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How come I understood what monty732 was trying to build?
It's a style of bike for those of you who want to know. Light, fast, quick accelerating, stoplight to stoplight fast, think............cafe racers from the 50's -60's England, think Bobbers from the 40's-50's America.

When I see a modern street racer from the 90's-2000's I think "bar hopper". It's just a term.

Cmon everyone, chill out.

Post edited by: OKC_Kent, at: 2006/06/01 17:23

OKC_Kent wrote:

How come I understood what monty732 was trying to build?
It's a style of bike for those of you who want to know. Light, fast, quick accelerating, stoplight to stoplight fast, think............cafe racers from the 50's -60's England, think Bobbers from the 40's-50's America.

When I see a modern street racer from the 90's-2000's I think "bar hopper". It's just a term.

Cmon everyone, chill out.<br><br>Post edited by: OKC_Kent, at: 2006/06/01 17:23

Methinks the term people are groping about for is "TT Racer". It encompassed a whole class of machines from the 50s and 60s.

And while "TT" stood for "Tavern to Tavern", it was a euphemism, not designed to incite the passions of latter-day Carrie Nation-types.

YEP!
and a naked zx600, bobbed, big back sprocket, short pipes, should be easy to do for under $500 and maybe under $100 if not in a hurry. about 20HP less than most old litre bikes and about 100lb lighter. guy i know near atlanta stripped one down, chopped frame and added approx 2" addition on down tubes, bobbed the hell out of it, painted all flat black, and used a bicycle saddle. Cheap, loud, obnoxious, and a rocket between redlights.

monty732 wrote:

Flame away I won't waste my time logging in here anymore.Oh well.

monty732 wrote:

Fuck you peter puffer.

Welcome back?

in my experiance the best 900-1000 tends to be whatever you have sitting in your garage at the time,theyre all pretty tough.

monty732 wrote:
[quotei.[/quote]if your going to put up swear words i'm sure you could have come up with a better insult then "peter puffer"i knew what you ment also so don't sweat it dude.if you really want a great 900/1000 contact me and i can point you to a great one locally.got a few to choose from.any color you want as long as it is green.but remember,speed costs money, how fast you want to go? (by the way, glad your still here)

Post edited by: kawsakiman, at: 2006/06/02 01:12

Kids.. let him ride a Honda:laugh: Or better yet a Hardley !!!!

Pterosaur wrote:

OKC_Kent wrote:

How come I understood what monty732 was trying to build?
It's a style of bike for those of you who want to know. Light, fast, quick accelerating, stoplight to stoplight fast, think............cafe racers from the 50's -60's England, think Bobbers from the 40's-50's America.

When I see a modern street racer from the 90's-2000's I think "bar hopper". It's just a term.

Cmon everyone, chill out.<br><br>Post edited by: OKC_Kent, at: 2006/06/01 17:23

Methinks the term people are groping about for is "TT Racer". It encompassed a whole class of machines from the 50s and 60s.

And while "TT" stood for "Tavern to Tavern", it was a euphemism, not designed to incite the passions of latter-day Carrie Nation-types.

Uhhh, that's a big negatory there, Curley. TT stood for Tourist Trophy, as in Isle of Man Tourist Trophy .

You're thinking of a cafe racer , which is probably not what this dude is going for. He's probably shooting for more of a rat bike .

What Defines A "Bar-Hopper"?


Exile Cycles: Bar Hopper



And yeah, you tea-totallers need to relax.

Post edited by: guitargeek, at: 2006/06/02 18:24

guitargeek wrote:

...Uhhh, that's a big negatory there, Curley. TT stood for Tourist Trophy, as in...

Oh. Okay. I'll go for that.

It just meant that (Tavern to Tavern, that is) at all the bars I drank at...

Nyuk...nyuk...nyuk.

Post edited by: Pterosaur, at: 2006/06/02 18:29