A picture a day...biker banter (Vol 5)
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Steve Bass said:
Krikkit said:
Epic bit of kit though, would make an amazing track bike.
That's the problem, I already have the Duc as my track bike. If I was to get another, it's be a 600 class, R6 or similar for giggles and maybe endurance racesspareparts said:
rodericb said:
spareparts said:
Went for a good spin on the new Blade RRRRRrrrrrr SP Pirate edition. Gutless below 6k rpm. I think a Vespa 300 has more pull. But at 6k rpm the valves open and she snarls. Then things start moving faster at 8k, and by 11k she’s engaging warp drive. Beautifully judged brakes and front end is super stable and fluidly damped. Pumps out enough heat to make you think it is a Ducati Vtwin. Quickshifter and gearbox us superb, but geared for the moon. Leave it in 2nd for almost everything. Looks a foot longer than the outgoing Blade. Feels really well resolved and is the best looking Blade in ages... seriously impressive machine all round.
If you're usually riding a twin then there's the inevitable adjustment which needs to happen so you relearn how to ride an I4. I had a spin on a ZX10R, a few years ago now, and it was pretty bland even with it's easy 30 horses more than my old nail has. Fast undoubtedly but the difference in sensory feedback takes some adjustment time.Edited by rodericb on Sunday 23 August 13:49
Krikkit said:
Steve Bass said:
Krikkit said:
Epic bit of kit though, would make an amazing track bike.
That's the problem, I already have the Duc as my track bike. If I was to get another, it's be a 600 class, R6 or similar for giggles and maybe endurance races
But your point is understood...
Few of us went up from Northampton to "support " a friend racing a FZ600 in CRMC yesterday at Darley Moor, took the LC as we had a promise of a few parade laps and it seemed more fitting, the other half joined us on her CBR600 , along with my mate on his H2 , all following another lad on his "new" Honda 400/4...
Due to the incredible thirst of the H2 we didnt venture above 65ish but it still hit reserve at 50 miles and took an incredible 15 litres to brim from his home just on the edge of Northampton to Donnington Services (54 miles)...To give you some idea, I travelled 12 miles further to get to his but the LC only took 6 litres! MPG isnt an often discussed topic , bikes are all about having fun but the contrast was jaw dropping and his anxiety about making petrol stations really emphasised it
In fact, the H2 used more fuel to cover the distance from Donnington Services to a fuel station just outside Darley Moor (34 miles) than the other halfs CBR600 used to cover the whole journey there (108 miles) ! Added to that, we had to put him at the back of our little gathering as it gave my Mrs a headache and bought on my asthma, maybe there was good reason to ban these things and it demonstrates how well reed valves worked in 2 strokes!?
That said, I would love one, especially in this purple.
Some fantastic looking and sounding bikes in action.
Ex Tony Rutter F1 Ducati, IIRC owner said he won the 81,82 championship on this
Chap owned a pair of these Spondon Yamaha since the late 1980s, hadnt used them for 30 years but lockdown persudaded him to get them out again.
My other half did 2 of the parade laps , I hadnt noticed she'd pulled off the circuit, found her eating cake and having a cuppa , she "hated it" and said she only did 2 laps as she missed the paddock exit on lap 1!
LC was as always, superb at everything, we ended up doing around 200 miles in total, as happy blatting up the M1 as it was being thrashed, pissed down on us part of the way home and it didnt miss a beat, I still felt reasonably fresh at the end of the journey as well, they are a lot of money now but for me, there still the most fun but practical stroker you can buy and run for the money.
Due to the incredible thirst of the H2 we didnt venture above 65ish but it still hit reserve at 50 miles and took an incredible 15 litres to brim from his home just on the edge of Northampton to Donnington Services (54 miles)...To give you some idea, I travelled 12 miles further to get to his but the LC only took 6 litres! MPG isnt an often discussed topic , bikes are all about having fun but the contrast was jaw dropping and his anxiety about making petrol stations really emphasised it
In fact, the H2 used more fuel to cover the distance from Donnington Services to a fuel station just outside Darley Moor (34 miles) than the other halfs CBR600 used to cover the whole journey there (108 miles) ! Added to that, we had to put him at the back of our little gathering as it gave my Mrs a headache and bought on my asthma, maybe there was good reason to ban these things and it demonstrates how well reed valves worked in 2 strokes!?
That said, I would love one, especially in this purple.
Some fantastic looking and sounding bikes in action.
Ex Tony Rutter F1 Ducati, IIRC owner said he won the 81,82 championship on this
Chap owned a pair of these Spondon Yamaha since the late 1980s, hadnt used them for 30 years but lockdown persudaded him to get them out again.
