Jay Leno has a video showing his RE-5 on his web site. He calls it an elegant solution to a question nobody asked. But atleast back then companies were willing to take a stab at making untried technology work. Now it seems they're far more worried about return on investment.
-Kyle On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 11:52 PM, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > CX500/650 waay cool (geared too low... 10mph / 1000RPM) and if you ever > rode an RE5... weird. Think giant two stroke single... > > --- On *Tue, 3/17/09, Kyle Munz <[email protected]>* wrote: > > From: Kyle Munz <[email protected]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: *shakes fist* > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 12:04 PM > > > The 80s magna was nice, my buddy's v45 Sabre is nice, ofcourse the 80s > hawks are nice, I guess my dad's 87 Aspencade is nice (for older guys ;) and > lets not forget the CX650T or the Suzuki RE-5 (technically 70s). What's the > chance of seeing a turbo or rotary bike in a showroom today? I guess they > were more willing to take chances back then. > > -Kyle > > On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 11:53 AM, Kyle K.K. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Favorite from the 80s: '84 Magna v65 :-D >> >> On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I'm just not a V-twin kind of guy, but apart from that I really like the >> 80s >> > styling, plus the extra doodads the 80s bikes came with. >> > >> > -Kyle >> > >> > On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 11:46 AM, Kyle K.K. <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hmm.....I don't know if I'd agree on the motorcycle 'thing.' I've been >> >> craving a VTX 1800N for a while now... >> >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Linux has come a looooooooong way in 10 years. Thankfully gone are >> the >> >> > days >> >> > of compiling your own kernel (unless you're sadistic). I'm still not >> >> > convinced it's totally ready for primetime. I'm not ready to put it >> on >> >> > my >> >> > mom's computer yet. Motorcycles I think have gone the other direction >> >> > over >> >> > the past decade or two. I'm more inclined to shop for Hondas on eBay >> or >> >> > craigslist before looking at the new ones. >> >> > >> >> > -Kyle >> >> > >> >> > On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 11:35 AM, Javier Garcia <[email protected] >> > >> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Great, I'm happy to find Nighthawk and Linux lovers .... I've used >> >> >> Linux >> >> >> for more than 10 years. The only reason I used to keep a Windows >> >> >> machine >> >> >> around was to play some video games. Now I got a PS3, and that it's. >> No >> >> >> more >> >> >> Windows... except in my wife's computer, she refused to change. >> >> >> >> >> >> Peace... Javier. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >>> >> >> >>> I have to have both at work, because this company is VERY windows >> >> >>> centric, but at home linux machines outnumber the windows machines >> 6 >> >> >>> to 2. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> -Kyle >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 11:25 AM, MrViggy <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> I have both Windows and Linux boxes on my desk here at work! Does >> >> >>>> that >> >> >>>> mean I swing both ways? >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> Happy St. Patricks Day everyone!!! >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> Viggy >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 9:11 AM, Javier Garcia < >> [email protected]> >> >> >>>> wrote: >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> I sense the force is strong on you.... how many here are in the >> >> >>>>> Linux-side of the force? >> >> >>>>> Javier. >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 1:27 AM, Kyle K.K. <[email protected] >> > >> >> >>>>> wrote: >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> "When you say 'I wrote a program that crashed Windows', people >> just >> >> >>>>>> stare at you blankly and say 'Hey, I got those with the system, >> >> >>>>>> *for >> >> >>>>>> free*'." -- Linus Torvalds >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> Honda doesn't have monopolistic tendencies of evil evilness of >> doom >> >> >>>>>> though. >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> M$.....well, you never know. >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> -Kyle >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:45 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> >> >> >>>>>> wrote: >> >> >>>>>> > In that case I always choose "Y" ofcourse. >> >> >>>>>> > >> >> >>>>>> > -Kyle >> >> >>>>>> > -Windows has detected that your mouse has moved. In order for >> >> >>>>>> > these >> >> >>>>>> > changes >> >> >>>>>> > to go into effect windows must restart. Restart Now? (Y/N) >> >> >>>>>> > >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
