Goofy Looking Moto Designs

GeorgiePorgie 11/3/2013 10:16pm
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Apprently huge front wheels are not only ugly on the old CR's....

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HenryA 11/4/2013 1:28am
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This is something really rare, a 2 wheel drive Yamaha WR450f. Actually called the WR450F 2Trac. Idk how many of these that was produced but I do remember that they were kinda pricey when they were available.
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Hut wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2013/11/03/35721/s1200_oops.jpg[/img]
Those are the best looking KTM's to date.

And if the rider would have maintained his bike he would have gotten a new frame for free.
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Ramrod 11/4/2013 8:25am
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This is a mod and done for snow obviously but looks wild. I wonder what that would be like to ride?

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thefactorypilot 11/4/2013 10:26am
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HenryA wrote:
[IMG]https://plugbike.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/us-highland-450MX-dirtrider.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://plugbike.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/us-highland-450MX-dirtrider.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.kevingerard.com/2004Vertmati501cc.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.kevingerard.com/2004VOR530MX.jpg[/IMG] This is something really rare, a 2 wheel drive Yamaha WR450f. Actually called the WR450F 2Trac. Idk how many of these that...








This is something really rare, a 2 wheel drive Yamaha WR450f. Actually called the WR450F 2Trac. Idk how many of these that was produced but I do remember that they were kinda pricey when they were available.
I think that first bike, the Highland, they were gonna make in Oklahoma, but the executives of the company died in a general aviation crash.
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sende 11/4/2013 10:42am
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Sorry, but wasn't a fan of this moto helmet: [img]https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uP1R_cJGYKg/UcisdDyPt_I/AAAAAAAASKA/8tg7h3vdBz4/s1600/Bieffe+Off+Road.jpg[/img]
Sorry, but wasn't a fan of this moto helmet:

I had that Jeff Leisk one Laughing
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JM485 11/4/2013 12:49pm
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How about these beauties? :laugh: [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2013/11/04/35838/s1200_2007_Scott_Genius_MX_Boots.jpg[/img]
How about these beauties? Laughing
Did C3PO lose his boots?
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mnomis484 11/4/2013 12:52pm
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HAHAHA that last clover advertisement!!!!
Made my day!!

That guy is posing like for a playboy magazine
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Ramrod 11/4/2013 3:24pm
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mnomis484 wrote:
HAHAHA that last clover advertisement!!!!
Made my day!!

That guy is posing like for a playboy magazine
Clover ad = super gay
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Ramrod 11/4/2013 3:26pm
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Graphics aside, I think this was a damn good bike back then. Good ergos, great handling, decent motor.
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ATKpilot99 wrote:
[img]http://www.motorcycle-specs.com/general/Honda_CR125R_Elsinore_1979.jpg[/img] 23" front wheel. I always thought it looked strange.


23" front wheel. I always thought it looked strange.
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That bike was so close to being really good looking. What's worse is the 80 model got uglier. But, combine a few parts from each and...
That bike was so close to being really good looking. What's worse is the 80 model got uglier. But, combine a few parts from each and you have a really good looking 79 model. A simple frame mod, add a 250 front fender, 21 inch front wheel, 80 125 seat, either 79 or 80 side panels to your taste and get the shocks in a position where they actually work. Add good forks, shocks and swingarm if you actually want to ride it....Laughing

Someone built an Air-Cooled RC/Mugen-esque 125 Beauty!

Talk about Brrrrrrraaaaap!

Marty Smith meets Johnny O' Bike, right there!
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RandyS 11/4/2013 7:42pm
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Who called the 2014 Yz450f ugly. Stock it's a thing of beauty.
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FlickitFlat 11/4/2013 8:09pm
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Ramrod wrote:
Sorry, but wasn't a fan of this moto helmet: [img]https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uP1R_cJGYKg/UcisdDyPt_I/AAAAAAAASKA/8tg7h3vdBz4/s1600/Bieffe+Off+Road.jpg[/img]
Sorry, but wasn't a fan of this moto helmet:

sende wrote:
I had that Jeff Leisk one Laughing
Man, I loved my Bieffe helmets. Over the years, I had 3 of the blue BX-6 ones. I worked my ass off to get every one of them. I remember the first one. It costed $125 plus shipping from Bob's Cycle Supply. I got paid $8 a yard and would find some odds and end shit. It wasn't hard finding work. It was hard finding people that would pay you for it.
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JW381 11/4/2013 8:21pm
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The '09 Yamaha boner front fenders! [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/users/64/photos/17947/s780_115229420_1240094566.jpg?1294245791[/img]
The '09 Yamaha boner front fenders!

