Honda Mr250 Motorcycles For Sale Motorcycles for sale

Honda : Other 1976 76 honda mr 250 elsinore mr 250 enduro 2 stroke 3693.5 original miles

$3,000

Orem, Utah

NO TITLE AT THIS TIME, BILL OF SALE ONLY. 500$ DEPOSIT DUE IN 24 HOURS AFTER PURCHASE, DEPOSIT IS NOT REFUNDABLE. WILL NOT SHIP. THIS IS A VERY NICE EXAMPLE OF A 1976 HONDA MR250 ELSINORE (ONE YEAR MODEL). -FORKS WILL NEED TO BE REBUILT, THE REAR SHOCKS MAY NEED TO BE REBUILT.-VERY LOW MILES, TANK HAS SOME DENTS.-HEADLIGHT RIM IS HELD ON BY ELECTRIC TAPE, NOT SURE WHY.-FRAME AND ENGINE COVERS HAVE LIGHT SCRATCHES AND PAINT WEAR FROM USE.-HANDLEBARS ARE NOT ORIGINAL.-REAR FENDER LOOKS TO BE AFTERMARKET, IT IS BRITTLE AND A PIECE IS BROKEN OFF ON THE RIGHT SIDE.- FRONT FENDER DOES NOT LOOK ORIGINAL, OR IT HAS BEEN PAINTED.- SIDE COVER ON ONE SIDE HAS A BROKEN PIECE IN THE UPPER FRONT CORNER.- TOOL BOX HAS NO TOOLS IN IT, AND RUBBER STRAP THAT HOLDS COVER SHUT IS GONE.- MUFFLER LOOKS GREAT, WITH SOME SCRATCHES. DOES NOT RUN, BUT MOTOR TURNS OVER WITH COMPRESSION.] WORK NEEDED:CARB NEEDS CLEANED AND REBUILTFRONT FORKS / REAR SHOCKS NEED REBUILT.AIR FILTER NEEDS REPLACED. OIL NEEDS TO BE CHANGED.POINTS MAY NEED CLEANEDFRONT / REAR WHEEL BEARING MAY NEED REPLACED, THEY MIGHT BE GOOD THOUGH. BILL OF SALE ONLY, NO TITLE AT THIS TIME. THIS LISTING IS FOR THE MR250 ONLY (RED BIKE) NO OTHER PARTS OR BIKES WILL BE INCLUDED. THE RED BIKE SHOWN IN THE PICTURE ONLY.

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Honda: CR 1974 honda mr 50 elsinore nice vintage mini kids dirt bike z 50 cr cr 60 cr 80 cr 250

