The one bike you can't get

[jwm2k3]

I heard the Tesi calls for about 30 hours to adjust the valves, supposedly have to pull engine from frame. Guessing most don't put the miles on them that much anyway.

Its a Ducati 1098 motor....30 hours to do valves? (Hes a French model, I met him on the internet. Ahhhhh, bonjour)

[Rossco]

ZX-14

Because fuck physics.

Or.....

Honda RC166

That noise!

[R1]

NCR Millona 16

[jwm2k3]

The new Norton Commando...

[Trouble]

I'd love to have a go at one of the electric superbikes. Lightning's offering, the Brammo Empulse RR or the Mission R maybe. I'm not picky.

[tls25rs]

Britten

or Tesi

[nt650hawk]

THIS!!!


but would settle with ..
RVF750 RC45
Better than an RC30 and still the only machine that makes a 16in front wheel work better than a 17in. Not that fast, but so easy to ride. Top class Showa suspension makes it comfy for a race bike. But how can a bike with such little race success be worth three times more than a 916? RC45s were overpriced when new and are still way too expensive for what you get. But ride a good, standard one and you’ll change your mind.

[SRTie4k]

Ducati Streetfighter 1098

[jwm2k3]

Ducati Streetfighter 1098

Cycles 128 has a nice one one their floor right now...2-3% financing......just sayin.

[maxim_X]

There is one in Worcester w/ termi's on it too. It's a great bike, but, I don't know about a dream bike.

[SRTie4k]

My wife would divorce me, especially considering we just bought a house and will be closing in a month.

[Woodcraft]

A Britten.

[union]

A Britten.

I almost had my hands on the one at Barber. I really dont do good at museums.

I was going to say a Britten myself but now that Eric said it I want an old school Ducati 750ss like 1974 vintage

[Paul_E_D]

Pretty much everything I don't currently own. lol

[markbvt]

Early '50s Vincent Black Shadow. Though an Egli Vincent would do very nicely too.

--mark

[CBR929RE]

RC45s were overpriced when new and are still way too expensive for what you get.

ever buy anything made by HRC?

[Stoneman]

The Bimota with the TL series motor. The SB8 was it?

[PhilB]

For me, it's a BMW K1600R, mainly because they don't make one, even though they easily could.

Its a Ducati 1098 motor....30 hours to do valves? (Hes a French model, I met him on the internet. Ahhhhh, bonjour)

It's not even a 1098 motor in the Tesi; it's an aircooled 1100, as found in the Monster or (last version of the) HyperMotard. So I call BS on a 30-hour valve adjustment.

PhilB

[SRTie4k]

So I call BS on a 30-hour valve adjustment.

PhilB

That's essentially what he just said. "Hes a French model, I met him on the internet. Ahhhhh, bonjour" aka don't believe everything you read on the internet.

[BMMCBR]

The Bimota with the TL series motor. The SB8 was it?

John from Dyno Solutions in CT was selling one for $10,500 a while back. He might still have it.

[PhilB]

That's essentially what he just said. "Hes a French model, I met him on the internet. Ahhhhh, bonjour" aka don't believe everything you read on the internet.

I know. I quoted him because I was just clarifying it wasn't even the 4V liquid-cooled engine that the silly claim was made about.

PhilB

[jwm2k3]

The one I cant get.....

1993 M900 Monster with over 200k...

[backinthesaddle]

Its a Ducati 1098 motor....30 hours to do valves? (Hes a French model, I met him on the internet. Ahhhhh, bonjour)

Its actually a smaller motor like an 851 on the 2D and 3D IIRC, then again maybe I'm thinking of some of his other bikes, superlight maybe? I'll ask next time I go to his garage as 30 hours does seem high, but any kind of work on that thing is labor intensive, including front wheel removal. The reason being is the engine has to come out of the Tesi frame, not so much because of the valve job adjusting itself.

[backinthesaddle]

That's essentially what he just said. "Hes a French model, I met him on the internet. Ahhhhh, bonjour" aka don't believe everything you read on the internet.

Nothing to do with the internet. A collector here has 2 Tesi, an RC30 and numerous other exotic bikes in his garage in RI. He told me the hours on the valve adjustment. I'll re-confirm with him. Seen the bikes in person many times at his house and at local bike meets.

[gregp]

I would take either a Weber, or a Highland:
http://www.rallytwin.com/
http://www.ushighland.com/