Uh I need a runway, really let me explain

[rhody]

Why aren't any of the normal liter bikes included in this comparason? Honda CBR 1000, Kawasaki ZX-10 (instead of the ZX-6), Suzuki GSXR 1000, Yamaha R1 1000, ?

I don't think abs will help much here. The danger of the 37.75 mile (60.7 km) track is the combination of high speeds, narrow track, and remembering which turns are 200mph turns and which ones are 160mph turns. Average speed on the fastest bikes is 130 mph now. From Wiki:

... regards to the safety, especially "Mad Sunday" when any member of the public can ride the mountain section of the course which is open one way from Ramsey to Douglas. The TT races are extremely dangerous because of the high speeds on very narrow, twisting streets, roads and lanes flanked by stone walls and even buildings.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Man_TT

rcgldr,

As for as your first comment about the HP/Thrust Chart, it came from October 2010 Sport Rider Magazine. They choose the bikes, and did not include the ones you mentioned for unknown reasons, it addition, why they included the Kawasaki ZX-6R in a liter bike comparison is a stumper.

Second, Mad Sunday is open to the public, however I am not sure of the safety rules imposed, safety wiring, inspection, etc... add infinitum. I think it would be interesting to make a lap of the course, at a relaxed pace. I am fairly careful, and would not ride with or near any yahoo's who could take me out with their antics.

Third, if you go to one of my earlier posts, https://www.physicsforums.com/showpost.php?p=2997732&postcount=6" and watch video 1 link I think you will see what a great job BMW did in their development of the bike, it speaks for itself. From what the guys who work in the bike sales industry are telling me, in 2012, Ducati, Yamaha, and Honda are promising to answer the challenge issued by BMW in 2009 with the S1000RR. That remains to be seen, but it will be interesting to see what they come up with. There are rumors of liter bikes with a dry weight in the neighborhood of 400 - 410 lbs. How they will do this is beyond my comprehension. I feel lucky to have shaved 15 lbs of my bike with a Taylor exhaust, with carbon fiber cover. About 445 lbs with a full tank of fuel.

Rhody...

P.S. I have stated in more than one post in this thread before, it bears repeating here, I have the most fun in 1st .. 3rd gears getting it up off the corners and on the power, the acceleration is awesome, high speed is not necessary for that sensation. Do it all the time with the heavy FJR, however the BMW is in a whole different league altogether. It will take some getting used to. I have signed up and prepaid for a track day in June at Loudon race track in NH. About 30 guys going, it should be fun. They tell me you put about 140 track miles on your bike, enough to shag a set of tires, a new set of tires will be ready at the end of the day.

P.P.S. Turbo I got the calendar's today, my bike appears in August. Not too bad for a college student's senior project. Decide for yourself. You should have it in a week or so.

 

[turbo]

Thanks Rhody. Looking forward to the calendar.

I wish Scorpa was still kicking around this board. Her dad is a Harley man, like me, and she really loved my tweaked-out old Wide-Glide. She picked the user-name when she was a teen and wanted a trials-bike.

 

[nismaratwork]

I realize this isn't very 'PF', but I sum up this whole thread, and recent post as, "this is so cool... hehehe..."

 

[rhody]

I realize this isn't very 'PF', but I sum up this whole thread, and recent post as, "this is so cool... hehehe..."

nismara,

I agree, if you live your life with little or no passion, then for what reason ?

Rhody...

P.S. Maybe I will find a way to scan, reduce and post, August 2011 Calendar shot with my bike in it. Give me a day or two, I will see what I can do.

 

[nismaratwork]

nismara,

I agree, if you live your life with little or no passion, then for what reason ?

Rhody...

P.S. Maybe I will find a way to scan, reduce and post, August 2011 Calendar shot with my bike in it. Give me a day or two, I will see what I can do.

re bold: I like that choice of words, and I'm damned sure looking forward to that shot! I may not ride them, but they are sexy bikes... I don't know another word for it.

 

[turbo]

Rhody, my situation is:

Nobody left to run with anymore.
Nobody left to do the crazy things we used to do before.
Nobody left to run with anymore.

(It happened with white-water kayaking, and it happened with biking. Some activities just aren't that fun alone.)

 

[nismaratwork]

Rhody, my situation is:

Nobody left to run with anymore.
Nobody left to do the crazy things we used to do before.
Nobody left to run with anymore.