My other half did 2 of the parade laps , I hadnt noticed she'd pulled off the circuit, found her eating cake and having a cuppa , she "hated it" and said she only did 2 laps as she missed the paddock exit on lap 1!
LC was as always, superb at everything, we ended up doing around 200 miles in total, as happy blatting up the M1 as it was being thrashed, pissed down on us part of the way home and it didnt miss a beat, I still felt reasonably fresh at the end of the journey as well, they are a lot of money now but for me, there still the most fun but practical stroker you can buy and run for the money.
podman said:
Few of us went up from Northampton to "support " a friend racing a FZ600 in CRMC yesterday at Darley Moor, took the LC as we had a promise of a few parade laps and it seemed more fitting, the other half joined us on her CBR600 , along with my mate on his H2 , all following another lad on his "new" Honda 400/4...
Due to the incredible thirst of the H2 we didnt venture above 65ish but it still hit reserve at 50 miles and took an incredible 15 litres to brim from his home just on the edge of Northampton to Donnington Services (54 miles)...To give you some idea, I travelled 12 miles further to get to his but the LC only took 6 litres! MPG isnt an often discussed topic , bikes are all about having fun but the contrast was jaw dropping and his anxiety about making petrol stations really emphasised it
In fact, the H2 used more fuel to cover the distance from Donnington Services to a fuel station just outside Darley Moor (34 miles) than the other halfs CBR600 used to cover the whole journey there (108 miles) ! Added to that, we had to put him at the back of our little gathering as it gave my Mrs a headache and bought on my asthma, maybe there was good reason to ban these things and it demonstrates how well reed valves worked in 2 strokes!?
That said, I would love one, especially in this purple.
Some fantastic looking and sounding bikes in action.
Ex Tony Rutter F1 Ducati, IIRC owner said he won the 81,82 championship on this
Chap owned a pair of these Spondon Yamaha since the late 1980s, hadnt used them for 30 years but lockdown persudaded him to get them out again.
My other half did 2 of the parade laps , I hadnt noticed she'd pulled off the circuit, found her eating cake and having a cuppa , she "hated it" and said she only did 2 laps as she missed the paddock exit on lap 1!
LC was as always, superb at everything, we ended up doing around 200 miles in total, as happy blatting up the M1 as it was being thrashed, pissed down on us part of the way home and it didnt miss a beat, I still felt reasonably fresh at the end of the journey as well, they are a lot of money now but for me, there still the most fun but practical stroker you can buy and run for the money.
Great pics.Due to the incredible thirst of the H2 we didnt venture above 65ish but it still hit reserve at 50 miles and took an incredible 15 litres to brim from his home just on the edge of Northampton to Donnington Services (54 miles)...To give you some idea, I travelled 12 miles further to get to his but the LC only took 6 litres! MPG isnt an often discussed topic , bikes are all about having fun but the contrast was jaw dropping and his anxiety about making petrol stations really emphasised it
In fact, the H2 used more fuel to cover the distance from Donnington Services to a fuel station just outside Darley Moor (34 miles) than the other halfs CBR600 used to cover the whole journey there (108 miles) ! Added to that, we had to put him at the back of our little gathering as it gave my Mrs a headache and bought on my asthma, maybe there was good reason to ban these things and it demonstrates how well reed valves worked in 2 strokes!?
That said, I would love one, especially in this purple.
Some fantastic looking and sounding bikes in action.
Ex Tony Rutter F1 Ducati, IIRC owner said he won the 81,82 championship on this
Chap owned a pair of these Spondon Yamaha since the late 1980s, hadnt used them for 30 years but lockdown persudaded him to get them out again.
My other half did 2 of the parade laps , I hadnt noticed she'd pulled off the circuit, found her eating cake and having a cuppa , she "hated it" and said she only did 2 laps as she missed the paddock exit on lap 1!
LC was as always, superb at everything, we ended up doing around 200 miles in total, as happy blatting up the M1 as it was being thrashed, pissed down on us part of the way home and it didnt miss a beat, I still felt reasonably fresh at the end of the journey as well, they are a lot of money now but for me, there still the most fun but practical stroker you can buy and run for the money.
Motodd Laverda,lovely
Had a spin on my mates old kwak the other day
Krikkit said:
From the reviews I've read it's absolutely tiny, super high pegs and compact etc. It's basically built to be homologated and win superbike championships.
Epic bit of kit though, would make an amazing track bike.
Definitely not tiny. It is nice to see a full size superbike again.Epic bit of kit though, would make an amazing track bike.
rodericb said:
Certainly not. Just noting that I4's can feel a bit light-on down low compared to a twin (i.e. 1098R I'm thinking of). I did say that the ZX10 I rode was fast and the CBR you rode is another 30 horse on that! I guess it's probably the smoothness of the I4 down low (no shaking). I don't think they're much down on a twin in terms of torque at low revs, if any?
