Thread: Bike Porn - Regardless of the motor, Show off your "two wheeled" beasties

After bikes thought I would be more sensible it rained a lot in Scotland so got me this VX Turbo, chipped, exhaust, dump valve, air filter, carbon brakes was pushing near 300 BHP in a light weight fiberglass wheel barrow.

I used to join in with the bike runs, it would do 0-60 in around 4 seconds and indicate 170 mph, lots of torque a fast wee beasty we used to terrify the week end bike racers and anything else on the twisty roads.

It was the most frustrating thing to drive after a bike you sat so low you could not look over the cars in front and plan your next move and you needed more space to execute said move.

No carpets or luxuries, she who must be obeyed loved the bike but hated the VX, we did a 200 mile trip to the Isle of Sky and we were both exhausted, noise and twitchiness you had to hold the steering at all times with both hands constantly correcting as it darted about chasing white lines and overbanding.

It did not last long.

Back to bikes.

Originally Posted by xtightg

Had one of these, nice but temperamental I felt you rode it like a diesel all low down torque traded it for a new 2002 Fireblade.

My first 1993 Fireblade did 120,000 k, has been all over Europe several times and only let me down once an electrical joint in the wiring loom under the seat failed and it dropped it onto two cylinders.

The Fireblade twin still got me home.

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I also lapped the Nurburgring Nordschleif https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%BCrburgring my 1993 Fireblade two up with touring luggage, loved that bike with its wee 16" front wheel it would turn in like my 250 cc racer if you rode it right sit back and don't shift your weight it would shake its head tank slapping then when you came to the next corner no brakes the pads and pistons had moved away from the disk with the tank slapper so you had to be careful with late braking as you had to pump the brake back into position.

Was a weird feeling pushing on doing the GP racer to pull the brake lever strait back to the clip on with no retardation, focuses the mind.

Ride it like a 250 racer moving your weight about it was the best bike I ever had, within yards of the shop I purchased my new RI from I stopped to see if it had a flat front tyre.

Had some great times on bikes and met some great like minded mates, still miss the sense of freedom a bike can give you.

Originally Posted by sightpicture

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502ci V8 iron w/NOS, on tour in Utah.

Wow. How long did a rear tyre last?

Originally Posted by Shearer

Wow. How long did a rear tyre last?

1800-3500 miles depending on 'boost'... or, 10 minutes in the burnpit and 90 minutes to put on a new tyre and re-center the belt all over again :-)

Originally Posted by berg243

man it would pass anything but the gas station.

200-210 miles when cruising; 70mph @ 1800rpm in overdrive. But around LA in first gear, in the traffic - 10-12 mpg...

Had so many bikes I could fill the thread by myself..... here is some more bike porn from my garage

Have to laugh at the two 748s and the "spare parts bike" in the background.

Originally Posted by Shearer

Have to laugh at the two 748s and the "spare parts bike" in the background.

It's actually a Fila 916 getting a tidy up

Fila 916.

Originally Posted by 257weatherby

Had so many bikes I could fill the thread by myself..... here is some more bike porn from my garage
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Is the yellow one a 748 SP, had one for a day I preferred it to the 916

Originally Posted by 257weatherby

It's actually a Fila 916 getting a tidy up

Sorry. I shouldn't have laughed. After all I own two KTMs

@xtightg yep. The advantage the 748 had was the internal gearing, shorter to keep it on the boil, better in the real world twisties, the best was 916 pistons in the 748, really works well. The 996 Matrix was the bike I should have kept, only one in NZ, oddly, not built as a special edition by Ducati Italia, but by Ducati Japan (as soon as the Matrix movies came out), you see it in the Matrix in a long and spectacular bike chase.

Went to pick up crutches and knee scooter from local mobility store for my 3rd surgery in a year on my damn foot,and I came across this little run about.
I had joked with family in friends about buying a bike and joining a gang with my buy back money ... might get my foot in the door as a prospect for Grey Power

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Originally Posted by seano

Went to pick up crutches and knee scooter from local mobility store for my 3rd surgery in a year on my damn foot,and I came across this little run about.
I had joked with family in friends about buying a bike and joining a gang with my buy back money ... might get my foot in the door as a prospect for Grey Power

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That's sad.

@seano considering my mum has cracked the shits about driving here in chch, how much was it?