Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up

lostboysaint

Hyabusa brakes? Power to weight on the RGV will be excellent but aren't they overkill?

Quarter turn throttle will be fun as well - nice delicate transition into that powerband

Oh for the whiff of two stroke oil (or Castrol R!).

Matthewfalle

oh - totes massive pointless overkill. agree completely.

but hey, may as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

and they fill thefront end nicely and alongside the EBC race discs should stop the bike quite efficiently before I plunge headfirst into the nearest hedge.

lostboysaint

If it doesn't all seize first. Remember to keep that finger over the clutch lever

To paraphrase an Inbetweener - I'm frothing at the gash for this rebuild to finish.

Matthewfalle

looking as good as I do at the moment which, for general information, is far better than you all look.

Matthewfalle

lostboysaint wrote:

If it doesn't all seize first. Remember to keep that finger over the clutch lever

To paraphrase an Inbetweener - I'm frothing at the gash for this rebuild to finish.

its been 11 years so far but this summer is it. just trying to decide whether to ali fairing frame made. Couple of hundred pounds but save another 2kg where it matters......

i'll post some pics up then you can all want to be me more than you already do.

Matthewfalle

as an aside - oh yeah - it'll seize to bits but thats part of the drama of having a two stroke isn't it?

and I saved 2kg by not having an oil tank, oil, oil pump, hoses... well worth the huge rebuild costs he says deluding himself ......

lostboysaint

Premix! The smell, the blue cloud, the knowing that any moment it's going to nip up!

cowsham

Matthewfalle wrote:

lostboysaint wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

Cowsham wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

Getting a text from your mechanic mate saying that the tuned to buggery race engine you are putting in your race bike that's going on the road is ready.

You have a race bike ? -- ever competed?

every day is race day, every road is a racetrack. living life 1/4 of a mile at a time. Racing is life, everything else is just waiting.

Can't think of anyother naff phrases offhand butplease feel free to add on.


Never competed but always had tuned bikes- this one is a tuned to buggery hand built stripped down Maxtoned/titaniumed/hand made yokes, pipes etc RGV 250. Should be looking at 80bhp and 100 kg at the end of project.

Reliabilitybe damned

Post of the day, week and year. Looking forward to seeing it, hearing it and smelling it (they'll have developed that technology over the internet by the time it's going


Here's a couple for you - firstly the one that you may have seen on the MotoGP website, newsfeed, social media etc. Marquez and Dovi checking out the video of the race finish at Losail on the screen in the Tech office as they make their way past to the podium celebrations.



And this is the picture that my mate took from inside the office - I'm behind the desk on the RHS as you look at this pic.

cool pics - well jel

many thanks re the kind comments about the RGV - for those in the know, VJ21 frame, '22 upside down forks (Maxtoned for me), banana swingarm with Tyga carbon cover, Hyabusa brakes, GP Aprilia 1/8 turn thrttle, '22 rear shock Maxtoned for me.

Complete nut and bolt rebuild, everything down to last brackets powder coated at Triple S, hand made Lomas pipes (stainless in sections welded with welds showing), pre mix to save weight, Farnham stage 3 engine, Cougar valves all lapped in by Farnham, cut down alternator cover to save weight, race chain, race Renthal sprockets, hand made ali rear brake hanger, Harris GP master cylinder, etc etc.

all handle bar clusters, ignition switches, clocks, etc dumped to save weight.

All in standard looking blue and white colours, lightweight bodywork street sleeper.

i'll post piccies once the engine is back in.

its gonna be carnage

Well all that has cheered me up today -- nice to know there are some like minded nutters on here too.

Have a nice TDR which frequently turns me into a 19 year old hooligan and another one in bits which I hope will be transformed into a death or glory tricked out bike with a tuned 350 banshee engine ( JL pipes will be mandatory - I just love the look of them besides being a lot lighter).

Your rgv sounds like a great bit of kit -- 1/8 turn throttle ? Why not just an on / off switch :shock:

Forgive my ignorance -- but what are cougar valves on an rgv? ( Cowsham edit -- oh power valves )

One thing I'll definitely need will be better front brakes -- the standard ones are not really adequate for the standard bike!

lostboysaint

You have a bit better taste in bikes than you do in women, judging by the "inexplicable crushes" thread

Haven't had a smoker in the family since the kids did their 16 year old thing on a Suzuki TS50! Used to have an RD350LC which had been Fahron'd but that was a while ago.

cowsham

lostboysaint wrote:

You have a bit better taste in bikes than you do in women, judging by the "inexplicable crushes" thread ;)your right I'm not fussy.

Used to have an RD350LC which had been Fahron'd but that was a while ago.

So did I -- didn't really think much of it to ride -- lovely to look at but the TDR is far and away a much better bike. The Elsie 350 wasn't all that fast, power delivery was all or nothing and handling was scary at speed. The TDR is comfortable fast, looks well and goes round corners. Granted there's about ten years of development between them.

Your in there with the moto gp boys and no bike? -- or do you have a 4 stroke?

Marc would have won in Argentina last week had he started from pit lane. What was he thinking?

rjsterry

The word: kakistocracy

Very poignant for the times we are in and a very pleasing 'spikeyness' to the sound of it.

cowsham

rjsterry wrote:

The word: kakistocracy

Very poignant for the times we are in and a very pleasing 'spikeyness' to the sound of it.

