Re: Chimay and ukrm feckwits (longish)

On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 18:57:55 +0100,
chateau.murray.takethisout@dsl.pipex.com (The Older Gentleman) wrote:

>And the 400 Four? Everyone who chased it around the countryside was
>surprised at just how well it goes, when wound up. I utterly adore it.
>You get the feeling that when they built it, the engineers and
>developers put just a bit extra into the project. They went the extra
>mile, and built something exceptional. And with soul.
>
>It's 30 years old, and it still copes happily with modern roads, modern
>traffic, and can make bigger bikes work a little bit harder than they
>thought they'd have to, to keep it in sight. It's truly one of Japan's
>finest designs.

No arguments from me.

I am similarly enamoured with my turbo. OK, it's not as old as yours,
but it's still over 20 years old now, and is just so much fun to ride.
Two up, with luggage, it cruises at 100mph with no problem. After I
dropped Ginny off in London, I fought my way round the the south
circular and then set the controls to the heart of Gloucestershire at
a steady 110mph, and off we went. Once I got on the A419 at Swindon,
I upped the ante to 120. Fabulous, fabulous bike - I shall keep it
forever.

--
Champ

ZX10R | GPz750turbo | GSX-R 600 racer
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Champ wrote:
>
> I am similarly enamoured with my turbo. OK, it's not as old as yours,
> but it's still over 20 years old now, and is just so much fun to ride.
> Two up, with luggage, it cruises at 100mph with no problem. After I
^^^^^^
> dropped Ginny off in London, I fought my way round the the south
> circular and then set the controls to the heart of Gloucestershire at
> a steady 110mph, and off we went. Once I got on the A419 at Swindon,
^^^^^^
> I upped the ante to 120. Fabulous, fabulous bike - I shall keep it
^^^
> forever.

Since purchasing a GPS for the bike, I've discovered that Kawasaki
speedos[0] are incredibly optimistic once over 70mph.

What I thought was a nice comfortable cruise of 100mph turns out to be
just over 90mph; no wonder it seemed comfortable. 110mph on the clock
barely breaks the ton in real life; and so on, up through the dial.
Hardly surprising, mind.

I think I may have upset a few people on my way home, mind.

[0] Well, maybe not all of them, but the one on the 9R anyway.
--
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http://www.last.fm/group/ukrm

On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 23:42:30 +0100, Eddie <eddie@deguello.org> wrote:

>Champ wrote:
>>
>> I am similarly enamoured with my turbo. OK, it's not as old as yours,
>> but it's still over 20 years old now, and is just so much fun to ride.
>> Two up, with luggage, it cruises at 100mph with no problem. After I
> ^^^^^^
>> dropped Ginny off in London, I fought my way round the the south
>> circular and then set the controls to the heart of Gloucestershire at
>> a steady 110mph, and off we went. Once I got on the A419 at Swindon,
> ^^^^^^
>> I upped the ante to 120. Fabulous, fabulous bike - I shall keep it
> ^^^
>> forever.
>
>Since purchasing a GPS for the bike, I've discovered that Kawasaki
>speedos[0] are incredibly optimistic once over 70mph.

Yeah, but the number is just a useful reference. I'm sure mine is a
fair bit out, but at an indicated 120 it's passing everything, so I'm
happy :-)
--
Champ

ZX10R | GPz750turbo | GSX-R 600 racer
My advice as your attorney is to buy a motorcycle
To email me, neal at my domain should work.

Champ wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 23:42:30 +0100, Eddie <eddie@deguello.org> wrote:
>
>> Since purchasing a GPS for the bike, I've discovered that Kawasaki
>> speedos[0] are incredibly optimistic once over 70mph.
>
> Yeah, but the number is just a useful reference. I'm sure mine is a
> fair bit out, but at an indicated 120 it's passing everything, so I'm
> happy :-)

Absolutely.

The thing that slowed me down the most was just the amount of traffic on
UK roads; it came as a real shock after belting up through France on
roads that were nearly empty.

