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montsta56
23rd April 2006, 19:16
Hey People
Those of you who have the current issue of Performance bike will know that there listing the 500 greatest performance bikes of all time. The Britten is rightly in the top 10 but to decide on the top 10 you must vote online so I thought it'd be cool if we could all vote for it. Addy is www.pb500.com Get vottin NOW:Police:
Pathos
23rd April 2006, 19:28
....I don't trust them with my name and email address otherwise i would...
Badcat
23rd April 2006, 19:33
done............
kiwifruit
23rd April 2006, 19:44
done :)
limbimtimwim
23rd April 2006, 20:01
:confused:

I have here my April edition, and it's already been decided:

1st 1994 Ducati 916 WSB racer
2nd = 1998 Yamaha YZF-R1
2nd = 1992 Honda Fireblade
4th Britten V1000
5th Suzuki GSXR750
6th Honda RCV211V
7th Tony Scott Honda RC30
8th Yamaha YZR500
9th Harris Turbo Special
10th Kawasaki ZX-6R

And I have the May edition here too. They've sold me on the GSXR750K6, and I don't like Suzukis..
R6_kid
24th April 2006, 11:29
i read it at work, im pretty sure its been decided already, will confirm this evening.
Pixie
24th April 2006, 11:30
Why?.........
limbimtimwim
24th April 2006, 11:48
Why what?

Why toast in the morning? It's good for din dins too!
jonbuoy
24th April 2006, 12:37
ZX6R is a bit of a surprise - its in pretty esteemed company for a newish bike.
HenryDorsetCase
24th April 2006, 14:57
:confused:

I have here my April edition, and it's already been decided:

1st 1994 Ducati 916 WSB racer
2nd = 1998 Yamaha YZF-R1
2nd = 1992 Honda Fireblade
4th Britten V1000
5th Suzuki GSXR750
6th Honda RCV211V
7th Tony Scott Honda RC30
8th Yamaha YZR500
9th Harris Turbo Special
10th Kawasaki ZX-6R

And I have the May edition here too. They've sold me on the GSXR750K6, and I don't like Suzukis..

presumably you are a subscriber?

do you think its good value to subscribe?
limbimtimwim
24th April 2006, 15:05
presumably you are a subscriber?
do you think its good value to subscribe?No..

I pay.. a bazzilion dollars.. for an airfreighted copy.

I should subscribe, it would be cheaper.
Smorg
24th April 2006, 15:30
:mega: :mega: Fucken Koreans next door dont have Performance Bike mags
WRT
24th April 2006, 15:35
Forgive me if I am being dumb, but whats the Harris Turbo Special? Never heard of it, and google didnt come up with too much.
limbimtimwim
24th April 2006, 15:47
Forgive me if I am being dumb, but whats the Harris Turbo Special? Never heard of it, and google didnt come up with too much.Your are forgiven. It's a British mag, so it has British stuff in it. Harris make bike frames, and other bits.

Harris frames were apparently popular in the UK in the 80s because they thought the handling of their fast bikes was deficient (I've never ridden a 1987 GSXR750, but it does look like a spindly son-of-a-bitch, so it probably was scary). I guess bikes had engines way better than their frames, so people stuck good Jap engines in good Brit frames to get bikes that were fast and didn't wobble around corners.

Lookie (https://www.harris-performance.com/website/acatalog/index.html?https%3A//www.harris-performance.com/website/acatalog/Harris_Frame_Kits.html&CatalogBody) They still make frames for oil cooled GSXR750/1100 engines! They look cool too.
WRT
24th April 2006, 15:51
Thanks for that, cant see any references to a "Turbo Special" but presumably thats a model they did some time ago.
jonbuoy
24th April 2006, 16:03
If its the one I'm thinking of, it was monthly write up on building one from scratch. Was an over-bored (1200??) turbo charged streetfighter style GSXR1100. Built by some mad bastard (Steve Burns I think). Looked pretty mint too. God knows what is was like hanging onto an unfaired Turbo'd & bored out GSXR1100 at full tit.
jonbuoy
24th April 2006, 16:07
The same guy that helped put this beast on the road...........You can tell I'm busy at work today...

http://www.netquest.co.uk/katweb/pb/1260.htm
HenryDorsetCase
24th April 2006, 16:47
Thanks for that, cant see any references to a "Turbo Special" but presumably thats a model they did some time ago.

my understanding was that he took a relatively standard Gixxer motor, plopped it in a Harris frame, and bolted on a bloody big turbo. custom pipes that went over the engine and fuel in a belly tank under it (it didnt work for shit on Spencer's NSR500.......). lots o' special bits and there you go. It looked quite cool in the mag... theres some pix and I think they promised a "readers specials" feature on it.

For my money the Moriwaki and Freddie Spencer replicas were far cooler.....