Harley Geezer and Rice meep.

I :heart: this.

^ Likewise.

The old-school outlaw biker types will actually respect you and your ride simply because you built the little meeper yourself. It might be (comparatively) slow, and it might sound like a swarm of pissed-off crickets, but that doesn't matter. All that matters to those guys is that you built it. Yourself. You didn't buy it, you didn't pay someone to put it together for you. You did the job and got it right. (Of course, this is only true if you are not a meep about it. You can still meep them off.)

I don't heart this.

Its "Starbux, more like 5-Bux" mentality.

I get the "love to ride thing", and applaud this, but the rest of this is pure class war dumbassery. You are that guy that eats hotdogs and drinks coke and proclaims it to be better than beer and steak.

As an avid motorcycle enthusiast, I hate the bikescooter/e-bike trend for the following reasons:

1) Most riders don't obey traffic rules.
2) The bikes are underpowered and cannot maintain speed with the flow of traffic.
3) The bikes themselves are not licensed, not safety inspected, and not insured.
4) Most people who ride them are the entitled loser, unable to possess or operate a vehicle while addressing points #1-3.

Loud pipes save lives.

I obey all the traffic laws, unlike all the non signaling cars in this town.
I'm building these things for people, and they love em, a lot of the guys I've turned on to these own at least 1 motorcycle.Its a lot like owning an old air cooled VW. Its a tinkerers dream. I also pushed it a couple of miles last night because I didn't want to pull the carb and drip it into the street.
LK , your response is almost a verbatim rendition of the post I imagined you'd leave, with the words "loser" and "class war" in it. I was making a joke about the brats and cheese,meep.
It is a good laugh though when I can guess it.
I'm getting a real MC soon. I'm just looking for something that fits, and by that I mean, not a HD, and not a crotch rocket. Just haven't started looking at which ones are the better old ones.
I don't want to make a mistake buying one. The kids are almost all gone, and I have cash to spend.
Anyone have advice on that?

Aircooled Suzuki ftw:

This is an '82 GS1100E I picked up for $1700 about 8 years ago. Not really a cruiser (especially with these bars, your weight is definitely on your arms). It's a great looking bike, has some pretty cool features (mmm, roller bearings), fast and sounds great.
This is what they looked like stock:

It was also one of (if not the) fastest bike in 1982.

Nice read

You are talking about this monster machine, right?

The mark 2 version, yes.

This, sans chain guard.

I Roll with Raleigh! Vintage, meep!

And This. Gotta touch up the paint,........

Nah. I prefer mine:



...and for the record, I do not envy you.

Don't be hatin' on the Mrs Wotak either, meepgort.

So how about some non kill myself bikes and stuff? Your wife is hotter,you meeping liar.
I rode that meep 40 miles today..........

My bike, that is....

I know what you meant. It's obvious that you couldn't ride Mrs. Wotak for 40 seconds.

That said, I'm glad that you have built a weed wacker powered bicycle. It's good for the ecosystem. I hope you inspire billions to do the same.

Now, excuse me while I go meep my seriously hot wife and, maybe later, ride a wheelie at 153 mph to celebrate.

Sweet, you go do that.......
So suggestions for a starter motorcycle would smooth this process. We'd have more material.
You could make fun of my old piece of meep then.

Get a Honda CB any-version to get started.

Babtism by fire I reckon. Get a Honda CBR250RR ( learner legal ) and you will either learn how to ride motorcycles or remove yourself from the gene pool.

Like I said, I am not going to get a crotch rocket. Thats for experienced riders.
That style doesn't appeal to me at all. I'd ride one at a track, but after watching countless Nuclear Power kids in Orlando Naval Training Center meep up nearly daily, and a lot went out in a bag.
They'd fish out over their Dungeons and Dragons character being killed or failing out of school after maxing out their credit at their projected nuke income , and go jousting with Darwin.
I watched a couple of those wrecks and ran over to many more during my stint there.
Enough to know that I'm not interested, unless it was at the track, and that won't happen, so,......
I see a lot of those Hondas for decent prices on Craigslist. I'll have to go do some research on how to buy one. I'm guessing it will involve some experienced rider......

I heart you, Lance.

Try a Honda CX500 (like LK's) or a Yamaha virago if you prefer a cruisier sort of ride. They are both good bikes and you are relatively unlikely to kill yourself on them (no accounting for the drunk in the F-truck who kills you though).

http://fortcollins.craigslist.org/mcy/2448709554.html
Today. Maybe.

Jesus, I haven't seen one of those for 30 years. My first bike was the 250 version of that piece of meep. If it doesn't turn over, it could be a lot of work to get it right. It could make a good project if you don't want to ride it next week (month, year) but parts could be hard to find these days. I would try to find a source for them before I bought it.

I'd scratch any idea of a 250 or something equally tiny. An old 500 or 650 has the right amount of power for a newbie. It'll feel like a lot for 10 minutes, but it's something that would allow you to actually merge on a highway without scaring cagers or killing yourself. You're looking at 36hp brand new (add 40 years of wear) in a 328lb bike (add your weight). Do yourself a favor and go a bit bigger unless you plan on buying more bikes soon afterward.

Thanks, guys. I'm listening. I sort of want to pick this up as a project, and I have enough projects, so.................

Look for a Honda 250 rebel, ultimate starter bike.. Low to the ground, cruiser styled, easy to get your feet flat on the ground.. Take a rider safety course too, saves money on the insurance and they teach a lot of good skills for beginners.

good luck

Also, don't go out trying to find the ultimate gonna keep this forever bike. Just get something, ride it and figure out what you like and don't like and then look for something new when you get burned on the old one. Bikes are cheap..

I built a proper stainless cap for my exhaust out of a old pizza cutter blade. Its quiet now...........

Pick up an old Goldwing, you can find them pretty cheap, anybody who hits you is going to know they hit something, and they'll haul your fat meep whilst towing an Airstream.

^ This.