more bike porn

[Justgrazing]

Smokin' Kawa trip's .. Note the extended swingarm on the bike in the bottom pic' .. good move that .. 

 

Edited October 21, 2019 by Justgrazing
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[Justgrazing]

Couple of heavily modded Elsie's .. 

 

[VocalNeal]

^ There was a Kart class in Cascadia using stock RD350 engines. I didn't run that class but yeeha! 

[canthai55]

Karts vary widely in speed and some (known as Superkarts) can reach speeds exceeding 260 kilometres per hour (160 mph)

 

[Justgrazing]

Suzy T500 .. Check out that front brake and those rims .. 

 

[Damrongsak]

Suzuki TR500 info:  https://ozebook.com/suzi/2017/09/19/suzuki-tr500/

 

Quite a few pictures.  They got the water cooled version to 80 HP @ 8900rpm and Max speed of 160 mph with a dry weight of 140kg.  

 

 

[VocalNeal]

11 hours ago, canthai55 said:

Karts vary widely in speed and some (known as Superkarts) can reach speeds exceeding 260 kilometres per hour (160 mph)

 

When I was a lad. Super Karts were 250 gearbox, front brakes etc..

Edited October 23, 2019 by VocalNeal

[Isaanbiker]

On 7/29/2018 at 9:20 PM, DILLIGAD said:

Before I fitted the ‘go faster’ ECU & titanium pipework!



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   The good ol' times! ????‍????

[Isaanbiker]

14 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Suzy T500 .. Check out that front brake and those rims .. 

 

Without two front discs, a widow maker. 

[Isaanbiker]

 

[Justgrazing]

57 minutes ago, Isaanbiker said:

Without two front discs, a widow maker. 

Nah this is a widowmaker .. even with a disc up front .. 

 

[ballpoint]

2 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Nah this is a widowmaker .. even with a disc up front .. 

 

That may be a widowmaker, but this is The Widowmaker.  E.J Potter's 1971 Widowmaker 7.  The last V8 Chevy powered drag bike he built.  The first three were called Bloody Mary, then he got married, and the next 4 were called Widowmaker.  This one's fastest pass was 8.68 sec at 172 mph.  It has a direct chain drive, and launching it was different, and interesting, to say the least.  With the rear wheel suspended by a stand, Potter would bring the engine to roughly 6,000 RPM.  Then he’d rock the bike off the stand, and when the spinning wheel hit pavement, hold on for dear life, smoking the tyre the entire length of the drag strip. Rear tyres would only last for three runs before replacement was necessary.  My kind of bike.  

 

 

 

 

[Justgrazing]

Another pic' of Kawa 750 with extended swingarm .. 

 

[VocalNeal]

12 hours ago, ballpoint said:

It has a direct chain drive

Now we are back to Karts again?  Oh Ok then. Back in my day! 

Edited October 24, 2019 by VocalNeal

[Justgrazing]

Grindley Peerless .. 

Top bike is a 1930's 350 using the Rudge 4 radial valve head that a lot of bike makers used about that time .. 

Other one is the 498 " 100 " with a JAP lump .. This bike holds a particular record .. Sherbert dip to the first one to get it .. 

 

[damascase]

23 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Nah this is a widowmaker .. even with a disc up front .. 

 

Mainly because of the hinge in that frame.......

[ballpoint]

18 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Other one is the 498 " 100 " with a JAP lump .. This bike holds a particular record .. Sherbert dip to the first one to get it .. 

Bill Lacey, the man who later prepared Mike Hailwood's legendary Manx Norton in the 50s, set a number of 500cc records on the bike, including being the first man to cover 100 miles in an hour on a British track, and culminating with a world record average speed of 105.9mph over a 60 minute run in 1929.  Six replicas were produced for public sale, and each one came with a certificate guaranteeing that Lacey had personally lapped Brooklands at 100mph on that bike.  It's thought that only two survive.  Imagine finding one, with the certificate still intact.

 

[ballpoint]

Mike Hailwood, and his Bill Lacey prepared Manx Norton:

 

 

 

 

[Justgrazing]

1 hour ago, ballpoint said:

Bill Lacey, the man who later prepared Mike Hailwood's legendary Manx Norton in the 50s, set a number of 500cc records on the bike, including being the first man to cover 100 miles in an hour on a British track, and culminating with a world record average speed of 105.9mph over a 60 minute run in 1929.  Six replicas were produced for public sale, and each one came with a certificate guaranteeing that Lacey had personally lapped Brooklands at 100mph on that bike.  It's thought that only two survive.  Imagine finding one, with the certificate still intact.

 

a Sherbert Dip for ye'z B P .. 

 

[Isaanbiker]

 

 

 

 

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[ballpoint]

9 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

a Sherbert Dip for ye'z B P .. 

 

Thank god for that.  I thought you were going to put on a pair of flares and sing 'Howzat' to me.

[Isaanbiker]

My new mechanic...

[Justgrazing]

Early 40's Monark Albin 500 ..

In stealth paint looking at the bottom pic' .. 

Early 20's Praillet Antoine 250 .. 

Check out that oh so 20's fuel tank .. 

 

[Justgrazing]

Yer PCX's and Aerox's feet forward jobs are nothing new ..

These Wilkinson's were doing it back before WW1 .. 

1000 four banger lump , shaft drive , arm-chair saddle and a steering wheel if one so wished .. And check out that Brass headlamp in the top pic' .. 

Just how 'kin cool is that .. 

I'd have one of those in my front room .. 

 

[Justgrazing]

33 minutes ago, Isaanbiker said:

My new mechanic...

She looks like she needs getting some meat and potato pies down 'er neck .. 

[bluesofa]

7 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

42 minutes ago, Isaanbiker said:

My new mechanic...

She looks like she needs getting some meat and potato pies down 'er neck .. 

Yeah, but whose meat and potatoes?

[Damrongsak]

1 hour ago, bluesofa said:

Yeah, but whose meat and potatoes?

Bang her's and mash?

[Justgrazing]

No it hasn't been photshopped this was for real and was the last piston engined plane commissioned by the U S during WW2 .. 

The 2 pilot P82 designed by the NAA Corp who built the P51 ( hence the fuselage similarities ) on the drawing boards from 1942 with a brief of being able to escort US B29 Bombers from the Solomon Isle's or Philippines on their way to mainland Japan .. 

Twin Packard built Merlin's that had to run in opposite rotation .. first prototype test they found it struggled dangerously to take off as the prop's it was later discovered were rotating the wrong way negating lift over the central wing span by the drag created beneath it .. Swapping the engines wing for wing they found it would take off with ease but required quite precise engine synching .. Six .50 Cal's were fitted within the central wing section to give more focused intense firepower .. some were also tried with an additional four .50's to each wing and some were fitted with 37mm auto cannons to the wings .. either way it was a fearsome plane that was starting to be produced in numbers for it's chosen task when the U S decided to get it over in a flash so to speak .. Some do still exist in aviation museums and possibly on the Warbird display circuit .. 

Interesting old plane though .. 

 

Edited October 26, 2019 by Justgrazing
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[jing jing]

Malibu canyon roads, ocean in the background, my Ducati 900SS SP and a cute little Korean passenger all make for a pleasant afternoon.

[thaiguzzi]

17 hours ago, Isaanbiker said:

My new mechanic...

No.

She is not a mechanic.

A mechanic would not use an adjustable wrench on a rear spindle in a workshop....

This lady is a mechanic, she can also kickstart a 1200cc Shovelhead Harley.

You guys try it sometime.....