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Re: Bikers or Petrolheads?
Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 4:02 pm
by Saxondog
I understand that technique, My advantage is weight and size. I'm 5'11 and weight at 168 then and now the same. Like my friend from the picture Stan on the FJ1100 was a big guy and I could leave quicker and he just could not close the gap, He did not understand how I pulled him on the top end,Power to weight. In the corners it was a shorter wheel base but the Turbo is really bad about hazing the rear wheel.
Dragon's Tail is very commercial now but back in the day it was a Ghost race track,meaning you would run at night. This way the road can be used on both sides as you see the headlights coming from down the mountain, it really is a challenge at night but in many ways better and higher speeds are possible. But now with all the commercial stuff and people you have to be careful of harming the other s
Re: Bikers or Petrolheads?
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 1:54 pm
by Matdragon
Re: Bikers or Petrolheads?
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 1:24 am
by Saxondog
What Happened Matt? Did you do stupid or did someone else do stupid?
Re: Bikers or Petrolheads?
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:15 am
by Dietrich
Hi,
Just to add to the list,
Here is my Trike that I had to sell when I moved to France

....Took me Exactly 10 months to build from buying the first length of steel tube to being road legal and ridden about.
Re: Bikers or Petrolheads?
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:42 am
by Dietrich
Hey Dee !!
You look like
'Ghost Rider'.. Do you go abroad to Sweden much

....check out his videos on Youtube.....This is just one example of him 'Playing with the Police'..or Polis as it says on their car ! Ghost rider speeds away slows down to let the Polis catch up and then accelerates away again and again !!....I have to ask WTF are the Polis doing chasing a 200MPH Motorbike in a 4 wheel drive Volvo ?? If you don't watch the whole 5.35 Minutes then just watch the last 20 seconds.....The Polis, desperate to make up ground on the biker come in
WAY TOO FAST up to a give way line....straight across the road and get the rear 3/4 panel of their Volvo 'Panel Beaten' by another car on the main road....appaling driving by the Polis!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOTrCiQV0EM" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Mind you the Biker may be living on borrowed time...BUT...He
IS very good on the bike

Re: Bikers or Petrolheads?
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 11:47 am
by Dee
Who knows I might be him :]
Re: Bikers or Petrolheads?
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 11:49 am
by Dee
Meant to say I like the bike Dietrich are you Mad Max :]
Re: Bikers or Petrolheads?
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:38 pm
by Dietrich
Hi Dee, No I am not Mad Max but I am his Better looking, younger brother

... '
Angry Alb' ..

Re: Bikers or Petrolheads?
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 1:59 pm
by Matdragon
sax, nothing happened i've taken it apart, am making a few modifications too it, have fitted an HID lighting system, replacing fort oil, replacing rusty bolts, fitting a new exhaust, new front fender, kind of a renovation

should look good when it's done!

Re: Bikers or Petrolheads?
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:49 pm
by Saxondog
Forgive my assertion that you had a wreck,I should have looked closed. I to have disassembled the Turbo bike again. Let me know if you need some parts as I have many contacts on the planet including the UK Owners group.
Hope all works out, cheers Blake