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Taipan wrote: Thu Jul 01, 2021 7:54 am Good job they have manufacturers stickers on, as if it didn't you could tell me that was a Fireblade, R1 etc and I'd never have know different. Anyway the thread title says "interesting bikes" and there's nothing interesting about modern superbikes to me! ;) :D
That one has a BSB engine that's putting out 240bhp at the wheel.. if you can't find that interesting then you're dead inside :D

Interesting, it's fucking terrifying !!!!

Considering the power of the 1199 and speed of it, i can only begin to imagine what this thing rides like !
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It's not just power, it's delivery and gearing.

Inadvertently wheelie-ing an RD250F (with Gibson spannies and about one tenth of the power of that Ducati) between two taxis down the Tottenham Court road, at the precise same moment as a van pulled out in front of me was quite terrifying enough.
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You don't need power or 'delivery' to be terrified.

Riding my sister's 50cc Honda Twiggymobile along the A30, with artics thundering past was terrifying! :D
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weeksy wrote: Thu Jul 01, 2021 7:59 am
Taipan wrote: Thu Jul 01, 2021 7:54 am Good job they have manufacturers stickers on, as if it didn't you could tell me that was a Fireblade, R1 etc and I'd never have know different. Anyway the thread title says "interesting bikes" and there's nothing interesting about modern superbikes to me! ;) :D
That one has a BSB engine that's putting out 240bhp at the wheel.. if you can't find that interesting then you're dead inside :D

Interesting, it's fucking terrifying !!!!

Considering the power of the 1199 and speed of it, i can only begin to imagine what this thing rides like !
Honestly mate I wouldn't ride it even if someone said its fully insured, knock yourself out with it. Even with assumed riding aids of TC and AW I'd not be able to ride the thing. Every big capacity bike I've had has ended up boring me. I just dont have the skills to ride fast bikes, so i'd rather ride a slow bike fast, than a fast bike slow!
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Two ways to make a vehicle interesting:

Loads of power
Shit brakes

:D
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This is just shit. And 20 grand !!!

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/194218650597?_ ... noapp=true
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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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You just need to look back 4 or 5 pages 😁
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Thu Jul 01, 2021 5:52 pm Two ways to make a vehicle interesting:

Loads of power
Shit brakes

:D
What about flexible frame and cheap tyres, Kawasaki Z1 had the full set.
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KungFooBob wrote: Fri Jul 02, 2021 6:35 pm You just need to look back 4 or 5 pages 😁
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!! :shock:
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Jul 02, 2021 10:09 pm
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Thu Jul 01, 2021 5:52 pm Two ways to make a vehicle interesting:

Loads of power
Shit brakes

:D
What about flexible frame and cheap tyres, Kawasaki Z1 had the full set.
Maybe we should start a list of counter intuitive ways to make a bike interesting.
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:57 am
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Jul 02, 2021 10:09 pm
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Thu Jul 01, 2021 5:52 pm Two ways to make a vehicle interesting:

Loads of power
Shit brakes

:D
What about flexible frame and cheap tyres, Kawasaki Z1 had the full set.
Maybe we should start a list of counter intuitive ways to make a bike interesting.
Yorick will be along in a minute to tell us that a bike needs 200bhp and perfect handling to be interesting.
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That's a Hugh Jazz..... :shock:

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Come chap called Fred and his new bike...

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I remember reading about the belly pan fuel tank, but I had no idea about the exhaust routing!
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KungFooBob wrote: Mon Jul 05, 2021 7:29 pm Come chap called Fred and his new bike...

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I remember reading about the belly pan fuel tank, but I had no idea about the exhaust routing!
I think they'd get quite hot.
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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
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A nice old icecream van.

I nearly bought one back then,but went for a newer one instead.

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Skub wrote: Tue Jul 06, 2021 5:07 pm A nice old icecream van.

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.