Mate of mine just sent me this pic of his new bike - Yamaha R1-M
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Mate of mine just sent me this pic of his new bike - Yamaha R1-M
Bastard
I willSend him a text back saying you think the wheels are a bit shit
DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
Send him a text back saying you think the wheels are a bit shit
The power delivery on them is a bit weird as well - on the stock map at least. It shits the bed at 7,000rpm. Presumably some noise/emissions bollocks.
Due to a house move I've had to go down to one road bike! No licence at the moment though...
weltweit
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DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
What happened to your licence?
63km/h in a temporary 60km/h zone pushed me over the demerits limit for a 28 day suspension.
weltweit
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What you mean the gradual top up of points. They didn't offer a speed awareness course then or have you been through that loop already?
When I had my 28d ban one upside was that when I got my licence back it was cleaned of points.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
They did you for 3km/h over?
DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
They did you for 3km/h over?
Western Australia...
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Harsh
DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
RC213V-S to be ridden in a production class race at the IoM TT. It probably won't do anything but it looks good.
I bet it handles like a dream, perfect for a twisty hill climb course 
 That front tyre's got to be a 160 at least
Good effort, bet it sounds good
 That front tyre's got to be a 160 at leastGood effort, bet it sounds good
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weltweit
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He wasn't really going for it, but it did pull well out of the corners, lots of grunt.I bet it handles like a dream, perfect for a twisty hill climb course
Good effort, bet it sounds good
See edit about front tyre, plus with a half ton of metal I'm not surprised he wasn't totally going for it
OzT
Online early mornings when at work ....
Just got my Matchless (500cc) on the road and insured again. I've owned it since Feb 1976, paid £30 for it. Was my daily transport back then. In the early 80s I moved to 'Frisco for 4 years and that bike I had shipped over dismantled in crates and reassembled there, where it caused a few raised eyebrows. I had high export bars, fashionable back then, on it, and used to say it's half a Harley! Crated it back to England mid 80s where I put it back together and left in a garage when I went travelling again. In 1997 came back to England, where I discovered it has lost it's rego and had to join the Matchless Owners club to get them to verify it is a Matchless to get my original rego back, took it apart again and had the framed stoved and cleaned the engine out and got it MOT'd and back on the road for a few months. Back into garage it went again whilst I went travelling, then 2003 moved it to the garage in my current house. And spent this year doing bits at a time to basicly rebuild it, then fired it up last week. A bit of adjustments and test rides round the block, and Wednesday got it insured ready to take back on the road for proper journeys. As you can see it's a rough bike, mechanically sound though, and I have put the traditional flat bars back on.
In the background is my Commando which I dropped a few years ago. My next project's to get that back up and running again, but going to enjoy the Matchless this year first, so be a winter project.
To me that Matchless is the sexiest bike ever! Oh that's my own paint work, from '97
Crated it back to England mid 80s where I put it back together and left in a garage when I went travelling again. In 1997 came back to England, where I discovered it has lost it's rego and had to join the Matchless Owners club to get them to verify it is a Matchless to get my original rego back, took it apart again and had the framed stoved and cleaned the engine out and got it MOT'd and back on the road for a few months. Back into garage it went again whilst I went travelling, then 2003 moved it to the garage in my current house. And spent this year doing bits at a time to basicly rebuild it, then fired it up last week. A bit of adjustments and test rides round the block, and Wednesday got it insured ready to take back on the road for proper journeys. As you can see it's a rough bike, mechanically sound though, and I have put the traditional flat bars back on.In the background is my Commando which I dropped a few years ago. My next project's to get that back up and running again, but going to enjoy the Matchless this year first, so be a winter project.
To me that Matchless is the sexiest bike ever! Oh that's my own paint work, from '97
Motown_ben
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Bimota BB3. The motor and electronics package from the BMW S1000RR in a steel trellis frame and CF bodywork.
Not seen one of them before, other than exclusivity what's it got over the bm donor? It's definitely got that bimoto look about it.
OzT
Online early mornings when at work ....
It's too high weltweit. the orignals were alloy, but I brought an aftermarket general chrome one for 19inch wheels, but my home made bracket was not quite precision made hence a bit higher off the tyres than desirable.
One of those things I need to redress later this year.
Oh the bike's not orignal at all really, I put heapsa what I think are useful changes in. Besides chrome front and rear mudguards and exhaust cooling ring, for looks, I converted it from 6v dynamo to 12v alternator with an alloy chaincase, and with it a 5 plate clutch. Added in auto advance/retard, and the gearbox's the later AMC/Norton rather than Burman box. The switches are later Lucas all in one grip/switches and rubber gaiters to hiode the sliders, concentric in place of monobloc carb, and full width front hub, plus a louder thru silence, my nod to the boy racer in me!! LOL!
All those still on the bike just I have removed the export bars for standard flats as in the first picture.
But it seems to work better in modern day conditions
One of those things I need to redress later this year.
Oh the bike's not orignal at all really, I put heapsa what I think are useful changes in. Besides chrome front and rear mudguards and exhaust cooling ring, for looks, I converted it from 6v dynamo to 12v alternator with an alloy chaincase, and with it a 5 plate clutch. Added in auto advance/retard, and the gearbox's the later AMC/Norton rather than Burman box. The switches are later Lucas all in one grip/switches and rubber gaiters to hiode the sliders, concentric in place of monobloc carb, and full width front hub, plus a louder thru silence, my nod to the boy racer in me!! LOL!
All those still on the bike just I have removed the export bars for standard flats as in the first picture.
But it seems to work better in modern day conditions
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This was bike porn for me - the only brand new vehicle I've ever owned. Had one of the first batch when it was a new modelI fucking loved that bike. Went to the shops, toured, dispatched, track days, the lot. Many happy memories
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DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
I'm not saying I could podium this but I'm pretty sure I could put it in the top 10.
weltweit
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Looking back at twentythreedom getting his knee down makes me sad, will I ever get my knee down? on my Suzuki I only wore jeans so it would have been rash. I haven't ridden a motorbike now for 20 years but when the sun shines and the tarmac is hot and I see a motorbike charging up the road, I feel wistful.
weltweit
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Anyone like this Paton 2cl TT Racer? : Wouldn't mind one for the road, - can't afford it - 
