Why waste money ion bike gear?
Knobdoodle
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/25/article-1222833-06F4A534000005DC-286_468x627.jpg
--
Clem
(http://xkcd.com/621/)
Diogenes
<knobd...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Even Brad Pitt wears $5 Rigger's gloves:
>http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/25/article-1222833-06F4A534000005DC-286_468x627.jpg
He might wear rigger's gloves, but he can't ride for shit.
He dropped it in spectacualr fashion recently when trying
unsuccessfully to lane-split.
Of course you won't be reading this becasue being the control freak
you are, you have me killfiled. Arsehole.
=================
Onya bike
Gerry
CrazyCam
Hi Gerry! <waves>
regards,
CrazyCam
VTR250
> Even Brad Pitt wears $5 Rigger's gloves:http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/25/article-1222833-06F4A534000...
> --
> Clem
> (http://xkcd.com/621/)
I was thinking of getting some new gloves with knuckle protectors but
now I've decided I want to look cool like Brad Pitt instead. I will
have a soft cotton top instead of ballistic armour fitted into a
Kevlar jacket. I also intend to remove the ugly front mudguard and a
wing mirror from my bike so they wont get in between me and the lens
and I can look like I love myself when the photographers gather around
me, passing me compliments on my looks. Later, I will get off my
1950's replica cafe racer and back into my Hummer where I feel safe -
LA can be a dangerous place!
George W. Frost
"VTR250" <goo...@m-streeter.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3556199f-c36d-437c...@k13g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
On Oct 28, 1:51 am, "Knobdoodle" <knobdoo...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Even Brad Pitt wears $5 Rigger's
> gloves:http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/25/article-1222833-06F4A534000...
> --
> Clem
> (http://xkcd.com/621/)
>I was thinking of getting some new gloves with knuckle protectors but
>now I've decided I want to look cool like Brad Pitt instead.
You can look cool like me,
I have been using riggers gloves for many years as they are cheaper and
stronger than most motorcycle gloves
They are not as comfortable as the kid gloves I wore when racing, but they
last longer I will
>have a soft cotton top instead of ballistic armour fitted into a
>Kevlar jacket. I also intend to remove the ugly front mudguard and a
>wing mirror from my bike
The "missing wing mirror" is there,
on the left hand side as they tend to use the right hand side of the road
over there
>so they wont get in between me and the lens
>and I can look like I love myself when the photographers gather around
>me, passing me compliments on my looks. Later, I will get off my
>1950's replica cafe racer
There were no cafe racers in the 1950's
they didn't come into vogue till the early 1970's when the Japanese bikes
hit the market
atec 7 7
Diogenes
<Craz...@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>Diogenes wrote:
>> On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:51:48 GMT, "Knobdoodle"
>> <knobd...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Even Brad Pitt wears $5 Rigger's gloves:
>>> http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/25/article-1222833-06F4A534000005DC-286_468x627.jpg
>>
>> He might wear rigger's gloves, but he can't ride for shit.
>>
>> He dropped it in spectacular fashion recently when trying
>> unsuccessfully to lane-split.
>>
>> Of course you won't be reading this because being the control freak
>> you are, you have me killfiled. Arsehole.
>
>Hi Gerry! <waves>
Hi Cam! <finger> ;-)
See his amazing riding style here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP47xmSz3wE
=================
Onya bike
Gerry
Diogenes
wrote:
>Diogenes wrote:
>> On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:51:48 GMT, "Knobdoodle"
>> <knobd...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Even Brad Pitt wears $5 Rigger's gloves:
>>> http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/25/article-1222833-06F4A534000005DC-286_468x627.jpg
>>
>> He might wear rigger's gloves, but he can't ride for shit.
>>
>> He dropped it in spectacualr fashion recently when trying
>> unsuccessfully to lane-split.
>>
>> Of course you won't be reading this becasue being the control freak
>> you are, you have me killfiled. Arsehole.
>You seem to think fatboy plonking as a bad thing ?
Watch the video, it's more like fat boy plonking fatboy.
And why is that fat boys seem to like fatboys?
Do they think a fat bike will make them looks slimmer?
So many questions... So few bullets...
Peace, love, and mung bean rissoles, and then...
