Loud car exhausts (and a general rant about boy racers).

[mybike]

Do you only use side lights when driving? How about seeing better and still driving slower.

I use sidelights in town where it is well lit and I drive at an appropriate speed.

 

[Dirk]

[QUOTE 4128260, member: 45"]Not these days. Pinlock and Visor Proof removes all of those issues.[/QUOTE]
Not even in days gone past...........I was using 'Fog City' visor inserts back in 1990.

 

[RichardB]

It drew too much attention so was duly changed to a less offensive Akropovic

Golly, the original must have been bad!

But the poster was refering to a FireBLADE (Honda), not the Suzuki.
Not that I'm aware of the 'blade being a particularly dangerous bike. That was the 80's Yamaha RD350LC..

I had a 350YPVS for a year. Sold it before it sold me.

I recall a lot of the fatalities were midlife crisis blokes who did the Fastrack bike license in a week then bought bikes way beyond their level of competence.

According to a copper I was chatting to at a Bikesafe event, the statistically most common motorcycle fatality in Wales is not a youngster, but a 48-year-old male on a litrebike, single vehicle accident, 'failed to negotiate corner'. Had a bike in his youth, can now afford the best, forgets the 20 bikeless years in between.

Dipped headlights obscure everything other than you, they are a menace.

If you were talking about main beams, I would agree. But properly-adjusted dipped headlights should not dazzle anyone.

[QUOTE 4128260, member: 45"]Not these days. Pinlock and Visor Proof removes all of those issues.[/QUOTE]

+1 to Pinlock. Awesomely good product.

 

[Brandane]

[QUOTE 4128260, member: 45"]Not these days. Pinlock and Visor Proof removes all of those issues.[/QUOTE]
I've used pinlock and it is good at preventing condensation. But it is another layer to add some slight distortion, especially once it's been cleaned a few times (no matter how careful you are). Not cheap to replace either. Tried visor proof too, but like rainex on glass, it's good at speed but of limited use when you need it most - at low speed around town.

 

[RichardB]

I never found a problem with extra distortion with a Pinlock, even though there are an extra two surfaces to refract the light. But I used to clean them gently when I cleaned the visor, and they lasted under a year before they became too dull. (I am a complete fanatic about seeing where I am going.) The trick is never to touch them. Clean the outside of the visor as normal but leave the insert alone. If you absolutely must clean it, mist it with water and use a microfibre cloth to gently rub it. I could make them last two years like this. I can't remember how much I paid the last time I bought one, but it was well worth it to have no misting whatsoever with the visor fully down in pouring rain. A better safety feature than ABS, in my opinion.

 

[Profpointy]

It has 4 cylinders though, really a car engine. All proper motorbikes have one or two cylinders.

ahem , 3 cylinders if you please

 

[mybike]

ahem , 3 cylinders if you please

My current car has three cylinders, my last motorbike had four.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Kawasaki Z1300
Honda CBX1000

I remember the CBX coming out, I was about 13 at the time, & simply thinking, at the time', WOW!!!!!!


Re; the Z1300, does anyone else remember this Swedish(?) guy who used to ride his stunt displays on one??

 

[RichardB]

My current car has three cylinders, my last motorbike had four.

I have had cars with 2, 4, 6 and 8 cylinders in flat, inline and V configurations, and bikes with one. two (parallel), two (V), three, four (inline), four (V). Until this thread, I had never really thought about this. I haven't had a 6-cylinder bike. Must remedy this.

(I remember a photo in Bike magazine of a Benelli Sei when they first came out, idling on the side-stand, with a 50p piece balanced on its edge on the tank. That's smooth.)

 

[mybike]

I have had cars with 2, 4, 6 and 8 cylinders in flat, inline and V configurations, and bikes with one. two (parallel), two (V), three, four (inline), four (V). Until this thread, I had never really thought about this. I haven't had a 6-cylinder bike. Must remedy this.

(I remember a photo in Bike magazine of a Benelli Sei when they first came out, idling on the side-stand, with a 50p piece balanced on its edge on the tank. That's smooth.)

You haven't had a three cylinder car? You really should get up to date. Mind, I always fancied a Moto Guzzi V twin.

 

[RichardB]

You haven't had a three cylinder car? You really should get up to date. Mind, I always fancied a Moto Guzzi V twin.

Funnily enough, no I haven't. The only ones I know of are the Wartburg two-stroke and the Daihatsu Charade, and that's the reason.

I have sold all my motorbikes now, but if anything were to tempt me back, it would be a big lazy Mandello V-twin - probably an 850T in green. In fact, two of my favourite-why-the-fark-did-I-sell-that-one bikes were a Ducati 1000 and a Guzzi V50. The Ducati was the best bike I ever had for handling, the Guz was just thoroughly nice. Get one, you won't regret it. Until it rains, of course.

 

[mybike]

Funnily enough, no I haven't. The only ones I know of are the Wartburg two-stroke and the Daihatsu Charade, and that's the reason.

I have sold all my motorbikes now, but if anything were to tempt me back, it would be a big lazy Mandello V-twin - probably an 850T in green. In fact, two of my favourite-why-the-fark-did-I-sell-that-one bikes were a Ducati 1000 and a Guzzi V50. The Ducati was the best bike I ever had for handling, the Guz was just thoroughly nice. Get one, you won't regret it. Until it rains, of course.

Mine's a Ford C-Max with an eco-boost engine. It performs very similarly to my Focus with 1.6 engine. Engine braking is a lot less though. Consumption is better, though not startlingly so.

 

[Piemaster]

3 cylinders of raw power,the Perodua Nippa.

Only new car we (well, my wife) have ever owned, cheapest new car in UK at the time.
@RichardB it was in reality an Daihatsu Charade hiding in there. Entire production line was moved to Malaysia, lift the bonnet and it had 'Daihatsu' on the rocker cover. Really needed an Italian driving style - lots of revs but it did thrive being driven like that.
Actually think the thing is still in the family somewhere.

 

[Piemaster]

My current car has three cylinders, my last motorbike had four.

You haven't had a three cylinder car? You really should get up to date. Mind, I always fancied a Moto Guzzi V twin.

Still seems a bit short on pistons.
How about a nice Moto Guzzi? 500cc V8 - some clever (and teeny) engineering in there.

(Just flicking through an edition of Auto Italia, came across it and remembered this thread)

 

[RichardB]

[QUOTE 4132550, member: 9609"]or a V8 chainsaw[/QUOTE]
Father Christmas, I have been very good so far this year. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease.