Welcome! Let's see your ride!

[Robb]

Welcome to the DU Motorcycle & Scooter Group!

First things first, let's see that wheeled wonder you putt around on. Here's mine, a 1999 KTM 640adv:

[Maiden England]

1. My ride

A 2005 Harley Davidson Sportster XL883L

[guitar man]

59. YAY, another sportster rider!

:applause: :applause:

Here's mine, it's a '99 model XL883c. These pics are a little dated, I changed the mufflers out for some cycle shacks since they were taken.

[matcom]

2. mine!

'05 Honda Reflex



:hi:

[natrat]

3. last summer near elko

[Robb]

6. Hubba hubba

...now THAT's a grown-up dirt bike. :hi:

[Gidney N Cloyd]

4. 2004 Honda Reflex

(not mine but mine's similar)

[matcom]

5. hey we have the same ride!

:hi:

3,500 miles on mine :hi:

[Gidney N Cloyd]

7. Have you seen the one turned into a light aircraft?

http://www.ulflyingmag.com/oct.web/flite.html

[matcom]

8. yeah, i've seen that but on another note....

are you aware of any factory accessories for ours? not really sure what i'm looking for but if they offered some cool options/upgrades i'd be interested

[Gidney N Cloyd]

29. I think the reflex owners group on Yahoo has links to

accessory sources but I seem to recall there not being a lot of genuine Honda stuff, mostly aftermarket gear.

[ikojo]

9. Here's a picture of my preciousssssssssss

This pic was taken at the local Vespa dealer. She's all pretty and clean!!!

[GumboYaYa]

15. Hey, I ride a Vespa also....a red ET2

I will keep an eye out for you on yours. As close as we are to each other, I am sure we will cross paths soon.

[ikojo]

39. There is a scooter rider's group that

meets most weekends for rides. Last Sunday we road out to Washington MO. It was a good ride. PM your e mail address and I'll add you to the scooter list I moderate.

[qnr]

10. I didn't treat mine well this winter as far as storage goes, however,

I have ridden it a few times - just not in the heavy snow.



This one is not on its stand, as they were plowing and had to move it temporarily.

[Gregorian]

11. Yay!

My 81 Honda CT110. On one of my favorite trails.



This is the only picture of my 74 Norton Commando 850. It's the whole mess-Cat (Farnsworth) and garage stuff.




I had a bunch more cycles, but ebayed them. Had to move. And besides, this is keeping me more than happy.

[lumberjack_jeff]

20. I have a '78 CT90. Love it.

Our family has several;
'84 Yamaha XT350
'92 Kawasaki KDX250
'82 XR 100

But this one is mine.



An oldie but a goody. It's an '82 GS750EZ and it only has 19k miles.

[av8rdave]

22. I love it! I had a '82 GS650EZ...had a great time on that bike

[Gregorian]

23. I love that little trail bike.

I've had more fun on that thing. Climbing around on skid trails at two miles an hour. I got rid of all of my dirtbikes. To noisy, to dangerous. I made up for when I wanted one as a kid. I've got about 4000 miles on logging roads just in the last six years.

[lumberjack_jeff]

28. I'm glad you didn't get rid of the commando.

And I love all your 'garage stuff' too. I'd like to buy a lathe and a mill someday, but I suspect I'll never be a skilled enough welder to use anything as nice as that blue unit of yours. :D

[Gregorian]

38. I'm hardly skilled enough either.

I've had my days where I pulled off great welds. And days where I couldn't weld anything. There are a lot of variable, the big one being experience.

Yeah, I managed to grab some older machines and totally go through them. I've always been mechanically gifted. It's probably because I break everything. I then have to fix it.

All of that stuff is sitting in a building at the empty lumber mill in the town of Fortuna in N. California now. I also have a crane. I picked it all up and moved it until I can find a place to call home. So it's a real headache when moving. But I've got machine moving down to an art now.

But yeah, without the machines there's nothing I could have done at times. Special tools for when my tractor differential cracked, and I had to pull that thing apart. Yuck. That sucked. Although it's all interesting. The first time only. I hate doing stuff three times. And it's almost always the case.

Well. I'm done with this day. Sore from dragging logs down a hillside. And sawing them without a chainsaw. Ouch! Old school.

[Gold Metal Flake]

27. Nice Norton!

Running? What does it need?

