a couple of question on bikes
 

are there good armours as to avoid getting arms or legs chopped off?

if i got tetraplejic being spanish how easy would be get to holland for euthanasia?

heell every 3 nights im all night dreaming im searching for my old suzuki gs500

i wake up and i rememebr i sold it, then ifeel like sith :(

let me get this straight: first you want to know if there are some magic armours, then how you get euthanasia, then you dream about your old bike and you feel like a Star Wars character?

I'll take two of whatever you're having :mrgreen:

http://www.franky.fliegerhospital.de/MT4.jpg
;)

-> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es0y0y4cIrg SAVE :D

well today im in that special mood :)

just taken an important choice in my life:

im becoming a bike mechanic :)

im just finishing this year nautic enginneering on engines but aint sailing:

im getting a bike and travel around and earn my living by fixing those living things the bikes

my teenage dream come true :)

starting saving right now :)

just told a friend to research on insurance :)

oh my god its been at least ten years didnt feel like this :)

Thanks for posting this, Frankboy!

This is the "antithesis" of my stroked Harley Softail, which is loud, vibrates, emits exhaust flames (only seen at night, though), minimal instrumentation (speedo & gas gauge), and leaves the rider completely exposed to the elements. A gal asked me what happens when it rains? Easy answer: "I get wet!" LOL

I really enjoyed watching this little clip. Although obviously not my cup of tea (or shot of whisky), the concept is fascinating. I'd love to see my Wild Hog riding buddies' faces if I rode up one day with those nifty little retracting training wheels rigged up on my hog! :D

Good on yer m8..

Enjoy

My first bike:
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...10708_1808.jpg

Second:
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...x/IMG_0170.jpg

And what i have now:
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...3/1621125e.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...3/950e0252.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...3/1ead9b57.jpg

oh boy.. that Ninja is to die for!! Why you got rid of it?! http://yoursmiles.org/tsmile/tears/t2332.gif

i know what you mean
http://www.franky.fliegerhospital.de/Harley-rechts.jpg
:D

but at least, i have a choice. Fortunatly i had not to test my vulnerability so far , not with the Harley and not with the Monotracer :)

Zx6r mate.. 600cc

I wanted something bigger so i got the R1 as a stepping stone and to get used to 1000cc bikes..

Then i got the Fireblade

fair enough :)

So what's next, a Hayabusa? :cool:

Lol..Naa

I only use them for fun mate, not a mode of transport..

Busa's are fun though

Frankyboy, my hat is off to you: a Springer!!!!! I guess I can't brag or complain about vibration since my Twin Cam has counterbalancers. How girly-man is THAT??? LOL

http://www.pbase.com/daverilstone/image/79406857.jpg

Nice Snapper

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/5985/bonnietrip2.jpg

MY 04 Triumph Bonneville decked out for a long trip at the end of the month.

Thanks, Z-J. It's slow as molasses compared to some of the gorgeous machines above, but it's a fun ride. :). I'm pushing 150K km on it, but I confess I swap in a plusher touring saddle for the road trips. Much, much plusher!! LOL

Another beauty..

A classic........ Nice!

Really??? :confused:

Yea really..

Carry friends, beer, tools, whatever and no fear of coming off...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...L/DSCF0004.jpg

Hit the back country

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...n_the_Moor.bmp

My 1000cc, 16-valve, water-cooled, Teutonic fun-bucket

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../NoProblem.jpg

I've been a Biker since about 1978, cant ride anymore due to severe Ankylosing Spondlytis but had the best time of my life on two wheels, my user name is a reference to a Suzuki GSX Katana 1000S (most were 1100's) that was quite rare and was only imported in limited numbers with smoothbore carbs to make the bike eligible for the then F1 Motorcycle race series in the UK ... I raced mine in Knockhill Scotland in 1984.

I owned lots of late 70's and 80's superbikes and in 1998 bought a new Suzuki 1200S bandit as I knew AS would soon stop me riding, rode it for two years before reluctantly selling it and stopping Biking for good.

To the OP, if you are serious about Motorcycling invest in a good helmet and have someone experienced make sure it fits properly, a back protector would be a good idea and don't skimp on other Biking clothing ... Have fun and ride safe.

WTG ... wish i could still ride, there was a guy who used to ride a solo Yamaha R1 with just one arm.

I wanna join too!
 

Here's mine....a 'bit' on the retro side, mind you ;)

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...rValesmall.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...s/IMG_0411.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...ucati900ss.jpg

Sold my modern bikes because they were far too scary - now the only fear is 'will I get there?' :rolleyes:

Now that is a cracking trio.

When do you get the Jota to go with them? :)

Jolly good B_Bogus! Now you need a BSA and a vintage Honda to complete yr masterpiece collection! What years are they?

Thanks!
It's right at the top of the list ;)
Followed by an X-75 Hurricane, of course!

