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I am MotoRasher, I am a Hardcore Bike Lover, I am from India and Old Member in your forums, Never thought of Introducing myself here. Bikers cafe is really a good biking forums. I would like to participate here. I hope I would have a great time here :)


Regards]]> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 08:03:39 +0000 http://www.bikers-cafe.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=5478 http://www.bikers-cafe.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=5473
This was the biggest show they've done with ticket sales up 66% from last year.

All the big names were there from Honda, Ducati, Suzuki etc, Kawasaki were there too but sadly with no bikes!

We had the usual pose pictures

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I found my favourite of them all, Ducati's 848 in matt black, so nice...

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Wall of death was back

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Speedway

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And thoughout the weekend there were some excellent bands on including a status quo tribute and a SKA band, never seen a SKA band but was worth it, excellent fun.

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We even had enough time for a few hangovers!

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Over the weekend, we took part in the Moped Enduro again

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Great fun as always, the bike ran well despite the air filter getting damaged and sucking in all the dust off the track! Carb will need a good clean, and I don't even want to guess whats in the engine!

Those who read the BMF testing post will surely be waiting for an update on our upgrades, which I am pleased to say worked well.

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The knobbled tyres got some cracking grip at the start of the races where the track was still wet, I have never ridden on them before and it took a bit of getting used too. I am used to having the bike planted on the ground, but the new tyres made the bike very twitchy, but after a few laps we got used to them.

And the 3 litre fuel tank we fitted was just about big enough to complete each 1 1/2 hour race, literally, and by the end of both races the tank was empty, with the bike running on what was left in the fuel lines.

We were running well, keeping very good pace with many other bikes, which led to some competition

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We finished 28th out of 65 overall and 20th from 39 in our class. Which is an improvement again, last time out was 37th overall. There was another Gilera Runner out on track who finished 17th overall after clocking up 15 laps more than us over the 3 hours of racing. We'll get there eventually! :)

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Once again we haven't left much time to prepare but its never let us down in the past.

Last time we raced we emptied the fuel tank afterwards and found a lot of unused fuel we had been carrying around all weekend, so our biggest alteration was removing the standard road going fuel tank (11.5 Litres I believe), and replaced it with a new 3 litre go kart tank, which we expect will require a mid race refuel.

Space for old tank

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New tank under seat

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Other alterations, are some knobbly tyres! At last!

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Not the ones we wanted, but they seem to work pretty well. Narrower than previous which makes the bike pretty twitchy. It may of been our test track (a gulley) but the front seemed very easy to lock, I guess practice will solve that.

Testing got underway, we have two new riders this time out who have little experience on a 'powered' bike, so they took most of the runs

slow and steady wins the day... apparently

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There was a big crowd too

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Even the press were onsite

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Joe, One of the more experienced riders testing those knobblys...

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Fairings need bolting back on, we need most of them on to protect the cooling system, but others we have managed to remove especially around the old fuel tank.

We finsihed 37th from 65 last time, mainly because of lack of grip in the early stages. Hopefully we can find the grip quicker this time round.

Any useful advice for racing on knobblys is more than welcome.]]> Sun, 08 May 2011 20:40:56 +0000 http://www.bikers-cafe.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=5471 http://www.bikers-cafe.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=5470
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My very own little biker chick is here!!

:wub:]]> Sat, 07 May 2011 17:05:23 +0000 http://www.bikers-cafe.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=5470 http://www.bikers-cafe.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=5469
'Im looking for some help with a competition soon it's the Barclay's Bank (one small step) to raise funds for advertising for my venture which is called Paddock Belt, this product is bike related and in the few months of starting to my surprise has had orders going out as far as San Deigo, california....

So if I post a web like in a new post soon could you....if you dont mind "LIKE" the product / idea as this competition will go to the public on 30th May CLICK HERE to LIKE :-)


we also have a facebook page FACEBOOK PAGE

Thanks very much for your votes....all!

