At Last . . .

Looks like a mainstream manufacturer has made something that might be worth rideing .



Or it will make Indian a mainstream manufacturer , unless the worlds gone mad.

Wich is a bit of a worry . As if it hasnt.

Massey Furguson couldve sorted a XR for this , in the 70s .
See comment above .

Not that anything ever gets riden within an inch of its life , other than on a track .
These Days .

Wonder how far off ' race tune ' it is , & if its the genuwine artical , chassis wise .

If only I could afford one...

this is for sale about an hour south of me in our "big city" Halifax NS .... kinda expensive ....

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-street-crui...on/1348198165?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

Sweet!

Craig said:

this is for sale about an hour south of me in our "big city" Halifax NS .... kinda expensive ....

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-street-crui...on/1348198165?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

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They may have it in stock for a while...

well it just so happens I was in an Indian dealership yesterday test riding a used Honda Shadow for my neighbor who has never owned a bike before...whilst thar I perused the offerings in the showroom...some of them Injuns were really nice bikes one had a matte tannish looking paint job and looked extremely frisky.....others were full dressers if you want to call them that but they were out of my budget/style range and besides I have enough toys to last me rest of my life...

I have been thinking about a bike like that for some time now. It is a logical way to go. A 5 speed aluminium Harley Sportster engine in a Mk3 Seeley frame would not be all bad.

acotrel said:

I have been thinking about a bike like that for some time now. It is a logical way to go. A 5 speed aluminium Harley Sportster engine in a Mk3 Seeley frame would not be all bad.

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You could just buy a Buell doncha know...

An S1 Buell almost gets there. It has a half decent frame, but the rest of the Buells are garbage - really bloody ugly. A Harris frame would be better. Some Americans need their heads read. They seem to fall over their own feet because of national pride. There is no shame in using a British racing frame for an American motorcycle - they are the best. I really like that Harley Sportster motor, it is just waiting for a decent frame and decent gear ratios. When you fit a five speed gearbox to a motor, you don't make top gear an over-drive. Make up your mind - a sportster motor is not really suited for cruising down endless freeways. If you want to do that, you simply raise the overall gearing, but keep the box close ratio.