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Got to thinking about that, just "exclusive" motorcycles. These are bikes you don't see much of on the road and are affordable.
First, I have one Diamo LS200 in my possession that I've been riding. It's a DP bike, 200cc. I bought four, sold three. Thinking about keeping this one cause it's so cool around town. 100 mpg or close, off road capable though it's not a race bike. It's light, weighs 250 lbs, is reliable as the Honda motor it's cloned of. And, I bet you haven't seen one on the street.
The MuZs I've mentioned, REAL motorcycles in their own right using the 660cc Yamaha five valve thumper. I'd like to have one in either the motard version or the Skorpion Tour and may buy one someday, don't know. They're neat bikes.
Now, how many spanking new Royal Enfield Bullets have you seen on the street? You can have one for around 4K, retro to the max. I would advise you know how to use wrenches if you bought one..
Then, there's a bike, or rather a RIG, that I've often thought would be cool, the Ural. I like the sportsman model, the Russian army camo model with the driven sidecar wheel. It would look so cool with a demilled ma duece on a swivel mount in the chair... They're ALMOST reliable, well, compared to the Enfield. It's still a rig for the guy who can pull it down to the crankshaft, though, and put it back together. From what I've heard, you can rebuild the thing on the side of the road, pretty simple. I know a guy in Florida that's a big Ural buff, rode his rig from Florida to Seattle and back, over 7K miles. He related to me that he took the small roads, not the interstates. It doesn't do well when pushed much over 60 mph. His is an older 650. They have a 750 model now, still no Gixxer...
Anyone wanna add to the list? Remember, this is CHEAP bikes that you don't see on the street that often and that stand out in a crowd. Compared to an Enfield Bullet or a Ural rig, a Ducati or even a MV Augusta is just down right plain in a crowd of motorcycles. If all you care about is being different, well, there ya go.
First, I have one Diamo LS200 in my possession that I've been riding. It's a DP bike, 200cc. I bought four, sold three. Thinking about keeping this one cause it's so cool around town. 100 mpg or close, off road capable though it's not a race bike. It's light, weighs 250 lbs, is reliable as the Honda motor it's cloned of. And, I bet you haven't seen one on the street.
The MuZs I've mentioned, REAL motorcycles in their own right using the 660cc Yamaha five valve thumper. I'd like to have one in either the motard version or the Skorpion Tour and may buy one someday, don't know. They're neat bikes.
Now, how many spanking new Royal Enfield Bullets have you seen on the street? You can have one for around 4K, retro to the max. I would advise you know how to use wrenches if you bought one..
Then, there's a bike, or rather a RIG, that I've often thought would be cool, the Ural. I like the sportsman model, the Russian army camo model with the driven sidecar wheel. It would look so cool with a demilled ma duece on a swivel mount in the chair... They're ALMOST reliable, well, compared to the Enfield. It's still a rig for the guy who can pull it down to the crankshaft, though, and put it back together. From what I've heard, you can rebuild the thing on the side of the road, pretty simple. I know a guy in Florida that's a big Ural buff, rode his rig from Florida to Seattle and back, over 7K miles. He related to me that he took the small roads, not the interstates. It doesn't do well when pushed much over 60 mph. His is an older 650. They have a 750 model now, still no Gixxer...
Anyone wanna add to the list? Remember, this is CHEAP bikes that you don't see on the street that often and that stand out in a crowd. Compared to an Enfield Bullet or a Ural rig, a Ducati or even a MV Augusta is just down right plain in a crowd of motorcycles. If all you care about is being different, well, there ya go.