Cool Craigslist bike (caution, its a 4 banger)

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Edited Date/Time 9/23/2014 7:04pm
Kinda pricey, but cool bike.



http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/mcy/4681385964.html



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Lightning78 9/23/2014 12:27pm
9/23/2014 12:27pm
Is that an Aberg??????????????
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IWreckALot 9/23/2014 12:33pm
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Drum brakes all around. . . That's crazy. Cool looking bike though. That silencer is interesting also. What is this piece doing?

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Cygnus 9/23/2014 12:36pm
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IWreckALot wrote:
Drum brakes all around. . . That's crazy. Cool looking bike though. That silencer is interesting also. What is this piece doing? [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/09/23/65871/s1200_motorcycle.jpg[/img]
Drum brakes all around. . . That's crazy. Cool looking bike though. That silencer is interesting also. What is this piece doing?

Brake stay. Keeps the drum from spinning when brake is applied.
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Hman144 9/23/2014 12:37pm
9/23/2014 12:37pm Edited Date/Time 9/23/2014 12:40pm
Brake stay. Keeps the drum brake backing plate aligned with the swingarm, preventing rotation. Normally that would be done with a tab and fingers, but I suspect this was some sort of retrofit of pieces parts cobbled together so they had to engineer a solution.

You kids these days....

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racin mason 9/23/2014 12:51pm
9/23/2014 12:51pm
Lightning78 wrote:
Is that an Aberg??????????????
That is a Honda.The Aberg was a Yamaha. You kids these days....
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mmain62 9/23/2014 12:56pm
9/23/2014 12:56pm
Looks like a MUGEN. but im only 26 what do i know
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Kawaboy14 9/23/2014 12:56pm
9/23/2014 12:56pm
whats up with that rear brake cable?
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GuyB 9/23/2014 1:52pm
9/23/2014 1:52pm
Lightning78 wrote:
Is that an Aberg??????????????
racin mason wrote:
That is a Honda.The Aberg was a Yamaha. You kids these days....
Ha! That's what I was thinking. Smile
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GuyB 9/23/2014 1:53pm
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Kawaboy14 wrote:
whats up with that rear brake cable?
You don't remember Honda Elsinore rear brakes?
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philG 9/23/2014 1:58pm
9/23/2014 1:58pm Edited Date/Time 9/23/2014 2:02pm
The rear brake is a fully floating drum , the torque arm mounts to the frame so that the suspension doesnt go stiff as the rear brake is applied...they used to just mount to the swingarm , and before that with a tab. Because the brake was mechanical, (either a rod or cable ) it was designed to stop the brake getting applied to hard as the wheel went up.... with hydraulics it dont matter.

EDIT not fully floating ... could have swore it went to the frame the first time i looked at the pic.


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chuckie108 9/23/2014 2:07pm
9/23/2014 2:07pm Edited Date/Time 9/23/2014 2:59pm
Cool bike!- that's the bike Fred Ward(actually John Hately) rode in "Time Rider", sans bitchen tape deck and HUD of course.
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Falcon 9/23/2014 2:24pm
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chuckie108 wrote:
Cool bike!- that's the bike Fred Ward(actually John Hately) rode in "Time Rider", sans bitchen tape deck and HUD of course.
I think you mean "Time Rider." Killer movie!




"Time Bandits" was a movie with time-traveling little people who steal a map to the universe and enlist the help of a kid.
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chuckie108 9/23/2014 3:01pm
9/23/2014 3:01pm
chuckie108 wrote:
Cool bike!- that's the bike Fred Ward(actually John Hately) rode in "Time Rider", sans bitchen tape deck and HUD of course.
Falcon wrote:
I think you mean "Time Rider." Killer movie! [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5d/TimeRiderPoster.jpg/220px-TimeRiderPoster.jpg[/img] "Time Bandits" was a movie with time-traveling little people who steal a map to the universe and...
I think you mean "Time Rider." Killer movie!




"Time Bandits" was a movie with time-traveling little people who steal a map to the universe and enlist the help of a kid.
HAHA! Yah I did- was getting it confused with the kid and a bunch of midgets on a ship movie!
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krooner33 9/23/2014 3:49pm
9/23/2014 3:49pm
The bike in "TimeRider" was a 500 yamaha in an aftermarket frame. (Maybe a C&J also)

One of the coolest bikes I've ever seen in a movie. So many trick parts!
Matt Fisher 9/23/2014 4:24pm
9/23/2014 4:24pm
Kawaboy14 wrote:
whats up with that rear brake cable?
Early freestyle modification. When a rider would come completely off the bike, like in a "rock solid", often the front end of the bike would be too high. Without a means to tap the rear brake, death upon landing/impact was common. The extended brake cable gives the ability to "tap" the rear brake with the right hand, thereby bringing the front end down for a safe landing. Purely a safety thing.
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Lightning78 9/23/2014 4:29pm
9/23/2014 4:29pm
Lightning78 wrote:
Is that an Aberg??????????????
racin mason wrote:
That is a Honda.The Aberg was a Yamaha. You kids these days....
HAha I didn't look THAT closely at it....you gotta at least give some credit for knowing what a Bengt Aberg special is, and yes I know that bike used a TT500 engine.
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MaxPower 9/23/2014 5:14pm
9/23/2014 5:14pm
That thing has been for sale for a while. I like it a lot
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RandyS 9/23/2014 7:04pm
9/23/2014 7:04pm
That's one of Shannon Gillettes old bikes, I think he's Thumperpilot on here.

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