$1,300

Holy City, California

Selling a nice clean vintage 1974 Honda MR50 Elsinore kids minibike. This is a neat little vintage machine that appears to be in great original condition. I dont know a ton about the MR50, but I was told this was all original. Sold with a bill of sale only. Not registered in the state of CA. I bought it to ride back and fourth to my mailbox. I have had it for about 2 years and it runs well. Tank and seat are in great shape for the bikes age. I think its all original, right down to grips, but I am not an expert on the MR 50's. The plastic is in great shape but has normal scuffing from age. Please look closely at the pics. I would not call it mint, but I would call it a very clean rider. Everything is straight, bars, levers, pegs. The brake lever tip is broke off, but its a clean break. This is a cool bike because it is both a two stroke AND it has a working clutch. All the other Honda mini's are four strokes and automatic. This would make a great addition to your collection or use as a pit bike or a rider. The boring stuff (but please read):Shipping: I suggest you use Daily Direct for transport. Their phone number is 888-haulbikes, and they are professionals with a strong track record of moving expensive and nice motorcycles. Daily Direct offers door to door "roll on" and "roll off" service. I can ship anywhere in the USA with Daily Direct for $450. I can and will ship international, but the buyer must coordinate this, as the process can be cumbersome. I will assist as best as possible and do have really good access to shippers to the UK, Europe and Australia. I can also ship to the middle east as well. But please note that all paperwork will be handled by the buyer. I dont do paperwork very well. Seller Notes: If you are a serious buyer and have the money in hand, I am happy to talk to you on the phone about whatever questions or interest you have in the bikes. But please, no time wasters or tire kickers. If you are a serious buyer, it is available to be shown for you or to an agent of your choice. I always suggest you have someone review a bike before buying, but realize it is not always practical, as sometimes matter of opinion on condition can be different. But I am not looking for tire kickers or time wasters. The bike is located in Northern California. Payment: A $500 non refundable deposit is due within 24 hours of closing, or a friendly phone call or clear email on who you are and how you intend to close the deal. I am very easy to work with, but a little clear communication goes a long way with me. We will take payment however is easiest for you for to send, as we understand that some buyers might be out of the country. Cash, bank to bank payment, bank check, Paypal, WU, Carrier Pidgin - whatever - but as long as it clears our bank and you are not playing the Nigerian lottery with me, I could care less how it comes. Just make sure it comes. My bikes are always for