Going fast on slow things ?

[Ilovejapcrap]

Had a go on a c90 a bit back had me laugthing like a moron.

I did 55mph head down legs in. It was like being 16 again loved it.

[trickywoo]

Its OK a while but it'll soon get boring.

[srob]

trickywoo said:

Its OK a while but it'll soon get boring.

For you maybe, but not for everyone.

[theshrew]

A lad who I used to work with was a fairly good standard of moto cross rider, he was messing about on a Suzuki version on the bog seat. He went to change up a gear but knocked it down one which shot him forward and destroyed his knee on a fairing bolt

[elliotff]

I ride a c90 to work daily, its the perfect commuting bike for the trip, lots of filtering and town traffic. Better than the Bandit 1200, GSXR600.

Also have a few mates who have them and we go green laneing, its a great laugh.

[tight5]

elliotff said:

I ride a c90.
Also have a few mates who have them and we go green laneing, its a great laugh.

Is any of that on YouTube ?

[Mad Jock]

tight5 said:

Is any of that on YouTube ?

This should amuse.................

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNOFbOuvPFk

[8potdave]

Some of the most fun I had on a bike was aged 16 on my Fizzie. We used to overtake eachother laying down, crash twice a week doing stupid stuff but never get hurt. A true biker can have fun on any bike.

[croyde]

The most fun I had on bikes was when we all had 100, 125 and 175cc bikes. One mate had a Honda CJ250 which we thought was huge. Great gangs off us used to head out on a trip and it would be like a WW2 bombing raid.

20 would set out and only 10 would get there because the others would crash or get lost Nothing serious thankfully. Unfortunately things got hairy and dangerous when we moved on to 750 and 900cc stuff.

Of the bunch of us that rode back when we were 17 only two of us were still riding in our 50s but then I have just sold mine and unsure if I'll get another. The rest are still around although one poor guy did lose a leg after getting t-boned by a car.

[Yarders91]

Test rode a a cbr 125 for a friend who was new to bikes before he bought it. Was laughing in my helmet all the time. For something thats meant to be 'sporty' it was bolt upright. And i felt like a clown riding it with the size of my stinking carcass.

Would live an MSX 125 just for bombing in and out of work, trips to shops etc but as someone said above, theyre way too overpriced IMO.

[Baryonyx]

trickywoo said:

Its OK a while but it'll soon get boring.

You're right, low speeds do quickly become tedious, at least when they're limited by performance and not by your own volition. Still, nothing is quite as thrilling as making a successful overtake on a fast D/C on a 125. The planning, looking in your mirrors for a good gap, waiting for a downhill, a tailwind, pulling out and tucking right down onto the bike and willing it to make the pass...

[spareparts]

but it's about making slow things, go fast!

[RumpleFugly]

spareparts said:

but it's about making slow things, go fast!

My mate Pip agrees

http://thebikeshed.cc/2014/12/20/enid-crooked-nose...

[LoonR1]

50cc at Three Sisters in Wigan with some much bigger engined bikes on track

http://youtu.be/OgNcah-ffOw

[Tucovonsmash]

jeez that 50cc on track was mental. i am assuming thats some sort of heavily tuned racebike of some sort? very good effort

[LoonR1]

Tucovonsmash said:

jeez that 50cc on track was mental. i am assuming thats some sort of heavily tuned racebike of some sort? very good effort

Two stroke so more powerful than a 4 stroke, but just shows what a good rider can do.

[matt1269]

Yarders91 said:

Would live an MSX 125 just for bombing in and out of work, trips to shops etc but as someone said above, theyre way too overpriced IMO.

I've recently bought a MSX125, great fun! Decreased my commute time by quite a bit and does 120mpg. I'm 6ft and have no problems with the size

[Fleegle]

Not exactly a 90cc, but a 1988 TZR250 with 50hp. Listen to it scream

Film quality not particularly good....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnwrIIzhx8k

[Yarders91]

matt1269 said:

I've recently bought a MSX125, great fun! Decreased my commute time by quite a bit and does 120mpg. I'm 6ft and have no problems with the size

Its not the size of it that concerns me. Just that i cant find any around my end for less than 2k. Id also be worried slightly about i being nicked of it was parked up in town etc what with how small it is.

The akrapovic system RJ has on his sounds amazing!

[DrDoofenshmirtz]

I had a Derbi GPR-50 for a while - it felt really fast, until you looked down and were only doing <50mph