Robert Plant and the dancing banana

[jrandom]

... are making me seasick.

No, really. Try watching this closely:

:banana:

while listening to the original studio recording of Trampled Underfoot. It's just close enough in tempo to be unsynchronised yet disorientating as the rhythm noticeably disconnects after two or three bars.

Sorry. Had to share. As you were then.

[cruzer]

Try the same peice of music wathing this instead

[Coldkiwi]

J... how do you come up with this stuff? Just say NO to drugs man!

[Hitcher]

Yeah! Like wow man!!

[curious george]

PMPL!!! What if you used several bananas? Or got them to move at different times? Tried any others?
DO you hear voices from behind the fridge when this happens? Spooky

[Zed]

... are making me seasick.

No, really. Try watching this closely:

:banana:

while listening to the original studio recording of Trampled Underfoot. It's just close enough in tempo to be unsynchronised yet disorientating as the rhythm noticeably disconnects after two or three bars.

Sorry. Had to share. As you were then.
Jrandom, does..this..have..anything to do with your suicide ride home on Tuesday evening?

I am available for private counselling if you so require. :doctor:


Zed

[wkid_one]

I am available for private counselling if you so require. :doctor:

Zed That line must be taught to all men of the cloth....because I am sure this is what all the children violated by minons of God must say.

[Zed]

That line must be taught to all men of the cloth....because I am sure this is what all the children violated by minons of God must say.
You're a sick puppy Dan! :no:

What's even worse is that I think you know it, openly flaunt it, and are proud of it!


Zed

[SPman]

You're a sick puppy Dan! :no:

What's even worse is that I think you know it, openly flaunt it, and are proud of it!


Zed
Is there any other way to be!? :bleh:

[jrandom]

Jrandom, does..this..have..anything to do with your suicide ride home on Tuesday evening?

What, you mean the 'Trampled Underfoot' part?

Heh. But I wasn't, you see, so I didn't and it isn't.

I don't need counselling. I need a faster bike.

[Motoracer]

I need a faster bike.


Me too mate, me too. *dreams* about the 2004 silver R1, plain white Aria RX-7 RR IV with a dark as tinted visor, White Alpinestar Venom 1 piece race suit with white Alpinestar super tech racing boots and GP PRO gloves. oh yea, and some mean as under seat after market pipes and custom rear indicators and licence plate mount. To finish it off, I'd get Pirelli diablos as well.

mmmmmmmhh its a recipie for lots and lots of fun. :rolleyes:

[jrandom]

2004 silver R1

MVA Brutale, black.

'nuff sed.

Of course, if I ever binned it, I don't think I could do anything but sit on the side of the road and weep for half an hour.

[riffer]

MVA Brutale, black.
Wow. That would be a nice step up - to a bike that can do more than your FXR's top speed in 1st gear!

Wonder how it would go in the Auckland traffic, J? :p

[jrandom]

Wow. That would be a nice step up - to a bike that can do more than your FXR's top speed in 1st gear!

Wonder how it would go in the Auckland traffic, J? :p

Really? I've had the FXR up to an indicated 151. That's pretty tall for first gear on a 750.

Oh. I see. You are being this thing they are calling 'sarcasm'. Ho ho.

:p

TBH I'm really not sure what I'll end up on but I doubt I'll bother getting an 'intermediate bike' just so that I can feel underpowered again in another year. I certainly won't be affording a Brutale or the like but dere's plenty other cheap bikes out there making >100bhp with a little breathing upon that handle much, much 'orribler, too, so... be afraid, y'all.

jrandom, coming sideways to a wet corner near you...

[James Deuce]

Really? I've had the FXR up to an indicated 151. That's pretty tall for first gear on a 750.



My RC30 used to do 140km/hr in 1st gear.

Jim2

[Motoracer]

My RC30 used to do 140km/hr in 1st gear.

Jim2

Shit! thats a rare as bike. What ever happened to it?

[jrandom]

My RC30 used to do 140km/hr in 1st gear.

