The Bikeshite Thread

[brandersnatch]

The important question is who is more annoying? Them or the ones who say 'I'd get a bike but I'd kill myself'.

They are so irritating. You haven’t killed yourself in your car have you? The throttle works both ways you buffoon!

 

 

One’s too many, ten’s not enough!

[brandersnatch]

Nice 225 mile trip round the Norfolk coast today taking in Gt. Yarmouth, Cromer, Wells Next The Sea, Hunstanton and Krazy Horse in Bury St Edmunds for a cuppa. Here taking a breather in Elveden forest. Top day!

[Jazoli]

Had a ride out into and over the trough of Bowland yesterday, I'm loving this bike

 

[They_all_do_that_sir]

Seen a couple of BMW K1200R for sale....(the naked one)

 

Quirky looks aside, are they much cop? Reviews seem good but I'm not sure about that telelever front end....

 

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[Jazoli]

Seen a couple of BMW K1200R for sale....(the naked one)

 

Quirky looks aside, are they much cop? Reviews seem good but I'm not sure about that telelever front end....

 

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They are great and the telelever front end is different and a bit remote, they can throw big bills at you which has put me off them but I'd definitely have one I think.

[Jerzy Woking]

When they had drag racing at North Weald (now banned) a bloke ran one of these. Always ahead at the 100 yard mark, no matter what he was running against,  including turbo'd Hyabusa's.  I think their only weak spot is the clutch basket, often replaced with a "Barnets" basket, or your own basket strengthened, extremely well by all accounts,  by a bloke in his shed in Yorkshire.

 

Still a bit quirky looking, but none the worse for that.

[Guest Hooli]

382miles around the Lakes yesterday was rather fun. Bonus on the way back was 10 or so miles playing with a new McClaren. My bike is very slightly quicker to 100 as proved 7 or 8 times rolling on from 30-40ish.

 

[hairnet]

Brum to chipping Norton yesterday took 15 mins off ETA

 

Including dropping it between shipston and chipping Norton when I missed a junction - paddling round on a slope and TWAT

 

Oh well bar end might be scratched woulda took photo but was annoyed

 

500s are supposed to light

 

Off home today a44 fish hill and stuff

[Guest Hooli]

One thing I forgot, some hero was riding the Hardknott pass on a C90.

[5speedracer]

Both good bikes and very affordable at present. ZZR is a distance bike. Not earth shattering performance but comfy, and a tad dated now. Thundercat uses slightly more modern technology, and was the forerunner to the R6. YZF thundercat is quite a capable machine, and definitely more chuckable than the zed. I'd have the cat

Much my own thoughts so the written off Sprint RS from a few pages back is being replaced with a 1999 T-cat. 14500 miles from new and looks tidy, in pics, and the seller sounds a good guy.

Only 560 miles away too.....

[red5]

 

The sports tourer.....well, it should be but hey, last hurrah and all that.

 

Who's up for a day out?

Might start a thread...?

[Jazoli]

Gsxr1000's of that age are a proper hairy chested bike, the chassis can handle the power but the brakes are pants, one of my mates had one and it kept me very honest on my newish R1, until it came to stopping!

[Guest Hooli]

Day out you say? Colour me interested although I can't work out your location as I'm shit at reading in accents.

[They_all_do_that_sir]

Looks like my rear tyre is flat now. Balls.

 

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[Guest Hooli]

Looks like a Bridgestone 021, best thing for them & they probably handle better like that.

 

I'd say turn it over it's only flat at the bottom, but we all know punctures are heavier than air & always fall down to the lowest point.

[hairnet]

Looks like my rear tyre is flat now. Balls.

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I don't have a rear

[red5]

Bewdley, as in the Severn Valley Railway and the slightly oddly named West Midlands Safari Park.

 

Work in Worcester, not far from the Sauce Mine.

[They_all_do_that_sir]

I don't have a rear

The rear is the best of the two

 

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[red5]

And yes, brakes seem a bit powerless/slightly lacking in bite. Rest of it is far better than I am these days. Should have bought the xx Blackbird..... Nah....

[hairnet]

Mckillop kwak helped me when tyre was down to canvas on a spin

[Guest Hooli]

Bewdley, as in the Severn Valley Railway and the slightly oddly named West Midlands Safari Park.

 

Work in Worcester, not far from the Sauce Mine.

 

It's a real place???

 

Looks ideally suited for an attack on Wales.

[red5]

Run to Borth, Barmouth, A5 corridor, Knighton, Rhayader etc..

[hairnet]

mo lives there

 

im out

[Guest Hooli]

Run to Borth, Barmouth, A5 corridor, Knighton, Rhayader etc..

 

120 miles for me to get there, worth it if we get a few turning up.

[red5]

We can go from wherever

[Guest Hooli]

Well lets see if we can get a few to turn up, I'm easy with distance.

[DodgeRover]

There's been a TDM on Facebook for £500 in Woking, I've resisted so far but am weakening.

[Guest Hooli]

GIB!

 

Nowt better than TeDiuM...

 

 

(I've never tried one)

[New POD]

When I was a newish rider, I used to take my L-plates off and go on the M8 Erskine to Edinburgh (and deal with fannies on that, plus it was hard work overtaking lorries). Never got caught.

 

It wasn't fun though, but then it beat having to go through Bathgate...

Having seized an RD350LC on a totally empty dual carriage way and left a 40 foot long skid Mark in rubber, at a velocity that was a little more than 69 mph I became a little scared of traveling on a motorway in the outside lane with cars 3 foot behind me.

[DodgeRover]

Having seized an RD350LC on a totally empty dual carriage way and left a 40 foot long skid Mark in rubber, at a velocity that was a little more than 69 mph I became a little scared of traveling on a motorway in the outside lane with cars 3 foot behind me.

They all do that Sir, make sure to grab the clutch next time