acotrel said:Whatever turns you on. Try racing some time - the circumstances shown in the Devon video clip don't occur so often.
ludwig said:Al-otment said:.. I prefer riding on roads with minimal traffic... The conditions in the video are ideal and real world - which is where I do my riding. .
Why not the Alps then ? .
Do the names " Furka , Susten , Grimsel , San Bernardino , Nüfenen .." mean anyting to you ?
8th AlpineRoads meeting : 14 th july 2014 , Hotel Astoria , Ulrichen , Switzerland .
You can mesure your superstraight Commando against modern sportbikes .
The mountains are a great equaliser , so don't worry too much about the power handicap .
Come and show us how it's done ..
acotrel said:Al, racing on a circuit is dramatically different to riding on public roads. There is a young guy in the next town who has my old short stroke engine Triton. He now owns it, however a few years back he had it on loan. He is a good road rider, and his main bike has been a well developed 1000cc Harley Sportster. When he first tried to race the Triumph he looked at the old hairy faced idiots on the start line with the other bikes and thought he would do well. He laughs about it when he discusses it these days - he got quite a shock. When you look over the fence at a race 'what you see, is not what you get' . I can only suggest you try it some time. You are obviously a thinking person and should do well.
I take it you're not out in front much then? I prefer riding on roads with minimal traffic.
Al-otment said:I agree, carving up city traffic can be fun, but not necessarily when you have to do it for 8hrs plus, 5 days a week in a UK winter to earn a living. Fun times included grinding the rocker boxes on a R75/6 BMW on suitable corners in central London. Not so fun times included losing the front end, on same bike, turning left immediately after Tower Bridge and coming to a stop in front of an oncoming taxi. All relatively low speed stuff. Losing the front end was due to an 'expert' fitter insisting the replacement tyre would be fine!
Never thought bar end mirrors were a good idea. Pan-Euro, Harley riders etc please note - proper motorcycles should be slim as possible.
Al-otment said:ludwig said:Al-otment said:.. I prefer riding on roads with minimal traffic... The conditions in the video are ideal and real world - which is where I do my riding. .
Why not the Alps then ? .
Do the names " Furka , Susten , Grimsel , San Bernardino , Nüfenen .." mean anyting to you ?
8th AlpineRoads meeting : 14 th july 2014 , Hotel Astoria , Ulrichen , Switzerland .
You can mesure your superstraight Commando against modern sportbikes .
The mountains are a great equaliser , so don't worry too much about the power handicap .
Come and show us how it's done ..
Where's Switzerland?
Snorton74 said:.. the stashed money and gold stolen from holocaust victims. I'll take my local rides over Switzerland anyday!
ludwig said:Al-otment said:Where's Switzerland?
It is a place , far away from your keybord .
( and your bacon and eggs ..)