BOD (Bike of the Day)

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Apriliarider

Discussion Starter · Dec 30, 2014

So over on MCN they have a Bike of the Day that they choose and present. Normally it's a bike for sale so it gives the seller some extra exposure for their bike. So, I have a sort of similar idea for a thread here. A Bike of the Day thread. It's simple. Post a bike your either lusted after or remember for some specific reason. Check to make sure it hasn't already been posted though. I'll start with the current bike of the Day on MCN, the GSXR 1100. This specific one is a 1995 so all other years are still open to be posted.

Last of the dinosaur, monster superbikes still inspires awe today. It’s a beast: 147 carburretted horses, bad boy bulk and still enough acceleration to send shivers down your spine. Good ones are starting to appreciate in value and this minter, with all original parts, surely falls into that category.

Clicking the link below should get you to more images of the same bike............sean
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/bikes-for-sale/suzuki/gsx-r1100/7623133/

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yorkie

· #961 · Apr 27, 2022

it's only corny if you don't get the European psychology of naming things, it's label is important to define it as a product.
like bikes sold with differing CC's think how many Hondas the US got with varying CC's from 200 to a 1000 totally lost in Europe. we got only 4 or 5 that sold well because of the bracket they fit into so you could go from 250 to 500 with 10 different models but only the 250 and 500 would sell, give the 250 one name and the 500 another and they had a winner nothing in between was worth it, why would anyone choose a 360cc when one limit was 250 and the next one 500.
if you could ride a 500 you wouldn't ride one and if your limit was 250 you couldn't ride one. been that way for decades once it's in the mindset it sticks even when the licence laws changed.
very few bikes here are outside certain CC's so those that are need a name to distinguish them from all the rest. corny to the outsiders may be it is.

Davenay67

· #962 · Apr 27, 2022

Thunder Cat was corny in any market because of the cartoon series of the same name. I think the FireBlade name is awesome.

yorkie

· #963 · Apr 27, 2022

Davenay67 said:
Thunder Cat was corny in any market because of the cartoon series of the same name. I think the FireBlade name is awesome.

what like "thunderbirds"

Davenay67

· #964 · Apr 27, 2022

yorkie said:
what like "thunderbirds"

Not quite.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThunderCats

Thunderbirds was awesome. So was Joe 90 and Captain Scarlet!

auburn

· #965 · Apr 27, 2022

Apriliarider said:
CBR 900RR

if anyone has any stories or experiences to share as to what these are like, i'd love to hear them! i love the style of these and would love to ride one one day, especially the first two years before the facelift. god i love that twin headlight look. price creep is certainly real though, can you believe people have paid 50k for these (though to be fair it is bat, which often has some of the dumbest price results)?!?!

Apriliarider

Discussion Starter · #966 · Apr 28, 2022 (Edited)

yorkie said:
it's only corny if you don't get the European psychology of naming things

No. It’s just corny. Naming a product requires market research if the product is going to be a sales success.

Take the Chevrolet Nova for example. Sales success in US, a flop of epic proportions in South America. Nova meaning “slow” in Spanish.

Thunder Cat? Thunder Ace? C’mon Yamaha you can do better than that. Seriously, if the name fire blade came from the Japanese word for lightening, where does that leave Thunder?
Everyone knows Thunder follows lightening.

yorkie

· #967 · Apr 28, 2022

Apriliarider said:
No. It’s just corny. Naming a product requires market research if the product is going to be a sales success.

Take the Chevrolet Nova for example. Sales success in US, a flop of epic proportions in South America. Nova meaning “slow” in Spanish.

Nova also means bright star take your pick. just can't imagine iconic bikes without names, where would Vincent have been without the black shadow, or Triumph without the bonneville. Vincent VT1000 or triumph T130 doesn't have the same ring to it somehow.

Apriliarider

Discussion Starter · #968 · Apr 28, 2022

Bonneville is in reference to the Bonneville Salt Flats is it not? That’s a different story. Much like the Daytona name. Both are references to a famous race course where a victory was achieved or a record set.

Like Ducati naming a bike Paso in homage to Renzo Pasolini, or Triumph with their T120 there is a tangible reference that has meaning.

Choosing a nonsensical name that put the bike in second place to a competitor before it even reaches the buying public….. Not the same thing.

Apriliarider

Discussion Starter · #969 · Apr 28, 2022

auburn said:
if anyone has any stories or experiences to share as to what these are like, i'd love to hear them! i love the style of these and would love to ride one one day, especially the first two years before the facelift. god i love that twin headlight look. price creep is certainly real though, can you believe people have paid 50k for these (though to be fair it is bat, which often has some of the dumbest price results)?!?!

There is one currently for sale in your (our) neck of the woods on Bay Area CL for a modest $2800.

It looks to be complete though clearly been down on one side and has a big dent in the pipe. It’s a 1995 from memory so just before the displacement bump.

In fact, it is the bike that inspired my BOD post. CL is normally inspiration for a BOD when I see a bike that brings back a specific memory.

auburn

· #970 · Apr 28, 2022

Apriliarider said:
There is one currently for sale in your (our) neck of the woods on Bay Area CL for a modest $2800.

It looks to be complete though clearly been down on one side and has a big dent in the pipe. It’s a 1995 from memory so just before the displacement bump.

