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Retro reviews
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10-25-2019, 05:02 AM
I'm going to post a review video of each of the retro bikes on my list.
First up, the BMW R nineT original and Pure Shaft drive, dry clutch, single shock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSQMFM3xYaw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFSaaR666HE
10-25-2019, 06:44 AM
(10-25-2019, 05:02 AM)postoak_imp Wrote: I'm going to post a review video of each of the retro bikes on my list. You had me at shaft drive. You can simply show me the shaft drive. 
10-25-2019, 08:09 AM
Kawasaki W800
Shaft and bevel gear driven cams, double shocks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iQIyu2PWeE
10-25-2019, 08:26 AM
(10-25-2019, 08:09 AM)postoak_imp Wrote: Kawasaki W800 Not the shaft I was thinking about, but the video is still nice and smoothly presented.
10-25-2019, 08:29 AM
Well, the BMW has the shaft drive you were thinking about. The Kawasaki is chain drive, I think. I have had two shaft driven bikes and wouldn't want to go back to chain drive but it seems hard to avoid on a retro.
10-25-2019, 08:42 AM
(10-25-2019, 08:29 AM)postoak_imp Wrote: Well, the BMW has the shaft drive you were thinking about. The Kawasaki is chain drive, I think. I have had two shaft driven bikes and wouldn't want to go back to chain drive but it seems hard to avoid on a retro. I somewhat agree. Mainstream Japanese shaft bikes reined during the late 70's and early 80's. Shaft drive also adds weight, cost and some performance drag on the bike. I suspect manufacturers wish to keep costs down. Arguably, would a retro version of an 80's shaft Japanese bike be really retro? Some might argue for it.
10-25-2019, 08:49 AM
The '80s was the power-ranger-look stage. It just doesn't have any appeal to me. I do find the BMW appealing in appearance but there's not much retro there. The W800 may be the most retro looking of the lot.
Kawasaki RS900 This one goes off the rails I think with, single shock, slightly raised tail (blowing the flat seat which is useful for sliding back or forth on to fit your size and build), too-fat rear tire, extremely large and obvious radiator, and "too much" engine. This is going to be a problem on a lot of them. It's not as much fun to ride these over-powerful bikes. [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URCzkGH15vM&t=907s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URCzkGH15vM&t=907s Moto Guzzi V7 III Shaft drive, dry clutch, no tach (which seems like a big deal), and surprisingly jerky. [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmo682jiddw&t=339s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmo682jiddw&t=339s
10-25-2019, 09:51 AM
Moto Guzzi V9
Same comments as for the V7. Some will say these aren't retros since MG has made something along these lines continuously since the 1960s. But whatever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2_BVI01nEw 
10-25-2019, 10:03 AM
Personally, to me most Guzzis are retro/clasic type, -1n, just in case if somebody is of a different opinion or wants to dispute.
10-25-2019, 10:23 AM
(10-25-2019, 09:51 AM)postoak_imp Wrote: Moto Guzzi V9 I really like many of the Guzzis, and the V9 may be the most "classic" looking of them all. It is a modern classic, but I probably would not call it "retro". It is like calling a modern day Triumph Bonneville "retro". I would just call it a modern classic. |
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