A picture a day....biker banter (Vol 4)
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Boy, they don't make bikes like these anymore! Took her out for her maiden run to make sure everything was tickety boo. Such a soft but mighty twin. She feels hewn from granite and has this lovely mellow rumble that crescendos to rolling thunder, where you feel the pistons thumping like a giant heartbeat. Her chassis rolls with a firm touch, and her front end reads the tarmac as Braille to your fingertips. Past 6k rpm and she breathes deep and lunges to her red line, like a giant organic rubberband. She isn't raw and angry like my Ducati - instead she feels like a grande dame who knows the moves. Her name is 'Maggie' 
spareparts said:
Boy, they don't make bikes like these anymore! Took her out for her maiden run to make sure everything was tickety boo. Such a soft but mighty twin. She feels hewn from granite and has this lovely mellow rumble that crescendos to rolling thunder, where you feel the pistons thumping like a giant heartbeat. Her chassis rolls with a firm touch, and her front end reads the tarmac as Braille to your fingertips. Past 6k rpm and she breathes deep and lunges to her red line, like a giant organic rubberband. She isn't raw and angry like my Ducati - instead she feels like a grande dame who knows the moves. Her name is 'Maggie'
Jealous, me, no not at all, never ever not a bit. Oh and by the way I hate you. LolEnjoy her on those days that you fancy a sports bike but don't fancy wrestling with an unruly modified 1098R
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spareparts said:
Many years ago, I was heading home after a car trackday, and the sun was setting in my rear view mirror. A single headlight glinted in the mirror, and I watched it pull up off my rear 3/4 for a while. As he moved up alongside to my left, it was the unmistakable noise of Honda's v-twin SP2 in white. We nodded acknowledgement of appreciation, and then the SP2 opened her twin taps and thundered off into the distance. I had a fruity car at the time, but it was nothing compared to the fantastic poise and noise of the HRC special. It was one of those moments when I just said to myself - 'one day, I'm going to have one of those'.
Fast forward about a decade, and finally here she is... an original 1-owner from new 2003 Castrol SP2 with less than 3,800 miles. Glad to welcome her into the stable
Now that is a special bike, in the truest sense of the word. Very nice indeed. Fast forward about a decade, and finally here she is... an original 1-owner from new 2003 Castrol SP2 with less than 3,800 miles. Glad to welcome her into the stable
LoonR1 said:
spareparts said:
Many years ago, I was heading home after a car trackday, and the sun was setting in my rear view mirror. A single headlight glinted in the mirror, and I watched it pull up off my rear 3/4 for a while. As he moved up alongside to my left, it was the unmistakable noise of Honda's v-twin SP2 in white. We nodded acknowledgement of appreciation, and then the SP2 opened her twin taps and thundered off into the distance. I had a fruity car at the time, but it was nothing compared to the fantastic poise and noise of the HRC special. It was one of those moments when I just said to myself - 'one day, I'm going to have one of those'.
Fast forward about a decade, and finally here she is... an original 1-owner from new 2003 Castrol SP2 with less than 3,800 miles. Glad to welcome her into the stable
Now that is a special bike, in the truest sense of the word. Very nice indeed. Fast forward about a decade, and finally here she is... an original 1-owner from new 2003 Castrol SP2 with less than 3,800 miles. Glad to welcome her into the stable
Chipchap said:
Jealous, me, no not at all, never ever not a bit. Oh and by the way I hate you. Lol
Enjoy her on those days that you fancy a sports bike but don't fancy wrestling with an unruly modified 1098R
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Al, we are so incredibly lucky to enjoy these toys we have! The SBK trio will be in place soon...Enjoy her on those days that you fancy a sports bike but don't fancy wrestling with an unruly modified 1098R
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Mastodon2 said:
LoonR1 said:
spareparts said:
Many years ago, I was heading home after a car trackday, and the sun was setting in my rear view mirror. A single headlight glinted in the mirror, and I watched it pull up off my rear 3/4 for a while. As he moved up alongside to my left, it was the unmistakable noise of Honda's v-twin SP2 in white. We nodded acknowledgement of appreciation, and then the SP2 opened her twin taps and thundered off into the distance. I had a fruity car at the time, but it was nothing compared to the fantastic poise and noise of the HRC special. It was one of those moments when I just said to myself - 'one day, I'm going to have one of those'.
Fast forward about a decade, and finally here she is... an original 1-owner from new 2003 Castrol SP2 with less than 3,800 miles. Glad to welcome her into the stable
Now that is a special bike, in the truest sense of the word. Very nice indeed. Fast forward about a decade, and finally here she is... an original 1-owner from new 2003 Castrol SP2 with less than 3,800 miles. Glad to welcome her into the stable
The first trackday I did back in 98 I did on my FZR400. A mate had a GSXR400RRSP - the full fat twin headlamp Jap model.
He was getting absolutely everything decked out, as an 18 year old we all thought it was great. Until he realised he'd gone through the (very rare!) fairing, knackered the footrest, gone through his toe slider and boot, through his knee slider and leathers, grounded out the exhaust and ground a hole in the silencer. And ground the clutch cover down.
The trackday cost me about 100 quid, cost him about 1500 quid to get his bike back to a standard to sell, and get his leathers repaired.
Plus I kept up with him all the way round too
He was getting absolutely everything decked out, as an 18 year old we all thought it was great. Until he realised he'd gone through the (very rare!) fairing, knackered the footrest, gone through his toe slider and boot, through his knee slider and leathers, grounded out the exhaust and ground a hole in the silencer. And ground the clutch cover down.
The trackday cost me about 100 quid, cost him about 1500 quid to get his bike back to a standard to sell, and get his leathers repaired.
Plus I kept up with him all the way round too
srob said:
The first trackday I did back in 98 I did on my FZR400. A mate had a GSXR400RRSP - the full fat twin headlamp Jap model.
He was getting absolutely everything decked out, as an 18 year old we all thought it was great. Until he realised he'd gone through the (very rare!) fairing, knackered the footrest, gone through his toe slider and boot, through his knee slider and leathers, grounded out the exhaust and ground a hole in the silencer. And ground the clutch cover down.
The trackday cost me about 100 quid, cost him about 1500 quid to get his bike back to a standard to sell, and get his leathers repaired.
Plus I kept up with him all the way round too
That'll be the benefit of you "getting off the bike " a bit Simon, no doubt .....a tad safer too, as decking all that stuff out is putting "one" at very great imminent catapult territory , no margins left ....most learn the hard way ...!He was getting absolutely everything decked out, as an 18 year old we all thought it was great. Until he realised he'd gone through the (very rare!) fairing, knackered the footrest, gone through his toe slider and boot, through his knee slider and leathers, grounded out the exhaust and ground a hole in the silencer. And ground the clutch cover down.
The trackday cost me about 100 quid, cost him about 1500 quid to get his bike back to a standard to sell, and get his leathers repaired.
Plus I kept up with him all the way round too
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