One that got away...
Posted 24th December 2008 at 08:00 by Sporting Lad
Updated 26th December 2008 at 05:22 by Sporting Lad
Updated 26th December 2008 at 05:22 by Sporting Lad
Here's the bike I rode in 1982-'85.
I loved this bike. Turbine smooth, as quick as my current XL; faster too. Life behind that factory fairing was all calm and quiet. It was the perfect sport-tourer. I mounted a set of Krauser (BMW) hard bags; that rack could swing backwards to allow room for a passenger.
I would cruise comfortably at an indicated 125 mph. I wish I still had it. I've seen them on the used market, but they're all beat after 30 years of neglect/abuse and the ravages of U.V. rays,
and none have that fairing.
In the spring of '86 I went a little crazy and sold it for a couple of oceangoing kayaks. I've still got the kayaks. Plus a Sportster!
So here's a pic:
I loved this bike. Turbine smooth, as quick as my current XL; faster too. Life behind that factory fairing was all calm and quiet. It was the perfect sport-tourer. I mounted a set of Krauser (BMW) hard bags; that rack could swing backwards to allow room for a passenger.
I would cruise comfortably at an indicated 125 mph. I wish I still had it. I've seen them on the used market, but they're all beat after 30 years of neglect/abuse and the ravages of U.V. rays,
and none have that fairing.
In the spring of '86 I went a little crazy and sold it for a couple of oceangoing kayaks. I've still got the kayaks. Plus a Sportster!
So here's a pic:
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they were really cool bikes. i had a kawi 650 SR. Had crossover pipes and was really nice. Sold my too for a stupid reason...but alas, I was in my innocent youth.Posted 21st April 2011 at 04:32 by harleyxl95 