(It happened with white-water kayaking, and it happened with biking. Some activities just aren't that fun alone.)

Somehow, with everything, someday, it happens to all of us. The only alternative is to be one of the guys who leaves first, and that's no fun at all.

 

[rhody]

Rhody, my situation is:

Nobody left to run with anymore.
Nobody left to do the crazy things we used to do before.
Nobody left to run with anymore.

(It happened with white-water kayaking, and it happened with biking. Some activities just aren't that fun alone.)

Turbo,

Here is my take on things, when I can no longer run, I jog, when I can no longer jog, I walk, when I can no longer walk, I crawl, I take whatever life has dish out and try to remain positive no matter what happens, and somehow I find ways to compensate, and even improve whatever resources I have even when faced with injuries, stress, etc...

I can still hike, bicycle, work out, ski, motorcycle, and fight like hell to keep my health so that I can keep enjoying these things. I have a friend, who has a really bad knee, it needs to be replaced and an advanced case of sarcoid, his lungs are about 60% or less than what they should be, and his is overweight too boot, but somehow this year he hiked in NH for a week with a friend and made it to a secluded lake that he had failed 3 other times to reach. The had to bushwhack through rough terrain to get there are well, on a Moose trail of all things ! I was in touch with him on a Sat phone and gave him text messages of daily weather every 6 hours. He made it out on his own too, pretty remarkable if you ask me. Without hiking as a part of his life, it is well, simply not complete, simple as that.

I climbed Mt Greylock on my bike again this fall, it was a ***** of a climb, I made it in a little over two hours, what I am trying to say is at the end of the day, it is all about attitude, mindset and determination. Sometimes you don't always reach your goal, but it is a shame to give up trying.

Rhody...

P.S. Don't let anyone or anything stop you from trying to reach your dream(s) you set for yourself, however modest or bold. BTW, some of these activities I do by myself, and am fine with it. Hiking is with others as is skiing, but with everything else I pretty much do on my own, including climbing mountains on my bike.

Edit: One more thing, as you age, try to make and keep friends a decade or two younger than you. I have a good friend who is almost thirty years older than me, and he loves life, has health issues, most of his peer age group friends and relatives are dead or have little quality of life. I consider myself lucky to have met him and his wife almost ten years ago.

The calendar should be in the mail tomorrow, you should see it next week, it was done by a college student as part of a media course I believe. Going to see if I can get my bike's page scanned in on a large scanner tomorrow, probably at Kinko's. Then I will post it.

 

[turbo]

I understand, Rhody. Two arthritic knees and a stroke that cost me coordination and balance, and I still pack my canoe and fishing gear into ponds. Can't give up fly-casting!

I wouldn't have given up biking, either, except for the lack of companionship. Four of us were pretty inseparable. Then one buddy started building a new house, and he dropped out. Soon, he developed cancer and died. Another buddy started clearing property, and having a house built. They couldn't afford to have it finished off, so there went all his weekends (it's still not done!). The third buddy followed suit when my wife and I sold our big place and down-sized, except that they bought a really cheap fixer-upper that needed (and still needs) lots of TLC. With nobody to run with, I sold my H-D. I still challenge myself - not about to lie down and die.

 

[rhody]

Lets explore the Isle of Mann, the riders, and who better to start with than 15 time winner, John McGuiness, and a bit of high speed slow motion video (600 FPS) and John's description of it during practice. What you are seeing John do, save his bacon, is not something you can train for, it is pure nervous system reaction, instinctively he knows how to correct the squat cross up wheelie and his leg provides the necessary correction. Amazing...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1q_xdJ38Lg".

This http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_yqoM3NH4o&feature=fvw" every time I watch it, see if it does for you as well: Around 1:50 amazing shots if steering damper and rider corrections to correct potential tank slappers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGChhWq8frs&feature=related"

Guy Martin who has never won a TT Race, podium ed many times and who almost died in this year's Senior TT, Crashed at 160 in a ball of flame and lived to tell the story, first an http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjfi-ZhzLOI":

His description of his http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhA_U6LStQA&feature=related" at the senior TT.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTLXKX1mbTI" Believe it or not there is a helicopter that takes long angle shots, and it can only do so for part of the course due to it's relatively slow speed, about 120 mph, the Onboard link provides some of those shots.

