Cannondale road bikes and mountain bikes rule...end of story. Pete the Pirate
-----Original Message----- From: C Falconer [mailto:cf@;avonside.school.nz] Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 12:33 PM To: Linux Users Group Subject: Re: OT: bikes bikes bikes! You're all wrecking the environment! I ride a ten-speed or blade to work. On Mon, 2002-10-21 at 11:45, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Just for the sake of saying "me too", I used to race CR 125's in > California and then in NZ I've had a CBR 250RR, a NC24 VFR 400 and an > NC30 VFR 400. Next toy (when cash permits) is a TL 1000R. My M8 just > sold his RSV 1000 Mille and that was a SCARY bike to ride. But what a > hoot!! =) And that sound from the titanium exhaust....ahhhh music to the > ears. > > Live to Ride!! > > Chris Hellyar wrote: > > > Very cool... > > > > If you want to scare yourself, get yourself on board a GSXR750RR, and > > because it's less than 1l you might get cheaper insurance, as long as > you > > leave the 'rr' off the end when you try and cut the deal with the > insurance > > company! :-). > > > > I'm currently riding a warmed up FJ1100 (1250 wiseco forged pistons and > C&N > > cams). We do a few rallies every year two up, and can't beat it for > long > > hauls. Did 17,000 last year two up, and about another 8 one up. I'm > > intending to do the southern cross this year as well.. > > > > This summer I'm either going to upgrade that to a FJR1300 or buy myself > > another bike to do a bit of blasting.. Something like the vfr800 would > > suit my style, I'm not really an R1 sort of guy... :-). > > > > Do the other lug-bikers do rallies at all? > > > > > > Yep, the one and only :-) took an 02 for a blast on > > saturday, didn't really scare me unfortunately, but I > > hear the older 98/99 ones are a bit less refined, > > looking at a couple of 99's up north so have to go > > and see how they compare. > > > > I wasn't really planning on buying one til mid next > > year, but a fellow list member and bad influence is > > buying an '01 blade, so I had to follow suit :-). > > > > jeremyb. > > > > > > From: Chris Hellyar > > > > > > > > R1 as in Yamaha? > > > > License removal device..... A serious blast to ride though. > > > > I'm a bit more of a tourer, dribbling over glossies of the FJR1300 > > currently... > > > > > > > > > > > --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.404 / Virus Database: 228 - Release Date: 10/15/2002 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.404 / Virus Database: 228 - Release Date: 10/15/2002
