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mootmoot posted:I love that little bike. If that was for sale near me I would buy it for sure. I am slightly jel. User Mootmoot can't commit to turns or fully typing words.  I dig that color Bultaco color scheme!
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Dzus posted:I love what looks like a thumbs up by the kickstart. It is, that was their logo 
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Jun 19, 2012 20:37
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Olde Weird Tip posted:It is, that was their logo Hmmm. A well executed Facebook lawsuit might bring this brand back into well financed glory.
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Jun 19, 2012 20:38
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I'm surprised at how big it is...I've always thought of trials machines as tiny.
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Jun 19, 2012 20:55
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Might as well throw out the house downpayment! Looks like they just came out of the crate since they didn't have windshields   Cool rear end Ohlins stuff with the electronic adjusters   mmm Tricolor.... 
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Jun 20, 2012 00:10
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Z3n posted:I'm surprised at how big it is...I've always thought of trials machines as tiny. It's really small once you're actually riding it. And then when you're parking it, you realize the front wheel can go nearly perpendicular. I've adjusted the controls so that they're a bit easier to use while relaxed since the controls are set for riding while standing up. Before:  After:  Large photos because it's such a beautiful bike. The blue frames only came on the M199A model, M199 get red frames and most M199A have had their frames painted. Going to switch to 13 or 14 front sprocket and a 42 in the rear. Right now it has 12/46.
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Jun 20, 2012 00:28
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That is gorgeous, but it looks small. How is it with a regular sized human sitting on it?
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Jun 20, 2012 01:10
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Backov posted:That is gorgeous, but it looks small. How is it with a regular sized human sitting on it? Sitting on it?
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Jun 20, 2012 02:14
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Backov posted:That is gorgeous, but it looks small. How is it with a regular sized human sitting on it? Its a trials bike, you're supposed to stand on them. The seat is really for getting from one place to the next on a trials course.
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Jun 20, 2012 02:57
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There's a video of me starting it and sitting on it for a few seconds on the last page. Here it is again: http://youtu.be/02m48ILh8ro
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Jun 20, 2012 03:12
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Here's an example of what trials bikes do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpXSF1Ljx8M
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Jun 20, 2012 03:49
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Saw this beauty coming out of the gym, shame I didnt ride today otherwise we could be bike buddies  .
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Jun 20, 2012 04:14
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At my local bike shop.   Describes itself as an R80RT, cheap Chinese rubber. The white is quite nice, just a lovely blackberry camera. Looks like maybe a pair of Motad cans grafted onto stock pipework. Custom seat unit obviously. Forks are designed for a second caliper so either they're from something else or it's been removed for weight saving.
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Jun 20, 2012 10:19
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mootmoot posted:I love that little bike. If that was for sale near me I would buy it for sure. I am slightly jel. Assuming you're still in Hampshire, G D Brown's in Godalming has/had a few twinshock trials bikes upstairs they'll sell you in nice condition. They've never put them on the website AFAIK so give them a ring to see if they still have them. One of them is a Sherpa (if I'm not getting that right, it's something Spanish or Italian) in very nice nick, non-concours but super clean and ready to do some trials. For something a little less hairy, they had an equally clean TL125 - bonus CB125 engine, so you can use it for popping to the shops. Twinshocks aren't really rare however - lots on e-bay and TMX (Trials and Motocross News). They provide cheap competition trials machinery for classic/twinshock classes, without the expense, weight and complexity of pre-65 machinery or the technical requirements of a modern monoshock trials bike. Also nostalgia for people who watched Kick Start as kids. Yamaha TY175 and TY250 are popular and easy to find with lighting kits and V5, and you can still get most parts. Pick one up and you can do "wobbler" classes for ridiculously little money. Like a tenner to enter and about 5 quid's worth of petrol and as many are self-scoring (you carry around a scorecard) you can spend all day knackering yourself and wheelieing into trees and ditches. Super-cheap motorsport and huge amounts of fun.
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Jun 20, 2012 10:44
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Here's Capirossi with a gold S1000rr. Dude is tiny.
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Jun 20, 2012 11:59
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Saga posted:Forks are designed for a second caliper so either they're from something else or it's been removed for weight saving. That's not necessarily true at all. I've had two cb650s that had mounting points for two calipers but stock only came with one caliper.
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Jun 20, 2012 12:59
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clutchpuck posted:Sitting on it? Olde Weird Tip posted:Its a trials bike, you're supposed to stand on them. The seat is really for getting from one place to the next on a trials course. oh! I thought they were just ball protectors for when you slip off a log/rock/whatever. I didn't know that they were actually for occasional sitting.
