A bit big...

Abso · Apr 5, 2004

Pip said:

He's a nutter. And most likely Welsh, to boot.

His quibble - I won't call it an argument - was so spurious that I
didn't think he was worth a response and expected plenty of others to
take his bait: which duly happened. Life's too short ;-)
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Well you're no fun are you? Humpf.

pringleplatypus · Apr 5, 2004

PeterT said:

Molly

pringleplatypus said:

...the Trophy, that is. This one would break your leg if it fell
over. Getting it onto the mainstand has me close to touching cloth,
and getting it off again is a test of nerve as well as sinew. I'm
used to flicking the RT onto the mainstand while still in the
saddle.
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Time to work out?

On the plus side, it accelerates like a BASE-jumping elephant -
which it should do:
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A mouse would hit the ground at the same time as an elephant[1] but
the wind resitance might see the mouse overtake the elephant on the
way down. However, the elephant would make the biggest mess.

HTH
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Not quite, as the wind resistance would work the other way round.
The Elefant, much heavier but roughly spherical in shape and smooth
skin will be falling much faster than the furry mouse, which could
even survive a drop like that.
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The mouse will be falling at the same rate as the elefhant, because it will
have grabbed the eleppant's tale and hauled itself up close and personal in
order to shag the living daylights out of the eleffant...

E: (sensing the approach of ground zero) <trumpetting noise>
M: "Oh yeah! Take it, bitch!"

At any rate, the point was not how fast it accelerated, but how heavy it is.

--
Platypus - (surreal)
Triumph Trophy 1200 (The Incredible Hulk)
VN800 Drifter (still for sale)
R80RT (for sale - spares or repairs)
Z200 (Fear the Distance Monster!)
DIAABTCOD#2 GPOTHUF#19
BOTAFOS#6 BOTAFOT#89 FTB#11
BOB#1 SBS#35 ANORAK#18 TWA#15

pringleplatypus · Apr 5, 2004

Molly said:

Time to work out?
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Sounds like hard work. I reckon I'll just chuck the bike around a bit.

Is it adjustable?
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I could dent it in a bit with a big hammer, but that would affect the range.

--
Platypus - (surreal)
Triumph Trophy 1200 (The Incredible Hulk)
VN800 Drifter (still for sale)
R80RT (for sale - spares or repairs)
Z200 (Fear the Distance Monster!)
DIAABTCOD#2 GPOTHUF#19
BOTAFOS#6 BOTAFOT#89 FTB#11
BOB#1 SBS#35 ANORAK#18 TWA#15

Molly · Apr 5, 2004

pringleplatypus said:

PeterT said:

Molly

pringleplatypus wrote:
...the Trophy, that is. This one would break your leg if it fell
over. Getting it onto the mainstand has me close to touching
cloth, and getting it off again is a test of nerve as well as
sinew. I'm used to flicking the RT onto the mainstand while
still in the saddle.

Time to work out?

On the plus side, it accelerates like a BASE-jumping elephant -
which it should do:

A mouse would hit the ground at the same time as an elephant[1]
but the wind resitance might see the mouse overtake the elephant
on the way down. However, the elephant would make the biggest
mess.

HTH
Click to expand...

Not quite, as the wind resistance would work the other way round.
The Elefant, much heavier but roughly spherical in shape and smooth
skin will be falling much faster than the furry mouse, which could
even survive a drop like that.
Click to expand...

The mouse will be falling at the same rate as the elefhant, because
it will have grabbed the eleppant's tale and hauled itself up close
and personal in order to shag the living daylights out of the
eleffant...

E: (sensing the approach of ground zero) <trumpetting noise>
M: "Oh yeah! Take it, bitch!"

At any rate, the point was not how fast it accelerated, but how
heavy it is.
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<VBG>

Owen · Apr 6, 2004

...the Trophy, that is. This one would break your leg if it fell over.
Getting it onto the mainstand has me close to touching cloth, and getting it
off again is a test of nerve as well as sinew. I'm used to flicking the RT
onto the mainstand while still in the saddle.

On the plus side, it accelerates like a BASE-jumping elephant - which it
should do: it's as powerful as the Drifter and the RT together. There's a
little bit of wibbliness which I attribute to the topbox getting blown
about. Some of the luggage may be spending time in the shed.

The buffeting off the screen is on the loud side. I'll have to see if I can
track down a different screen, or find an old one I can experiment on. The
fuel tank is *vast* - holds a couple of litres more than the RT's, but it's
about twice the size.

This really is a very large motorcycle.
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I borrowed a Trophy-12 for 24 hrs....
I didn't like it. The motor seemed to be very powerful, but it kinda
felt like the frame/chassis coudn't cope with it all...
One felt one was really haulling up a weight on the brakes...
I can see that with such torquey power you could have some fun, but
the frame seems too bendy to really be able to pump it up...
Perhaps I didn't tune in enough to the bike, each has a best modus
operandi (however it's spelt) I wish you luck, no doubt you will
entertain us with as many heiroics as you gave us with the Drifter...

