December 29th, 2017, 03:54 PM
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Name: Bill
Location: Port Huron, Michigan
Join Date: Mar 2017
Motorcycle(s): 2007 Kawasaki 250 Ninja, 1982 Honda Ascot FT500
Posts: A lot.
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Originally Posted by Zaph42
Mmm 84 was a good year. I miss this bike, wish I had not sold it. But damn I really wanted one of those fast, new... gulp... 486 computers.  Last year I saw a nice one for sale. He wanted $5K for it. The motors are rare because Banshee owners wanted them for the power valve system.
I had the cool seat cowl for mine. Factory pipes, good reeds, port and polish work, some other goodies and a dyno run printed on dot matrix that eventually faded into a yellow piece of paper with nothing on it.
Staying on topic though, definitely not a good beginners bike. It was my third bike after a few years riding.
Today I think a CBR250 is a great bike too. Super cheap on the used market. Thumpers are much harder to snub off the start. I do have a soft spot for thumpers. Got a hard spot for KTM 690 thumpers.  |
After eight riding seasons with a 1982 Honda FT500 Ascot thumper the only fun I had with it was having people ask me what the hell it was. I wouldn't take 10 for my 07' 250 Ninja.
Bill
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Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results each time.
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