A Rocket 3 would be good, wouldn't it? I got offered an A65 last year, but the memory of the last one locking the crank at 85mph on the M61 has kept such notions at bay!
I did have a Kawasaki Z1-B, but it had to go :(

Perhaps an H2...? :twisted:

Beautiful trio, Bogus! Back in the early 70's I was riding a secondhand Yammy R5 (later to become the RD350), but had a motomag coverpage of a Norton Commando 750 in Candy Apple Red pinned up over my workbench. Unfortunately these sleek Brit classics don't take kindly to older BUFFs like me, so I've had to "settle" for my ol' Hog. :)

Loved seeing those pics - thanks for posting 'em.

Here's a piccie for you Bogus, of my earliest outfit - now in new hands and still looking good

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...BL/Big_cat.jpg

I envy you your collection. I must be a little older than you perhaps; I had a Norton Dommie for a couple of years, but the Commie was beyond my wage packet at the time. I also had a brace of BSA M21's, the side-valve 600 single, but nothing ever quite came up to the big Panther for sloggability.

@Katana. I remember your namesake as a wicked piece of kit :) I nearly bought a Kettle once, but otherwise it was all Yam's for me after the British industry crashed. I never met the Yam R1
rider, but while I was a NABD rep we must have done 3 or 4 conversions for one-armed riders. Unfortunately the damage to my shoulder and spine wouldn't allow me to check out a solo, as I couldn't risk any further impact damage in the event of a spill. My first converted outfit was a Yam XS650, quite a classic in its own right. It had the lightweight sidecar from one of those Harley Davidson 350 2-strokes (re-badged Aermacchis?), but even that was too much for the Yammy gearbox. Eventually I restored it as a solo and got a great price from a collector.

As you said, I recommend a well-fitting lid and good leathers at the very least.

So you are not a true sportsbike rider then :rolleyes: just go for a quick ride with the harley boys for a latte do we

dougandtoni, your comments are based on ignorant stereotyping. You know nothing about me nor the Softail in that photo.

1) I don't drink latte
2) that Softail is pushing 150,000 km -- it's been all through North America and in Ciudad Juarez (before the drug war killings started)
3) the bike was rebuilt in '05 at 82,000 km after getting creamed from behind by an idiot Ducati Monster rider (I DID say it's slower than molasses).
4) the bike was stroked, bored, cammed, carb'd, heads done, and dyno'd at 101/112 hp/ft-lbs
5) that bike has taken me through thick and thin - mountains, deserts, rainstorms, a couple of sudden blizzards, 115 F, 28 F, and some of the most beautiful country North America has to offer. All without missing a beat.

All to say, I would not do what you have done and risk mischaracterizing you as a young video-game road warrior bravely hiding behind a keyboard as you giggle while posting snide comments. As a fellow 1C forum member, I'm sure you're an actual high-performance sports bike rider and enthusiast with a lot of life experience and wisdom just waiting for him to attain. ;)

I have never owned a bike so maybe I am just naive but why is it that whenever I see a bike discussion online some douche always has a pop at the old school bikers...!!!

Dunno mate and to be honest I dont even understand the fellas post..

Obviously if you look at my bikes I think it's fair to say I love sportsbikes, but being a biker I have time for every bike.

I'm certainly no snob who thinks Harleys, choppers, vespas etc etc suck, not at all

I hope my love for bikes stays and when I can't bend over at suit the riding style of a supersports bike il be getting myself a Harley or a V-Max.

I don't see how that makes me anymore or any less I'm love with sportsbikes? :/

One of two reasons:

1) He regrettably encountered a yuppie-type with a store-bought custom Harley chopper of sorts who acted like a snot. Unfortunately a lot of old-time bikers can be like that, too. Or, more likely,

2) His old lady ran off with a Harley biker......in which case he owes the rest of us a debt of gratitude. :D

I like all bikes, too. The dangers, discomforts, and joys of the road are the same for all of us. I especially like Vespas. Riding a Vespa is like making love to a really fat gal: a ton of fun unless your buddies find out! J/K to all Vespa riders -- especially to Vespa riders married to really fat ladies!