sale locally and I reserve the right to end the listing at any time if a local buyer comes forward. In case you are wondering anything about me as a seller, I have been on eBay since 1998 (thats over 16 years) and have not one negative feedback. I am just a nut for older dirt bikes and ATV's from the 1980's. I have a nice collection of bikes that I have built up over 15 years of collecting and messing about. I have several others that I am selling, including several 85 - 86 250r's and 350x's, as well as a 86 200x and a 86 atc250sx. I am clearing out some bikes to make room for other projects, so hit me up if you are interested in one of them.. See my other listings for some more of my stuff, but I doubt I will get around to listing all of them.

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2009 Yamaha Motorcycles TTR 110 Electric start Beginner and learner bike

$1,250

Mesa, Arizona

2009 Yamaha TTR110 Dirtbike for sale LOW USE and in great condition. Automatic clutch with electric start Easy to ride and great for a beginner or learner Has aftermarket handlebar risers and handguards Great for the trails and desert. Tuesday-Friday 8:30-5:30 Saturday 8:30-2:30 Closed Sunday and Monday 2217 E Main St in Mesa Steve's Cycle since '84 Same location, proudly serving AZ Steve's Cycle 2217 E Main ST We BUY Bikes. Give us a call for CASH paid on the spot. Looking for clean dirtbikes, cruisers, ATV, Scooters, MX, Enduro bikes LTZ TRX YFM Yz yzf shadow vstar v-star harley-Davidson crf cr kx kxf 250 125 rm rmx 250f 450f 450r 250r Honda Yamaha Suzuki KTM HD Harley Trike 4-wheeler 150 150r 150f 50 pitbike scooter chinese offbrand service mx motorcycle motorbike 50r part valkyrie vulcan 750 show contact info 1200 1100 1000 Goldwing GL 1800 VT xr 650 450 420 ct 70 xl 75 cub trail 125r 125m ct mt MR 175 TL 230 230F 250X CRFX 500 500R NX650 TE FE 550 390 300 EX EXC WR 410 570 610 630 KDX KE KLX 110 110F KAW KAWASAKI 125l super sherpa 250s 50sx pro mini adventure 65 85 105 150 xc mxc xcf lc4 smr jr jr50 rm60 ds ds80 rm80 rm85drz 400 pe ts rmx pw pw50 yz50 jt1 gt80 yz80 yz85 dt100 mx100 ttr it250 it wr xt xt250it 465 490 600 tt500 xt600 softail heritage dyan wide glide tour tourmaster touring aspencade interstate GL11 GL12 GL15 GL18 moto guzzi CB CBR SL GROM CT CH REBEL ELITE AUTOMATIC MANUAL NIGHTHAWK PASSPORT custom hawk four cb750 xl cb500 ascot 500f magna silverwing v45 v65 pc800 pc cbx st st1100 vtx ex ex250 kz zx zx6 zx9 vn 1700 1300 z1000 z1 kz900 ninja voyager mean streak burgman gn250 gn gsf gsx gsxr 600r gs gs500c50 c90 gs1000 gt750 s40 riva jog zuma dt100 xt250 dt400 xs xs1100xvs vj virago r6 r1 rocket crotch rocket silverado roadstar scooter 4wheeler four-wheeler atv bike motorbike pitbike cruiser evo eliminator zuma canam polaris xpress xplorer Steve's Cycle 2217 E Main ST We BUY Bikes. Give us a call for CASH paid on the spot. Looking for clean dirtbikes, cruisers, ATV, Scooters, MX, Enduro bikes