Wot would we do without this internet thing, eh?

The Brutale makes 93.4Kw at the crank at 12.5krpm, which I suspect is a bit more than your RC30, rev limiter at 13100rpm, gearings give these speeds at the rev limit:

1st - 103.4kmh
2nd - 136.5kmh
3rd - 170.0kmh
4th - 201.5kmh
5th - 229.2kmh
6th - 250.0kmh

So I'm afraid that on, say, the Utah salt flats, you'd have to go all the way to third gear if you wanted to overtake me on a Brutale once the FXR was up to speed :bleh:

One suspects that a bigger rear sprocket might become a popular mod on the Brutale.

[jrandom]

oh, and by the way, *you had an RC30*? Excuse me but why the bleepity bleep bleep did you ever let *that* go?

[bungbung]

Ahoy Mr Random, how far now brown cow? ('till you get to ride upon a more 'manly' bike?) :shifty:

[jrandom]

Ahoy Mr Random, how far now brown cow? ('till you get to ride upon a more 'manly' bike?)

Official Blessing of the State shall be granted upon my license end of the year.

At which point I shall test-ride everything. Really. *Everything*. I'll even see if I can con Haldanes into letting me onto a 996 or summat.

After a couple of months worth of increasingly frustrated sales guys at various bike shops I shall then go and spend about $6K on a shite old Bandit or something while muttering excuses to myself about how I'd probably crash anything with expensive shiny plastic bits.

[Coldkiwi]

get yaself a sporty six hundy J. plenty of horsies to ride and they have nice as braking packages compared to the 250's (and I presume a commuting grade FXR)

haven't really wanted more HP on the GSXR yet (except for when attempting wheelstands) and I often get a bit of a shock when I open the tap all the way on the road.... but what a great feeling!

[Yamahamaman]

get yaself a sporty six hundy J. plenty of horsies to ride and they have nice as braking packages compared to the 250's
I have to concur with you there CK. I don't think it takes horses to do wheelies - more like technique. I have seen a mate of mine Wheelie a Yamaha Jog (50cc Scooter).
Still, my new beastie is said to have 110hp, and so it is not lacking at all.

[James Deuce]

oh, and by the way, *you had an RC30*? Excuse me but why the bleepity bleep bleep did you ever let *that* go?

It was forcibly removed in 1992 by a 72 year old driver exiting a side street (with integrated stop sign) in Picton at 9:30pm on an unlit street with his headlights turned off.

I was doing 50km/hr. The impact ripped the steering head out of the frame rails and the forks were bent back so far the front wheel pushed the oil filter into the engine internals.

A new frame was $10k and a new bottom end would have been $5k. Insurance company wrote it off.

I had four compressed vertebrae (landed straight up and down on my head)and the old DICK ran me me over because he didn't know where I'd gone after the initial accident. My right testicle was the size of an orange after I used it to dent the aluminium tank.

The injuries to my back and neck caused my brain shut down and I was resuscitated 7 times on the way to Blenheim hospital. I apparently politely asked a chap who was trying to take my helmet off to cease and desist and then passed out and stopped breathing.

The old DICK was fined $600 and disqualified for a month. I spent 3 months off work and then passed out repeatedly at work and was diagnosed with post concussion syndrome, the spinal injuries where also uprated in severity. So I had another 3 months off.

It's took me 10 years to grow the balls to own another bike, but I remembered what I'd been missing on my very first borrowed ride a couple of years ago and HAD to get back into it.

[Zed]

What, you mean the 'Trampled Underfoot' part?

Heh. But I wasn't, you see, so I didn't and it isn't.

I don't need counselling. I need a faster bike.
What point is a faster bike in Auckland traffic these days?? Just kidding...I've found my niche in the 600cc. What will yours be I wonder? :shifty:


Zed

[riffer]

Really? I've had the FXR up to an indicated 151. That's pretty tall for first gear on a 750.

