Motorcycle and Scooter appreciation

@hugo7

You need clipons

My Thruxton sounded like a sewing machine until I deleted the air injection and fitted TOR pipes. Since then it sound like you opened a gateway to the best kind of hell when you open it up.

I love those bikes - there's a special place in my dream garage for the round eye Blades. A true design classic. Still a proper lairy bike and absolutely not eclipsed by honda since.

Well, I've sold my other bike. I only possess a 1992 Blade now. It's like a comfy pair of slippers to get on, and just sublime to ride.

Shall I just get one of those? Always had a thing for babyblades too.

could do! They're rare now though....and prices have crept up. The 929 is probably the bargain of the dynasty, had one for a minute and it was a fantastic bike.

Phil - post up a pic!

Naah, too burly. Now cut down choice to two bikes. 600rr or a Street triple.

Mine is the one in front here ...

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Make it easy for your self. Different solutions on that site here. Also a wall mounted solution if I recall correctly. Shed anchor or so.

http://securityforbikes.com/torc-ground-anchor.php

Is the floor not concrete? Can then put in a ground anchor secured with botls.

Same site as reen suggested, double doofer. I installed one in the rental garage I have.

My Thruxton sounded like a sewing machine until I deleted the air injection and fitted TOR pipes. Since then it sound like you opened a gateway to the best kind of hell when you open it up.

Were both done at the same time?

My bike is still in warranty so I'm reluctant to make too many changes, but the AI removal and exhaust are planned. There's a lot of chat about how much difference fiddling with the airbox makes, but I'm not quite convinced as no one seems to put numbers behind it. My gut says the time spent making snorkels and airboxes those funny shapes has been spent for a reason.

The TOR for the scrambler are still fairly pricey for what is effectively just the end. Because they won't drop off any weight either I'm still drawn most to the VW pipe mod (or the shorty mod). Just need to put a bit of time in for planning the heat shields to work out how to ensure it looks OEM...

...at the moment the plan is probably to try and pick up a full stock exhaust to butcher the rear heat shields so I have a replacement that can be kept or parted out later.

@Chak - because it brings you closer to the sound? Or just looks? TBHI'm not a massive fan, but also on the Bonneville range they bring up a load of other mods. You really need to drop or change the instruments. The Scram has a smaller headlamp, so that may work with the stock brackets/ears, but they may need changing too. Might also need to do the cables, so all round it adds up.

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I had them done together. I've no idea if the AI removal helps with the sound, but it looks cleaner, you can see the spark plugs, and it was supposed to help reduce exhaust blueing. Not sure it worked in that last respect.
The TORs sound great, like a Triumph twin should sound, but you can phut phut phut at low revs if you want, such as when passing a police horse.
I would expect airbox mods to make it louder, but I've no idea whether it would result in a nicer noise, especially on a fuel injected bike. Never done it on my carbed machine.

Cheers.

Always quite liked the bluing. I think you can also get more efficient/larger which are meant to dissipate heat and reduce it.

There's an old 883 up the road, almost cheap enough to be within the realms of reality. Absolutely shouldn't but can't stop thinking about it 😫

Buying a UK registered bike from mainland EU is a stupid idea isn't it? It is....right?

Doesn't make any difference if it has a valid UK reg, surely? Apart from the logistics.

Taking into account the huge choice of bikes available in the UK and possibly near to your location it would have to be pretty rare to be worthwhile.

Depends really. I'd like to buy one from southern Portugal, then spend a week or 2 riding it home...

nothing but the price temptation

Had an idea of buying a piaggio ape (50?) from somewhere in the bottom of Italy then driving/riding/pushing it back to the UK.
Once I'd actually driven/ridden/pushed one a few miles I'd had my fill of hot, noisy, slow, comically slow terror and decided it was a terrible idea and I should just enjoy my holiday.

But then I saw one of the mad 1950's British 3 wheel van things (that the plant was sold to someone in Croatia or former republic of... and they built them up till late 80's) that look right out of an industrial sci-fi movie and decided thats what I REALLY needed. If anyone EVER see's one for sale anywhere, message me immediately. They are borderline worthless, and likely even more terrible to drive/ride/die inside than an Ape50, but just such a mental vehicle.

It's a trailer attached to part of a car with a motorbike squeezed in front. What's not to like.

It's got one wheel which does all the things, steering, power, brakes, stops the front end from being on the tarmac. Also 2s, so its gonna smell good.

It's a death trap for sure. I'm surprised they put doors on it 'cause there must come a day when you decide to just bail before impact.

That's a beaut Phil - great nick.

I am officially stumped for bikes and have no Idea what I want. I want to explore, but I also want to go fast. Street triple fits the bill, but all the good ones are out of the way. 600rr sounds like a riot, but getting to places where it's in its element are also out of the way.
Fz6 is within budget, but not that keen on a strict tourer.
Shit....it's this bloody city..