A picture a day....biker banter (Vol 2)

[Ritchie335is]

graphene said:

Like the Anniversary colours. What changes/mods have been made to your FZ8? Thinking about buying a 2013 model myself, but curious if a bargain, new pre-2013 model (and spending the savings on upgrades) would be a better bet?

Thanks, mines just a year old now. Mods are Renthal bars, grips and bar ends. ASV levers, braided hoses, Gilles rearsets, Renthal rear sprocket and Yam led indicators, tail tidy, seat cowl also V&H can.
I would definitely buy an earlier bike because afaik they are the same. The suspension is ste on mine though and is the next thing to get sorted out.
Thinking maybe a full R1 front end for a start.

Edited by Ritchie335is on Friday 24th May 18:08

[Pothole]

Ritchie335is said:

The rest of their bikes look really good but IMO this just looks wrong.

Nearly all their tails are too short.

[y2blade]

Ritchie335is said:

Also spotted this which was very tasty.

Stunning

[redtwin]

RumpleFugly said:

Oh Christ!.

There is a limit to these Cafe Racer fashion exercises and this is it.

[y2blade]

redtwin said:

RumpleFugly said:

Oh Christ!.

There is a limit to these Cafe Racer fashion exercises and this is it.

Total mish-mash imho...the owner must like it though.

I Wonder if it looks better in the flesh!

[podman]

Ritchie335is said:

XStarted sprucing up my old MC19 yesterday. Forks rebuilt, clutch stripped for replacement.




ETA. That's not a black cloud above the Lotus and I have never been approached by a race team to use my photos.

Edited by Ritchie335is on Friday 24th May 16:00

Edited by Ritchie335is on Friday 24th May 16:53

You have a great collection of bikes Ritchie..

As for the race team pics...

[podman]

y2blade said:

redtwin said:

RumpleFugly said:

Oh Christ!.

There is a limit to these Cafe Racer fashion exercises and this is it.

Total mish-mash imho...the owner must like it though.


I Wonder if it looks better in the flesh!

I like that a lot, bit like a fully faired sportclassic...the only thing I can really say about it on a negative is the engine size...the 600 is feeble.

[podman]

bass gt3 said:

Fancy a Crocodile seat for your Cafe Racer.......

Good to see he's wearing the regulatory crocodile/motorcycle PPE.

[(MrB)]

not long now


Untitled by (MrB), on Flickr

[y2blade]

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"Rollin Thunda......"

This time next week I'll be on my way across.

[Ritchie335is]

podman said:

You have a great collection of bikes Ritchie..

As for the race team pics...

Thanks, wish I had the patience to make a proper job of a rebuild like your LC.
I really enjoy getting the bikes spot on mechanically, then I start to lose interest on the cosmetics.

[moanthebairns]

Took the Daytona to Callander, lochearn head then Crief after work.

Still can't believe it wasnt damaged from the Morrisons trip...

[eddd1e]

looking good. Can I borrow your Arrow ?

[moanthebairns]

eddd1e said:

looking good. Can I borrow your Arrow ?

how else would I scare the elderly though....

[13aines]

I quite like that Duc

[Andy XRV]

moanthebairns said:

That river looks really nice and it's got my fishing radar twitching. Which river is it?

[Ritchie335is]

graphene said:

Cheers. That's the draw of the 2013 model: fully adjustable suspension front and rear + less ugly std. exhaust. Have you changed the gearing with the sprocket?

I kept the gearing standard. It could do with being a little lower geared IMO.

[moanthebairns]

Andy XRV said:

moanthebairns said:

That river looks really nice and it's got my fishing radar twitching. Which river is it?

castlehill reservoir, just outside yetts O'muckart.

fishing via permit, there is a number that you can phone to get one. thats all I know about fishing.

[RumpleFugly]

What do the Cafe Racer lovers think of the new BMW Concept Ninety?
Colour aside (it looked crap in the 80s) I think it looks great. Fingers crossed for a similar production version.



http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/bmw-concept-...

Edited by RumpleFugly on Friday 24th May 22:09

[Ritchie335is]

I like that, not sure about the colour. Or the two gents standing next to it, they do lend it a bit of a certain vibe if you know what I mean.