(03-25-2019, 10:16 PM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote:

(03-25-2019, 08:44 PM)Wisedrum_imp Wrote: A typical bike out the the time round 1980 when all japanese manufacturers build soft choppers out of their street bikes. Wether you like them or not, I rode a used Kawa LTD 750 Twin for 10 years. The Suzuki is in its way surely a fun to ride bike, if you get used to the chopper riding position....once it was okay, nowadays I prefer to sit on a classic streetbike.

Wisedrum

I remember when the Kawasaki 454 LTD was heavily marketed in the mid '80s.

(03-25-2019, 10:48 PM)misterprofessionality_imp Wrote:

(03-25-2019, 08:44 PM)Wisedrum_imp Wrote: A typical bike out the the time round 1980 when all japanese manufacturers build soft choppers out of their street bikes. Wether you like them or not, I rode a used Kawa LTD 750 Twin for 10 years. The Suzuki is in its way surely a fun to ride bike, if you get used to the chopper riding position....once it was okay, nowadays I prefer to sit on a classic streetbike.

Wisedrum

Wisedrum, For the sake of clarity, what do you mean by "chopper" riding position? the bike in the picture has a pretty upright seating position with rearsets and everything, almost exactly like our CB. I do know what you mean by all the Japanese bikes in the early 80's being kind of the same (except for Viragos), but i don't really know of many that got low seats and forward controls until 84 or 85.

(03-26-2019, 10:30 AM)DAC_imp Wrote: Learned to ride on a GS750e as a 19-year-old. Seriously. From nothing to 750cc. A beautiful machine and a "sportbike" in its day. Those memories brought me to the CB1100.