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Edited Date/Time
9/30/2020 2:53pm
Too much fake news this year. Have had enough 2020.
I like dirt bikes. Here’s my fleet. Let’s see yours.
Note: disregard filthy garage.
I like dirt bikes. Here’s my fleet. Let’s see yours.
Note: disregard filthy garage.
The Shop
If in the market for a 150, I’d buy a TC125 and a big bore kit to replace at top end time.
I do still have my 78 CR living room decoration and my street toy...
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Sold both bikes this year but these 2 will stay with me .
I only have this bike currently. But I’m gonna try and add a 110L to the mix maybe next summer.
I put a set of Yosh slip-ons on it, new tires, and new fluids all the way around. Otherwise keeping it stock, other than possibly gearing it down from the bonneville salt flats gearing that comes on them (78 in first, lol)... I don’t think I’ve ever ridden a bike that makes me smile like this.
Only other thing I’d love to do is swap the yoshis for a set of Satos, but those are like hens teeth to find and priced accordingly.
https://youtu.be/kLKVYUkrKqk
Pit Row
In my garage:
kxf 250 2019
kx 125 2001
Honda cb500f 2018 (dad's bike)
A chinese 125 pitbike for my brother
My friends 95 rvf400 the gear driven cams make a sweet distinctive sound when revved up.
My 90 nsr250 it has this aftermarket fairing that looks like the 04/05 cbr600rr.
RC51 (aka RVT1000R US/VTR1000 elsewhere) was a 1000cc, V-Twin sportbike Honda made from 00-06, with 02 (or 03, can’t recall) to 06 generally being regarded as the better years. The root of the bike is (as I understand it) the fact that in that era, World Superbike rules were that an inline 4 was limited to 750cc, while V-Twins were allowed 1000cc. Ducati started winning with their twin, so HRC sought to try to de-throne them. The RC51 was the result and was in some ways a homologation special. The cases have “HRC” cast in, etc, although that may be marketing as much as anything.
As far as a stock bike, the 954’s, etc outsold them and the bike was eventually discontinued (06’s like mine are leftover/rebadged 05’s). It’s not the fastest, lightest or anything, but they do have a cult status and they are just different. I had a 954 years ago that I was talked into buying instead of the RC I intended to buy. Now that I’ve ridden the RC I wish I wouldn’t have been swayed to the 954. Way more fun and the sound is magic.
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