Oh. I see. You are being this thing they are calling 'sarcasm'. Ho ho.
Hmmm. Just goes to show you shouldn't believe what you read. Sunday Star Times said the Brutale would do 145 in 1st IIRC.

I was assuming the 150 would be about 135-140.

My apologies J. I shall :Playnice: from now on...

and research my facts more thoroughly.

(skulks off back to his work feeling suitable admonished).

Surely I've got better things to do than be at work at 10.00 at night on a Friday?

[Milky]

I have to concur with you there CK. I don't think it takes horses to do wheelies - more like technique. I have seen a mate of mine Wheelie a Yamaha Jog (50cc Scooter).

i agree too... was outside my house for some unknown reason when a scooter came up the road (Carlton St for any aucklanders if u know it) he nearly made it bottom to top on his rear wheel... that was impressive

[wkid_one]

My right testicle was the size of an orange . Thanks for that image.......wonderful:sick::sick::sick:

[Hitcher]

It was forcibly removed in 1992 by a 72 year old driver exiting a side street (with integrated stop sign) in Picton at 9:30pm on an unlit street with his headlights turned off.

I was doing 50km/hr. The impact ripped the steering head out of the frame rails and the forks were bent back so far the front wheel pushed the oil filter into the engine internals.

A new frame was $10k and a new bottom end would have been $5k. Insurance company wrote it off.

I had four compressed vertebrae (landed straight up and down on my head)and the old DICK ran me me over because he didn't know where I'd gone after the initial accident. My right testicle was the size of an orange after I used it to dent the aluminium tank.

The injuries to my back and neck caused my brain shut down and I was resuscitated 7 times on the way to Blenheim hospital. I apparently politely asked a chap who was trying to take my helmet off to cease and desist and then passed out and stopped breathing.

The old DICK was fined $600 and disqualified for a month. I spent 3 months off work and then passed out repeatedly at work and was diagnosed with post concussion syndrome, the spinal injuries where also uprated in severity. So I had another 3 months off.

It's took me 10 years to grow the balls to own another bike, but I remembered what I'd been missing on my very first borrowed ride a couple of years ago and HAD to get back into it.

Mate, "Ouch" doesn't seem to cut it as an appropriate response... You seem remarkably well balanced, considering!

[James Deuce]

I was only balanced because I leant on my bike while we chatted :)

Nice to meet you sir :)

Jim2

[Hitcher]

I was only balanced because I leant on my bike while we chatted :)

Nice to meet you sir :)

Jim2

And you also! I was back at the summit again last night -- it was bloody freezing! I was surprised how clean the Wellington side of the hill was -- all of the slips must have been on the Featherston side! No riding today, funnily enough...

[jrandom]

It was forcibly removed in 1992 by a 72 year old driver exiting a side street (with integrated stop sign) in Picton at 9:30pm on an unlit street with his headlights turned off.

Owwwwwwww. Well bloody done on getting back in the saddle. *Respect*.

Why on earth wasn't the driver charged properly... I mean, if he'd walked past you blindfolded, swinging a baseball bat, and connected with the back of your head, *he* might have argued that he didn't see you, but he sure as hell would've been up for assault.

[James Deuce]

Owwwwwwww. Well bloody done on getting back in the saddle. *Respect*.

Why on earth wasn't the driver charged properly... I mean, if he'd walked past you blindfolded, swinging a baseball bat, and connected with the back of your head, *he* might have argued that he didn't see you, but he sure as hell would've been up for assault.

I had the accident on a Sunday, the courtcase was on the Monday because the bloke that hit me was a "respected local businessman" and he was retiring and moving from Picton to the Hibiscus Coast that week so they rushed it through. I wasn't seen by the orthopaedic surgeon until after the courtcase, so my injuries weren't known to the judge, and the Traffic Officer that attended was made redundant on the Monday. My accident was the last he attended as it was the weekend that the Police took over traffic duties. So he wasn't at the court hearing.

:thud:

[riffer]

Nasty business Jim.

Good to see it hasn't affected your sense of humour...

or your ability to ride.

