Bikes - Any and All

Dr. Spec
Dr. Spec Posts: 3,780
edited February 28 in Clubhouse Archives
I loved Hoosier21's post of that **** bike - very cool - almost chubbed me out......

I've got a candy apple '92 Sportster 1200 with tons of engine mods - it's a pretty hairy beast - loud, cammy, high compression (doubles as a leave blower), front wheel bounces at the lights - like riding a paint mixer! It's perfect for terrorizing residents around town.

The fastest bike I ever rode was a modified '85 V-Max with a boner-fide 145 rear wheel horsepower. The front tire came off the ground in the first three gears - what a friggin' rush.

I wanna try a GSX1300R and see what 9's feel like again.....

Anybody else got any cool bikes - stock or modified?

Also, I spotted a Mustang project floating around - my buddy is building a dragster based on an '85 GT. He is hoping for 10's in the quarter - I can post some details if there is interest.

Spec
"What we do in life echoes in eternity"

Ed Mullen (emullen@svsound.com)
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  • goingganzo
    goingganzo Posts: 2,793
    edited May 2002
    never rode a bike like a powered one but i do have a sweet car that i woop up on some stangs and trans am and i can beat a vet or 2 but not the newer ones but i can out corner them love my stealth rt twin turbo the olny mods i did was put a k&n air filter
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  • wodom1
    wodom1 Posts: 1,054
    edited May 2002
    my dad's got a '93 FLSTF Fat Boy with all kinds of mods. i don't know half of them. the ones that i do know about are a screaming eagle mod kit, a blower looking thing instead of the usual "Harley-Davidson 88 cubic inches" carburetor--it looks like what you'd see sticking out of the top of the hood of a muscle car--and the loudest damn pipes i've ever heard (Vance and Hines). I've heard alot of different bikes too. I've been to the Sturgis, SD rally with him and his was the loudest I heard the entire time.
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  • joe6pak
    joe6pak Posts: 267
    edited May 2002
    I have a 1980 Harley FXB Sturgis. Stock engine. Different pipes, bars, seat, air cleaner, & a few other goodies. Like all good hobbies it seems you can just keep on spending, and spending.......

    Due to some physical problems I have not been on it for a few years. Plan on maybe sometime this year if I get clearence and feel able.

    joe....
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  • Aaron
    Aaron Posts: 1,853
    edited May 2002
    I have a cool mountain bike, does that count?

    Aaron
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited May 2002
    I got a tricycle and a BIG red helmet that I ride around on.....folks look at me kind of strange though.....

    BDT
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited May 2002
    I've got a Barbie BIG Wheel.


    Peace Out~:D
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  • Aaron
    Aaron Posts: 1,853
    edited May 2002
    Big Wheel's rock! (well, I don't know about Barbie ones, Ron) I flipped mine once; what a rush! :D

    Aaron
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  • Dr. Spec
    Dr. Spec Posts: 3,780
    edited May 2002
    Joe6Pak:

    Spinal problems? I had a fusion in 1997 with hardware. I need another one this winter. Trying to last until hunting season is over. I don't ride as much as I used to either.........getting old's a ****.

    Spec
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  • joe6pak
    joe6pak Posts: 267
    edited May 2002
    Dr. Spec.

    Yes spinal problems. Have had 3 operations. The last was to remove the hardware and check the fusion. When I was coming out of the surgery sleep, the first thing I said to my wife was " no more back surgeries!" So far I have stood by that statement. Damn winter is a long way off. Hope you can wait till then for your next operation, if that is what you want to do. You are right, it does seem to suck getting old. However it beats the alternative.

    Now back to bikes. These outlaw bikers with their barbie big wheels and tricycles are starting to scare me just a little bit. Maybe if we just treat them nice they won't go on some crazed three wheel rampage. As I posted on your gun thread, I do have some weapons. However, I am not sure if I have enough fire power to fight off a gang of evil, drunken barbie big wheelers!

    Good topics you have started. Think up some more.

    joe
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited May 2002
    Dr. Spec:

    That would be my project mustang. Yep, it's still rolling along, only the parts list keeps growing weekly. Just recieved my Ford Racing aluminum radiator today. Last week was 155lph fuel pump and timing chain w/sprockets. Next up is the new E303 cam. Oh yeah, this is in addition to list I posted a few weeks back. Too much to type right now. Pretty much new suspension, intakes, heads, injectors, mass air and full exhaust.

    John
    No excuses!
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  • avelanchefan
    avelanchefan Posts: 2,401
    edited May 2002
    Trek Fuel 100.

    Work in a trauma center and have seen what bikes can do when they meet a car. Not a pretty site. The ICU I work in has twelve beds. In 1995 11 of the 12 were filled with motorcycle accidents. And none of them were their fault. That kind of swore me off getting a motorcycle. I know mountain bikes can produce the same results. But at least you can get on some trails and avoid the idiots that get behind the wheel.