Honda : XR XL350 Powroll 403cc Megacycle Cam Al Baker's Pipe XL500 Mugen WORKS Shocks VMX

$1,995

Salem, Oregon

FOR SALE 1977 HONDA XL350 We bought this bike a few years ago from a long time friend. This friend had owned this bike since 1985. Way back in 1985 he set off on a journey to create his own version of Bill Bell's Baja Bullet from the late 1970's. Clean and clear Oregon title. First off was the installation of a 403cc Powroll big bore kit. Also installed at that time was a mild Megacycle cam. While disassembled a brief clean up and smoothing out of the cylinder ports was done. Next was the fitting of a 1980 Honda XR500 carburetor. Well known for running great and good gas mileage. While the bike was apart the frame was cleaned up and any unneeded mounting hardware or tabbing for the OEM air filter box and battery stuff was neatly removed. Frame was professionally painted as Bob was pro-painter and owned his own auto body shop. At this time a custom "Mugen-like" air box was handmade and neatly installed/mounted on this bike. Bob is also a great fabricator. A new Al Baker's XR's Only exhaust pipe was purchased and installed. Still looks good. Sounds great! Header pipe has minor surface rust. While the rear end was apart the frame rails were custom modified for the installation of a at-the-time "modern" 1982 CR480 seat and rear fender section. Eliminating the big heavy XL350 seat and seat lock/helmet holder parts. All street-legal parts including: lights, wireharness, switches ETC were removed and are not included in the purchase of this bike. This bike could be made street legal again with time and effort finding the parts. We'd leave it just like it is though. A de-tabbed Honda XR500 rear swingarmwas mated up to the frame at this time as well. New mounts were made for the install of an UNKNOWN brand chain slider and chain guide. Both slider and guide are intact and in good used shape 1981-ish Honda XR500 front forks and clamps were installed. Increasing suspension travel and dampening. Custom steering stops were added to frame to make the new forks clear the then-new Clarke plastic tank. The Clarke tank now is a bit faded with some discoloration. Some of this fade disappears when you spray shiny stuff on it. We sprayed shiny stuff on it for the pics. You can see some of the stain on the sides though. Petcock currently functions fine. The vent tube nipple on the Clarke cap is broken. New caps are still avail from Clarke. In 1985, new Works Performance shocks were installed at that time too. Shocks are not leaking currently in 2016. Both seem to rebound and dampen nicely. Bike starts are runs well. Makes excellent power. Ideal for Vintage MX, trail riding or perhaps even flat tracking. Instant 2-3 gear wheelies on command. No clutch slipping needed. Brakes work decently well. Could probably use a good cleaning of the drums and shoes. Both still work OK and do not drag or stick when used. Shorty front brake lever decreased leverage and makes the cable pull harder than OEM. Front/rear tires are in good used shape. Mileage unknown. Front and rear rims are clean without dents or damage. Each wheel has 3-4 corroded spokes. Could be cleaned up and detailed with little effort. Front CR480 fender is faded but is not cracked. Rear CR480 fender is in good clean shape. Seat does not have any rips or tears. Foam feels nice and comfy. The aluminum Inter-Am handlebars are in good shape. After market controls work decently well also. The shorty clutch lever makes the clutch pull seem a bit firm. Throttle operates decently. The upper end of the throttle cable housing is separated from the end cap on the housing. Still works OK. Has a SUPER COOL solid aluminum exhaust valve cover with manual decompressor device built it. Cable is hooked up to a lever on the handlebar. All these parts work nicely. This bike was casually trail ridden in the Oregon coastal mountains for several years before being parked. Exact mileage on engine and performance parts is UNKNOWN. Mileage on the speedometer reads 9369. Bob said these meter was purchased at a local salvage yard though. Right before we purchased it Bob removed the top end to inspect for wear. All looked great and was reassembled with new gaskets. Bike starts and runs cleanly. No smoke. No unusual knocks, ticks or smoke, Transmission shifts smoothly. All kickstart parts operate properly too. This is an old bike with a lot of cool parts on it. Lots of time and effort was spent on this bike way back in 1985 to make it what it is. Bob is very meticulous. He was a auto-body paint shop owner and was also known to build custom tube-frames for sand rails. With a couple new fenders, number plates and perhaps that Bill Bell MR250 gas tank you would have quite the vintage racer!!!! Or simply ride and enjoy as-is. This bike does not have any remaining warranty. Sold as-is. With any 39 year old bike you will need to clean/replace/adjust/tune to your specific needs. If you have specific questions please ask them via the ebay message system. Yes we do ship anywhere in the USA 48 states !!!!We are Bill's Motorcycles Plus in Salem Oregon. Award winning, long time "real-deal" Gas-Gas and Husqvarna motorcycle dealer and riders. Oregon Dealer # DM0280.If you have questions please call toll free 1-888-806-1153 and ask for Bill Shipping and crating is available within the USA 48 states. Shipping to your local business with a fork lift or local shipping terminal approx. cost is $250-450 depending on your location and distance from us. Call or ask for shipping quotes, please include your zip code.Please no bidders below +5 current feedbacks. Any new members or zero feedbackers must please call us first to communicate interest and intent to complete payment in case they should win the auction. Zero feedbackers who do not do so will be blocked. On Jan-22-16 at 13:42:14 PST, seller added the following information: CLEAN AND CLEAR OREGON TITLE.

