Lets' see some your bikes!

My 1990 VFR 400 NC 30 finally completed :

 

Just playing around with how to attach photos to the forums. It's been a minute since I've been active.

 

2013 Yamaha FZ8

 

Not sure I have ever posted this one here. This is the 2nd RC51 I built. Its one of those, "Should'a kept it!" bikes.

 

This motorcycle has a story. I had a best friend since I was 2 years old. We grew up across the street and were like brothers. He had a Yamaha 70 that we used to buzz all over the place on. Fast forward to our grown years, I had a CB1100F and he wanted a street bike, so we tracked this cherry Nighthawk down around 1996 and he bought it. His wife was pissed so he kept it in my garage and said to ride it whenever I wanted. And that I did, probably put 4,000 miles on her. Around 2002 he finally put it in his garage and let it sit. The license plate on it is from 2003, the last time it was ridden. And the things that happen to a bike that sits happened to this one. Carbs were a mess, fork seals blown, all turn signal turned to brittle, etc, etc. Well, my best friend passed away in 2014, and his family gave the bike to me. I tucked it in a shed and let it sit, where it rotted away further. 4 years ago I moved it into my heated garage and said I'm going to restore it, but I never did. Finally this year I got an itch to restore every bike I have in my garage or get rid of them. This is the first and it's turned out quite well. My total investment to get it back on the road is $813, not bad. Next is my RZ350

 

I always liked the look of those, wanted one back in the day. Always thought it was too bad it was a 700 instead of 750.

 

I had that same bike, color and all. Put 10,000+ miles on it. Loved it. I wasn't crazy about the 16" front wheel, but . . . . I wish I'd never sold it. I didn't get much for it - maybe $1,800 in the early '90's. Great bike. Never did anything extraordinary - except run, run, run - but it did it all, all the time, with minimal attention.

Cheers,

Dave

 

Loved the Nighthawk S! Red is the best color too!

 

There was an ad board for Nicole Benisti - Point Zero clothing with one of those Nighthawk S and a hot babe sitting on it. It made me sprain my neck on a few occasions

 

Editing made this Here'spost all screwy outta sequence..but here are a few of my projects....always wanted a SRAD so picked this B/W one up going to repaint in Lucky Strike endurance colors.

My Old R/W GSXR...circa 1989
Everything at it approx 820cc Carillo,Cosworth,Duplex, Yosh headwork

My RZ350 Project.
Ported 4mm stroker motor,32mmTMs,Custom F/R suspension, MagTek rims & YZR bodywork.

VFR750 projects.

Then the RE 500 Bullet, I like this bike better than the rest! It does nothing well but delivers endless smiles.
Then the 96 olive green/cream A.C.E. wanted one ever since I first saw one picked this one up a few months ago and now I have it!
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993TT?

 

Where?

 

Looks like the two pictures have magically turned into black squares.

 

FIFY. The end.

 

I’ll give you tree fiddy for it if you want to sell it.

 

If I ran across a deal for tree-fitty on a blue one I might settle

 

How did you roll those last bikes out on the sand without tire tracks ?? Old Indian trick ??

 

mine looks nothing like this and im still drooling over this. Who has it now?

 

When I bought a FJ1100 the wife wanted to learn to ride on my older V4 Sabre. It was just too heavy for a learner bike so I got her a CB700SC (blue is the best, by the way). Nothing truly inspiring about that bike but it was a great bike to teach newbies on. Easy to control, not intimidating and fast enough to keep up on group rides. These were the days when the only decent small bike was a ninja 250 and that had real limitations.

 

Ha..Yes. started life as a supercharged 911, then turbo, now twin turbo, bored stroked at just over 700 h.p. on a cool day w methonol injection. Every component on her is built like a endurance racer w many custom parts. She's been reliable for almost 6-7 years. Civil and can be driven all day long...unless your in traffic...the clutch is brutal on ones leg in bumper to bumper.
Power to weight ratio...is beyond belief, can't really explain the viseral feeling of speed....but this will quite easily walk away from all my motorcycles...and destroy them in sweeping canyons. Tires are 355 tucked
Last of 911 tin boxes...lol