Gorgeous

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Ben belched forth and ejected the following:

http://www.redbullrampage.com/showmovie.php?vid=6&format=wm

Holy Cow!

I should think they need it to accomodate the hugeness of their balls

 

Pah, he's just a beginner compared to some. Me mate Simon's MV has the
following in carbon:

Full fairing (from a Cagiva 500cc GP bike)
Airbox
Tank
Seat unit
One-off subframe (from the QB Carbon KRC bike)
Air tubes
Dymag wheels
All the little bits (heel guards, heat shields etc).
Plus his helmet's carbon.

He painted it all orange, hence we christened it the MV Tangerini.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/prestonk/mv/3702.JPG

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Krusty.

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'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger (FOYRNB) '96 Tiger '79 Fantic 250

 

Looks like you're a tall chap making use of a smaller frame, yes?

 

Nah, that's exactly the right size for me, see how the handlebars are
only about an inch lower than the saddle? Mountain bikes have very
low top tubes to enable you to move the bike around under you and
prevent bollock/top-tube interfaces.

 

You must have a very generously proportioned sack, Ben.

 

I believe this has been adequately covered, much to Windy's chagrin.

http://groups.google.com/group/uk.r..._frm/thread/598bba94e2889d70/8a76c5ee5df69211

P.

 

No top tube is low enough when you need to put your feet down in a
hurry.

Or when you're riding on the raised bit between two 4x4 ruts and you
put your foot down into the rut. Not done that one ever, no Sir.

 

The photographer was taking evasive action, but he still got squished
as the MV slid over him.

 

Lovely bit of kit. I could drool over it all day.

Reminds me; I must, must, must dust off the Claude Butler.
300lbs of pig iron on solid tyres. At least, that's what it feels like
when I haven't been on it for ages (years).
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Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a
I demand nothing of you except that you amuse me.

Folding@Home Team UKRM
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Yes I realise that, being that I do some of it meself. It just looked
like a longer than normal seat tube, is all.

 

Aye, he's pretty quick. He's probably coming to Mallory in July so
you'll get to see it in the flesh - assuming it doesn't blow up in
Italy again (yes, it's that one).

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'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger (FOYRNB) '96 Tiger '79 Fantic 250

 

Less durable in sunlight that way, though. Most of our boats are made of a
CF/Kevlar composite, and they're generally gel-coated white

 

Ben emerged from their own little world to say

'snot funny with 250kg of R-GS either

 

Thank you.

Reminds me of where I started. You too could be riding a carbon fibre
superbike in 20 years time

 

My frame is nicely done, although you can't see it very well in the
pictures. It's lacquered but it fades from black at the points of the
triangle to transparent in the centre of the tubes revealing the
carbon fibre.

 

To be fair, 4x4s and "motorcross" bikes create those ruts in the first
place, so I'm afraid I have little sympathy.

Particularly on bridleways it annoys the hell out of me, as I happily
let a couple of riders know up in the Peaks at the weekend. At least
I got mumbled apologies.

 

They did drop the top-tube quite a lot and hence the extended
seat-tube above it. Not sure why really, probably for strength where
the top pivot is for the rear triangle.

It's got a 24 inch top tube though, so that combined with the long
forks and long seatpost means it rides like a bigger bike. The
standover is about 3 inches lower than my 19" hardtail and yet the
toptube is longer and the wheelbase shorter. Makes for a very fast,
quick handling bike.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if it was worth more. I occasionally look in
cycling machines and the prices of top notch bikes - MTB or road - are
amazingly high.

I can imagine that it does. It's ages since I've ridden a mountain bike
and I've never ridden a (pedal) bike with any form of suspension. Things
have moved on a lot since I last spun any pedals.

 

Ben emerged from their own little world to say

GS riders are with you on this. Deep ruts can result in a very wedged R-GS
due to the sticky out cylinders.

 

"fools and their money".

Actually, I'm mildly surprised that Bear hasn't cut and pasted a
relevant chunk of P.J.O'Rourke material...