Motorcycles

[Giles]

When I was originally going to take my test, beer was 11P for a mild and 12P for a bitter.  My BSA 250 Star blew up 2 days before my test, I did not rebuild it in time and then life took over…....

It was like this.  I sold it for GBP100.......

[harley dave]

at last someone whos older than me 

[MP]

I haven't had much time to do much on my Bonneville for ages, so it's been sitting in pieces while I've been changing pipes and a few other bits and pieces.  I got sick of this state of affairs so decided to put her all back together this weekend so I can actually ride again.  I started her up for the first time with the new Zard Cross pipe…. shoots a 2 foot blue cone of flame out the back! Didn't expect that, but looked pretty amazing!  Sounds pretty phenomenal too

Well done on jumping through the first hoop G

[Giles]

Thanks @MP

[harley dave]

@MP:

I haven't had much time to do much on my Bonneville for ages, so it's been sitting in pieces while I've been changing pipes and a few other bits and pieces.  I got sick of this state of affairs so decided to put her all back together this weekend so I can actually ride again.  I started her up for the first time with the new Zard Cross pipe…. shoots a 2 foot blue cone of flame out the back! Didn't expect that, but looked pretty amazing!  Sounds pretty phenomenal too

Well done on jumping through the first hoop G

flames you say we need to see this in video form if you please

[MP]

I'll see what I can do

[MP]

Well, this evening I went out to the garage with the GoPro, set it up, hit the starter button…. No flame. 
Just sweet, sweet, exhaust noise.
. 
I must say I'm a bit disappointed, I was looking forward to flames every time I start it.  Maybe on down shifts I'll get some.

[harley dave]

pour some petrol down there that will get it going 

[Giles]

[Graeme]

You need more bikes @Giles…

[Giles]

One more inbound…..

[MP]

Getting quite the collection there!

[Finn666]

which one you got? @Giles

[Giles]

??

[Finn666]

@Giles:

One more inbound…..

[Giles]

http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=84.msg433870#msg433870

With one of these scheduled to take its place once I convert to a full license…..

[Finn666]

ah ok cool…looking forward to some pics and after acquiring the license, to some vids as well

[Graeme]

Motorcycles (and trikes), being sold by scantily clad women since 1897!

The image comes from a piece at Curbside Classic about the De Dion trike. It wasn't the first motorcycle (that'd be the 1894 Hildebrand & Wolfmüller), but it's a cool machine in any case.

Nearly 120 years later, the advert still works.

[Graeme]

Motorcycle.com have posted a first ride review of the Triumph Street Twin.

Overall it sounds like a well sorted bike, and I get the impression it's more than a sum or its parts, or the numbers on its spec sheet. I'm looking forward to seeing how the Thruxton turns out, but things are looking promising.

[MP]

I was really close to putting a deposit on a Thruxton R, but I've flipped to the new BMW R nine T Scrambler since seeing it announced.  I love the look of it, and from all reports BMW make a pretty well sorted bike.

It's also different enough to justify keeping the Bonneville