A picture a day....biker banter (Vol 3)
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moanthebairns said:
I had to google him, sadly I don't spend my life watching cooking programmes, ending up starving after all they go on about is how easy it is to knock this up in 30 minutes, only to go to my kitchen and find I don't have watercress salad or a scallop so I make do with beans on toast or mcds.
I thought it was someone on here lol, sounds like a user name. 
. moanthebairns said:
I had one of these. Wasn't a patch on the later g series.
But as my dad pointed out to Me performance bike dome a bit of an article on it and at the time it was a game changer.
I agree, 100bhp when new. But as my dad pointed out to Me performance bike dome a bit of an article on it and at the time it was a game changer.
This is 1997, HPI clear, 16,000 miles, 4 previous owners, good history with it and MOT till September.
Price started with a 5 and was 3 numbers.
Does need tyres and rear caliper rebuilding. Rides great though, if a little rich, nothing a day of fettling and cleaning won't sort on this bike though.
anonymous said:
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It's an HJC RPHA Lorenzo Graffiti. It's a Lorenzo rep, very nice but not without it's teething difficulties, which I'll get to below.Myself and Castex, the unluckiest bikers in the north east, decided to go for a ride tonight. Despite the grey skies, we had hoped that the roads would be mostly dry, and we could maintain a moderate pace, and just enjoy the bikes. Castex was just desperate to ride his Ducati - I don't blame him, it's an incredible bike.
Anyway, I left home with my new lid, only for it to fog immediately. It has a locking clip on the front to give the visor a good seal when shut which I hadn't noticed was there until I was riding and couldn't get my visor raised. Eventually I got it open and it cleared. I met Castex, fawned over the 996 a bit, then we set off. Immediately, fogging again, so I had to pull over and remove the chin curtain. It must be said that even without the curtain, it's massively quieter than my AGV K3, and it feels like it has a wider field of view. I'd later find that it seems to be a better shape aerodynamically, it doesn't seem to feel as much turbulence at high speeds. I may have to get a pinlock insert to stop the fogging, though I am hopeful that on dry, warmer days I won't suffer the fogging.
As we set off and got to the first couple of bends leaving Kingston Park, it was clear that my bike wasn't enjoying the wet, not spinning the rear up but feeling lazier to steer and nowhere near as agile as it did in the dry. We made it to Ponteland, with me having been riding for about 30 minutes at this point I thought I could safely and gently wind some power on in third gear, expecting my Bridgestone BT-021 to cope. Nope, not a chance, as I passed 9000rpm where the powerband starts, the back wheel instantly spun and the bike was slewing from side to side. That was my "f
k this" moment, and I ended up teetering along. Castex overtook me, and the spray coming off his back wheel was impressive, but also remarkably worrying to look at, given he was on a Ducati 996 with Pirelli Supercorsas. As the roads were absolutely soaking, we got to Belsay and agreed to jack it in, as it was unlikely to be any better further north. I have to say, I know that Bridgestone BT-021s aren't great, I've got a BT-023 on the front and a 21 on the rear, but they were just crap in the rain, especially for a sports touring tyre. Castex remarked that he was glad I'd kept it upright, too bloody right, it would have really spoiled my night to go skeetering down the road at 80mph on a wet Saturday night.At least we made it further we did last time, when we got about a minute out of Ponteland before Castex's 600SS decided it wasn't playing along and he had to turn back. Will third time be the charm for us? I certainly hope so. It's Castex I feel sorry for, as I ran our planned route last night, solo, when it was warm-ish and dry, so I'd already had my fun. Still, we're having another crack on Monday when the weather should be good. Hopefully in the evening the traffic won't be too bad (families coming home from miserable bank holiday weekends in Scotland) and it will be clear and dry.
Here is a picture of a 996.
clen666 said:
Rather you than me mate, weather has been crap.
Give me a shout if you're out on Monday, I might head out
No problem bud, I had thought about shooting you a text but it was off and on all afternoon, then I declared it off and Castex said he was going out anyway, so I threw caution to wind and went too. I'll trust my instincts next time.Give me a shout if you're out on Monday, I might head out
Mastodon2 said:
clen666 said:
Rather you than me mate, weather has been crap.
Give me a shout if you're out on Monday, I might head out
No problem bud, I had thought about shooting you a text but it was off and on all afternoon, then I declared it off and Castex said he was going out anyway, so I threw caution to wind and went too. I'll trust my instincts next time.Give me a shout if you're out on Monday, I might head out
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