Blingmobile Mini-Review

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

Oh, I know all that shit, I've been doing it for years on the M25. It's
just that when the bike feels like it's marginally wider than the chips
on Des's shoulders it all needs a period of adjustment.

And you can't do KSBs on an injected bike. :^(
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Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-104" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL)
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Seriously, it was a heap. It was filthy, and the glass in one of the
mirrors was broken. Somebody had mounted aux. stop lights on top of the
panniers, and one was hanging off. It looked like a money pit, and I don't
reckon I'd have parted with more than £500 for it.

 

<hand of condolence on shoulder>

On way back from Scotland as pillion I pointed at police station we
were passing and at the KS and the miserable git didn't go for it.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Lady Nina

Some people, eh?

<rolls eyes>
--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-104" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL)
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

You're surely not telling me you were planning to use Subtlety?

Verey Pistol. Thunderflash. Something pyrotechnic...

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

Nah. All will be revealed.

Now, there's an idea. Seen those anti-IR flares that military planes
use? I need some of those. And chaff dispensers for the rozzers. An ECM
pod or two. Maybe a HARM missile. Fuckit, I'll have two.
--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-104" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL)
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

I tried a KSB in a tunnel last week, but only got a little pfft. What's
the technique?

Down one gear to get revs up, kills switch on for 3 seconds, kill switch
off, pfft. I want a big bang.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, muddycat

I usually get up to a reasonable rate of knots, roll the throttle shut,
hit the kill-switch (you'll be surprised how much more engine braking
you get at this point), give it a *big* handful of throttle to put a
healthy charge in the pipes, then shut the throttle again and switch
back on.

Then pull over to allow the pillion to change her underwear because you
were underneath a railway bridge at the time. Sorry, love...
--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-104" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL)
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Depends. The Drifter will let out little pops on the overrun, and biggish
bangs using the killswitch for a second or two (off - wait - on/BANG/). On
the Trophy (1200/4), you might get a little fart with the previous
technique. For a loud bang, you switch off, twist the throttle wide open
and then shut, then switch on again. I can sometimes feel a bit of a
shockwave from this.

 

And a sun-bleached animal skull on the front. Something with curly horns,
like a goat maybe.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-HAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-104" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL)
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

I'll give this a go tomorrow. TVM

Sweet.

 

Will do, I'm going for a hoon tomorrow. I have a Yoshimura RS3 pipe/can.

 

Ammunition carrier programmed for rendezvous at Hulland Ward.

Sah!

 

I'd forgotten that about the injected Z13 - the FI recycles unused fuel
bank into the tank, and the tank gets bloody hot.

 

Nigel Eaton says...

<snip>

I want to be the first to attempt a wheelie on it.

 

I want to be the first to succeed

 

You could be the first Spic to attempt to scale it ...
... by the very tricky West face.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Pip

Readily identified by reference to the (now correctly adjusted) on-board
compass.

How can you not love a bike where swinging the compass is part of the
regular maintenance routine?

I have also discovered that a box of 12 bottles of Hobgoblin fits easily
in the top box. Japanese design at its very best.
--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-104" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL)
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"