About Today?
« Reply #1216 on: June 27, 2019, 07:39:50 pm »
If (ha, he drives like a grandma so no if gonna happen) he ever got a bike and his license, and if he ever got to ride a V-Max...he wouldn't call it a "girls" bike anymore.  It's an adrenaline junkies bike.  Speed thrills.  Fack I wish I was 19 again...

meh...you can do wheelies on a scooter.  :P

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Re: What Motorcycle Have You Been Obsessing About Today?
« Reply #1217 on: June 28, 2019, 08:17:26 am »
That aint yo mama's Vespa.  >:D

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Re: What Motorcycle Have You Been Obsessing About Today?
« Reply #1218 on: June 28, 2019, 10:14:19 am »
I rode tested the Super-Ténéré and really liked it. Did not touch a motorcycle in 4-5 years and within 2 minutes I was fully comfortable handling the bike.  :D The 2014 I was targeting was not a ES as advertized. I would still buy it but the shop would not lower/adjust the price whatsoever. So I said my good bye.

I really liked the Yamaha blue of the 2014 but a black 2019 could work too.  ;)


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Re: What Motorcycle Have You Been Obsessing About Today?
« Reply #1219 on: June 28, 2019, 01:24:56 pm »
What is the difference between standard and ES?