=================
Onya bike
Gerry
Zebee Johnstone
George W. Frost <george...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> There were no cafe racers in the 1950's
> they didn't come into vogue till the early 1970's when the Japanese bikes
> hit the market
Umm... eh?
The term is late 50s early 60s in the UK (hint, why cafe?), and the
import of the lighter faster Brit bikes were what prompted HD to
create the Sportster in the early 50s.
I dunno if the US riders used the clipon style when they customised
their bikes, I bet a few did. Most I think tended to the more US
style of street racing so tended towards higher wider bars for drags
and desert racing.
I think one of the first "factory cafe racers" was the Enfield
Continental GT which was a 250 from the mid 60s. As the name notes
though it was more about emulating the Italian sportbikes than the
Brit ton-up boys.
Zebee
George W. Frost
"Zebee Johnstone" <zeb...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:slrnhef46i....@gmail.com...
I think the first "factory cafe racer" I saw was a Ducati 350 around 1968
then the British came out with a cafe racer Triumph, BSA and others followed
Thought the Enfield had more of an upright position with their bars
Clip-ons were popular here, but not in the USA, they went more for the
high-rise ape hangers
popular here from around 1958 on
hippo
>
>
> "VTR250" <goo...@m-streeter.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:3556199f-c36d-437c...@k13g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> On Oct 28, 1:51 am, "Knobdoodle" <knobdoo...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Even Brad Pitt wears $5 Rigger's
> >
gloves:http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/25/article-1222833-06F4A534000...
> > --
> > Clem
>
> >I was thinking of getting some new gloves with knuckle protectors but
> >now I've decided I want to look cool like Brad Pitt instead.
>
>
>
> You can look cool like me,
> I have been using riggers gloves for many years as they are cheaper and
> stronger than most motorcycle gloves
> They are not as comfortable as the kid gloves I wore when racing, but they
> last longer I will
>
>
> >have a soft cotton top instead of ballistic armour fitted into a
> >Kevlar jacket. I also intend to remove the ugly front mudguard and a
> >wing mirror from my bike
>
> The "missing wing mirror" is there,
> on the left hand side as they tend to use the right hand side of the road
> over there
>
> >so they wont get in between me and the lens
> >and I can look like I love myself when the photographers gather around
> >me, passing me compliments on my looks. Later, I will get off my
> >1950's replica cafe racer
>
>
> There were no cafe racers in the 1950's
> they didn't come into vogue till the early 1970's when the Japanese bikes
> hit the market
>
> >and back into my Hummer where I feel safe -
> >LA can be a dangerous place!
>
>
>
>
With respect - Cobblers!
--
Posted at www.usenet.com.au
Zebee Johnstone
George W. Frost <george...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think the first "factory cafe racer" I saw was a Ducati 350 around 1968
> then the British came out with a cafe racer Triumph, BSA and others followed
> Thought the Enfield had more of an upright position with their bars
> Clip-ons were popular here, but not in the USA, they went more for the
> high-rise ape hangers
> popular here from around 1958 on
Nope, see http://www.realclassic.co.uk/continental05081900.html
that's the Continental. Hardly upright bars.
The long forks and apehangers is a later custom, in the 50s they
weremaking their bikes more like brit ones with cruft removed and
lower bars.
They also modified for desert racing and drags as I said.
Zebee
knobdoodle
I can't understand this passion for dumb-looking, barely functional,
barely rideable "show bikes".
He's lucky he didn't crash it at any higher speed too; you can only
imagine what those spring-thingies would've done to his guts (or
nuts!) not to mention all the exposed whirring things (chains, cogs,
tyres, clutch etc) that would act like mincers.
--
Clem
atec 7 7
> On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:26:19 +1000, atec 7 7 <"atec 77"@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Diogenes wrote:
>>> On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:51:48 GMT, "Knobdoodle"
>>> <knobd...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Even Brad Pitt wears $5 Rigger's gloves:
>>>> http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/25/article-1222833-06F4A534000005DC-286_468x627.jpg
>>> He might wear rigger's gloves, but he can't ride for shit.
>>>
>>> He dropped it in spectacualr fashion recently when trying
>>> unsuccessfully to lane-split.
