Joined Nov 2001
17K Posts | 773+
Ely, England
i meet a few people that absolutely love the FS650s! they can see no wrong in the bike at all, they dribble as they describe the performance, drool as they stand back admiring their own bike (i'm embarrassed and move away....) of course we know that they don't run like that forever and EVERYONE struggles to start them.
an enthusiast's bike?
definately!
so here's a question....
HOW CLOSE WERE HUSABERG TO HAVING A BIKE WITH CULT STATUS?
another 900SS desmo
another laverda jota
another CBX1000
well i reckon that they came close......
sure they phucked up. they should have got the starting sorted 100% 4 years ago for '04. i reckon if they had fitted an alloy tank, dual valve springs, lineaweaver LX2 with big bore headers, the old BV head... they would have had the right engine
BUT, and here's the rub.... they should have forgotten SM, forgotten it completely, and gone for a roadbike with a fantastic metallic paintwork and decals of that type (on road 100%) and even broken the mould with the bike being so quick and going for a:
graeme crosby moriwaki kawazaki top fairing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i tell you now, the bike would would have hit turbo warp drive in the sales dept.
alas, like the 900SS desmo before it, it is going out of production just as we all realise what a fantastic bike they made. they are fools to stop making the bike but they will.
expect prices to go through the roof in years to come, for them to become collectable, desiarable, tuned etc etc
ex christian iddon.....the 550 converted to a 650 and the owner swears that "its an original 650", 470s with 650 stickers, dads telling their sons: "i had a 650 single son, used to jumpo 4 foot in the air to get it started!".
get them while you can.
in rememberance
Taffy
remember who told you first.
an enthusiast's bike?
definately!
so here's a question....
HOW CLOSE WERE HUSABERG TO HAVING A BIKE WITH CULT STATUS?
another 900SS desmo
another laverda jota
another CBX1000
well i reckon that they came close......
sure they phucked up. they should have got the starting sorted 100% 4 years ago for '04. i reckon if they had fitted an alloy tank, dual valve springs, lineaweaver LX2 with big bore headers, the old BV head... they would have had the right engine
BUT, and here's the rub.... they should have forgotten SM, forgotten it completely, and gone for a roadbike with a fantastic metallic paintwork and decals of that type (on road 100%) and even broken the mould with the bike being so quick and going for a:
graeme crosby moriwaki kawazaki top fairing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i tell you now, the bike would would have hit turbo warp drive in the sales dept.
alas, like the 900SS desmo before it, it is going out of production just as we all realise what a fantastic bike they made. they are fools to stop making the bike but they will.
expect prices to go through the roof in years to come, for them to become collectable, desiarable, tuned etc etc
ex christian iddon.....the 550 converted to a 650 and the owner swears that "its an original 650", 470s with 650 stickers, dads telling their sons: "i had a 650 single son, used to jumpo 4 foot in the air to get it started!".
get them while you can.
in rememberance
Taffy
remember who told you first.
