A picture a day....biker banter (Vol 3)

[996 sps]

Reminiscing about TT tonight!

The workhorse hairpin at the TT........




Chat before Superstock race










Luke Stapleford and Luke Mossey at Knockhill

[Yazza54]

Little run to settle with a couple of my strangest mates

[Otter Smacker]

[RumpleFugly]

bass gt3 said:

Mike600F said:

bass gt3 said:

Mike600F said:

Got to do something pretty special at the weekend. Drove my uni's forula student car at silverstone against 94 other teams.









Not hugely bikey related, other than they all use bike engines. But it's you lot I know, not the car masses on here, so I'm posting it here.

Looks very cool!
What motor do you run??

A Yamaha genesis 2 cylinder snowmobile engine with Garrett turbo charger. Has to run a 20mm restrictor, but churns out 80bhp at the flywheel.
Coupled to CVT (continually varying transmission) allowing u to run at peak power all the time.

Wow, thats an interesting combo! is it mandated or do you have choices? Can't imagine Snowmobile engines are easy to come by in the UK!! And why the turbo if only to run a restrictor?? What does the engine produce without turbo or restrictor in it's natural state?

Indeed, fascinating! Our car just had a good old CBR600 engine back in 2008. Great to see some innovation in FSAE

Are you guys going to Hockenheim?

[McSatan]

Wheelie school! Expensive, but great fun thrashing someone else's bike.

[spoodler]

Couple from this week's hot rod meet at Chipping Sodbury...
Can't say that I liked this but it was beautifully done and immaculately prepared. Apparently owned by the frontman of an AC/DC tribute band, all the murals were AC/DC themed...


This, on the other hand, I could see myself enjoying immensely. Unusual to see a big twin in such a set up...

[gareth_r]

Just the thing for rallies...





It started life as a Russian Tula scooter delivery trike.

Edited by gareth_r on Friday 18th July 10:21

[gareth_r]

spoodler said:

...This, on the other hand, I could see myself enjoying immensely. Unusual to see a big twin in such a set up...

Sutton & Marsden Café Racer with a 1600cc S&S engine and Ducati suspension.

It's a product of Keynsham (spelled K E Y N S H A M )

I reckon it would look better with a twin shock rear end.

[Baryonyx]

Yazza54 said:

That Kawasaki looks pretty cool.

[Yazza54]

Baryonyx said:

Yazza54 said:

That Kawasaki looks pretty cool.

It's a nice bike, his first half decent outing on the thing this year really has had a mare with the carbs/fuel pump. The Z1000 in the background on first pic is my other mates.

Edited by Yazza54 on Friday 18th July 14:30

[3DP]

Baryonyx said:

Yazza54 said:

That Kawasaki looks pretty cool.

Agreed

[peterg1955]

gareth_r said:

spoodler said:

...This, on the other hand, I could see myself enjoying immensely. Unusual to see a big twin in such a set up...

I reckon it would look better with a twin shock rear end.

[GTIR]

Took the ZX9 for an MOT today (passed) and there was some odd looking white sports bike in there also getting one. It had tracked tyres (proper blistered) an odd solid rear sprocket and an strange underhang thingy.

I only realised was it was as it was silently ridden away!

It was an ex TT electric bike. I've fine a search but not found it. It had some writing in the front Zelephonics? Or something.

Anyway. It was a bit st being electric an all.

[Ritchie335is]

peterg1955 said:

gareth_r said:

spoodler said:

...This, on the other hand, I could see myself enjoying immensely. Unusual to see a big twin in such a set up...

I reckon it would look better with a twin shock rear end.

And that can looks completely wrong.

[smack]

Baryonyx said:

That Kawasaki looks pretty cool.

3DP's old bike IIRC.

[podman]

Now, I thought id spotted a NnineT before but I think thsi was a proper one, at Oakley last night, looked lovely...great growd as always.

[Andy XRV]

Ritchie335is said:

peterg1955 said:

gareth_r said:

spoodler said:

...This, on the other hand, I could see myself enjoying immensely. Unusual to see a big twin in such a set up...

I reckon it would look better with a twin shock rear end.

And that can looks completely wrong.

But the motor looks right and much better than one of the flat twin things

[spoodler]

Well, seeing as it generated some interest - t'other side, possibly its better side.
Gareth - thanks for the info, I'd presumed it was home built.

[Yazza54]

Finally bothered my arse to try and sell our old race motor

[topsprayer]

Time to sell the bike