...and a few virtue-signaling Kumbaya-singers in Councils screw all the ratepayers plus the old, the young, the delivery-, soccer-mom, V8- and Japanese-car drivers with cycle lanes.Quote:
Originally Posted by timattalon
...and a few virtue-signaling Kumbaya-singers in Councils screw all the ratepayers plus the old, the young, the delivery-, soccer-mom, V8- and Japanese-car drivers with cycle lanes.Quote:
Originally Posted by timattalon
Carbon mammoth-print bike on final approach to Mt Rushmore.
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What did you think of the transmission?Quote:
Originally Posted by ishoot10s
@Shearer Bloody good actually, clever tech in there, overlapping the gears via double clutches. Yeah. Pretty tame in Normal mode, changes up quick to get on top of the economy and I learned to use the flappy paddles when I wanted to get past something. Sport mode is a lot more aggressive, holding the gears longer between shifts and the little blips it does on downshifts are hilarious. I really liked it. The position and handling are close to my CRF450 and I'm really thinking this is where I'll go. Have you ridden one?
I will sell my Fatbob and even privately I expect I will take a big hit. I have enjoyed the couple Harleys I've had but honestly think the Adventure style is more me. I just can't be bothered waiting for HD Pan America, it's not due here for another 13 months...
No. Haven't ridden one. I would never be able to touch the ground:D.Quote:
Originally Posted by ishoot10s
Just heard mixed reports about them so wondered what you thought. You will be able to go places a Harley would never take you. I'm sure you will really enjoy it.
Shit...that's an embarrassing motorbike.Quote:
Originally Posted by sightpicture
You are 200% correct. I found the best way was to get ahead and stay ahead. Things got a lot more dangerous after the quakes when they routed more traffic down fewer roads. Was still 3x faster getting around with pedal power compared to the wagon.Quote:
Originally Posted by 257weatherby
Hardly, each to their own brotherQuote:
Originally Posted by outlander
Embarrassing? Each to his own. I'm not embarrassed to have been around and across the US for a total of 18,000+ miles on 2 V8 bikes in succession over the years.
V8 bikes? homebuilds, factory? details/pics, their point/purpose?Quote:
Originally Posted by sightpicture
Factory, in TN.
Both my US V8 bikes are posted on this thread.
Touring with 8200cc plus NOS to move things along, just because I could :-)
For that, you needed a car engine? Whatever happened to a good old fashioned motorcycle..?Quote:
Originally Posted by sightpicture
It's not about 'need'. It's about 'can'. :-)
75mph at 1850 rpm in overdrive - sweet cruising...
I've had some good old-fashioned bikes too, still have. But the V8s are the most fun on long rides.
Had a look, being a bit slow tonight. Had a couple of Busas, that's my idea of a quick tourer, very underated because the wrong people ride them. Was out at Ruapuna testing on my Superbike one friday, bought my gen1 Busa out in the van as well just for shits and giggles, good old girl was getting low 40's before the brakes quit - funny as fuck backing her into the hairpin in front of club 600 riders, scares fuck out of them, you're not supposed to do that! Ran out of brakes going into the right hander after Nanas, had to stand it up and thats me up the ripple strip onto the grass and shortcut it to the dipper and back to the pits, fun over, back on the Super and get serious again.Quote:
Originally Posted by sightpicture
And now for some bike antiporn.
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My Garage after Feburary 11.
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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became this!
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Did that a few years back on a Harley ( When in Rome...)Quote:
Originally Posted by sightpicture
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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playing in the snow
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by 6x47
The best roads in the US IMO are through Arizona / Utah and up in Montana. FWIW.
When and where was thisQuote:
Originally Posted by Bonecrusher
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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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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
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.
Love that AJSQuote:
Originally Posted by FRST
New bike day!
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Interesting rear swingarm and shock
Kinda looks like the old Suzuki Full Floater from the eighties
Does the shock get warm / hot after a long downhill ?
Down hill only. It doesnt have any pedals :P
Pretty rad having disk brakes and that suspension. Bet it wasnt cheap.
It seems to be a good suspension design, soaks up the bumps nicely without losing momentum or bobbing much at all when pedalling. I guess any shock will get hot if you work it hard enough, but its designed for the purpose and the bike is reasonably light (even if the rider isn't) so shouldn't get hotter than any other similar bike.
It has pedals now! Funny thing is cheaper bikes come with pedals and flasher bikes generally don't, because they assume someone buying a flash bike will have a favourite type of pedal they would replace them with anyway.
Just been out for its first ride in 29° heat, got a good sweat going!
Took the Stumpy into Big Bush this morning. Didn't see another soul the whole ride.
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Got in a quick loop of the local trail after work on friday night.
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That trail looks well made. Who builds/maintains them?
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Latest project, 07 te450 with low hours. Just ordered a set of motard wheels as it has all the road gear with it. Hopefully getting road legal isnt too difficult
Just volunteers from the local MTB club (though they are currently having issues with DOC bureaucratic BS). I clear the odd bit of windfall and will join them to lend a hand (and spade) next time they have a trail building day - great to have trails 10 min from town so I'm quite happy to help out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
There are only a handful of trails so far, that photo is the main through trail and there are a few steeper / more technical / less built-up ones branching off it (which DOC are currently calling unauthorised and closed, even though they've been there for years and the main trail is more recent). People just ride them anyway and there are plans to build more in future once the DOC issues are worked out.
Trail map here is missing a few bits but gives the general idea:
https://www.trailforks.com/region/cr...&lon=168.85798
Excellent. Most areas in the country DOC seem to be coming around to allowing MTB trails to be built as long as it is done through the right channels. Good luck.
Your comment re biking up hill resonated......agree with (most of) it but I wonder if you experience the same thought of thought patterns as I? I consider I have done plenty of it (biking uphill) and my thoughts are generally confined to a fairly narrow "fuck this hurts...when is it gonna stop" kinda thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Philipo