To give you some perspective, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcqbLYz2vQg&feature=related". Going to buy one or possibly two to record some of my exploits. 720 P with very very good high speed motion shots, vastly superior to what you see here.

More... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLgtK_a8afs&feature=related"
Notice the ring on the fork slider as Cameron takes off, that tells the rider what maximum compression was put on the fork, and helps the rider decide to increase compression and or rebound damping to compensate. From this perspective you get a rough idea of the braking forces being applied, in the hundreds of pounds of force on the riders arms every time the fork is almost compressed to the bottom.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spt0JVUTqGc" (Kiwi) smashing lap record in 2009, 17 min 13.25 seconds, average speed 131.467 mph. I have this is 1080P HD, it is simply awesome... This doesn't do it justice by any means. Around the 2 minute (video) mark, he simply drives away from the helicopter, unable to keep up.

They need one of those acrobatic planes that can easily cruise at 200 plus mph to take high speed shots, anyone from the IOM listening ?! hehe. He definitely uncorked one that day.

There are more top riders, with some interesting stories to tell, this is a start, hope you like them, I know I did and still do. Will report on more in the near future. Enjoy...

Rhody...

 

[nismaratwork]

Lets explore the Isle of Mann, the riders, and who better to start with than 15 time winner, John McGuiness, and a bit of high speed slow motion video (600 FPS) and John's description of it during practice. What you are seeing John do, save his bacon, is not something you can train for, it is pure nervous system reaction, instinctively he knows how to correct the squat cross up wheelie and his leg provides the necessary correction. Amazing...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1q_xdJ38Lg".

This http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_yqoM3NH4o&feature=fvw" every time I watch it, see if it does for you as well: Around 1:50 amazing shots if steering damper and rider corrections to correct potential tank slappers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGChhWq8frs&feature=related"

Guy Martin who has never won a TT Race, podium ed many times and who almost died in this year's Senior TT, Crashed at 160 in a ball of flame and lived to tell the story, first an http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjfi-ZhzLOI":

His description of his http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhA_U6LStQA&feature=related" at the senior TT.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTLXKX1mbTI" Believe it or not there is a helicopter that takes long angle shots, and it can only do so for part of the course due to it's relatively slow speed, about 120 mph, the Onboard link provides some of those shots.

To give you some perspective, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcqbLYz2vQg&feature=related". Going to buy one or possibly two to record some of my exploits. 720 P with very very good high speed motion shots, vastly superior to what you see here.

More... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLgtK_a8afs&feature=related"
Notice the ring on the fork slider as Cameron takes off, that tells the rider what maximum compression was put on the fork, and helps the rider decide to increase compression and or rebound damping to compensate. From this perspective you get a rough idea of the braking forces being applied, in the hundreds of pounds of force on the riders arms every time the fork is almost compressed to the bottom.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spt0JVUTqGc" (Kiwi) smashing lap record in 2009, 17 min 13.25 seconds, average speed 131.467 mph. I have this is 1080P HD, it is simply awesome... This doesn't do it justice by any means. Around the 2 minute (video) mark, he simply drives away from the helicopter, unable to keep up.

They need one of those acrobatic planes that can easily cruise at 200 plus mph to take high speed shots, anyone from the IOM listening ?! hehe. He definitely uncorked one that day.

There are more top riders, with some interesting stories to tell, this is a start, hope you like them, I know I did and still do. Will report on more in the near future. Enjoy...

Rhody...

I love this.

 

[rhody]

nismara,

Thanks, a http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mms-Oi2YyAw&feature=related" for you, this gave me chills, very well done...

Rhody...

 

[nismaratwork]

nismara,

Thanks, a http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mms-Oi2YyAw&feature=related" for you, this gave me chills, very well done...

Rhody...

Oh man... I wonder how many thousands of hours of practice it takes for your nervous system to get wired that way?! I'd bet it's somewhere near what it takes to achieve 'mastery' in a craft or subject...

 

[rhody]

thousands of hours... and tens of thousands, possibly hundreds of thousands of miles...

You hit the nail on the head my friend, most of these guys have been riding since a very tender age, 5 or less.

Rhody...

