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From: thefathippy on 28 Oct 2009 19:37 On Oct 28, 10:51 pm, VTR250 <goo...(a)m-streeter.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > BTW - The bike looks very different from the side. Here are some more > pics: > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1223085/Brad-Pitt-knocke.... <looks at video> I'm not sure how anyone came to the conclusion the photographer knocked him off. It appears to me that he was lanesplitting (badly) between stationary vehicles. Boofhead. Tony F
From: theo on 28 Oct 2009 22:22 On Oct 28, 5:40 pm, "George W. Frost" <georgewfr...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > "theo" <theodo...(a)bigpond.com.au> wrote in message > > news:9a77f1c0-28b6-4331-aa35-41b6aa06ddfc(a)g22g2000prf.googlegroups.com... > On Oct 28, 9:31 am, Zebee Johnstone <zeb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > In aus.motorcycles on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:27:22 GMT > > George W. Frost <georgewfr...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > There were no cafe racers in the 1950's > > > they didn't come into vogue till the early 1970's when the Japanese > > > bikes > > > hit the market > > > Umm... eh? > > That was my reaction. > > ************************ > > There were the few boy racers around before this, but the majority of cafe > racers didn't eventuate till later on > > In the 1950's, it was the Triumph, BSA, AJS, and others with standard bars > which were on the road > then the japs came in around 1967 with cheaper and better lasting bikes, > then the urge to change the styling of them started, with the bars changed > along with other things. > If you could get a Harley, it was usually a Sporty, because the Glides were > too expensive, then if you got a Gilde, the first things to go were the > garbage bags and standard bars, replaced with ape hangers > > I thought you were old enough to remember those things Theo I was thinking about Brit Cafe bikes. something tarty and tasty, like a Triton or Norvin, not some Japanese factory made 'caff' bike. People were riding those before anyone heard of Jap bikes. Theo
From: hippo on 29 Oct 2009 01:25 thefathippy wrote: > > On Oct 28, 10:51�pm, VTR250 <goo...(a)m-streeter.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > BTW - The bike looks very different from the side. �Here are some more > > pics: > > �http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1223085/Brad-Pitt-knocke... > > <looks at video> > I'm not sure how anyone came to the conclusion the photographer > knocked him off. It appears to me that he was lanesplitting (badly) > between stationary vehicles. Boofhead. > > Tony F > > Agreed - nothing else was moving! Did he actually hit the mirror or catch the out-turned tyre on the parked car? Oh well, I suppose most of us have done something vaguely similar... :) -- Posted at www.usenet.com.au
From: Jordan on 29 Oct 2009 23:29 atec 7 7 wrote: > > riding sprung hubs and rigid pommie bikes taught me that hard tails > slide to easily OK for racey types like yourself, but timid people like me who just want to get around at legal speeds find rigid frames just fine. Jordan
From: atec 7 7 "atec on 30 Oct 2009 00:35
Jordan wrote: > atec 7 7 wrote: >> >> riding sprung hubs and rigid pommie bikes taught me that hard tails >> slide to easily > > OK for racey types like yourself, but timid people like me who just want > to get around at legal speeds find rigid frames just fine. > > Jordan I take it then your inbuilt padding provides the missing suspension as I find rigids knock my chronic back problem for 6 hence the desire for suspension , yes the rigid looks cool but the compromise aint worth it when a monoshock works far better and still looks cool My tt500 is mono shocked for a cafe' and handles very well . |