Topic: The "other Bike" or bikes

[750cafe]

Speaking of early Indians... here are some pic's of a gorgeous 1937 Chief that rode in for Bike Night this past wednesday...



The owner said that the speedo was a factory option in '37 and in '38 it was mounted in the tank...






Eric

[DH]

Nice.

I have a CBR600RR in the stable at the moment

Thanks. What is your impression of the one you have? Likes/dis-likes etc...Only guys I talk to that have sport bikes ride suzukis or kaws, and are all brand loyal and none have anything nice to say about Hondas. I guess I'm brand loyal too, but I try to be objective...Good is good, regardless of brand..

[kghost]

Nice.

I have a CBR600RR in the stable at the moment

Thanks. What is your impression of the one you have? Likes/dis-likes etc...Only guys I talk to that have sport bikes ride suzukis or kaws, and are all brand loyal and none have anything nice to say about Hondas. I guess I'm brand loyal too, but I try to be objective...Good is good, regardless of brand..

The Hondas have a reputation for doing everything well...and it lives up to it.

I sold my CBR600F4i about 2 months ago.....

I think it and the RR were both great bikes that will do anything you ask of them

Only complaint is I'm fat and middle aged...so the seats hard and my shoulders get stiff after 2 - 3 hrs

[jas67]

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I sold my CBR600F4i about 2 months ago.....

I think it and the RR were both great bikes that will do anything you ask of them

Only complaint is I'm fat and middle aged...so the seats hard and my shoulders get stiff after 2 - 3 hrs

Fat and middle aged (me too) -- get a VFR!    They're all day comfortable, handle great, and still reasonably fast.

[kghost]

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I sold my CBR600F4i about 2 months ago.....

I think it and the RR were both great bikes that will do anything you ask of them

Only complaint is I'm fat and middle aged...so the seats hard and my shoulders get stiff after 2 - 3 hrs

Fat and middle aged (me too) -- get a VFR!    They're all day comfortable, handle great, and still reasonably fast.

I want an old one.

Was negotiating on one the other day but the guy was a tool.

Have:


CBR600RR. ZR-7, Megelli 250, KR-1 x2 and a Honda Scoopy at the moment

[jas67]

I want an old one.

The old ones look cool, esp. with the original red/white/blue color scheme.   The 3rd and 4th gen (1990-1997) are the best of the carburetted bikes as they have the single sided swing arm, and 17" wheels front and back for much wider choice/availability of tires.   Tire choices are very limited for the early bikes, which have an 18" rear, and 16" front wheel.

IMHO, the 5th gen (1998-2001 VFR800) are the best of the VFRs to have for a rider.    They're fuel injected, and are the last generation with the gear-driven cams, before Honda afflicted the 6th gen with the VTEC non-sense and returned to chain-driven cams, and their associated chain tensioners.

[DH]

Nice.

I have a CBR600RR in the stable at the moment

Thanks. What is your impression of the one you have? Likes/dis-likes etc...Only guys I talk to that have sport bikes ride suzukis or kaws, and are all brand loyal and none have anything nice to say about Hondas. I guess I'm brand loyal too, but I try to be objective...Good is good, regardless of brand..

The Hondas have a reputation for doing everything well...and it lives up to it.

I sold my CBR600F4i about 2 months ago.....

I think it and the RR were both great bikes that will do anything you ask of them

Only complaint is I'm fat and middle aged...so the seats hard and my shoulders get stiff after 2 - 3 hrs

I hear ya about the shoulder pain..one last question, did/does your CBR have a balky gearbox?
Mine sometimes seems hard to change gears, for no apparent reason. Some days it shifts like
a knife thru butter, some days kinda notchy. The only minor issue I really have with mine. Seems
like leaving the throttle open for a split second (not quite a powershift) during shifting helps to smooth engagement to the next gear. Just wondering if you ever had any problems.

[ken65]

heres a couple of yammy's, my R1, and my everyday ride the FJ.  What i like about the fj is it ambles along without a hassle and can go when you want it to ,

[DH]

Ken, that R1 is a good lookin bike.  Just it's looks make you want to ride it.

[ken65]

gday DH,  it sure does,  its a real beast when you open it up. To be honest its almost to much for me .