Mike

I was looking at new bikes at the weekend [1] and I came across a Yamaha
Bulldog 1100.

It's a Yamaha 1100 twin in a trailie-like frame, a bit like a Monster.

Anyone tried one? I had a sit and it felt like a good position although
I didn't get a ride due to my lack of helmet/leathers/boots/gloves at
the time.

It looked good for my sort of riding, not sure about it lasting through
the winter though.

[1] Actually the wifey was trying on various customs for fit to see if
she can manage a bigger bike than her XV535 ("do my legs look short on
this?" type of thing)

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mups

Mike mike@work.com says...
> I was looking at new bikes at the weekend [1] and I came across a Yamaha
> Bulldog 1100.
>
> It's a Yamaha 1100 twin in a trailie-like frame, a bit like a Monster.
>
> Anyone tried one? I had a sit and it felt like a good position although
> I didn't get a ride due to my lack of helmet/leathers/boots/gloves at
> the time.

I like the look of them, it reminds me of the 80's XV1000? but the press
slagged it of as a slow, ill handling dog.

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darsy

Mike <mike@work.com> wrote:

>I was looking at new bikes at the weekend [1] and I came across a Yamaha
>Bulldog 1100.

looks nice but slow.

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Preston Kemp

In article <cb90t5$4af$1@news.wplus.net>, Mike says...
> I was looking at new bikes at the weekend [1] and I came across a Yamaha
> Bulldog 1100.
>
> It's a Yamaha 1100 twin in a trailie-like frame, a bit like a Monster.

I think you mean trellis-like frame - there's nothing trailie-like about
a Monster!

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Ace

On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 11:19:08 +0100, Mike <mike@work.com> wrote:

>I was looking at new bikes at the weekend [1] and I came across a Yamaha
>Bulldog 1100.

>It looked good for my sort of riding, not sure about it lasting through
>the winter though.

It's the same engine as the 1100 Virago and the later DragStar, which
tells you all you need to know, really. i.e. it's dog-slow and heavy.

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Mike

Preston Kemp wrote:
> In article <cb90t5$4af$1@news.wplus.net>, Mike says...
>
>>I was looking at new bikes at the weekend [1] and I came across a Yamaha
>>Bulldog 1100.
>>
>>It's a Yamaha 1100 twin in a trailie-like frame, a bit like a Monster.
>
>
> I think you mean trellis-like frame - there's nothing trailie-like about
> a Monster!
>
No - I meant trailie, I'm just hopelessly wrong about the Monster.

I have got the general impression that it may be a bit slow though.
This does back up what I got from the Yamaha website.

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Mash

Mike wrote:
> I was looking at new bikes at the weekend [1] and I came across a Yamaha
> Bulldog 1100.

I had a go on one for an hour and I really quite liked it. Not my thing
at all, but it was really quite nice.

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platypus

Mash wrote:
> Mike wrote:
>> I was looking at new bikes at the weekend [1] and I came across a
>> Yamaha Bulldog 1100.
>
> I had a go on one for an hour and I really quite liked it. Not my
> thing at all, but it was really quite nice.

I understand that the first thing to touch down (early) on righthanders is
front downpipe...

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Lozzo

platypus says...
> Mash wrote:
> > Mike wrote:
> >> I was looking at new bikes at the weekend [1] and I came across a
> >> Yamaha Bulldog 1100.
> >
> > I had a go on one for an hour and I really quite liked it. Not my
> > thing at all, but it was really quite nice.
>
> I understand that the first thing to touch down (early) on righthanders is
> front downpipe...

I have discovered that the CeeBee has a cornering limit. It is when the
silencer touches down and lifts the rear wheel off the floor. This is
possible with Cheng Shin Hi-Max rear tyre and a Maxxis Barracuda front,
as demonstrated by me to a few car drivers yesterday, on the A6 Clophill
roundabout. The usual scenario is that the peg touches down, then folds
up and by that time I've run out of corner.

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platypus

Lozzo wrote:
>
> I have discovered that the CeeBee has a cornering limit. It is when
> the silencer touches down and lifts the rear wheel off the floor.
> This is possible with Cheng Shin Hi-Max rear tyre and a Maxxis
> Barracuda front, as demonstrated by me to a few car drivers
> yesterday, on the A6 Clophill roundabout. The usual scenario is that
> the peg touches down, then folds up and by that time I've run out of
> corner.

You want to rebuild that bike as a cafe racer in a sort of CB50 style -
rearsets, clipons, red frame, silver tank etc. Then you'll need a piss-pot
helmet and goggles...

http://www60.tok2.com/home/yasunaga/...0030923_09.jpg

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