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15-03-2006

In that case nigel you would love my bike i expect, its a VTR1000, basically a honda made V-twin based around the Duke engine but on a softer chassis. It also has large twin pipes which pur at over 120 decebels (with the race cans on). 0-60 in about 3.5seconds and 0-120 in under 12! 122BHP @ the rear!

Theres miles of torque being a V-twin and one can really pump her out of corners, short-shift round the bottom of the box, and let the 120horses roll you forwards! Also being a twin, its really nice to wack onto the back wheel (on private roads of course officer) as you can use the torque much like dragging the rear brake!

My bikes very much non-standard and has many mods including, cams/heads/sprockets/chain/wheels/CTT's/air filter/cans/front fork seals and oil + lots of other stuff. It may not be a GP bike but it gives them a run for their money.....

....then theres my stunt bike GSXR600 project :-)

The 916- a great bit of engineering but inmo thats where it ends, in real life the engines suck and requrie heavy attention, parts cost the earth, the seat boils your behind on journeys over 50miles! I could go on and get techy but ill leave it there! Also 99% of people who buy dukes cant ride them for love nor money as their a status symbol.

RICHARD- cant wait to see those pics, i love bikes, model bikes are just even better! The Tamiya range has also been good in my opinion, as has Protar. However now when Protar went bus Italeri got all the moulds, next time u get a chance check out the new 1:6th scale range (could be 1:9). They are very good kits, great detail, nice fitting and ok decals, but they are the same as the tam 1:24ths in price!
I always found with bike kits getting good colour matchs hard as the colour codes from the bikes maker is oftern not easily replicated! (eg:gsx1300r)

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squiffythewombat Guest Visit squiffythewombat's Gallery Posts: n/a	In that case nigel you would love my bike i expect, its a VTR1000, basically a honda made V-twin based around the Duke engine but on a softer chassis. It also has large twin pipes which pur at over 120 decebels (with the race cans on). 0-60 in about 3.5seconds and 0-120 in under 12! 122BHP @ the rear! Theres miles of torque being a V-twin and one can really pump her out of corners, short-shift round the bottom of the box, and let the 120horses roll you forwards! Also being a twin, its really nice to wack onto the back wheel (on private roads of course officer) as you can use the torque much like dragging the rear brake! My bikes very much non-standard and has many mods including, cams/heads/sprockets/chain/wheels/CTT's/air filter/cans/front fork seals and oil + lots of other stuff. It may not be a GP bike but it gives them a run for their money..... ....then theres my stunt bike GSXR600 project :-) The 916- a great bit of engineering but inmo thats where it ends, in real life the engines suck and requrie heavy attention, parts cost the earth, the seat boils your behind on journeys over 50miles! I could go on and get techy but ill leave it there! Also 99% of people who buy dukes cant ride them for love nor money as their a status symbol. RICHARD- cant wait to see those pics, i love bikes, model bikes are just even better! The Tamiya range has also been good in my opinion, as has Protar. However now when Protar went bus Italeri got all the moulds, next time u get a chance check out the new 1:6th scale range (could be 1:9). They are very good kits, great detail, nice fitting and ok decals, but they are the same as the tam 1:24ths in price! I always found with bike kits getting good colour matchs hard as the colour codes from the bikes maker is oftern not easily replicated! (eg:gsx1300r) Last edited by squiffythewombat; 15-03-2006 at 02:04..