The UK Growers Thread!

unlucky

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Red Rocket,they're straight hooligan bikes!



So am I but you'l be surprised what a single cylinder two stroke can do! It may be only be a 125cc with L plates but it's derestricted with a race exhaust and @33hp it does 0-60 in 5 seconds and pulls to around 100mph!

My bike mechanic mate (Honda dealer for 30 years) keeps egging me on to let him bore and jet it up to a 175cc!
Nevermind your big sports bikes like R1's, I don't think it would be long before I killed myself on a bike weighing only 100kg that'll do 0-60 in 3 seconds and redlines at 130mph after about 10 seconds!
and on the 11th second the child runs out on to the road and you have all the seconds in the world to slow it down and miss hitting them........... mmmmmmm yorkshire ripper out speeding.....with all the time in the world................... slow it down stick to the speed limits play it safe ;-)
 

The Yorkshireman

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ive worked with a bloke that put me off road bikes forever. he came off and they had to take out his spleen. now hes taking tablets every day for the rest of his life. that was a fire blade tho but he swears he wasnt going that fast
90% of motorcycle accidents are caused by car drivers mate.



My Auntie keeps taking the piss and telling me to get a proper bike,why the fuck she thinks I would ever need to go faster than this I'll never know!

"Auntie I can hit the speed limit in under 6 seconds,what more do you want? Or are you advocating that I break the speed limit and go tear arsing round at 100mph setting off car alarms so you know it's me?".

The answer I get? "It's still a phut phut"!
 

The Yorkshireman

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You have to drop the clutch for first gear just like i do ;) You'd be over before you knew it :D
No I don't.

A motorcycle uses a sequential gearbox with a wet clutch meaning (among other things) I can ride the clutch without melting my plates like you, I can engage the next gear without first letting the clutch all the way out.

I could also set off in second gear and STILL out accelerate you to the next gear change! ;)
 

tip top toker

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No I don't.

A motorcycle uses a sequential gearbox with a wet clutch meaning (among other things) I can ride the clutch without melting my plates like you, I can engage the next gear without first letting the clutch all the way out.

I could also set off in second gear and STILL out accelerate you to the next gear change! ;)
I am not debating changing gears or acceleration, i am simply stating that i can flatten you with a car, you can do sweet fuck all to me with your bike :) who cares about acceleration when i veered straight in front of you from the get go :lol: i can show you 101 video's of such a ting happeneing to explain my point in better detail. cras squash bikes however fast they ight be capable of going.
 

The Yorkshireman

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and on the 11th second the child runs out on to the road and you have all the seconds in the world to slow it down and miss hitting them........... mmmmmmm yorkshire ripper out speeding.....with all the time in the world................... slow it down stick to the speed limits play it safe ;-)
Who said anything about breaking the speed limit?

A Veyron is capable of doing 300mph,it doesn't mean you see them racing Ghostrider's Hayabusa down the M1!
 

The Yorkshireman

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I am not debating changing gears or acceleration, i am simply stating that i can flatten you with a car, you can do sweet fuck all to me with your bike :) who cares about acceleration when i veered straight in front of you from the get go :lol: i can show you 101 video's of such a ting happeneing to explain my point in better detail. cras squash bikes however fast they ight be capable of going.
Tip Top it's about mechanical grip.

You wouldn't be able to veer in front of me from the get go because I would be out of the way well before your car has managed to travel say the 6 feet between us to TRY and make contact!
 

mrt1980

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changing the subject a bit but i had a 2.2 vectra sri it was the most powerfull car ive ever had but it was the one i drove the slowest. still didnt stop me hitting a tree and i was only doing 35. it was a write off and ive had a bard neck for 4 years. i checked the tree the nect day and it had a tiny little scratch on it lol
 
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