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"bob and john" (bobandjohn) 04/06/2016 at 15:14 • Filed to: None

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I have a sudden want for something 2 wheels, old, japanese and with 4 cylinders.

you know the kind, where it smells like warm oil, revs to the sky and back....sometimes a pain in the ass to work on? almost sounds hollow at idle....but howls like a wild animal when you give’r the beans?

modern suspension, brakes, tires, lighting. Man, i need to finish uni already and start making money.

That Katana 1000 that Icon made was fucking SWEET.

Party-vi > bob and john 04/06/2016 at 15:27

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you need Zed Zed

CB > bob and john 04/06/2016 at 15:30

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Well, you already know my suggestion.

bob and john > Party-vi 04/06/2016 at 15:33

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there is a guy at the university with one. I have never seen one before in my life. I was so confused as to what the fuck it was.

Party-vi > bob and john 04/06/2016 at 15:34

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They’re very uncommon. I’ve only seen a handful of them around the DC/VA/MD in the past decade or so.

bob and john > CB 04/06/2016 at 15:34

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except yours isnt old, and it doesnt like to rev.

CB > bob and john 04/06/2016 at 15:35

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Electric motors rev for days!

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > bob and john 04/06/2016 at 15:39

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The nighthawk is in the middle of being revived.....with additional saddlebags and a windshield! And proper turn signals isntead of the cheap-but-bright LED blinker triangles I bought to have turn signals last season.

It is fun to wring out an old 4-cylinder with 4 carbs to 10k rpm.

bob and john > Party-vi 04/06/2016 at 15:45

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I just saw like a blob...at first I thought it was a old benilli or something.

Did they have ANY other bikes that looked even remotely like that?

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > bob and john 04/06/2016 at 15:52

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SWEET BABY JESUS!!! I love myself a Katana.

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/whats-your-fav…

Party-vi > bob and john 04/06/2016 at 15:52

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The ZX-11 had the same look about it.

bob and john > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 04/06/2016 at 15:56

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I think its the ONLY bike in the world where you could pull off a pop-up headlight....would love to see someone try that

maybe one of those LED light strips with signals, a little more paneling to help keep it clean. and ofc somewhere to mount the plate

luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln! > Party-vi 04/06/2016 at 15:57

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If I was going to go with a big fat Kawi it would be this:

1400 cc, shaft drive

luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln! > bob and john 04/06/2016 at 15:58

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How old is old?

bob and john > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln! 04/06/2016 at 16:00

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late 70's, early 80s

Nonster > bob and john 04/06/2016 at 16:02

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4 times the carburetors 4 times the fun!

Party-vi > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln! 04/06/2016 at 16:09

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That’s what Kawasaki did with the ZZR after they nuked it - turned it into the Concours.

Pickup_man > bob and john 04/06/2016 at 16:30

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Fazer?

Interceptor? (IDK why, but I have an undying lust for these bikes, I will own one some day)

First gen GSXR?

All old, all Japanese, at least 2 scream like a banshee, all a PITA to work on, and all with fairly modern suspension and brakes.

BobintheMtns > bob and john 04/06/2016 at 16:31

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My buddy’s got an ‘82 1100 E GS he’ll sell you......

bob and john > Pickup_man 04/06/2016 at 16:48

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by ‘modern suspension and brakes’ I mean UPD’s and radial mounted pieces

Pickup_man > bob and john 04/06/2016 at 17:11

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Fork swap? I think that’s they only way you’re going to get that on something “old”.

bob and john > Pickup_man 04/06/2016 at 17:11

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yeep.

I’ve already done the fork swap on my SV, so its not something i’m entirely unfamiliar with.

Pickup_man > bob and john 04/06/2016 at 17:17

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That’s the one thing that I really want to do on my XJ but haven’t yet. Not because I don’t think I can do it, but because I don’t want to pay for a good set of forks haha. That and I don’t want mismatched wheels, and with shaft drive that’s pretty difficult. Might just have to suck it up and do it.

Looks good, handles like absolute garbage. Rebuilding the current forks would probably help a bunch too.

bob and john > Pickup_man 04/06/2016 at 17:21

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its a LOT easier when you dont have to worry about ABS like I did.

I cant wait to pick up another project one day....

nermal > bob and john 04/06/2016 at 18:04

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Gen1 ZX10 in Orange?

bob and john > nermal 04/06/2016 at 18:12

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way too new. i’m thinking like late 70s, early 80s bikes

JKER > BobintheMtns 04/07/2016 at 09:37

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DUDE! I could’ve sworn for a second this was my old bike that I sold when I was 19 and headed off to college. Mine had an alligator skin seat though and vance and hines exhaust. Sounded so good. That bike still has a piece of my heart. where is this located/how much?

BobintheMtns > JKER 04/07/2016 at 12:29

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This is just a stock photo I grabbed on one... my buddy’s is actually one of the blue ones—

TheOnelectronic > bob and john 04/07/2016 at 18:03

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We picked up a rough-ish ‘71 CB 750 a week or two back. Fun little bugger, although I didn’t ride it too long since the upper triple was held on by a hose clamp, the fork seals were electrical tape, and the carbs only seemed to know how to idle way too high or way too low and they never did agree on anything.

Made me realize how much of that classic “standard” styling has been lost. Even going into the 80's the UJM’s started to trend more and more cruiser-like.

CaptDale - is secretly British > bob and john 04/07/2016 at 20:30

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I really want a Suzuki Bandit 1200S 2001-2008. Really I want the 2005 model year, but those are harder to find.