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Dangerous Dave

26-10-08 04:04 PM

Re: £105,000 Bike

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Originally Posted by Biker Biggles (Post 1666997)

To put it in context,the reason Honda tried this idea was to enable them to compete in the then 500cc GPs without going the two stroke route. IIRC Honda were very anti two strokes and tried everything to avoid them.

Correct, although I would agree with Gr33k in that it is a fabulously engineered engine which did work, but as you said Biggles the cost was against it.

yorkie_chris

26-10-08 04:25 PM

Re: £105,000 Bike

I'm still boggled at how you could seal oval rings. Amazing.

Blue_SV650S

26-10-08 04:42 PM

Re: £105,000 Bike

I wouldn't even pay £5k for it .... to me my £5k is better spent elsewhere to get 'more' bike ... but for a 'collector' £105k is not a silly price to pay ... I mean its totally unique ... and unlike a Rembrandt ... at least you could ride it if you really wanted ;)

Dangerous Dave

26-10-08 04:43 PM

Re: £105,000 Bike

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Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S (Post 1667072)

For a 'collector' £105 is not a silly price to pay ... I mean its totally unique ... and unlike a Rembrandt ... at least you could ride it if you really wanted ;)

I'd buy it for £105, thats a bargain ;)

It ain't unique though Blue, there are others in the world and UK. You are right, a serious collector would whip that up and make it there prized possession.

Blue_SV650S

26-10-08 04:50 PM

Re: £105,000 Bike

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Originally Posted by Dangerous Dave (Post 1667075)

I'd buy it for £105, thats a bargain ;)

It ain't unique though Blue, there are others in the world and UK. You are right, a serious collector would whip that up and make it there prized possession.

oops £105k ... there are more than one Rembrandt paintings in this world too ... ok, so no single painting is duplicated ... but you get my point ;).

ThEGr33k

26-10-08 05:05 PM

Re: £105,000 Bike

How did they solve the piston ring issue?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S (Post 1667072)

Id pay £5 easy :) They are a lot of bike. Especially considering when they were made.

If I had one id ride it tbh.

at-sv

26-10-08 05:07 PM

Re: £105,000 Bike

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Originally Posted by ThEGr33k (Post 1666994)

If I had one id ride it tbh.

I wouldn't but not through choice. Insurance would go :smt044 when you tell them the value

Blue_SV650S

26-10-08 05:09 PM

Re: £105,000 Bike

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Originally Posted by at-sv (Post 1667105)

I wouldn't but not through choice. Insurance would go :smt044 when you tell them the value

Not really so ... insurance is more about your likelyhood of hitting/killing someone ... not the value of your bike ... hence why TPO insurance on a ratty 20yr old TZR250 is higher for a young noob than a fully comp 1098 is for a oldy ...

Dicky Ticker

26-10-08 05:14 PM

Re: £105,000 Bike

Dirt cheap,a bargain compared to what they are selling Vincents for

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