Author Topic: The Abomination thread! (Read 359207 times)

BenelliSEI · « **Reply #2475 on:** June 21, 2021, 06:50:00 pm »

Quote from: ekpent on June 17, 2021, 05:16:54 am

What the fudge is that thing ? Honda "ram air" ??

Maybe the coils are in that pipe?

754 · « **Reply #2476 on:** June 21, 2021, 09:23:44 pm »

It looks like maybe ? a Nitrous port in the top of scoop...

Godffery · « **Reply #2477 on:** June 23, 2021, 03:38:18 am »

https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/mcy/d/arlington-heights-1989-yamaha-xv250/7334273258.html

MauiK3 · « **Reply #2478 on:** June 23, 2021, 08:29:33 am »

Strange

grcamna2 · « **Reply #2479 on:** June 23, 2021, 11:37:06 am »

That orange Route 66 modified bike seems to have solved the 'bucket seat dilemma' that most bikes today have:you get stuck sitting in exactly one position on the seat,which to me,is uncomfortable.I like the steel frame he added although I think it raises the seat up too high.

ekpent · « **Reply #2480 on:** June 23, 2021, 09:33:21 pm »

I kind of like the little orange thing.

RAFster122s · « **Reply #2481 on:** June 23, 2021, 10:08:08 pm »

Other than the large label false advertising, its alright. Terry would like that taillamp for his DS6 he is starting...

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #2482 on:** June 24, 2021, 02:10:20 am »

Those little XV250 Yamaha's were good bikes, I think Yamaha has been making different versions for over 20 years now? Honda disgraced themselves with a couple of attempts, I was given a dead Honda VT250 that I quickly gave to someone else who spent a fortune restoring it, only to find that he didn't really like the bike, so he traded it in on a Suzuki.

I think Honda might have fixed it with the later VTR250, which looks like a nice little bike. Honda has a reputation for building really good bikes, but also has a dark history of failed designs, mainly with the early VT/VF twins and fours. Yamaha have been building pretty good V twins from day 1, even though I'm not big on fake Harleys.

MauiK3 · « **Reply #2483 on:** June 24, 2021, 08:34:46 am »

The metric cruiser V twin thing never made sense to me. I think they were chasing a shrinking demographic. I've never been a Harley fan and the metric cruisers just never connected with me.

Bankerdanny · « **Reply #2484 on:** June 25, 2021, 10:15:24 am »

Quote from: ekpent on June 17, 2021, 05:16:54 am

What the fudge is that thing ? Honda "ram air" ??

That is the kind of bike that wins awards at the Progressive Motorcycle Shows

Alan F. · « **Reply #2485 on:** June 26, 2021, 01:31:51 pm »

Not necessarily an abomination, but it is a CB500T bobber.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224511316876?_trkparms=aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D232657%26meid%3D0350ab1f6b4e4c0db4c3f117dbfd284c%26pid%3D101096%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D255030315838%26itm%3D224511316876%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2332490%26algv%3DDefaultOrganic&_trksid=p2332490.c101096.m3021

RAFster122s · « **Reply #2486 on:** June 26, 2021, 05:24:06 pm »

The 51£ bid is reflection of the amount of ugly they imparted on the poor thing. Abomination in my book...

Quote from: Alan F. on June 26, 2021, 01:31:51 pm

Not necessarily an abomination, but it is a CB500T bobber.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224511316876?_trkparms=aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D232657%26meid%3D0350ab1f6b4e4c0db4c3f117dbfd284c%26pid%3D101096%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D255030315838%26itm%3D224511316876%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2332490%26algv%3DDefaultOrganic&_trksid=p2332490.c101096.m3021

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #2487 on:** June 26, 2021, 06:11:56 pm »

I was trying to think what that bike reminded me of........

Royal Enfield 500 14 Apr 2021 1 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

jas67 · « **Reply #2488 on:** June 27, 2021, 08:20:28 am »

Hondamatic with a suicide shift.

At least he didn't butcher a desirable bike.

https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/mcy/d/pittsburgh-4bobber/7342744892.html

MauiK3 · « **Reply #2489 on:** June 27, 2021, 02:44:45 pm »

Hondamatic twin?

grcamna2 · « **Reply #2490 on:** June 27, 2021, 03:28:50 pm »

These 'Bobbers' with the single seat..

Alan F. · « **Reply #2491 on:** June 27, 2021, 05:42:11 pm »

Quote from: MauiK3 on June 27, 2021, 02:44:45 pm

Hondamatic twin?

CM400A is the other flavor they came in.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #2492 on:** June 28, 2021, 02:09:11 am »

Taxi!

Alan F. · « **Reply #2493 on:** July 05, 2021, 12:34:59 pm »

grcamna2 · « **Reply #2494 on:** July 05, 2021, 01:18:10 pm »

Quote from: Alan F. on July 05, 2021, 12:34:59 pm

What is that one supposed to resemble,Harley race replica ?

Jeff.Saunders · « **Reply #2495 on:** July 05, 2021, 03:23:34 pm »

The worse bike I ever bought was a 'custom' KZ1000 - fitted with a Harley split fat bob tank.

To make the tank fit, the previous owner chopped out two of the three frame tubes under the tank - allowing the steering head to twist - which it did....

I only bought it for the KZ1000 Mk II engine.

Stev-o · « **Reply #2496 on:** July 06, 2021, 04:06:04 pm »

Quote from: ekpent on June 23, 2021, 09:33:21 pm

I kind of like the little orange thing.

Hondamaha?!

MauiK3 · « **Reply #2497 on:** July 06, 2021, 10:36:37 pm »

Yikes I hope the engine was worth it.

ekpent · « **Reply #2498 on:** July 19, 2021, 06:32:35 am »

Quote from: ekpent on June 17, 2021, 05:16:54 am

What the fudge is that thing ? Honda "ram air" ??

I just stumbled upon this update about the 'ram' air chopper I posted about sometime back. Whoever may own it now is desperately searching for someone to work on the carbs to make it run right. Hmmm -go figure.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/216811107002819/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_general&referral_story_type=general&tracking=%7B%22qid%22%3A%226986628462340094557%22%2C%22mf_story_key%22%3A%2230528517782681034%22%2C%22commerce_rank_obj%22%3A%22%7B%5C%22target_id%5C%22%3A30528517782681034%2C%5C%22target_type%5C%22%3A6%2C%5C%22primary_position%5C%22%3A5%2C%5C%22ranking_signature%5C%22%3A7065609076121534464%2C%5C%22commerce_channel%5C%22%3A501%2C%5C%22value%5C%22%3A4.7580046561678e-6%2C%5C%22upsell_type%5C%22%3A108%7D%22%7D

6adan · « **Reply #2499 on:** July 19, 2021, 08:33:55 am »

ekpent, I just sent him a note advising him to get red of the ram-air thing and put a stock airbox on it. To me that would be at least a better place to start getting it running right.

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