>>>
>>> Of course you won't be reading this becasue being the control freak
>>> you are, you have me killfiled. Arsehole.
>
>> You seem to think fatboy plonking as a bad thing ?
theo
> In aus.motorcycles on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:27:22 GMT
> > There were no cafe racers in the 1950's
> > they didn't come into vogue till the early 1970's when the Japanese bikes
> > hit the market
>
> Umm... eh?
That was my reaction.
> The term is late 50s early 60s in the UK (hint, why cafe?), and the
> import of the lighter faster Brit bikes were what prompted HD to
> create the Sportster in the early 50s.
>
> I dunno if the US riders used the clipon style when they customised
> their bikes, I bet a few did. Most I think tended to the more US
> style of street racing so tended towards higher wider bars for drags
> and desert racing.
>
> I think one of the first "factory cafe racers" was the Enfield
> Continental GT which was a 250 from the mid 60s. As the name notes
> though it was more about emulating the Italian sportbikes than the
> Brit ton-up boys.
It would indeed be very difficult to emulate ton-up boys on a 250
Enfield. :-)
Theo
Diogenes
wrote:
>Diogenes wrote:
>> On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:26:19 +1000, atec 7 7 <"atec 77"@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Diogenes wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:51:48 GMT, "Knobdoodle"
>>>> <knobd...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Even Brad Pitt wears $5 Rigger's gloves:
>>>>> http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/25/article-1222833-06F4A534000005DC-286_468x627.jpg
>>>> He might wear rigger's gloves, but he can't ride for shit.
>>>>
>>>> He dropped it in spectacualr fashion recently when trying
>>>> unsuccessfully to lane-split.
>>>>
>>>> Of course you won't be reading this becasue being the control freak
>>>> you are, you have me killfiled. Arsehole.
>>
>>> You seem to think fatboy plonking as a bad thing ?
> AH was refering to fatboiclem
D'oh... [deem stupid look included]
And yes, of course being plonked by fatboy is a bad thing. It's
always a bad thing when people don't read my gems of wisdom. [g]
=================
Onya bike
Gerry
atec 7 7
atec 7 7
> On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:28:46 +1000, atec 7 7 <"atec 77"@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Diogenes wrote:
>>> On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:26:19 +1000, atec 7 7 <"atec 77"@hotmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Diogenes wrote:
>>>>> On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:51:48 GMT, "Knobdoodle"
>>>>> <knobd...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Even Brad Pitt wears $5 Rigger's gloves:
>>>>>> http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/25/article-1222833-06F4A534000005DC-286_468x627.jpg
>>>>> He might wear rigger's gloves, but he can't ride for shit.
>>>>>
>>>>> He dropped it in spectacualr fashion recently when trying
>>>>> unsuccessfully to lane-split.
>>>>>
>>>>> Of course you won't be reading this becasue being the control freak
>>>>> you are, you have me killfiled. Arsehole.
>>>> You seem to think fatboy plonking as a bad thing ?
>
>> AH was refering to fatboiclem
>
> D'oh... [deem stupid look included]
>
> And yes, of course being plonked by fatboy is a bad thing. It's
> always a bad thing when people don't read my gems of wisdom. [g]
mmmm
irony ?
>
>
> =================
>
> Onya bike
>
> Gerry
Zebee Johnstone
atec 7 7 <"atec 77"@hotmail.com> wrote:
> theo wrote:
>> It would indeed be very difficult to emulate ton-up boys on a 250
>> Enfield. :-)
>>
dunno.. I don't think they got much in the way of boy racer till the
constellation.
Zebee
atec 7 7
the dry days ( owned a 49 Mercury at the same time for the wet)
The meteor was the prettiest thing with a cut down clipper fairing on
black frame , chrome fork covers and tank with a deep red laquer applied
as a central colour over chrome , with higher compression and cams with
a tweaked carb it made a genuine 100 mph plus although throwing me once
shattering my right collar bone and a major shoulder dislocation
destroying it's self in the process which was quite a loss at the time
. I has saved for years working after school and only owned it perhaps
nine months , bloody nice bike and with dropped end bars and Dunlop
tyres corned well , only good thing out of the smash was I bought my
first Triumph speed twin and discovered real performance and going "fast"
:)
George W. Frost
"theo" <theo...@bigpond.com.au> wrote in message
news:9a77f1c0-28b6-4331...@g22g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
On Oct 28, 9:31 am, Zebee Johnstone <zeb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In aus.motorcycles on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:27:22 GMT
> George W. Frost <georgewfr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > There were no cafe racers in the 1950's
> > they didn't come into vogue till the early 1970's when the Japanese
> > bikes
> > hit the market
>
> Umm... eh?
