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New Domiracer
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That bike really does it for me, it looks the way a motorcycle should. Sad that it will probably never get raced against other bikes of similar old fashioned four stroke technology. It would be great to see it up against a 1000cc air cooled Ducati twin.
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I'd take one, please.
acotrel said:
Who cares how it goes against a Ducati, or anything.
Just ride and enjoy it.
Thats what they were built for....
MotoGuzzi has similarly recently resurrected the 'V7 Sport' label, on a not dissimilar style bike.
Supposed to be selling like hot cakes, although not enough power, or brakes, to pull the skin off a rice pudding. ?
(especially compared to the original).
Looks the business though...
http://bikeadviceusa.com/wp-content/upl ... -Racer.jpg
And Triumph, not to be outdone, have also come out with a red framed bike, the Bonneville SE.
http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/wp-cont ... -SE-02.jpg
Mag wheels, note, so not quite so traditional.
Do we see a trend here - will the Norton have a red frame sometime soon ?
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Rohan, I care how it performs, if I didn't I would own a Harley or a Gold Wing, not a Norton Commando based racer. Why would anyone build a bike which looks like that, and do nothing with it ? If the bike is any good, it must be able to hold its own with similar bikes both in power and handling as well as braking. The best road bike on this planet is a BMW boxer, forget the rest. That's one reason I only drive a car on public roads, and only ride bikes on race circuits.
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That Guzzi looks like a good thing. I was offered a racer 750 Guzzi years ago which someone had fallen off during a race in the US, and been killed. It was a beautiful bike and cheap, however I had the feeling that the torque reaction of the transverse motor might have caused the fatal accident. Like all of these things, they are probably OK if you sneak up on them slowly and find out what they are doing before you get silly.
acotrel said:
This reminds of the story with race BM's, prewar sometime.
The riders were on about torque reaction, so the race shop built one with opposite insides, so it spun the other way.
Riders didn't even notice the difference (they weren't told)......
The only thing I notice is that if you shut the throttle, hard, it sits down on the suspension.
Keeping a bit of throttle on sits it up again.
Which only matters if you are dragging something in the corners.
Thats a long long way over on most BMs and Guzzis....
Course, if you shift the wrong way in the gearbox, could be a little more drastic = more likely to momentarily lock the rear wheel - never a good idea when you are going 101% already...
acotrel said:
99% of the folks on this board use their Commandos for the road - may explain why you are so out of step for much on this forum ?
Although the folks who employ wizardry to make em really go are good to spice up the reputation. !
For a lot of road use, a Goldwing or a Harley has effectively about all the performance you can use anyway.
While not my cup of tea, I can see why they are popular.
Ducati took over the performance/handling mantle from Commandos and brit bikes generally. ?
BM's lost their mantle of the best road bikes back in the 1960s ?, obviously a while since you've been out there !
I went on a club ride a while back, lead by an 80 year old on a prewar Velo 250 - he disappeared into the distance !
Different strokes for different folks - enjoy your tintop.
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There is an old A grader who still rides an R90 BMW on excursions with young guys on modern bikes, and keeps up with them easily. On occasion they have swapped bikes, and he has disappeared over the horizon. Your average road rider who has never raced has no idea about riding a bike really quickly. When you look over the fence at a race meeting, what you see is NOT what you get.
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There is an old A grader who still rides an R90 BMW on excursions with young guys on modern bikes, and keeps up with them easily. On occasion they have swapped bikes, and he has disappeared over the horizon. Your average road rider who has never raced has no idea about riding a bike really quickly. When you look over the fence at a race meeting, what you see is NOT what you get. There is also a group of ex-racers who ride regularly at weekends in the hills around Melbourne. I would not be joining them. Always good for a laugh ? - IDIOTS !