In fact, it is the bike that inspired my BOD post. CL is normally inspiration for a BOD when I see a bike that brings back a specific memory.

i saw that one yesterday! also quite a few 4th gen vfrs recently. so many juicy bikes, so little moneys. hmm i don't think i'm on craigslist quite as much as you are, but i do always go check when you mention something cool here haha

Apriliarider

Discussion Starter · #971 · May 14, 2022

Husqvarna Svartpilen 401.

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Really not my style…and I have zero interest in owning one. Maybe if it were given to me. First thing to go would be those tires.

I walked out of work today, on my way to another building and there was one of these parked right next to my work ATV.

Looks slightly better in person. Up close it’s a tiny motorcycle. Sorta between a Ninja 250 and an Aprilia RS125. SMALL. I don’t think I’d actually fit on it.

Anyway, fit & finish looks top notch. Suspension is WP front & rear. Everything looked quite well made and put together.

From the looks of the axle and fastener sizes….the front end looks like it could swap right on to an EX.

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Apriliarider

Discussion Starter · #972 · May 18, 2022

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Reading through one of my online subscriptions, Practical Sportsbikes magazine, they featured an interesting “special” this month.

A rider in the UK, Scotland to be specific created an 851 replica from an ST2. I’m a big fan of early Ducati Superbikes but the thought of actually owning one makes me apprehensive.

An ST2 based 851 replica….that I could consider without the sweaty palms and heart palpitations. The guy even kept the stock tank!

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Looks legit to the casual or untrained observer.

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Underneath the bodywork is a stock ST2. The only non-stock parts are the swing arm (from an S4 Monster) the front subframe (modded 900SS) and mirrors ( period correct Vitaloni Baby Turbos).

Interstingly, the builder kept the OEM seat and screwed the aftermarket solo tail to it, filling in the gaps with expanding foam and glassing over it once shaped. Self painted too.

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JBlackwell1989

· #973 · May 21, 2022

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2019 Honda Monkey 125

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Apriliarider

Discussion Starter · #974 · May 22, 2022

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Ducati 888. In production for just 1993 & 1994 it is possibly the rarest of the DesmoQuattro Superbikes. While the 1991 & 1992 851s actually displaced 888cc these were sold to the public as 851s.

1993 was the only full year of 888 production because for 1994, the 916 debuted half way through the model year. In total fewer than 3800 bikes came off the line badged as 888s. The vast majority were Strada models with passenger “accommodations”.

The remaining few were SPO or SP5 models of the 888. 500 were SP5s and 390 were SPO models built for the US market. Apparently the rest of the world did not get the SPO.

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SP5 above, SPO below

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STRADA:

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To my knowledge, the SPO was something of a compromise to meet US emissions and noise standards. It was basically an SP5 with Strada cams and matching ECU. More to it than that but those were the basic differences. Visually….not a great deal of difference. I think there might be fewer 998s but as the 998 engine is a “Testastretta” rather than a Desmo Quattro…..

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Apriliarider

Discussion Starter · #975 · May 25, 2022

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1998 Ducati 900SS/FE

In 1998, to celebrate the outgoing 900SS based on the late 80s design, Ducati built the FE. As the Final Edition of the slab side Supersport Ducati built 904 of them (to reflect the actual displacement of the 900SS engine) all painted silver.

Each was equipped with a numbered plaque on the top triple to indicate its number in the series. Essentially it is a 900SS/SP in silver. Very little difference between it and the 1997 SS/SP.

As one might imagine, with only 904 built for the entire world only a portion would make it to the US. 300 is the most often quoted number for North America but how many were destined for Canada?

I don’t know the answer to that question but I know where 2 are and a buddy just sold his recently. That’s 3% of the known quantity brought in to North America. I actually see them come up for sale more often than I see Superlights….or at least, I did before the COVID induced sky rocket in prices.

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Apriliarider

Discussion Starter · #976 · May 29, 2022

Kawasaki ZX7RR

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The ZX7 debuted to public sale in 1989. A little later, Kawasaki debuted the ZX7R for homologation to race it in World SBK.

The way the rules read, Kawasaki could only race the bike if they made so many copies for sale to the public.

In 2001, before the rules change to 1000 cc, Kawasaki introduced the ZX7RR. Once again Kawasaki had to build so many for public consumption.

What sets the RR apart from the regular ZX7R is that it came with an aluminum tank, 41mm flat slide carbs, close ratio gear box, heavier flywheel and 6 piston brakes. Even for the public. Only 500 were built for the entire world.

There are a whole bunch of ZX7R’s that have been passed off as RRs…..if the numbers seen for sale on CL are anything to go by.

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Apriliarider

Discussion Starter · #977 · 12 mo ago

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Aprilia RSV Mille bol d’Or replica. Been on this thread once before….making a return because there is one for sale on Bay Area CL right for the relative bargain price of $6500

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po18guy

· #978 · 12 mo ago

The Un-Ducati? With records, it is a deal.

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po18guy

· #979 · 12 mo ago

SPIED!

The NextGen EX500!!! Except...made in PRC and looks familiar.

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And sounds familiar...

...but not in a Ducati sort of way.

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jorge moros

· #980 · 12 mo ago

po18guy said:
SPIED!

The NextGen EX500!!! Except...made in PRC and looks familiar. View attachment 56421
And sounds familiar...

...but not in a Ducati sort of way.

Finally a super sports bike that fits more into my budget...

Unfortunately (for me) due to the number of design patents it infringes, both Ducati in the body and Honda in the engine, it can only be sold in China.

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