Motorcycle and Scooter appreciation

BlueQuinn, if all goes well - and I realise that this may jinx it - then I will have an undercover car space as of mid September. You'd be welcome to leave it there for a while as I don't have a car or bike - I couldn't guarantee its safety, but it has a locking gate etc and seems safe.

Thanks for the offer, but I'm going to need something next week.
New job has no garage to keep them in.

I've got an MGB in my garage right now (no Euph) but we have plenty of space to put both Vespa and Motorcycle- private grounds, set quite far back from the road.

You can even get the East London line back to your garret afterward.

I am more concerned about the Vespa really. It's a shiny temptation to n'er do wells.
It's very tiny. I don't suppose it will fit behind the MG will it?

The Trumpet is alarmed, usually filthy and can be chained up at home if need be.

I have applied to Tower Hamlets to rent a local garage off them, but they take a million years to reply. I want to get a yes or no from them (and Hackney) before renting one privately, cos £200 a month is a lot of cash to throw away.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/isleofman/content/articles/2009/05/12/colinfenton_feature.shtml

RIP, you truly amazing man.

Ask Richie- if we move some stuff around I reckon we could fit it in.

In all seriousness- if I wanted (just for the sake of argument) to have a full and frank exchange of views with someone on a motorcycle, and suspect that they will simply bugger off, is it as simple as grab key, turn to left, pull?

That's a bit of an incendiary move, don't be surprised if you get a bloke in a full suit of armour going UFC on your arse.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/isleofman/content/articles/2009/05/12/colinfenton_feature.shtml

RIP, you truly amazing man.

Retire In Peace?

Hang on, that article is 2009, has he just passed away? If so RIP Mr TT...

Alas no, he passed away last Friday.

BQ are you sorted?

I need to call BRM. I'll let you know in a bit.

Yep, it's all good.

I really should stop posting video in this section but this one is just lovely.

Ken Fox Wall of Death - beautifully shot! Worth 15 minutes of anyones time.

http://player.vimeo.com/video/32493819

nicely shot but the music is repetitive and very intrusive IMO

I actually want this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2FNtbgXgPA

That's a bit of an incendiary move, don't be surprised if you get a bloke in a full suit of armour going UFC on your arse.

That's rather the point.

anyone have any experience of 'kevlar' riding jeans and the like? any cop?

I have some hood jeans. Made in the uk. feel good quality. Free alterations.

ooh, ta didn't know about them

A mate has a pair of the Draggin' jeans but they're cut a bit like dad trousers imo. I'm full leathers on the motorbike, lose the trousers and boots on the scooter but still wear ankle protected half boots.

so been riding the bike for a few days now and getting big nods everywhere from other bikers - he he, it's been excellent!

Does anyone else here ride motocross?

so been riding the bike for a few days now and getting big nods everywhere from other bikers - he he, it's been excellent!

It's great isn't it. I like feeling all high and mighty nodding to 16yr old scooterists like it's an act of social charity. Apologies if you've said before, but where are you riding mainly, geographically speaking?

I'm up in Aberdeen mate - some amazing roads up here I plan to do!

that moto guzzi I was talking about upthread looked similar to this one. Though this is a custom jobbie from Wrenchmonkees http://www.wrenchmonkees.com/ whose work starts from 10k euro's, based on a moto guzzi 850 t3

http://silodrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Moto-Guzzi-850-T3-3.jpg

http://silodrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Moto-Guzzi-850-T3-6.jpg

http://silodrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Moto-Guzzi-850-T3-4.jpg

I love this style of bike (yet admittedly don't know much about bikes). what style is it?

People will call it a bobber.

I would call it a mess.