That was my reaction.
************************
There were the few boy racers around before this, but the majority of cafe
racers didn't eventuate till later on
In the 1950's, it was the Triumph, BSA, AJS, and others with standard bars
which were on the road
then the japs came in around 1967 with cheaper and better lasting bikes,
then the urge to change the styling of them started, with the bars changed
along with other things.
If you could get a Harley, it was usually a Sporty, because the Glides were
too expensive, then if you got a Gilde, the first things to go were the
garbage bags and standard bars, replaced with ape hangers
I thought you were old enough to remember those things Theo
> The term is late 50s early 60s in the UK (hint, why cafe?), and the
> import of the lighter faster Brit bikes were what prompted HD to
> create the Sportster in the early 50s.
>
> I dunno if the US riders used the clipon style when they customised
> their bikes, I bet a few did. Most I think tended to the more US
> style of street racing so tended towards higher wider bars for drags
> and desert racing.
>
> I think one of the first "factory cafe racers" was the Enfield
> Continental GT which was a 250 from the mid 60s. As the name notes
> though it was more about emulating the Italian sportbikes than the
> Brit ton-up boys.
It would indeed be very difficult to emulate ton-up boys on a 250
Enfield. :-)
Theo
**************************
It would be very difficult to really find someone who actually wanted to buy
an Enfield
Diogenes
wrote:
Yeah, ironic, innit? But I can't stay and chat, or I'll be reported
to fatboy and Infarct Kneetrembler, by theyr little toadies, for
hiacking this thread for my egomanic attention seeking motives.
Cya
=================
Onya bike
Gerry
Zebee Johnstone
> news:9a77f1c0-28b6-4331...@g22g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> On Oct 28, 9:31 am, Zebee Johnstone <zeb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> In aus.motorcycles on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:27:22 GMT
>> George W. Frost <georgewfr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> > There were no cafe racers in the 1950's
>> > they didn't come into vogue till the early 1970's when the Japanese
>> > bikes
>> > hit the market
>>
>> Umm... eh?
>
> That was my reaction.
>
> ************************
>
> There were the few boy racers around before this, but the majority of cafe
> racers didn't eventuate till later on
THey did. Not as factory, but you didn't say that did you.
Be clear, it helps.
And I dunno the Continental was the only one.
Zebee
Jordan
In the '50s fast motorways were built, and there was a boom in roadside
coffee shops. The Italians had recently invented the method of making
espresso using mechanical pressure rather than steam. The British firm
Cona also had their own system based on vacuum. These machines created a
increase in coffee consumption in the UK, previously more keen on tea.
The practice of meeting your buddies at one layby, then riding up to the
next along the motorway naturally led to the "cafe racer".
Jordan
VTR250
I know the expression 'café racer' was first used in the 1950's and a
big part of the cafe racer style is derived from post-war lack of
money (hand made parts etc). I agree that the term was in use for
over a decade and probably was more popular in the 60's, by which time
the financial effects of WWII must have faded.
Also, I spotted the handlebar mounter mirror - that's why I said
"removed a mirror." However, I feel you are missing my point a bit,
George.
It was not intended to be a serious post, so I didn't expect the
details to be disected to the extent they have been. If I had
realised that was going to happen, I would have taken more care over
the minutiae and probably not posted anything at all.
At least Brad's gloves are new... your's were probably new in 1928 -
you old goat!
BTW - The bike looks very different from the side. Here are some more
pics:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1223085/Brad-Pitt-knocked-motorbike-Hollywood-crash.html
--
Perhaps this is what I should've put:
Cotton top $75 by Giovanni, Tracey Ross Clothing Boutique, 8595
Sunset Blvd. (www.traceyross.com)
Shoes $270 from Carwashkim: Vintage & Designer
Rigger's gloves $19 from Mitre 10
Plastic surgery $47K by the same guy that did Michael Jackson
Lars Chance
> At least Brad's gloves are new... your's were probably new in 1928 -
> you old goat!