Scooters were never a good subject to raise with a bunch of old rockers here in Southern England. A historical enmity, based on sharp mohair suits, parkas and excess mirrors; versus leather, grease and, er, real bikes ;)
But I always had a liking for people who did strange things on two wheels - like a mate who bought a bike and rode up to Yorkshire, in mid-winter, to meet us at the local bikers' pub.
By about 10 p.m. we had pretty much forgotten that he was due, until someone, more sober than the rest, said 'what's that noise?' Big Ernie kicked the jukebox into silence and we all listened........and there it was, the sound of someone strangling a very tired duck, and we poked our heads out into a newly snowy world. Out front was a cobbled courtyard with our bikes parked around, and in the entrance stood a dismal, shivering figure astride a BSA Bantam (a 125cc 2-stroke). It was our forgotten guest, so cold that he couldn't even switch off the engine, let alone dismount. Only his thumb was showing signs of life as he fired off another dismal squawk from the underwhelming 6-volt horn.
We all tumbled out into the snow and plucked him off the tiny bike and carried him into the bar. He was so frozen that we just stood him up against the fireplace, and laughed as the blazing logs thawed him back into the world of pain. Heh heh. After he'd finished screaming we listened amazed as he recounted buying the bike from a famous Chiswick dealership that afternoon and then heading straight off up the M1 from Scotch Corner and up to Yorkshire. Apparently he only messed up once, navigation-wise, but it was enough to leave him on the wrong side of the Pennines. But he pressed on regardless into the darkness, up over one of the most serious mountain ranges in Britain, and only got worried when the blizzard started! How he did it we never really understood, but he was living proof that naivety rules - it was his first bike, and his first major journey anywhere.

To paraphrase Billy Connoly's jojoba shampoo joke - what the f***'s a latte?

That Bantam-riding bud of yours had got sand - hats off to him. Or we could use him as a hat rack 'till he thaws out! LOL

Cool story!

Lol this takes me back to the only (brave) mod in my early 80's time who owned a Scooter ... we hounded this poor lad to extinction in my fair sized town in NE Scotland, there is this road from my town to where he lived that is quite a few miles of straight road ... when we saw his scooter go past us at our resting place in the town we would invariably follow him home and sit behind his scooter with all his mirrors (about twenty of them it seemed) on full beam headlights ... he was flat out at about 50MPH wobbling all over the road :) occasionally we'd draw up beside him and reach over and flick his aerials or try to pinch his ignition keys ... All those scooters of the time had lots of mirrors and pointy things.

This went on for a while and I just considered it harmless fun, one night we were doing this to him and one of my mates went too far, he rode along side the guy on the scooter and kicked out at his wobilly machine and the guy ended up in a ditch ... unhurt thankfully as we later heard ... a bit later we heard from friends of friends through the grapevine that this poor guy was absolutely terrified of us and sold his Scooter after that incident ... I feel a bit bad about that.

Some of the Mods of the era were worse than us though and at a rumble they torched a mates bike ... one incident I recall was walking into a music shop in Aberdeen and the place was full of Mods ... there I was with my Biker gear (if looks could kill) I was after the latest UFO (British rock band) album and just shrugged and asked for it ... the owner of the shop was obviously a Mod too, but he sold me it ... bit hypocritical IMHO ... but it was a very frosty atmosphere and I made a very hasty retreat.

BTW Brando ... I rode down to your neck of the woods in 1982 on a Suzuki GS1000 as part of a John o Groats to Lands End run, great part of the country you live in.

Bike armour:

http://30thcentury.files.wordpress.c...pg?w=510&h=394

:-)

Isn't that Danny Trejo in "Machete"? LOL

Wow, I've only read about the Mods -- you've LIVED it!!!!! Cool! You guys are living history, fergawdsakes!

Lol, yes some real cool stories there...I grew up amongst all that, my old man had long hair and had an old Honda 750 which back in the day was the nuts (late 70's)

Guess that's where the love of bikes came into it...or maybe when my old man used my bedroom to strip down and clean his bike one year!, yea it was probably that lol

ah scooters, i do love my scooters!

Here are a couple of mine,

1st my old bunkey suzi GS 400, i bought it as a wheelbarrow of parts and a frame, it was an ol military police bike with screen an crash bars ect but that was never going to cut it :) i rebuilt the thing, powdercoated the frame and gave her a coat of wild violet purple paint and drop bars. it was never in any way quick, but a good little town bike.
http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/...mit/000007.jpg

2nd, my old Kwaka Kermit, its based on a 75 KH500, but just a little bit bombed out (well a lot really) she lives on a staple diet of belray and avgas, regular pump fuel just ends in tears with a brace of melted wiseco's. she was ment to be for the drags but it is just so much fun as a road bike, she is at present waiting for another full rebuild, there is nothing like the sound of a worked kwaka triple!
http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/...mit/000011.jpg

last but not least, my 2000 Daytona. this has been a fantastic allrounder, great for a thrash with the mates, but equally at home on the long trips. did a 15000km trip around australia on this one including a 3 day track day at Bathurst with the Triumph owners group. it was a great trip, i have a motorcycle touring atlas of Australia which has listed the 50 best bike roads in Oz, 1 by 1 i worked my way through them, she never missed a beat the whole trip, just 2 services and 3 sets of tyres.
http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/...athurst002.jpg
http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/...athurst043.jpg
http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/...hreadbo046.jpg

happy days happy days ;)
Cheers
Craig

I hope to be getting onto two wheels soon. Something always got in the way when I was younger, needing a car for work purposes, a family etc so now I have less of those worries I've recently done my CBT and plan to get my full license hopefully in the next 6 months. My missus has put it down to a mid life crisis but says its ok as she'd prefer me getting a bike to me running off and porking some 20 yr old barmaid! I spose its only fair :)

Get the bike, pick up the barmaid on the back and then pork her..that seems fair tbh :cool:

If they are actually into bikes it like putty in yer hands :))

sounds like a fair tradeoff, it's the only way to travel mate!

