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#16 Re: The Audio-Talk Motorcycling thread.

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I never had a bike but I always loved the engineering behind them. Oval pistons? Transverse air cooled straight six? Square Four? Don’t get any of those in cars but you do get four wheels so it doesn’t fall over and kill you.

Any interest in an Audio-Talk motoring thread?
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These don't fall over either (usually) - mind you you can still cock up big time if you're not careful...

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#18 Re: The Audio-Talk Motorcycling thread.

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Mike H wrote: Wed Jan 10, 2018 12:40 pm These don't fall over either (usually)
Try telling my Mum that. About six weeks before my brother arrived in the world (1947), the two halves of the combination she and Dad were riding decided to go their separate ways, dumping her upside down in a ditch. Dad then graduated to a BSA three-wheeler which was probably even more risky!
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Well that was particulrly unfortunate, and is of course why the coupling has to be 100% reliable.
 
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#20 Re: The Audio-Talk Motorcycling thread.

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Mike H wrote: Tue Jan 09, 2018 2:22 pm @ Dave, lot of piant rubbed off that Suzuki tank? :shock:
Yes, why it was like that, I dunno. I found another piccie of that Suzuki GT125 twin. Note newbie motorcyclist parking error too, downhill slope .....parked on a sidestand, yeah! Great parking DTB ya wally!
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Dave the bass wrote: Wed Jan 10, 2018 9:39 pm I found another piccie of that Suzuki GT125 twin. Note newbie motorcyclist parking error too, downhill slope .....parked on a sidestand, yeah! Great parking DTB ya wally!
I've done that. AND I then sat on it sort of side saddle like it was a bench seat, AND yes it rolled off the stand and fell over. So no it's not just you. :lol:


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Appendix: of course now I'm wiser with years, I would leave it in gear. :D

Wouldn't sit on it tho. Only if on mainstand.
 
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I can only find one picture from yesteryear and this was the first bike I bought new (cost around £4.8k) in 1991 - bought it to tour Europe on.
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Very easy bike to ride, very comfy and nippy.

Remember being knocked off it when driving through Paris but fortunately I was stationary at a set of traffic lights when some idiot in a van decided that I was occupying the bit of road that he was using :(
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#24 Re: The Audio-Talk Motorcycling thread.

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A few bikes I test rode last year to get me back into biking (12 years since last owning a bike) and work out what I want next are as follows:

Suzuki GSXS 750:
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Not bad, very nippy and nice to ride.

BMW R90T Sport:
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That was fun and really enjoyed riding that, but the price :roll:

BMW S1000R
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Now, this was fun with 165 bhp and quick shift.

A few others I rode were the Suzuki GSXR750 and 1000 - I thought the 750 was a great bike and on my shopping list.

Might try and squeeze a few more in this year also (Triumph, Yamaha and Kawasaki)!
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Which reminds me, by watching a couple of them Helicopter Heroes programmes, you can get a fractured pelvis in a frontal collision from them style of high petrol tanks. :shock:
 
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Mike H wrote: Thu Jan 11, 2018 1:36 pm ....you can get a fractured pelvis in a frontal collision from them style of high petrol tanks. :shock:
You can get proper-'deaded' too! Thats even worse, I try to avoid collisions meself :)

After passing my test (1st time, bragging rights!!!Even included a proper emergency stop when a classic little ol' lady and shopping trolley decided to walk into the road!) on that Suzuki GT125 I decided it was time to buy a 'proper bike'.

I liked the zingy ness of 2 strokes. I purchased a brand spanking new...
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Yamaha RD350LC YPVS F2.

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#27 Re: The Audio-Talk Motorcycling thread.

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Dave the bass wrote: Tue Jan 09, 2018 10:08 pm Top work Team, keep 'em coming. I've got some piccies to scan.
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The photo attachment is easy the but I stuggle to find a way to get rid of the pixels sufficiently to attach.. I only use my phone for pics and browsing
I'm not using host for picture storage
Any help for me too?
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What’s the maximum size for a picture as an attachment?
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#30 Re: The Audio-Talk Motorcycling thread.

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Baggy, have you got an account at a photo hosting sharing website per chance?

If you set one up it’d be handy as once you’ve upload your piccies to it it’ll generate the Image code you need post pictures up here on the thread. I use IMGur, it’s free. Yey!
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