Six30 Posted August 12, 2023 Author Share Posted August 12, 2023 @Clive has turned up 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted August 12, 2023 Author Share Posted August 12, 2023 Parked up across road from pub .. what is the advantage or point of the engine design on these if any 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 4 hours ago, Six30 said: @Clive has turned up A Pendleton bike.....out of my price range. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 12 hours ago, Six30 said: Parked up across road from pub .. what is the advantage or point of the engine design on these if any The boxer engine design proved to be far more robust than any other, it was the only motorbike that could withstand desert temperatures. It was also the only bike the military could rely on not to overheat during manoeuvres in bastid hot conditions. Thats why the Russians copied it. Personally I notice a huge difference in hot weather between the heat from the 9T and other bikes. It’s much much cooler not to sit directly over the engine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Back then a vtwins’ rear engine overheated easily. This also spins the right way to exit transmission via a drive shaft, which they wanted for being more resilient to war. Also they were quite fast. On today’s boxers you could obviously get more specific power on other configurations, however heat is still an issue on warmer climates when you travel not going very fast on higher output engines, ask anyone with a KTM or a Ducati, the character of the engine suits travelling and ease of use, and people still like the shaft. I personally like how it both pulls from 2500rpms and also sounds like an airplane at 8 or 9000rpms. I am aware it’s a Nazi airplane, though, it’s a guilty pleasure. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Yep, the fan on my KTM's used to be kicking in all the time when in France, Spain or Italy and my Ducati is fecking hot when you're sat in traffic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted August 13, 2023 Author Share Posted August 13, 2023 Came across a super car show, there was a few quid sitting there 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted August 13, 2023 Author Share Posted August 13, 2023 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted August 13, 2023 Author Share Posted August 13, 2023 Found a camel toe on Weymouth sea front 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 1 minute ago, Six30 said: Found a camel toe on Weymouth sea front Just some cunt at the beach! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted August 13, 2023 Author Share Posted August 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, XTreme said: Just some cunt at the beach! Think she wanted me 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted August 13, 2023 Author Share Posted August 13, 2023 Went to T. E Laurence’s cottage , talking to one of the guides there , he said the superior he got killed on is owned privately by someone , years back it was in imperial war museum , reckons the owner has been offered a million for it.. interesting day, 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 On 11/08/2023 at 17:54, Six30 said: A pub b&b … in a village , my bikes going to piss every one off in the mornings.. it’s proper loud when you first start it That will be to sound of the valves disintegrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 18 hours ago, Six30 said: Went to T. E Laurence’s cottage , talking to one of the guides there , he said the superior he got killed on is owned privately by someone , years back it was in imperial war museum , reckons the owner has been offered a million for it.. interesting day, Thats a dreary looking building, bet it’s pretty dark inside, no wonder he was always out on his bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted August 14, 2023 Author Share Posted August 14, 2023 2 hours ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Thats a dreary looking building, bet it’s pretty dark inside, no wonder he was always out on his bike. He was gradually doing bits to it , sat in 5 acres of land 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted August 14, 2023 Author Share Posted August 14, 2023 Tank museum tomorrow, didn’t get out to 1 today weather was shite first thing 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 First one is a great BOTM shot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted August 14, 2023 Author Share Posted August 14, 2023 52 minutes ago, XTreme said: First one is a great BOTM shot! Sorry I’m banned from that 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 3 hours ago, Six30 said: He was gradually doing bits to it , sat in 5 acres of land Normally back then “I have taken” meant I have borrowed or rented not actually bought for which they would say ‘purchased’ Even bastard children of the higher echelons had friends with property’s they could ‘take’ ie borrow for a while so it would be interesting to know what the background is. He was born out of wedlock, his parents lived in sin with an agreed shared fake name and he went to private school and Oxford. Mould breaking at the time but still immensely privileged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted August 14, 2023 Author Share Posted August 14, 2023 49 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Normally back then “I have taken” meant I have borrowed or rented not actually bought for which they would say ‘purchased’ Even bastard children of the higher echelons had friends with property’s they could ‘take’ ie borrow for a while so it would be interesting to know what the background is. He was born out of wedlock, his parents lived in sin with an agreed shared fake name and he went to private school and Oxford. Mould breaking at the time but still immensely privileged. Yeh he rented it at first…. then bought it a few months before his death … his childhood don’t sound to privelafed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 9 hours ago, Six30 said: Yeh he rented it at first…. then bought it a few months before his death … his childhood don’t sound to privelafed Privelafed? You tried to use a big word. What do you say @Marcel? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 13 hours ago, Six30 said: Sorry I’m banned from that Only by yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 15 hours ago, Six30 said: Yeh he rented it at first…. then bought it a few months before his death … his childhood don’t sound to privelafed I’ll have to have a read up. My understanding was his dad was aristocracy and left it to be with the surf he loved but that could well be completely wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted August 15, 2023 Author Share Posted August 15, 2023 11 hours ago, Buckster said: Only by yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted August 15, 2023 Author Share Posted August 15, 2023 Good old road side burger van … breakfast bap , loads of red sauce . 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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