Craig

Just be bloody careful out there. Try to avoid posing while you are rolling - looking at your reflection in shop windows is a definite no-no - and I hope you'll never have to hear the familiar car driver's phrase - "I'm sorry, I never saw you coming".

Eyes like a hawk, and reactions to match, will see you through.

cheers

Sage advice that! Remember that everyone else on the road is a blind muppet who is too busy adjusting the stereo, makeup, or smashing a burger into their piehole to be worried about looking for someone on a bike! Your situational awareness has to be bang on all the time, cause just like the aces used to say " it's the one you don't see that gets you" ;) head on a swivel, and be positive in how you ride!

Craig

Cheers fella's, I'm getting a bit old for posing Brando :) I hope with 20 years experience on the road it will stand me in good stead having seen most of the idiot behaviour and staying well clear but just when you think you've seen it all someone comes along with something to top it :) I read an interview with Jeremy Irons at the weekend who said his brother told him not to learn how to ride until he had 10 years on the road in a car just to see the road from a car users eyes so he knew what to expect as a rider. The CBT was an eye opener, despite the high vis and L plates I had a taxi driver sat right on my rear tyre as I led the group until the intructor got past him and made him back up, had to deal with heavy traffic due to a big football match being on next to the instructor's yard. Looking forward to gettign my full license.

If you are talking about my post, then even that was a sort of Mod vs Rocker revival era that was short lived .. I do remember the so called revived Mods arriving at Aberdeen though, by that time the well established Hells Angels gang in Aberdeen (The Nomads) had built up ... there was an announcement of intent by the Mods, but it never came to anything.

You don't want to hear my story's of life in the Biker gangs :)

Club business stays in the Club. :)

Passed my MOD 2 test today so now have a full motorcycle license, just need to get a bike now and get some miles under my belt!

It would be good if everyone learned to drive on a motorcycle. They would be better drivers when they went to 4 wheels and Darwin Awards would eliminate those that would be lousy 4 wheel drivers.

Current ride, black 2000 H-D Softail.

Congrats, Revvin! I've put upwards of 150,000 km on my current ride, a 2000 red Harley Softail. I wish you the same joy, exhilaration, and fantastic memories I've gathered while riding the width and breadth of North America. A tank of gas, the open road, the ultimate freedom.:mrgreen:

Since passing my test I bought this a month or so ago. Taking it nice and easy and building up my confidence and experience.

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yeah I did the same more or less. I am getting too old for 200 kph plus Japanese rockets and so bought a B5 Enfield last year. Well, it is not actually vintage, its a 2011 model mind you, but its still basically the 1955 tech. They do get a unit engine and EFI these days but the frame is straight from Redditch in the 1950's. It's not retro, the indians just kept making them the same way for 50 years. Why change a good thing? Its actually an incredibly fun bike ...



http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/clannagh/b5-1.jpg

Nice bike mate, would love one of those as a track toy!

Craig

Beauty!!!!!

I'm a huge fan of the British (design) classics like this. So pleased to see the new Triumphs and even the Norton Commando reappear (all-to-rare still in N America still). It seems that there is a skillful blending of the old with the modern. Electronics, reliable electrics, disk brakes.....but still retaining the flavour and charm of their original design.

I should get the Enfield. Talk about incentive to lose 100 lbs! LOL

Back in the Eighties.. Vespa PE200.
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And another Saturday night out...;)
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How do I make these pictures bigger?

I'm on a k9 gsxr750 it's a thing of total beauty.

Nice bikes you have.

I personally prefer the older ones, where even riding with 90 km/h feels dangerous.

My first big bike, a "Jawa 500 OHC" from 1954. On my first long ride on a vintage ralley (800km) the engine shaked so much that I lost a 13cm long bolt from the engine attachment and couldn't even hold an empty glass in my hand.
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But now after a new balancing of the crankshaft it feels really nice to ride that twin-engine.

At the moment I restore a "NSU 501T" from 1929. It's a 500ccm one-cylinder 4-stroke engine.
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I hope it will be ready next year. Some parts look really horrible.

Bonnies, Nortons, a desmo, a Jawa and all the others! -great ones! I only missing the old guzzis and a shovel/evo sporty and we will have the “great age of bikes” topic.

More on ccm, power and sound makes riding safe, not the armors. Armors makes the crash safer. ;)