The Sunbeam S7 suffered from final drive problems. As per usual it was underdeveloped by the makers. I haven't seen one for 20 plus years. I think the S8 version solved some of the problems. But alas it was too expensive to make big sales. The South African police brought some.
Bob
Best motor bike in the world.
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Following the death of my brother in 1961, aged just 20, in a motorcycle accident, I promised my father that I would forego motorbikes.
Dad died in 2009, almost straight after the funeral, I took motorcycle training, passed my test, and have since owned the only motorbike that I ever wanted. A 1940 Harley WLA in military olive green. Restored in every detail, right down to the decommissioned gun.
Dad died in 2009, almost straight after the funeral, I took motorcycle training, passed my test, and have since owned the only motorbike that I ever wanted. A 1940 Harley WLA in military olive green. Restored in every detail, right down to the decommissioned gun.
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I would be pleased to see a photo of Harley.
As a best bike in the world choice , its a good choice.
How about a BMW twin. Say an 800cc.
I worked on the cop ones and they were a close second to the Honda Pan European.
The CG 125 is the sort of bike that bikers have in reserve.
A mate had a Blackbird and a CG 125. Big bike little bike. In nad weather he used the little bike.
As a best bike in the world choice , its a good choice.
How about a BMW twin. Say an 800cc.
I worked on the cop ones and they were a close second to the Honda Pan European.
The CG 125 is the sort of bike that bikers have in reserve.
A mate had a Blackbird and a CG 125. Big bike little bike. In nad weather he used the little bike.
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The file is too big, I'm trying to resize it, give me time, technology is not my forte.History wrote:I would be pleased to see a photo of Harley.
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Ive had all sorts over the years and my latest new(older) bike is great. Old school mechanics
Kev
Kev
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'best' is such a general term I don't think you'll ever get a definitive answer.... Best for a specific reason is a bit easier.
I took my test on a CG125, had the instructor shouting in my ear over the bike to bike intercom to "go faster, go faster" on the dual carriage way. I was flat out
Can't say what that would be best at, but I only borrowed that for my test, I never had to live with one. But from my own selection, my GP100 was pretty awesome when I was 17 but I expect it would disappoint now.
My "BEST AT INNER CITY COMMUTE" was the 100cc Scooter I had when I live in London, fast enough when needed (managed 74 over Hammersmith Flyover early one quite Saturday) and light and nimble for all the in and out of traffic. Would go weeks on a full tank.
My FZR100 Genesis was a fanatic bike, granddaddy to the R1 and so much raw grunt not like the refined precision machines of today.
My fav and "BEST AT FUN" I think has to be my ZX7r, race derived and icons looks.
But my "BEST ALL ROUNDER" I think has to be ZX9r comfy, fast, economical but by then I was doing 30 mile Motorway commute. If I was back in London I think I'd go back to a scooter.
But then there's so many bikes I've never owned or even ridden.
I took my test on a CG125, had the instructor shouting in my ear over the bike to bike intercom to "go faster, go faster" on the dual carriage way. I was flat out
Can't say what that would be best at, but I only borrowed that for my test, I never had to live with one. But from my own selection, my GP100 was pretty awesome when I was 17 but I expect it would disappoint now.
My "BEST AT INNER CITY COMMUTE" was the 100cc Scooter I had when I live in London, fast enough when needed (managed 74 over Hammersmith Flyover early one quite Saturday) and light and nimble for all the in and out of traffic. Would go weeks on a full tank.
My FZR100 Genesis was a fanatic bike, granddaddy to the R1 and so much raw grunt not like the refined precision machines of today.
My fav and "BEST AT FUN" I think has to be my ZX7r, race derived and icons looks.
But my "BEST ALL ROUNDER" I think has to be ZX9r comfy, fast, economical but by then I was doing 30 mile Motorway commute. If I was back in London I think I'd go back to a scooter.
But then there's so many bikes I've never owned or even ridden.
1986 VW Golf GTi, 1988 VW Golf GTi, 1993 BMW e30 318i Touring Lux
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Ner-a-car, ahead of its time almost a hundred years ago and still embodying principles that the mass produced bike industry ignore even today.....hub centre steering, an early CVT transmission, total feet-foreard stability. I've always considered the quasar, although dramatic looking, to be pretty traditional in its engineering, if it'd had a proper hub centre front end and an engine with the grunt to match the looks it would've been complete, sadly it wasn't. Best bike I ever had, my fizzy, totally indestructable, did everything demanded of it and took phenomenal abuse from my 16 year old self, all the jap strokers I had after that were faster and better in many respects, but they all lacked the initial freedom factor of being able to go further and faster than the bicycle!
1968 Triumph Vitesse Mk1 2 litre convertible, Junior Miss rusty has a 1989 998cc Mk2 Metro, Mrs Rusty has a modern common rail diesel thing.
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bikes ive had were all field bikes.. honda c50 & c90... loads of fun... yamaha fs1e ty175 were fun too the ty 250 was far too heavy for me although it would climb mountains with me clinging on for dear life.. brother had a peugeot thing that would run backwards had a go on several other things that almost killed me... id like another ty 175 when the money tree blossoms...
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A mate of mine has one.mr rusty wrote:Ner-a-car, ahead of its time almost a hundred years ago and still embodying principles that the mass produced bike industry ignore even today.....hub centre steering, an early CVT transmission, total feet-foreard stability.
Currently over 35 years worth of fixing 35 boxes.
Hoping to reach 65 years worth of fixing 65 boxes.
Hoping to reach 65 years worth of fixing 65 boxes.
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I have had some big bikes but found that the performance is wasted on public roads.
I had a Kawasaki GPz 500. It had a good blend of power and small bike chuck ability.
I have found that 500cc twins work rather well as a good do most things motorbike. I have had 2 Honda VT500s and all though not as fast as the GPz 500 were good.
I had a LE Velocette noddy bike. It was sort like a Honda cub.
about the same sort of performance. But had a flat twin water cooled engine 200cc.
Bob
I had a Kawasaki GPz 500. It had a good blend of power and small bike chuck ability.
I have found that 500cc twins work rather well as a good do most things motorbike. I have had 2 Honda VT500s and all though not as fast as the GPz 500 were good.
I had a LE Velocette noddy bike. It was sort like a Honda cub.
about the same sort of performance. But had a flat twin water cooled engine 200cc.
Bob