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03-17-2008, 04:02 AM
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Baby Twin
Member #9311
Posts: 31
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Sportsbike: TL1000s, Bonneville other old iron
Riding Experience: see the picture..
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Next wave classics
I was looking at a 1973 Kawasaki H1 (Mach 3 500 2stroke triple) at the Alexandra show, and I wondered what would be the modern bike you'd all buy today that might become a classic?
In 1971 some of my mates had Mach 3s (I couldn't afford one) but who would have guessed that they'd become an icon (apart from downright unrideable dangerous and terrifying fast) ? So... What would you buy today that's affordable and expect to find on the stage at Alexandra in 30 years? (TL ?) |
    
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03-17-2008, 04:08 AM
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Upside Down Super Mod
  
Member #103
Posts: 35,334
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Melbourne, Australia.
Sportsbike: TLess, GSXR1000 K3
Riding Experience: 20+ years
Trader Rating: (43)
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Maybe the TL(S) short production, bad press. I don't think I've heard of a bike being ragged on as much since.
Maybe an original CBR900RR, still available but hardly current nearly not even modern, no EFI etc - got a bit of a head start with age too.  (edit: The Mach III gets a bit of a mention in this http://turbo.discovery.com/beyond/?p...eId=1454865196 )
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03-17-2008, 04:16 AM
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Evil Twin
Member #9263
Posts: 417
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Sydeny
Sportsbike: one Kat project,Tiller, k7 Gixer Tracky.RVF400 tracky & the wife's VFR400
Riding Experience: 18years
Trader Rating: (5)
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Probly the current Hyosung,as they still run the same shape as they did wen they first started.
On thier 30 anniversary they will display this first model...
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03-17-2008, 05:00 AM
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AMA Pit Boss
Member #371
Posts: 3,478
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Melbourne Australia
Sportsbike: 10 speed racer
Riding Experience: 3 crashes
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MV Maybe a Bimota
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03-17-2008, 07:46 PM
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Member #2232
Posts: 3,205
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Adelaide
Sportsbike: 07 SV1000S black of course!
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03-18-2008, 02:18 AM
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Member #5005
Posts: 573
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Flowerdale,Victoria
Sportsbike: suzuki tl1000s,1997
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i raced a mach 111 back in the late '70's early '80's the bike was stolen from my back shed,fuckin dirty harley riders
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03-18-2008, 05:10 AM
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GP Champ
Member #11365
Posts: 1,053
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Eastern Side, Melb, Aust
Sportsbike: TL 1000 R
Riding Experience: 20 year
Trader Rating: (5)
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did u get a pic of it. i dont know what one of those looks like
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03-18-2008, 02:58 PM
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Baby Twin
Member #9311
Posts: 31
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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03-18-2008, 03:17 PM
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Just call me Ragnar Danneskjöld
Member #2079
Posts: 22,611
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Cambridge MA
Sportsbike: 97 TL1000S, 01 CR250R, 96 DR350SE
Riding Experience: 14 years
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My guess is that a clean, stock TLS will be be pretty special in 30 years, dito for a 916. Perhaps also some of the turbocharged bikes from the 80's
 Wouldn't surprise me even if the first year for various models became fairly desirable - CRB900RR, R6, R1, ZX10 etc
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03-18-2008, 04:03 PM
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Posts: 6,833
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: south aussie,australia.
Sportsbike: 97 TLs streetfighter , KTM950SE , RC-51 joey dunlop rep SOLD , XR630 outback chook chaser.
Riding Experience: 28yrs & still learning.
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SP1/2 RC-51 it was very short run.
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