Lenmcharristar 9,783 Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 4 hours ago, mC HULL said: day out the daughter ain’t happy i sent her for a hotdog lol How do you rate the ktm? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 12,516 Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 50 minutes ago, Lenmcharristar said: How do you rate the ktm? i’ve always like them mate done in from today poor really round the track lol i more potter about now i prefer the the steel frames there better made and stronger then the competition even the older ones i’ve a ktm 500 2 stroke 1989 it’s better made then the cr500 or kx500 its all ktm now see a few honda and kawasaki you dont see suzukis now do you 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,783 Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 38 minutes ago, mC HULL said: i’ve always like them mate done in from today poor really round the track lol i more potter about now i prefer the the steel frames there better made and stronger then the competition even the older ones i’ve a ktm 500 2 stroke 1989 it’s better made then the cr500 or kx500 its all ktm now see a few honda and kawasaki you dont see suzukis now do you The 250 rms 2 stroke were a better bike in my opinion, my favourite was the 89-93 kx 250s, although when i had an r1 it was some machine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 12,516 Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 12 minutes ago, Lenmcharristar said: The 250 rms 2 stroke were a better bike in my opinion, my favourite was the 89-93 kx 250s, although when i had an r1 it was some machine i only ever owned one suzuki rm mate made of chocolate same with the kawasaki you can see threw the crankcases if you hold them up to light 90s there were plenty of suzuki yamaha were big aswell weren’t they kawasaki with carmichael now it’s ktm or husquvarna etc which are basically ktm i can remember the r1 r6 coming out we used to take me mates dads out when he was in pub lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,783 Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 16 hours ago, mC HULL said: i only ever owned one suzuki rm mate made of chocolate same with the kawasaki you can see threw the crankcases if you hold them up to light 90s there were plenty of suzuki yamaha were big aswell weren’t they kawasaki with carmichael now it’s ktm or husquvarna etc which are basically ktm i can remember the r1 r6 coming out we used to take me mates dads out when he was in pub lol Yep the 80s-90s bikes were better in my opinion, had a husaberg aswell a 600 it was a good machine but the left foot kick and decompression lever was a nightmare at times, and yes the r1 was a 99 bike and got in trouble in 2002 with it haha, ill say no more haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 12,516 Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 21 hours ago, Lenmcharristar said: Yep the 80s-90s bikes were better in my opinion, had a husaberg aswell a 600 it was a good machine but the left foot kick and decompression lever was a nightmare at times, and yes the r1 was a 99 bike and got in trouble in 2002 with it haha, ill say no more haha ye mate i like the older stuff be collapsed out of breath after trying to kick that helmet on top of head catching your breath lol it would have had you fit as out like you say the r1 and r6 were great everyone wanted one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,783 Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 1 hour ago, mC HULL said: ye mate i like the older stuff be collapsed out of breath after trying to kick that helmet on top of head catching your breath lol it would have had you fit as out like you say the r1 and r6 were great everyone wanted one Yes i remember mid 90s the fireblades came out and raised the bar, then late 90s yamaha and suzuki then kawasaki upped it again, although the blackbird broke the 200 mph barrier then the hyabusa, zx12r and the gsx1300r all went for it too, all mad days, now the kawasaki h2 and h2r hold the records, never fancied the bmw or the ducatti but loved the aprilla rsv mille. Just down to personal taste 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 12,516 Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 6 hours ago, Lenmcharristar said: Yes i remember mid 90s the fireblades came out and raised the bar, then late 90s yamaha and suzuki then kawasaki upped it again, although the blackbird broke the 200 mph barrier then the hyabusa, zx12r and the gsx1300r all went for it too, all mad days, now the kawasaki h2 and h2r hold the records, never fancied the bmw or the ducatti but loved the aprilla rsv mille. Just down to personal taste never been big into the super bikes less as i’ve got older i ain’t got the arse for them lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,783 Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 3 minutes ago, mC HULL said: never been big into the super bikes less as i’ve got older i ain’t got the arse for them lol Im the same, too many broke . Bones over the years ffs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vfr400boy 3,409 Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 6 hours ago, Lenmcharristar said: Yes i remember mid 90s the fireblades came out and raised the bar, then late 90s yamaha and suzuki then kawasaki upped it again, although the blackbird broke the 200 mph barrier then the hyabusa, zx12r and the gsx1300r all went for it too, all mad days, now the kawasaki h2 and h2r hold the records, never fancied the bmw or the ducatti but loved the aprilla rsv mille. Just down to personal taste I had a RSV 1000 thort it looked amazing but I couldn't get on with it was very lumpy and the electrics kept letting it down , sold it for a gsxr600 and didn't think I'd ever have a v twin again as i just couldn't ride it , then my mate got a sp1 I had a go on it then that was it the 600 was up for sale n i got an sp was an epic bike wish I still had it now 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,972 Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 8 hours ago, mC HULL said: ye mate i like the older stuff be collapsed out of breath after trying to kick that helmet on top of head catching your breath lol it would have had you fit as out like you say the r1 and r6 were great everyone wanted one I had a r6 good bike but you soon get tired of ringing it's neck all the time lol.. had a zx7r before the r6 nice comfy bike.. Then a gsxr 750 k5 cracking bike bought it with 3k Miles and done about 50k + miles on it amazing reliability.. I've got a gsxr 1000 l4 now bought a few months ago..so easy to ride just using the torque 4k revs and up just pulls so smooth and strong effortless.. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poxon 5,736 Posted September 16 Author Report Share Posted September 16 I’d love a bigger engine bike but I’d think a sport bike id kill my self plus there not really my cuppa t I like the idea of if I get bored I could just go off road I’ve gotta do my bike test at some point I like the 2 stroke stuff I like the ktm 300 and the beta 300 rr but like restoring bikes if I did have a sport type bike I’d definitely want a 80s bike like a rd350 lc my old man had one when I was a kid my mum made him sell it he still says worst thing he ever did I do fancy restoring one but there pretty strong money 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,783 Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 32 minutes ago, vfr400boy said: I had a RSV 1000 thort it looked amazing but I couldn't get on with it was very lumpy and the electrics kept letting it down , sold it for a gsxr600 and didn't think I'd ever have a v twin again as i just couldn't ride it , then my mate got a sp1 I had a go on it then that was it the 600 was up for sale n i got an sp was an epic bike wish I still had it now The sp was a smashing bike 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,783 Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 4 minutes ago, poxon said: I’d love a bigger engine bike but I’d think a sport bike id kill my self plus there not really my cuppa t I like the idea of if I get bored I could just go off road I’ve gotta do my bike test at some point I like the 2 stroke stuff I like the ktm 300 and the beta 300 rr but like restoring bikes if I did have a sport type bike I’d definitely want a 80s bike like a rd350 lc my old man had one when I was a kid my mum made him sell it he still says worst thing he ever did I do fancy restoring one but there pretty strong money Theym and the 250 were a fast bike for what they were, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,972 Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 5 minutes ago, poxon said: I’d love a bigger engine bike but I’d think a sport bike id kill my self plus there not really my cuppa t I like the idea of if I get bored I could just go off road I’ve gotta do my bike test at some point I like the 2 stroke stuff I like the ktm 300 and the beta 300 rr but like restoring bikes if I did have a sport type bike I’d definitely want a 80s bike like a rd350 lc my old man had one when I was a kid my mum made him sell it he still says worst thing he ever did I do fancy restoring one but there pretty strong money My mate had a rd350 was a quick bike blue and yellow if I remember right..I bet they ain't cheap nowadays.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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