What is your favorite racing motorbike? [Archive]

EJK

7th April 2011, 18:42

<img width="600" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jGxJ9vvW980/TTyX542V0bI/AAAAAAAABEQ/OYaULMZ8urg/s1600/BMW+S1000RR+rac.jpg" />

This bad boy

98tls

7th April 2011, 18:42

Have to be one of these,Racing or otherwise.

Edbear

7th April 2011, 18:46

Have to be one of these,Racing or otherwise.

Sweeeet! My mate's got a '73 GT750.

98tls

7th April 2011, 18:50

Sweeeet! My mate's got a '73 GT750.

Your mates a lucky bloke then,i know a guy in Auckland with a real mint 74,lovely.My old man had an 860 then 78 900ss followed by an 80 900ss,nothing so lovely as a 78 SS.

Edbear

7th April 2011, 19:10

Your mates a lucky bloke then,i know a guy in Auckland with a real mint 74,lovely.My old man had an 860 then 78 900ss followed by an 80 900ss,nothing so lovely as a 78 SS.

He's had it for a very long time and has restored it. It is better than new and lives in his house in an alcove under lights, alarms and chains!

He does ride it, though and has toured the SI on it.

Got the see-through tank and all!

blackdog

7th April 2011, 19:47

this,
http://www.dogpile.com/clickserver/_iceUrlFlag=1?rawURL=http%3A%2F%2Fi34.photobucket. com%2Falbums%2Fd103%2FBohall%2FDSC01180.jpg&0=&1=0&4=121.73.135.76&5=121.73.135.76&9=41cffe52910c4495a9013b69f1f4cb01&10=1&11=info.dogpl&13=search&14=372380&15=main-title&17=11&18=11&19=0&20=0&21=11&22=M7xqT%2FI9OwM%3D&23=0&40=h0pqQ5g41nDLSHfCZfLEkw%3D%3D&_IceUrl=true

or an RC45
http://www.dogpile.com/clickserver/_iceUrlFlag=1?rawURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.force-v4.com%2Fimages%2Fslight-castrol-stand.jpg&0=&1=0&4=121.73.135.76&5=121.73.135.76&9=ac783c36971646b080923b69f1f4cb01&10=1&11=info.dogpl&13=search&14=372380&15=main-title&17=10&18=10&19=0&20=0&21=10&22=HT5S9shEKPw%3D&23=0&40=3rNXUx8DwUKBXfx6ARzM9A%3D%3D&_IceUrl=true

nallac

7th April 2011, 20:04

this......

Taz

7th April 2011, 20:18

This one .

Latte

7th April 2011, 20:27

Rc30 ........

blackdog

7th April 2011, 20:28

wow this thread got real homo all of a sudden!

marty

7th April 2011, 20:42

http://hellforleathermagazine.com/images/aprilia-rsv-4-2.jpg

http://worldofqbcarbon.com/store/images/uploads/project_bikes/mv_racer/mv_racer.jpg

Mental Trousers

7th April 2011, 20:47

Full monty RC45

<center>http://force-v4.com/images/slight-castrol-stand.jpg</center>

Quasievil

7th April 2011, 20:48

wow this thread got real homo all of a sudden!

agreed lets man it up, here is mine

http://www.tmracing.it/eng/comunicato.php?id_news=339&anno=2010

blackdog

7th April 2011, 20:49

Full monty RC45

<center>http://force-v4.com/images/slight-castrol-stand.jpg</center>

:lol: read post #7

GD66

7th April 2011, 21:15

:first:Rob North Trident. :yes:

98tls

7th April 2011, 21:21

:first:Rob North Trident. :yes:

Pics eh.:corn:

Teflon

7th April 2011, 21:55

Mental Trousers

7th April 2011, 21:57

Haga's gorgeous R7

<center>http://http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n159/YEC_YZF750SP/WSB_SP.jpg</center>

racefactory

7th April 2011, 22:07

This is the best racing motorbike.

\m/

7th April 2011, 22:50

Awesomeness
236166

Hawkeye

8th April 2011, 07:42

sondela

8th April 2011, 13:36

This one!!! =))

(photo courtesy of MIXONE)

Crasherfromwayback

8th April 2011, 13:46

should make a grown man piss his pants from 5m away.236181

slofox

8th April 2011, 13:48

I still have a soft spot for these - I saw many of them race years ago...not the "best" ever but a classic all the same...

236182

avgas

8th April 2011, 13:48

All the others have been mentioned
236183 is there an echo here......slofox beatme.....

slofox

8th April 2011, 13:55

All the others have been mentioned
236183 is there an echo here......slofox beatme.....

Your pic is much better than mine...

ducatilover

8th April 2011, 14:05

RC149 Honda, higher HP/liter than any race bike you'll find, with the exception of the RC116 49cc twin.

http://motornet.demotorsite.be/modellen/051218_images/RC149-naakt.jpg

Seconded by the RC166, one of the most amazing sounds ever

http://app.mobilityland.co.jp/hch/search/english/index.php?action_english_detail=1&productid=229&type=age&genreid=10&modelid=1

Over 60hp from an aircooled 250cc 6 cyl, over 240kp/h top speed, what a machine! :love:

avgas

8th April 2011, 14:52

I also seem to have a soft spot with anything that has the names Moriwaki or Yoshimura on it.

Crasherfromwayback

8th April 2011, 14:55

I also seem to have a soft spot with anything that has the names Moriwaki or Yoshimura on it.

I like big green things...236185

DEATH_INC.

8th April 2011, 15:07

This old thing

Metastable

8th April 2011, 15:12

Man hard to argue against Brittens, and 750cc 2-stroke dirt trackers.... but in terms of beauty (and keep in mind beauty is in the eye of the beerholder) .... my pick has to be:
1988 YZR500 this is what I remember when I think back to GP racing and I thought that bike was beautiful, and I still do. Love those air intakes on the lowers. BTW, for those of you who might not have been around back then.... it's the red/white one #3, and that is Eddie Lawson, the same dude sliding the ass end on that bike 1981ish Kawi superbike pictured 2 posts back.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtNTRXJXn6w

Comment about the above GP action, no way a current day GP rider would race at a place like the Salzburgring... those walls were close and that was a VERY fast track.

racefactory

8th April 2011, 15:14

Best looking race bikes ever

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Crasherfromwayback

8th April 2011, 15:33

1988 YZR500 this is what I remember when I think back to GP racing and I thought that bike was beautiful, and I still do. .

And this model too...236191

HenryDorsetCase

8th April 2011, 15:39

Spencer's 1983 NS500. Three cylinder two stroke: less power,plus better handling + Spencer = world championship.

Best looking bike ever: the star wheels, and the HRC paintscheme: before it was covered in horrible cigarette packet advertising.

James Deuce

8th April 2011, 16:06

RC30.

This is the exact model I had. Mine was bike 189 and had the black mirrors and soft valve seats.

<img src=http://www.simonevans.co.uk/v-four/images/rc30_1.jpg>

HenryDorsetCase

8th April 2011, 16:11

RC30.

This is the exact model I had. Mine was bike 189 and had the black mirrors and soft valve seats.

my PC desktop wallpaper is a cutaway painting of that bike in that colour scheme.

mmmmhmmmmm.

James Deuce

8th April 2011, 16:14

my PC desktop wallpaper is a cutaway painting of that bike in that colour scheme.

mmmmhmmmmm.
Same paintjob for mine. Those forks are still the best I've ever experienced on any bike. You could feel travel, compression, rebound actually happening through your fingertips and ride accordingly.

george formby

8th April 2011, 16:23

should make a grown man piss his pants from 5m away.236181

It's a worry I so often agree with you. I was scratching my head on how to find a piccie & voila!

Metastable

8th April 2011, 16:34

And this model too...236191

If you ever want a YZR500 replica..... there is this local guy that will make a 500cc 2 stroke replica (that actually has a 500cc 2-stroke engine), that isn't too far off the mark.
website: http://www.adjustmenttech.net
Picture: http://www.adjustmenttech.net/images/replica/yzr500/atr_yzr5009.jpg

Although, considering you are a Suzuki dealer, you might want to get this instead. :D
http://www.adjustmenttech.net/images/replica/rg500/atrrg500.jpg

Crasherfromwayback

8th April 2011, 16:59

Very nice!

Yow Ling

8th April 2011, 20:14

favourite? my bucket

Robert Taylor

9th April 2011, 15:15

Jorge Lorenzos Yamaha M1

DrunkenMistake

9th April 2011, 23:04

my PC desktop wallpaper is a cutaway painting of that bike in that colour scheme.

mmmmhmmmmm.

http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt146/alexwitham1990/RC45_Cutaway_1280.jpg this one? its the one I have lmao

EJK

9th April 2011, 23:07

ellipsis

9th April 2011, 23:39

favourite? my bucket

...+1..........
<img src="http://i888.photobucket.com/albums/ac85/motorcycle-mania/bucket.jpg">

miloking

10th April 2011, 00:08

thats a nice looking bucket...i always hated buckets for generaly being ratty pieces of falling apart shit, but such a nice one i could own for sure....

ellipsis

10th April 2011, 00:11

...yeah, well...ahem...:blink:

HenryDorsetCase

10th April 2011, 11:20

http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt146/alexwitham1990/RC45_Cutaway_1280.jpg this one? its the one I have lmao

No, mines from MCNews (and is an RC30: thats an RC45 BTW)

http://www.reach.net/~seven/rc30_b.JPG