165 might have been KPH not MPH, but it still counts as doing the ton. Would you ton-up on a vintage Enfield? I know I'd think twice about it.
165 might have been KPH not MPH, but it still counts as doing the ton. Would you ton-up on a vintage Enfield? I know I'd think twice about it.
Come to think of it, the owner of the MC shop out in Oceanside let me borrow one of his bikes while he was putting a pipe on mine once. I don't know what it was but it had some little two-stroke motor in it and was built like a cafe racer. MAN that thing was peppy! Fun little bike to tool around from stoplight to stoplight with.
Most fun in the twisties and for at-will wheelies? My old 2003 R1 (sold it last year - replaced by a Super Tenere, not quite as fun but way more comfortable).
Most fun in town and off road? The DRZ400S I used to own. Man, what a hoot. I sold it because I was either going to get hurt or go to jail eventually.
Most fun in town and off road? The DRZ400S I used to own. Man, what a hoot. I sold it because I was either going to get hurt or go to jail eventually.
Hearing some of you guys going old school on this thread made me remember my first bike. It was a 1979 Yahama DT100. My best friend and I had matching bikes. The stories those bikes could tell. It is the bike that taught me not to shift from 2nd to 3rd gear while riding a wheelie. That was a long push home. It still makes me smile though.
Chief Sapulpa After being accused of being full of it by you, I found out I might be in fact full of it. After checking the internet and looking at a dozen different speedometers for Enfields I found only one that showed 160 KPH/ 100 MPH. Maybe the memory is bad, but I still swear that speedometer went almost to 200 MPH. My friend told me that it was some sort of courier bike from WWII that was set up for high speed runs by military couriers. And now I am not even sure of that memory. It was only a small stroke, I did not think I lost that much memory. I did like the BS meter though.
1968 I was 16 and had been riding a Honda 90. Mom's cousin pulled into the drive with his 66 Bonneville 650. When he went into the house for a visit he tossed me the key and said "don't wreck it". First time I ever did over 100mph on 2 wheels!!!!!!!!!
You da man! I have one of those, a '77 model. Great old machine. It's currently in lots of pieces and eventually will be some sort of cafe/track bike. Also have a '78 R100RS and a '71 R50/5. My bro and I co-own the 500.
My 02 vrod. Love the bike, but I'm considering selling it to get my business off the ground.
