I think I'm in love

[Guest]

Hard to type with this much drool around

http://themotorcycleworks.com/team-classic-suzuki-xr69/

the xr69 reps are doing 120mph+ laps at the classic TT

 

[salty_monk]

Is that brazing on the frame?

 

[Guest]

Is that brazing on the frame?

Looks like it, and beautifully well done it is.


Mark

 

[Guest]

I read the article, then tried to leave the page, when this popped up. Ugh!

 

[bonanzadave]

How could you risk riding that thing ! Id frame it and hang it on the wall.

 

[hillsy]

Why do people molest CX500's so much? I mean, they were crap to start with, so why make them worse?

 

[Sandy]

How could you risk riding that thing ! I frame it and hang it on the wall.

Beautiful peace of work. But somebody rode it and by the looks of the front tire rode it the way it is supposed to ridden.

 

[dorkburger]

How could you risk riding that thing ! I frame it and hang it on the wall.

How could one not?

 

[GS1150Pilot]

Why do people molest CX500's so much? I mean, they were crap to start with, so why make them worse?

They're pretty decent little engines overall. Trouble is, they generally started out uglier than a warthog's ass, so they seem to make a regular canvas for aesthetic modifications.

 

[hillsy]

They're pretty decent little engines overall. Trouble is, they generally started out uglier than a warthog's ass, so they seem to make a regular canvas for aesthetic modifications.

I've ridden a few in my time and I cant say I ever found them very appealing. Maybe if you wanted something that didn't scare you with gobs of power they might appeal, but then again, there's a bunch of smaller bikes that fit that bill without being so revoltingly ugly.

 

[limeex2]

Why do people molest CX500's so much? I mean, they were crap to start with, so why make them worse?

They're cheap, plentiful, and look cool when done right. I always thought the look of a 60's Moto Guzzi GP bike with the half fairing would look sweet

 

[dorkburger]

Well this thread sure took a turn......
Talking about the girl next door when a bikini model is front and center....

 

[Carter Turk]

I rode one for a few weeks, then a driver in a truck born in 1917 turned left in front of me. Head on into the grill up and over. I grazed the hood of truck flipped over the drivers side into the dirt. As I was laying there on the side of the road, I watched him drive back n forth over the CX. When he finally stopped doing that, he got out and told me "I'm supposed to yield", when in fact he was supposed to. Happened less than a mile from home, like they say. It was an ugly bike, but that motor was really not that bad.

That bike in the picture above would be awesome for long distance rain riding or a cross country tour.

 

[GS1150Pilot]

The CX series has seen some truly cool bikes, from the two turbos to the really lovely CX650E.

 

[BigD_83]

Saw a white one (CX650E) leaving UBC campus as I was riding in yesterday.

My brother had the dark gray 650E in '84, and I loved it. It exhibited some shaft torque, but was an absolutely lovely bike for touring. Very stable and torquey, could barely feel the engine at 65mph, but oh my, was it heavy! Would've killed for a turbo years ago.

Now that XR69...yeah