>
> BTW - The bike looks very different from the side. Here are some more
> pics:
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1223085/Brad-Pitt-knocked-motorbike-Hollywood-crash.html
>
> --
> Rigger's gloves $19 from Mitre 10
>
http://cdn.buzznet.com/media/jj1//2009/01/pitt-helmet/brad-pitt-motorcycle-helmet-02.jpg
(I'm betting the "Rigger's gloves" are genuine organic Italian
calf-foreskin Delucapelli Milano designer-gloves.....)
--
Elsie.
Diogenes
Oh yeah, that'd be the de rigueur gloves, right?
=================
Onya bike
Gerry
atec 7 7
> On Oct 28, 9:27 am, "George W. Frost" <georgewfr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> and back into my Hummer where I feel safe -
>>> LA can be a dangerous place!
>
> big part of the cafe racer style is derived from post-war lack of
> money (hand made parts etc). I agree that the term was in use for
> over a decade and probably was more popular in the 60's, by which time
> the financial effects of WWII must have faded.
>
> Also, I spotted the handlebar mounter mirror - that's why I said
> "removed a mirror." However, I feel you are missing my point a bit,
> George.
>
> It was not intended to be a serious post, so I didn't expect the
> details to be disected to the extent they have been. If I had
> realised that was going to happen, I would have taken more care over
> the minutiae and probably not posted anything at all.
George W. Frost
I know the expression 'caf� racer' was first used in the 1950's and a
big part of the cafe racer style is derived from post-war lack of
money (hand made parts etc). I agree that the term was in use for
over a decade and probably was more popular in the 60's, by which time
the financial effects of WWII must have faded.
Also, I spotted the handlebar mounter mirror - that's why I said
"removed a mirror." However, I feel you are missing my point a bit,
George.
It was not intended to be a serious post,
*******************************************
Since when has any post in this newsgroup been serious??
***********************************************
>so I didn't expect the
>details to be disected to the extent they have been.
************************************************
Post anything in this or any newsgroup and expect it to be di-sected
**********************
If I had
realised that was going to happen, I would have taken more care over
the minutiae and probably not posted anything at all.
At least Brad's gloves are new... your's were probably new in 1928 -
you old goat!
********************************
But, but, but, but, what are you saying ??
besides, my riggers gloves are better than his, they only cost me $2
***************************
BTW - The bike looks very different from the side. Here are some more
pics:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1223085/Brad-Pitt-knocked-motorbike-Hollywood-crash.html
--
Saw that video two days ago and and came to the conclusion that Mister Pitt
can't ride a bike for shit
Diogenes
<george...@gmail.com> wrote:
>Since when has any post in this newsgroup been serious??
What !?!?!?
Are you telling me that Knobdribble and Infarct Kneetrembler weren't
being serious?
Bwahahahahaha...
=================
Onya bike
Gerry
thefathippy
>
> BTW - The bike looks very different from the side. Here are some more
> pics:
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1223085/Brad-Pitt-knocke...
<looks at video>
I'm not sure how anyone came to the conclusion the photographer
knocked him off. It appears to me that he was lanesplitting (badly)
between stationary vehicles. Boofhead.
Tony F
theo
> "theo" <theodo...@bigpond.com.au> wrote in message
>
> news:9a77f1c0-28b6-4331...@g22g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> On Oct 28, 9:31 am, Zebee Johnstone <zeb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > In aus.motorcycles on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:27:22 GMT
> > George W. Frost <georgewfr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > There were no cafe racers in the 1950's
> > > they didn't come into vogue till the early 1970's when the Japanese
> > > bikes
> > > hit the market
>
> > Umm... eh?
>
> That was my reaction.
>
> ************************
>
> There were the few boy racers around before this, but the majority of cafe
> racers didn't eventuate till later on
>
> In the 1950's, it was the Triumph, BSA, AJS, and others with standard bars
> which were on the road
> then the japs came in around 1967 with cheaper and better lasting bikes,
> then the urge to change the styling of them started, with the bars changed
> along with other things.