[northofdenali]

33. My hubby had a Commando!

I think he'd sell ME if he could find another just like it. I can't remember what year it was (78, I think) but it was a gorgeous black. They are one rockin' bike!

[Duppers]

12. my little electric

I know -- LOL! But it's great for just the neighborhood and campus, not long distances. Cheap. Quiet. No gas.

Yeah, I know I don't belong here with the big guys. ;)

[annabanana]

13. My son wants a little electric bicycle for camput next year.

He's looking at a folding machine. Did you ever check those out?

[Duppers]

14. nope, sorry

Actually this scooter was cheaper than the electric bikes we looked at and that was the deciding factor for us.

My son needed the power to climb big hills on campus. At 3am he's often at one end of the 2mi campus, his dorm at the other, and the buses aren't running. His forsen is fun to ride, trust me...and they're fold-able enough for a BIG car trunk. We have 2 electric scooters now.

[northofdenali]

45. My biker (from the age of 14, now 54) hubby saw this pic -

and said - NEAT

His first bike was a Honda 90, mine was a Suzuki 90, both trail bikes - when he taught me to ride (I was 15) he was riding a Bultaco 125 Campera. Damn thing could hit 4th gear going left in a 2-lane intersection, but would also climb a competition-grade ski jump.... and steps going up to a huge gymnasium, AND up a hill with a 90 degree turn every 6th step!

LOVES my bikes!

[Warpy]

66. I have an electric, also

and it's perfect for city riding here in the desert:


Woops, if I'm going to pinch the photo, I need their addy: http://egovehicles.com/products/north-america/

[dogonarug]

16. delete

[Trailrider1951]

17. My little scoot looks just like this:

50 cc engine has all the power and acceleration of a good sized leaf blower, but the 80 mpg is a good thing!

[Gold Metal Flake]

18. My 1970 CT90

I plan to install a big bore kit so I can maintain speed on hills.

A neighbor had a Kawasaki KZ400 that I have worked on. I rebuilt the carbs, which had sat for years and were full of gunk. I may end up getting that one.

[Auggie]

19. I had one of those in the 70's. Thanks for posting and for the memories.

Great little bike.

[Gregorian]

24. Here's a place where you can still get all of the parts.

My 110, I bought about 8 years ago. I'll never forget when the guy opened the garage. It was brand new. Not a single scratch. Of course I went and put 4000 miles on it exploring every bit of logging territory in northern California.

Here' you go-

http://dratv.com/

[Gold Metal Flake]

26. Way ahead of ya!

Dr. ATV is my first stop when looking for parts. I bought this from a yard sale for $250 about a year ago. It had sat since the late 1970s with only 1200 miles. Had to rebuild the carb and change the points, I built and installed a solid-state rectifier for the alternator from info on the Yahoo CT groups, I installed a dry battery in place of the old wet cell and had to remove a bunch of rust. Later I'll start a new thread and put in all of the links and sources I found for these.

Congrats on your 110 find!

[lumberjack_jeff]

30. Love the site

It takes a special kind of man to ride a CT90.


I want one of these, but that sidecar must be kind of cramped.

[av8rdave]

31. OMG CT90...that's what I learned to ride on, when I was 7 years old!

Thanks for the memories!

[Gregorian]

35. That's great! A sidecar.

One of the things I love about the trail bikes is that you have a free hand, since there's no clutch. I have toured the countryside with a cup of coffee.

That's amazing. A sidecar.

You know, I see these bikes and have to wonder why we need to commute in 4000 pound cars.

I don't even know what kind of mileage they get. But I know it's around a 100mpg.

[av8rdave]

21. Here's my ride

2000 Roadstar, with a few minor mods...Kurakian hypercharger, V&H longshots and a Mustang touring saddle.

[northofdenali]

34. Gawd, yours is as overloaded as mine!

See Post #32! :rofl: Great minds, and all that!

[htuttle]

25. 2002 Bajaj Chetak, 4 speed, 4 stroke, 105 mpg

That's not me on the scooter. That's just some dumb bunny...

[Gregorian]

36. Four stroke?

Dang, I've never even heard of a Bajaj Chetak. Nice.

I'm showing my age. Four strokes are coming in smaller packages these days.

[Robb]

37. Believe it

This is the Kawasaki Sherpa, 250cc 4-stroke which fortunately looks much better under my fiancee than it ever did under me:

...She's 5'7". When I was riding it, I believe the term was "monkey $*&@ing a football." :D

[Gregorian]

40. I do love riding those trails.

I got rid of my two strokes. 1990 YZ250 and even my old 71 Husky. But a four stroke would be nice. I like the quiet bikes.

