Nice Wheels, How Much?
- Lucky Lucan
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They have fallen out of popularity already.
Romantic Cambodia is dead and gone. It's with McKinley in the grave.
Bikers don’t ride them. It’s a fashion statement.
I guess biking is quite popular now. I had a mate who passed his test and bought a brand new BMW S1000R HP4. Still got it but he admitted it scares him shitless. He rides it around like an old granny.
He was after a Kawasaki H2 (200mph bike. That’s mph not kmh. 200bhp. It can be tuned to its track day power of 323bhp and 242mph. The fastest road legal bike is 50% less power in that 200bhp form. Bonkers bike) but the dealer refused to sell it to him. Rightly so. He was very miffed. Even offered 50% more at £75k.
Anyway, so he bought the BMW privately.
Just as well all he does is meet other “bikers” for a coffee.
Load of men dressed in leather meeting for Sprite and coffee. Some even have *sliders on and the hump bit on the back like Rossi. One guy there was showing me his sliders he’d bought of a guy who does track days. He’s also bought used tyres so it had the rubber bits on the edge. He was quite proud.
My bike cost £400 but I’d leave all of them in my dust. To be honest they were dangerous all together.
Rant over!
* No not the burger. They stick to your knee and protect it if you lean over enough to “Get your knee down”.
pew, pew, pew, pew!
Not a race track or sport bike fan at all; but surely 'used tyres' (from a racetrack?) are a bit dangerous? My understanding is that race tyres have only so many heat/cool cycles before they become ineffective? More concerning than that here is actually how long tyres have been sitting on a shelf, our local chums are quite wiley at selling their very old stock of "new tyres" ... made 10 years ago and sitting in 35c+ sunlight every day. Same for car tyres & batteries. Caveat emptor.
Meum est propositum in taberna mori,
ut sint Guinness proxima morientis ori.
tunc cantabunt letius angelorum chori:
"Sit Deus propitius huic potatori."
ut sint Guinness proxima morientis ori.
tunc cantabunt letius angelorum chori:
"Sit Deus propitius huic potatori."
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- OneTrickPony
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To tell you the truth, the person riding that 1100 wasn't the grandad. He just jumped at the photo op. His 19yo grandson was riding it. Complete with flip-flops and Vietnamese Hanukkah helmet.YaTingPom wrote: ↑Tue Feb 18, 2020 12:06 pmBikers don’t ride them. It’s a fashion statement.
I guess biking is quite popular now. I had a mate who passed his test and bought a brand new BMW S1000R HP4. Still got it but he admitted it scares him shitless. He rides it around like an old granny.
He was after a Kawasaki H2 (200mph bike. That’s mph not kmh. 200bhp. It can be tuned to its track day power of 323bhp and 242mph. The fastest road legal bike is 50% less power in that 200bhp form. Bonkers bike) but the dealer refused to sell it to him. Rightly so. He was very miffed. Even offered 50% more at £75k.
Anyway, so he bought the BMW privately.
Just as well all he does is meet other “bikers” for a coffee.
Load of men dressed in leather meeting for Sprite and coffee. Some even have *sliders on and the hump bit on the back like Rossi. One guy there was showing me his sliders he’d bought of a guy who does track days. He’s also bought used tyres so it had the rubber bits on the edge. He was quite proud.
My bike cost £400 but I’d leave all of them in my dust. To be honest they were dangerous all together.
Rant over!
* No not the burger. They stick to your knee and protect it if you lean over enough to “Get your knee down”.
Up the workers!
You’re thinking logically.Spigzy wrote: ↑Tue Feb 18, 2020 3:53 pmNot a race track or sport bike fan at all; but surely 'used tyres' (from a racetrack?) are a bit dangerous? My understanding is that race tyres have only so many heat/cool cycles before they become ineffective? More concerning than that here is actually how long tyres have been sitting on a shelf, our local chums are quite wiley at selling their very old stock of "new tyres" ... made 10 years ago and sitting in 35c+ sunlight every day. Same for car tyres & batteries. Caveat emptor.
These guys don’t go over 50mph. It’s about style.
pew, pew, pew, pew!
kungfufighter wrote: ↑Tue Feb 18, 2020 6:36 pmTo tell you the truth, the person riding that 1100 wasn't the grandad. He just jumped at the photo op. His 19yo grandson was riding it. Complete with flip-flops and Vietnamese Hanukkah helmet.YaTingPom wrote: ↑Tue Feb 18, 2020 12:06 pmBikers don’t ride them. It’s a fashion statement.
I guess biking is quite popular now. I had a mate who passed his test and bought a brand new BMW S1000R HP4. Still got it but he admitted it scares him shitless. He rides it around like an old granny.
He was after a Kawasaki H2 (200mph bike. That’s mph not kmh. 200bhp. It can be tuned to its track day power of 323bhp and 242mph. The fastest road legal bike is 50% less power in that 200bhp form. Bonkers bike) but the dealer refused to sell it to him. Rightly so. He was very miffed. Even offered 50% more at £75k.
Anyway, so he bought the BMW privately.
Just as well all he does is meet other “bikers” for a coffee.
Load of men dressed in leather meeting for Sprite and coffee. Some even have *sliders on and the hump bit on the back like Rossi. One guy there was showing me his sliders he’d bought of a guy who does track days. He’s also bought used tyres so it had the rubber bits on the edge. He was quite proud.
My bike cost £400 but I’d leave all of them in my dust. To be honest they were dangerous all together.
Rant over!
* No not the burger. They stick to your knee and protect it if you lean over enough to “Get your knee down”.
Big sports bikes are actually reasonably priced here and sometimes cheaper than the UK.
I think these 40kg kids buy them realise they bitten off more than they can chew and get rid.
pew, pew, pew, pew!
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Looking at pages surprised this isnt mentioned here.
https://cne.wtf/2020/02/17/tycoon-makes ... ce-damage/
(sorry if news links not allowed here)
https://cne.wtf/2020/02/17/tycoon-makes ... ce-damage/
(sorry if news links not allowed here)
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Actually, I'd say it's a perfect all rounder UJM, and will handle any type of use well.
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