PS: Toffee-12? ;-)
--
O
1 Black, shortly to undergo extensive surgery.
1 Red, undergoing lightweight surgery. -----
1 Blue, for Power-Ranger baiting. | o |
Numbers ... | o |
Stuff ... | ooo |
Life ... -----

Christofire · Apr 6, 2004

Abso posted:

Well you're no fun are you? Humpf.
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<fx: fast approaching footsteps>

Mornington Crescent!

platypus · Apr 6, 2004

Owen said:

I borrowed a Trophy-12 for 24 hrs....
I didn't like it. The motor seemed to be very powerful, but it kinda
felt like the frame/chassis coudn't cope with it all...
One felt one was really haulling up a weight on the brakes...
I can see that with such torquey power you could have some fun, but
the frame seems too bendy to really be able to pump it up...
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I think part of the problem is that the weight is carried relatively high.
I was riding around in the rain at lunchtime today, in traffic, mostly under
40mph, and the frame seemed to cope okay.

PS: Toffee-12? ;-)
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Are you suggesting I can't ride?

--
Platypus - (surreal)
Triumph Trophy 1200 (The Incredible Hulk)
VN800 Drifter (still for sale)
R80RT (for sale - spares or repairs)
Z200 (Fear the Distance Monster!)
DIAABTCOD#2 GPOTHUF#19
BOTAFOS#6 BOTAFOT#89 FTB#11
BOB#1 SBS#35 ANORAK#18 TWA#15

Owen · Apr 7, 2004

I think part of the problem is that the weight is carried relatively high.
I was riding around in the rain at lunchtime today, in traffic, mostly under
40mph, and the frame seemed to cope okay.

Are you suggesting I can't ride?
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Oops, touch a nerve did I?

Aksherly I was just suggesting a name for your new beastie... but
since you've brought up the subject, how many offs have you had in the
last 5 yrs, Crashypus? ;-)
--
O
1 Black, shortly to undergo extensive surgery.
1 Red, undergoing lightweight surgery. -----
1 Blue, for Power-Ranger baiting. | o |
Numbers ... | o |
Stuff ... | ooo |
Life ... -----

platypus · Apr 7, 2004

Owen said:

Aksherly I was just suggesting a name for your new beastie... but
since you've brought up the subject, how many offs have you had in the
last 5 yrs, Crashypus? ;-)
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What, proper bins, or everything?

--
Platypus - (surreal)
Triumph Trophy 1200 (The Incredible Hulk)
VN800 Drifter (still for sale)
R80RT (for sale - spares or repairs)
Z200 (Fear the Distance Monster!)
DIAABTCOD#2 GPOTHUF#19
BOTAFOS#6 BOTAFOT#89 FTB#11
BOB#1 SBS#35 ANORAK#18 TWA#15

Owen · Apr 9, 2004

What, proper bins, or everything?
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Everything, wheellie-bins included (naked bin-liners don't count)...
an' mainly proper bins.....
--
O
1 Black, shortly to undergo extensive surgery.
1 Red, undergoing lightweight surgery. -----
1 Blue, for Power-Ranger baiting. | o |
Numbers ... | o |
Stuff ... | ooo |
Life ... -----

platypus · Apr 10, 2004

Owen said:

Everything, wheellie-bins included (naked bin-liners don't count)...
an' mainly proper bins.....
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This year, nothing so far.
Last year, punted into a fence in France by a French motorist.
Year before, Frasers' loan bike (GSX750), bike landed on knee, bit of
rag-dolling down the road.
Year before that, off the Drifter twice: first, trivial - pulled the bike
out of the hedge and went off to the pub, second, broken collarbone but it
didn't hurt much.
Year before that, I think I may have fallen off the Suzuki - I vaguely
recall strolling into work wearing a divot.
Year before, punted off the SilverWing on the M32, woke up in the gutter
with a dislocated thumb.

Shit happens. What have you been up to?

--
Platypus - (surreal)
Triumph Trophy 1200 (The Incredible Hulk)
VN800 Drifter (still for sale)
R80RT (for sale - spares or repairs)
Z200 (Fear the Distance Monster!)
DIAABTCOD#2 GPOTHUF#19
BOTAFOS#6 BOTAFOT#89 FTB#11
BOB#1 SBS#35 ANORAK#18 TWA#15

Owen · Apr 10, 2004

This year, nothing so far.
Last year, punted into a fence in France by a French motorist.
Year before, Frasers' loan bike (GSX750), bike landed on knee, bit of
rag-dolling down the road.
Year before that, off the Drifter twice: first, trivial - pulled the bike
out of the hedge and went off to the pub, second, broken collarbone but it
didn't hurt much.
Year before that, I think I may have fallen off the Suzuki - I vaguely
recall strolling into work wearing a divot.
Year before, punted off the SilverWing on the M32, woke up in the gutter
with a dislocated thumb.

Shit happens. What have you been up to?
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Had a cracking ride yesterday, not too much traffic around, Banditting
S.Oxon...

I suspect that for the rest of the long W/E that you-know-who will
have me doing "useful things"... :-( the joys of married life...

--
O
1 Black, shortly to undergo extensive surgery.
1 Red, undergoing lightweight surgery. -----
1 Blue, for Power-Ranger baiting. | o |
Numbers ... | o |
Stuff ... | ooo |
Life ... -----

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