I've emailed all of these companies with the friendly suggestion that with Americans paying what we are for a gallon of gas, they'd be missing a great opportunity to make some big bucks if they didn't make a market for these here in the states. I'll post any replies on this thread.
Also, there's a message board which is quite slow, but it's got a lot of other pics on it. The site in the above link has loads of additional information, too.
To: RandallFlagg
Tetsuo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2 posted on
05/06/2006 12:03:02 PM PDT by
CzarNicky
(The problem with bad ideas is that they seemed like good ideas at the time.)
To: GaijinBiker; Consevative ExPat; Ronin
*PING*
Anyone heard of or seen these?
4 posted on
05/06/2006 12:16:36 PM PDT by
RandallFlagg
(Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
To: martin_fierro
Any chance I could get you to ping your list, please?
Thanks.
6 posted on
05/06/2006 12:38:55 PM PDT by
RandallFlagg
(Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
To: RandallFlagg
Is there any functional purpose to the form or is it strictly gay for the sake of being gay? I love Akira and all but I can't stand flashy for the sake of flashy.
7 posted on
05/06/2006 12:40:58 PM PDT by
Porterville
(I gave at the State Franchise Board; leave me alone you blood sucking liberal.)
To: 230FMJ; 506trooper; 68 grunt; AdamSelene235; angry elephant; archy; Askel5; baddog1; baltodog; ...
To: RandallFlagg
To: RandallFlagg
To: RandallFlagg
the Feds & Motorcycle Safety Foundation were looking @ recumbent(sp?)seating in the mid '70's.
Problems were:
reduced forward viz for the rider from lower riding position
reduced viz of the biker to autos (how 'bout dem daylight headlights ?)
Seems they haven't made any progress in 30 years!
To: RandallFlagg
They dont look as cool in real life.
24 posted on
05/06/2006 4:13:13 PM PDT by
mthom
To: RandallFlagg
They might want to raise the center frame up a little or else they will be bottoming out on speed bumps..........
28 posted on
05/06/2006 5:57:57 PM PDT by
Hot Tabasco
(My grandparents would be appalled at the number of idiots who consider themselves Americans....)
To: RandallFlagg
As I advance into old age, I'm considering a bike with a lower center of gravity than my BMW R1100 RT, but this does seem to be taking the concept to extreme. Anybody here rode one of these "low boys"?
29 posted on
05/06/2006 6:16:21 PM PDT by
230FMJ
(...from my cold, dead, fingers.)
To: RandallFlagg; JoeSixPack1; martin_fierro
Remove the body panels for maintenance and you'll discover - GASP! - a Shovelhead . . .

I wonder if it has heated grips?
32 posted on
05/07/2006 6:01:23 AM PDT by
BraveMan
To: RandallFlagg
It doesn't look like it has a good turning radius at slow speeds. But it does look like a comfortable cruiser as much as a sportbike.
To: RandallFlagg
DAMN!
That is one scary looking machine.
Back in the day I used to ride a Yamaha 500 single. This was a revival of an old BSA design.
That damnthing looks like it is waiting for Darth Vader.
45 posted on
11/04/2006 1:43:36 PM PST by
LibKill
(Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. - Benjamin Franklin)
To: RandallFlagg

I grabbed this pic off the net cause I don't have an image of my bike, mine has a silver fairing and it has a padded sissy bar, otherwise its identical to this. I spent a couple of hours riding it yesterday up here in Alaska, first ride of the season for me. Its a 1980 Honda CX 500 Deluxe.

And this is what my new one looks like, its a 2009 Yamaha Star XVS1300 Tourer, its still inside the house because there is still over a foot of snow outside, I bought it in November, only rode it 43 miles so far.I have added some highway bars, HID headlight, chromed mesh radiator shroud and extra bright LED rear lights. And the exhaust is modified just a tad...
50 posted on
04/04/2010 2:14:59 PM PDT by
Eye of Unk
("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act" G.Orwell)
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