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Re: Great bike pictures!
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 8:55 am
by The Spin Doctor
Yorick wrote: Sat Jun 25, 2022 8:48 am
cheb wrote: Sat Jun 25, 2022 8:43 am
Who are the other two? The racers, not Phineas and Franklin.
All 500cc champs.
Roberts. 3 times champ.
Rainey. 3 times champ.
Schwantz. 1 time champ.
Doohan. 5 times champ.
Probably the greatest generation of riders, if you throw in Lawson and Gardner too. And not to forget eternal runner up Mamola.
There will be an argument that Rossi or Marquez were the best of all time (sorry, hate the GOAT expression), but it's doubtful that there was such a deep pool of talent around at the same time when either of those two were doing their winning.
Re: Great bike pictures!
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 9:57 am
by Demannu
The Spin Doctor wrote: Sun Jun 26, 2022 8:55 am
Yorick wrote: Sat Jun 25, 2022 8:48 am
cheb wrote: Sat Jun 25, 2022 8:43 am
Who are the other two? The racers, not Phineas and Franklin.
All 500cc champs.
Roberts. 3 times champ.
Rainey. 3 times champ.
Schwantz. 1 time champ.
Doohan. 5 times champ.
Probably the greatest generation of riders, if you throw in Lawson and Gardner too. And not to forget eternal runner up Mamola.
There will be an argument that Rossi or Marquez were the best of all time (sorry, hate the GOAT expression), but it's doubtful that there was such a deep pool of talent around at the same time when either of those two were doing their winning.
Don't forget Fast Freddie either!
Although Lawson was the first to win championships on 2 different manufacturers, and the only to win races on 3 different bikes (we're talking post 60's here btw)
Re: Great bike pictures!
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 12:52 pm
by The Spin Doctor
Demannu wrote: Sun Jun 26, 2022 9:57 am
Don't forget Fast Freddie either!
Although Lawson was the first to win championships on 2 different manufacturers, and the only to win races on 3 different bikes (we're talking post 60's here btw)
Definitely wouldn't forget Freddie Spencer. Last rider to win two championships in different classes in the same year!
Saw him on his first visit to Brands at the Transatlantic... blown away by his speed on a circuit he'd never seen.
Re: Great bike pictures!
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 3:26 pm
by Dodgy69
Re: Great bike pictures!
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 3:42 pm
by Le_Fromage_Grande
The Spin Doctor wrote: Sun Jun 26, 2022 8:55 am
Yorick wrote: Sat Jun 25, 2022 8:48 am
cheb wrote: Sat Jun 25, 2022 8:43 am
Who are the other two? The racers, not Phineas and Franklin.
All 500cc champs.
Roberts. 3 times champ.
Rainey. 3 times champ.
Schwantz. 1 time champ.
Doohan. 5 times champ.
Probably the greatest generation of riders, if you throw in Lawson and Gardner too. And not to forget eternal runner up Mamola.
There will be an argument that Rossi or Marquez were the best of all time (sorry, hate the GOAT expression), but it's doubtful that there was such a deep pool of talent around at the same time when either of those two were doing their winning.
Is the Best Of All Time the BOAT?
Re: Great bike pictures!
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 6:30 pm
by slowsider
The road behind, is that the highway to hell?
Re: Great bike pictures!
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 7:01 pm
by The Spin Doctor
It's a reasonable question.
Re: Great bike pictures!
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 7:02 pm
by The Spin Doctor
slowsider wrote: Sun Jun 26, 2022 6:30 pm
The road behind, is that the highway to hell?
Doesn't look like the M25 to me!
Re: Great bike pictures!
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 8:27 pm
by slowsider
The Spin Doctor wrote: Sun Jun 26, 2022 7:02 pm
slowsider wrote: Sun Jun 26, 2022 6:30 pm
The road behind, is that the highway to hell?
Doesn't look like the M25 to me!
The bike would look better back in black.
Re: Great bike pictures!
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 8:52 pm
by ajlog
Re: Great bike pictures!
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 5:55 pm
by ChrisW
Re: Great bike pictures!
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 8:43 pm
by Wossname
Knee down/elbow down/head down? He must be some rider....
Re: Great bike pictures!
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 8:48 pm
by Skub
ChrisW wrote: Tue Jul 12, 2022 5:55 pm
Makes me wince,that....
Re: Great bike pictures!
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 8:58 pm
by Count Steer
Skub wrote: Tue Jul 12, 2022 8:48 pm
ChrisW wrote: Tue Jul 12, 2022 5:55 pm
Makes me wince,that....
Me too, he's taken the screen off and left the pillion pegs down.
Re: Great bike pictures!
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 8:59 pm
by KungFooBob
It's McSatan!
Re: Great bike pictures!
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 9:03 pm
by Skub
KungFooBob wrote: Tue Jul 12, 2022 8:59 pm
It's McSatan!
Ah,that's why his pointy head is stick through his helmet.
Re: Great bike pictures!
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 9:32 pm
by mangocrazy
ajlog wrote: Wed Jul 06, 2022 8:52 pm
Is that a Munch Mammut/Mammoth by any chance? (the bike, obvs...)
Re: Great bike pictures!
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 10:29 pm
by ajlog
mangocrazy wrote: Tue Jul 12, 2022 9:32 pm
ajlog wrote: Wed Jul 06, 2022 8:52 pm
Is that a Munch Mammut/Mammoth by any chance? (the bike, obvs...)
Indeed it is, and I think its Mr Munch about to tests those external fork springs!
Re: Great bike pictures!
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 10:47 pm
by Yorick
Skub wrote: Tue Jul 12, 2022 8:48 pm
ChrisW wrote: Tue Jul 12, 2022 5:55 pm
Makes me wince,that....
In 1989 - 1994 we all toured France and Spain in shorts n t-shirts.
Was cool. Even hit indicated 165 on my CBR600 once.
I'd done 8 years manic racing and touring seemed safer
Re: Great bike pictures!
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:54 am
by Taipan
ChrisW wrote: Tue Jul 12, 2022 5:55 pm
It looks to me like that front wheel is just starting to tuck!!
