shoei make great helmets - if they fit you well you can also take a look at HJC which are similar (im using a HJC rpha 11 vermo which is similar to the shoei air and one of the best ive had for ventilation in the summer )
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RIAC
. Source of inspiration?
That looks like a S1 Bell Star. One of the very first FF's
Worth a fortune to a hipster.
Mine was bright orange.
Stupidly, I threw it away
This is where I would take that 9 of Tony’s
RIAC
Just FYI, I've posted some Bull-it Covec Jeans FS if anyone is interested. Great jeans, just bought another pair in a smaller size.
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Steve
Even nicer watching it go up the hill at full chat. Did you see Mamola on the two seater Ducati. 240 bhp, Moto GP engine wheeling all the way up the straights.
I was blown away by Goodwood, I saw MC Guiness, Giacomo Agostini, Ian Hutchinson all the great riding bikes flat out.
It was amazing this year, and yes saw the bikes being given berries up the hill! My sons absolutely loved it, especially the wheelies
They were also very excited when we came across this in the car park (so had been driven there and wasn’t being exhibited )
Reading Henry Cole's A Biker's Life.
I've only seen him on a few episodes of his TV shows and find him an interesting, if unengaging eccentric.
I've recently been watching The Motorbike Show, and he's grown on me, and I'm seeking out more of his stuff. I was amused at his "review" of the new Triumph Street Scrambler; the bike I'd just bought; he was at the factory launch in Portugal, and pretty much rather than review the bike he used it to facilitate a travelogue through the roads of the Algarve and southern Spain.
I'd no idea of his backstory though.
The book is (now I've distracted the mother-in-law with a beer to get me some peace) unputdownable. His early life and relationship with bikes is fascinating, and the more I read, the more the review makes sense. The bike is what allows him to experience the world in the way he does rather than the world being there for him to experience the bike.
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[QUOTE=Gyp;5144703]That's astonishing. Any clues as to what's underneath?
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Looks like I'm going to be working in Newcastle again by the end of the month, and I quite fancy taking a day trip down to Brighton before I go (weather permitting). If anyone local to me (north London/Herts) likes the idea then just drop me a PM... not a race at supersonic speeds down there, though.
Thanks for finding that, a pointless but strangely cool creation
Not up to Tony’s standards, but first effort at a Vlog to take my mind of other things
Cheers Mouse.... it’s just the pegs touching down, doesn’t take much on tight turns, but they just fold back so not a problem..
As for hustling, that was just a very gentle cruise at less than 3k rpm... although it’s only 75 Bhp, she does pick her heals up if you really gun it. Not sports bike like by any means, but enough to be fun, especially with the suspension limitations.
It’s just a fun bike, not brilliant at anything, but good enough to BOB around on hear and there..
Cheap to run too.
Wow...that fuel data is impressive!!
Few years back I had an Aprilia TuonoR with modded TB's.
On a run down to Swizerland a few years back, one afternoon, it averaged 26mpg.
Mate did the same run in his TVR Chimera a week later, and managed 27mpg.....
The road in your vid looks great....I think I've ridden it....not sure...
Where please?
I enjoyed that, thanks for posting it up.
Biking, like diving, is a great way of clearing your mind of other 'stuff'.
R
Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
I always struggle to understand why motorcycle drive belts are so expensive, when they are, fundamentally, the same as car cam belts.
At least in materials and construction if not in size.
Ok, there's a fair amount of work involved, but the belt needn't be that expensive.
I'm guessing the main dealer would only fit the OEM part though
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My MPG display on both bikes is way off reality, the Ducati being worse..
Display on the Triumph is around 6 or 7 mpg more than actual. Display will show 69 mpg, real mpg is around 62-63
The Ducati will display 62, real MPG is nearer 52