FOG
PADDOCK BELT


*Edited By SpeedMonster..... to include link for Paddock belt!*]]> Tue, 03 May 2011 12:46:55 +0000 http://www.bikers-cafe.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=5469 http://www.bikers-cafe.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=5468
The event pits pre 1970 classic dirt bikes against a monster hill in the wilds of Worcestershire. Always a popoular event locally and this year the very resonable £7 gate entry went at least in part to Help for Hereos

The bikes race in a variety of catorgories and engine sizes in groups of four with the fastest two making it through to the next round. Riders from 16 to 75(!) take place and the roar of brit bikes on open pipes and the crackling of Chezch two-strokes feels the air. All this as the sweet smell of Castrol hangs in the air...brilliant.

The official website will give the details...

http://redmarleyhillclimb.com/Welcome.html

A few pics from another grand day out:

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j289/Radarspit/Red%20Marley%202011/DSCF7017.jpg
My Thundercat, Katana's Fireblade and Thumper's Tiger. Sometimes I feel like I am typing in code!

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j289/Radarspit/Red%20Marley%202011/DSCF7031.jpg
The event is set in stunning Worcestershire and was blessed with bright sunshine this year

The bike park threw up some nice bikes too:

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j289/Radarspit/Red%20Marley%202011/DSCF7028.jpg
A proper off-road bikes, before BMW spoilt everything with huge bikes saddled down with more kit than an average army

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j289/Radarspit/Red%20Marley%202011/DSCF7174.jpg
Rare Laverda twin, pretty bike...

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j289/Radarspit/Red%20Marley%202011/DSCF7167.jpg
Ice cool

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j289/Radarspit/Red%20Marley%202011/DSCF7161.jpg
Traditional trike shot

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j289/Radarspit/Red%20Marley%202011/DSCF7158.jpg
Thumper has dreams about Monkey bikes...

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j289/Radarspit/Red%20Marley%202011/DSCF7155.jpg
Blimey! A GT750...how rare

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j289/Radarspit/Red%20Marley%202011/DSCF7154.jpg
A sublime way to get to physio...

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j289/Radarspit/Red%20Marley%202011/DSCF7151.jpg
Loving the wicker top box...more British than a huge wedding costing millions!

We also had a wonder around the trade stands and pits

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j289/Radarspit/Red%20Marley%202011/DSCF7058.jpg
Inventive use of an old beer barrel!

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j289/Radarspit/Red%20Marley%202011/DSCF7042.jpg
This electric off road bike was also on show and four of them atacked the hill with some gusto. However the run was performed in silence...this electric power is all very clever, but is dubious environmentally and lacks any kind of drama in competetion

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j289/Radarspit/Red%20Marley%202011/DSCF7037.jpg
This Enfield Fury really caught my eye, but £6000 is proper money

But this what the day was about...

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The mighty hill itself...

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Waiting for their turn for a crack at the hill...

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State of the art riding gear was not exactly the order of the day!

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j289/Radarspit/Red%20Marley%202011/DSCF7099.jpg
Out of the gate!

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You have got to keep it wound on

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Not everybody makes it!

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Recovery can be tricky

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j289/Radarspit/Red%20Marley%202011/DSCF7131.jpg
We made it to the top on foot...thats Thumper and Katana up there

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This the view from the top

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The races came thick and fast all afternoon

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We even managed to spot Ses310 in the throng

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j289/Radarspit/Red%20Marley%202011/DSCF7148.jpg
No day out is complete without a 'light salad'!

Cracking day out!]]> Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:34:21 +0000 http://www.bikers-cafe.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=5468 http://www.bikers-cafe.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=5463
52 plate Aprilia RSV1000 Mille, 19k, FSH, arrow race exhaust, K&N filter, PCIII, braided lines and a bargain too. Will let you have a guess on price and will post some pics up once ive got it.]]> Thu, 24 Mar 2011 23:56:51 +0000 http://www.bikers-cafe.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=5463 http://www.bikers-cafe.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=5460 as title really... where is the cheapest places to get a barnett clutch, sump gasket and power commander for a 2008 R1? the power commander does not have to be new as long as it works :) Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:36:46 +0000 http://www.bikers-cafe.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=5460 http://www.bikers-cafe.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=5455
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/upload/817/images/aHONDAF6CVALKRIEX4-01.jpg
Honda's F6C in action

An impressive sounding name, but what does it actually mean...

