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Clubroom => Vinduro => Topic started by: The Wombat on August 07, 2014, 05:04:42 pm
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So saw this and thought of you Geoff.
https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=10201644764279559&set=pcb.302605439922179&type=1&theater
A rare find, act quickly :P
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That would give you a matching Pair Geoff 2 BMW 175 ' s
The Stig
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Nah it’s the same bike Stig
That’s my sponsors bike, that’s where I left what was left of it after Harrow
My BMW before Harrow
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a393/gmcloa/My%20bikes/BMW-KE-175-1_zps5128ca49.jpg) (http://s15.photobucket.com/user/gmcloa/media/My%20bikes/BMW-KE-175-1_zps5128ca49.jpg.html)
After Harrow
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t1.0-9/10401630_10201644764279559_3538859960034153563_n.jpg)
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Nah it’s the same bike Stig
That’s my sponsors bike, that’s where I left what was left of it after Harrow
My BMW before Harrow
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a393/gmcloa/My%20bikes/BMW-KE-175-1_zps5128ca49.jpg) (http://s15.photobucket.com/user/gmcloa/media/My%20bikes/BMW-KE-175-1_zps5128ca49.jpg.html)
After Harrow
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t1.0-9/10401630_10201644764279559_3538859960034153563_n.jpg)
Lol ... just like a true factory rider Geoff :)
So what's the story behind the BMW nametag on the KE175 ??
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He needed a foot in each camp in the Jap V the Euro's
The Euro's won by 1 lap
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Lol ... just like a true factory rider Geoff :)
So what's the story behind the BMW nametag on the KE175 ??
He moaned so much last year about riding an OSSA Super Pioneer I supplied him that I thought a ghost was riding it, so I reckoned giving him my sons learning bike was a better fit to re-align his ego - of course, it still had to be Euro. If he complains this time around I have a Suzuki Trailhopper 50 with his name on it for next year..........
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Lol ... just like a true factory rider Geoff :)
So what's the story behind the BMW nametag on the KE175 ??
He moaned so much last year about riding an OSSA Super Pioneer I supplied him that I thought a ghost was riding it, so I reckoned giving him my sons learning bike was a better fit to re-align his ego - of course, it still had to be Euro. If he complains this time around I have a Suzuki Trailhopper 50 with his name on it for next year..........
Hahahaha .. good one :)
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(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a393/gmcloa/My%20bikes/BMW-KE-175-1_zps5128ca49.jpg) (http://s15.photobucket.com/user/gmcloa/media/My%20bikes/BMW-KE-175-1_zps5128ca49.jpg.html)
A RUNNER!! An extremely rare breed around Casa De Morris ;D ;)
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(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a393/gmcloa/My%20bikes/BMW-KE-175-1_zps5128ca49.jpg) (http://s15.photobucket.com/user/gmcloa/media/My%20bikes/BMW-KE-175-1_zps5128ca49.jpg.html)
A RUNNER!! An extremely rare breed around Casa De Morris ;D ;)
Not his by the sounds of it .. that'd be why :)
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If he complains this time around I have a Suzuki Trailhopper 50 with his name on it for next year...
If your highly strung & temperamental factory rider doesn't ride it can I put my hand up for the Trailhopper 50 next year? I've been working on riding progressively slower bikes at Harrow since it started (PE175 > XT250 > DT125 > 50?). My ultimate aim is to walk the course...
Tex
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I'll consider it Tex. I'm doing something similar. I get bikes which are potentially VERY fast and ride them VERY slowly - takes more skill than you'd have thought! I'm doing well at it too.......
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If he complains this time around I have a Suzuki Trailhopper 50 with his name on it for next year...
If your highly strung & temperamental factory rider doesn't ride it can I put my hand up for the Trailhopper 50 next year? I've been working on riding progressively slower bikes at Harrow since it started (PE175 > XT250 > DT125 > 50?). My ultimate aim is to walk the course...
Tex
Read cryptically, you're buying a Maico? ;D
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Tex, if you are truely desperate for a bike that has no performance and is totally unsuited for Harrow I can bring my Suzuki RV125 over for you to ride next year.
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Don't overdo it! Surely you have an RV90? ;D
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Tex, if you are truely desperate for a bike that has no performance and is totally unsuited for Harrow I can bring my Suzuki RV125 over for you to ride next year.
Naaa Tex is weaned off of Suzuki now he finely gets to finish on Yamaha.....
Tex. GMC. and Canam on TW 200 bikes go the Beach Boys
The Stig
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I think he is waiting for an offer on a mighty DT400 , I know he has a thing for them . Iain
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Bastards ;D
You guys are annihilating my fine reputation, my bike prep is fine and I will have you know my bike has not let me down in the last year despite not ever laying a spanner on it.
Suzuki 50’s, DT 400’s, TW 200’s??
If these are the only bikes on offer then I am afraid I will have to disappoint you all and decline all sponsorships
I feel you have left me with no alternative and I will just have to rebuild my trusty little KDX
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I feel you have left me with no alternative and I will just have to rebuild my trusty little KDX
Will that be after you've rebuilt MY trusty KE, I mean, BMW?