--
Eddie eddie@deguello.org

http://www.last.fm/group/ukrm

On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:33:44 +0100, Eddie <eddie@deguello.org> wrote:

>Champ wrote:
>> On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 23:42:30 +0100, Eddie <eddie@deguello.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Since purchasing a GPS for the bike, I've discovered that Kawasaki
>>> speedos[0] are incredibly optimistic once over 70mph.
>>
>> Yeah, but the number is just a useful reference. I'm sure mine is a
>> fair bit out, but at an indicated 120 it's passing everything, so I'm
>> happy :-)
>
>Absolutely.
>
>The thing that slowed me down the most was just the amount of traffic on
>UK roads; it came as a real shock after belting up through France on
>roads that were nearly empty.

Christ yes. The M20 is always a particular torture when coming back
from Europe - it's like "Welcome to England - it's crowded, and the
people are bad tempered and can't drive very well".
--
Champ

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My advice as your attorney is to buy a motorcycle
To email me, neal at my domain should work.

On 23 Jul, 11:53, Champ <n...@champ.org.uk> wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:33:44 +0100, Eddie <ed...@deguello.org> wrote:
> >Champ wrote:
> >> On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 23:42:30 +0100, Eddie <ed...@deguello.org> wrote:
>
> >>> Since purchasing a GPS for the bike, I've discovered that Kawasaki
> >>> speedos[0] are incredibly optimistic once over 70mph.
>
> >> Yeah, but the number is just a useful reference. I'm sure mine is a
> >> fair bit out, but at an indicated 120 it's passing everything, so I'm
> >> happy :-)
>
> >Absolutely.
>
> >The thing that slowed me down the most was just the amount of traffic on
> >UK roads; it came as a real shock after belting up through France on
> >roads that were nearly empty.
>
> Christ yes. The M20 is always a particular torture when coming back
> from Europe - it's like "Welcome to England - it's crowded, and the
> people are bad tempered and can't drive very well".

It's that hill up out of Dover to the M20 that gets me, every time.

"I can see you're coming up behind me really fast, and I know I'm only
doing 50mph, but I'm going to overtake that truck half a mile ahead,
even if it takes me five minutes to reach it....|"

And then they hoot angrily when you overtake them on the inside.

On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:23:29 -0700,
TOG@toil,chateau.murray@btinternet.com,
<chateau.murray@btinternet.com> wrote:

>> Christ yes. The M20 is always a particular torture when coming back
>> from Europe - it's like "Welcome to England - it's crowded, and the
>> people are bad tempered and can't drive very well".

>It's that hill up out of Dover to the M20 that gets me, every time.
>
>"I can see you're coming up behind me really fast, and I know I'm only
>doing 50mph, but I'm going to overtake that truck half a mile ahead,
>even if it takes me five minutes to reach it....|"
>
>And then they hoot angrily when you overtake them on the inside.

Yesterday, it was trucks from one far-away part of eastern europe
overtaking other trucks from another far-away part of easter europe.
--
Champ

ZX10R | GPz750turbo | GSX-R 600 racer
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On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:23:29 -0700,
TOG@toil,chateau.murray@btinternet.com,
<chateau.murray@btinternet.com> wrote:

snip>
>
>It's that hill up out of Dover to the M20 that gets me, every time.
>
>"I can see you're coming up behind me really fast, and I know I'm only
>doing 50mph, but I'm going to overtake that truck half a mile ahead,
>even if it takes me five minutes to reach it....|"
>
>And then they hoot angrily when you overtake them on the inside.

Using the tunnel cut that problem out and once we were off the train
it was only 5 minutes before we were heading up the M20. I'd use the
tunnel again if I was planning a late crossing but under normal
circumstances I'd opt for the ferry so food and drink can be partaken
of.

Andy Bonwick wrote:
>
> Using the tunnel cut that problem out and once we were off the train
> it was only 5 minutes before we were heading up the M20. I'd use the
> tunnel again if I was planning a late crossing but under normal
> circumstances I'd opt for the ferry so food and drink can be partaken
> of.

I made sandwiches for my lunch, while I was making my breakfast on
Sunday morning. Organised or what?

--
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http://www.last.fm/group/ukrm

Andy Bonwick wrote:
>
> Using the tunnel cut that problem out and once we were off the train
> it was only 5 minutes before we were heading up the M20. I'd use the
> tunnel again if I was planning a late crossing but under normal
> circumstances I'd opt for the ferry so food and drink can be partaken
> of.

What is this "food" of which you speak?

--
ogden
sv650 - surprisingly quick for a girl's bike

On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:12:44 +0100, ogden <ogden@pre.org> wrote:

>Andy Bonwick wrote:
>>
>> Using the tunnel cut that problem out and once we were off the train
>> it was only 5 minutes before we were heading up the M20. I'd use the
>> tunnel again if I was planning a late crossing but under normal
>> circumstances I'd opt for the ferry so food and drink can be partaken
>> of.
>
>What is this "food" of which you speak?

A packet of crisps.

On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:41:20 +0100, Andy Bonwick
<nospam@bonwick.me.uk> wrote:

>I'd use the
>tunnel again if I was planning a late crossing but under normal
>circumstances I'd opt for the ferry so food and drink can be partaken
>of.

That was my thinking - in both directions we didn't have to worry
about stopping elsewhere for food, as we could eat on the boat.
--
Champ

ZX10R | GPz750turbo | GSX-R 600 racer
My advice as your attorney is to buy a motorcycle
To email me, neal at my domain should work.

Andy Bonwick wrote:
>
> On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:12:44 +0100, ogden <ogden@pre.org> wrote:
>
> >Andy Bonwick wrote:
> >>
> >> Using the tunnel cut that problem out and once we were off the train
> >> it was only 5 minutes before we were heading up the M20. I'd use the
> >> tunnel again if I was planning a late crossing but under normal
> >> circumstances I'd opt for the ferry so food and drink can be partaken
> >> of.
> >
> >What is this "food" of which you speak?
>
> A packet of crisps.

"liquid bread"

--
ogden
sv650 - surprisingly quick for a girl's bike

In the referenced article, TOG@toil,chateau.murray@btinternet.com, <chateau.murray@btinternet.com> writes:

>It's that hill up out of Dover to the M20 that gets me, every time.
>
>"I can see you're coming up behind me really fast, and I know I'm only
>doing 50mph, but I'm going to overtake that truck half a mile ahead,
>even if it takes me five minutes to reach it....|"
>
>And then they hoot angrily when you overtake them on the inside.

Then there are the tossers who hammer up from behind and flash you
because obviously you're going to move over to the left into the side
of an artic. They also seem to believe that moving into the few metres
of space between you and the next vehicle will really save them some
time.

I think some people just don't like being behind a bike.
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On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:33:50 GMT, ensmjc@bath.ac.uk (M J Carley)
wrote:

>In the referenced article, TOG@toil,chateau.murray@btinternet.com, <chateau.murray@btinternet.com> writes:
>
>>It's that hill up out of Dover to the M20 that gets me, every time.
>>
>>"I can see you're coming up behind me really fast, and I know I'm only
>>doing 50mph, but I'm going to overtake that truck half a mile ahead,
>>even if it takes me five minutes to reach it....|"
>>
>>And then they hoot angrily when you overtake them on the inside.
>
>Then there are the tossers who hammer up from behind and flash you
>because obviously you're going to move over to the left into the side
>of an artic. They also seem to believe that moving into the few metres
>of space between you and the next vehicle will really save them some
>time.
>
>I think some people just don't like being behind a bike.

Y'know, I don't think I've ever experienced this.
--
Champ

ZX10R | GPz750turbo | GSX-R 600 racer
My advice as your attorney is to buy a motorcycle
To email me, neal at my domain should work.

In the referenced article, Champ <news@champ.org.uk> writes:
>On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:33:50 GMT, ensmjc@bath.ac.uk (M J Carley)
>wrote:

>>Then there are the tossers who hammer up from behind and flash you
>>because obviously you're going to move over to the left into the side
>>of an artic. They also seem to believe that moving into the few metres
>>of space between you and the next vehicle will really save them some
>>time.
>>
>>I think some people just don't like being behind a bike.
>
>Y'know, I don't think I've ever experienced this.

You surprise me. It is a pain, though, being caught between a barrier
on the right, a Slavic artic on the left, a dawdling line of cars in
front and a nervous passenger between you and the psycho in the Corsa.
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On 23 Jul, 12:41, Andy Bonwick <nos...@bonwick.me.uk> wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:23:29 -0700,
> TOG@toil,chateau.mur...@btinternet.com,
>

> Using the tunnel cut that problem out and once we were off the train
> it was only 5 minutes before we were heading up the M20. I'd use the
> tunnel again if I was planning a late crossing but under normal
> circumstances I'd opt for the ferry so food and drink can be partaken
> of.

I was just peeling onto the M20 at Ashford, after the stop at Timo's,
when I saw you and Adie hammering past in the outside lane. Remarkably
restrained, you both were: maybe 90mph?

On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:59:50 GMT, ensmjc@bath.ac.uk (M J Carley)
wrote:

>In the referenced article, Champ <news@champ.org.uk> writes:
>>On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:33:50 GMT, ensmjc@bath.ac.uk (M J Carley)
>>wrote:
>
>>>Then there are the tossers who hammer up from behind and flash you
>>>because obviously you're going to move over to the left into the side
>>>of an artic. They also seem to believe that moving into the few metres
>>>of space between you and the next vehicle will really save them some
>>>time.
>>>
>>>I think some people just don't like being behind a bike.
>>
>>Y'know, I don't think I've ever experienced this.
>
>You surprise me. It is a pain, though, being caught between a barrier
>on the right, a Slavic artic on the left, a dawdling line of cars in
>front

This is where you're going wrong. There's never a reason for a
dawdling line of cars to stay in front of you.

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On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 05:52:22 -0700,
TOG@toil,chateau.murray@btinternet.com,
<chateau.murray@btinternet.com> wrote:

>On 23 Jul, 12:41, Andy Bonwick <nos...@bonwick.me.uk> wrote:
>> On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:23:29 -0700,
>> TOG@toil,chateau.mur...@btinternet.com,
>>
>
>
>> Using the tunnel cut that problem out and once we were off the train
>> it was only 5 minutes before we were heading up the M20. I'd use the
>> tunnel again if I was planning a late crossing but under normal
>> circumstances I'd opt for the ferry so food and drink can be partaken
>> of.
>
>I was just peeling onto the M20 at Ashford, after the stop at Timo's,
>when I saw you and Adie hammering past in the outside lane. Remarkably
>restrained, you both were: maybe 90mph?

We thought it was you but couldn't work out why you'd have been coming
onto the motorway at that junction, I suggested that fuel might be 2p
per litre cheaper than anywhere else so it was worth the detour....

You're probably right about the speed, we got the excess speed bit out
of the way while we were in France where speed limits are advisory. I
think I was doing just over an indicated 150mph when I went past Champ
a few miles shy of Calais.

On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:05:06 +0100, Andy Bonwick
<nospam@bonwick.me.uk> wrote:

>I think I was doing just over an indicated 150mph when I went past Champ
>a few miles shy of Calais.

heh. That was *exactly* my estimate of your speed :-)

I have to say your bike sounded fantastic as it came past.

--
Champ

On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:06:29 +0100, Champ <news@champ.org.uk> wrote:

>On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:05:06 +0100, Andy Bonwick
><nospam@bonwick.me.uk> wrote:
>
>>I think I was doing just over an indicated 150mph when I went past Champ
>>a few miles shy of Calais.
>
>heh. That was *exactly* my estimate of your speed :-)
>
You were just leaving the toll booths when we arrived there and I
wasn't sure we'd catch you before you turned off for the ferry. Adie
had decided to speed test her R1 and reckoned that because of the
luggage it got 'a bit squirrely' at 140 so she backed off.

>I have to say your bike sounded fantastic as it came past.

Yeah, you even get more power as well as a nice racket.

In the referenced article, Ace <seesig@virgin.net> writes:
>On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:59:50 GMT, ensmjc@bath.ac.uk (M J Carley)
>wrote:

>>You surprise me. It is a pain, though, being caught between a
>>barrier on the right, a Slavic artic on the left, a dawdling line of
>>cars in front

>This is where you're going wrong. There's never a reason for a
>dawdling line of cars to stay in front of you.

