Fair enough. I have only two words to say to you sir.....
Fair enough. I have only two words to say to you sir.....
Super Tenere.
Ahh crap, Khunajawdge beat me to it. :clapping:
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Parallel twin, shaft drive, tubeless tires... Hmm, w/o all the chrome show bling and cloth 'body work', and some real world items like a seat and exhaust, this could be interesting. Hopefully cost less than the new VFR too.
Well duh. Difference is, I know that. This is the fantasy moto thread, after all.
I'm thinking it's also a 660 single, not a 990+ twin... Bit different there.
This bike has had a 4 year cycle since the '80s, they ruined the bike and then let it sit for EIGHT boring years. It's their fault if they're not selling any. :-\If Honda was still selling a 'ton' of them -- we'd be seeing new versions. But, it appears that a competitive sport-touring bike must now be at least 1200cc...?
Oh God, Don....How I lusted for an R90S back in the mid 70s. But oh, the expense. It was all a mid-20s hooligan could do to afford two-stroke mix and bandages required by my H-3 Kaw. But lordy, that R90S was eye candy for the soul.....Keep your eyes on our Forum, my good friend Wheatie. Papa Chuy just may be taking a R90S stroll down memory lane soon!When yer a salesman...you'll say ANYTHING.
First motorcycle I yearned for...when I was 14...was a BMW R90/6.
RadioHowie: Here is what is currently shaking down! Geoff "ROUNDEL" Oprandy is a good friend and riding companion of Greg "SkooterG" Marbach and I.Oh God, Don....How I lusted for an R90S back in the mid 70s. But oh, the expense. It was all a mid-20s hooligan could do to afford two-stroke mix and bandages required by my H-3 Kaw. But lordy, that R90S was eye candy for the soul.....Keep your eyes on our Forum, my good friend Wheatie. Papa Chuy just may be taking a R90S stroll down memory lane soon!When yer a salesman...you'll say ANYTHING.
First motorcycle I yearned for...when I was 14...was a BMW R90/6.
I can't help but believe it was the S that gave me the inspiration to get one of these in '78.....
and the inspiration remains until today, with this still in my garage.....
I know, I know.....apples and oranges.....but when you're an impressionable 23 year old when the '75 R90S hit the streets, it was all about "the look," not what lay underneath.
I tip my hat to you, Papa Chuy, and your glorious airhead.
'Howie
[envy]+1 ON THE '74. Just get yourself an AVGAS 105 octane hook-up and drive that beauty![/envy]
Howie, I just noticed my fat, old, arthritic fingers did a typo. You probably saw it yourself, the Daytona Orange is a "1975".
Funny you bring it up...I thought the Daytona Orange was a '75 color, but I am both too ignorant about model year colors and too much a gentleman (right!) to have mentioned it.
Howie, Geoff's Reg Pridmore replica was built for him by Omar Sayeid, owner of MotoGhost BMW Airhead Restorations in Phoenix. Omar did a dead nuts duplicate of all of the hot factory parts in this motor when Reg was terrorizing Laguna Seca, Daytona and Watkins Glen. But this particular machine is a son of a bitch to operate, it always has to be kept high in RPM's!!Funny you bring it up...I thought the Daytona Orange was a '75 color, but I am both too ignorant about model year colors and too much a gentleman (right!) to have mentioned it.
Personally, I'd "relive a dream" and wouldn't think twice about the '75. Although to own such a machine would be to drive such a machine. I'd probably shim the jugs and drop the compression a point or two to live with modern fuels and for the sake of longevity.
So shaft drive notwithstanding, what will this Super Tenere do that my VStrom 1000 won't? Although I'm actively kinda / sorta trying to sell the Strom now, I keep coming back to adding bags and improved suspension for a couple grand and be satisfied. The Super Tenere does look pretty sharp though!
My FJR can't even take me beyond the boundaries of travel. I don't even know what that might be like, or what it is, for that matter. This thing sounds bad-ass, albeit a bit mythological....
Really go off road.
If it's really 400 lbs dry, and 1200cc, some Jesse bags and lights and it could be pretty entertaining and capable.No kidding. That was the worst mistake Kawi made with the C-14. Stupid turntable and no sit on bike. IOW, not ready for prime time. Don't hold your breath though. I'm personally thinking we'll get hosed on a IMS VFR. Just take a nice shot of some empty carpet space in the Honda area.
Somebody posted one of those a couple years back, as reflected from a mirror on the floor. :dribble:
Howie, you know what really made me feel old this last Wednesday? SkooterG and I were giving the 1974 Silver Smoke R90S a close examination in Geoff's garage; and Greg pointed to an item on the bike and asked what it was. The item he was asking about was: THE KICKSTARTER! My young puppy friend SkootyG did not know what a BMW side operated kick starter looked like. As you may remember, BMW kept the kickstarter through 1974, but eliminated it from the 1975 models.
Bio was speaking of circa '99. And you're right Fred, they just couldn't figure that poor bike out.
I beg to differ, The FJR does only a couple of things really well. It does many things OK. The VFR, IMHO, does nothign really well, but is passingly medocre in many t hings.
Pluease! The VFR was decent in handling, not stellar, but decent. The FJR is about the same. Both have many weaknesses in the handling dept, but can be ridden well with practice and effort.