    But I always envy people that ride. I just can't do it though. Family is just too important.
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  • Aaron
    Aaron Posts: 1,853
    edited May 2002
    Trek Fuel 100
    Sexy bike! I want to get one of those in the future. Some trails just make me long for a full suspension bike. I think the Fuel 100 would be the perfect compromise for me between hardtail weight/speed and full suspension ride quality. I have a Trek 9.9 right now. I worked at a shop for 5 years, so bikes are pretty much in my blood. It's cool to see another mountain biker on the forum.

    Aaron
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  • goingganzo
    goingganzo Posts: 2,793
    edited May 2002
    treck is a sweet bike i have had my 920 sence 92 i have hade to replave alot of parte even my front fork i rode it a little to hard and got too much air but i live it
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  • Norm E. Dickey
    Norm E. Dickey Posts: 36
    edited May 2002
    box stock '97 GSX-R 750
    Welcome to my home, enter of your own free will and leave a bit of the happiness that you bring. -D
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  • jmtbkr
    jmtbkr Posts: 6
    edited May 2002
    Rocky Mountain Element Team SC

    Scandium frame
    Raceface
    Full XT
    Ceramic Valliants w/Conti Vert pro

    ride ride ride yeehaa!!!

    Cost almost as much as my entire HT setup:rolleyes:
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  • Aaron
    Aaron Posts: 1,853
    edited May 2002
    Cost almost as much as my entire HT setup:rolleyes:
    If I hadn't worked at a shop, it would have cost more than my HT! It sounds like you have a serious machine. I've never really had any experience with Rocky Mountain stuff. Our store carries Trek, Specialized, Cannondale, and Klein. Anyway, it's cool to see another biker on the forum!

    Aaron
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  • jmtbkr
    jmtbkr Posts: 6
    edited May 2002
    Aaron-
    So why am I on the web when I should be riding??
    cause its raining like crazy thats why.

    If you want to check out a cool MTB site, try:

    www.mtbr.com

    this is a national site.

    our local sites are: www.visionmtb.com
    www.wmba.com

    have you ever been to the MTB festival at Jim Thorpe in June??
    It ROCKS!

    jeff
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  • Aaron
    Aaron Posts: 1,853
    edited May 2002
    No, I've never been to the Jim Thorpe MTB Weekend. I've heard it's pretty kick-****. Jim Thorpe is only 45 minutes from where I go to school. I took a group of students there for a Cycling Club-sponsored trip in April. As close as it is, I've only been there four times. We have some incredible trails on our campus, actually, so I don't have to go far for the good stuff.

    You can check out my bike shop's website (designed by me) at:
    www.ingearcycling-fitness.com

    Aaron
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  • avelanchefan
    avelanchefan Posts: 2,401
    edited May 2002
    Well my Trek is way under its head here in Iowa. I need to take it to The Black Hills or to Colorado and get some "Real" use out of it.

    Also glad to see other bikers here. I have not biked this spring yet. I have been sick for 2 months, just finally had surgery, and now recovering for another month. Hopefully the first of June I can get back in the saddle.:)
    Sean
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  • Dr. Spec
    Dr. Spec Posts: 3,780
    edited May 2002
    Yep, spinal fusions suck. It took me months to recover from my first one - felt like I got hit by a truck when I woke up. It's one of the primary reasons I don't ride as much - I invested so much of my life into the operation and recovery, that I didn't want to just piss it away wrecking the bike.

    I don't work in ER, but I know of SO many motorcycle accidents where guys end up in wheel chairs and their dicks don't work - I'd rather be dead - honestly. I've arranged for my buds to step on my airhose if I ever wreck and get paralyzed. I'm getting older and definitely have a sense of my own mortality I never felt 15 years ago. And with a woman, two kids, a house, a mortgage - I've got so much more to live for than in my reckless days of youth. Still.......every time I fire up that hairy beast and twist the loud handle it reminds me how great it is to be alive. It's a tough call, giving up riding.

    As for my buddy's Stang, it grew from a fast street car to a strictly 1/4 mile monster that will not be street legal.

    It is a pro-built 351 with Edelbrock Victor Jr. heads with rocker stud girdles, zero clearance deck height and 12:1 fly cut pistons, tunnel ram intake, high lift long duration cam, forged crank, 4 bolt mains, modified C4 tranny with a 4500 rpm stall and a tranny brake, Mosier (sp) 32 spline axles with no differential capability (i.e., like the old Detroit Locker), 4.56 gears, fuel cell, 3 point harness, roll cage, reinforced frame, open headers, and a bunch of other stuff I'm sure I forgot about.

    The builder guarantees he will lift the front end on launch and run in the 10's. I can't wait to see/hear this thing. The ultimate sleeper - looks like **** on the outside from a car fire - he doesn't plan on repainting - wants to fool the competition into thinking he has no money!

    Spec
    "What we do in life echoes in eternity"

    Ed Mullen (emullen@svsound.com)
    Director - Technology and Customer Service
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