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sigpic2002 KLR650 Ugly but fun!
2001 KLR650 too pretty to get dirty
Life is a balancing act, enjoy every day, "later" will come sooner than you think. Denying yourself joy now betting you will have health and money to enjoy life later is a bad bet.
Where I've been Riding
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Gustov
80 GS 1100 LT, 83 1100 G "Scruffy"
81 GS 1000 G
79 GS 850 G
81 GS 850 L
83 GS 550 ES, 85 GS 550 ES
80 GS 550 L
86 450 Rebel, 70CL 70, Yamaha TTR125
2002 Honda 919
2004 Ural Gear upComment
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Sportster wins!
Baatfam, what's next?
1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red
2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.Comment
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Are you sure Rob??? That'd be a first. Hard for me to imagine any Sportster could win anything.1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100Comment
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Hard to believe, but Sportsters used to win everything! The very first issue of Cycle World, stated that, "If you're riding a Sportster you're either going to or coming from a race."
1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red
2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.Comment
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Thursday bump! Let's see those good-bye photos...
Bob T. ~~ Play the GSR weekly photo game: Pic of Week Game
'83 GS1100E ~ '24 Triumph Speed 400 ~ '01 TRIUMPH TT600 ~ '67 HONDA CUBComment
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To watch, maybe. Lol...they were never faster than the fastest Japanese bikes....not even close. You are kidding, right?
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Bob T. ~~ Play the GSR weekly photo game: Pic of Week Game
'83 GS1100E ~ '24 Triumph Speed 400 ~ '01 TRIUMPH TT600 ~ '67 HONDA CUBComment
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Well then it would have been Vincents in the 50s
15 Of The Fastest Motorcycles Of The 1960s- 1966 Ducati Mach 1. ...
- 1966 BSA Spitfire Mark III. ...
- 1967 Honda CB450 Black Bomber. ...
- 1968 Suzuki T500. ...
- 1968 BSA Rocket 3. ...
- 1969 Honda CB750. Slarty-bart-farst/Wikimedia Commons. ...
- 1969 Kawasaki H1 Mach III. Mike Schinkel/Wikimedia Commons. ...
- 1965 Gyronaut X-1. Daniel Hartwig/Wikimedia Commons.
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But I said early '60s....
Find the fastest before the mid '60s...
I do believe Rob is correct.
When the Sportster came out '57, it was designed to compete with the British bikes of the time.
It was a popular race bike into the mid '60s.
The Japanese weren't in the picture yet. We had still to met the nicest people.
Bob T. ~~ Play the GSR weekly photo game: Pic of Week Game
'83 GS1100E ~ '24 Triumph Speed 400 ~ '01 TRIUMPH TT600 ~ '67 HONDA CUBComment
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Rob, Hard to believe, but row boats won all the boat races... before we had motor boats.1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100Comment
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Roger
'83 GS850G Daily rider
'82 GS1100GK Work in (slow) progress
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I believe that up until the late 60s, Sportsters were among the quickest production bikes, running the quarter mile in a dead heat with the CB750 and yes, even the Kawasaki Mach III (low to mid 13s IIRC). But that was no bragging feat, as it had a nearly 400 cc advantage. I'll check my facts and get back with the correct opinion.
1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red
2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.Comment
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Kaw 500 Mach III 13.2 (April '69 Cycle World)
Sportster 13.8 (April '68 Cycle World)
Norton Commando 13.4 (Sept '68 Cycle World)
Triumph Trident 13.8 (Oct '68 Cycle World)
Honda CB750 13.38 (August '69 Cycle World)Last edited by Rob S.; 04-02-2026, 09:25 PM.1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red
2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.Comment
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