Is motorcycling allowed?

[Hairy]

I am in love .... unfortunately the wife is threatening divorce if I take the relationship any further https://www.gumtree.co.za/a-motorcycles-scooters/tableview/2013-honda-cb1100/1003882141150911526328009

[IceCreamMan]

I am in love .... unfortunately the wife is threatening divorce if I take the relationship any further https://www.gumtree.co.za/a-motorcycles-scooters/tableview/2013-honda-cb1100/1003882141150911526328009

But, will you miss her as you cruise the open road?

[Grebel]

I am in love .... unfortunately the wife is threatening divorce if I take the relationship any further https://www.gumtree.co.za/a-motorcycles-scooters/tableview/2013-honda-cb1100/1003882141150911526328009

[Hairy]

the Honda will also work out cheaper in the long run 

But, will you miss her as you cruise the open road?

[Andymann]

 

 

 

It is not as straight forward as this. Earlier in this fred someone explained that some vin numbers are flagged as not road worthy, and then even if everything is streetlegal it is next to impossible to get it registered. 

 

I am sure andyman will be able to give you the exact information.  

 

Yup Spot-on.  From the Yamaha stable, (and up to 2011 when I left - not sure how it is now) All the bikes that were listed as "off-road or Competition-only" had their VIN numbers flagged so they were impossible to roadworthy.  Having said that, the WR250F and WR450F as well as the YZ250 are actually able to be registered - we lifted the flag because our riders back then (think it was Jade and Louwrens) wanted to do a race in Europe and for that, the bikes needed to be road legal - so we built two YZ250's and some WR's to test.  They are so slack now I bet they have all forgotten to change it back again!

 

You could also legally register ATV's when they first came out in the early 2000's, which is why in the smaller farming towns, you still see a few running around with number plates.  That changed because of an archaic law regarding vehicles with a solid rear axle - was written for farm implements in the 70's - mostly focused on tractors damaging the roads when turning.  ATV's were lumped into that category, so suddenly they became illegal.

 

If you do a limited slip differential modification to an ATV, and add all the roadworthy bits, you are legally allowed to use them on a public road.

Edited January 28, 2019 by Andymann

[bertusras]

Agreed, the fact that it is a frame less design with the engine as a stressed member is going to bite them hard in their development too.

 

I am not a big JR65 fan, he is a bit too arrogant for my liking. He has been on the best bike by some way, not to say its all about the bike but he basically does time trials.

I was chatting with a friend and described it as modern day Playstation bike games, where you start last, get to first and then basically ride to see how fast you can lap.

BORING!!!!

 

Well if you end the Portimao test nearly a second faster than anyone else, you are pretty much guaranteed to leave them for dead once you get clean air

 

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

Well if you end the Portimao test nearly a second faster than anyone else, you are pretty much guaranteed to leave them for dead once you get clean air

 

BOOOOORING.

And they gave him 600rpm because they got it into their homologation model.

Ducati were never going to win, so Rea will inflate his records by another title, more wins and points for a season (due to the extra race per weekend).

Next year we should have a better competitor in the V4R.

 

BTW, you see the clusterf... that is the factory Honda team.

Chose to do a private test in Thailand instead of with all the other teams. Then the bikes never arrived!!!! What a disaster that team/bike is looking to be.......

[bertusras]

Karma for screwing Ronald Ten Kate over... And hiring Kiyo...

 

THE. F.

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

Karma for screwing Ronald Ten Kate over... And hiring Kiyo...

 

THE. F.

 

Ten Kate weren't doing anything to be honest. So it was either that or withdraw. If they withdrew they would basically kill off the 1000 blade.

 

You want to see a proper shafting, its what Shaun Muir did to Laverty, even after Michael Dunlop did it to him. That was a douche move!!!!! But the BMW is looking quick........even with Sykes on it

[IceCreamMan]

Well if you end the Portimao test nearly a second faster than anyone else, you are pretty much guaranteed to leave them for dead once you get clean air

 

I have not followed WSB of late, preferring motogp but in the ole days WSB was the best bike racing on the planet. These,things go in circles guess.

 

It is testing and it is early days. The fact his teammate is in the bunch so to speak could be indicative of a) he really is in his own league or b) they were doing so out of the ordinary testing....

