A picture a day....biker banter (Vol 3)
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996 sps said:
Slightly non bike but swam the English Channel as a relay on Monday (On date of 100th Anniversary of The Great War)- A really good test! Solo attempt next year is the plan.
Good luck and massive respect for next year!You look the wrong build for it, if my very sketchy knowledge is anything to go by.
moto_traxport said:
996 sps said:
Slightly non bike but swam the English Channel as a relay on Monday (On date of 100th Anniversary of The Great War)- A really good test! Solo attempt next year is the plan.
Good luck and massive respect for next year!You look the wrong build for it, if my very sketchy knowledge is anything to go by.
moanthebairns said:
moto_traxport said:
996 sps said:
Slightly non bike but swam the English Channel as a relay on Monday (On date of 100th Anniversary of The Great War)- A really good test! Solo attempt next year is the plan.
Good luck and massive respect for next year!You look the wrong build for it, if my very sketchy knowledge is anything to go by.
MTB - spaz
JIM600 said:
Braappp - shiny big red pig. 
Deffinetly a knack to starting these 
What model is that, presume with the kickstart only, it's not an XR650R - is it a 650F or 650X. It's just that I'm in discussion with someone as I have a rear hub for one of these which I understood was for the 'hotter' kickstart model. Deffinetly a knack to starting these 
graham22 said:
What model is that, presume with the kickstart only, it's not an XR650R - is it a 650F or 650X. It's just that I'm in discussion with someone as I have a rear hub for one of these which I understood was for the 'hotter' kickstart model.
It's the 650R which is the hotter of the 2 - 650L had electric start/air cooled engine/steel frame etc, 650r has the 55hp (ish) kickstart/water cooled/ engine/ali frame. As far as I know the only variations were 650r/650L - I guess your hub would be for the "r"?JIM600 said:
It's the 650R which is the hotter of the 2 - 650L had electric start/air cooled engine/steel frame etc, 650r has the 55hp (ish) kickstart/water cooled/ engine/ali frame. As far as I know the only variations were 650r/650L - I guess your hub would be for the "r"?
Appreciate the 650L was aircooled & basically an evolution ofthe old XL600 but I thought the watercooled 650 was available as a kick start or electric start - the latter having indicators, full size lights etc too. - 650L had electric start/air cooled engine/steel frame etc, 650r has the 55hp (ish) kickstart/water cooled/ engine/ali frame. As far as I know the only variations were 650r/650L - I guess your hub would be for the "r"?I'll just advertise the hub and disc as XR650R - I bought it for my XR400 at the time but the bearings are different, ended up using the rim & spokes instead.
RumpleFugly said:
So I'm no cruiser fan, but the New Indian Scout revealed yesterday looks rather nifty. And it's only 253kg dripping wet which in big cruiser terms is pretty light!
http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2014/08/indian-unve...
And Roland Sands is unveiling a custom Cheiftan at Sturgis today which should be so something special...
That is gorgeous! Similar to the Victory Judge.http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2014/08/indian-unve...
And Roland Sands is unveiling a custom Cheiftan at Sturgis today which should be so something special...
Edited by jenkotvr on Friday 8th August 12:34
Back from France..fantastic trip, as always, travelling around was a pleaure, complete contrast to coming home and hitting the A2/M25 and M1...f'kin nightmare..was slightly shocked to see the blatent attempts by these (potential) illegal immigrants just walking down the autoroutes and trying to jump into the back of lorries to make it over to the UK, after the beauty of France, whatever countries they have travelled through and the potential risks of trying to make it onto a lorry, the UK must offer an heck of an incentive to make it over..
Our trip was done on the cheap, £51 for the ferry, route planning largely done at WH Smiths in Dover and £85 each for 4 nights accomodation at an IBIS Budget, room had air con, was clean and brekkie was good thou.
There was a mini meet in Maidstone over that weekend apparently, lots of lovely minis like these going back home..
Now, the boat was delayed our end, in an attempt to make the hotel before check in, we upped the cruisng speed, we had been stopping every hour-hour 15 , a fuel stop was signed for 10KM away , just outside Caen but as we got near,it was closed..
An SP1s range isnt great in the first place and unfortunately, it didnt make the next stop..luckily(!) it conked out on a huge hill and managed to coast a few miles, I towed hom for another few and he had to call out the breakdown people, my fuel light was solid at this stage too..
Running out of fuel is never great but in France , on a Sunday evening, after some haggling, £150 was the cost of a call out and 10L of fuel.
Still, we was happy to get going and the recovery man agreed with us the bill was a piss take..
With that delay and the ferry, we covered the 500ish miles and made it to the hotel at 10.30Pm (after leaving at 8am).
Explored Granville the next day, lovely place.
Had a much needed 40 winks on the beach in the afternoon..all along the coastline you could pick up little dirt tracks and end up in your own little section..
Visted Mont Saint-Michel , an (very old) monastry, the sczle of the place was staggering, if anyone has been there, they will understand how gobsmacking it is.
It cost 5 euros to park a bike , for the free shuttle to the Island and to look aorund the place..bargain..
Was some serious steps around the place, not one to visit if you suffer from vertigo..
Bit of shopping and off for lunch.
Some more touring around
We had a 2pm Ferry to catch, left Granville at 8am, popped into Belgium for cheap fags/booze and made it to Calais at 1.30pm.
total trip home for me was around 560miles, much of it in torrential rain, the GSXR was a brilliant bike for the trip, reasonably comfy, stonking motor, screen didnt cause much buffeting..and the box caused no hint of weave or wobble at 170MPH+..
Our trip was done on the cheap, £51 for the ferry, route planning largely done at WH Smiths in Dover and £85 each for 4 nights accomodation at an IBIS Budget, room had air con, was clean and brekkie was good thou.
There was a mini meet in Maidstone over that weekend apparently, lots of lovely minis like these going back home..
Now, the boat was delayed our end, in an attempt to make the hotel before check in, we upped the cruisng speed, we had been stopping every hour-hour 15 , a fuel stop was signed for 10KM away , just outside Caen but as we got near,it was closed..
An SP1s range isnt great in the first place and unfortunately, it didnt make the next stop..luckily(!) it conked out on a huge hill and managed to coast a few miles, I towed hom for another few and he had to call out the breakdown people, my fuel light was solid at this stage too..
Running out of fuel is never great but in France , on a Sunday evening, after some haggling, £150 was the cost of a call out and 10L of fuel.
Still, we was happy to get going and the recovery man agreed with us the bill was a piss take..
With that delay and the ferry, we covered the 500ish miles and made it to the hotel at 10.30Pm (after leaving at 8am).
Explored Granville the next day, lovely place.
Had a much needed 40 winks on the beach in the afternoon..all along the coastline you could pick up little dirt tracks and end up in your own little section..
Visted Mont Saint-Michel , an (very old) monastry, the sczle of the place was staggering, if anyone has been there, they will understand how gobsmacking it is.
It cost 5 euros to park a bike , for the free shuttle to the Island and to look aorund the place..bargain..
Was some serious steps around the place, not one to visit if you suffer from vertigo..
Bit of shopping and off for lunch.
Some more touring around
We had a 2pm Ferry to catch, left Granville at 8am, popped into Belgium for cheap fags/booze and made it to Calais at 1.30pm.
total trip home for me was around 560miles, much of it in torrential rain, the GSXR was a brilliant bike for the trip, reasonably comfy, stonking motor, screen didnt cause much buffeting..and the box caused no hint of weave or wobble at 170MPH+..
Edited by podman on Friday 8th August 16:15
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