Motorcycle and Scooter appreciation

I love Miyata's design cues. So glad to see the DR BIG styling on modern small capacities.

Swap the forks for something with a 21" and I'd thrash that little yellow beast.

https://bikes.suzuki.co.uk/news/beak-to-the-future-dr-big-designer-talks-drawing-the-beak-and-the-v-strom-1050/

I’d splash cash for that in an instant.

Nice to see Suzuki turning out some attractive new bikes.

New bikes that look like old bikes. Perfect.

I'd love to see Trail Découverte Concept do a V-Strom 250 SX with 21" front and wire spoked wheels in the style of their 650 XT Evo 2...

Seems like RE’s marketing department are busy right now - Itchy Boots on youtube has also in this exact part of the world on a new/pre-release Himalayan in the past few weeks and months.

https://youtu.be/XKibLgw6JJ4?si=gC27HUfiIVGbsm0R

Go where the money is...

CRF450L deposit taken :) / :(

Facebook Marketplace housing some absolute 24k solid gold at the moment. I desperately want this :/

"Honda RVF400 Project,....unfinished, I ve just lost interest I'm afraid. V5 for Bike.
Honda Chassis, Gilera CX 125 front and rear ends. New powder coated wheels. New tyres. Fully rebuilt engine (documented with receipts, all parts from Rick Oliver. Honed, New rings, All shells, Re-shimmed, All honda gaskets, seals and bearings.) Carbs fully rebuilt by Allens Carbs, including ultrasonic cleaning and new jets. New Stainless custom exhaust. Billet rearsets and fuel cap. New fuel tap (Honda) Brembo front M/C. All new Mendez Bodywork (kevlar Re-enforced ) All wiring loom, plus coils etc....."

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Oh nooo! Good to get it gone, so long as you get your asking price.

Yeah, it's not far off asking price thankfully. Thanks for all the off-road advice over the last couple of years. Will miss getting my motorbike fix over the colder months for sure.

411 Himalayan is a great bike.

People always slate them without having ridden one. Power is more than enough on it, torque is great, they off road well, carry luggage well, easy to work on and parts are cheap to replace if needed. Cheap to buy.

Great cross of an adventure bike and trail bike. Good group of people as well. Regular meet ups. I like the new bike, not as much as the original, but it's different to the original and people are annoyed that they won't be running the two bikes together side by side.

Seen that and wonder how good the suspension, brakes and tyre width of a light 125 on a 400.

That's fucking batshit. Applaud the creativity though, guess he liked the ELF bikes!

I bet that engine rebuild cost all the money, they are absolutely pestilent to work on.

Yeah I'd believe it although isn't the consensus that those engines are bombproof in the first place and as well left alone?

Either way I love it, I've long fancied a CX125 aside from it being a 125 so this would be a dreambike for me...

I really do like the idea of building a retro race special, I've seen a lot of great ones lately and it appeals to me a lot!

Big fan of the Stickys Speed Shop Sushi-Suki too...

HAXCH Slabshot is also * chefs kiss *

Great paint. Especially the second. My inner 90s child is beaming.

Insurance question. I’ve chased up my claim from a few months back.
Third party has claimed responsibility and they want to pay out below quoted repair.
Not fussed either way, however, the TP insurer says they need to deduct 10% for salvage.
Does this mean that they will pay out in exchange for my bike??

Definitely call your insurer for legal advice. They claimed responsibility, I wouldn’t budge.

Does this mean that they will pay out in exchange for my bike??

Was it a write off? When I had my Suzuki written off, MCE were like “we reckon it’s worth £500 as scrap so we’re giving you the value of the bike minus £500” and left me with the not road worthy bike. I kicked off at them but they wouldn’t do anything about it despite the fact that as soon as they dropped it off to me, they knew it would be forcing me to break the law as it wasn’t roadworthy so not taxed or insured, nowhere off road to store it. Had to put a cover over it for a few days while I arranged scrappy to take it. For £300…

My DR350 was ‘valued’ at £500 scrap, which was deducted from the total payout cost for the full market value of the bike.

I used MCAMS, not my insurer, and for valuation I provided them with the 5 nearest equivalent replacement DR’s by condition, mileage, and year. I then added the evidence of costs of upgrades (long range tank, pumper carb etc). That was sold as much as available to buy.

I got to keep the bike and was paid out a fair sum less the scrap value. The bike fortunately was a financial write-off so Bikesure reinsured it once I had repairs and new MOT.

Unlike you, I had the option to surrender the bike and get £500 extra. Bike was worth more than £500 in parts even if not roadworthy.

What wheels are those, its like an XJ220 but as a bike?!

Gilera CX125, one of the most bonkers bikes of all time I'd argue...

Had to post this after the recent Himalayan chat.

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Looks a bit more rally’d?