Great article on some older bikes.
-86' GSXR-750 LE
-89' Yamaha FZR750RR
-90' Honda RC30
-91' Kawasaki ZX-7R
-92' Ducati 888 SP4S
-99' Yamaha YZF-R7
Not going to spoil it, but a great read with some exceptionally awesome bikes.
Oh...and a CSC'r wrote the article and is pictured riding with Fast Freddie...
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Agree, great write-up. Here's the video link:
http://www.cycleworld.com/videos/lat...kes_with_soul/
John
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Of all those, the one that brings back the most memories for me is the "LE" Gixxer. Dry clutch, some other cool stuff. It was way cool, and Vance & Hines did it up right with larger coolers, aerospace fittings, pipe, etc. I got to see a couple really tricked out ones at their shop in Torrence CA. they also did some cool 1100 customer bikes up to look like the 750 LE. I wanted to do my '86 1100 like that just lacked the $$.Originally Posted by kawasakirob
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That's great. Thanks for posting the link, John.
The first time I saw an RC30 in person, I too was surprised at how small it was. Lot's of rumors that a modern version is in the works. I certainly hope so.
Not that Freddie needs my approbation, but he's right about the V4 power delivery. Racing the 750 Gixxer for a few years, I never really came to grips with the power delivery of the inline. When I picked up an '86 VFR a couple of years ago, which was my track weapon years and years ago, and took it for a spin, in the very first corner I hit with some speed and rolled on the throttle, my response was "Ahhhhh...., now that's the way power is supposed to be delivered." It really does make a difference, especially at the lower displacements. If Honda would make a 600 V4, it would dominate racing. My 500 Interceptor does not feel at all like you'd expect a 500 to feel in terms of power delivery.
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