View Full Version : name this bike...........
Ok, last night i'm driving home from work.
a bike pulls up next to me.
It's jet black, it has swept back (flat) handlebars and a 'sit up and beg' seating position.
the styling however looks like something i've not seen before.
very angular yet flat and low, the year lights looked slim but almost wrap around
very futuristic. sadly it was dark so i couldn't make out the name.
it sounded like a v-twin if that helps at all?
i'm going to go and browse
verysideways
05-03-10, 18:42 PM
From your rather vague description i'd immediately think "Victory".
http://www.victory-vtwins.com/
EDIT: like this:
http://www.superbike.co.uk/imageBank/v/Victory%20Hammer%20cruiser.jpg
no, that's a little old fashioned, it had a fairing, that was what made it look futuristic
found it...
http://ww1.honda.co.uk/DN01/
verysideways
05-03-10, 18:56 PM
Oh jeez, i saw one of those in the showroom at George White's in Swindon - bloody massive thing!
It's like a squashed down Goldwing :)
looked very cool on the road though, i liked it,
one for Carol maybe?
verysideways
05-03-10, 19:06 PM
680cc, 60bhp, 270kg dry (!)
Ouch!!
Honda build quality and reliability though.
I quite fancy this (no idea why!):
http://ww1.honda.co.uk/motorcycles/2010/galleria/VT1300CXFury/7.jpg
found it...
http://ww1.honda.co.uk/DN01/
That's the one i was going to say - damn being away from the PC all day.
What would I have one? :D
Ziggy Parker
05-03-10, 23:30 PM
Just yesterday I was in Fowlers Motorcycles in Bristol and actually sat on the Honda Chop and had a close look at the DN01. Although I hated the look of the DN01 i'm impressed with the designers and Honda's bravery in trying to push the boundary of bike design....but its bloody horrible in the flesh!! The chop is just for me a basic design just to try and cash in on the current interest in this style. Only 300 are available in the UK. I would prefer to build a one off which is what Chopper's for me is all about.
looked very cool on the road though, i liked it,
one for Carol maybe?
Not sure about the looks - and even the guy riding it for the official pics seems far too tall for it...
Dan, you're too tall as well!
Keep on saerching... ;)
I've shrunk a bit since having bikes though :D
Will have a chat next time we meet up.
Oh, my "meeting" yesterday went well too ;)
How cool is that? Congratulations!!
A chat? Oh, that sounds a lot like: "I'll have to get Carol out this Harley thing and sell her a decent road bike"
:p
Not sure about the looks - and even the guy riding it for the official pics seems far too tall for it...
Dan, you're too tall as well!
Keep on saerching... ;)
I'm short! I could ride it.....second thoughts maybe I couldn't, the one and only time I've ridden a bike I ended up in a Laos jungle with the bike on top of me! :leaving:
Ziggy Parker
11-03-10, 12:52 PM
I wish i could ride my bike... trying to find a second hand rear brake caliper for a ZZR1100 is impossible. new one is £360.....which for a 15 year old bike is a lot. anyone out there got a Kawasaki ZZR1100 with a spare caliper????? always worth asking
verysideways
11-03-10, 13:03 PM
What year is it?
Were there any significant rear brake caliper changes between the early and late models?
Presume you've been on ebay?
Found these four ZZR11's breaking for spares:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ZZR1100-part-from-ZZR-1100-Breaking-for-spares_W0QQitemZ350320824606QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ Motorcycle_Parts?hash=item5190bf911e
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ZZR1100-headlight-from-ZZR-1100-C-Breaking-for-spares_W0QQitemZ350319944519QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ Motorcycle_Parts?hash=item5190b22347
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/KAWASAKI-ZZR1100-1990-MIRROR-BREAKING-FOR-SPARES_W0QQitemZ370254906346QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ Motorcycle_Parts?hash=item5634e983ea
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/KAWASAKI-ZZR1100-REAR-LIGHT-ZZR-1100-N-PLATE-BREAKING_W0QQitemZ260376207288QQcmdZViewItemQQptZU K_Motorcycle_Parts?hash=item3c9fa19fb8
Ziggy Parker
11-03-10, 13:45 PM
its a 95 D Model..... i will have a look at them .. thanks..... i did check ebay yesterday and couldnt find anything... but maybe wasnt looking for the right descriptions
verysideways
11-03-10, 14:19 PM
You know what ebay's like, you have to try a few different search terms sometimes to find what you're looking for.
Hope the links help.
Ziggy Parker
11-03-10, 14:41 PM
lol called them all... nothing doing!
i can see me having to buy a new one! dag nam it
verysideways
11-03-10, 15:07 PM
Found a thread about upgrading the rear caliper:
http://www.zzr-international.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=9364&p=78007
Could you just put a new piston and seals into your existing caliper?
http://motorcycleproducts.co.uk/catalogue/rear-caliper-piston-kawasaki-zzr1100d-199302-p-56589.html
Whats up with it?
Can't you strip it down and rebuild or is it beyond repair??
Ziggy Parker
11-03-10, 22:10 PM
no the lug which houses the thread that the bleed nipple threads into broke off!
no worries.... and sorry about hijacking this um..... Thread
Ziggy Parker
11-03-10, 22:14 PM
yeah im a member of that forum.... I upgraded the front to GSXR calipers.... but just cant find the rear... will work on it over the weekend.
but get the porsche back tomorrow so maybe having too much fun in that
Ziggy Parker
04-05-10, 13:53 PM
just a late update... had a specialist Ally weld on the lug and as good as new . been hammering around somerset for the last week.
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