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Man, I remember that. Their bikes looked terrible that year.
Yup, absolutely awful. Wasn't it because they were having to run some absurd rake angle or something? I had to root for my hometown hero Josh Hill in secret with that big erection of a front end going on.
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Boarddesign 11/4/2013 10:39pm
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Ramrod wrote:
[img]https://georgiaoffroad.com/images/dirtbikes/suzuki/rm/1137968372_1992suzukirm250.jpg[/img] Graphics aside, I think this was a damn good bike back then. Good ergos, great handling, decent motor.


Graphics aside, I think this was a damn good bike back then. Good ergos, great handling, decent motor.
totally agree... but now i actually like the way it looks too, nostalgic..

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Madmax31 11/5/2013 7:40am
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Ramrod wrote:
[img]https://georgiaoffroad.com/images/dirtbikes/suzuki/rm/1137968372_1992suzukirm250.jpg[/img] Graphics aside, I think this was a damn good bike back then. Good ergos, great handling, decent motor.


Graphics aside, I think this was a damn good bike back then. Good ergos, great handling, decent motor.
Boarddesign wrote:
totally agree... but now i actually like the way it looks too, nostalgic..
I liked that bike so much it that it didn't matter. I actually like the way they look now.
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ga_pike 11/5/2013 8:07am
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Ramrod wrote:
[img]https://georgiaoffroad.com/images/dirtbikes/suzuki/rm/1137968372_1992suzukirm250.jpg[/img] Graphics aside, I think this was a damn good bike back then. Good ergos, great handling, decent motor.


Graphics aside, I think this was a damn good bike back then. Good ergos, great handling, decent motor.
Boarddesign wrote:
totally agree... but now i actually like the way it looks too, nostalgic..
Madmax31 wrote:
I liked that bike so much it that it didn't matter. I actually like the way they look now.
The 92 RM 80 was a great bike. Several years of "almost" finally came together in that model. The graphics and seat were bad, but I cut the purple and pink away on the shroud, removed the number plate and side panel graphics, and went with an aftermarket seat.
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Ramrod 11/5/2013 9:41am
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JW381 wrote:
The '09 Yamaha boner front fenders! [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/users/64/photos/17947/s780_115229420_1240094566.jpg?1294245791[/img]
The '09 Yamaha boner front fenders!

Pat327 wrote:
Man, I remember that. Their bikes looked terrible that year.
JW381 wrote:
Yup, absolutely awful. Wasn't it because they were having to run some absurd rake angle or something? I had to root for my hometown hero Josh...
Yup, absolutely awful. Wasn't it because they were having to run some absurd rake angle or something? I had to root for my hometown hero Josh Hill in secret with that big erection of a front end going on.
I have no idea what you guys are talking about here BUT those we the last great looking Yamaha's. It would have cost them less and been more successful in my opinion had they just stayed the course.
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YAKMX 11/5/2013 9:45am
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Ramrod wrote:
This is a mod and done for snow obviously but looks wild. I wonder what that would be like to ride? [img]https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/544128_378427288954789_1486233202_n.jpg[/img]
This is a mod and done for snow obviously but looks wild. I wonder what that would be like to ride?

http://youtu.be/od5TJaPD4ds
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Wandell 11/5/2013 9:53am
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1981 was a great year! Rising rate, single shock rear suspension and liquid cooling became industry standards. But it may be most remembered as the year of weird front number plates!





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Wandell 11/5/2013 9:54am
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But the above bikes are beautiful compared to this!


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Ramrod 11/5/2013 10:13am
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Wandell wrote:
But the above bikes are beautiful compared to this! [URL=http://s223.photobucket.com/user/WandellAsbell/media/SXcomOddities/RebullBike2.jpg.html][IMG]http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd82/WandellAsbell/SXcomOddities/RebullBike2.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
But the above bikes are beautiful compared to this!


Agreed!
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Ramrod 11/5/2013 10:16am
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Looks like some sort of enduro bike that Yamaha with the headlight front number plate.

Some of these bikes the manufacturers must look back at and cringe.
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Skidlid84 11/5/2013 8:44pm
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(Pic is a 605 maybe) but I owned a similar ATK 406 for a time. Opposite chain drive. Anti-Tension Chain Torque system. Rear brake disc wasn't on the wheel, but on the counter shaft by the rear brake pedal . Air intake/filter was up front below the tank on the left side. The bike looked cool and was operationally trick, but very unreliable.

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