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

I test-rode a Busa in Asia couple of decades back. Hell on my aging wrists and back, but quick as. Did not buy.

Settled for an MV Agusta F4 for a couple of years; temperamental as any Italian girl would be, and prone to overheating in traffic, but when on full song... just, wow.

Commuted on a Sporty, and toured to Malaysia and points north (Thailand, Vietnam etc) on an air-cooled Dyna, really reliable.

I don't miss my earlier 70s and 80s bikes at all though - all the time either dealing with the Prince Of Darkness (Lucas electrics) or seriously rubbish drum brakes, plus frequent carb rebuilds and shin-barking kickstarters, not to mention board-rigid seats; and did I mention shit brakes?

But for crossing prairies, deserts and cornfield territory and riding the PCH... a V8 bike is the bees' knees. IMO. YMMV.

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with a sprinkle of fairy dust these
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... riding the PCH... ..

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Did that a few years back on a Harley ( When in Rome...)
I have NO clue how Americans call it the "World's Greatest MC Ride". Boring as compared to many NZ rides. Guess it just shows how poorly travelled most of them are.

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Originally Posted by 6x47

Did that a few years back on a Harley ( When in Rome...)
I have NO clue how Americans call it the "World's Greatest MC Ride". Boring as compared to many NZ rides. Guess it just shows how poorly travelled most of them are.

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Unto each his own. Do it north to south and you get the best views. Plus if you're a US TV fan from the 60s and 70s, there are so many iconic bends and bridges and towns on the way down.

The best roads in the US IMO are through Arizona / Utah and up in Montana. FWIW.

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When and where was this

Good hoon down a big hill on monday, 1160m of height loss! Poor XC bike felt a bit out of its depth on the rougher sections, well bottomed out suspension and had to stop a few times to let overheating brakes recover... great fun! But glad I have a more capable bike on the way. :)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...06780928_b.jpgCarricktown MTB ride by Ben, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...49bf42b3_b.jpgCarricktown MTB ride by Ben, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d247dc2f_b.jpgCarricktown MTB ride by Ben, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...3abea956_b.jpgCarricktown MTB ride by Ben, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...def0b9be_b.jpgCarricktown MTB ride by Ben, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...17dc058f_b.jpgCarricktown MTB ride by Ben, on Flickr

Nice Ben.
What are you getting?

My Ultra Classic with a few upgrades - for when you need to take everything plus the kitchen sink on holiday!

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Nice Ben.
What are you getting?

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Snagged a sharp clearance deal on a Trance 29. Not a real monster truck because I still want an all-rounder that pedals well and doesn't get boring on easy trails, but it should be a lot more capable and fun than the Epic.

Pedaling up hill might sound like alot of hard work, but fuck it's rewarding & an awesome time to think ( great quiet meditation time aye ) & as for going down hill on a MTB, fuk me doing 70+ kph down some rocky arsed track wearing a lightweight open face helmet, a pair of baggy shorts & a T shirt for protection can be enormous fun but also enormous pain


Great pic's & looks like a mint trail @GravelBen :cool:

Cheers @Philipo , yeah I love it up there. Can't believe its over 10 years since I last rode that trail ...on a hardtail with a sky-high 400mm seatpost because the bike was too small for me and droppers didn't exist back then... must have been slow and/or scared! :ORLY:

Its the Carricktown track from the top of the Nevis back down to Bannockburn. Mostly 4wd track but plenty of loose chunky bits and features to boost off for air time if you go fast (and of course you go fast, because its fun).

I got a lift to near the top, didn't have the time or enthusiasm for sweating out the full 1200m or so of height gain before hitting the down.

Had quite a few MX bikes over the years. My current machine is an ‘08 KTM690 enduro but don’t have any great pics apart from this one:Attachment 123228

Riding around with my boy on my last mxer- 06 Honda CR250- sadly had to sell this year to go to Africa.
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Used to do a bit of this before wife n kids
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Had this AJS spring twin 500 a couple of bikes ago too- most reliable starting bike I’ve ever owned
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I’ll be riding some kind of bike forever, once you got the bug your garage feels worthless unless there’s a bike sitting in there.

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Had quite a few MX bikes over the years. My current machine is an ‘08 KTM690 enduro but don’t have any great pics apart from this one:Attachment 123228

Riding around with my boy on my last mxer- 06 Honda CR250- sadly had to sell this year to go to Africa.
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Used to do a bit of this before wife n kids
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Had this AJS spring twin 500 a couple of bikes ago too- most reliable starting bike I’ve ever owned
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I’ll be riding some kind of bike forever, once you got the bug your garage feels worthless unless there’s a bike sitting in there.

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Love that AJS

New bike day!

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