*wow* and *arse*

Took the bandit out for a blast this afternoon - pretty quick these
bikes aren't they! I'd almost forgot the feeling of ram air breathing
through an open visor.

What wasn't so good though, was my mobile phone making a bid for freedom
at 120 on a dual carriageway. *arse*.

 

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

Oops...

Funnily enough it was at 120 that the ZZR's screen trim decided to eject
today.

It was interesting to see just how quickly you can stop a ZZR11 on a
decent dry surface. I think I'd better glue in on this time.

--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Nigel Eaton wrote

If I were ever in the position, however unlikely, to do 120 on my bindit
I wouldn't be able to boast about as I wouldn't have a clue because the
battering from the wind makes it nigh on impossible to see the dials
much above 100. Mind you having said that I was well into the red zone,
whatever speed that is, at one point if I judge the beautiful noise from
the can right last night on the way home.

 

I bet you weren't laughing at the time...

Funny, I found myself boggling at how poor the brakes on the bindit are,
although it was mildly moist, I was in jeans and I know the rear pads
need doing.

 

I'm not sure it will.

Heh - fortunately I've only ever ridden unfaired bikes, so I've gotten
used to that wind battering effects.

Heh - full beans in 6th? fair play to you Mr A.

Oh and you've just remided me, tis fookin louder than I remembered too!

 

Yes.. tehy are

That said, I just took the car out to the driving range - it being -1,
sleeting and generally awash (plus dark) made me glad I was inside my little
box at 24C.

The driving range however was outside. Jesus...

 

Doesnotcompute wrote

Good it was. I could have done with another mile or two tbh but I ran
out of straight bit just as I was getting into it. I did think about
turning round and having a go in the other direction but I figured that
the noise had prolly attracted the attention of every plod within five
miles and decided to give while I was ahead and sneak off home via the
tree lined acoustically suppressed back roads, on this occasion.

 

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

You'd be wrong. I was laughing like a loon. I thrashed the tits off the
bike today, the roads were properly dry and grippy for the first time in
ages.

The trim going temporarily AWOL wasn't a problem, I was on an empty
country road at the time so I just stopped, went back, and picked it up.

I was reading in the paper in the week how the speed-nazis at BRAKE were
complaining about people driving at 60MPH on country roads. Heh.

--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Wuss, I've just got back from a 30 mile mountain bike ride.

Off-road riding in the dark rocks.

 

I was screaming. The turbo was interesting on the B2116 [1] today with
it's mid range misfire best described as "bimble; stuttering; sputtery;
FULL POWER; sputter; MORE POWER; nnngh; oh it's gone all limp" and so on.

I'm currently consulting the turbo oracle and waiting him to get back. I
suspect one of the coils.

[1] Ditchling - Lewes

 

Rope emerged from their own little world to say

NAHAY?

 

In

22 is the year round temp for me.

24 is just being silly.


--
Pete M

Mercedes 260E
Ford Capri (ressurection started)
"Never moon a werewolf"

COSOC #5
Scouse Git extraordinaire. Liverpool, Great Britain

 

When you've been standing outside for 30 minutes waving a club at a little
ball, I can assure you that 24 is lovely.

 

Rope emerged from their own little world to say

you should know where he comes from then

 

Sandton. And yes it can be very cold in winter - but that's at night.
Usually goes up to 16 odd degrees with sunshine during the day.

 

Since we're comparing dick sizes, I 'raced' two plod bikers across the
place de la Concorde this evening. I won, but had to whip the nuts off
my BMW to do so.

 

Champ wrote

Not quite true. The early stages of the outer casing insulation
breaking down leads to a weakened spark. Or, in damp weather
particularly, something looking remarkably like a plasma display
underneath the tank.

Precisely the opposite usually.

 

I have to agree with the old git. Coils can be tricky coves.

 

I lived in that poxy hotel for 6 months.

 

hardly playing the game, dash it.