Bikes you would like to see come back

[Chupaca]

So many to choose from....loved my Suzuki 550/4 impulse of which I have no pictures unfortunately... did look like this but I changed it with a corvette yellow paint job.....
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[bcer960]

For pure straight-line mayhem:



Think Kawi Z-1... only with a whole lot more horsepower that's waiting to strike!

I had a couple of KZ 650R's... a lot of fun, but both had issues with the carbs.

[4 MARIE]

Bring back RD/RZ 350 Yamaha, or any 2 stroke street stormer.

Like XS 650 in one of the first posts, I see some of these street-tracked, or bobbed.

Enjoyed a lot of different Suzuki's over the years, Probably because of wide, flat, firm seat. like GS850G.

Looking at all of these posts. I like almost every throwback model people selected. Probably why I like
that new CB1100 Honda, just unable to move back to two wheels.

[Bob Denman]

[QUOTE=4 MARIE;1268582]Bring back RD/RZ 350 Yamaha, or any 2 stroke street stormer./QUOTE]



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[Navydad]

keep your eyes peeled for an original. I wish I had a dollar for every time I hit the brakes and my wife says "good grief, what did you see now?" I spotted both of these bikes sitting alone in someones yard while out riding. One last year and one three years ago. Stopped, knocked on the door and next thing you knew they were mine and for a nice price. A little bit of money spent on some needed parts and a LOT of cleaning and polishing. I enjoyed it and while neither of these were "benchmark" models they are good reliable old bikes. An original, unmolested bike will catch my eye very quickly.

[Bob Denman]

My Brother-in-Law had a 400 Hondamatic in that Red...

[ARtraveler]

Bring back RD/RZ 350 Yamaha, or any 2 stroke street stormer.

Like XS 650 in one of the first posts, I see some of these street-tracked, or bobbed.

Enjoyed a lot of different Suzuki's over the years, Probably because of wide, flat, firm seat. like GS850G.

Looking at all of these posts. I like almost every throwback model people selected. Probably why I like
that new CB1100 Honda, just unable to move back to two wheels.

Ditto on GS850. I added Vetter Fairing, Vetter Trunk, Vetter Bags, and Crash bars.

[SteveLaoyster]

How about the Kaw KZ900? I knew a guy that had one just like this,Capture.JPG, and have heard others on the street. I've just never heard any other bike that sounds like them. I don't think that the KZ1000 sounded like them, very close but not the same.

[kep-up]

Does anybody still remember these?

Have one somewhere. 1962 model. Probably could getit running if I wanted to.

[kep-up]

Honda V-45 sabre. This was a great bike.

Had one. Black 1982 model. Sold it with nearly 100,000 miles on the odometer.

[SteveLaoyster]

Does anybody still remember these?

Someone here at work rides one of these. He has a windshield and has added a tour pack behind the seat. He even has velcro oven mitts for when it gets cold.

[Crisis]

How about the Spyder RSS or a sport minded Spyder with a non cruiser riding position

[retread]

Kaw KZ1300, Guzzi Convert, Maico K501, Whizzer Sportsman, Bultaco TSS, to name a few.

john

[Bob Denman]

Those KZ13s were MASSIVE!!
But I think that I preferred the styling of the CBX... even though the center cylinders always ran hot!

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The Benelli Sei with all those exhaust pipes; may have been the prettiest one of all...even though it was only a 750!

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[pegasus1300]

I had 2 KZ1300s. one standard and one touring. They ran like sewing machines as long as you remembered to adjust the cam chain. Great bikes

[vtrider]

I noticed Honda is not making Valkyries anymore. Too bad. It got me thinking about other bikes that need to be resurrected.

Honda Magna

I had one of these and I agree! I would like this one to make a comeback. It was one of my favorites.

[trucker1]

I had a Honda 750 super sport 1981. A 750 honda intercepter that was a sweet fast bike. Of course that was turning my wild and crazy days. Then I got my kz 1300 dresser and that ended my crouch rocket days.

[UtahPete]

I had the regular Venture version in the purple. Mine was an 83 if memory is still good. My first "cross country" touring bike. Loved it.

You were probably somewhere other than Alaska at the time. Am I right?

[RinconRyder]

Like XS 650 in one of the first posts, I see some of these street-tracked, or bobbed.

I had a 1978 Yamaha XS650 for a couple of years but sold it to move up to a larger bike so the wifey could ride along. The guy I sold it to stopped by the house several years later and had an ungodly number of miles on it. Said he had ridden it all around the USA several times and it had never had the head off. Still looked almost new.

Paid $1650 for it, brand new, in '77.

[otter28169]

How about the Spyder RSS or a sport minded Spyder with a non cruiser riding position

Exactly what I was thinking.

Just sayin'............

[cptjam]

In 45 years of riding, I remember lots of great bikes. That said, the new stuff is amazing! Every possible metric: speed, quickness, brakes, handling, comfort....all much better now! If I had all the money back that I spent on power upgrades over the years, I could buy a fleet of new Spyders!!! I spent 10k on a Harley Electra Glide to get it to 100 HP. A new Spyder comes stock with more!! And stone reliable! My experience with my Harley's was VASTLY different! I broke a lot of stuff, and repaired it with the best upgrade I could afford. So, while I loved and had a lot of fun, I love the new technology and power. Back in the day, hitting the "ton" (100mph) was a milestone. Only the baddest mammajammas could do that! Today, any Spyder, bone stock, can do it! Triple disk brakes, fuel injection, the traction control, the list goes on and on. A friend brought his brand new Ducati 950 Multistrada over to show it off to me. Awesome! 450#, 113 HP, different riding modes, totally badass! BUT: no cruise, no heated grips or seat, no electric windshield, tiny bags, tiny windshield. Less comfortable, fewer amenities. I like the new stuff, and while lots of old iron is cool, it is still old. I like the new technology! It rocks!!! Joe

[ARtraveler]

You were probably somewhere other than Alaska at the time. Am I right?

Yes, you are right. I was in Northern MN at the time. First trip--out to the Badlands of SD.

[Bob Denman]

In 45 years of riding, I remember lots of great bikes. That said, the new stuff is amazing! Every possible metric: speed, quickness, brakes, handling, comfort....all much better now! If I had all the money back that I spent on power upgrades over the years, I could buy a fleet of new Spyders!!! I spent 10k on a Harley Electra Glide to get it to 100 HP. A new Spyder comes stock with more!! And stone reliable! My experience with my Harley's was VASTLY different! I broke a lot of stuff, and repaired it with the best upgrade I could afford. So, while I loved and had a lot of fun, I love the new technology and power. Back in the day, hitting the "ton" (100mph) was a milestone. Only the baddest mammajammas could do that! Today, any Spyder, bone stock, can do it! Triple disk brakes, fuel injection, the traction control, the list goes on and on. A friend brought his brand new Ducati 950 Multistrada over to show it off to me. Awesome! 450#, 113 HP, different riding modes, totally badass! BUT: no cruise, no heated grips or seat, no electric windshield, tiny bags, tiny windshield. Less comfortable, fewer amenities. I like the new stuff, and while lots of old iron is cool, it is still old. I like the new technology! It rocks!!! Joe

The bikes are MUCH better today...
But time has a great way of making the memories seem all that much better...

[BigGuy66]

I had a bike like this one and I liked that I could work on keeping the carbs tuned myself... rode really well carrying around a BigGuy66! (Photo: http://www.sohc4.net/cb750k8/)

[Bob Denman]

Those older ones with just a single "Bumpstick", are real collectibles now!