Keeper96 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I love that colour I had a kiddies electric bike in the old green and purple colour scheme and I’ve been waiting for my chance to buy a real one ever since! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 4 minutes ago, S-Westerly said: Have to say I've never been a fan of putrid green as a colour. Nice bikes but the colour? Jeez. You beat me to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geofferz Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 5 minutes ago, S-Westerly said: Have to say I've never been a fan of putrid green as a colour. Nice bikes but the colour? Jeez. I think it's retro cool, but deffo not beautiful! But that's just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James in Brum Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I really like the ZXR, 400 and 750. Beautiful bikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Frog Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I have to say both of these do it for me ! Yes I know green is a bit subjective but hay ho. I am lucky enough to still have the ZRX. Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_M Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 1 hour ago, S-Westerly said: Have to say I've never been a fan of putrid green as a colour. Nice bikes but the colour? Jeez. Would red suit sir?  Bought off eBay after a night at the Norwich beer festival. Oops.  I do like the look of them, which is why I bought it. Riding it is a slightly different matter, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Westerly Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Love a red bike. Or a black one, white, dark green, silver, blue, yellow or just about anything other than radioactive green! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Westerly Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 38 minutes ago, Ian Frog said: I have to say both of these do it for me ! Yes I know green is a bit subjective but hay ho. I am lucky enough to still have the ZRX. Cheers Ian Handsome bikes the pair of them. If I wear dark glasses the colour is less eyeball scorching! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 11 hours ago, Gerontious said: If I could have any bike... something to ride purely for pleasure, round the local lanes. it would be one of these.   I love the sound of this bike (and the enormous mudguards). Is it an emissions/exhaust thing that bikes don’t sound like this now? I’m aware the timings different but that can’t account for the sound surely? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggie Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I was going to say it was probably due to having no baffles in the exhaust but a quick google shows it does have them! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 12 hours ago, geofferz said: Custom jobbie - bmw cafe racer  Mv f3 800   I think you have to have a single sided swingarm really. the blue one looks neat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabethf Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 On 06/03/2021 at 19:43, Mississippi Bullfrog said: Interesting that so far retro bikes that look like bikes seem to be popular, whereas the modern trend for bikes that look like alien insectoid predators are not featured.  Maybe the world is not entirely doomed then. Under no illusion that my MTs have all been butt ugly/ overly aggressive. Thats why i love them though. I appreciate a good modern classic style though! I will find photos that make me think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 (edited) As the owner of a ZX7R in Lime Green I'm obviously biased, but I am also very partial to a ZXR (whether 750 or 400).  A YouTube ZXR / ZX7R collection walk round  (Not my collection, obviously!)  Love them in red and blue, too.   Edited March 8, 2021 by Guest Clarity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 On 07/03/2021 at 11:47, Steve_M said: Would red suit sir?  Bought off eBay after a night at the Norwich beer festival. Oops.  I do like the look of them, which is why I bought it. Riding it is a slightly different matter, though.  Cracking bike, Steve. Love the J/K series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Second best bike I ever saw was this S&S engined flat tracker inspired bike that uses many refurbished Harley parts . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 The World's best looking bike is the one I've got . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 This thread goes to show, bikes are basically great-looking machines  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 and not forgetting the yam 350LCÂ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James in Brum Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 I don’t necessarily think it is Good looking but I didn’t half like the look of this when I was reading bike mags in the early nineties as a tweeny/teenager. I’d still choose to have one now in a lottery garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_M Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 11 minutes ago, James in Brum said: I don’t necessarily think it is Good looking but I didn’t half like the look of this when I was reading bike mags in the early nineties as a tweeny/teenager. I’d still choose to have one now in a lottery garage. That made me think back to when I thought the Yamaha TDR 250 was the bogs dollocks. I wondered how much they were going for now...  TDR250 on eBay. How much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 when i bought my first LC it was £1200 new now the same model used is around £7000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_M Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 1 minute ago, skyrider said: when i bought my first LC it was £1200 new now the same model used is around £7000 The guy who used to service my bikes in Norfolk has a fine collection of 250cc two strokes. I used to wonder why, but that seems a great investment strategy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Steve_M said: The guy who used to service my bikes in Norfolk has a fine collection of 250cc two strokes. I used to wonder why, but that seems a great investment strategy. yes if you can store  them for long enough you will make money, some would say its better than money in the bank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_M Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 9 minutes ago, skyrider said: yes if you can store  them for long enough you will make money, some would say its better than money in the bank I just had my statement from my bank. I got 47p interest. No contest is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 8 minutes ago, Steve_M said: I just had my statement from my bank. I got 47p interest. No contest is it? not really, go buy a classic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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