bob lt Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 13 hours ago, galenkia said: V twin THE VTR1000 Firestorm. Any of these ring a bell?. I had one of the second generation with the slightly larger fuel tank. A friend with the first model claimed 70 mile range. Couldn't get on with it so replaced it after 3 weeks with my first GSXR1000, a K1 model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john luke Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Both vehicles parked very close to each other. A different class to the ones above. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john luke Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 On 2/17/2022 at 1:26 PM, SteveBC said: Another footpath successfully blocked....... It has moved today but another one just behind. lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveBC Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 (edited) 51 minutes ago, john luke said: It has moved today but another one just behind. lol Parked on red, naughty naughty....... " But Officer, i could not park on the footpath as the scooter and massage sign are taking up my space" Edited February 25, 2022 by SteveBC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Little heads up for anyone wanting to watch the Isle of Man TT this year. It's being shown on it's own live coverage for a one off payment of £14.99, and for that you get live coverage of all qualifying and races. https://www.iomtt.com/news/2022/02/22/tt-announce-live-coverage-changes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john luke Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Beach Road 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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john luke Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 One from this afternoon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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galenkia Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Word is this could be coming to Europe in the near future. ZX-4R with a four cylinder engine possibly putting out around 80bhp. Be immense if it does and ain't too expensive. Looks awesome. There's already a 250cc version on sale in Japan putting out about 53bhp but wouldn't have met Euro 5 emissions laws. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SteveBC Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 29 minutes ago, john luke said: A beast of a bike, in a good sense...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gs joe Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 (edited) don’t look it’s an Enfield to me ? Edited March 13, 2022 by gs joe , 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob lt Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 1 hour ago, gs joe said: don’t look it’s an Enfield to me ? Zooming in but lack of clarity, looks like 'SKYJET' on the engine case. For sure, the Royal Enfield badge looks pissed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SteveBC Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 1 hour ago, lazarus said: The futuristic Yamaha Niken. I have a Yamaha Tricity scooter, which has the same style front end, it's a brilliant little bike and if you were not aware of the twin wheel front end one would think it was just a normal scooter when riding it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieBob Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, SteveBC said: The futuristic Yamaha Niken. I have a Yamaha Tricity scooter, which has the same style front end, it's a brilliant little bike and if you were not aware of the twin wheel front end one would think it was just a normal scooter when riding it. Do you ride it in Thailand? I often thought it would be a good option for an 'older guy' - more stable and less chance of a slip-fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieBob Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 My last ride day and last big bike - BMW S1000RR - best bike I ever rode. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveBC Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Just now, AussieBob said: Do you ride it in Thailand? I often thought it would be a good option for an 'older guy' - more stable and less chance of a slip-fall. Yes Robert, bought it new here about 6 years ago. It's very reassuring having the twin wheels upfront after a night of heavy rain and the roads ( often on the bends ) are covered in the sand / fine soil which the water washed off of the surrounding areas. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveBC Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, AussieBob said: My last ride day and last big bike - BMW S1000RR - best bike I ever rode. I'm told the S1000RR are a bloody good bike, the last, and best, road bike i had before leaving the UK was a Ducati 916SP. One of the last "superbikes" that had none of the modern electronic trickery. I bought it new, run it for almost 2.5 years ( and 22,000 miles ) and sold it back to the dealer for 500 Pounds more than i paid him for it, he sold it the very same day to another of his regular customers !! At the time the SP's were very hard to get hold of and it was the only bike i owned, of many, which i made money on....... Edited March 17, 2022 by SteveBC 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieBob Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 5 hours ago, SteveBC said: I'm told the S1000RR are a bloody good bike, the last, and best, road bike i had before leaving the UK was a Ducati 916SP. One of the last "superbikes" that had none of the modern electronic trickery. I bought it new, run it for almost 2.5 years ( and 22,000 miles ) and sold it back to the dealer for 500 Pounds more than i paid him for it, he sold it the very same day to another of his regular customers !! At the time the SP's were very hard to get hold of and it was the only bike i owned, of many, which i made money on....... The Duke 916SP was a great bike - mate had one but never let me ride it - fair enough too. I once owned an ST4 sports tourer - great bike - rode it down to Phillip Island a couple of times. Talking about all the electric trickery on the S1000, I had quite a moment once at an Eastern Creek track on a ride day. I had 'sticky' road tyres on the bike (Michellin something), so I could switch the electronics from 'standard' to 'sports' which was awesome on the track - but dangerous on the roads. One time I was riding well, so on my 3rd turn I decided to switch the electronics to 'racing' - ignoring the warning "race tyres and skilled riders only". I took it easy going out and it was unbelieveable - so of course I went too far. Coming up to the last corners before the long straight I decided to swing wide and take them both together and the bike was powering through in a bit of a slide , and when I got fully into the straight I decided to go full bore and break 252ks (my record). Well f me - the front well came up at and the bike took off like a scalded cat - somehow I knew to lean forward - and then I remembered to gently touch the back brake and down she came. I went straight back into the shed (checked the undies) and the blokes were cheering, as apparently I did it for nearly half the straight - I had to explain what I did with the electronics before they realised what happened. One of the officials came storming in and was going to throw me out - until the guys told him it was all a mistake. No one took a photo though - shame about that. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 1 hour ago, AussieBob said: The Duke 916SP was a great bike - mate had one but never let me ride it - fair enough too. I once owned an ST4 sports tourer - great bike - rode it down to Phillip Island a couple of times. Talking about all the electric trickery on the S1000, I had quite a moment once at an Eastern Creek track on a ride day. I had 'sticky' road tyres on the bike (Michellin something), so I could switch the electronics from 'standard' to 'sports' which was awesome on the track - but dangerous on the roads. One time I was riding well, so on my 3rd turn I decided to switch the electronics to 'racing' - ignoring the warning "race tyres and skilled riders only". I took it easy going out and it was unbelieveable - so of course I went too far. Coming up to the last corners before the long straight I decided to swing wide and take them both together and the bike was powering through in a bit of a slide , and when I got fully into the straight I decided to go full bore and break 252ks (my record). Well f me - the front well came up at and the bike took off like a scalded cat - somehow I knew to lean forward - and then I remembered to gently touch the back brake and down she came. I went straight back into the shed (checked the undies) and the blokes were cheering, as apparently I did it for nearly half the straight - I had to explain what I did with the electronics before they realised what happened. One of the officials came storming in and was going to throw me out - until the guys told him it was all a mistake. No one took a photo though - shame about that. Never have owned a litre bike, biggest is my current Z800. Had a few 750's in the past though. Always fancied a ZX-10R so will have to have one one day. Just to know I've owned one.😄 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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