I'm not a fast rider and certainly not a fast rider on a Pan with a
full load of luggage and panniers full of her necessaries *but* on
that particular stretch of road, I think I have some excuse.
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On 23 Jul, 15:05, Andy Bonwick <nos...@bonwick.me.uk> wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 05:52:22 -0700,
> TOG@toil,chateau.mur...@btinternet.com,
>
>
>
> We thought it was you but couldn't work out why you'd have been coming
> onto the motorway at that junction, I suggested that fuel might be 2p
> per litre cheaper than anywhere else so it was worth the detour....
>

Cnut....

M J Carley wrote:
> >>You surprise me. It is a pain, though, being caught between a
> >>barrier on the right, a Slavic artic on the left, a dawdling line of
> >>cars in front
>
> >This is where you're going wrong. There's never a reason for a
> >dawdling line of cars to stay in front of you.
>
> I'm not a fast rider and certainly not a fast rider on a Pan with a
> full load of luggage and panniers full of her necessaries *but* on
> that particular stretch of road, I think I have some excuse.

pan euro high speed weave?

--
dog
sl1000 two#5

On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:23:29 -0700,
TOG@toil,chateau.murray@btinternet.com,
<chateau.murray@btinternet.com> wrote:

>"I can see you're coming up behind me really fast, and I know I'm only
>doing 50mph, but I'm going to overtake that truck half a mile ahead,
>even if it takes me five minutes to reach it....|"

You'd have been proud of Platy this afternoon on the A26 to Calais:
throttle pinned, speed wavering between 58 and 62, it took a Spanish
coach more than eight miles to get past us.

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In the referenced article, dog <dog@dev.null> writes:
>M J Carley wrote:
>> >>You surprise me. It is a pain, though, being caught between a
>> >>barrier on the right, a Slavic artic on the left, a dawdling line of
>> >>cars in front
>>
>> >This is where you're going wrong. There's never a reason for a
>> >dawdling line of cars to stay in front of you.
>>
>> I'm not a fast rider and certainly not a fast rider on a Pan with a
>> full load of luggage and panniers full of her necessaries *but* on
>> that particular stretch of road, I think I have some excuse.
>
>pan euro high speed weave?

Yesterday I couldn't understand why the ride was so bouncy. After
doing a long trip with a lot of luggage, it's a good idea to put your
suspension settings back to where they were for unloaded riding.
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In article <JLn156.35.B.midge@bath.ac.uk>, M J Carley wrote:
> In the referenced article, dog <dog@dev.null> writes:
>>M J Carley wrote:
>>
>>pan euro high speed weave?

>
> Yesterday I couldn't understand why the ride was so bouncy. After
> doing a long trip with a lot of luggage, it's a good idea to put your
> suspension settings back to where they were for unloaded riding.

I had that with my old ZX-10 (the old-style one) the guy before me had
fitted Maxton shocks to it and they were variable pressure jobbies. The
one year I went touring on it I spent the two days afterwards wondering
why it handled so badly until I realised that the suspension was stiill
set to rock-hard..

Phil.

--
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to juggle mushrooms'

SD wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:23:29 -0700,
> TOG@toil,chateau.murray@btinternet.com,
> <chateau.murray@btinternet.com> wrote:
>
>> "I can see you're coming up behind me really fast, and I know I'm
>> only doing 50mph, but I'm going to overtake that truck half a mile
>> ahead, even if it takes me five minutes to reach it....|"
>
> You'd have been proud of Platy this afternoon on the A26 to Calais:
> throttle pinned, speed wavering between 58 and 62, it took a Spanish
> coach more than eight miles to get past us.

*Class*

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SD wrote:

> You'd have been proud of Platy this afternoon on the A26 to Calais:
> throttle pinned, speed wavering between 58 and 62, it took a Spanish
> coach more than eight miles to get past us.

When I saw him last he was being escorted off the motorway (M20) by the
Highways Agency.

--
Simon

sweller wrote:
> SD wrote:
>
> > You'd have been proud of Platy this afternoon on the A26 to Calais:
> > throttle pinned, speed wavering between 58 and 62, it took a Spanish
> > coach more than eight miles to get past us.

>
> When I saw him last he was being escorted off the motorway (M20) by the
> Highways Agency.

