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Posted: Mon Apr 14th, 2008 03:12 pm |
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it most definitely is cool
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Posted: Sun Apr 20th, 2008 05:24 pm |
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=A1&xml=/motoring/2008/04/19/nosplit/mfbike119.xml
Kevin Ash likes it too.
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Posted: Sun Apr 20th, 2008 05:38 pm |
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Looks like two different bikes, left side looks mega different to right side 
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Posted: Wed Apr 23rd, 2008 04:39 pm |
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steve96 wrote: Looks like two different bikes, left side looks mega different to right side
I think you'll find that to be the case with the XR1200 too but in fairness, that second pic is of the pre production prototype that is slightly different to the one actually made.
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Posted: Fri May 9th, 2008 04:57 pm |
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KhalH wrote: It's about the cost of a Speed Triple, no?
Big, retro-flavoured street bike head to head, anyone?
MMMMMM juicy! But does BIKE stall have the jacobs to do such a comparo (and I don't mean a one pager)?
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Posted: Fri May 9th, 2008 04:59 pm |
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MFG wrote: Harley's extremely curious XR1200 is being launched this week. It's most interesting because it looks like it'll be a Europe-only model (a Harley not for America?), while the blub on the website (http://www.xrdna.com) talks of sports-tuned suspension and riding position, ample ground clearance, high-performance brakes, all given XR750 dirt-track styling and a surprisingly reasonable-sounding £7655 price. Plus there's a video of it doing knee-down cornering and vertical wheelies. Crikey...
So... tempted? What deal-breaker questions do you have that might be answered from the launch?
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Why for fuck's sake they are not selling that here is truly beyond my comprehension and why as a rule I hate HD and the people that ride them.
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Posted: Sat May 10th, 2008 06:57 pm |
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Because American's dont do sports bikes like us Europeans....
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Posted: Wed May 14th, 2008 09:15 pm |
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dave1450 wrote: Because American's dont do sports bikes like us Europeans....
Sadly true. It's ALL I do here (Ok and adventure touring but I sold the Tiger now and got an VFR. Thinking about another vfr or a Futura or a FZ1 now).
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dooley
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Posted: Wed May 14th, 2008 09:39 pm |
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this bike is a fucking joke when you compae it to the springsteen rep i posted in the ideal bike thread
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Posted: Thu May 15th, 2008 06:32 pm |
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dooley wrote: this bike is a fucking joke when you compae it to the springsteen rep i posted in the ideal bike thread
When you gonna get one then?
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Posted: Thu May 15th, 2008 08:32 pm |
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Just caught up with it, looks OK, bet it goes rusty quickly so a bit of a toy.
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Posted: Thu May 15th, 2008 08:58 pm |
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wizenedoldprune wrote: so a bit of a toy.
Like most superbikes then
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Posted: Thu May 15th, 2008 09:02 pm |
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I quite like it...but would prefer a V11, or even if I was so inclined an Aprillia Shiver.
Would people buy a stripped down 750 version Dooley?? I know I would like that too, but only as a complete toy, much like a supermoto is.
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Posted: Thu May 15th, 2008 09:10 pm |
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dave1450 wrote: dooley wrote: this bike is a fucking joke when you compae it to the springsteen rep i posted in the ideal bike thread
When you gonna get one then?
even if i had the money for a springsteen rep i'd rather buy a grotty genuine one.
750cc is the perfect motorcycle displacement
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5685
all motorcycles should come with front plates, it shows you mean business
you knows it
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Posted: Thu May 15th, 2008 09:37 pm |
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| Agree with the 750 thing.
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Posted: Thu May 15th, 2008 10:29 pm |
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| If I always rode solo I would agree, but torquey big engines help.
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