 

[rhody]

Here is the August Calendar picture with my bike and the model. I had to scan it, play with the image a bit to get it to look halfway decent. It is tough getting things to look sharp when you only have a 300KB to play with. The Calendar project was a college student's media project, not sure for what grade. I was told all the models were college students. There are a few things on the bike now that are not in that picture, carbon fiber rear fender, full Ohlins suspension, new 2X windscreen, custom brake, clutch levers, radiator guards, bar end mirrors that change the look.

Rhody...

 

[nismaratwork]

Here is the August Calendar picture with my bike and the model. I had to scan it, play with the image a bit to get it to look halfway decent. It is tough getting things to look sharp when you only have a 300KB to play with. The Calendar project was a college student's media project, not sure for what grade. I was told all the models were college students. There are a few things on the bike now that are not in that picture, carbon fiber rear fender, full Ohlins suspension, new 2X windscreen, custom brake, clutch levers, radiator guards, bar end mirrors that change the look.

Rhody...

Yowza! Hot bike... hot lady... brain *meltdown*

 

[turbo]

Nice shot, Rhody. Can't wait for the calendar.

 

[turbo]

I have a new calendar for the wall next to my desk. Wow. I paged through it slowly and started drooling. Some of the girls were cute, too!

Thanks Rhody.

 

[rhody]

Turbo,

Glad you like it, am a bit beat, family health issue, appendicitis (we suspected it coming), not me, Rhody wife, and was up real late last evening, and all day at hospital today. She is home now and resting, has anti-nausea and pain meds.

I wish I had more energy to do more posting, it is such a great stress reliever. Maybe this weekend, I will try to outdo myself. Have more bits and pieces on order for the bike, alarm, custom seat cover, and soon Ohlins steering damper, Xenon headlights, and flush turn signals, just about ready to order some custom decals too. If I like the way some of the decals work I will have them painted, some are impossible because of their complexity.

Rhody...

 

[nismaratwork]

Turbo,

Glad you like it, am a bit beat, family health issue, appendicitis (we suspected it coming), not me, Rhody wife, and was up real late last evening, and all day at hospital today. She is home now and resting, has anti-nausea and pain meds.

I wish I had more energy to do more posting, it is such a great stress reliever. Maybe this weekend, I will try to outdo myself. Have more bits and pieces on order for the bike, alarm, custom seat cover, and soon Ohlins steering damper, Xenon headlights, and flush turn signals, just about ready to order some custom decals too. If I like the way some of the decals work I will have them painted, some are impossible because of their complexity.

Rhody...

Ooooh, sorry to hear it! Take care, and I hope she recovers quickly.

 

[turbo]

My uncle had appendicitis at an advanced age (I still have mine) and it took him a while to recover. My best wishes to your wife, friend.

 

[rhody]

Glad to report wife is doing better and should be back to normal soon.

After a long hard work week, time for a bit of relaxation and downtime. Adding a few more tweaks to the bike, custom seat cover, black with red side striping, Ohlins Steering Damper, Scorpio Alarm with proximity detector (will need it for sure), rear tank bag, carbon fiber gas cap cover, flush turn signals (front). Will be ordering some really cool decals soon too. Let's move on to racing with the Isle of Mann competitors in Ulster, Ireland two months later, August 2010.

Consider this: http://www.ulstergrandprix.net/inde...d-prixs-130-club&catid=41:ugp-news&Itemid=61".

The usual cast of characters were there, 5 time in one season Isle of Mann winner Ian Hutchinson, Bruce Anstey, Keith Amor (on a Superbike BMW 1000RR and a superstock version of the same bike), 15 time winner of the Isle of Mann, John McGuiness, and Guy Martin (who has never won the race, but has a number of podium finishes), who luckily survived a horrific crash during the Senior TT this year.

First things first, Guy Martin who crashed at 160+ mph on the Isle of Mann course less than two months before, in June, the Ulster Races are held the second week in August. He was pretty torn up, broken ribs, pelvis, ankles, etc... add major pain. He competed in the races at Ulster, nothing short of amazing, at least to me. Here are the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Ulster_Grand_Prix" for 2010. Notice how Martin was slow on the first day of practice, then picked up the pace and even nursing his injuries, was just off a podium spot for most of the races, remarkable, the heart of a true racer to be sure. He finished 4th in the first Superbike race and just 1.32 seconds behind Keith Amor on the BMW 1000RR, way to go Keith ! Martin scored another 4th place in the second Super sport race, a little over 9 seconds off the pace of Michael Dunlop, another tough competitor.

