Anstey IOMTT 2016 RC213V

[jellywrestler]

what a weapon but how well will effectively a moto gp designed bike hold up toe the bumps and bruises that the 37 3/4 mile circuit????

[BMWST?]

no idea but it will be interesting to find out!

[george formby]

what a weapon but how well will effectively a moto gp designed bike hold up toe the bumps and bruises that the 37 3/4 mile circuit????

Padgetts have spent a huge amount of time and money prepping the bike for the course. Someone posted a link, maybe in the MotoGP thread, with some detail. They have had to get quiet a few one off parts and do a bit of bracing apparently. I suspect they know what they are doing.

[Crasherfromwayback]

what a weapon but how well will effectively a moto gp designed bike hold up toe the bumps and bruises that the 37 3/4 mile circuit????

Prob the same as GP bikes have always gone round there. Fucking fast.

[pritch]

As mentioned in the other thread it's a RC213V-S, not quite a GP bike. With the optional race kit it should make some 215bhp, a tad down on the estimated 250 ish of the real thing.

I wondered about the temperature controlled room that was mentioned when they announced these. Apparently it's because the frame is raw aluminium and it needs to be kept warm or it'll corrode. Guess anybody who can afford one of those can afford a heated garage - or living room - or wherever they plan on parking it.

[Crasherfromwayback]

what a weapon but how well will effectively a moto gp designed bike hold up toe the bumps and bruises that the 37 3/4 mile circuit????

Be interesting to see which way Bruce goes Spyda...

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/tt-road-races/2016/may/padgett-over-the-moon-with-rcv-debut/

[MIXONE]

Close enough to 194 mph first time out!
Bruce must have custom made leathers to fit his huge balls I reckon.:laugh:

[Crasherfromwayback]

Close enough to 194 mph first time out!
Bruce must have custom made leathers to fit his huge balls I reckon.:laugh:

Sick muthafucker eh!

[george formby]

Sick muthafucker eh!

Truly.

We have Aliens and we have really special Aliens. I was quite blown away to see that 209.8mph from the NW. Bonkers fast. And no doubt slip streaming helped.......... :shit:

Anybody found a live stream yet?

[Duke girl]

As mentioned in the other thread it's a RC213V-S, not quite a GP bike. With the optional race kit it should make some 215bhp, a tad down on the estimated 250 ish of the real thing.

I wondered about the temperature controlled room that was mentioned when they announced these. Apparently it's because the frame is raw aluminium and it needs to be kept warm or it'll corrode. Guess anybody who can afford one of those can afford a heated garage - or living room - or wherever they plan on parking it.

Talking about a raw aluminum frame or soft frame, we were in the pits at the IOM, chap had his new RC213V parked up next to some other bikes, when one fell over and put a nice big ding in the frame, bike now written off, would not like to be in the owners shoes of the bike that did the damage.

[sil3nt]

Talking about a raw aluminum frame or soft frame, we were in the pits at the IOM, chap had his new RC213V parked up next to some other bikes, when one fell over and put a nice big ding in the frame, bike now written off, would not like to be in the owners shoes of the bike that did the damage.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwWg9ZfUbjQ

[Duke girl]

Heard the man say 152 Grand, holy shit that's about $335 thousand of our money. The ding in the frame from what we saw was about the size of a 50 cent piece, looked like where the handle bar hit it.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Heard the man say 152 Grand, holy shit that's about $335 thousand of our money..

I reckon to write it off, simply for a new frame, at that cost, is bollocks.

[jellywrestler]

Heard the man say 152 Grand, holy shit that's about $335 thousand of our money. The ding in the frame from what we saw was about the size of a 50 cent piece, looked like where the handle bar hit it.

what about the fairing damage when it went down, had the owner confirmed this, or was it just a chinese whisper?

[pritch]

Heard the man say 152 Grand, holy shit that's about $335 thousand of our money. The ding in the frame from what we saw was about the size of a 50 cent piece, looked like where the handle bar hit it.

Yeah, they aren't cheap. There is just to be one made per day for 365 days IIRC. The BMW 1200 wouldn't be cheap either.

The owner must've felt sick whether it was a write-off or not.

[jellywrestler]

The owner must've felt sick whether it was a write-off or not. people with that much money have very little feelings at all...

[roogazza]

people with that much money have very little feelings at all...

I must say I'm looking at things a bit differently after an Ambulance trip and 12 hours in Palmy Hosp.
It all seems a bit trivial after a day like that.:rolleyes:

[jellywrestler]

I must say I'm looking at things a bit differently after an Ambulance trip and 12 hours in Palmy Hosp.
It all seems a bit trivial after a day like that.:rolleyes:

yip, the best things in life aren't things....

[merv]

I must say I'm looking at things a bit differently after an Ambulance trip and 12 hours in Palmy Hosp.
It all seems a bit trivial after a day like that.:rolleyes:

What happened to you Gaz?

[HenryDorsetCase]

As mentioned in the other thread it's a RC213V-S, not quite a GP bike. With the optional race kit it should make some 215bhp, a tad down on the estimated 250 ish of the real thing.

I wondered about the temperature controlled room that was mentioned when they announced these. Apparently it's because the frame is raw aluminium and it needs to be kept warm or it'll corrode. Guess anybody who can afford one of those can afford a heated garage - or living room - or wherever they plan on parking it.

But the TT Superbikes are ~220 230 at least thats what they "estimate" (my arse, theyre on dynos for HOURS and those guys know how to build motors)... so to make up for the deficit, is the GP-S thingy that much lighter?

[HenryDorsetCase]

people with that much money have very little feelings at all...

it entirely depends on what percentage of the investment represents vs their net worth.

Its like an interview with Michael Jordan I watched and someone gave him shit about betting large on (of all things) golf. like $20k USD per hole. And his response was unapolagetic, and along the lines of, well, that, to me, is like maybe $20 is to you. Enough to make it interesting but not enough to cry about.

Something like that anyway.

In the words of William Gibson: "The rich are no longer truly human"

[pritch]

the best things in life aren't things....

Love it. Gotta share the love though...

And best wishes to Gazza.

[roogazza]

What happened to you Gaz?


Love it. Gotta share the love though...

And best wishes to Gazza.

not bike related Merv,just a silly old fool not seeing a Doc and trying to tough it out.
After 3 weeks it required an Ambo,I was pretty run down and dried out :lol:
Hey, will fit the leathers better tho,lost 7kg !!!!!!:rolleyes:

[merv]

Okay Gaz, hope all is well and you are back to good health.

[pritch]

Not sure if this is worth a thread of its own so I'll tack it on here.

You may have noticed Guy Martin was not at this years TT. He is riding in the Tour Divide 2016. That's a mountain bike race from Alaska to Mexico. That would have to rate as fairly extreme.

If I can read the graphic right he is currently fourth although it may not be that simple. Some riders are entered in a time trial distinct from those entered in the race. I don't know much about this, I might have to do some reading.

The event can be tracked here: http://tourdivide.org/leaderboard

Don't look for Guy Martin, he is using a nom de guerre. He is racing as Terry Smith.

[EJK]

Not sure if this is worth a thread of its own so I'll tack it on here.

You may have noticed Guy Martin was not at this years TT. He is racing in the Tour Divide 2016. That's a bicycle race from Alaska to Mexico. That would have to rate as fairly extreme.

If I can read the graphic right he is currently fourth. The race can be tracked here: http://tourdivide.org/leaderboard

Don't look for Guy Martin, he is using a nom de guerre. He is racing as Terry Smith.

Another kind of crazy!