Author Topic: What have you done with your bike today? (Read 241364 times)

Brockett · « **Reply #2680 on:** June 23, 2022, 22:55:57 »

Ah! I like that .Any chance of photo?

Barbel Mick · « **Reply #2681 on:** June 24, 2022, 10:00:04 »

Here you go Brocket, just in case nobody comes up with a better one, this ones from Google street view.

kwackboy · « **Reply #2682 on:** June 28, 2022, 16:28:41 »

Found some time to give my little Honda some attention.
Front sprocket cover needed a lick of paint as the original was starting to peel off (slightly different shade but H.e.y ho) and, while I was there I cleaned all around the front sprocket, dirty job ...!!
Also , a wash, a polish and some minor detailing.

Not bad considering it's 22 years old ..

Rixington43 · « **Reply #2683 on:** June 28, 2022, 16:40:53 »

Lovely example of a cracking little bike that, fond memories of learning on one.

Asmith61 · « **Reply #2684 on:** June 28, 2022, 17:33:52 »

When I used to do track days one of the instructors with no limits had one my god he was quick on it 😀

kwackboy · « **Reply #2685 on:** June 28, 2022, 18:28:35 »

Here's my old one , it's still going with over 130k on the clock.

I used to thrash the shite out of it on many track days and commute it ...

On the tight small circuits like brands indy, Rockingham and mallory I used to show up some of the big 4s with ease ..

I know you're not supposed to race on a track day but the photo below was me having a good race with a CB500 cup racer, was please to share the track with him , I learnt a lot...

Asmith61 · « **Reply #2686 on:** June 28, 2022, 18:42:51 »

Great picture Kwackboy👍 I did a sat & sun at Rockingham and a sat the weekend after at Mallory and he was there at both😀

jabmotorsport · « **Reply #2687 on:** June 29, 2022, 09:37:53 »

The little CB's are phenomenal. When I started doing trackdays I thought I was giving 10 tenths coming into Gerrards at Mallory and a bloke literally rose round the outside of me flat chat on one.

Rusty Nuts · « **Reply #2688 on:** June 29, 2022, 10:57:49 »

My friend Don Carcas ( HB Motorcycles) used to look after Joe Barton's racing 500x. Quite successfully, too.

kwackboy · « **Reply #2689 on:** June 29, 2022, 15:06:59 »

I looked into entering the cb500 Cup but the costs and the amount of time that I'd have to commit at the time didn't work for me ...

@ josh . Real racers are another breed of human ...

TLPower · « **Reply #2690 on:** June 29, 2022, 16:22:34 »

On the subject of racers, Mike Booth who I only know of from the 44T channel came off at the TT.
https://www.visordown.com/news/racing/road-racing/mike-booth-releases-official-statement-after-isle-man-tt-accident

jabmotorsport · « **Reply #2691 on:** June 29, 2022, 16:44:28 »

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Real racers are another breed of human

It does make you realise when you step into another discipline that's for sure. When I was racing many moons ago and going well, older chaps just couldn't believe what we were doing on the bikes, and I mean like flat chat, sneaking an elbow over their arm under the bars and laying the bike across them in the turn ... and that was "normal" for me .. but when it happens the other way round by Christ its an eye opener

UK_Vstrom650 · « **Reply #2692 on:** June 29, 2022, 17:00:10 »

Shame Boothy had to have his leg amputated below the knew TPL. Knew he'd crashed but didn't realise it was that bad.
Hope he recovers soon and he's back on two wheels when he's ready.

TLPower · « **Reply #2693 on:** June 29, 2022, 19:11:15 »

I didn't realise how bad it was either.

This is one of my favourite reviews of his.

mr_diver · « **Reply #2694 on:** June 29, 2022, 21:09:16 »

Washed the Varadero ready for the weekend at Fat Rat's.

Asmith61 · « **Reply #2695 on:** June 29, 2022, 21:18:28 »

Oh dear TL that is really bad news for Mike booth sounds like it’s going to be a long job hope he fully recovers🤞

Wow Josh I take it that was Grass Track Racing ? I have been watching both Grass track & speedway since 1972 and you riders amaze me 👍

mr_diver · « **Reply #2696 on:** June 30, 2022, 07:08:06 »

Took my dad's 110 Address out for a spin and check over as he hasn't ridden it in a while.

My daughter wanted to go with me but we did let her sit on the bike and play with the horn.
She managed to start the thing!

Also she was lifted onto the seat the first time.
She got off after a while and to get back on, she stepped onto the foot plate with her left foot and lifted her right leg over the seat... I think we've passed on the genetic memory of how to get on a bike as she hasn't seen me get on a motorbike like that.

Rusty Nuts · « **Reply #2697 on:** June 30, 2022, 08:57:05 »

Priceless pics. Make sure you keep them.

TLPower · « **Reply #2698 on:** June 30, 2022, 11:25:51 »

Port Talbot pre-teen in scooter theft shocker!

(Top pictures by the way).

Dark-Strom · « **Reply #2699 on:** July 02, 2022, 19:31:14 »

Took for an MOT and taxed it.