> If you could get a Harley, it was usually a Sporty, because the Glides were
> too expensive, then if you got a Gilde, the first things to go were the
> garbage bags and standard bars, replaced with ape hangers
>
> I thought you were old enough to remember those things Theo
I was thinking about Brit Cafe bikes. something tarty and tasty, like
a Triton or Norvin, not some Japanese factory made 'caff' bike.
People were riding those before anyone heard of Jap bikes.
Theo
hippo
Agreed - nothing else was moving! Did he actually hit the mirror or catch
the out-turned tyre on the parked car? Oh well, I suppose most of us have
done something vaguely similar... :)
--
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Fulliautomatix
> big part of the cafe racer style is derived from post-war lack of
> money (hand made parts etc). I agree that the term was in use for
> over a decade and probably was more popular in the 60's, by which time
> the financial effects of WWII must have faded.
>
> Also, I spotted the handlebar mounter mirror - that's why I said
> "removed a mirror." However, I feel you are missing my point a bit,
> George.
>
> It was not intended to be a serious post, so I didn't expect the
> details to be disected to the extent they have been. If I had
> realised that was going to happen, I would have taken more care over
> the minutiae and probably not posted anything at all.
>
> At least Brad's gloves are new... your's were probably new in 1928 -
> you old goat!
>
> BTW - The bike looks very different from the side. Here are some more
> pics:
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1223085/Brad-Pitt-knocked-motorbike-Hollywood-crash.html
>
So is it a Pan Shovel??
George W. Frost
"Fulliautomatix" <t...@goo.net> wrote in message
news:4ae9667f$0$6090$afc3...@news.optusnet.com.au...
Looks a lot like an S&S pan replica
Toosmoky
> Looks a lot like an S&S pan replica
Looks like a standard Panhead to me.
--
Toosmoky
Work to ride, Ride to Work...
http://users.tpg.com.au/smokey61/cafe
atec 7 7
> George W. Frost wrote:
>
>> Looks a lot like an S&S pan replica
>
> Looks like a standard Panhead to me.
>
the lack of rear suspension limits handling
riding sprung hubs and rigid pommie bikes taught me that hard tails
slide to easily
Jordan
>
> riding sprung hubs and rigid pommie bikes taught me that hard tails
> slide to easily
OK for racey types like yourself, but timid people like me who just want
to get around at legal speeds find rigid frames just fine.
Jordan
atec 7 7
find rigids knock my chronic back problem for 6 hence the desire for
suspension , yes the rigid looks cool but the compromise aint worth it
when a monoshock works far better and still looks cool
My tt500 is mono shocked for a cafe' and handles very well .
Fulliautomatix
> George W. Frost wrote:
>
>> Looks a lot like an S&S pan replica
IMHO it's a generator not a starter as on the S&S
>
>
> Looks like a standard Panhead to me.
>
Mmmm
The LHS is confused by the open primary
From the glimpse you get of the RHS it doesn't look like a panhead
bottom end
And the barrels look more Evo than anything, maybe just the machined fins
Ahh well, i'd have it if someone gave it to me.
Toosmoky
> The LHS is confused by the open primary
> From the glimpse you get of the RHS it doesn't look like a panhead
> bottom end
> And the barrels look more Evo than anything, maybe just the machined fins
Evo barrels have through bolts running from the head to the case. Only
two bolts are visible on the left side of each head, the right being
inside the rocker boxes. The pan and shovel barrels bolt to the case
with four bolts and to the heads with five bolts, all bolt heads being
visible externally, as can be seen in the photos.
The cam cover is late panhead.
The exhaust ports are either modified to shovelhead style flanges (a
common mod) or he's using aftermarket shovel-style heads with pan covers.
Toosmoky
Nev..
> Jordan wrote:
>> atec 7 7 wrote:
>>>
>>> riding sprung hubs and rigid pommie bikes taught me that hard tails
>>> slide to easily
>>
>> OK for racey types like yourself, but timid people like me who just
>> want to get around at legal speeds find rigid frames just fine.