Well according to the online Britanic Concise dictionary:

In Germanic religion, any of a group of maidens sent by Odin to select slain warriors worthy of a place in Valhalla. They rode to the battlefield on horses or, in some accounts, flew through the air and sea. Some had the power to cause the death of warriors they disliked; others guarded the lives and ships of those they favoured. According to various myths, they were either purely supernatural or human with supernatural powers; they were associated with fairness, brightness, and gold as well as with bloodshed.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Walkyrien_by_Emil_Doepler.jpg/779px-Walkyrien_by_Emil_Doepler.jpg

Meanwhile on good old Wikipedia:

In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (from Old Norse valkyrja "chooser of the slain") is one of a host of female figures who decide who will die in battle. The valkyries bring their chosen to the afterlife hall of the slain, Valhalla, ruled over by the god Odin, where the deceased warriors become einherjar. There, when the einherjar are not preparing for the events of Ragnarök, the valkyries bear them mead. Valkyries also appear as lovers of heroes and other mortals, where they are sometimes described as the daughters of royalty, sometimes accompanied by ravens, and sometimes connected to swans.

Valkyries are attested in the Poetic Edda, a book of poems compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources; the Prose Edda and Heimskringla (by Snorri Sturluson), and Njáls saga, a Saga of Icelanders, all written in the 13th century. They appear throughout the poetry of skalds, in a 14th century charm, and in various runic inscriptions.

The Old English cognate terms wælcyrge and wælcyrie appear in several Old English manuscripts, and scholars have explored whether the terms appear in Old English by way of Norse influence, or reflect a tradition also native among the Anglo-Saxon pagans. Scholarly theories have been proposed about the relation between the valkyries, the norns, the dísir, Germanic seeresses, and shieldmaidens. Archaeological excavations throughout Scandinavia have uncovered amulets theorized as depicting valkyries. In modern culture, valkyries have been the subject of works of art, musical works, video games and poetry.

So it is approriate then that one of the most spectacular aircraft of all time also carried the name 'Valkarie'

http://www.avsim.com/pages/1107/Valkyrie/title.jpg

http://www.aircraftinformation.info/Images/Valkyrie_12.jpg

What an amazing aircraft.

Yes...I am a bit bored this evening!]]> Fri, 04 Feb 2011 20:38:20 +0000 http://www.bikers-cafe.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=5455 http://www.bikers-cafe.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=5386 Take care ride safe!

FOG]]> Sun, 02 Jan 2011 10:35:33 +0000 http://www.bikers-cafe.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=5386 http://www.bikers-cafe.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=5371
Only 7 days to go.

Mads, Gone2Mars and Myself are off to Europe next Wednesday 04th August. Very excited. We have been working on this since christmas but already it hasn't been smooth sailing.

Good points! 10 days across Europe, roughly 2300 ish miles planned, 7 countries, Stelvio pass, Fluela Pass, Furka pass, and toll roads banned.

Bad points! G2Ms Fireblade has a dodgy 2nd gear, my ZX6Rs brake pads still need changing, and Mads's GSXR6's tyres aren't looking to healthy.

But currently, thats 7 good points and the 3 bad points. Odds are good.]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:35:26 +0000 http://www.bikers-cafe.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=5371 http://www.bikers-cafe.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=5369 Got back 2 weeks ago... had a great time but OMG we are both still really bad with the 'deli belly' and sickness.

My advice to anyone going is expect to get ill coz loads of peeps were...]]> Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:40:12 +0000 http://www.bikers-cafe.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=5369 http://www.bikers-cafe.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=5366
any suggestions?]]> Sat, 03 Jul 2010 14:37:21 +0000 http://www.bikers-cafe.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=5366 http://www.bikers-cafe.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=5365 been a while since i posted but could do with all of your expertise and experience.. i need to change my tyres and not sure what to get..

Bike: K4 GSXR600
Use: road mainly. will be doing approx 2500miles soon and will be plenty of twisties.


any ideas on what to get?

and where can i get them the cheapest?


many thanks all :) hope you're all enjoying the sunshine this weekend.]]> Sat, 03 Jul 2010 07:45:54 +0000 http://www.bikers-cafe.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=5365 http://www.bikers-cafe.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=5359 Sat, 19 Jun 2010 09:34:14 +0000 http://www.bikers-cafe.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=5359