Heres my new motor 1/4 mile in 10.7 134 mph

[johnH]

http://img476.imageshack.us/img476/1683/18100513573gv.th.jpg (http://img476.imageshack.us/my.php?image=18100513573gv.jpg)

[cielo20]

I tought you were talking about the astra mate :eek: bl**dy hell 10.7! wel for a bike its normal! whats that bike R1?

[Kris]

aye is that an R1 or R6 ,i fliped my mates R1 didnt respect how quick they are

[JoeMK2]

aye is that an R1 or R6 ,i fliped my mates R1 didnt respect how quick they are


mean couldny handle it :D !sure is r1/r6?looks like thunderace?????

[Kris]

yup i couldnt ,ill stick with cars

[Orange Peel]

It is a thunderace mate.

R1/R6 look totally different.

[johnH]

mean couldny handle it :D !sure is r1/r6?looks like thunderace?????
your right m8 its an ace, they are faster than a R! on the 1/4 anyway, you need a gixy 1000 or a r17 yamaha to get into the 9's the ace is actually hevier than a R1 thats how you can get you boot down easier, they do lift in 4 gears but very slowly. I miss my astra a lot but there was no point keeping it used 1 or 2 a month let someone else have some fun....Plus its the only bike upto the year 2001 to beat 11 sec mark.....
Its funny lads i had loads of fun in the astra and i mean loads but cars like the fq400 that i used to chase and get beat most of the time because of traction i piss all over i mean it looks like they are asleep, i went past one on the back wheel at 120 mph last sunday ( think it was a 340 mind not a 400) but i actually went past on the back wheel at 120 then continued to 160 ish.
TVR's its comical they are fast cars but on the A689 they try it on all the time you just wave and vanish...But i tell you where the biggest laugh is the A1 metrocentre road tail backs for 20/30 minutes sometimes straight threw the middle no probs..And before you start arguing about it it is legal to filter if the traffic is doing less that 20 mph..Leave the cages at home get a bike ;)

[Dan Gliballs]

your right m8 its an ace, they are faster than a R! on the 1/4 anyway, you need a gixy 1000 or a r17 yamaha to get into the 9's the ace is actually hevier than a R1 thats how you can get you boot down easier, they do lift in 4 gears but very slowly. I miss my astra a lot but there was no point keeping it used 1 or 2 a month let someone else have some fun....Plus its the only bike upto the year 2001 to beat 11 sec mark.....
Its funny lads i had loads of fun in the astra and i mean loads but cars like the fq400 that i used to chase and get beat most of the time because of traction i piss all over i mean it looks like they are asleep, i went past one on the back wheel at 120 mph last sunday ( think it was a 340 mind not a 400) but i actually went past on the back wheel at 120 then continued to 160 ish.
TVR's its comical they are fast cars but on the A689 they try it on all the time you just wave and vanish...But i tell you where the biggest laugh is the A1 metrocentre road tail backs for 20/30 minutes sometimes straight threw the middle no probs..And before you start arguing about it it is legal to filter if the traffic is doing less that 20 mph..Leave the cages at home get a bike ;)

Can't fit 3 or 4 birds in a superbike.
Can't do a 3rd gear drift round a large sweeping bend on a superbike.
Can't do the shopping on a superbike.
Can't take the kids on holiday/camping etc on a superbike.
Can't turn the aircon up on a superbike.
Can't load up the cd muti-changer on a superbike.
Can't put the heaters on to warm your feet on a superbike.
Can't go out driving in ice and snow on a superbike.
Can't tow a jetski on a superbike.
Can't put the windscreen wipers on on a superbike.
Can't get cut out of a wreckage and have a good chance of survival after a high speed crash on a superbike.
And as for posing on a superbike,..............nobody can bloody see who you are coz you'v got a chuffin helmet on LOL ;)

[johnH]

Can't fit 3 or 4 birds in a superbike.
Can't do a 3rd gear drift round a large sweeping bend on a superbike.
Can't do the shopping on a superbike.
Can't take the kids on holiday/camping etc on a superbike.
Can't turn the aircon up on a superbike.
Can't load up the cd muti-changer on a superbike.
Can't put the heaters on to warm your feet on a superbike.
Can't go out driving in ice and snow on a superbike.
Can't tow a jetski on a superbike.
Can't put the windscreen wipers on on a superbike.
Can't get cut out of a wreckage and have a good chance of survival after a high speed crash on a superbike.
And as for posing on a superbike,..............nobody can bloody see who you are coz you'v got a chuffin helmet on LOL ;)
yes you can..you always hope you dont though ;)
yes you can put a bag on your back or use paniers
yes you can we went to loch lomand in august camping (dont know why i took the tent stayed in hotels lol)
no need for air-con i will take you out on mine and you will see why
music you dont need it your bike sounds so sweet
true you got me there
yes you can there is even a towbike now m8 http://www.exn.ca/video/?video=exn20040414-towbike.asx
no need for them rain just drops off visor
avoid the accident as you can nip around the plonker that is changing his cd's in his player and not watching what he is doing, let the car behind you hit him
As for posing have you seen some of the ugly basterds driving nice cars most of them need helmets :eek: ;) :D