 

For the sake of racing let’s go for b

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

I have read the post test interviews and something to keep in mind, and yes it may be racers excuses, is that this is Alvaro's first time at Portimao and on a new bike.

To say the track is tricky with its elevation changes, is an understatement.

 

It also turns out Rea's time was on a new Superpole tyre so he was going for an out and out fast time while others are concentrating on development and race pace.

 

Interesting reading Syke's interviews, seems things were really sour in that garage. Team not giving him the support he felt he needed, ALL development going Rea's way.

 

I am trying to be positive, I think come race day Rea won't have it all his own way. As unlikely as that may sound........

 

If they want proper racing in WSBK, they need to adopt the BSB rules 100%!!!

[bertusras]

Not quite

 

 

Rea tried out a qualifying rear tyre to set a best lap earlier today and then went out again and bettered it, to leave with an untouchable 1’40.885 lap time. He was almost a second faster than the second quickest rider Alex Lowes. A late fall on his very last lap, shortly after performing a practice start, left Rea uninjured and fully ready to take on the next challenges in Australia.

 

Haslam’s best lap of the test was a 1’42.144, set on a qualifying tyre. His impressive best time on a race tyre was only just 0.1 seconds slower, after he got interrupted when going for a final quick lap on a Q tyre.

 

Rea and Haslam also had the first chance to use the new Pirelli SCX rear tyre, designed for the new initiative of a ten lap Sunday morning ‘sprint’ race in WorldSBK, which will feature in addition to the traditional full distance races on Saturday and Sunday.

 

 

"We started to work on our race performance. I was really happy with how I felt with a lot of laps on the tyre compared to last this time last year. I got to try a qualifier at the end of the day and that felt quite good and I was really fast with it. This test ticked every box, just a couple of little items we could have re-checked and gone over. But the priorities were done and we got to try some new Pirelli tyres as well.” - JR65

 

 

"It's been a really positive test for me here in Portimão, a track at which I've struggled a little previously on the Yamaha. During this test we've found some strong, consistent pace and my fastest lap came on the sprint race tyre as I ran into traffic on the qualifier, so I know there's more to come. But it's not the one-off fast lap time that's important. What's made me happy is the fact that I posted a lot of fast and consistent laps on every run, we managed to complete the whole test program and we're now in a good position ahead of the test and race in Phillip Island. We've had a really strong winter, put the hard work in, made no mistakes and, hopefully, we can reap the reward with a strong start to the season in Phillip Island next month." - Alex Lowes

 

Touching on fast and consistent times

 

 

 

 

Apart from Lowes, Rea had more sub-43's than the next 4 riders combined.

 

Moving on to Bautista. He is really showing his class so far, and I fear that Chaz is going to end up on the same trajectory as what Tom Sykes ended up on. Now let's get to Sykes.

 

In 2012 he climbed onto the new, 1-year old ZX-10R platform, and came within half a point of winning the championship. That was really impressive (even though I was rooting for The Emperor). The next year he wiped the floor with everyone despite Eugene Laverty's strong run in the 2nd half of the season. Then came 2014 where Sykes narrowly lost out to Guintoli (GUINTOLI), but hey, his team mate did T-Bone him in turn 2 at Malaysia. Bear in mind that Rea finished 3rd on a 7-Year old Honda, but a long way off the points totals.

 

Then, 2015. Race 1, Philip Island. JR P1, TS P6. Race 2, JR P2, TS P4. Then Rea went on to win the next three races, then second, then won four more. Long story short, at the end of 2015 the points totals were JR P1 548, TS P3 399. 

 

Now I'm expected to believe that in less than one year the bike developed so much in Rea's favour that Sykes managed to score nearly 150 points (6 race wins) less than Rea? The years following I can totally believe that development favoured JR's input, 100%, but why wouldn't it? They're there to win races and championships, and JR was by far their best chance of doing that. 

[Starvin' Marvin]

The BMW S1000RR HP4 on the floor at Donford Motorrad Cape Town has a tag of R1 395 000.

The salemans at Motorrad Bloem says they cost R2m to build.

[patches]

The salemans at Motorrad Bloem says they cost R2m to build.

 

There, fixed it 

[sawystertrance]

The salemans at Motorrad Bloem says they cost R2m to build.

Possible future classic and collectors' item then?

[Spokey]

 

No collectors item, but my humble KLR enjoying a trip to Swartburg Pass via Paardepoort.