Torque wise, the 1098R kills the CBR at every point in the rev range. Even my 1250GS does. The CBR really is gutless down low. No idea what the tech specs say.Edited by rodericb on Sunday 23 August 13:49
spareparts said:
rodericb said:
Certainly not. Just noting that I4's can feel a bit light-on down low compared to a twin (i.e. 1098R I'm thinking of). I did say that the ZX10 I rode was fast and the CBR you rode is another 30 horse on that! I guess it's probably the smoothness of the I4 down low (no shaking). I don't think they're much down on a twin in terms of torque at low revs, if any?
Torque wise, the 1098R kills the CBR at every point in the rev range. Even my 1250GS does. The CBR really is gutless down low. No idea what the tech specs say.Edited by rodericb on Sunday 23 August 13:49
Behold, Honda have squared the circle and built a bike with the reliability of a fourstroke and the power delivery of a tuned twostroke, the 1000LC
Birky_41 said:
Decided I needed another bike
Delivered by none other than World Champion & Multiple British Champion Graham Noyce
That's the last one to our collection now... And yes I'm aware my shorts and quite small
Nice... bike. Shorts... not so much Delivered by none other than World Champion & Multiple British Champion Graham Noyce
That's the last one to our collection now... And yes I'm aware my shorts and quite small
Are you buying up the worlds remaining Maico 490's???
Postman just delivered a surprise anniversary present for Mrs H.
It's a 1986 GR650 twin.
Nope, I had never heard of one, either.
Never sold in the UK, this one came from Germany.
She wanted something like a Meriden Bonneville, but with a manageable seat height, electric foot and none of the leaks or vibes.
Tried an XS650, but they are a bit tall. Also looked at CX500 Customs, which are low enough, but weigh a ton.
This thing hasn't been used for a fair while, so it needs a thorough going over, then MOT and registering, but it should be a nice little project.
It's a 1986 GR650 twin.
Nope, I had never heard of one, either.
Never sold in the UK, this one came from Germany.
She wanted something like a Meriden Bonneville, but with a manageable seat height, electric foot and none of the leaks or vibes.
Tried an XS650, but they are a bit tall. Also looked at CX500 Customs, which are low enough, but weigh a ton.
This thing hasn't been used for a fair while, so it needs a thorough going over, then MOT and registering, but it should be a nice little project.
Pat H said:
Postman just delivered a surprise anniversary present for Mrs H.
It's a 1986 GR650 twin.
Nope, I had never heard of one, either.
Never sold in the UK, this one came from Germany.
She wanted something like a Meriden Bonneville, but with a manageable seat height, electric foot and none of the leaks or vibes.
Tried an XS650, but they are a bit tall. Also looked at CX500 Customs, which are low enough, but weigh a ton.
This thing hasn't been used for a fair while, so it needs a thorough going over, then MOT and registering, but it should be a nice little project.
That is fantastic It's a 1986 GR650 twin.
Nope, I had never heard of one, either.
Never sold in the UK, this one came from Germany.
She wanted something like a Meriden Bonneville, but with a manageable seat height, electric foot and none of the leaks or vibes.
Tried an XS650, but they are a bit tall. Also looked at CX500 Customs, which are low enough, but weigh a ton.
This thing hasn't been used for a fair while, so it needs a thorough going over, then MOT and registering, but it should be a nice little project.
, your Mrs looks well chuffed.So i guess putting engine parts in the dishwasher will be overlooked for the greater good
Keep us posted on the refurb, I reckon this is going to be a lovely little thing
Round-Scotland jaunt over the past weekend - Friday to Monday with a wee band of 5...at least it started that way. Wet as an otter's pocket to start, but Saturday turned dry and we had dry riding for the rest of the trip. A few pics...
The end pic was the only 2 bikes that ran faultlessly throughout. Looks like an unmatched pair, but the Indian does astonishingly well cross-country.
The end pic was the only 2 bikes that ran faultlessly throughout. Looks like an unmatched pair, but the Indian does astonishingly well cross-country.
Steve Bass said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
No Mick. Your head needs to be where the mirror should be on the left for left handers.
See, he didn't' take the BB massive's advise. Bet he regrets it now ......tvrolet said:
Round-Scotland jaunt over the past weekend - Friday to Monday with a wee band of 5...at least it started that way. Wet as an otter's pocket to start, but Saturday turned dry and we had dry riding for the rest of the trip. A few pics...
The end pic was the only 2 bikes that ran faultlessly throughout. Looks like an unmatched pair, but the Indian does astonishingly well cross-country.
I drove that route last year, would dearly love to do it on a bike...The end pic was the only 2 bikes that ran faultlessly throughout. Looks like an unmatched pair, but the Indian does astonishingly well cross-country.
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