I just spent more on my mountain bike than a new motorcycle. I can't believe it. But it's the best. And no gas.

[htuttle]

53. They used to be the de-facto national transportation solution in India

The slogan was, "Seats two, carries a nation".

Fact is, however, I've seen photos of five or more people clinging to one!

[ikojo]

42. Do you just let anybunny ride your Chetak?

That's a nice looking Chetak. Take good care of it because they are no longer being made.

[htuttle]

52. I know! I just heard recently they've stopped production!

I think the Chetak is to scooters what the VW Bug is to automobiles. In fact, when I give the engine some juice, it sounds just like a '68 bug I used to drive. Best $2,000 I've ever spent.

[northofdenali]

32. This is gonna be great!!

Hubby and I have two - here's the 01 Roadstar, overloaded for a camping trip:




Here's a great forum for anyone who rides. Lots of folks from everywhere in the US: http://forums.delphiforums.com/MCTourer/start and one for anyone interested in riding Alaska: http://forums.delphiforums.com/ridealaska/start

(The hubby and I are MTF Touring Assistants for Interior Alaska)


We also have a 1979 Yamaha XS1100SF that really rocks; we're working on restoring it but it still runs like a bat outta hell.

Your KTM would've done fine on the Haul Road Run! 415 miles of rough gravel road - we wouldn't take the Roadie, so we took the motorhome with a 5-bike trailer and tire changer attached, just as a "backup" for the riders. One guy did it on a sport bike, another on a Harley, but I would NOT recommend it. Lots of KLR's and a couple of BMW's as well. Here's our mechanic, Tom, my husband, holding the Travellin' Kitty (yep, she went, too) just outside of Deadhorse:



Alaska has one of the highest per-capita number of riders in the nation. C'mon up and join us - everyone's welcome!

[northofdenali]

46. Replying to my own post, cuz I screwed up a link -

Here's the one, for anyone who's interested, http://www.mctourer.com/

That will link you into the Delphi Forums site. Sorry for the screwup, one and all! I ride better than I think!

To participate in the forum, you have to join, but there's no charge for basic membership. There are a LOT of different personalities, political views, lifestyles, etc - but we all have one thing in common - riding.

If you come up to ride, be prepared. This photo was taken on the Glenn Highway in the 3rd week of June, and we got COLD!!

[av8rdave]

49. Yours looks pretty loaded up as well

That pic of mine was taken on a week long trip from Texas to the Smokie Mountains. I was riding one up on that one, but still needed a lot of junk for a week on the road. (Awesome trip, btw.)

[northofdenali]

50. The only problem with riding up here is the massive

weather changes. I can leave Fairbanks at 80 degrees, go through Delta in the rain at 70 degrees, hit Glennallen and turn onto the Glenn Highway, and 90 minutes later be at 30 degrees in sleet or snow - in July.

It requires lots more gear in the form of layering!

Should have seen the load on my trip from Fairbanks to Merritt Island, Florida - a sight to behold. At the border, the Canadian customs gal asked if I had any "contraband". I told her if I had room for contraband, I'd have packed more panties........

My Sassafrass-A-Doodles likes the Roadie, too (BTW, ours is named Raven1):

[av8rdave]

56. All the way to Florida...now THAT'S a trip!

I haven't really come up for a name for mine other than "the Roadie." I need to be more original.

"I told her if I had room for contraband, I'd have packed more panties..." Great answer...I'm not that quick on my feet.

:rofl:

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

41. 83 Honda Magna

[SpunkMonkey]

43. 1995 Honda Shadow 1100 (American Classic Edition)

On two wheels is the best way to commute anywhere around San Francisco.




(Okay, back to lurking...)

[northofdenali]

47. OK. Hubby is watching over my shoulder. At the same exact time

we both said PRETTY BIKE!!

Welcome to DU, and dammit, don't lurk! :hi::P:hi:

[Lasher]

44. Sportster

883 Sportster, vintage 1993

[northofdenali]

48. Great lookin' ride, just don't take it on the Haul Road!

Except with certain good buddies following you with said trailer and motor home... Our Harley guy had the ride of his life until he hit some loose pea gravel left about 20 minutes before by a (yep) Alyeka crew. He was fine, but had to be medevaced to Fairbanks, where he wound up staying with us till he healed. His bike was totalled. I really believe, except for this literal fluke, he would have made it with no problems. One of the best riders I've ever known. Made it from Alabama to Key West to Fairbanks in under 7 days!!