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Remember the great man has been seen riding a right side shifting Bultaco. J
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Tex, if you are truely desperate for a bike that has no performance and is totally unsuited for Harrow I can bring my Suzuki RV125 over for you to ride next year.
Don't overdo it! Surely you have an RV90?
RV125, RV90, Trailhopper 50, it doesn't matter - I'll still do more laps than my non-Japanese bike riding colleagues on the VERi committee! ;D
How did you enjoy Harrow by the way Col?
The Euro's won by 1 lap
We wuz robbed! :P
Tex. GMC. and Canam on TW 200 bikes go the Beach Boys
Hmmm it's a strangely compelling idea... Anyone know where we can get three pre 85 TW200s? :o
Tex
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Tex. GMC. and Canam on TW 200 bikes go the Beach Boys
Hmmm it's a strangely compelling idea... Anyone know where we can get three pre 85 TW200s? :o
Tex
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Would you Dare to ride as the Beach Boys in ;D Man Kinis ::) ::) ::) :o :o :o ;D
The Stig
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Tex, if you are truely desperate for a bike that has no performance and is totally unsuited for Harrow I can bring my Suzuki RV125 over for you to ride next year.
Don't overdo it! Surely you have an RV90?
RV125, RV90, Trailhopper 50, it doesn't matter - I'll still do more laps than my non-Japanese bike riding colleagues on the VERi committee! ;D
How did you enjoy Harrow by the way Col?
The Euro's won by 1 lap
We wuz robbed! :P
Tex. GMC. and Canam on TW 200 bikes go the Beach Boys
Hmmm it's a strangely compelling idea... Anyone know where we can get three pre 85 TW200s? :o
Tex
The weekend at Harrow was some of the most fun I have had in a long time. I would dare to say that it was better than sex, mainly because I lasted the whole 3 lap riding the mighty auto, and that a lot longer than I can ever go at the other.
Since you want to stick with the reliable Yamaha option, I can off this fine example of the bread;
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s120/coljay/l2100.jpg)
1967 L2-CA. 100cc of pure power. It also has the convenience of electric start in case you have difficulty kick starting such a mighty engine.
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a mate had one of those..it used to jump in and out of gear and he used to tell us it was the "power band" ;D ;D
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That is a fine example Col!!! ;) I offer one loaf of freshly stale supermarket bread for it. (Don't let it breed mate please...... :)
Seriously I had exactly the same model in road worthy condition, (was going to club plate it to hack around town!) got burnt to a crisp in my shed fire >:(
Gemini minibike/cycle parts interchange. 8)
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Gemini parts interchange.... im not so sure.....it was a campaign to make people feel confident in the parts supply but at Yamaha they just laughed...the Gemini was a copy...not from Yamaha drawings though. the bits I wanted wouldn't fit that's for sure....
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Remember the great man has been seen riding a right side shifting Bultaco. J
I rode a right shift Bultaco a while back too.
Have ridden a few Euro's of late.
Jerrys Bulty impressed me with it's turning ability and torquey engine. Castella can make peaky bikes seem really bad because it is so tight so I was surprised an MXer had good torque.
Only problem with it was every time you put the brake on it started revving more and when I changed down a gear it stopped completely :o
Did a lap on an SWM and a CanAm at Denman Vinduro didn't like the Canam that much, it was a bit too grunty, liked the SWM but it was a bit too peaky. If you could find a motor between the 2 in the SWM it would be the Goldilocks bike.
Rode a CanAm at Tallarook last year, It was the same model that I rode at Denman (I don't think it was the same bike) and it really impressed me. The bike looks ugly as with it's square lines in the sidecovers, tank & headlight but it turned really good and the motor felt absolutely awesome.
And then their was the Ossa at Harrow last year. It felt a bit gumby on the MX track on the Saturday, the gearbox felt a bit clunky and I hit a few neutrals (oops, hope Paul doesn't read that) but on the greasy trails on the Sunday it was right at home. The non primary kick start was a pain but i can see why these bikes were popular back then.
The BMW I have to say was a disappointment though.
It felt and behaved like a cheap Japanese trail bike
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very impressive and forthright assessment of your mighty steeds sir godfrey....(been reading game of thrones)
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Since you want to stick with the reliable Yamaha option, I can off this fine example of the bread;
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s120/coljay/l2100.jpg)
1967 L2-CA. 100cc of pure power...
I am familiar with that model:
(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p311/Tex_VMX/DSCF5460.jpg)
Apologies for the extremely poor image quality. Yes that's me in the blue jumper.
Tex
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Since you want to stick with the reliable Yamaha option, I can off this fine example of the bread;
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s120/coljay/l2100.jpg)
1967 L2-CA. 100cc of pure power...
I am familiar with that model:
(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p311/Tex_VMX/DSCF5460.jpg)
Apologies for the extremely poor image quality. Yes that's me in the blue jumper.
Tex
Awww, cute. You look so young I reckon I can still see the egg shell in your hair. :)