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Other Makes : Nico Bakker Nicolas Cage NICO BAKKER BARRACUDA~Rare Dutch Superbike Suzuki~Ducati Collection

$22,500

Ventura, California

<div style="text-align:center"><img src="http://ti2.auctiva.com/sw/java.gif" border="0"><br><table align="center"><tr><td><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://emporium.auctiva.com/motorama" target="_blank"><img src="http://ti2.auctiva.com/sw/browse1.gif" border="0"></a></td><td height="23px" valign="middle" align="center"><font face="arial" size="2"><b><a href="http://emporium.auctiva.com/motorama" target="_blank">motorama</a> Store</b></font></td></tr></table></div> Increase traffic to your listing with Auctiva's FREE Scrolling Gallery. 2001 Nico Bakker Barracuda More than likely the only example titled in California (and possibly the entire country). This was originally built for Nicolas Cage, and was the actor's favorite bike of his collection. Unfortunately, his insurance severely restricted his off-screen riding, and this bike only has a total of 1232 klms (765 miles) on the odometer. It is practically a new bike! This beautiful machine is part of a wonderful collection of Superbikes. These bikes are owned by a friend who is 70 years young, and he has reluctantly decided to sell off some of them. He's not computer savvy, so he asked if I would list the bikes for him as a favor, and we decided to list them individually rather than listing all the bikes at one time. This bike was featured on RareSportBikesForSale / featured listing Nico Bakker (Google this to find the website). I don't think I'm allowed to post a link here. Here is an excerpt from the feature with special thanks to the Rare Sports Bikes team: When it comes to collectible machinery, it helps to have a rare and desirable model, or something from an exclusive manufacturer, or something with super low miles, or something that was once owned by someone famous. Or in this case, all of the above. This super rare, Nico Bakker Barracuda (with vaunted Suzuki TL1000 power) was built exclusively for Nicholas Cage. Yes, the one with Ghost Rider film creds to his name. Talk about one in a million, here is a bike that can tick all the right boxes on every level. Star power never hurts, although it is seldom the single driver behind a collectible. Rather, this Barracuda, designed and constructed by the true Dutch Master known as Nico Bakker, could be the only one of its kind imported into the United States. You want rare, I challenge you to find a more meaningful or significant opportunity than this. This bike was recently serviced and a new battery installed. It starts immediately and runs strong, with a wonderful exhaust note. This bike is close to mint condition and the cosmetics look extremely nice. I could not find any issues to note other than a few tiny blemishes that are too small to photograph. It is evident that this bike has led a very pampered life. Buyer will be extremely happy with this bike - no unwelcome surprises! The VIN number is actually "BAKKER 007" How cool is that? A fantastic piece of exotica for the rider, collector, or museum. Seller still has the California title in Nicolas Cage's name. I will be listing other classic and exotic machines as time allows. Good luck, and let's complete this transaction like gentlemen- Terms: The bike has been brought to my shop in Ventura, CA so it can be shown more easily, and I am happy to do this during the auction period. Ask all questions before you place a bid and I will do my best to get the answer for you. Serious buyers only please. Sold As-Is like any used vehicle with no warranty. I have described it to the best of my ability, and am not responsible for errors or omissions. If you win the auction, be prepared to pay a $500 nonrefundable immediate deposit and payment in full within 7 days. Bike can be safely stored for 2 weeks free of charge while waiting for transport. I can assist with getting transportation arranged, but I do not have quotes available. Buyer is responsible for all transport costs. Overseas buyers are welcome to bid. Article courtesy of Carole Nash / Insidebikes If you’ve never heard of Dutchman Nico Bakker, then take a glimpse at some of this man’s handiwork...Over the last two decades the Bakker specials have taken several manufacturers motorcycles into another dimension, in terms of speed, handling and styling. Delve into this section to learn more about the pure engineering genius of Mr Bakker and consider some of the more radical sportbike options. Six wins from six races in the 1999 Dutch BoT championship suggested Nico Bakker’s latest creation was, well, a winner. Jumping on and hitting the button, Roland Brown soon found out why, the Barracuda’s hooligan heart - a Suzy TL1000 V-twin - complemented by sleek, sexy styling and great handling. Oh yes, he found it quite fast too! Nico Bakker has been improving on Japanese bikes for years often by pushing the limits of chassis engineering. New ideas, lightweight