interesting bikes found randomly..
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Re: interesting bikes found randomly..
Two ways to make a vehicle interesting:
Loads of power
Shit brakes
Loads of power
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Spotted this on a midweek ride around to Rivi Barn the other month.I'm not sure if I've even seen one before,last time I saw a Morini trail bike was in the mid 80's!
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What about flexible frame and cheap tyres, Kawasaki Z1 had the full set.Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Thu Jul 01, 2021 5:52 pm Two ways to make a vehicle interesting:
Loads of power
Shit brakes
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Yes but this was in real life, not just on the internet (until I posted a photo of it on here),& it's a 500!!
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Maybe we should start a list of counter intuitive ways to make a bike interesting.Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 10:09 pmWhat about flexible frame and cheap tyres, Kawasaki Z1 had the full set.Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Thu Jul 01, 2021 5:52 pm Two ways to make a vehicle interesting:
Loads of power
Shit brakes
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Yorick will be along in a minute to tell us that a bike needs 200bhp and perfect handling to be interesting.Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:57 amMaybe we should start a list of counter intuitive ways to make a bike interesting.Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 10:09 pmWhat about flexible frame and cheap tyres, Kawasaki Z1 had the full set.Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Thu Jul 01, 2021 5:52 pm Two ways to make a vehicle interesting:
Loads of power
Shit brakes
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That's a Hugh Jazz.....
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Come chap called Fred and his new bike...
I remember reading about the belly pan fuel tank, but I had no idea about the exhaust routing!
I remember reading about the belly pan fuel tank, but I had no idea about the exhaust routing!
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I think they'd get quite hot.KungFooBob wrote: ↑Mon Jul 05, 2021 7:29 pm Come chap called Fred and his new bike...
I remember reading about the belly pan fuel tank, but I had no idea about the exhaust routing!
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Apparently it handled badly, I think Freddie described it being like a bucket of water on the end of a stick.
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He won a few races, then swapped back to the triple NS.
I found this while I was researching.
https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/arti ... togp-bikes
I found this while I was researching.
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A nice old icecream van.
I nearly bought one back then,but went for a newer one instead.
I nearly bought one back then,but went for a newer one instead.
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I nearly bought the early red one at about 20.
But went racing instead.
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Mine was a 1980 model EN,I think. Great bike but the S still looks better even after all these years.
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I had a kettle on the road and 120 was fun.
Had a go on the thou and saw 130. Blew me away.
But my race LC350 was nearly as quick .
Had a go on the thou and saw 130. Blew me away.
But my race LC350 was nearly as quick .
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My tuned YPVS 350 was as fast as a GS1000, a mates GSXR1100K wasn't massively quicker to 130.
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Should be a law against people ruining classics like that!Yorick wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 11:47 am This is just shit. And 20 grand !!!
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