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The Motorbike Thread

PaulTRose said:
Always liked bandits......just straight forward no nonsense bikes that still look good....why dont any of the japanese makers do any thing similar today?.......styling as gone down the pan in my opinion
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It's a terrific bike honestly, just keeps going and going and going. If in the unlikely event it went down I'd go straight out and get another. Just incredibly straightforward to ride. Agree on the styling, some shocking stuff out there. That said, the whole industry is on it's knees atm, look what nearly happened to KTM recently.
 
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that was my mk 1 from back in the day

The one thing i hate on current stuff is the awful silencer design.....spoils everything else
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Yeah agree, they were a bit ungainly looking weren't they, too long for the proportions of the bike. Thankfully mine had the Black Widow can on it when I bought it. Love that silver paint job on the engine bay. Are you still riding now? What are you on?
 
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Gents,

Please excuse the quality of these photos, but I took these shots at Catalunya in 2009. The first is from early in the race where Casey Stoner was still keeping with the two factory Yamahas, with the Repsol Hondas of Pedrosa and Dovizioso not far behind. The second shot was taken on the slow down lap after Rossi's famous last corner last lap pass on Lorenzo to take the win.

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Next day I rode home with the wife on the back and just one overnight stop to be back at work on the Wednesday. These days the prospect of back-to-back 500+ mile days is somewhat less appealing. :rolleyes:

Nick
 

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I must have watched the last few laps about 100 times

I remember watching it live..... Didnt breathe in for last couple of laps

Bit more exciting than the current season...... Hope its a bit more interesting this weekend in Motegi
 
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Made it to here yesterday - lots to see heading up the valley. One for @John Race maybe.....

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Chilling out by the lake in Solina for the weekend now before we start the journey back Westwards next week...

Nick
 
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No bike at the moment, not sure if I'll get another, old age creeping in, etc, Lol....
But I used to have a few mates with bikes, and we would often do weekends away, mostly to Devon, Cornwall or Wales. Had some very happy times and memories.... :)
I was a late starter to bikes, took my bike test at around age 40 ish (mid life crisis, Ho Yuss!) :LOL::LOL::LOL:
Mostly stuck to middleweights, (500/650's) as I was not built for sports bikes (I was bigger/heavier back then) plus would prolly have killed myself on one!
But I still keep my eye on the bike ads....just in case.... (y);)
 
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