The usual cast of characters were there, first ever 5 time Isle of Mann winner Ian Hutchinson, Bruce Anstey, Keith Amor (on a Super bike BMW 1000RR and a Super stock version of the same bike), 15 time winner of the Isle of Mann, John McGuiness, Kiwi Cameron Donald, Ryan Farquar, and Michael Dunlop, son of the brother of famous road racer Robert Dunlop, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Dunlop" who was killed in Tallinn, Estonia in 2000 during a racing in set conditions. His father, Robert was killed on 15 May 2008 while practicing in the 250cc class at Ulster. The incident occurred as he was approaching Mather's Cross during the 125/250/400cc practice session. It is understood his bike seized and Robert was thrown over his handlebars at approximately 160 mph. Fellow rider Darren Burns was following immediately behind and collided with Robert, suffering a broken leg and suspected concussion. Robert suffered severe chest injuries and died in hospital shortly afterward.

Here is a http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5Wxn998B5U" another great racer in the Dunlop bloodline. What a shame tragedy struck twice in the same family, and so close together.

Lets have a look at the SuperBike and SuperStock races. If you have watched the Isle of Mann races, the course is over 37 miles, whereas the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NorthWestCircuitMap2009.jpg" is around 9 miles and for the most part is flowing and flat out. Here are the links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqUDKqafT3E&feature=related"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80BJbSOZSxw&feature=related"

Superstock Race 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syCEcBbXWRc&feature=related"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjMjtXzYaDk&feature=related"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDPeH6sI9RQ&feature=related"

If you look closely during the first Super stock video, you can see spectators less than 5 to 10 feet away by the side of the road as the bikes fly pass at very high speed. A testimony to the riders skill is that Keith Amor on the BMW has head and shoulders power (15+ more hp) than all of the other riders in these races and he finishes almost all of his races in the top five places or better. However on any given day in any race there are more intangible things going on that make the difference between finishing in the top three. Tire choice, soft, medium, or hard, front and rear, tire pressure, suspension settings, gearing, steering geometry, engine fueling which creates more or less torque/hp depending on the maps chosen for the race. Add to this a riders desire to win/prove a point, settle an old grudge. You can quickly see how the outcome of any race is anything but predetermined. Add to this position on the course, being dragged or slowed by other riders in front. At the end of the day, luck plays a role as well as bike prep and mental focus of the rider. I hope you enjoy this brief, somewhat fragmented commentary and the video links, it allows me to relax and unwind just a bit.

Rhody...

P.S. Nismara and Turbo... hope you like them... I know the answer to that already.
Talk about scratchy short circuit racing this makes the Isle of Mann look easier because of the close quarters that are kept by the racers throughout the race.

 

[nismaratwork]

Glad to report wife is doing better and should be back to normal soon.

After a long hard work week, time for a bit of relaxation and downtime. Adding a few more tweaks to the bike, custom seat cover, black with red side striping, Ohlins Steering Damper, Scorpio Alarm with proximity detector (will need it for sure), rear tank bag, carbon fiber gas cap cover, flush turn signals (front). Will be ordering some really cool decals soon too. Let's move on to racing with the Isle of Mann competitors in Ulster, Ireland two months later, August 2010.

Consider this: http://www.ulstergrandprix.net/inde...d-prixs-130-club&catid=41:ugp-news&Itemid=61".

The usual cast of characters were there, 5 time in one season Isle of Mann winner Ian Hutchinson, Bruce Anstey, Keith Amor (on a Superbike BMW 1000RR and a superstock version of the same bike), 15 time winner of the Isle of Mann, John McGuiness, and Guy Martin (who has never won the race, but has a number of podium finishes), who luckily survived a horrific crash during the Senior TT this year.

