OT: Anyone here own a Sportsbike?

[norcalbiker]

What do you ride?

[gone]

What do you ride?

1972 Norton "Combat" Commando.

Greg

p.s. I also have a 2001 BMW K12.

[jerk]

1972 Norton "Combat" Commando.

Greg

p.s. I also have a 2001 BMW K12.


8 posts and the jerk is more impressed by you than 80% of the people here. the jerk likes bsa's.

jerk

[SPOKE]

02' Ducati 998S Troy Bayliss edition, hotter cams, ECU, power commander, pipes. SEX on wheels!!!!

02' Honda RC51, pipes and power commander. this one goes out when i know the gang may get a bit too frisky. i just couldn't bare wadding up the Duc.

[dave thompson]

I used to be the exclusive dealer in Hawaii for Paul Dunstall. Accordingly I had a Dunstall Norton 810. It now lives in Ramona California as a piece of living room art.

I had several other 'interesting' bikes, but the Dunstall was the coolest and Paul was a really nice guy.

[chrisroph]

bmw bcr r1100s. Good for cruisin' some of my favorite cycling roads.

[norcalbiker]

1972 Norton "Combat" Commando.

Greg

p.s. I also have a 2001 BMW K12.

WOW!!! 1972 Norton "Combat" Commando. Would love to see some photos on that one.

[norcalbiker]

02' Ducati 998S Troy Bayliss edition, hotter cams, ECU, power commander, pipes. SEX on wheels!!!!

02' Honda RC51, pipes and power commander. this one goes out when i know the gang may get a bit too frisky. i just couldn't bare wadding up the Duc.

Love those Ducatis. Not to crazy about the RC51 though. Do you do trackdays?

[72gmc]

I do not own a sportsbike, but wish I did, and speaking for those like me I say
post a picture of that norton, please.

[danbar]

2004 BMW r1200 Montauk...really different looking!!!

[MikeS]

2001 R1 w Akrapovic exhaust and some other nice little extras. nothin' says trouble like 145bph to rear wheel.

[Serotta PETE]

R1100s Sport
GS1200
SPOKES 998s (aka the rack!!)

[SPOKE]

Love those Ducatis. Not to crazy about the RC51 though. Do you do trackdays?

an Ed Bargy race school a few years ago. i made the decision after that experience to stay away from the track days........they are just too addictive :crap: . not to say that i don't enjoy the track but i'd just get too sucked into the whole race thing and i know that i just couldn't afford to do it at the level i really wanted to.

[ols]

wish I had one of these (mh900e)...

[Catulle]

My little sister does...

[jerk]

My little sister does...

you need a brother in law?

jerk

[e-RICHIE]

you need a brother in law?

jerk


why don't the three of us move to utah?

[Catulle]

you need a brother in law?

jerk

I wonder if she´d think your stem is just fine, though, imho

:beer:

[jerk]

I wonder if she´d think your stem is just fine, though, imho

:beer:


well you know what's long and hard on every one of the jerk's people.




third grade.


jerk

[gone]

02' Ducati 998S Troy Bayliss edition, hotter cams, ECU, power commander, pipes. SEX on wheels!!!!

Attached is a photo of my '95 916: Termignoni's, Marchesini's and all the other i's you could add. I no longer own the bike, due to a character flaw, I could *not* ride it slow and I was one ticket away from walking.

True story: I was on Pinnacles Highway (lived in CA at the time) and there is a place where you crest a hill onto a long straight with no houses or intersections for about 10 miles. I lit the Ducati up and was at ~160 when I heard a droning noise. I looked to my right and there was a CHP fixed wing airplane flying at about 100 feet off the ground. He waggled his wings to signal me to slow down and then took off.

I'm older and wiser now. A lot of the former, a little of the latter.

Greg

[gone]

WOW!!! 1972 Norton "Combat" Commando. Would love to see some photos on that one.

Thanks for the requests for a photos. Guys, I'm totally embarrassed and more than a little amazed that I do not have a single photograph of a bike that I've owned for more than 25 years! I've got all of my motorcycle pictures in one very large album and there ain't a single one of the Norton. So, bear with me, I'll go and take a few and post them in a couple of days.

As I said, I've had the bike a long time. It is currently set up as a "touring" bike with the Interstate gas tank. I also have the smallter tank and have had it set up as more of a cafe racer with clip-ons and rearsets in the past. It really is an amazing machine to ride and on technical roads where power isn't at a premium will keep up with a modern sportbike quite well. I've taken several long trips on it and it has always been very reliable though I do maintain it pretty well.

At any rate, thanks to the list for making me realize I didn't have a picture of my long time love. I'm truly astounded that's the case and I'll remedy it shortly and post the results.

Greg

[RichMc]

1998 Ducati Monster 900. I have been modifying it since Nov. '05. Should be done soon and when it is I'll post a picture. Very, very tough to ride "slow". That 916 of Greg's, shown a couple posts above, is just about as pretty as they get.

[gone]

WOW!!! 1972 Norton "Combat" Commando. Would love to see some photos on that one.

Sorry for the delay in posting a picture but here is my 1972 Norton.

Greg

[Serotta PETE]

Sorry for the delay in posting a picture but here is my 1972 Norton.

Greg

My all time favorit bike..........................

Thanks for posting.

PETE

[stevep]

hey, i have a yamaha 49cc... 35 mph all day long on a pint of gas... perfect to motorpace fast young bike racers.
all in all i'd take the ducati

[Frankwurst]

why don't the three of us move to utah?

Sorry guys, she's presently living in northern Wisconsin with me riding my Vincent Black Shadow. :beer:

[RichMc]

I had a '69 Norton Commando Fastback. Fiberglass tank swooped back into the seat & molded fiberglass tail. You're right. An all time favorite British bike to be sure.

[ti_boi]

I used to be the exclusive dealer in Hawaii for Paul Dunstall. Accordingly I had a Dunstall Norton 810. It now lives in Ramona California as a piece of living room art.

I had several other 'interesting' bikes, but the Dunstall was the coolest and Paul was a really nice guy.


Grocer made good! Cool...sold my 78 Bonneville three years ago to pay some taxes...it ran like a top for about two days after every tuning...helps to be mechanical with the old British bikes, but you gotta love em anyway...nice bit of mfg. history there...Here I am in the old days (2000'ish) with the Bonneville...we shared some fun rides in the hills of northern NJ....

[jerk]

Grocer made good! Cool...sold my 78 Bonneville three years ago to pay some taxes...it ran like a top for about two days after every tuning...helps to be mechanical with the old British bikes, but you gotta love em anyway...nice bit of mfg. history there...Here I am in the old days (2000'ish) with the Bonneville...we shared some fun rides in the hills of northern NJ....


and you call yourself ti boi? you should call yourself "badarse mofo". jeesh, the jerk doesn't want to meet you at hogan's 2 in lynn, ma with the wrong colors on.

jerk

[filahebe]

I had several sport bikes (2 BMWr and rs, honda rc51) but the Vespa (these are my 4 and 5th) is the most fun.