Evolved Motorcycle thread

[waverider]

Chelsea, but really not into spectating sport at all. If I like it, I want to have a go at it.

Something Im rebuilding for this years spare time on the track, it makes a fooking racket (maybe I should take it out the living room before starting it )

So You decided to take the project on yourself hopper?....I was at Snetterton 2 years ago watching a bunch a Buells blasting round.....they sounded like a squadron of Lancaster bombers going past...even the ground shook!

 

[Channel Hopper]

Ive done a small amount of racing quite a few years back, (didnt do too badly either) .

The 500 single is somewhat lighter than the VFR400s and a lot lighter than the Suzuki twins of the 80s.

Additionally the standard setup is very forgiving (narrow engine) and so it shoudl be quite flickable. Only problem now is to fit into the leathers, they appear to have shrunk somewhat.

 

[Channel Hopper]

Someone's able to split threads

 

[jimbo]

Someone's able to split threads

yep...it's a tool called 'Split Thread'.

 

[rolfw]

Cunningly concealed in the "Thread Tools" drop down. ;)

 

[waverider]

Sorry Chaps I did'nt realise!..so do we carry on talking bikes?

 

[Channel Hopper]

I believe its safe as the 'lepers' now have their own colony

 

[rolfw]

LOL, got to change your name to Scweitzer now then CH.

 

[waverider]

Did I tell you hopper I used to race in the same meetings as Damon Hill?. then he was a despatch rider from Wandsworth. (or so the program stated)

 

[rolfw]

He was probably one of the buggers who cut me up around knightsbridge.

 

[waverider]

He was probably one of the buggers who cut me up around knightsbridge.

Well you will like this then rolf, we exchanged paint jobs once going round Paddock hill as I cut him up pretty bad.....one moment he was there...and then he was gone!

 

[rolfw]

LOL, great, got him back.

Having said that I always liked him as a F1 driver, his Dad was a bit useful as well.

 

[waverider]

Yep I spose he was O'k in F1 but if he did'nt winge so much as he did the man would have gone further!...but I felt his day of driving was in the Arrows when he did so well in the Hungarian GP, he proved that day to me he was a good driver.

 

[Channel Hopper]

Despatch riders - dont knock them - I did almost five years of it - life expectancy for London at the time was under three apparently

About 240,000 miles in that time (among other persuits), same distance to the moon - maybe that explains a few things.

 

[waverider]

was'nt knocking them hopper just said that Damon Hill used to be one m8.....I have a few m8's still alive who are despatch riders

 

[rolfw]

LOL, I was.

 

[waverider]

And like hopper you survived to tell the tales!....lol