Miscellaneous Cool Italian Bikes

Started by Travman, January 21, 2010, 02:53:00 AM

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Kopfjager

Woohoohoohoo! Two personal records! For breath holding and number of sharks shot in the face.

Dirty Duc

136 claimed HP out of an air-cooled 900 isn't too shabby.

Kopfjager

Woohoohoohoo! Two personal records! For breath holding and number of sharks shot in the face.

Desert Dust

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Quote from: kopfjäger on January 06, 2015, 09:01:55 PM


250cc two stroke? The guys who rode the old 500cc two strokes were riding wild beasts compared to the new four stroke classes with ABS & traction control.
07 S2R 1K:  "You are not special. You're not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else. We're all part of the same compost heap. We're all singing, all dancing crap of the world.”

Desert Dust

For example, Randy Mamola (below) King Kenny, Kevin Schwantz, Eddie Lawson, Marco Luchenelli all rode these untamed beasts.

07 S2R 1K:  "You are not special. You're not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else. We're all part of the same compost heap. We're all singing, all dancing crap of the world.”

silas

Ride fast, ride safe
'98 M900, '92 Yamaha TDM850

DarkMonster620

Carlos
I said I was smart, never that I had my shit together
Quote from: ducatiz on March 27, 2014, 08:34:34 AMDucati is the pretty girl that can't walk in heels without stumbling. I still love her.
"When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

SpikeC

Spike Cornelius
  PDX
   2009 M1100S Assorted blingy odds and ends(now gone)
2008 Bimota DB5R  woo-Hoo!
   1965 T100SC

DarkMonster620

Carlos
I said I was smart, never that I had my shit together
Quote from: ducatiz on March 27, 2014, 08:34:34 AMDucati is the pretty girl that can't walk in heels without stumbling. I still love her.
"When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

geoffduc

Quote from: kopfjäger on January 04, 2015, 08:35:01 AM


Not just King of Super Bikes but now King of the Jungle... ;) ;)

I don't personally watch that crap on TV but have to say well done Carl... [clap]

Geoff... [coffee]
2015 scrambler FT
2009 monster 1100s

HotIce

Quote from: Desert Dust on January 06, 2015, 09:48:15 PM
For example, Randy Mamola (below) King Kenny, Kevin Schwantz, Eddie Lawson, Marco Luchenelli all rode these untamed beasts.


Funny how riding instructors will likely point out the not correct body position.
Like tennis instructors had, back then, when looking at John McEnroe style  [coffee]

ducatiz

Quote from: HotIce on January 09, 2015, 06:51:58 AM
Funny how riding instructors will likely point out the not correct body position.
Like tennis instructors had, back then, when looking at John McEnroe style  [coffee]


ahahah good point

that's proper riding position if you don't have traction control, and cpu controlled fuel delivery and composite frame and blah blah blah.. you know, a real bike
Check out my oil filter forensics thread!                     Offended? Click here
"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

Desert Dust

A friend of mine picked this up in L.A.
07 S2R 1K:  "You are not special. You're not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else. We're all part of the same compost heap. We're all singing, all dancing crap of the world.”

ducatiz

Check out my oil filter forensics thread!                     Offended? Click here
"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.