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anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

Took the 1260 out for its first trip today. The rain slowed down enough to go to the gas station. Nothing fell off, and the cop I went past at 6k in second gear didn't look up.

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That's the exhaust from the blue '83, although it appears somewhat shorter now... how did the cop not hear that pipe?!?
 
That's the pipe. And it's still just as loud. It's not shorter, the swingarm is longer. I was sure I was going to get a lecture at the minimum, but nope :)
There are Busa parts on there, let's see if you can find them. The Blue '83 has OEM black exhaust now.
 
bobgroger said:
That's the pipe. And it's still just as loud. It's not shorter, the swingarm is longer. I was sure I was going to get a lecture at the minimum, but nope :)
There are Busa parts on there, let's see if you can find them. The Blue '83 has OEM black exhaust now.
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The rearsets are obviously Hayabusa, front calipers are the same Tokicos that the Gen1 bikes had too, along with the mastercylinder... can I guess that the pistons in the engine are also Heavy Bus parts?

Bike looks the business, I really like it. :encouragement:
 
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Im going to have to agree with Dave. Im typically not a big fan of the lunchbox bikes, but this one looks great.
 
Hayabuser said:
The rearsets are obviously Hayabusa, front calipers are the same Tokicos that the Gen1 bikes had too, along with the mastercylinder... can I guess that the pistons in the engine are also Heavy Bus parts?

Bike looks the business, I really like it. :encouragement:
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Rearsets.. Everything else is Bandit. Pistons are Wiseco according to PO. One of the common problems upgrading the swingarm is rear brake linkage clearance. Best fix for me was just to move everything outside the frame rails. Few holes in a plate made the adapters, shift linkage hooked right up with minor rod length adjustment. But this is not a build thread. I will report back on the riding experience. Should be OK for riding the 3 miles to the drag strip.
 
Bike looks nice, but the pipe looks like it'll drag in right handers, right below that screw in line with the Yosh logo.
 
Sounds like you're enjoying the Harley 750 Street Rod Justin...You'll need a pair of these now...

https://nh.craigslist.org/mcy/6114182866.html

I went out for an hour test ride on my daughter's new bike, a 2000 ZR-7. Fun, light bike with good ergos, handling and power for the streets, and a 250 mile tank range. It could use a 6th gear if doing a lot of 80 mph highway cruising. But it begs to hit the secondary roads. These bikes didn't get good reviews when they first came out but I'd put it on a par with my SV650 for fun and capabilities, maybe quicker with more top end. The ZR-7 is smoother than my old GS850G and 100lbs lighter. You can't always trust the professional reviewers. It came with a new set of Metzler sneakers and a fly screen.

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I was able to take the 850 out for a spin today. I did the western Pennsylvania loop. It was warm with scattered thunderstorms. I didn't get hit with any rain, but I rode on some wet roads. I did a little off road riding but nothing to crazy... I love my 850☺
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Sooooo​,

You're riding an 850! Good on ya!


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lurch12_2000 said:
Sounds like you're enjoying the Harley 750 Street Rod Justin...You'll need a pair of these now...

https://nh.craigslist.org/mcy/6114182866.html

I went out for an hour test ride on my daughter's new bike, a 2000 ZR-7. Fun, light bike with good ergos, handling and power for the streets, and a 250 mile tank range. It could use a 6th gear if doing a lot of 80 mph highway cruising. But it begs to hit the secondary roads. These bikes didn't get get good reviews when they first came out but I'd put it on a par with my SV650 for fun and capabilities, maybe quicker with more top end. The ZR-7 is smoother than my old GS850G and 100lbs lighter. You can't always trust the professional reviewers. It came with a new set of Metzler sneakers and a fly screen.

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I'll Pass on the boots! They were legitimately disappointed I didn't buy 1 piece of Harley apparel when I got my Street-Rod.

Nothing like riding a standard naked bike... The 750 class is the Goldilock zone motorcycles... Great machines to just blast around on. You can't get into too much trouble on them but they are no slouches either.

Steve I go on vacation in a couple weeks 5/12-5/21 when are free? I have to do some moving but I need to ride on this time off too... Going to be around if I swing through you neck of the woods? I'm planning on a 250 adventure... And a good blast with the Harley.
 
Blasted out another 100 wet miles; 50 on the TUX, 50 on the Connie....

This little 250 is an Awesome little DS rig... I plan on doing some more work to make it a tad more comfy for long distance runs. Nice to sneak up into dirt roads and find gem views like this...
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Got back to the house and tagged team the Connie... Wet blast but the I came across these spectacular views and colors when the sun broke... This folks is what riding a motorcycle is all about.
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SO Happy... So Glad winter is over... Life, you may now resume!
 
Jedz123 said:
Blasted out another 100 wet miles; 50 on the TUX, 50 on the Connie....

This little 250 is an Awesome little DS rig... I plan on doing some more work to make it a tad more comfy for long distance runs. Nice to sneak up into dirt roads and find gem views like this...


Got back to the house and tagged team the Connie... Wet blast but the I came across these spectacular views and colors when the sun broke... This folks is what riding a motorcycle is all about.
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SO Happy... So Glad winter is over... Life, you may now resume!
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Nice...couldn't ask for a better photo op and ride than that! I sent you a PM.
 
Bob, you need to send some of that gorgeous weather up here!!! Brutally brisk yesterday and I rode into work this AM in 20' temps...

I did freeze some but grabbed another 70 miles or so after work yesterday. I'm killer stressed with work AND buying a house...
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Went down to the lake (Champlain) and had a few moments staring across to Ticonderoga... Helped some, went home and there were more documents to sign and information to fetch... Plus the Cell was crammed full of work related issues...

I need a vacation.
 
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