materials, advanced technology... the Dutchman has used them all, from single-shock rear ends in the late Seventies, via aluminium frames before they became common, to various ingenious front suspension systems. Bakker’s latest bike, the TL1000-engined Barracuda V-twin, is one of his best yet. The Barracuda, named after the fast, fierce grey fish, is lean, light, great fun to ride, and has a great racing pedigree. But this is a Bakker bike with a difference. This time, words like innovative and advanced don’t really fit. Instead, Bakker has gone back to basics. The Barracuda, powered by the 996cc V-twin engine from Suzuki’s TL1000S, abandons the Japanese bike’s oval-section aluminium frame tubes in favour of good old round steel, and replaces the TL’s controversial separate rear spring and damper unit with a conventional vertical monoshock. Like many of Bakker’s bikes, the first Barracuda was built for the track. Six wins from six races so far in this season’s (1999) Dutch BoT championship for Bakker’s engineer/rider Jeroen Oudenman who had good but less spectacular results in the same series last year on a more standard TL makes a pretty good argument that simple is sometimes best. And now Bakker has begun producing a small series of near-identical roadgoing Barracudas. This bike might not be the most radical to come out of Bakker’s workshop amid the flat green fields of northern Holland, but it is definitely one of the sexiest. With its slanted twin headlights (sourced from Cagiva’s parts bin), sculpted full fairing, single seat and all-grey paintwork, the Barracuda looks lean, light and racy, with a hint of Honda VFR and a whole lot more aggression. Bakker’s engineering skill is clear from one glance at the frame, which bolts a ladder of steel tubes to a billet aluminium swing-arm pivot at each side. The steel tubes are hand-welded from 38mm diameter, aircraft-quality chrome-molybdenum. Bakker says his frame weighs no more than Suzuki’s TL-S trellis but is as rigid as the TL-R’s twin-spar aluminium frame, which is 7.5kg heavier. In contrast to the standard TL’s separate rear shock and damper unit, the Barracuda has a conventional rising-rate monoshock, not unlike the ones that Bakker pioneered on Yamaha TZ250 road-racers almost 30 years ago. ’Our system is lighter, and easier to set up in conjunction with the suspension companies,’ he says. ’When something is good, why change it? Suzuki has two systems instead of one. It’s not necessary to be so complicated.’ Bakker added 10mm to the length of his bike’s aluminium swing-arm, bringing the wheelbase to 1425mm, to help keep the front wheel on the ground. He added a little trail by reducing fork offset by 1mm (the lighter racebike has even more trail, to increase stability further), and retained the Suzuki’s 23.7-degree fork angle. ’Weight distribution is 51 per cent on the front, a little bit more than normal, because of the swing-arm, and we can also adjust the swing-arm pivot to keep the front wheel down.’ The roadgoing Barracuda will come with either an Ohlins or WP shock unit (to customer choice). This prototype compromised by having a WP body with an Ohlins spring, as part of Bakker’s development process. Front forks are the standard TL’s 43mm upside-down units revalved with WP internals, although customers can pay more for a complete WP or Ohlins front end if they prefer. Wheels are five-spoke Marvics, slightly lighter than standard. The front brake system combines the standard four-pot calipers with Brembo discs. Even the all-conquering racing Barracuda incorporates very little engine tuning: just slightly more compression and new cams, plus carburettors instead of fuel-injection, as demanded by Dutch BoT rules. So it’s no surprise that the roadgoing version is powered by a completely standard TL-S powerplant, with fuel-injection retained. The only modification is an Akrapovic exhaust, which increases power by a few horses to 126bhp at the rear wheel. This prototype wore just a pair of the Slovenian firm’s end-cans, as the full Akrapovic system with which production machines will be fitted hadn’t arrived in time for my test. The Barracuda still sounded the business, though, when I threw a leg over the fairly low single seat and hit the button. This bike was designed for lanky Dutchmen, and unlike the standard TL-S its screen wasn’t cut so low that it obscured the retained Suzuki instruments when I leant forward to the fairly low clip-ons. One thing was very familiar, though, as I pulled away: despite Bakker’s efforts to tame it with his chassis layout, the torquey Suzuki V-twin motor was still just as much of a hooligan as ever. Okay, so the Barracuda is slightly longer and fractionally more front-heavy than the standard TL-S. But the Dutch-built special is also 10kg lighter at 177kg dry. Simply winding on the throttle in first gear was enough to send the front Marvic inadvertently lifting off the ground as the eight-valve V-twin’s midrange torque came thundering in. Doubtless the Bakker bike’s reduced weight and few