It was an Iron Butt, so all you hard-core folks know what that means - and Martin made it with flair, no tickets, and enough sleep to attempt the Haul Road on top of it!

[Hand]

51. Just a sweet memory now...

BMW R50/5, the "Gas Tank on Wheels". :loveya: Took mine coast to coast and back, and a whole lot more. Those were the days.

[lumberjack_jeff]

55. Love those. My next bike will be an old beemer.

Something like this:

[Hand]

57. Nice thing about old beemers...

...at least as I remember, is that BMW still makes parts for them. At least they used to. You could get parts for old 1950s era beemers through any dealership, or better yet through a gray-market parts distributor. I worked for a combined gray market parts dealer/courier service in Washington long ago, and their fleet of vehicles dated way back. The bike you picture was a pretty common item in their livery--Earles forks, nutcracker solo seat, and all! :hi:

[Rockit]

54. My first Motorcycle!

Hi everybody! :hi:
This is my first motorcycle, a 1973 Honda CL350. I have a feeling that this is going to be possibly the best spring/summer ever. :)




I love the exhaust pipes, they are so hot.

[Hand]

58. One of the many Honda 350 variants.

That model line was incredibly popular in those days--probably outnumbered every other bike on the street! The CL350 was the "street scrambler" model, which presumably meant that you could play with it off-road without graunching the pipes on a rock. I always wondered how well the heat shields worked. :hi:

[Rockit]

62. I've been wondering alot about that lately

I'll let you know when I figure out if they do anything at all... Right now I am relying on my high boots, and hoping that no harm befalls my girlfriend whilst riding around on the back of my bike this summer in her skirts and whatnot.

[natrat]

60. moonrocks nv

[kiahzero]

61. My Vulcan 500

The background is Skyline Drive.

[guitar man]

64. cool ride

I used to have a 454LTD, which was the predecessor to the Vulcan 500. It was one fast little bike!

[kiahzero]

65. Thanks! (n/t)

[ahimsa]

63. Our 88 Honda NX 250s

[MadHound]

67. Here's mine!

2005 Bajaj Chetak, gets 100mpg, cruises at 55-60 mph, 9.5 hp, 145cc four stroke motor with a four speed manual tranny. I love this little bike. I got it a couple of years ago when gas was going through the roof, something to mitigate the pain of a fifty two mile commute. Still love riding it even though my commute has been cut down to 34 miles. A solid, reliable little scooter, I've got over 8000 miles on it already, and ride it whenever it is dry and over twenty five degrees outside.

[natrat]

68. fz

[dmallind]

86. I used to have a blue one!

Mine was the 2001. Nice all round bike but my age and gut plus diminishing need for speed moved me into the ST side.

[Jaap]

69. My '97 Suzuki XF650 Freewind

Suzuki XF650 Freewind



(European model)

[happyslug]

70. Here is mine, a 80cc Honda Scooter

"

"

On the flats it goes 40-45 mph, Climbing Allegheny Mountain it goes about 20 mph, but it does 90mpg as I go up and down Allegheny Mountain.

[Robb]

71. Nice rack!

Good gravy, is that a trailer hitch?!? Tell me you tow the Jeep with it! :D

[happyslug]

72. It is attached to the moped by Velcro

Thus if I hook it up to the Jeep, I do not have to worry about the Engine burning out, the brakes failing or even the transmission going...the velcro will give out first.

The rack was for the Jeep. I had received it at my office and attached the hitch to my moped for transport purposes only. Since that picture I have removed the hitch from the Moped and attached it to the front of the Jeep (The Hitch is for the front of a Jeep Wrangler to be used to push trailers around, to attach certain wenches OR other attachments to the front of the Wrangler, like a hitch to haul the Moped). If you look at the Wrangler you will see two hooks, the rack replaced those hooks. The Wrangler has four pre-drilled holes in its bumper for attachments. The hitch is thus attached by four bolts that bolt directly to the bumper. The hooks are gone and the Hitch is attached to the Jeep's bumper.

P.S. I used these picture just to see how long it would take someone to comment about the rack. As I can see not long.

