2Late45
Single-Sixer
A little late but, Velocity channel is airing the races at various times during the day all week...
Isle of Mann TT 2015
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Kind of cryptic.
gramps
gramps
RugerHound
Hunter
gasbag said:
Yes they are the best...
Yes they ARE crazy.
Nobody in their right mind would do that...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6VcmoMvlN4
Phoenix too
Blackhawk
http://www.cycleworld.com/2015/04/27/paradox-force-the-fastest-norton-manx-ever-to-lap-the-isle-of-man/
A true beauty.
And, indeed, these people (who do the IoM TT, in case there's any doubt) are CRAZY!
A true beauty.
And, indeed, these people (who do the IoM TT, in case there's any doubt) are CRAZY!
Thanks RH, I had no idea what they were talking about. Yep, those people are crazy! :)
gramps
gramps
cruzerlou
Buckeye
Well I guess that means I'm crazy cause I'd love the chance to go and compete there .
I know I'm not as fast as the pros, but I'd still push my limits .
Lou
I know I'm not as fast as the pros, but I'd still push my limits .
Lou
Rick Courtright
Hawkeye
Phoenix too said:
Hi,
Yes, it is, and THEY, are!
Here's another one that saw that course many years ago:
Not as fast as today's bikes, but with a lot more soul! Watched the sidehacks today, and they're truly plastic marvels. But kinda like plastic guns, they're just not the same...
Rick C
These racers are the real daredevils. I ride, but just for my own pleasure. With my big cruiser I doubt that I could average half the speed on the Isle of Man course that the winners do (I guess I would have to average about 65 mph to do that, and likely that would be a real challenge). But its been a dream of mine to visit the Isle someday, with my bike, just to ride the same route as the race. I once looked into visiting during the TT and the cost of lodging and travel was a fortune. It would probably be a lot cheaper to visit later in the summer when it again turns into a sleepy island.
Jimbo357mag
Hawkeye
Better video, jumps, wheel shake, at 200mph.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ourWLPWtv0Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ourWLPWtv0Y
RugerHound
Hunter
Rick Courtright said:Phoenix too said:
Hi,
Yes, it is, and THEY, are!
Here's another one that saw that course many years ago:
Not as fast as today's bikes, but with a lot more soul! Watched the sidehacks today, and they're truly plastic marvels. But kinda like plastic guns, they're just not the same...
Rick C
What a beautiful machine! Can't tell if it's a Norton or a Matchless engine. But those Brit engines were the best looking things with fins and pistons!
RugerHound
Hunter
Jimbo357mag said:
Jimbo - Thanks for posting. What a fantastic video! Something about hearing the Doppler shift as they scream by... That's the stuff that got me interested in motorcycles so many years ago. I drag raced and did some motocross & trials, but I never had the 'right stuff' to do what those guys do.
Rick Courtright
Hawkeye
RugerHound said:
Hi,
Pete, I'll let you drool over a couple before showing what it is! Neither of these is a TT bike, they're just pretty specimens! You can see it's not a Norton--notice the barrels are angled forward just a bit instead of being vertical:
In contrast, a Triumph. Hint: notice the triangular badge on the case:
Now for the real answer, a picture of that Crocetti's other side, from a different show. The apparent Norton like angle of the barrels in this picture is some kinda camera thing. They're vertical as shown in the earlier picture:
Enjoy!
Rick C
Slight bit of thread drift, but bike related.
Late October of 2011 I picked up a bike for a friend in Gillette WY and
rode it back to Brighton MI.
GSXR1000, left at 8pm local, arrived just outside of Brighton
at a few minutes before 2pm next day.
The thing never got over about 110 miles per tank and I
hit light snow just east of Rapid City.
It was a fun ride that I'll NEVER repeat.
I did not see a single police car......
Dave
Late October of 2011 I picked up a bike for a friend in Gillette WY and
rode it back to Brighton MI.
GSXR1000, left at 8pm local, arrived just outside of Brighton
at a few minutes before 2pm next day.
The thing never got over about 110 miles per tank and I
hit light snow just east of Rapid City.
It was a fun ride that I'll NEVER repeat.
I did not see a single police car......
Dave
RugerHound
Hunter
Rick Courtright said:RugerHound said:
Hi,
Pete, I'll let you drool over a couple before showing what it is! Neither of these is a TT bike, they're just pretty specimens! You can see it's not a Norton--notice the barrels are angled forward just a bit instead of being vertical:
In contrast, a Triumph. Hint: notice the triangular badge on the case:
Now for the real answer, a picture of that Crocetti's other side, from a different show. The apparent Norton like angle of the barrels in this picture is some kinda camera thing. They're vertical as shown in the earlier picture:
Enjoy!
Rick C
Rick,
You're right of course... I confused myself over the Triumph and the Norton/Matchless timing covers... (Triumph = Triangle... Doh!) The vintage Norton and Matchless engines looked very similar except for that slant... One of the guys in the MC had a Matchless like the photo below, but he didn't ride it that much.
Been a long time since I had anything to do with Brit bikes... I worked on Triumph, BSA back in the early 70s, and rode a nice shiny new '68 BSA 650 Thunderbolt for a while... You'd think I'd remember. But that's what happens when a fella gets old I reckon! lol
(But I DO still have my British Whitworth wrenches & sockets... Just in case! )
Phoenix too
Blackhawk
RugerHound said:...
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(But I DO still have my British Whitworth wrenches & sockets... Just in case! )
Me too!
Rick, the Norton Atlas had basically the same engine as the Commando, and, by the look of it, the Matchless - the case sure looks the same, but was oriented so that the cylinders were vertical. The top end of the Matchless is different from the Commando, I don't recollect with respect to the Atlas - before my time, not that I'm a doddering, forgetful, old fool, LOL.
Those links to IoM - unbelievable - they must be certifiable! I joke about strapping on a Go_Pro camera for when I rocket down Snake Hill on my bicycle, but it would, in comparison, look like I was standing still. Thanks for those links!
Rick Courtright
Hawkeye
Phoenix too said:
Hi,
Good history lesson, P2: I don't think I've ever seen an Atlas up close and personal, and only a handful of Commandos. Buddy did some tuning on a 750 Commando for someone he knew one time, probably 35+ years ago, just before he got married and Mama said "No more motorcycles" (for a while. She relented after the kidlet graduated from college and he retired.) Took him a couple of weeks to get it "just right." I asked if it was that hard to dial in. "Ah, heck no! I had it figured out the first day, but it was just so much fun to take it out and test ride after the first ride I didn't want to give it back. First time, though, it scared the crud out of me!" (He'd been riding mostly Hondas in the 350-500 range back then.)
Now, since you and Pete both have your Whitworth spanners at the ready, here are a couple more for their "Ooh, ahh!" value:
A high school buddy had a BSA thumper something like this one from 1956. He also had a Husqvarna thumper. The Husky he raced, the Beezer was his around town bike, cuz it was so much easier to start. Both had to be "just right" before you jumped on the kickstarter, but if you were off just a touch, the Husky would launch you in the air. The Brits were a bit more genteel than their Viking kin, as might be expected:
Up close with the fins, stacked rifles and all:
Now I dunno what this little guy's history is at all, actual small displacement class TT bike, early cafe racer or what:
Rick C
Domiracer (now defunct) in Cincinnati Ohio had a replica of the shops on the Isle of Mann course. They used to have some odd bikes such as a Vincent Black Shadow drag bike and a brand new never licensed Yankee which was purchased from Circle Cycle in Sharonville OH. A Yankee was two Ossa 250's siamesed into 1 500 cc 2 stroke enduro/dirt bike.
