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10-17-2007, 12:49 PM
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XS-V1 Sakura
More retro bikes from the big four:
Yamaha XS-V1 Sakura for Tokyo Motor Show - The Kneeslider I'll take this and the two retro Hondas. Anyone got 30 grand they can loan me to get this done? |
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10-17-2007, 01:04 PM
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10-17-2007, 01:09 PM
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Snuggles
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It's great for me. Retro designs without the need of a wrench! Ignorance IS bliss!
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10-17-2007, 01:54 PM
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I had the misfortune of making a friend's 1973 XS650 road worthy 4 years ago. So my nostalgia level is still pretty low after actually riding one of those primitive creaking contraptions. Such things are best left RIP.
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10-17-2007, 01:57 PM
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"We display the “XS-V1 Sakura” (special exhibition model / prototype) as a symbol of our long-nurtured corporate philosophy. This is a V-twin sport model with a look of “Japanese style” in the image of Yamaha’s first 4-stroke model, the XS-1 (650cc), released in 1970. Its design is full of XS-1 DNA, in its simplicity and functional beauty and finds new refinement in a retro-modern aesthetic. It is a model that proposes a very Yamaha and very Japanese vision of premium motorcycling life, bringing together the unique characteristics of a 1,000cc air-cooled, V-twin model with its strong pulse feeling and easy-going running performance in a finely crafted body that is lightweight and slim and defined by a low seat height"
I thought the XS-650 came out in '68? |
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10-17-2007, 03:26 PM
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The seat, tailpipe, and rotors look a little weird, but this bike looks like it'd be a lot of fun to ride. And a 1000cc V-Twin is gonna have some get up and go. 'Course, I'm one of those who really likes the looks of the Harleys in the 1940's; much better aesthetics than the new bikes, in my opinion.
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10-17-2007, 03:26 PM
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Excuse me: IT'S FREAKING PINK!!!!
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10-17-2007, 05:07 PM
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Whatever.
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10-17-2007, 07:02 PM
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Snuggles
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Yeah, so! I happen to enjoy pink things!
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10-18-2007, 06:29 AM
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