extra horses gave it a tiny edge over the standard TL Thou in a straight line, but I couldn’t really tell. The Akrapovic cans certainly hadn’t marred the Suzuki V-twin’s delicious midrange response, and this bike ran very cleanly and reliably at low revs, which isn’t true of all TLs. And when I found a straight bit of road, crouched behind the tinted screen and wound open the throttle, the Barracuda was every bit as rapid as you’d expect. It stormed to over 150mph with plenty of speed to come, that delicious 8000rpm-plus rush of power very much in place. High-speed stability was excellent, best illustrated by the rapid way the bike recovered after a couple of not-too-scary handlebar flaps when I went over a slightly raised strip of road spanning a small canal, at over a ton. But my first impressions of the chassis had earlier been surprisingly mixed. At slow speed, even with the WP steering damper on its lowest setting, the Barracuda swayed very gently from side to side, to much less a degree but in similar fashion to the way the TL1000S does when wearing its over-stiff factory-fitted damper. Once out of town and up to speed, though, that feeling was immediately forgotten and the Barracuda showed why it has been so successful on the track. The front wheel might have been keen to get some airtime in the lowest gears, but at higher speeds, when powering out of corners with that mighty midrange kicking in, the Dutch bike felt superbly well planted when the standard machine would just possibly have been giving the odd twitch. Holland is so flat that most roads are too straight to be much fun, but ex-racer Bakker knows where a few good bends are to be found. Cranking the Barracuda hard into one particular long, smooth second-gear right-hander showed the bike at its best, as it could be flicked effortlessly and fast into the turn, felt superbly planted and stable as I carved through, and then catapulted out onto the next straight without any bar-wiggling drama. Chassis details were sorted with the efficiency that’s to be expected of Bakker, whose customers over the years have ranged from Dutch GP heroes Wil Hartog and Boet van Dulmen to firms including BMW and Laverda. There was masses of ground clearance, even given the huge grip of the Michelin Pilot rubber, the rear of which was a 180/55-section tyre instead of the standard TL’s 190. In fast bends and slow, the whole bike gave such a feeling of control that I could easily understand why the racing version, 20kg lighter and wearing slicks, has been so dominant on the track. Occasionally the Barracuda’s racing background worked against it, as its suspension was a bit firm for bumpier bits of road. There’s plenty of potential for reducing preload and compression damping if necessary, but most roads were smooth enough that it didn’t matter. My only slight cornering concern was that, when hanging off the bike, my oversize feet felt as though they might slip off the custom-made, adjustable pegs, though in reality it wasn’t a problem. The extra stopping power provided by the change of discs was very welcome, too. The standard TL-S’s front brake is nothing special, and Bakker considered substituting its four-pot Tokico calipers with the TL-R’s superior six-potters. Instead he replaced the rotors with Brembo rotors in the same 320mm diameter, which gave a big increase in the stopper’s bite with no loss of feel at the lever. Testing exotic bikes like this comes with the big drawback that you have to give them back at the end of the day, and this was particularly tough with the Barracuda. As a satisfied TL1000S owner I reckon the much-maligned standard Suzuki is a blinding bike, with distinctive looks, torquey and characterful engine, light weight and quirky but generally effective chassis. The Barracuda, by comparison, is sleeker and much more distinctive, fractionally more torquey and just as full of character. It’s also lighter, and handles and stops better. The hand-built Bakker bike is also inevitably a lot more expensive than the mass-produced Suzuki. But if you like the TL Thou, you’ll love the Bakker Barracuda. Vital Statistics Engine Liquid-cooled 90-degree V-twin cc 11.3:1 Claimed power (bhp) 126 bhp Compression ratio 996 Transmission Six speed Cycle parts Front tyre 120/60 x 17in Michelin Pilot Rear tyre 180/55 x 17in Michelin Pilot Front wheel 3.50 x 17in; Marvic magnesium Rear wheel 6.00 x 17in; Marvic magnesium Front suspension 43mm inverted telescopic, adjustments for preload, compression and rebound Rear suspension One WP/Ohlins damper, adjustments for preload, compression and rebound Front brake 2 x four-piston Tokico calipers, 320mm Brembo discs Rear brake Twin-piston caliper, 220mm disc Performance Top speed over 150 mph Fuel capacity 19 litres <div style="text-align:center"><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://mostpopular.sellathon.com/?id=AC431257"><img src="http://www.sellathon.com/Resources/Images/countercredit.gif" border="0"></a></div>

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