>>
>> Jordan
> I take it then your inbuilt padding provides the missing suspension as I
> find rigids knock my chronic back problem for 6 hence the desire for
> suspension
Well duh.. hardly worth regarding yourself as any sort of benchmark when
you have cronic back problem.
Nev..
'08 DL1000K8
George W. Frost
"Nev.." <id...@mindless.com> wrote in message
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Probably got it like the rest of them,
through riding a rigid frame bike
George W. Frost
"Toosmoky" <toos...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Great photos Doug
It always amazes me where people find these photos
There is nothing to indicate that it is Brad Pitts bike, except for the tank
emblem in comparison
Jordan
>
>
> Probably got it like the rest of them,
> through riding a rigid frame bike
>
My back's OK. There are springs on the bike's seat.
Jordan
Lars Chance
textile bike-jackets this week for $120.
Anyone got any feedback on their quality or waterproofocity?
--
Elsie.
Fulliautomatix
Good jacket, too big tho, didn't like the cuffs - kind of a draft
stopping stretchy cuff inside then the zip close sleeve over...made it
bulky and hard to get the cuff on the glove over - nice & comfy and
warm, plenty of pockets, good zip, only used for commuting (1/2 hour),
waterproof for that long at least
I'd recommend it - was going to remove the inner cuffs and give it a go
but I traded it for something I wanted at the time, the material looks
like something you would trust
Pants, love 'em - zip failed, must get a new one put in - good apart
from that
Still have the gloves - too big for me, must get around to giving them
away some day
Lars Chance
--
Elsie.
alx
oh I missed that in the mailout catalogue.. Yep I bought a two piece
in April.
Certified warm and dry, survived a Snowy trip in May and a few other
wet trips.
The seams are well-constructed..strong and 100% waterproof.
CrazyCam
Can't comment on how water proof they are, but, since I got a pair of
pants and jacket a few months ago now, I haven't been rained on, while
wearing the Aldi gear.
Does that make them rain repelant?
regards,
CrazyCam
Moike
European Alps.
The rainsuit is still in its storage bag. ;) but looks like it would
work. The kidney belt worked well (we averaged 5-6 hours in the saddle
per day) and the boots were so comfortable that I chose to wear them for
day walking round WW1 ruins high on mountain pass. Light, comfy, and
possibly waterproof. I'll let you know when it rains....
Moike
atec 7 7
available are very cool looking and perform far better with very high
comfort , where does it say riding two wheels needs pain and stupidity ?
>
> Nev..
> '08 DL1000K8
Nev..
My comments had nothing to do with suspension, frames, comfort, pain or
even stupidity. I just said you were judging the suspension from a very
extreme bias so hardly providing an opinion worth noting.
Nev..
'08 DL1000K8
TimC
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
>> Lars Chance wrote:
>>> To go back to the thread-heading; I see that Aldi has long and short
>>> textile bike-jackets this week for $120.
>>> Anyone got any feedback on their quality or waterproofocity?
>> Can't comment on how water proof they are, but, since I got a pair of
>> pants and jacket a few months ago now, I haven't been rained on, while
>> wearing the Aldi gear.
> European Alps.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/tornanti2
>
> The rainsuit is still in its storage bag. ;) but looks like it would
> work. The kidney belt worked well (we averaged 5-6 hours in the saddle
> per day) and the boots were so comfortable that I chose to wear them for
> day walking round WW1 ruins high on mountain pass. Light, comfy, and
> possibly waterproof. I'll let you know when it rains....
I got to excercise my wet weather gear over there quite a lot. Damn
you, La Niña.
(I'm revisting this thread because I'm attempting to find the
reference you made to a great road near Stilfserjoch, aka Passo dello
Stelvio. I haven't found the reference yet. And I really should do
the dishes and go to bed).
--
TimC
GREAT MOMENTS IN HISTORY (#7): April 2, 1751
Isaac Newton becomes discouraged when he falls up a flight of stairs.
Moike
Indeed, we stayed three nights at a guesthouse in Stilfserjoch. (The St
George, I think.) This of course involved crossing the Stelvio a couple
of times as well as the Umbrail... less scenic but equally good to ride.
If you really want to waste some time, load some of these into Google
Earth.
http://mikeoc.webs.com/tornantigpstracks.htm
Moike