discussion Motorcycle racing

[minitnkr]

Was eating dinner in the local sports bar & they had a superbike race on TV. I watched the whole thing. Watching Josh Herrin make winning look like a cruise through the park on a nice day. Took a comfy lead from the start & was never seriously challenged. Question for those bikers on the forum: Does the Ducati V2 have that much advantage or was it all rider?

 

[Ian M]

The Ducati motor has a very wide torque band giving loots of power from the bottom to the top and does it smoothly.

 

[PaulTRose]

you need to watch some MotoGP

in a straight line the only thing thats going to keep up is another ducati

 

[simontie]

Avid fan and tracks make a big difference, but any with a lot of straight track Ducatti has a great advantage twisty tracks yamaha, world super bikes is worth a watch top 3 at the moment every race nose to nose action kawaski yamaha ducatti so entertaining watching these guys race flat out looking for any opertunity or slight mistake to take the lead. Bsb is just as tight but mainly yamaha fighting at the front team mates if you can eurosports has great coverage & about £6 amonth its my sunday religion… bt or moto gp.com for the top class but can be costly, the smaller classes are also fantastic fun really tight racing across all 3 fields
simon

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Says it all !!

 

[Guest]

eurosports has great coverage

I suspect Paul will have some trouble receiving Eurosport on his TV

 

[simontie]

I suspect Paul will have some trouble receiving Eurosport on his TV

Did look for a location :tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy:? But some one will have its rights
where is he?

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Did look for a location :tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy:? But some one will have its rights
where is he?

On the Dark Side of the Moon...
..... Well, practically!!

 

[simontie]

On the Dark Side of the Moon...
..... We'll, practically!!

:tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy::thumb2:

 

[Ian M]

On the Dark Side of the Moon...
..... Well, practically!!

Good you can get it via satellit and via the interweb.

 

[Guest]

where is he?

Here

 

[minitnkr]

Dayton, Ohio currently. This was our 16th move & hopefully our last. Mostly big cities, but a 6 year stint in Cambridge, Ohio (very close to "Appalacha") made us appreciate small town living, so Dayton was a nice compromise. Close enough to the freeway to hear the crotch rockets getting off to work. Amazing how loud they get at the top of their RPM range.

 

[simontie]

Went toThunder in the glen today big uk harley chopper custom festival hard to believe but i never took 1 picture fantastic day out just looking at all the bikes
its in aviemore north scotland, about 40 miles from the house took my bike across nice day for it probably the most iv road this year
simon

 

[minitnkr]

I'll bet there was plenty of thunder in the glen. A lot of "potato, potato" also.

 

[simontie]

I'll bet there was plenty of thunder in the glen. A lot of "potato, potato" also.

Yep can‘t help loving that thump thump thump

 

[The Smythe Meister]

We used to say "if it fired at every other lamp post then it was a proper bike",(in those days we had Triumphs in mind ) ....

 

[AlanG]

Went toThunder in the glen today big uk harley chopper custom festival hard to believe but i never took 1 picture fantastic day out just looking at all the bikes
its in aviemore north scotland, about 40 miles from the house took my bike across nice day for it probably the most iv road this year
simon

I saw them all out and about today too. Loads of bikes coming through my village on their way there

 

[minitnkr]

I remember an old buddy had a 500cc Trumpet one lunger that was a lot of fun. "More fun to drive a slow bike fast than a fast bike slow".

 

[AlanG]

"More fun to drive a slow bike fast than a fast bike slow".

Oh i'm not sure about that. Letting everyone see you riding a Ducati 916 / 899 is always fun whatever speed you do lol

 

[Guest]

Used to watch one of these in 62 come down the road and then take a sharp corner , the sound was something else .