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Meet a Guy on a Steamer....

Started by Nick Calne, November 04, 2009, 08:53:42 PM

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Nick Calne

November 04, 2009, 08:53:42 PM
Coming out of a meeting for work in the middle of Bristol this evening, I met a bloke with an old red steamer and got talking bike.  Turns out the guy is planning to put a 1200 daytona engine into the bike - what a hero!  Just how cool is that?  

Got me wondering if it has it been done before?
Is it really an adventure bike if its wheels never see dirt?

abruzzi

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November 04, 2009, 11:29:00 PM
Other higher spec 885 engines have been done (900 daytona, speed triple, etc.)  I'd wonder about width with the 1200--it's a 4 cyl after all.  Also, to the 4s have the same mounting points as the 3s?

Geof

NeilD

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November 04, 2009, 11:31:05 PM
don't know about on the Tiger, but seen it on the Thunderbird range.. not sure if its a good thing or not ?

Nick Calne

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November 05, 2009, 10:50:56 PM
I don't know either.  I suspect it's not sensible.  I just love it that some guy is prepared to give it a whirl.
Is it really an adventure bike if its wheels never see dirt?

MIMbox

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November 05, 2009, 11:58:18 PM
There was a 4 cylinder 1200 Tiger on ebay uk a year or so ago, it had been fitted by a dealership, and was very tidy. Sadly I can find no record of it on the interweb!

Sin_Tiger

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November 06, 2009, 02:34:37 AM
Quote from: "nickcalne"I just love it that some guy is prepared to give it a whirl.

I love reading about that sort of thing, I know many guys will say "just ride it" but for me I get as much enjoyment plotting & tinkering in the garage as I do out riding. "I have a cunning plan my Lord"
I used to have long hair, took acid and went to hip joints. Now I long for hair, take antacid and need a new hip joint

NeilD

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November 06, 2009, 01:22:11 PM
Quote from: "nickcalne"I don't know either.  I suspect it's not sensible.  I just love it that some guy is prepared to give it a whirl.

me too, I mean if we wanted 'sensible' we'd all be riding Hondas !  :D  :shock:  or, as my Dad always suggested, "get a nice little car" !  :)

Nick Calne

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November 07, 2009, 12:09:32 AM
I think we are in complete agreement then.  We are all in Niall's (sin's) gang, the rules being half the pleasure of a motorcycle is the 'indoors' spirit of adventure: can you fix it, modify it, mend it on your own with a spanner, a dash of WD40 and a liberal smear of imagination?

Roll on 1200, 955 and diesel steamers!  If I see the guy again in the spring I'll let you all know how he got on.
Is it really an adventure bike if its wheels never see dirt?

Nimrod11

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November 07, 2009, 01:42:03 AM
Quote from: "NeilD"me too, I mean if we wanted 'sensible' we'd all be riding Hondas !  :D  :shock:  or, as my Dad always suggested, "get a nice little car" !  :)

My thoughts exactly! A year ago, when I was deciding what to buy, I came to the conclusion that a V-Strom would be the most sensible decision. Good bike, low maintenance, well built. But then a friend asked me: Why do you want something sensible when having a bike is not sensible?

I didn't think twice on got my gorgeous Tiger!
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