I have NOT yet decided on what moped hauler to buy, so far I like the Versa-haul (Web site: http://www.versahaul.com/products.htm). I am looking at the larger Sport model (with ramp) in case I ever buy a bigger moped (I am looking at the Honda Helix), but Right no I can get away with the cheaper and smaller 50cc hauler. I still have no decided which one to get, but I like the idea of the Sort model in case i ever do buy a bigger bike.

[Robb]

73. Nice

Depending upon your hauling needs, I can't say enough good things about my having just gotten a basic utility trailer with a ramp. Versatility and all. I can load two bikes in mine and tie them down, with room for some camping gear. Or one bike and a lot more stuff ... or no bikes and help people move. ;)

[Popol Vuh]

74. My Three Bikes

My current bike: Ducati 996






Me with my last bike on Angeles Crest Hwy: Suzuki GSXR-750






Me and my first bike (on the left) on Angeles Crest Hwy: Kawasaki 600R Ninja

[Ganja Ninja]

75. Here's mine.

I just finished putting on the new windscreen and tank cover.

[burythehatchet]

76. The first is what I ride, the second is my Christmas present to me.

[Ganja Ninja]

77. Nice bikes.

The dealer I bought my Triumph from said the guy had traded it in on a new BMW 1200. I guess he couldn't keep up with his buddies on their Kawasaki's, Yamaha's and Suzuki's. Love the Nolan retro helmet too.

[kb9vrg]

78. My 2006 Yamaha Vino 125

[Fledermaus]

79. 220+ mpg

[happyslug]

80. Maybe it my eyesight, but I can NOT make out the make and Model

n/t

[Fledermaus]

81. I make them myself...any good bicycle with a large enough frame will do.

Subaru and Tanaka engines

It's a hobby of mine. www.fledermaus.us

[lumberjack_jeff]

82. That's awesome

The website could use a little spell-check assistance though.

Some engines are extremely quite and can hardly be herd.

[ThomWV]

83. 2002 Harley Davidson FXSTD/I (Deuce, fuel injected)

My baby:

[ThomWV]

84. Better Picture

[dmallind]

85. Just found this subforum - no pic of mine but looks like this:

2005 ST1300

[Richard Steele]

87. "Putt around on" is the right way to put it!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

88. My ride - BMW R1200GS

The picture is not my bike. And I'm not the rider.
I try to keep both wheels on the ground, mostly. And I wouldn't put a red fluffy thing on the top of my helmet.
And, the pictured driver is thinner, younger than me.
Other than that, this looks like it.
:rofl:

[dmallind]

92. You might like this video

warning do not click if swearing offends you (text only - not audible) or if you consider any humor involving certain famous 1930s-40's Germans to be in bad taste even if the humor has absolutely nothing to do with their political philosophy and does not associate any group or activity with them in any way.

But in the expectation that you have a reasonably robust sense of humor and an ability to laugh at ridiculous parody skewerings this is a blast...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukAhlxl4hmM

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

93. A tractor on two wheels?

poor little fuhrer ...

:rofl:

Thanks!

[dmallind]

94. It was the crying child when he mentioned buying an HD that did me in NT

[Haole Girl]

89. Here's mine:

It will be delivered tomorrow... this has been the longest 2 days!!

Sportster XL 883 Low:

[ThomWV]

90. Sweet!!!!!

What a very good looking motorcycle. I see you opted for the center controls, you'll be happy you did. Hope its not raining where you are today.

[Haole Girl]

91. Thanks! It's sunny and gorgeous here.....

and you just KNOW what I'll be doing the minute I get home!! :D :hi:

[ThomWV]

95. I imagine all is fixed now, so tell us, what will this weekend's ride be?

500 miles the first weekend should be the goal. Rain or shine, 500 miles.

Just kidding.

Did they get it straightened out for you? Got plans to put that beauty on the road this weekend?

Remember, break it in gentle, make final adjustemnts to all the contols, change the oil, then ride it like you stole it.

Also, for your reading pleasure: http://www.cyclespot.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=17

[Haole Girl]

96. Hey there!

lol I'm breaking it in gently. Not quite ready for the highways yet, actually. Oh, and they did say not to drive it on the freeway for the first 500 miles. The weather should be beautiful in N. Texas this weekend, so riding is at the top of my list of things to do!! In fact, riding is the ONLY thing I plan to (except one lunch date I can't cancel tomorrow)!! :D

Thanks for the link! :hi:

[Haole Girl]

97. Here is a more recent pic: