Motorbikes are brilliant

[Saxondale]

On 18/03/2022 at 14:33, Daggers said:

Added a Himalayan to the stable today

 

You’ll have to let us know how you get on with this. The rugged simplicity really appeals. There’s something very charming about them.

[Mike Oxlong]

On 18/03/2022 at 14:33, Daggers said:

Added a Himalayan to the stable today

 

Back right ? Black jacket and feeling the cold ? 

Edited 22 March 2022 by Mike Oxlong

[Daggers]

9 hours ago, Saxondale said:

You’ll have to let us know how you get on with this. The rugged simplicity really appeals. There’s something very charming about them.

You had a test ride?

 

I was missing the XT600 for green laning but found myself vanishing down a bunny hole of ever more potent potentials. Then I discovered actually buying a 701 was impossible. Mate has had a Himi for a couple of years and loves it.

 

I’m quite prepared for the quirks and limitations, it’ll be fine for the job I want from it.

Edited 22 March 2022 by Daggers

[SpacedX]

Nice day for it...

 

 

[Col city fan]

Go on kids, treat yersens!

😉

[Countryfox]

25 minutes ago, Col city fan said:

Go on kids, treat yersens!

😉

Col mate .. perhaps you need to start a scooter thread ..  this is for motorbikes .. the clues in the name ..  you know ..  real bikes ..  for real men ..  

[Col city fan]

30 minutes ago, Countryfox said:

Col mate .. perhaps you need to start a scooter thread ..  this is for motorbikes .. the clues in the name ..  you know ..  real bikes ..  for real men ..  

🤬

[Countryfox]

10 minutes ago, Col city fan said:

🤬

How rude !   

[Daggers]

Better than my XT600 on offroad, the worst seat on any bike I've ever ridden - I love it.

 

[SpacedX]

[Daggers]

The Enfield is an absolute blast off-road, it just ploughs through any surface even with stock tyres…but then I’ve not encountered anything really gnarly yet. 
 

Even though I’m still stuck to around 40mph while running in, it’s still fun enough on B roads. 
 

 

Edited 27 March 2022 by Daggers

[Daggers]

[SeCrEt FoX]

10 minutes ago, Daggers said:

Did you fall off? Where is that, looks familiar. I'm hoping to do my bike test this year, little bored of riding a 125cc. 

[Daggers]

49 minutes ago, SeCrEt FoX said:

Did you fall off? Where is that, looks familiar. I'm hoping to do my bike test this year, little bored of riding a 125cc. 

Stock tyres are naff at self cleaning in the mud, hit a big patch and the rear went walkabout. Such things happen off-road. 
 

All the lanes I do while I’m running it in are around North Northants so I can go 40 in between them without bothering people who have places to be. 

Edited 7 April 2022 by Daggers

[Nick]

5 minutes ago, Daggers said:

Stock tyres are naff at self cleaning in the mud, hit a big patch and the rear went walkabout. Such things happen off-road. 
 

All the lanes I do while I’m running it in are around North Northants so I can go 40 in between them without bothering people who have places to be. 

It's just so nice to see you off that tin pot hairdryer living a strange mod fantasy and enjoying a proper bike. I feel like I can look you in the eye again now.

[Daggers]

1 hour ago, Nick said:

It's just so nice to see you off that tin pot hairdryer living a strange mod fantasy and enjoying a proper bike. I feel like I can look you in the eye again now.

Still got the Vespa, I chopped the GSX1250 in for the Himmy. 
 

Planning on an Enfield Interceptor after I’ve done the Nc500 again on the scooter - just wondering whether to swap one for the other or go to three machines in the garage. It’s not like I need my balls anymore so it doesn’t matter if Sue finds out 😁

[Nick]

53 minutes ago, Daggers said:

Still got the Vespa, I chopped the GSX1250 in for the Himmy. 
 

Planning on an Enfield Interceptor after I’ve done the Nc500 again on the scooter - just wondering whether to swap one for the other or go to three machines in the garage. It’s not like I need my balls anymore so it doesn’t matter if Sue finds out 😁

I really like the Himmy. Looks great fun.

[Daggers]

On 07/04/2022 at 16:22, Nick said:

I really like the Himmy. Looks great fun.

It’s a little off-road Tonka Toy. Not the best, but superb fun. Be better when I’ve got a decent set of knobblies on it. 
 

Popped a deposit down today to swap the Vespa for this…

 

[Nick]

Wow! Anything is better than a Vespa obviously but that looks like a right toy!

[Daggers]

2 hours ago, Nick said:

Wow! Anything is better than a Vespa obviously but that looks like a right toy!

They really are ace though, go test ride a GTS300 - I dare you not to grin for the entire ride. 
 

But yeh, the Interceptor is sexy. 

[SpacedX]

[SpacedX]

Much more appropriate for this bike and super aggressive looking...

 

[SeCrEt FoX]

1 hour ago, Line-X said:

Much more appropriate for this bike and super aggressive looking...

 

Tyre porn! 

[Daggers]

On 16/04/2022 at 23:27, Line-X said:

I recognise a couple of those folks. Been a while since I've popped over to Idle Torque.

[SpacedX]

Creations like these genuinely warm the heart. Allen Millyard, complete nutter and English eccentric - somewhere between Alan Titchmarsh and Johnny Ball - an engineering genius of the same ilk as Britten and Munro. In 2009, he had the batshit idea of taking an 8litre V10 viper engine and designing and building a motorcycle around it. This thing puts out 500lb-ft of torque and 500bhp and will see 185mph @ 5,000rpm, 215 mph at half throttle and idles at 30 mph yet he's occasionally sighted trundling around the back lanes of Berkshire on it. It sounds like a cross between a Massey Ferguson tractor and a Messerschmitt 109. Shut the throttle too abruptly and the engine braking would probably hurl you over the bars and the opposite side of the home counties. 

 

The ratchet driven centre stand has me howling every time. 

 

 

And next week, join us when Allen takes a Lamborghini V12 engine and installs it in a Honda Super Cub.