Was he putting up a fight?

sweller wrote:
> SD wrote:
>
>> You'd have been proud of Platy this afternoon on the A26 to Calais:
>> throttle pinned, speed wavering between 58 and 62, it took a Spanish
>> coach more than eight miles to get past us.

>
> When I saw him last he was being escorted off the motorway (M20) by
> the Highways Agency.

Eh ? !

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Brownz (Mobile) wrote:

> > > You'd have been proud of Platy this afternoon on the A26 to Calais:
> > > throttle pinned, speed wavering between 58 and 62, it took a Spanish
> > > coach more than eight miles to get past us.

> >
> > When I saw him last he was being escorted off the motorway (M20) by
> > the Highways Agency.
>
> Eh ? !

I don't know why. I didn't bother stopping.

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On 23 Jul 2007 18:04:00 GMT, "sweller" <sweller@mztech.fsnet.co.uk>
wrote:

>Brownz (Mobile) wrote:
>
>> > > You'd have been proud of Platy this afternoon on the A26 to Calais:
>> > > throttle pinned, speed wavering between 58 and 62, it took a Spanish
>> > > coach more than eight miles to get past us.

>> >
>> > When I saw him last he was being escorted off the motorway (M20) by
>> > the Highways Agency.
>>
>> Eh ? !
>
>I don't know why. I didn't bother stopping.

Probably for the best. He might have expected you to admit that you
know him.

sweller wrote:
> Brownz (Mobile) wrote:
>
>>>> You'd have been proud of Platy this afternoon on the A26 to Calais:
>>>> throttle pinned, speed wavering between 58 and 62, it took a
>>>> Spanish coach more than eight miles to get past us.

>>>
>>> When I saw him last he was being escorted off the motorway (M20) by
>>> the Highways Agency.
>>
>> Eh ? !
>
> I don't know why. I didn't bother stopping.

Lying toerag.

The rear axle had unwound itself sufficiently to allow the wheel to drift
clear of the splines. Suddenly the gearbox appeared full of false neutrals.
Obviously this wasn't the case, so I dived off onto the hard shoulder, dug
out a couple of spanners and retightened the thing. Then I noticed a biker
pulled over a couple of hundred yards up the road, so I drove up to see if
he needed help. Turned out to be some looney with an ancient black oily
heap of a bike who'd stopped for a nosey. Then the black and tans turned up
to chase off the rubbernecker. I managed to convince them not to arrest
him - I think they were more impressed by my forebearance and magnanimity
than anything else - then sent him packing, and drove off myself.

--
platypus

"fastidious and precise"

Champ wrote:
>
> I am similarly enamoured with my turbo. OK, it's not as old as yours,
> but it's still over 20 years old now, and is just so much fun to ride.
> Two up, with luggage, it cruises at 100mph with no problem. After I
> dropped Ginny off in London, I fought my way round the the south
> circular and then set the controls to the heart of Gloucestershire at
> a steady 110mph, and off we went. Once I got on the A419 at Swindon,
> I upped the ante to 120. Fabulous, fabulous bike - I shall keep it
> forever.

Just don't try to ford anything with it - remember what happened to the last
turbo you did that with. And there's many more flooded roads around your
vicinity now.

--
platypus

"fastidious and precise"

	#1
Champ	Re: Chimay and ukrm feckwits (longish) On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 18:57:55 +0100, chateau.murray.takethisout@dsl.pipex.com (The Older Gentleman) wrote: >And the 400 Four? Everyone who chased it around the countryside was >surprised at just how well it goes, when wound up. I utterly adore it. >You get the feeling that when they built it, the engineers and >developers put just a bit extra into the project. They went the extra >mile, and built something exceptional. And with soul. > >It's 30 years old, and it still copes happily with modern roads, modern >traffic, and can make bigger bikes work a little bit harder than they >thought they'd have to, to keep it in sight. It's truly one of Japan's >finest designs. No arguments from me. I am similarly enamoured with my turbo. OK, it's not as old as yours, but it's still over 20 years old now, and is just so much fun to ride. Two up, with luggage, it cruises at 100mph with no problem. After I dropped Ginny off in London, I fought my way round the the south circular and then set the controls to the heart of Gloucestershire at a steady 110mph, and off we went. Once I got on the A419 at Swindon, I upped the ante to 120. Fabulous, fabulous bike - I shall keep it forever. -- Champ ZX10R \| GPz750turbo \| GSX-R 600 racer My advice as your attorney is to buy a motorcycle To email me, neal at my domain should work.

