90's bikes are the best!

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Re: 90's bikes are the best!

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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Thu Dec 10, 2020 11:49 am
If I'm worried about MPG I'll take the car :D

My car with 5 seats and stereo will also do 80mpg on a run. Bikes are always shit economy.
If I was worried about mpg I'd own a different car, mine does 40mpg on a 300 mile run if I take it steady, 25ish is what I get driving normally.
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Re: 90's bikes are the best!

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My 3 series would quite happily do 120mph with one finger on the wheel i reckon, but I've not tried! I often lament at the speed limits, it'd naturally lollop along at 100mph nay problem.

You need to drive some better cars ;)
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Re: 90's bikes are the best!

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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Thu Dec 10, 2020 11:52 am My 3 series would quite happily do 120mph with one finger on the wheel i reckon, but I've not tried! I often lament at the speed limits, it'd naturally lollop along at 100mph nay problem.

You need to drive some better cars ;)
I'd lose my license - I keep looking at Evo 10s but I don't think 300bhp and me would be a good idea, I bad enough with 140bhp.
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Re: 90's bikes are the best!

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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Thu Dec 10, 2020 11:52 am My 3 series would quite happily do 120mph with one finger on the wheel i reckon, but I've not tried! I often lament at the speed limits, it'd naturally lollop along at 100mph nay problem.

You need to drive some better cars ;)
Funnily enough - my Opel Monza felt fine at high speed (I only tested it once, late one night down the hill to Marlow from High Wycombe). Maybe because it was a big heavy car?
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Re: 90's bikes are the best!

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A German saloon is always gonna have great high speed stability. Bahnstormer innit?
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Re: 90's bikes are the best!

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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Thu Dec 10, 2020 11:56 am A German saloon is always gonna have great high speed stability. Bahnstormer innit?
Yup, when Helga takes the kids to school in a 3l diesel Audi at 130mph on the Autobahn she needs to feel safe :)
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Thu Dec 10, 2020 11:56 am A German saloon is always gonna have great high speed stability. Bahnstormer innit?
I wish I had some photos of that thing, great comfy impractical* car. :)

* It was the 'Fastback' version, so think 3-door Vauxhall Senator with a hatchback!
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Re: 90's bikes are the best!

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Rockburner wrote: Thu Dec 10, 2020 11:55 am
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Thu Dec 10, 2020 11:52 am My 3 series would quite happily do 120mph with one finger on the wheel i reckon, but I've not tried! I often lament at the speed limits, it'd naturally lollop along at 100mph nay problem.

You need to drive some better cars ;)
Funnily enough - my Opel Monza felt fine at high speed (I only tested it once, late one night down the hill to Marlow from High Wycombe). Maybe because it was a big heavy car?
Friend of mine had 2 different Monza GSE's back in the day, quite a fine car i remember....
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Re: 90's bikes are the best!

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Rockburner wrote: Thu Dec 10, 2020 11:59 am
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Thu Dec 10, 2020 11:56 am A German saloon is always gonna have great high speed stability. Bahnstormer innit?
I wish I had some photos of that thing, great comfy impractical* car. :)

* It was the 'Fastback' version, so think 3-door Vauxhall Senator with a hatchback!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Monz ... _Front.jpg

There you go, picture of the ugly 80s tank.
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Re: 90's bikes are the best!

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Julian_Boolean wrote: Thu Dec 10, 2020 1:41 pm
Rockburner wrote: Thu Dec 10, 2020 11:59 am
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Thu Dec 10, 2020 11:56 am A German saloon is always gonna have great high speed stability. Bahnstormer innit?
I wish I had some photos of that thing, great comfy impractical* car. :)

* It was the 'Fastback' version, so think 3-door Vauxhall Senator with a hatchback!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Monz ... _Front.jpg

There you go, picture of the ugly 80s tank.
That's the poor mans version, GSE is slightly nicer...

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Re: 90's bikes are the best!

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Should've bought a Manta
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Re: 90's bikes are the best!

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Julian_Boolean wrote: Thu Dec 10, 2020 1:41 pm
Rockburner wrote: Thu Dec 10, 2020 11:59 am
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Thu Dec 10, 2020 11:56 am A German saloon is always gonna have great high speed stability. Bahnstormer innit?
I wish I had some photos of that thing, great comfy impractical* car. :)

* It was the 'Fastback' version, so think 3-door Vauxhall Senator with a hatchback!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Monz ... _Front.jpg

There you go, picture of the ugly 80s tank.

I meant a photo of the one I owned. ;)
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