[PaulF]

I agree. There is an '84 Virago for sale near me for $1,800 and its mint with 11,000 miles. I have to get rid of one before I can snag the other.

I've had 4-cylinders before and like them, but I don't want revvy and peaky from short stroke engines anymore. One of the few 4's that I would grab if one came along, is the Kawasaki 900 Eliminator. Cruiser with a Ninja motor, liquid cooling and shaft drive. They were made for only two years, so good luck to me in ever finding one.

[rideOn]

They were made for only two years, so good luck to me in ever finding one.

see if you can find a forum on that bike. somebody may be selling one

[Cabo Cruz]

Br. Paulie, I join Br. Jinx in suggesting the Kawasaki W650 as a bike you ought to consider for your next purchase!

[PaulF]

Br. Paulie, I join Br. Jinx in suggesting the Kawasaki W650 as a bike you ought to consider for your next purchase!

Juan, yeah, I'm looking. Seems all the bikes I ever liked, weren't made for too long. Like the Yamaha TDM 850. Made for about 2 years? Kawasaki Eliminator - 2 years. Yamaha Fazer. Maybe 3? V65 Sabre. Maybe 3? And the W650. Made for 3 perhaps?

And the folks who have them, and think that they're rare and valuable, want a million bucks for them. And, as per my original post, I really can't relate to much made these days.

Good thing is, there are a trillion used motorcycles around, (check Craigslist), so looking is half the fun. Bad news is, I'm not making another mistake, so I might be looking till next year.

[bob bezin]

bike lust arrrgh i got it. but i bought another enfield  a 2000  i could'nt pass it up . the po did a lot to it . stage two head , perfrrmance cams ,exhaust ,boyer ig.,solo seat , bullet turn signals , chrome battery box. right hand shift . bought it from a dealer that was no longer handeling enfields . so i got every thing else  in stock ...contintenal tank ,rear sets an extra head two goldie exhausts and all the stock  stuff off the bike i bought. plus the dealers sign , boxes more . what am i gonna do with this stuff? i know i'll get another enfield and make a continental.

[r80rt]

I got a a smokin' deal on an 05 Suzuki S40 for you.

[PaulF]

I got a a smokin' deal on an 05 Suzuki S40 for you.

I didn't even know what that was. I had to look it up.

Thanks, but I'm done with the single-cylinder thing.

[rideOn]

I didn't even know what that was. I had to look it up.

the s 40's are tanks. it's a zuki, afterall. but i'm with you, no more singles. like i said before, i like the inline 4's the best. it's going to have to be a great deal or a very special bike for me to do anything else.

good luck finding the bike that fits YOU. it's going to be your bike, not ours

[PaulF]

good luck finding the bike that fits YOU. it's going to be your bike, not ours
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So many bikes, so little cash.    I saw a guy ride by on another model I have a soft spot for and totally forgot about. It was an '83 Honda CX650. It was a liquid-cooled V twin ala Guzzi.  They had a sound like a Ducati. Another novel innovation was very short pushrods. So you can have a high-revving push-rod twin. Leave it to Honda.

Honda built a gazillion CX 500's but only made the 650 for one year before production ceased. They also built a CX650 Turbo but they are as hard to find as an honest politician.

[rideOn]

as you cypher on your list of 'maybe's' find good forums for each bike and see if they have a 'for sale' thread. you never know, one might start calling your name...at a great deal.