Wondered how soon this Confucius quote I heard the other day would come into use

“To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous? ”

Pross

Working in the garden listening to the 16 year old lad next door practising his drums. Fortunately he's a proper, talented percussionist who's an expert on all sorts of instruments I'd never even heard of so it's a pleasure listening - it would be a nightmare having him next door if he was the drummer in some school wannabe rock band with no subtlety.

FishFish

Great reassurance for his other neighbours.

Stevo_666

Cowsham wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

The word: kakistocracy

Very poignant for the times we are in and a very pleasing 'spikeyness' to the sound of it.

Wondered how soon this Confucius quote I heard the other day would come into use

“To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous? ”

The one I heard which was not actually Confucius but sounds good anyway, was 'Man who walks sideways through door of brothel, going to Bangkok'

Tashman

Riding a local sportive today with Tashboy over 12.7 miles and knocking 20 minutes off of the time we did it in last year. Only stopping to have a swift drink. His face and pride almost matched mine

Pross

FishFish wrote:

Great reassurance for his other neighbours.

We have about a one foot gap from the garage where he is set up and it's not too loud as they've sound proofed the garage so the other neighbours barely hear anything.

rjsterry

People putting on make up on the train. I swear the woman opposite didn't have eyebrows that colour a moment ago.

cowsham

rjsterry wrote:

People putting on make up on the train. I swear the woman opposite didn't have eyebrows that colour a moment ago.

Are you sure it wasn't just Sam changing into Samantha?

rjsterry

Cowsham wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

People putting on make up on the train. I swear the woman opposite didn't have eyebrows that colour a moment ago.

Are you sure it wasn't just Sam changing into Samantha?

Way too much analysis. I was just hoping for a slapstick bump in the track resulting in one eyebrow higher than the other.

pinno

Cute young woman walking her Spaniel.
Spaniel decided to go for a dump.
However, I can only presume that the bits of furniture/shoes/rubber ball it chewed must have caused some constipation and so Spaniel dog does a shuffle doing a small cr4p every foot or so.

The look on her face and her body language was priceless.

Matthewfalle

Early morning coffee in the sun.

robert88

yesterday, heard and saw first cuckoo. For our city readers:

"Cuckoos are generally medium-sized slender birds. Most species live in trees, though a sizeable minority are ground-dwelling. "

veronese68

Robert88 wrote:

yesterday, heard and saw first cuckoo. For our city readers:
"Cuckoos are generally medium-sized slender birds. Most species live in trees, though a sizeable minority are ground-dwelling. "

Used to hear cuckoos on Wimbledon Common when I was younger, they are probably still there it's more that I don't tend to spend as much time there as I used to. Quite often hear woodpeckers as I ride to work.

webboo

Veronese68 wrote:

Robert88 wrote:

yesterday, heard and saw first cuckoo. For our city readers:
"Cuckoos are generally medium-sized slender birds. Most species live in trees, though a sizeable minority are ground-dwelling. "

Used to hear cuckoos on Wimbledon Common when I was younger, they are probably still there it's more that I don't tend to spend as much time there as I used to..

Since the court case :?:

veronese68

Webboo wrote:

Veronese68 wrote:

Robert88 wrote:

yesterday, heard and saw first cuckoo. For our city readers:
"Cuckoos are generally medium-sized slender birds. Most species live in trees, though a sizeable minority are ground-dwelling. "

Used to hear cuckoos on Wimbledon Common when I was younger, they are probably still there it's more that I don't tend to spend as much time there as I used to..

Since the court case :?:

Nothing was ever proved :shock:
No, early teens we'd disappear into the common and spend our days messing around on bikes. We'd get told off for riding our bikes every now and then by the rangers. Great fun.
Although saying that when I was 18 and working in a pub on the common I was interviewed by one of the regulars, turned out he was CID and they were interviewing all young men in the area of my age group about the Rachel Nickel case.

cowsham

Robert88 wrote:

yesterday, heard and saw first cuckoo. For our city readers:

"Cuckoos are generally medium-sized slender birds. Most species live in trees, though a sizeable minority are ground-dwelling. "

Some years ago I was sitting with a mate, who was helping me with a vintage car restoration, having a break from the work with a cup of coffee and in the quiet of the afternoon we watched as a couple of birds flew over - he commented on the elliptical shape of their wings and then said ' wonder what kind of birds those are ' before I could answer both birds went " Cuckoo, Cuckoo" ! one after the other. We both just laughed.

orraloon

By chance finding The Rezillos in 2018 performing live (Quay Sessions, BBC Scotland, iPlayer) and thinking yep Fay, Eugene and the others are +40 years but... it's The Rezillos ken.

pinno

Although they make a nice sound, those b4stard* Cuckoo's push other birds eggs out of a nest and don't even bother raising their own young.

*Almost literally.

ballysmate

Pinno wrote:

Although they make a nice sound, those b4stard* Cuckoo's push other birds eggs out of a nest and don't even bother raising their own young.

*Almost literally.

Absent fathers. Get the CSA on the job, that's what I say.