A picture a day... biker banter (Vol 6)

[Caddyshack]

podman said:

First ride of the tweaked H2.

For me, its plain crazy, its brisk enough up to 7k revs.
Power and torque is relentless. Could be me being fooled as I havent ridden it for so long but it did feel lighter.

The remap has elminated the on/off throttle as well, worth every penny for that alone.

At 120 you usually start to leave your exhaust noise behind but these feels like your in your own nightclub sat next to the sound system.
I know my neighbour will hate it so its staying..
Does drown out the supercharger noise which isnt good but I cant change that , even with the baffle I think.

Great to be out on 2 wheels again.

I love the fact that you are modding an H2 for more power….nutter.

[raining_sulphur]

Well here she is. Picked up this morning, very very happy.

Edited by raining_sulphur on Friday 7th April 21:14

[podman]

Fullook said:

Took my mum, aged 80 and recently widowed, for her first ever pillion trip. 30 mins around mix of motorway, b roads & lanes.

"Great fun" was the verdict.

Fab…Well done that young lady!

She will be telling all her friends about that …

[podman]

raining_sulphur said:

Well here she is. Picked up this morning, very very happy.

Edited by raining_sulphur on Friday 7th April 21:14

GSXR600s are always naughty and great fun…

Carbon Akro suits it well to & the right length …

[podman]

Biker's Nemesis said:

podman said:

Good to see you posting John, not that im quite so active nowadays.

You all good?

Cheers Bryan. Yeah, I'm all good, I hope you are well too.

Glad to hear it …Yes, all good my end, cheers.

[scunnylad]

Picked up Mrs Scunnylad's new bike yesterday

[Zarco]

Caddyshack said:

podman said:

First ride of the tweaked H2.

For me, its plain crazy, its brisk enough up to 7k revs.
Power and torque is relentless. Could be me being fooled as I havent ridden it for so long but it did feel lighter.

The remap has elminated the on/off throttle as well, worth every penny for that alone.

At 120 you usually start to leave your exhaust noise behind but these feels like your in your own nightclub sat next to the sound system.
I know my neighbour will hate it so its staying..
Does drown out the supercharger noise which isnt good but I cant change that , even with the baffle I think.

Great to be out on 2 wheels again.

I love the fact that you are modding an H2 for more power….nutter.

One of my favourite bikes.

[bogie]

Nice to get out for a ride not layered up in winter gear. Willingham Woods cafe was already getting busy when I called in earlier for a coffee on the way home.

[Rick448]

bogie said:

Nice to get out for a ride not layered up in winter gear. Willingham Woods cafe was already getting busy when I called in earlier for a coffee on the way home.

Looks busy, I was going to go there myself today, but in the end I did a different ride today. I was just happy to be able to get out on the ZZR after filling it with diesel yesterday!

[bogie]

Rick448 said:

Looks busy, I was going to go there myself today, but in the end I did a different ride today. I was just happy to be able to get out on the ZZR after filling it with diesel yesterday!

diesel !? did it take much cleaning out....guess you didn't ride far once you realised ?

[Rick448]

bogie said:

diesel !? did it take much cleaning out....guess you didn't ride far once you realised ?

It ran for about 200 yards and then spluttered to a smoking halt. I removed the tank and drained everything, flushed it through, and thankfully it fired up. Looked like a 2 stroke for a few seconds, and then it was fine. I was lucky. I won’t ever forget that the V Power diesel pump is also red!

[podman]

Caddyshack said:

podman said:

First ride of the tweaked H2.

For me, its plain crazy, its brisk enough up to 7k revs.
Power and torque is relentless. Could be me being fooled as I havent ridden it for so long but it did feel lighter.

The remap has elminated the on/off throttle as well, worth every penny for that alone.

At 120 you usually start to leave your exhaust noise behind but these feels like your in your own nightclub sat next to the sound system.
I know my neighbour will hate it so its staying..
Does drown out the supercharger noise which isnt good but I cant change that , even with the baffle I think.

Great to be out on 2 wheels again.

I love the fact that you are modding an H2 for more power….nutter.

Daft as it seems, there are probably more modified bikes than standard, due in part to the horrid std throttle response and the fact there is such a large gain to be had for relatively modest outlay.

Nice contrast today, out with my Dad on his RD200 for a
swift half and a bimble. Perfect.

[KTMsm]

Popped into Gilks today - I'm not usually a fan of urban scramblers but something about this just looked right



This caught my eye too

[Farky]

Fullook said:

Took my mum, aged 80 and recently widowed, for her first ever pillion trip. 30 mins around mix of motorway, b roads & lanes.

"Great fun" was the verdict.

Amazing Fullook….. great picture

[bogie]

Rick448 said:

It ran for about 200 yards and then spluttered to a smoking halt. I removed the tank and drained everything, flushed it through, and thankfully it fired up. Looked like a 2 stroke for a few seconds, and then it was fine. I was lucky. I won’t ever forget that the V Power diesel pump is also red!

Very lucky......I know many modern petrol cars wont accept diesel sized filler nozzles, but thinking about my bikes only the Triumph has any kind of restriction in the filler that would only accept a petrol nozzle.

[LeftField500]

The 350 is ready for the French and Spanish TET this summer.

It's a blast offroad!

[raining_sulphur]

podman said:

raining_sulphur said:

Well here she is. Picked up this morning, very very happy.

Edited by raining_sulphur on Friday 7th April 21:14

GSXR600s are always naughty and great fun…

Carbon Akro suits it well to & the right length …

So I’ve only done 60 or so miles, but it has really surprised me. Clutch is nice and light, seems very responsive, more than adequate get up and go in any gear, turns in very well and is surprisingly comfy. Out tomorrow for a few hours early, in between flagging the garden.
So far, loving it!

[Gretchen]

Other half bought himself a Vespa PK (that may or may not have a bigger engine than standard in it) so he can keep me company / other road users safe while out on rides. Today was our first ride out together



I’m still not sure bike life is for me but was nice only spending £8 at the petrol station! Just need to keep putting some rides in.

[KTMsm]

Gretchen said:

I’m still not sure bike life is for me but was nice only spending £8 at the petrol station! Just need to keep putting some rides in.

TBH I don't enjoy riding lots of bikes - really you need to pass your test and try a few bigger bikes, it's not just because of the speed they offer but the looks / feel / character

[Caddyshack]

raining_sulphur said:

podman said:

raining_sulphur said:

Well here she is. Picked up this morning, very very happy.

Edited by raining_sulphur on Friday 7th April 21:14

GSXR600s are always naughty and great fun…

Carbon Akro suits it well to & the right length …

So I’ve only done 60 or so miles, but it has really surprised me. Clutch is nice and light, seems very responsive, more than adequate get up and go in any gear, turns in very well and is surprisingly comfy. Out tomorrow for a few hours early, in between flagging the garden.
So far, loving it!

Glad you are enjoying it.

I imagine it still feels very quick when you get up in the revs?