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Sibbo wrote:I watched the whole vid waiting for the R100 to come past on the right.... where was it ?

Waiting at the pub.

Major Softie wrote:

enigmaT120 wrote:So how would Rob's CBR250 fair against an airhead there?

From what's been described, I doubt if its better brakes could make up for the lower power. On a consistent winding road where acceleration isn't important but it's all about maintaining speed through corners, the 250 should win - and on a long tight winding downhill, the 250 should be way faster due to FAR superior brakes.

Here's a CBR 1000 and something else on the same road.
https://youtu.be/VE3-ASW6E3M

ME 109 wrote: Here's a CBR 1000 and something else on the same road.
https://youtu.be/VE3-ASW6E3M

Did a similar road on my R100 (S fairing) hanging on to a couple of friends on a Bandit 1200 and a VFR800. They didn't get away.
Watching your tach and speedo - 3rd gear? Sometimes 2nd?

dougie wrote: Did a similar road on my R100 (S fairing) hanging on to a couple of friends on a Bandit 1200 and a VFR800. They didn't get away.
Watching your tach and speedo - 3rd gear? Sometimes 2nd?

Good fun, innit!

Yeah mostly third with second on most of the hairpins. The road is tighter than it looks on video. My engine has good power in the upper revs and keeps the momentum. Having no brakes maintains momentum through the curves too.

Jeff, you have considerably more faith in the coefficient of friction at the road/tyre interface than me. Not to mention your faith in all those moving parts keeping on moving while the tacho needle hovers near the red bit.
Gotta love the Granya Gap road. One of my fabourite local test rides.

ps: What happened to Repsol Man? Didn't he fall off that road a while back?

Airbear wrote: ps: What happened to Repsol Man? Didn't he fall off that road a while back?

Not that I know of.
Maybe that was the guy 3/4 of the way through this vid. He nearly fell off when I passed him, and then he did fall off several corners later. No injuries to him and a little bark off the bike.

https://youtu.be/mZ6BVcK7Nhw

ME 109 wrote:...
Maybe that was the guy 3/4 of the way through this vid. He nearly fell off when I passed him, and then he did fall off several corners later. No injuries to him and a little bark off the bike.

https://youtu.be/mZ6BVcK7Nhw

Damn traffic! You would have got through that stretch a lot quicker if that lot wasn't in the way.
Must've been peak hour or something.

ME 109 wrote:

Airbear wrote: ps: What happened to Repsol Man? Didn't he fall off that road a while back?

Not that I know of.
Maybe that was the guy 3/4 of the way through this vid. He nearly fell off when I passed him, and then he did fall off several corners later. No injuries to him and a little bark off the bike.

https://youtu.be/mZ6BVcK7Nhw

That's a much better vid Jeff. Great sound from that roaring boxer motor!! And the other bikes in shot helps with perspective.

Stirring sound and countryside in this one too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJQ2bT6sJMw

Jeeeeez you're quick!

Sibbo wrote:Jeeeeez you're quick!

Airheads.............quick, not fast.

Took a bit of trial and error to get the gopro sound right, Mal. I use a little stereo mic that sits under my jacket out of the wind.
Two gopro's would be fun! The old Honda sings well.