[Dan Gliballs]

yes you can..you always hope you dont though ;)
yes you can put a bag on your back or use paniers
yes you can we went to loch lomand in august camping (dont know why i took the tent stayed in hotels lol)
no need for air-con i will take you out on mine and you will see why
music you dont need it your bike sounds so sweet
true you got me there
yes you can there is even a towbike now m8 http://www.exn.ca/video/?video=exn20040414-towbike.asx
no need for them rain just drops off visor
avoid the accident as you can nip around the plonker that is changing his cd's in his player and not watching what he is doing, let the car behind you hit him
As for posing have you seen some of the ugly basterds driving nice cars most of them need helmets :eek: ;) :D

LOL!! Good comeback :D

Some reasonable arguments there......................some down right hopeless ;)

Paniers? For our £130 Tesco shop at least once a week?? :eek:

[johnH]

[QUOTE=Dan Gliballs]LOL!! Good comeback :D

Some reasonable arguments there......................some down right hopeless ;)

Paniers? For our £130 Tesco shop at least once a week?? :eek:[/QUOTEy
Here a couple of chicks you can put on a bike
http://img427.imageshack.us/img427/9084/neilsbird2bk.th.jpg (http://img427.imageshack.us/my.php?image=neilsbird2bk.jpg)
you need of these for that much shopping m8 got it for track days next season
http://img449.imageshack.us/img449/4752/motorhome1vo.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Dan Gliballs]

Here a couple of chicks you can put on a bike
http://img427.imageshack.us/img427/9084/neilsbird2bk.th.jpg (http://img427.imageshack.us/my.php?image=neilsbird2bk.jpg)
you need of these for that much shopping m8 got it for track days next season
http://img449.imageshack.us/img449/4752/motorhome1vo.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

How very practical to have that monstrosity on the drive LOL!!

Still not entirely convinced to ditch the cars :D

[ashtray]

yes and tvr's sound much better ;) :p

[johnH]

yes and tvr's sound much better ;) :p
Than what ? a kid with a lolipop stuck in his spokes yes your right :rolleyes:
When you have herd a remius at 13,000 rpm you will laugh at the sound a TVR makes mate...
You would have to have some size driveway for the motorhome m8 26' x 10'
it would carry your shopping though lol

[Dan Gliballs]

When you have herd a remius at 13,000 rpm you will laugh at the sound a TVR makes mate

Nope.

Not a patch on Speed Six/V8 thunder IMO.

[Sipo]

lol the banter on this thread has made me chuckle! I never wanted to get a car after taking my bosses R6 for a spin at 17, but nobody would sign the "guaranteur" thing for me to get finance on a Cagiva Mito 125 so I got the astra. Initially I was going to get an Astra to track race, bike for fun and van for anything else. Being a bike lover myself I know exactly where John is coming from! However, I love my Astra and probably wont go over to bikes now until maybe I grow out of my mk2 love. As for engine noise, I am an avid fan of the noise from a V8, as me and my old man built an off roader based on a range rover chassis (shortened to 88"'s) and a Drew Bowler roll cage. The lump we dropped in was a 4.2l V8 and a custom exhaust. In my opinion, which is biast lol nothing beats the sound of a V8. The deepeness of the TVR is awesome and my dad also had a Chimera which I took out a couple of times, the sound to me is unbeatable.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y164/Sipo/DSCF0344.jpg

[ashtray]

i am a bike lover and have had quite a few and dont dislike the sound of them. but for me im with sipo the sound of a v8 just gett's me going alway's has alway's will,especially in a drop top tvr on summer evening's along the coastal roads. i did my apprenticeship at a reme workshop and have alway's had a thing for the rover v8, particularly enjoyed the 1 tonne forward control although it was a pig to work on and the bomb disposal sherpa's. nice landy by the way bet it was a hoot,

[Dan Gliballs]

and my dad also had a Chimera which I took out a couple of times, the sound to me is unbeatable

One of my best friends/our rhythm guitarist now, had a Chimera a few years back that we used to tool around in, and that's where I got addicted.

Well actually, I initially got addicted when I did the first part of my Mechanical Engineering BTEC at Bispham.............just round the corner from the TVR factory ;)