Yamaha's New SR400 .... $8,999.00 + on Road Costs.
About time this ' nostalgic ' design came back.
Single Cylinder 400cc 4 Stroke Engine.
Electronic Ignition / Fuel Injection.
In 1986 .. I owned the bigger Brother ... The SR500 Thumper ( Road Bike ) ... great bike to ride ... the Trail Bike with the same engine was XT500 Trail.
Must go and look at one these new SR400 .... great looking machine.
My Yamaha SRV 250, beautifully built, now sold and sad for it, OEM they were built for comfort, but some suspension tuning, modified preload front and rear and some high end Multi-grade fork oil, (those tricky Germans), a pair of Dunlop race tech tyres, an extra tooth on the primary and it was the Mazda MX5 of the bike world, corner, corner, corner catch up! My mate Dave J chased me through the Macclesfield road on his Triumph Sprint and was nearly in tears by the time we got to Olinda. It hugged the curves like French Lingerie and was drop dead gorgeous as well.
It would be lovely if Yamaha were to build a 500 version.
Greg.
The SR 400 looks to be a good thing and it's affordable.
I only ever owned one bike and it was an SR500. I liked it. Another user, Starless, owned it before me. I sold it when we bought the troopie and set out to see Oz. I also like the simplicity and the better half liked the (lack of) weight.
I used to fly an FJ 1100. Loved that thing; ride under an overpass and it sounded like a bomber. Alas, I could not ride without pushing it hard. Sold it after imagining what would happen to by 3 year old son if I departed unexpectedly. "Sensible", but man I miss it!
I also had a TT500 and always wanted an SR500
I liked the way they had grunt .
The 400 would be a good town bike
Deus ex machina they make some real cool cafe racers out of the SR series
David
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I have owner and loved three SR500s over the years.
Great town bike.
They really shine with decent exhaust, bigger carby and one
tooth taller engine sprocket.
Mine had a copy of a Ducati Conti muffler and a 36mm Delorto
carby.
Really makes a big difference.
Also do the oil re-route to the head and they are very reliable.
The new ones are only 400 so they can sell them in Japan.
Some thing to do with the cost of rego for bikes over 400 in the
land of the rising sun.
You could probably find a bigbore kit to take them to 500.
Had to give it away, could not find a way to transport
the Obsession on a bike.
I have successfully emptied my shed of bikes but for this BMW and I have considered selling it as well and making way for a project car, it's a stuggle though, because.....
That would be a waste of pixels, those that do, know and those that do not will not understand.
Greg.
This was taken on the Burke and Wills Track about 40klms from Cobb and Co Road at the base of the Duigan Monument which celebrates flight of the first Australian built aircraft.
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I have successfully emptied my shed of bikes but for this BMW and I have considered selling it as well and making way for a project car, it's a stuggle though, because.....
That would be a waste of pixels, those that do, know and those that do not will not understand.
Greg.
This was taken on the Burke and Wills Track about 40klms from Cobb and Co Road at the base of the Duigan Monument which celebrates flight of the first Australian built aircraft.
Beutiful machine mate.
Fully understand the reluctance to part with it.
motorbikes!................ hmmmmmm........ i have avoided this thread until now, but lets face it once you have had bikes they are nigh on impossible to rid your system of them!
i have had, now let me count from the floor up:
broken left ankle
broken left knee
broken left hip (more about that later)
ruptured kidney
broken left wrist
, and more road rash than i can care to talk about ha ha!
i am currently on my second replacement hip on my left side, the first replacement in 1986 when i was just twenty six lasted a young man fifteen years which was pretty good considering i still liked to go out and party a fair bit
my second was replaced in 2001 and still feels very good
my cycles in order:
yam xs 250 special (awful bike, never started!)
yam xv 750, amazing v-twin engine, pulled like a train but handled awfully ( left ankle,left knee, kidney)
suzi 1100 katana, what a bike!! needed to do 100kmh+ for a comfy ride and no injuries!
kwaka gpz 900 (times 2) what a feckin macine that was! however the first one i wrote off after four days from purchase and thankfully on an insurance cover note i was insured fully, still i am now on my second hip replacement because of that bike
STUPIDLY i was visiting my orthopeadic surgeon and hospital appointments with my second gpz 900 with my crutches ocky strapped to the side of my new bike...... i mean what a cock head ha ha!
my last bike was a kwaka eddie lawson replica 1000, great machine but felt like you were straddling a barrel, but it had immense power and balance for a big machine
phew........... anyhoo thats my bike story
pat
oh...... yes me and my three lads would love to restore an old english bike one day
I think you're the statistic my Mrs rattles on about when I mention getting another bike
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Originally Posted by blink138
motorbikes!................ hmmmmmm........ i have avoided this thread until now, but lets face it once you have had bikes they are nigh on impossible to rid your system of them!
i have had, now let me count from the floor up:
broken left ankle
broken left knee
broken left hip (more about that later)
ruptured kidney
broken left wrist
, and more road rash than i can care to talk about ha ha!
i am currently on my second replacement hip on my left side, the first replacement in 1986 when i was just twenty six lasted a young man fifteen years which was pretty good considering i still liked to go out and party a fair bit
my second was replaced in 2001 and still feels very good
my cycles in order:
yam xs 250 special (awful bike, never started!)
yam xv 750, amazing v-twin engine, pulled like a train but handled awfully ( left ankle,left knee, kidney)
suzi 1100 katana, what a bike!! needed to do 100kmh+ for a comfy ride and no injuries!
kwaka gpz 900 (times 2) what a feckin macine that was! however the first one i wrote off after four days from purchase and thankfully on an insurance cover note i was insured fully, still i am now on my second hip replacement because of that bike
STUPIDLY i was visiting my orthopeadic surgeon and hospital appointments with my second gpz 900 with my crutches ocky strapped to the side of my new bike...... i mean what a cock head ha ha!
my last bike was a kwaka eddie lawson replica 1000, great machine but felt like you were straddling a barrel, but it had immense power and balance for a big machine
phew........... anyhoo thats my bike story
pat
oh...... yes me and my three lads would love to restore an old english bike one day
Thanks Brian,
It is a nice machine, although I sometimes find it a bit soul less. I have massaged it a bit with a zero interference pipe and muffler, a modified airbox and a quiet talk with another computer, it is making 100 rwhp and very healthy 100kph roll ons, the ultimate tourer.
Greg.
This bike had it! (soul).
motorbikes!.........
oh...... yes me and my three lads would love to restore an old english bike one day
How about a 350cc Single Cylinder Aerial .. or ... a BSA ' Sloper ' OHV ( over head valve ) .....2 Classic Bikes I really like
... up next would be the Norton 850cc ... then the Triumph 650cc Twin ( always leaked oil they did .... after a good ride. )
Flash......
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My father used to ride a BSA - not sure which model. Pity he sold it. Then again, it's more of a pity he sold the '22 Chev. I've been in the Chev but it was before I can remember. It was sold when mum was pregnant with my sister.
This LS 650 was a mess when I purchased it and then it turned into a hole into which I poured a lot of time. It was interesting and for those with a keen eye it was designed by Hans Muth (Suzuki Katana) BMW only produced 6300 of them. 50 rwhp high in the rev range and suprisingly quick.
Greg.
That is a great looking bike , I especially like the analog speedo and tach , cool.
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