[wildbill]

well ive slapped my deposit down on another new C5. and this will be my 5th UCE in a little over 2 years.
bike arrives here in OZ in the next 10 days or so. i ordered the tan and red/cherry etc. liked the look of it in some of the member's ride section and to me it looks pretty period stlye.
while waiting for the bike to arrive i bought another bmw Z3 to fill in the time. i like these euro styled convertables even though they were put together in the USA they are a nice neat ride.
 

[Desi Bike]

C5 Addiction?
 
Congrats once again.

[High On Octane]

The cafe racer damn near kills the man, but his love for RE runs so deep his wallet started running tan and red.   

Congrats Bill!  Better luck with this one!  Love that color scheme too. 

Scottie J

[mattsz]

wildbill - wait for the 2015, you'll have a straight flush!

Oh, wait, they'd need to be all the same model, wouldn't they? 

[ace.cafe]

Good choice!
I also like that color scheme. It does look vintage.
Enjoy!

[krimp]

Congratulations. You will not be disappointed with her appearance. Also, they do include a can of Cream color (spray) paint. You now have the opportunity to have a helmet match your bike.

[wildbill]

thanks all. gotta say i really love these bike and wouldn't even consider another brand.
the way i think it's either one of these bikes or nothing!  lol

[JVS]

Welcome back ! Long live your love for RE

[Catbird]

I have to agree with the others -- that color combination is very handsome.

[Royal Stargazer]

YES ANOTHER ONE!

I was happy to pick one up in red, and while I think it looks better than the new tan, in my humble opinion, if one were to call the finish blonde instead of tan, my opinion does tend to shift ever so slightly...

[krimp]

YES ANOTHER ONE!

I was happy to pick one up in red, and while I think it looks better than the new tan, in my humble opinion, if one were to call the finish blonde instead of tan, my opinion does tend to shift ever so slightly...

Mine is very much a blonde. Which is how I like my women.

[Arctictanker]

Like my coffee...blonde and sweet.

[suitcasejefferson]

Z3 huh? I for some reason never cared for BMWs, but am seriously considering getting a Mazda Miata.

[dginfw]

There seems to be quite a few miata owners here....Im on my 5th.
They are similar to the Royal Enfield in that they are slightly under powered but still fun, and easy to work on

[High On Octane]

Z3 huh? I for some reason never cared for BMWs, but am seriously considering getting a Mazda Miata.

I was just telling my son in the car today as we passed a Miata about how they are a bad ass car when you do a 13B Turbo swap in them.  VERY fast, if you got the skill to lay the rubber down and keep her under control.   

Scottie J

[Arizoni]

dginfw
Your on your 5th?  That beats me.  I'm still on my 1st and totally enjoying it after owning it for 11 years.

Yes, it is a bit underpowered for the weight but with good tires on it, it will corner as good or better than a Corvette and in tight twistys it will easily outrun the overpowered beasts. 

For those who haven't driven a MX-5 Miata, they handle like a fast steering go cart.    
I just wish they weighed about the same as the Triumphs, MG's and Healeys of the old days.
Those old British cars weighed about 800-1000 pounds less.

[mattsz]

There seems to be quite a few miata owners here....Im on my 5th.

And... there's our straight flush!

[Craig McClure]

Z3 huh? I for some reason never cared for BMWs, but am seriously considering getting a Mazda Miata.

When I sold my last Airhead, I pretty much gave up on BMW(Bavarian money wasters) The new bikes are ugly to my eyes, & priced beyond what I'd pay.
  Nothing against BMW Mini's & Roadsters. For the money you can't beat an MX5 Miata, the early ones are very inexpensive now. My favorite body style is the 1999-2003, I drive a 2001. All Miatas are basically fine, forgiving, bullet proof cars. My 2001 is black with a tan convertible top, & leather Nardi interior & 3 spoke steering wheel. I run it mostly with the accessory hard top, it is quieter, faster, & 100% leak proof. My 2001 has the bigger engine, & came with the big brake sport suspension. It is NOT underpowered or slow, I always need to reign myself in, it's happy to cruise at 90 mph. You will not be disappointed with a Miata. Including a couple of pix.

[wildbill]

craig
we both have the same nb's and i've got to say they are indeed a very good sports car. ive had mine for 4 years now and has travelled about 35,000 miles. its a 2004 model factory turbo - in the states called the mazdasoeed extremly fast with a lot of work done to the motor/exhaust/ re-chipped-etc etc and does the 0 to 60 mph in a shade over 5 seconds.
the z3 is a great looker and was more an impulse buy while waiting for the c5.but no-where near as good as the mx5.
here in oz z3 were highly expense and ran from $80k new to $133K for the mighty powerful z3m

[High On Octane]

Anything badged Mazdaspeed is a bad ass car.      Mazda is also one of the only car companies in the world that has factory race parts for sale to the general public AND if you take your car to the dealership and have them install a stage 3 turbo with the works, you will drive out of there still maintaining a full factory warranty.

That's a sexy little roadster there wildbill.   

Scottie J

[lemming]

While we are drifting this thread....I recall a hilarious episode of Top Gear in which the intrepid hosts proceed to travel from Iraq to Bethlehem in three convertibles- a Fiat, a Miata and a Z3.  Ahhhhh yes, here it is.

[jkrobin]

Miata? Hmmm... I find the Audi TT fits pretty well in the family transportation collection. 

[Catbird]

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