First things first, Guy Martin who crashed at 160+ mph on the Isle of Mann course less than two months before, in June, the Ulster Races are held the second week in August. He was pretty torn up, broken ribs, pelvis, ankles, etc... add major pain. He competed in the races at Ulster, nothing short of amazing, at least to me. Here are the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Ulster_Grand_Prix" for 2010. Notice how Martin was slow on the first day of practice, then picked up the pace and even nursing his injuries, was just off a podium spot for most of the races, remarkable, the heart of a true racer to be sure. He finished 4th in the first Superbike race and just 1.32 seconds behind Keith Amor on the BMW 1000RR, way to go Keith ! Martin scored another 4th place in the second Super sport race, a little over 9 seconds off the pace of Michael Dunlop, another tough competitor.

The usual cast of characters were there, first ever 5 time Isle of Mann winner Ian Hutchinson, Bruce Anstey, Keith Amor (on a Super bike BMW 1000RR and a Super stock version of the same bike), 15 time winner of the Isle of Mann, John McGuiness, Kiwi Cameron Donald, Ryan Farquar, and Michael Dunlop, son of the brother of famous road racer Robert Dunlop, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Dunlop" who was killed in Tallinn, Estonia in 2000 during a racing in set conditions. His father, Robert was killed on 15 May 2008 while practicing in the 250cc class at Ulster. The incident occurred as he was approaching Mather's Cross during the 125/250/400cc practice session. It is understood his bike seized and Robert was thrown over his handlebars at approximately 160 mph. Fellow rider Darren Burns was following immediately behind and collided with Robert, suffering a broken leg and suspected concussion. Robert suffered severe chest injuries and died in hospital shortly afterward.

Here is a http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5Wxn998B5U" another great racer in the Dunlop bloodline. What a shame tragedy struck twice in the same family, and so close together.

Lets have a look at the SuperBike and SuperStock races. If you have watched the Isle of Mann races, the course is over 37 miles, whereas the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NorthWestCircuitMap2009.jpg" is around 9 miles and for the most part is flowing and flat out. Here are the links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqUDKqafT3E&feature=related"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80BJbSOZSxw&feature=related"

Superstock Race 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syCEcBbXWRc&feature=related"

If you look closely during the first Super stock video, you can see spectators less than 5 to 10 feet away by the side of the road as the bikes fly pass at very high speed. A testimony to the riders skill is that Keith Amor on the BMW has head and shoulders power (15+ more hp) than all of the other riders in these races and he finishes almost all of his races in the top five places or better. However on any given day in any race there are more intangible things going on that make the difference between finishing in the top three. Tire choice, soft, medium, or hard, front and rear, tire pressure, suspension settings, gearing, steering geometry, engine fueling which creates more or less torque/hp depending on the maps chosen for the race. Add to this a riders desire to win/prove a point, settle an old grudge. You can quickly see how the outcome of any race is anything but predetermined. Add to this position on the course, being dragged or slowed by other riders in front. At the end of the day, luck plays a role as well as bike prep and mental focus of the rider. I hope you enjoy this brief, somewhat fragmented commentary and the video links, it allows me to relax and unwind just a bit.

Rhody...

P.S. Nismara and Turbo... hope you like them... I know the answer to that already.

Aces on the wife rhody, I know abdominal surgery is the PITS.

Oh... and I like them...A LOT. For me, this is a world I've never observed even casually, but I find my Y chromosome is really into it.

 

[rhody]

nismara,

Man are you fast, see the post again, I edited it a few minutes ago and added a couple more links and a bit of commentary. There are no slackers around here that's for sure.

Rhody...

 

[nismaratwork]

nismara,

Man are you fast, see the post again, I edited it a few minutes ago and added a couple more links and a bit of commentary. There are no slackers around here that's for sure.

Rhody...

Lightning fast hands... I was trained by Bruce Lee in a temple in Nepal... true story!...

...not a true story.

I get email alerts to some threads, and this one is always fun and easygoing so... you know... I'm fast.

Besides, we never know when you might post more sexy ladies and bikes!

 

[rhody]

Lightning fast hands... I was trained by Bruce Lee in a temple in Nepal... true story!...

...not a true story.

I get email alerts to some threads, and this one is always fun and easygoing so... you know... I'm fast.

Besides, we never know when you might post more sexy ladies and bikes!

All right come clean, all of you... is it the bikes/riders/stories/speed/drama who have you (PF's and lurkers) coming back for more or is it the (occasional pretty young lady). I feel like I am being had, used, and so abused... if the above is true.

BTW. Does anyone like my barely visible avatar with me and my cocker spaniel Buffy as a kid ?

