Interesting photos

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=29723&perpage=15&pagenumber=1

And they made them tuff back then!

 

Goddam hippies

 

Hmm, they didn't worry quite so much about getting the Harleys dirty in
those days. For that matter I wonder how many R1, GSXR or Ninja pilots
would try that too.
--
Deevo

Geraldton
WA, The Nanny State (® Corks)
http://members.westnet.com.au/mckenzie

 

Probably quite a few, if, like those Harley riders, they knew their bikes
wouldn't be substantially damaged by that riding, which is unlikely with the
faired motorcycle example which you chose.

Nev..
'03 ZX12R
'02 CBR1100XX

 

Nah, its just attitude of the riders. I've seen fully faired R100RTs ridden
into the Alpine rally in similar conditions, also a GSXR1100 ridden into
similar shit at the TTT Rally years ago, neither rider was overly concerned
for their bike. And other than being dirty and muddy, neither were damaged.

Go to a rally (a normal one, at the end of 20kms of dirt track/road, not a
catered Ulyssess one) and count the sportsbikes, you probably won't need
more than one hand, even if you've lost a few fingers. I found my VTR, even
my shitbox fully faired Triumph Trophy 900 handled the dirt quite well once
you figured it out; kick it down a gear and gas it up was the way to ride
it, if you woosed along "taking it easy" you felt every bump.

 

The Jackal is a Ninja...


BTH

 

And VFRs! Don't forget those wussy VFR riders! ;-)


BTH

 

I ridden a few seriously off-road tracks on my ZX-6R. I'm not one to
shy away from such a challenge but a sporty bike couldn't be worse
designed for such a job.

Even a mildly more standard setup makes a huge difference off road.
I've had to shuffle bikes up a particularly steep off-road section as
the other riders weren't up for it. The Monster 600 did a great job,
by comparison the Ninja would oh so easily spin up the rear, start
sliding backwards, the front brake would do *nothing* going backwards
on dirt then you would have to desperatly modulate the rear brake as
you slide the wrong way down the hill.

The biggest problems are the enourmous flat rear tyre that becomes
like a ball bearing in anything loose, the steering setup which makes
leaning and turning inextricably linked making dramatic low speed
course adjustments almost impossible.

 

You rarely do much damage when you fall over in the mud. Certain Beemers
don't even fall that far off the vertical. And you don't bounce! And it
doesn't hurt!

Gary