Anstey IOMTT 2016 RC213V

[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.

[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.

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.

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
Hey, will fit the leathers better tho,lost 7kg !!!!!!

[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!