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Jun 20, 2012 13:39
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Saga posted:Assuming you're still in Hampshire, G D Brown's in Godalming has/had a few twinshock trials bikes upstairs they'll sell you in nice condition. They've never put them on the website AFAIK so give them a ring to see if they still have them. I know I'm going to get this account banned for posting whilst on probation, but thought it's worth it to say thanks! (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
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Jun 20, 2012 17:03
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Ducati endo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ra1pVoE9NM I don't even know what the gently caress. Mickey Rourke's new bike looks pretty sweet. http://bikerscafeblog.com/2012/06/19/mickey-rourke-custom-motorcycle-by-rsd/ 
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Jun 21, 2012 14:23
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EvilCrayon posted:It's really small once you're actually riding it. And then when you're parking it, you realize the front wheel can go nearly perpendicular. I've adjusted the controls so that they're a bit easier to use while relaxed since the controls are set for riding while standing up. Bastard. Just the other day I missed out on a super cheap and really well kept M199 by a couple of hours. The guy who bought it was just going to strip, clean, rebuild and garage-queen it 
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Jun 21, 2012 14:30
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New Tires!!! Its amazing how much a bikes feel improves going from squared off 6 year old tires that werent that great to begin with that are down to the cords, to brand new pilot powers. Like a cat on carpet i tells ya!!! 
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Jun 21, 2012 15:44
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Olde Weird Tip posted:Like a cat on carpet i tells ya!!! Really loud, zipping past my bedroom all night long? rear end.
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Jun 21, 2012 16:13
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Ducati endo
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Jun 21, 2012 16:20
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Anyone able to tell me what the hell this is? I don't know if its a trike or a car  . The "Driver" sits in the middle.
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Jun 21, 2012 16:58
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Tenchrono posted:Anyone able to tell me what the hell this is? I don't know if its a trike or a car It's called a piece of poo poo.
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Jun 21, 2012 17:00
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Olde Weird Tip posted:New Tires!!! Quit tempting me with your bike! It looks just like mine, so it's like window shopping every time you post pictures. Did you get those from an online vendor? Did you have someone put them on for you?
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Jun 21, 2012 17:23
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HNasty posted:It's called a piece of poo poo. It's almost as if someone wanted to make a street legal bumper car, to me at least.
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Jun 21, 2012 17:28
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Is this mootmoot's riding crew? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E5_2NTbZ_k edit: I especially love when the guys tennis shoes go flying off. Errant Gin Monks fucked around with this message at 18:22 on Jun 21, 2012 |
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Jun 21, 2012 18:20
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 apparently he recovered from this and managed not to wreck it. 
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Jun 21, 2012 19:55
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Ah yes, the rarely seen "fronting it in". Notice how his front tire is on the ideal line.
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Errant Gin Monks posted:Is this mootmoot's riding crew? hahaha that one guy wobbling into the guardrail
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Errant Gin Monks posted:Is this mootmoot's riding crew? There is a longer version of that video, a lot more bikes were taken out, IIRC it's from russia. *edit couldn't find the vid but I found this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir9b0DoH6UU HNasty fucked around with this message at 20:52 on Jun 21, 2012 |
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Jun 21, 2012 20:47
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Resource posted:Quit tempting me with your bike! It looks just like mine, so it's like window shopping every time you post pictures. Did you get those from an online vendor? Did you have someone put them on for you? I had my local bike shop price match bikebandit. I brought the wheels in for them to install the tires.
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Jun 21, 2012 22:11
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Sockington, is this yours?
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Jun 21, 2012 23:48
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Collateral Damage posted:Sockington, is this yours? That bike is awesome.
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Jun 21, 2012 23:51
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Collateral Damage posted:Sockington, is this yours? The motor is so out of place, being so clean. It awkward.
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MrZig posted:The motor is so out of place, being so clean. It awkward. They spent a lot of time scuffing the chrome rocker covers and side covers. That bike is an '89 or newer. Ridiculous.
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Jun 22, 2012 01:28
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Helicopter footage of Guy Martin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbaO8mzByvw Three customizers make their own unique VMax. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anPZV72dqyU
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Mickey Rourke's new bike looks pretty sweet. I'm not sure how this evokes a chihuahua, but I know I'd cringe if OCC got the job. I will say this--Rourke knows exactly what he wants, and if it's anything like Black Death, there'll be a line of copycats. Its longevity can't be solely due to its exposure in that cheesy movie. It was quite simply a badass motorcycle. FUN FACT: Young Sergeant Hushman was working in the public affairs dept at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona when the HD&TMM crew sought permission from us to have their shootout scene amongst the acres of mothballed aircraft. I just said I worked there at the time. I didn't say I approved the script.
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Ringo R posted:Helicopter footage of Guy Martin. That Vmax video was awesome, makes me want one so bad.
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