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

[bogie]

Rick448 said:

I believe so yeah.

looks great, shame I missed the Barton night this year

The next "interesting" bike night likely the East Kirky one next month with the Lancaster, will have to make an effort to get to that one

[MrAndyW]

All the threes, yesterday morning

[Fullook]

First bike / camping trip on my new bike.

Waiting on delivery of some soft panniers so a certain amount of string / knots involved



View was worth it too

[airsafari87]

Just put the bike up on the ramp to see why my gear shifts were so crap yesterday and to adjust the position of the shift lever to try and improve them.

The quickshifter isn’t even attached to the lever anymore, the bolt is just sat in the hole with the QS rubbing against the frame.

[EVOTECH3BELL]

Mid week ride proving that young people are still getting into bikes and still ride sportbikes.

[airsafari87]

EVOTECH3BELL said:

Mid week ride proving that young people are still getting into bikes and still ride sportbikes.

The table of riders behind the bikes suggests otherwise.

[SAS Tom]

Covid seems to have stopped a lot of riding. Most places I’ve been visiting for years are much quieter this year. You’d turn up and there’d be bikes everywhere now there’s a fraction of them.

[Dr Jekyll]

Effect of petrol price more than covid I reckon.

[Rick448]

gareth_r said:

Lamb Chop Rides has just uploaded a youtube video on the XSR700 conversion.

Yeah I saw that video yesterday and then coincidentally say the LC900 last night. I didn’t know either of these conversions existed.

https://youtu.be/3Yyvdf8aVlM LC900 vid.

Xsr700 version https://youtu.be/hr7Fxg5e8ok

[gareth h]

Just picked up these (the hubs look red but are orange).



For this.

[OutInTheShed]

Dr Jekyll said:

Effect of petrol price more than covid I reckon.

Put £25 in mine this morning.
Most people don't do huge miles for a Sunday ride, likely spend more on coffee and cholesterol than they do on fuel?

It would be nice if the price of fuel reduced people's keen-ness for lawnmowing.

Covid is still very much out there, it seems to me every week someone I know pretty well is getting it.
As result a few people are winding their necks in, 'don't want to catch it just before I go on holiday' etc.
I'd have thought most people would be thinking it's OK to attend an outdoor gathering though?

[Hugo Stiglitz]

OutInTheShed said:

Dr Jekyll said:

Effect of petrol price more than covid I reckon.

Put £25 in mine this morning.
Most people don't do huge miles for a Sunday ride, likely spend more on coffee and cholesterol than they do on fuel?

It would be nice if the price of fuel reduced people's keen-ness for lawnmowing.

Covid is still very much out there, it seems to me every week someone I know pretty well is getting it.
As result a few people are winding their necks in, 'don't want to catch it just before I go on holiday' etc.
I'd have thought most people would be thinking it's OK to attend an outdoor gathering though?

I don't think it's petrol price. After all it'd be £20 max difference?

Especially if your a retired company director adventure bike rider.

Possibly a combination of people coming down with covid. I know loads of positive tests local to me.

[Brett748]

Dr Jekyll said:

Effect of petrol price more than covid I reckon.

I’m not sure. My Z1000SX does 52 mpg so for my 220 mile ride yesterday it cost me about £37 in fuel for a full day out. It’s only about a tenner more than pre covid so hardly make or break.

Admittedly I’m taking the bike a lot more at the minute to avoid feeling my C63. That thing makes you take note of the fuel prices!

[moanthebairns]

I've done 300 miles on these brakes, albeit too much was on motorways for my liking, but I fking love them. Honestly the transformation of the bike is unbelievable.
I thought my suspension mod was the best thing ever, I'm not saying they're worth all the money I spent on such an old bike, but if your into stopping your motorcycle.......it is.

[bolidemichael]

airsafari87 said:

EVOTECH3BELL said:

Mid week ride proving that young people are still getting into bikes and still ride sportbikes.

The table of riders behind the bikes suggests otherwise.

[Mr Squarekins]

moanthebairns said:

I've done 300 miles on these brakes, albeit too much was on motorways for my liking, but I fking love them. Honestly the transformation of the bike is unbelievable.
I thought my suspension mod was the best thing ever, I'm not saying they're worth all the money I spent on such an old bike, but if your into stopping your motorcycle.......it is.

Nice bike. Also keeping up Pistonhead traditions of having a bin in the picture.

[shurm]

Went out today never seen so many bikes out on the road

[s1dew1nd3r]

Out for an evening blast on my fireblade after repairing the fried wiring a few weeks back and getting another 12 months mot on it, fantastic bike to ride!

[Rick448]

moanthebairns said:

I've done 300 miles on these brakes, albeit too much was on motorways for my liking, but I fking love them. Honestly the transformation of the bike is unbelievable.
I thought my suspension mod was the best thing ever, I'm not saying they're worth all the money I spent on such an old bike, but if your into stopping your motorcycle.......it is.

Without the suspension upgrade I doubt it’d be as noticeable. The control of the weight transfer makes a huge difference.

[Rick448]

s1dew1nd3r said:

Out for an evening blast on my fireblade after repairing the fried wiring a few weeks back and getting another 12 months mot on it, fantastic bike to ride!

Lovely looking bike that.