this one is my most desired and wanted bike of all-time, the 2009+ Yamaha V-Max 1700, it's the pinnacle of muscle cruisers, with a massive V-four powerplant churning out 197 hp and 123 ft-lbs of torque, it still holds the crown as the most powerful cruiser ever made, and it looks stunning š
I really wish Yamaha had sold this bike (the 2005-2012 MT-01) in the US, but I love it and wanna import one from Canada someday an absolutely bonkers muscle bike, it's got a massive 1670cc V-twin engine from the XV1700 cruiser shoved into an upright standard bike w/ forks & brakes taken from the R1
here we have the Zephyr 1100's late 90s descendant, the ZRX 1200 (affectionately nicknamed the Z-Rex) they're a bit heavy and the handling isn't amazing, but damn do they look good, especially the one on the right with the customized pink variation of the paint scheme
for this entry, we have the Kawasaki Zephyr 1100, in this instance a heavily customized and extremely beautiful one built by the Sanctuary custom shop in Japan. If I ever win the lottery, I'm paying the exorbitant costs to have them build a duplicate of this machine for me it's beautiful
next is probably the best lookin' bike Harley ever made, the sportster derived XR1200X; an upright standard instead of a cruiser, w/ more traditional ergonomics vs. the low seat+extreme forward footpeg combo most of Harleys have it's not particularly fast or agile, but it does look really good
next up, the Indian FTR 1200 Carbon currently the only all-american made-in-usa sporty street bike you can buy, the Carbon edition comes tricked out with fully-adjustable Ćhlins forks & suspension, Brembo brakes, Akrapovich exhaust, and a big torquey brute of a 1200cc V-twin engine making 120 hp
a short thread of bikes I eventually want to ride/own (kinda my dream garage): first up, what will likely be my next bike if I can ever afford to upgrade, a 2022+ Yamaha XSR900 just a great all-around street bike with a great engine and good looks, and the 2nd gen handles so wonderfully
yeah, there's nothing easier to work on than a simple little single-cylinder motorcycle engine
yeah, it's the same problem with a lot of developing countries - little to no environmental regulation has left them the dumping ground of the western world, and the ppl living there have to pay the price while we turn our problems into their problems
you might find that the poor air quality there is mostly due to heavy reliance on coal burning, charcoal stoves in every home, trash burning, combined with 50% of the bikes on the road being ancient & having few to no emissions controls (they're implementing bike emissions testing next year tho!)
