Cryptic bike quiz

[Mort]

I've made up a cryptic bike quiz thing......

All answers are related to bikes or bikesport. The winner gets the title of "Biking SmartArse 2008"

1) American but not HD (7)
2) Apes ride these (6,4)
3) aurum airfoil (8)
4) Battle Arm (9)
5) bicycle this in france (8)
6) Carmen flies without power (7,5)
7) Corsaro maker (4,6)
8) Curve follows Starkeys (8)
9) A duke four (11)
10) drives the 998 (12)
11) four & twenty of these (9)
12) Franky hairdo (7,7)
13) He can ride and play piano (5,8)
14) Honda rear shock (7)
15) Honda six (3)
16) Its where you are now (9)
17) Japanese Falcon (8)
18) Jumping Jack Flash it’s a gas…… (6)
19) kiwi that beat em all (7)
20) Marlon Brando rode one (10)
21) Nostril Evasion (9,5)
22) Outlaw - often mexican (6)
23) Pugalist Pair (5,4)
24) Ship builders by trade actually (8)
25) Sounds like the fools month (6)
26) square four receiver (6)
27) Swedish bouncy things (6)
28) Teutul firm (3)
29) The tyres wot won it (11)
30) They call him rocket (3,6)
31) They make pianos too (6)
32) Trials Champ x12 (6,7)
33) William and Arthurs firm (6,8)
34) World WEC Champion (5,6)
35) Yer Maun(4,6)

Mort

[The Pastor]

18 = gas gas
19 = britton (britten?)

[The Pastor]

24 = kawasaki

[The Pastor]

31 = yamaha

[MisterD]

Hmm..

6 - Electra Glide
17 - Hayabusa (do they really eat blackbirds, is this Japanese humour?)
23 - Boxer Twin

[Laava]

35= Joey Dunlop
33= HD
27= Bosoms

[bull]

about 2hrs googling so far, some good info being learnt as i go too.

1) American but not HD (7)
2) Apes ride these (6,4) Monkey Bike
3) aurum airfoil (8)
4) Battle Arm (9)
5) bicycle this in france (8)
6) Carmen flies without power (7,5) Electra Glide
7) Corsaro maker (4,6) Moto Morini
8) Curve follows Starkeys (8) Schwantz
9) A duke four (11) SuperDuke
10) drives the 998 (12) Desmoquattro
11) four & twenty of these (9) Blackbird
12) Franky hairdo (7,7)
13) He can ride and play piano (5,8) James Toseland
14) Honda rear shock (7) Pro-Link
15) Honda six (3) CBX
16) Its where you are now (9) KiwiBiker
17) Japanese Falcon (8) Hayabusa
18) Jumping Jack Flash it’s a gas…… (6) GasGas
19) kiwi that beat em all (7) Britten
20) Marlon Brando rode one (10)
21) Nostril Evasion (9,5)
22) Outlaw - often mexican (6)
23) Pugalist Pair (5,4) Boxer Twin
24) Ship builders by trade actually (8) Kawazaki
25) Sounds like the fools month (6)
26) square four receiver (6)
27) Swedish bouncy things (6)
28) Teutul firm (3) OCC
29) The tyres wot won it (11)
30) They call him rocket (3,6) Joe Rocket
31) They make pianos too (6) Yamaha
32) Trials Champ x12 (6,7) Dougie Lampkin
33) William and Arthurs firm (6,8) Harley Davidson
34) World WEC Champion (5,6)
35) Yer Maun(4,6) Joey Dunlop

[turtleman]

26 = Ariel

[MSTRS:Me]

25. Aprilia (even if it is 7 letters)

[bull]

Yip Aprilia is what i thought too but had 7 letters,
so based on that id say 20. Thunderbird (Triumph 650 from the movie "The Wild One")

[bull]

29. Continental
34. David Knight

[bull]

3. Goldwing

[ninjac]

1) American but not HD (7) Polaris
9) A duke four (11) Desmosedici
22) Outlaw - often mexican (6) Bandit
27) Swedish bouncy things (6) Ohlins
29) The tyres wot won it (11) Bridgestone

[MisterD]

12) Francis Barnett

[Mort]

OK - Here's an update - still some to go at...


1) American but not HD (7)
2) Apes ride these (6,4) Monkey Bike
3) aurum airfoil (8) GoldWing
4) Battle Arm (9)
5) bicycle this in france (8)
6) Carmen flies without power (7,5) Electra Glide
7) Corsaro maker (4,6) Moto Morini
8) Curve follows Starkeys (8) Schwantz
9) A duke four (11) Desmosedici
10) drives the 998 (12)
11) four & twenty of these (9) Blackbird
12) Franky hairdo (7,7) Francis Barnett
13) He can ride and play piano (5,8) James Toseland
14) Honda rear shock (7) ProLink
15) Honda six (3) CBX
16) Its where you are now (9) KiwiBiker
17) Japanese Falcon (8) Hayabusa
18) Jumping Jack Flash it’s a gas…… (6) GasGas
19) kiwi that beat em all (7) Britten
20) Marlon Brando rode one (10)
21) Nostril Evasion (9,5)
22) Outlaw - often mexican (6) Bandit
23) Pugalist Pair (5,4) Boxer Twin
24) Ship builders by trade actually (8) Kawasaki
25) Sounds like the fools month (6) Aprilia (Sorry about the number !!)
26) square four receiver (5) Ariel
27) Swedish bouncy things (6) Ohlins
28) Teutul firm (3) OCC
29) The tyres wot won it (11) Bridgestone
30) They call him rocket (3,6)
31) They make pianos too (6) Yamaha
32) Trials Champ x12 (6,7) Dougie Lampkin
33) William and Arthurs firm (6,8) Harley Davidson
34) World WEC Champion (5,6) David Knight
35) Yer Maun(4,6) Joey Dunlop