... and get out of the way of mad buggers bearing down on you at 200+ with dodgy brakes - sorry again for that one dude.

FWIW, I pulled the brakes apart when I got home yesterday.

Turns out the fluid had gotten a bit low and there was a bit of air had got in them.

Brakes work MUCH better now.

Actually the real reason I was so close behind you was your TRiXie sounds so good at that speed. Love that 270° twin sound! :2thumbsup

[matthewt]

Wot would we do without this internet thing, eh?

The Brutale makes 93.4Kw at the crank at 12.5krpm, which I suspect is a bit more than your RC30, rev limiter at 13100rpm, gearings give these speeds at the rev limit:

1st - 103.4kmh
2nd - 136.5kmh
3rd - 170.0kmh
4th - 201.5kmh
5th - 229.2kmh
6th - 250.0kmh

So I'm afraid that on, say, the Utah salt flats, you'd have to go all the way to third gear if you wanted to overtake me on a Brutale once the FXR was up to speed :bleh:

One suspects that a bigger rear sprocket might become a popular mod on the Brutale.

I'd probably go with the 103.4 in first. I can't imagine it doing 150 in first. The MV Agusta F4 SPR does do 150 in first given its close ratio gear box and choice of 3 rear sprockets you get with it. I know some people in Europe had one on loan and added 7 (yes 7) teeth to the rear sprocket to make it usable in the Swiss alps.

Why do you think a rear sprocket would be a popular mod on the Brutale ?? I know it's very popular on Ducati's and the MV F4 (I went up 2 teeth on the rear on mine) but so far from what I've seen of the Brutale you wouldn't need it. Mine is still being run in so until I get 1000k on it I won't be able to do a great deal (I'm currently limited to 6000rpm, after the 1k service that changes to 11,000rpm). When I rode the test bike last year I remember lifting the front wheel out from the dealers because it had much better power delivery below 7000rpm than my F4, I don't know if this is a Brutale vs F4 thing or a 2001 motor vs 2004 motor thing. Most people add teeth to the rear to get better accleration with the side effect of dropping your top speed (the F4 went from 285kph down to 251kph). I think if you did this to a stock Brutale you'd end up with a monster wheelie machine (which may be what you want ;))

[jrandom]

Why do you think a rear sprocket would be a popular mod on the Brutale ??

(blush)

My turn to be a numpty. On re-reading it becomes clear that I was thinking of a smaller rear sprocket, not a bigger one.

Just looking at the power output and the existing Brutale gear ratios it seems that longer legs would be desirable for some (depending on one's style of riding - me, I'd go for the 'monster wheelie' approach but it looks like the stock gearing and power delivery does that well 'nuff).

[James Deuce]

Nasty business Jim.

Good to see it hasn't affected your sense of humour...

or your ability to ride.

... and get out of the way of mad buggers bearing down on you at 200+ with dodgy brakes - sorry again for that one dude.

FWIW, I pulled the brakes apart when I got home yesterday.

Turns out the fluid had gotten a bit low and there was a bit of air had got in them.

Brakes work MUCH better now.

Actually the real reason I was so close behind you was your TRiXie sounds so good at that speed. Love that 270° twin sound! :2thumbsup

Thank you Sir! It was great to meet another Comm Arts refugee.

Thanks for fixing the Brakes. I was looking in the mirror thinking, "He's getting awfully close, awfully fast - FAAAARK!" :lol: Though I do like your "real" reason :)

[matthewt]

(blush)

My turn to be a numpty. On re-reading it becomes clear that I was thinking of a smaller rear sprocket, not a bigger one.

Just looking at the power output and the existing Brutale gear ratios it seems that longer legs would be desirable for some (depending on one's style of riding - me, I'd go for the 'monster wheelie' approach but it looks like the stock gearing and power delivery does that well 'nuff).

Yer, strangley I think they actually got the gearing right this time.

I think you'll find most 750's and above (and probably 600's as well) all try and hit 100 in first. Probably just for good 0-100 times.