	#2
Eddie	Re: Chimay and ukrm feckwits (longish) Champ wrote: > > I am similarly enamoured with my turbo. OK, it's not as old as yours, > but it's still over 20 years old now, and is just so much fun to ride. > Two up, with luggage, it cruises at 100mph with no problem. After I ^^^^^^ > dropped Ginny off in London, I fought my way round the the south > circular and then set the controls to the heart of Gloucestershire at > a steady 110mph, and off we went. Once I got on the A419 at Swindon, ^^^^^^ > I upped the ante to 120. Fabulous, fabulous bike - I shall keep it ^^^ > forever. Since purchasing a GPS for the bike, I've discovered that Kawasaki speedos[0] are incredibly optimistic once over 70mph. What I thought was a nice comfortable cruise of 100mph turns out to be just over 90mph; no wonder it seemed comfortable. 110mph on the clock barely breaks the ton in real life; and so on, up through the dial. Hardly surprising, mind. I think I may have upset a few people on my way home, mind. [0] Well, maybe not all of them, but the one on the 9R anyway. -- Eddie eddie@deguello.org http://www.last.fm/group/ukrm

	#6
TOG@toil,chateau.murray@btinternet.com,	Re: Chimay and ukrm feckwits (longish) On 23 Jul, 11:53, Champ <n...@champ.org.uk> wrote: > On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:33:44 +0100, Eddie <ed...@deguello.org> wrote: > >Champ wrote: > >> On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 23:42:30 +0100, Eddie <ed...@deguello.org> wrote: > > >>> Since purchasing a GPS for the bike, I've discovered that Kawasaki > >>> speedos[0] are incredibly optimistic once over 70mph. > > >> Yeah, but the number is just a useful reference. I'm sure mine is a > >> fair bit out, but at an indicated 120 it's passing everything, so I'm > >> happy :-) > > >Absolutely. > > >The thing that slowed me down the most was just the amount of traffic on > >UK roads; it came as a real shock after belting up through France on > >roads that were nearly empty. > > Christ yes. The M20 is always a particular torture when coming back > from Europe - it's like "Welcome to England - it's crowded, and the > people are bad tempered and can't drive very well". It's that hill up out of Dover to the M20 that gets me, every time. "I can see you're coming up behind me really fast, and I know I'm only doing 50mph, but I'm going to overtake that truck half a mile ahead, even if it takes me five minutes to reach it....\|" And then they hoot angrily when you overtake them on the inside.

	#8
Andy Bonwick	Re: Chimay and ukrm feckwits (longish) On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:23:29 -0700, TOG@toil,chateau.murray@btinternet.com, <chateau.murray@btinternet.com> wrote: snip> > >It's that hill up out of Dover to the M20 that gets me, every time. > >"I can see you're coming up behind me really fast, and I know I'm only >doing 50mph, but I'm going to overtake that truck half a mile ahead, >even if it takes me five minutes to reach it....\|" > >And then they hoot angrily when you overtake them on the inside. Using the tunnel cut that problem out and once we were off the train it was only 5 minutes before we were heading up the M20. I'd use the tunnel again if I was planning a late crossing but under normal circumstances I'd opt for the ferry so food and drink can be partaken of.

	#10
ogden	Re: Chimay and ukrm feckwits (longish) Andy Bonwick wrote: > > Using the tunnel cut that problem out and once we were off the train > it was only 5 minutes before we were heading up the M20. I'd use the > tunnel again if I was planning a late crossing but under normal > circumstances I'd opt for the ferry so food and drink can be partaken > of. What is this "food" of which you speak? -- ogden sv650 - surprisingly quick for a girl's bike

