Captain Fastbastard Mayhem

LOL. Remember your ORIGINAL sukuma "re-do"? Yeah. THAT one. But as for the current sukuma job - very good, but the colour combo (those blues with the orange) just don't do it for me. Maybe if it was a single blue, or a slighly different shade of orange, it would. But it just (for some reason) elicits a "meh" from me. Maybe it's the whole bike, when built, that makes me think of it like that, but yeah. I'm pretty sure that with the right colours on the full bike, it'd look pimp. Sorry dude.... I wish I could say otherwise, but... yeah. http://i.imgur.com/eB7rkAM.png

Jeepers, Patch. That's tidy... far better than the other 'wood... And what a price!

nom nom nom

http://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/a3LbgYe_460s_v1.jpg

my trail bike is my am bike is my DH bike... Reign

Oh, AWESOME!!! https://mxalliance.co.za/product/troy-lee-designs-kg5450-kneeshin-guards/ Those are the ones. For some reason, I haven't seen them from MX Alliance before. Hmmm...

about a week or 2.

What were your search terms!? NICE WORK!!!!!!

TLD are import only, I'm afraid. My new Leatt's are pretty comfy though - the Bike Shed (conters) should be able to help you out.

Fuggit. I've now searched the internet se moer in, and nothing. Nada. ONLY Place that image exists is in that meme, or countless "pins" or "retweets" or "reposts" of it on various Tumblr, Pinterest, Twitter and FB accounts. We shall never know who the elusive nr 15 is.

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Subaru motor. flat 4, or flat 6. Proper grunt, easily turbo'd and good engines.

May be Roberto Locatelli... He was on Aprilia for a while and was at times nr15

Also no sliders on the arms...

no, it's aprilia on the arm, not Puig. For some reason it looks like an old pic - no bubble on the leathers, old graphics design on the lid (not RB, looks more like stripes)

Alberto. And damn, we all missed it!

http://www.gumtree.co.za/a-cars-bakkies/uthukela-+-ladysmith/1970-volkswagen-kombi-double-cab-bakkie/1001435253950910765391009 http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjAwWDgwMA==/z/d3EAAOSw42JWDPID/$_20.JPG?set_id=8800005007 http://www.gumtree.co.za/a-cars-bakkies/salt-river/volkswagen-kombi/1001237534810910001639109 Though the canopy will come STRAIGHT off... http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjAwWDgwMA==/z/iiUAAOSwa39Uy0r-/$_20.JPG This is the best of the lot http://www.gumtree.co.za/a-cars-bakkies/umhlanga/1979-volkswagen-kombi-crew-cab-1600-twin-port/1001442085460910030888109 http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjAwWDgwMA==/z/scsAAOSw~bFWFiky/$_20.JPG?set_id=8800005007

LOL!

No man, I reckon Forkie is right. Nr1 on the number board, very long, thin tank (reminiscent of the 90's era 500's) and nobody's had a colour scheme like that since the Marlboro days. If you have a look at a blown up pic of it http://yadogg.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/motorcycle-crash-1.jpg You can see the marlboro logo on the tank, and here is a side view of the bike of the time, though this is a Honda. Not sure what the rider is on. Could be a Yammie. Also looks as if there's another number next to the 1. My memory isn't good enough to remember who was riding them back then, but it's definitely a Marlboro bike. Which means 500... http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GC6x4Z6c_oQ/VF1CBp4ELYI/AAAAAAAAn7I/2SFT7zwsHyA/s1600/07.%2BOct%2B2014%2BStafford%2BShow%2BHonda%2BNSR250%2BMarlboro%2B(3).jpg

But he looks so hungry!

Or maybe some of us just read and research as much as possible, combining reviews, other forum opinions, expert opinion (riders, manufacturers, design & product engineers etc) and personal experience so that the opinions formed are educated to a point higher than someone who just sees "wheels for R 16,000" without actually looking into it at all? Like someone reading the headlines only, and not the actual article... You can't form an educated opinion on headlines. Who is to say what people can and cannot buy, regardless of their skill level? That's like V12Man being told he's not good enough to buy an s-works. Codswallop. I know that certain people on here (me included) may come across as "know-it-all's" - but there's a reason for that. If we don't know about something, we look into it. We research. Form opinions based on fact and research performed by people MUCH more intelligent than us, or by people who have spent much more time and effort in a certain field than us. We then use that new knowledge and pass it on, and challenge anyone who says that it's a bunch of gumpf and "has no benefit over XYZ" based on their gut feelings...

Meh. Too narrow...

There was a local one for sale not long ago. Just like that, only a bit higher. And solid grey.... Think it was 70k or so.

think of what you notice on the road bike - and then think how much more deflective forces are on an MTB trail. On a full suss it's arguably more effective as it removes an element of flexion, and therefore allows the bike to do what it's designed to do. Plus it allows a far faster / sharper input.

Something tells me you haven't ridden a set of carbon wheels yet. I don't own a set, but I have ridden a set, and I can tell you that the difference is night and day. Yes, you can get better by investing in some technical skills courses and riding the bike more often, but the point of the matter is - IT'S NOT YOUR MONEY. It won't "make you faster" for definite, but it may lead to the bike taking on a set of handling characteristics that enable you to progress faster and with more purpose, due to the fact that your inputs are now that much sharper and more direct (again, the difference is HUGE) Same can be said for "who in their right mind cashes in 20 / 30 / 40 / 100 / 200k for a bike that their skill level will never unlock!?" - who are YOU to decide what someone decides to spend their cash on, or say that it's a stupid purchase? Methinks the "bugging" is really a case of jealousy, and not understanding how something so deceptively "small" can make such a big difference. BTW - I'd much rather have my bike (50k) and a set of carbon rims from Light Bicycle or someone else, than a 70k bike with alu rims.