Helicopter pilots and motorcycles
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The GSX-R1000 K5 is an awesome beast, I've ridden one a few times. With hindsight I should have gone for one instead of my 600, as they're not that scary really 
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after getting my reply (eventually) from the CAA tellin me my eyesight was too dodgy for a class1 
i went and bought a triumph daytona 955i centennial edition in British racing green.
Not quite the PPL(H) i was lookin for
i went and bought a triumph daytona 955i centennial edition in British racing green.Not quite the PPL(H) i was lookin for
Here is my girlfriend which I ride when in India. (Indian Harley) She is a classic Royal Enfield 'Bullet' Electra 350, engine technology is 70 years old but she handles amazingly nicely & she purrs with a thump that can be heard for miles. Perfect for Indian roads..............
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I'm an Engineer, not a pilot, but I guess (hope) it still counts....
1977 Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans with the non-pumper Sport carbs and REX pipes.
Loud and Sweet!
1977 Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans with the non-pumper Sport carbs and REX pipes.
Loud and Sweet!
Royal Enfield 350 Electra 'Bullet'
When I bought her, 21/2 years ago I paid 74,000INR total price on the road along with registration & comprehensive insurance which also included a fat boy rear tyre, 2 x leather saddle bags, sports exhaust, knee guards & 2 x bull horns that was $1,480 US back then. Have done just over 25,000 klms since with nothing but usual 3,000klm services. Plus a new set of tyres, brake pads & chain/sprocket set just changed. So she is very cheep to run less than 1 rupee per klm for maintenance & 1 rupees 50 paise for petrol, so total running cost less than 3 rupees a klm - nice . She averages 35kpl but that is in Delhi traffic. Flat strap lying on the petrol tank with nil head wind she will do 109 kph
. She averages 35kpl but that is in Delhi traffic. Flat strap lying on the petrol tank with nil head wind she will do 109 kph
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1988 1200cc Sporty, for running to the store...
1998 Ducati ST2, for those days when everything else is just too slow!
2011 BMW R1200RT, what every motorcycle should be!
1998 Ducati ST2, for those days when everything else is just too slow!
2011 BMW R1200RT, what every motorcycle should be!
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Back in 72 I had leave between US Army basic training at Ft Polk La, and pilot training at Ft Wolters TX. I rode my old shovel head Harley from my home in Las Vegas to Mineral Wells Tx. Then I found out that riding motorcycles was a disqualifing factor for helicopter training. The throttle on the TH55 worked in reverse as a motorcycle. I was lucky I was able to hide the bike and keep the secret. Still ride.
- V-Rod for shorts 'n' T-shirts Sundays
- Suzook Gixer 1000 K3 for track days
- Kawasaki z900 for reminiscing and polishing
- 1907 Triump Vet (500cc single, no clutch and one gear) for the mantelpiece and ocaasional rally
- BMW S1000RR: the ultimate road machine
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Oh all right. I've resisted this thread for yonks, but waatp's Dresda has done it. I still have my Dresda Triumph (750 Morgo top end), and may turn it into a road bike and surprise a few folks. Here's my other race bike (500 Venom), which I just sold last month to help pay for the new house
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Bikes and Choppers
This is my roadbike; a 2001 Fireblade. She's very fast and handles amazingly. I also have a 1980 Yam DT400M Trailbike. She threw me off last year and is the only bike to have damaged me in 36 years of riding.
A guy said to me some years ago " If you love fast bikes so much why not take up flying?" I told him I had a Pilots Licence. Yes, there is something about flying and biking.
A guy said to me some years ago " If you love fast bikes so much why not take up flying?" I told him I had a Pilots Licence. Yes, there is something about flying and biking.
