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interesting bikes found randomly..
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AND,I posted in the wrong bloody thread..
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On the Proddie Racers FB group just now
It was originally the 'Works' bike given to Ray Stringer to race, by Terry Becket
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I've seen a new V4S Panigale about lately and looked cool, but rider was pants.
Last night riding home along our road, I saw him set off, wobbling about.
I passed him on the corner. On my GasGas in t-shirt and flip flops
When I pulled up to our gate, he wobbled past looking very sheepish.
All the gear and no idea. Look at them chicken strips.
I took photo just now. Reg plate shows it's almost new.
Last night riding home along our road, I saw him set off, wobbling about.
I passed him on the corner. On my GasGas in t-shirt and flip flops
When I pulled up to our gate, he wobbled past looking very sheepish.
All the gear and no idea. Look at them chicken strips.
I took photo just now. Reg plate shows it's almost new.
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Trying to work out where all that space has come from. Have they turned the engine upside down*???? Where did those forks come from?v8-powered wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 5:55 pm Not sure if we've seen this one before
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It's, erm, 'interesting'.
* Edit. It looks like an R80 and they've dropped the engine as far as it will go and rotated it a bit.
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Yeah, very low mounting - Wouldn't fancy attempting a speed bump!
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Ah. It's an R100. More info and better pix here.v8-powered wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 6:22 pm Yeah, very low mounting - Wouldn't fancy attempting a speed bump!
https://silodrome.com/bmw-r100rs-custom-motorcycle/
(It was the 'Revival of the Machine' on the tyres that lead me there).
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Partly because they've junked the big air filter box on the top of the engine.Count Steer wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 6:04 pmTrying to work out where all that space has come from.v8-powered wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 5:55 pm Not sure if we've seen this one before
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Yup, that's a fair chunk of it. Rotating the engine a bit has increased the headroom at the front, dropping it has added to it and there's little or no saddle on the tank.Horse wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 7:38 pmPartly because they've junked the big air filter box on the top of the engine.Count Steer wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 6:04 pmTrying to work out where all that space has come from.v8-powered wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 5:55 pm Not sure if we've seen this one before
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This one's a bit tidier I think. (Front end looks unfinished and the front tyres a bit daft though).
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I didn't like my TZR250 and sold it after doing one track day on it.
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But the bike in the photo is a KR1 (or KR1-S) n'est ce pas?Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:31 pmI didn't like my TZR250 and sold it after doing one track day on it.
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On display at the London show, that's all I know about it...
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It is indeed.mangocrazy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:57 pmBut the bike in the photo is a KR1 (or KR1-S) n'est ce pas?Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:31 pmI didn't like my TZR250 and sold it after doing one track day on it.
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When I was a kid I put massive wheels on the back of a scalextric car and it looked shit, just like that ducati.Yorick wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2024 5:30 pm I've seen a new V4S Panigale about lately and looked cool, but rider was pants.
Last night riding home along our road, I saw him set off, wobbling about.
I passed him on the corner. On my GasGas in t-shirt and flip flops
When I pulled up to our gate, he wobbled past looking very sheepish.
All the gear and no idea. Look at them chicken strips.
I took photo just now. Reg plate shows it's almost new.
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