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

Originally Posted by timattalon

...a few bad eggs in Japanese cars tarnish all young drivers with the same brush, A few bad eggs with money Tarnish all V8 drivers with the same brush, and a few bad eggs on cycles tarnish all cyclists with the same brush.

...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.

Carbon mammoth-print bike on final approach to Mt Rushmore.

Originally Posted by ishoot10s

Kicked the tyres on this yesterday... DCT version, pretty cool.

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What did you think of the transmission?

@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...

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.
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.

Originally Posted by sightpicture

Carbon mammoth-print bike on final approach to Mt Rushmore.

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Shit...that's an embarrassing motorbike.

Originally Posted by 257weatherby

To be fair, the average Christchurch driver is glacially slow at noticing the light has in fact turned green, and that they should drive off in order to allow other road users to clear the same intersection. I have often wondered if it is a Christchurch thing, to get off the light and through the intersection as slowly as possible in order to prevent as many as possible from getting through. The average Christchurch driver also has zero situational awareness and a complete inability to identify and track the moving variables in their operating zone. Must be scary as a pushbike operator in that environment, the drivers in this town are far too retarded for me to do the pushbike thing, even though it makes sense to do it.

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.

Originally Posted by outlander

Shit...that's an embarrassing motorbike.

Hardly, each to their own brother

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.

Originally Posted by sightpicture

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?

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 :-)

Originally Posted by sightpicture

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.

For that, you needed a car engine? Whatever happened to a good old fashioned motorcycle..?

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.

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 :-)

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.

And now for some bike antiporn.
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My Garage after Feburary 11.