 

[nismaratwork]

All right come clean, all of you... is it the bikes/riders/stories/speed/drama who have you (PF's and lurkers) coming back for more or is it the (occasional pretty young lady). I feel like I am being had, used, and so abused... if the above is true.

BTW. Does anyone like my barely visible avatar with me and my cocker spaniel Buffy as a kid ?

Heh... the ladies are good, but honestly... it's like a Bugatti Veyron... something about the lines of those bikes are really entrancing. The skills the riders show just makes it complete, so... nah, I really go for the whole package.

I didn't see the pup, but then, I probably need new glasses.

 

[rhody]

Heh... the ladies are good, but honestly... it's like a Bugatti Veyron... something about the lines of those bikes are really entrancing. The skills the riders show just makes it complete, so... nah, I really go for the whole package.

I didn't see the pup, but then, I probably need new glasses.

Look close, grasshopper, bottom center and a bit to the right, if you look hard I think you will make out a cocker spaniel, Mom used to say the dog would not let anyone near me who acted mildly aggressive, nice thought, sadly, I have no memory of it.

Rhody...

 

[turbo]

BTW. Does anyone like my barely visible avatar with me and my cocker spaniel Buffy as a kid ?

Thanks for telling what the subject is. You might want to load it into Photoshop or similar and play with the curves a bit. It's hard to make out.

 

[turbo]

Glad to report wife is doing better and should be back to normal soon.
P.S. Nismara and Turbo... hope you like them... I know the answer to that already.
Talk about scratchy short circuit racing this makes the Isle of Mann look easier because of the close quarters that are kept by the racers throughout the race.

So glad to hear that your wife is on the mend!

And yes, I am enjoying the videos. At one time, I was torn between getting another HD cruiser and a Ducati Monster. Ducatis are fun, but these high-revving horsepower machines are scary.

 

[rhody]

So glad to hear that your wife is on the mend!

And yes, I am enjoying the videos. At one time, I was torn between getting another HD cruiser and a Ducati Monster. Ducatis are fun, but these high-revving horsepower machines are scary.

Turbo,

Thanks for the kind words, I left the avatar that way on purpose. Anyone who really is interested can capture, crop, enhance to their hearts content. The video's are good. I was looking at another Ducati today at the dealership, just looking, mind you, got a great high res calendar, professionally done of 2010 motogp riders, very nice. The head parts guy said in this history of their shop over 50 years that I was the one who had done the most things to their bike, and from not a single vendor except for the windscreen and Ohlins shocks that they ever used. Amazing...

Rhody...

 

[turbo]

I was strongly attracted to Ducatis because of the dual-desmo valve actuation system. Tweaking Harleys, you have to start making trade-offs between steep cams, solid vs hydraulic lifters, stronger valve springs, etc. The desmo system trumped that. Yeah, you have to pay attention to tuning and maintenance of that system, but it was pretty cool. Once you get away from twins and into 4-cylinder machines, the components get lighter and easier to manage throughout a range of RPMs, which is why there are so many really scary 1000cc bikes out there.

 

[rhody]

Turbo,

Here is a cutaway video of the internals of the http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsa6kq-qqIE", slowing being brought to 14,000 rpms then back down, notice about 2:30 into the video how the right cam spring, (the intake side) starts to spin rapidly from the high frequency vibration from the high rpms. This would be impossible, or highly unreliable at best without the F1 technology that went into the spring followers and titanium intake and exhaust valves. Most race engines are broken down and rebuilt after about 300 - 400 miles of racing, this does not include break in miles, however.

Here are a couple of video's of the http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rbQXKSXr70&feature=related" at the track.

Rhody...

 

[nismaratwork]

Wow... so, from what I'm seeing: Ducati = Ferrari/Lamborghini of the Bike world.

 

[rhody]

Wow... so, from what I'm seeing: Ducati = Ferrari/Lamborghini of the Bike world.

nismara,

That is pretty accurate, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducati" started out making scooters in the war ravaged aftermath of WWII, and never looked back, an interesting but brief history is provided in the wiki link. A family or relative associate runs operations for the most part. They make great sport bikes, Valentino Rossi is going to end his motogp career on one, if he wins a world championship in the process, he will be the first to do so on four brands of bikes. Pretty cool.

Rhody...