A picture a day....biker banter (Vol 3)
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hebegb said:
3DP said:
^^Looking good Ade
FA cup semi final meant 1198 fun on quiet roads
Great shot - the natural environment for those ! FA cup semi final meant 1198 fun on quiet roads
Where and how did you mount the camera for that take ?
Cheers.
podman said:
...should be part of the Green Party's manifesto, all 1198s should be on the back wheel for at least the first 3 gears...Nice pic Pete.
1st and 2nd are a bit pointless on the 1198 with 14T sprocket, if trying to accelerate quickly. It just pops up instantly at low revs like my old KTM 525exc. 3rd gear is the first gear that you can control the wheelie properly, but with a tug it even pops up in 4th!Blade is much more controllable once up though and after about 4 weeks and lots of miles on the Blade, the 1198 really did feel hard work and difficult to crack on with at a high pace. It's a good event, but the Blade is just so much quicker point to point.
3DP said:
Looking very good - well done!
Thx Pete.Marty, it's not mine, was a labour of love for someone who bought her a while ago and wanted her bringint back up to standard. It had been silver/black with the purple and pink graphics and had all the usual signs of tiredness for the age and model, but was a very straight bike underneath.
I've styled it similarly to my rrn blade, i think with older bikes like these you're better off refreshing them and making them a clean, sharp version of themselves than trying to make them look like a modern bike.
Edited by Vincefox on Sunday 19th April 18:35
king hate this laptop3DP said:
Camera mount location....
bottom of the fairing is too flimsy. You need it at the top, with something solid behind....Drift is a good camera. I like putting my GoPro on me chin but other than that, the Drift shape is much better every where else!
Edited by Jewelly_Boy on Sunday 19th April 20:27
Vincefox said:
Thx Pete.
Marty, it's not mine, was a labour of love for someone who bought her a while ago and wanted her bringint back up to standard. It had been silver/black with the purple and pink graphics and had all the usual signs of tiredness for the age and model, but was a very straight bike underneath.
I've styled it similarly to my rrn blade, i think with older bikes like these you're better off refreshing them and making them a clean, sharp version of themselves than trying to make them look like a modern bike.
Agree 100%, much better refreshing it and sharpening the look up a bit than trying to make it something it's not.Marty, it's not mine, was a labour of love for someone who bought her a while ago and wanted her bringint back up to standard. It had been silver/black with the purple and pink graphics and had all the usual signs of tiredness for the age and model, but was a very straight bike underneath.
I've styled it similarly to my rrn blade, i think with older bikes like these you're better off refreshing them and making them a clean, sharp version of themselves than trying to make them look like a modern bike.
Edited by Vincefox on Sunday 19th April 18:35
And what you where sayin about it being too tidy now, I bought a bandit years ago as a commuter/winter bike from my neighbours friend that was eight years old but looked like it had just rolled out the factory. I was over the moon with until I got it home and realised i was going to get too precious with it and wished I had bought a munter!
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