What's Your Mean Machine?

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@auxr6

Lovely job......I guess you can 'put it though its paces' where you are.
 

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Sweet number auxr6.....what engine mods did you have?.....i.e camshaft & head work etc.......0-60...how quick?
 

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My favourite ride currently is an 1100 S. It has chiptuning, Laser exhaust, wide carbon inlet ducts, lots of other carbon parts, k&n filters, superbike handle bar conversion, low seat and some other stuff. It has a Safari paintjob now. Does not belong to me, but sits there ready for me whenever I need it. This is the perk of working for a bike specialist :D
 

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But I think my favourite car was this:
1974 (?) Plymouth Fury 3. Electric windows, chairs, central locking, electronic ignition, disc brakes,adjustable steering, V8 engine (I think was 7.2 L) automatic trans... I just loved it. Funy thing is despite the size there was not that much room sitting in the rear, but then who cares....

At the same time (around 1989) I also owned a 1960 Vespa 400 Car. That was a funky car with a 2 stroke engine. Sadly I don't have a picture with both of them at the same time, actually I am not sure where I got the pictures from that time. But I found these on the internet ;) . So the bloke in the car is not me...


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waverider said:
Sweet number auxr6.....what engine mods did you have?.....i.e camshaft & head work etc.......0-60...how quick?

Thanks - yes I love it :D

I'll try to list the mods:
Tickford (post Ford production-line) - camshaft, bigger inlet & exhaust valves with heavier springs, modified computer mapping profile, lowered approx 20mm with stiffer shocks, adaptive shift auto transmission.

My mods - lowered further 25mm with progressive springs, extractors, 2.75" exhaust with high flow catalytic converter, high flow air filter, custom Ford Racing Div'n air intake ducting, bigger cold air intake, Unichip, cleaned up the dual length intake runners and matched to head. Dyno tuned.

Original 0-400 metres around 15.5 sec.
Have only run some unofficial times since mods and these seem to be around the 14.7 ~ 14.8 mark. Never tried to do any 0 - 100 kph times.

Guess there's plenty more to do - just need the necessary $'s .... it's a bit of a battle between the car and more satellite gear ;)
 

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Mmmm...sounds like Sh*t off a shovel job auxr6......do you have Gatso's in Oz?.......over in Blighty here they ruining all kinds of street fun!...:-(
 

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I loved some of the old yanks TG....i used to have a road runner!....it did alf go too...punctured two tyres at the Pod doin a massive burn out in the car park.....(used to take spare wheels with me!..if fact quite alot of us did just to have a bit of fun)....one year at Run What You Brung.....i took a Suzuki Gt750 (water bottle) up there.. my mates suggested i lit the back wheel up..of course i obliged and while doin so sprayed loads of rubber over the interior in the open back of a custom van!......needless to say mates an myself quickly found ourselves another place to spectate!..
 

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Ahhh Santa Pod - best track in Britain

Also done the Ramsey Sprint a couple of times (only 200m or so), the VF has a nice low first gear compared to the modern (its 20 years old) bikes, so it can often show them a thing or two.

Getting it just right (front wheel a couple of inches off the deck for the first two gears and 100m), takes time to get just right. 0-60Mph in a shade under 3 seconds, 0-100 is about 4.3, and a quarter comes up in 11 seconds dead.
 

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That's pretty quick hopper.......although i love me cars as well...nothing!... Even a Ferrari is ever gonna touch a bike 0-100!....and thats why i love em too!
 
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F1Mike

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Good nippy machine, but don't like the clumbersome hard top add-on which takes two people to fit. Soft top works a treat in decent weather though :)
Mind you, it does look better with hard top fitted, and it's the only option for this weather!
 

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Sweet little number what size engine has she?
 
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F1Mike

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2.0l V-Tech but it has more go than you'd expect. The 240bhp is decent enough. doing 90 in a 40 zone can be quite touch&go, but it's got good brakes.

It's a pity it isn't actually mine though :D It's a collegue's, but I've had a few lifts in it, and I'm definately getting one of these one day :)
Heck, I haven't even got a license yet O-Ha
 

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Aaaahh the cookie crumbles lol......still i would put in front of an audi TT...it has to be faster!
 
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F1Mike

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I was going to leave it a few more days, but I'm one of those honest folk who can't stand it even if it's for good fun :D
 

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Dont leave it too late to get your licence m8...the longer you leave it the more the roads are being filled up!
 
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