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)Can't really answer your question but I have to comment on something very funny i saw this morning.
On M23, really heavy traffic so speeds at about 5-10MPH. The is a 4X4 in front of me in the right hand lane, he is generally being a prick..more interested in blowing me kisses in his wing mirror than watching the traffic.
Queue about 4 bikers coming up through the traffic in my rear view mirror....Now, being a biker I move over to the right so they have more room, Twat in front dosnt, again all over the place as he continues his kissing antics...Bikes go passed us...each one giving a hefty kick to the 4X4!!! I laughed my arse off!
On M23, really heavy traffic so speeds at about 5-10MPH. The is a 4X4 in front of me in the right hand lane, he is generally being a prick..more interested in blowing me kisses in his wing mirror than watching the traffic.
Queue about 4 bikers coming up through the traffic in my rear view mirror....Now, being a biker I move over to the right so they have more room, Twat in front dosnt, again all over the place as he continues his kissing antics...Bikes go passed us...each one giving a hefty kick to the 4X4!!! I laughed my arse off!
Yup, I'd go for the noise thing, although, my 2-stroke Yam DT200WR needs the odd blip as it doesn't like to idle. R1 just purrs 
Bloke giving a 996 large yesterday with Termignoni's sounded ace - but with a 100 mile commute to Chelsea Harbour everyday, it's not really practical for me.
The GTR needs a good blip too as the cam is pretty hairy
Bloke giving a 996 large yesterday with Termignoni's sounded ace - but with a 100 mile commute to Chelsea Harbour everyday, it's not really practical for me.
The GTR needs a good blip too as the cam is pretty hairy
bruce fielding said:
mrsd said: Your plugs don't foul then ? Bet you ride some boring, soulless rice rocket don't you ? :reallybigspoon: But yeah, it's mostly the noise
Yup... boring, soulless Yam XJR1300 with akropovic exhaust and tedious, yawn generating KTM Duke2...
So that's one boring rice rocket and an annoying buzzy little fashion accessory then
As opposed to a little piece of italian jewellery that sounds super and goes well... apart from when its raining... or cold... or shady... or breezy... or anything other than bright sunshine at between precisely 18 and 27 degrees celcius in the northern hemisphere (otherwise the clocks go all funny).
mrsd said:So that's one boring rice rocket and an annoying buzzy little fashion accessory then
bruce fielding said:
mrsd said: Your plugs don't foul then ? Bet you ride some boring, soulless rice rocket don't you ? :reallybigspoon: But yeah, it's mostly the noise
Yup... boring, soulless Yam XJR1300 with akropovic exhaust and tedious, yawn generating KTM Duke2...
Well, yeah. Didn't you know you have to suffer for occasional glimpses of automotive nirvana ? Just look at any of the 'My TVR's just exploded, taking out my house, the dog and a couple of the kids. But I love it anyway' threads.
Seriously-the little red rocket's never failed to proceed, but the odd bit falls off occasionally
KTM's a really nice bike, but not my kinda thing.
Seriously-the little red rocket's never failed to proceed, but the odd bit falls off occasionally
KTM's a really nice bike, but not my kinda thing.Why do I do it? - a number of reasons.
1) I might alert numpty car drivers of my presence along side them.
2) Numpty pedestrians might work out that I'll run over them if they insist on walking out into the road when the lights are about to change.
3) Because I like the sound. I sometimes do the same in the Tiv for the same reason.
Steve.
Edited to say: I need a louder zorst.
>> Edited by Steve_T on Tuesday 1st April 12:34
1) I might alert numpty car drivers of my presence along side them.
2) Numpty pedestrians might work out that I'll run over them if they insist on walking out into the road when the lights are about to change.
3) Because I like the sound. I sometimes do the same in the Tiv for the same reason.
Steve.
Edited to say: I need a louder zorst.
>> Edited by Steve_T on Tuesday 1st April 12:34
most bikes still have carbs, and little in the way of a fly wheel. when sitting at lights, its common for them to stutter, and even stall. With helmets as well, its hard to tell if its still even running, as your concentrating on not being run over, and the light change, a regular blip, keeps you in the knowledge your still OK.
and the sound...
and the sound...
Apart from the noise (did anyone mention that ) alot of bikes don't pickup very well from tickover and only have power from about 3000 or 4000 revs. So you tend to blip the throttle to keep the revs closer to this. My VFR750 will stall if you don't give it the correct amount of revs when setting of. My previous CBR600 just used to bog down and pull away nearly as slowly as a car.
) alot of bikes don't pickup very well from tickover and only have power from about 3000 or 4000 revs. So you tend to blip the throttle to keep the revs closer to this. My VFR750 will stall if you don't give it the correct amount of revs when setting of. My previous CBR600 just used to bog down and pull away nearly as slowly as a car.Gassing Station | General Gassing [Archive] | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff