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80s bikes... your favorite?

BMW Airheads. RS/RT. Although the R90 was a 70's success, the styling cues carried over well into the 80's. We had an R80RT for many years. It was the most comfortable bike i ever owned. Even better than the Goldwing.The fairing was a brilliant design by Hans Muth week did a lot of unique bikes.
A pic of mine from 2001.
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Isn't that "what's his name's" bike, raced with VRRA, that is almost a perfect replica of the Erion bike?
IMHO if you're looking at Hawk GT, get the '89-90. The trans in the '88 has more of a "over drive" 5th gear, the '89-90 has a closer ratio 5th. On a '88 at Mosport you're shifting into 5th right at the bump... and it falls on it's face, the '89-90 just kinda stumbles. For the street they're just fine, but they do take some getting used to.
The bike in the pic has a JDM Bros400 close ratio trans. You can tell by the big rear sprocket
I have a '89 for sale.
... but yeah, this was one of the best bikes of the '80s. A poor mans Ducati... except they're MUCH better than the Monsters, which would be Ducati's direct competition to this bike. It was also the first "naked" bike.
I describe the bike as " Grand Prix frame, moped motor". You'd be hard pressed to find a "friendlier" motorcycle.
 
Had a V45 Sabre for the longest time + mileage(until the current one). Liked the 750 Nighthawk at the time or the V45 Interceptor. Ended up with a VFR750 for a while as my return from hiatus a long while back.
 
I have to say the 80's is, for me, the golden age of motorcycling. I can't pick one. As top 15, the RD350LC, CBX750 (the 550 as well), the Katana...
 
Had loads of fun on my CBX250....or was that just my memory fading???? Was a great commuter for downtown....maybe not so much on the highway....MAX speed was 120km/h and I'm light.
 
Isn't that "what's his name's" bike, raced with VRRA, that is almost a perfect replica of the Erion bike?
IMHO if you're looking at Hawk GT, get the '89-90. The trans in the '88 has more of a "over drive" 5th gear, the '89-90 has a closer ratio 5th. On a '88 at Mosport you're shifting into 5th right at the bump... and it falls on it's face, the '89-90 just kinda stumbles. For the street they're just fine, but they do take some getting used to.
The bike in the pic has a JDM Bros400 close ratio trans. You can tell by the big rear sprocket
I have a '89 for sale.
... but yeah, this was one of the best bikes of the '80s. A poor mans Ducati... except they're MUCH better than the Monsters, which would be Ducati's direct competition to this bike. It was also the first "naked" bike.
I describe the bike as " Grand Prix frame, moped motor". You'd be hard pressed to find a "friendlier" motorcycle.
Ya, it's whats his names!
I saw it when I was down at the bike show!
Really nice!
 
Had loads of fun on my CBX250....or was that just my memory fading???? Was a great commuter for downtown....maybe not so much on the highway....MAX speed was 120km/h and I'm light.
Just putting the finnishing touches on a 87 CBX250 if you are feeling nostalgic

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For me, the 80‘s was a time of impractical cool. Muscle cruisers were da bomb!

Kawasaki Eliminator 900

Yamaha V-Max
 

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The KLR was spawned in the 80's. Plus there was a ton of great music.
 
KLR where they not noted for dohicky failure
After Disco church music sounded good
 
KLR where they not noted for dohicky failure
I'm thinking that was over rated. I ride with 9 other guys on killers and few of them have done the doo. Mine was done when I got it.
(Church music never sounded good)
 
Bike I owned, my 87 K100RS.

Bikes I wish I owned (off the top of my head): Honda CB1100F Canadian Version with no 1/4 fairing, 82 GPZ1100 or 83 with 3/4 fairing, 82 KZ1000R Eddie Lawson Replica, Honda RC30, Ducati 750F1.

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Nostalgia ain't what it used to be.
Current generation machines are so much better in every way I can't hold out much sentimentality.
As period pieces, fine BUT that's it.
Get your flamethrowers out....
It's that way now because manufacturers did bold things in the 70s and 80s.

The thrill is experiencing what riders enjoyed or suffered with as manufacturers experimented with power and the move away from Stansard and UJM to specialty categories.

I have a few 80s era, Yamaha QT50 (noped), XV920R, and a Suzuki SP125. They are all fun to ride.
 
Almost made the 80s :rolleyes: ...discontinued in 1979 ...much fun middle weight.

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RD400. Fixed most of the peakiness of 2 strokes but kept the rush.
First with cast wheels. Put a lot of KM on my black one.
 
The blue cloud and ring ding dingy……..lustful. Not to mention it was one of the easiest bikes to wheelie and scare the crap out of you.
 

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