what speed looks like

randall · Post by **randall** » Nov 17th, '11, 15:15

http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligen ... _race.html

Whaler1777 · Post by **Whaler1777** » Nov 17th, '11, 17:33

Damn, they get tossed around like rag-dolls when they crash...

Kevin · Post by **Kevin** » Nov 17th, '11, 18:08

I like a good rush but that is crazy.

John B · Post by **John B** » Nov 17th, '11, 18:27

:shock: Maybe 20 years ago! Damn! :shock:

In Memory Walter K · Post by **In Memory Walter K** » Nov 17th, '11, 18:42

Explains why they wear leather...

Harry Babb · Post by **Harry Babb** » Nov 17th, '11, 21:13

Ouch! ! !

That's quite amazing.....not your amateur drivers

hb

PeterPalmieri · Post by **PeterPalmieri** » Nov 17th, '11, 21:35

237 deaths in 102 years of the event. Not much more needs to be said.

Capt.Frank · Post by **Capt.Frank** » Nov 17th, '11, 21:52

I think they have done that once or twice. Not me insaine.

Rocky · Post by **Rocky** » Nov 17th, '11, 23:23

The concentration and skill level those guys have- they all mine as well be Jeremy Mcgraths. I've been told esp. on the street if your not "on it" when you land those air times your done. It will turn into uncontrollable headshake.
I know a bit about that in the dirt, but that's as far as I'll go on a bike, nice soft dirt and low speeds! Good ol' XR400 keeps me slow and fun factor high while I'm camping.

John F. · Post by **John F.** » Nov 18th, '11, 09:00

Very cool. I wish they stop the soundtrack so you could just listen to the engines scream. I could listen to that all day...

After a long layoff, I recently got my street license again. Bike shopping is tough. Everything is a Harley or Harley wannabe (I like Harleys, but just not for me), or a GP bike in street trim, like the CBR RRs, GSXRs, Ninja 636s. A guy down the street had an old Kawasaki 400 2-stroke triple, and I bought that to hold me over. I've had 2 triples before--simple, quick, light, and handle poorly. All in all, lots of fun.

Thanks for posting the video. Great for the morning coffee..

randall · Post by **randall** » Nov 18th, '11, 09:27

john...bought brand new in 1969 for $999 out of the box. i put 20K on the next winter riding around california. my favorite thing in life was merging on the freeway entrance ramp and having a hot car approaching in the right lane. you knew he was going to try and stop you from getting on ahead of him........and you knew he couldnt. fastest stock vehicle on the planet to 60 MPH in 1969.

John F. · Post by **John F.** » Nov 18th, '11, 10:39

A friend of mine bought a 900 Z1 when they were the fastest stock bikes around. My 500 triple (it had chambers, can't forget that, and I think i had been ported, etc) was quicker to about 100 or so, and then the Z1 would catch up and walk away. Plus, it sounds kinda' like my old MX bikes (KX125 and RM250) from back in the day at Bridge--I love that sound and smell.

Nice pic Randall. You certainly have fine taste in things that require sparkplugs, as well as in other things of course.

randall · Post by **randall** » Nov 18th, '11, 11:17

how about this one....my daily transport in college. built in a dirt floor garage in pittsburgh. yetman 15LB pound frame, honda 305 bored to 350. very fast for a super hawk...14 second 1/4 s at 94MPH. once won it all by default. the nitro harley red lighted!!

John F. · Post by **John F.** » Nov 20th, '11, 19:35

Nice bike Randall. I remember those days of lightening a bike--"hey, let's drill holes here, here and here, that'll lighten it up."

Here's my 400. Went for a ride today. If I get to it, I may "cafe racer" her a little bit this winter.

My real winter project will be to clean everything up on my B20 foredeck so she's completely clean. She fished well this season as a centeconsole.

mike ohlstein · Post by **mike ohlstein** » Nov 20th, '11, 21:56

Eons ago, in a galaxy far, far away.......

Tommy · Post by **Tommy** » Nov 20th, '11, 22:03

And Patrick told me you really smart, Mike, but that picture don't lie....

CaptPatrick · Post by **CaptPatrick** » Nov 20th, '11, 22:18

And Mike's even clutched this one...

CaptPatrick · Post by **CaptPatrick** » Nov 20th, '11, 22:28

And of course, Bruce's '02 Chief...

John F. · Post by **John F.** » Nov 21st, '11, 07:57

Nice rides. With one kid in college and the other a senior in high school and about to go, I have to make due with cheap toys. That Ducati sure looks like fun though...

randall · Post by **randall** » Nov 21st, '11, 09:20

its funny but in almost every fun endeavor there is a divide. skiers -snowboarders, long board -short board, power boat-sailboat, and without using derogatory terms in motorcycles....agility-comfort.

since i quit when i was 23 it was ALL about speed and agility.

BTW......bruce....very nice!!

who makes those now? i'm assuming its not the original company. i have a friend that has a late 30s indian.

capy · Post by **capy** » Nov 22nd, '11, 08:26

Happy Thanksgiving Randall,

These TT motorcycle guys, are insane!!

Check this out...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmDWmcWKp5A

Mike and Thud did this for a while no???

Paul

capy · Post by **capy** » Nov 22nd, '11, 08:33

mike ohlstein wrote:Eons ago, in a galaxy far, far away.......

Happy Thanksgiving, Mike

I thought you did this crazy stuff too.

Thud did this as well, no?

Paul

mike ohlstein · Post by **mike ohlstein** » Nov 22nd, '11, 21:40

Tim and I met at the race track....

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