	#14
M J Carley	Re: Chimay and ukrm feckwits (longish) In the referenced article, TOG@toil,chateau.murray@btinternet.com, <chateau.murray@btinternet.com> writes: >It's that hill up out of Dover to the M20 that gets me, every time. > >"I can see you're coming up behind me really fast, and I know I'm only >doing 50mph, but I'm going to overtake that truck half a mile ahead, >even if it takes me five minutes to reach it....\|" > >And then they hoot angrily when you overtake them on the inside. Then there are the tossers who hammer up from behind and flash you because obviously you're going to move over to the left into the side of an artic. They also seem to believe that moving into the few metres of space between you and the next vehicle will really save them some time. I think some people just don't like being behind a bike. -- Differenza fra il rivoluzionaro e il cialtrone. Il rivoluzionario rompe l'orologio e invece di presentarsi alle nove si presenta alle nove meno cinque. Il cialtrone rompe l'orologio e si alza alle undici. Home page: http://people.bath.ac.uk/ensmjc/

	#27
Phil Launchbury	Re: Chimay and ukrm feckwits (longish) In article <JLn156.35.B.midge@bath.ac.uk>, M J Carley wrote: > In the referenced article, dog <dog@dev.null> writes: >>M J Carley wrote: >> >>pan euro high speed weave? > > Yesterday I couldn't understand why the ride was so bouncy. After > doing a long trip with a lot of luggage, it's a good idea to put your > suspension settings back to where they were for unloaded riding. I had that with my old ZX-10 (the old-style one) the guy before me had fitted Maxton shocks to it and they were variable pressure jobbies. The one year I went touring on it I spent the two days afterwards wondering why it handled so badly until I realised that the suspension was stiill set to rock-hard.. Phil. -- Phil Launchbury, IT PHB 'I'm training the bats that live in my cube to juggle mushrooms'

	#28
Brownz \(Mobile\)	Re: Chimay and ukrm feckwits (longish) SD wrote: > On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:23:29 -0700, > TOG@toil,chateau.murray@btinternet.com, > <chateau.murray@btinternet.com> wrote: > >> "I can see you're coming up behind me really fast, and I know I'm >> only doing 50mph, but I'm going to overtake that truck half a mile >> ahead, even if it takes me five minutes to reach it....\|" > > You'd have been proud of Platy this afternoon on the A26 to Calais: > throttle pinned, speed wavering between 58 and 62, it took a Spanish > coach more than eight miles to get past us. Class -- Cheerz - Brownz http://www.brownz.org/

	#29
sweller	Re: Chimay and ukrm feckwits (longish) SD wrote: > You'd have been proud of Platy this afternoon on the A26 to Calais: > throttle pinned, speed wavering between 58 and 62, it took a Spanish > coach more than eight miles to get past us. When I saw him last he was being escorted off the motorway (M20) by the Highways Agency. -- Simon

	#30
ginge	Re: Chimay and ukrm feckwits (longish) sweller wrote: > SD wrote: > > > You'd have been proud of Platy this afternoon on the A26 to Calais: > > throttle pinned, speed wavering between 58 and 62, it took a Spanish > > coach more than eight miles to get past us. > > When I saw him last he was being escorted off the motorway (M20) by the > Highways Agency. Was he putting up a fight?

	#34
platypus	Re: Chimay and ukrm feckwits (longish) sweller wrote: > Brownz (Mobile) wrote: > >>>> You'd have been proud of Platy this afternoon on the A26 to Calais: >>>> throttle pinned, speed wavering between 58 and 62, it took a >>>> Spanish coach more than eight miles to get past us. >>> >>> When I saw him last he was being escorted off the motorway (M20) by >>> the Highways Agency. >> >> Eh ? ! > > I don't know why. I didn't bother stopping. Lying toerag. The rear axle had unwound itself sufficiently to allow the wheel to drift clear of the splines. Suddenly the gearbox appeared full of false neutrals. Obviously this wasn't the case, so I dived off onto the hard shoulder, dug out a couple of spanners and retightened the thing. Then I noticed a biker pulled over a couple of hundred yards up the road, so I drove up to see if he needed help. Turned out to be some looney with an ancient black oily heap of a bike who'd stopped for a nosey. Then the black and tans turned up to chase off the rubbernecker. I managed to convince them not to arrest him - I think they were more impressed by my forebearance and magnanimity than anything else - then sent him packing, and drove off myself. -- platypus "fastidious and precise"