Katman. This is for you.

[jellywrestler]

Phwoar.

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where is this photo taken?

[Katman]

where is this photo taken?

I think it's the railway bridge at Wanganui.

[jellywrestler]

I think it's the railway bridge at Wanganui.

as you know i'm a bit of a fan of wanganui and it isn't the bridge, those are give way stripes and no crowd behind so that rules out a lot of the circuit, was thinking onekawa or maybe gracefield, also could have been sydneham chch?

[Crasherfromwayback]

as you know i'm a bit of a fan of wanganui and it isn't the bridge,

Not coming out of The Rose Garden?

[Katman]

as you know i'm a bit of a fan of wanganui and it isn't the bridge, those are give way stripes and no crowd behind so that rules out a lot of the circuit, was thinking onekawa or maybe gracefield, also could have been sydneham chch?

Check out some of the footage from back in the day Spyda.

There were indeed give way stripes on either side of the bridge.

[Banditbandit]

Looks like the bike in post #12 - with a different paint job.

A motorcycle mechanic who can't see the difference between a beautiful Ducati 916 and a ringningning Honda?

The 916 - 996 is stunning. Iconic even. But, they're skinny, slow, unreliable, expensive to maintain, and prone to weirdness. I've seen more 916's on their sides than hookers (stand design isn't great), and if you wheel stand them long enough, they run out of oil.

But, I still want one.

yeah - I love the aesthetics - I think they are one of the most beautiful bikes ever built - and I did lust after one - but I've never had one - for all the reasons you outline.

[Banditbandit]

Check out some of the footage from back in the day Spyda.

There were indeed give way stripes on either side of the bridge.

I was there .. probably like a lot of other here

[Katman]

yeah - I love the aesthetics - I think they are one of the most beautiful bikes ever built - and I did lust after one - but I've never had one - for all the reasons you outline.

I certainly don't deny that the 916 is an iconic example of motorcycle design.

I just happen to prefer the looks of the Katana - and having ridden a few 916/996's, I certainly prefer riding the Katana also.

I was there ..

Yeah, me too.

[Banditbandit]

I certainly don't deny that the 916 is an iconic example of motorcycle design.

I just happen to prefer the looks of the Katana - and having ridden a few 916/996's, I certainly prefer riding the Katana also.



Yeah, me too.

It's also true that the katana had a major influence on road motorcycle design.

[pritch]

It's also true that the katana had a major influence on road motorcycle design.

It did????

[Banditbandit]

It did????

Yeah - look at the early Katanas and their shapes compared to the bikes of the day - and compared to the contemporary bikes.

[jasonu]

Not coming out of The Rose Garden?

Is Rose Garden NZ code for closet?

[jellywrestler]

Not coming out of The Rose Garden?

nah no hay bales on the inside and no trees just out of the corner, just a load of graves and people on the piss, that's why it's called Swill Hill.

[jellywrestler]

It's also true that the katana had a major influence on road motorcycle design.

yeah that front guard has been on thousands of bikes since, or in thousands of rubbish bins...

[jellywrestler]

Check out some of the footage from back in the day Spyda.

There were indeed give way stripes on either side of the bridge.

yeah I think you're right, the building behind is down a level or two and the stripes were there for the old bus depot, there used to be a 150 bus movements in and out of there each day and everyone dropped a few drops of oil and deisel, that and an off camber corner and rain would make it lethal.
the only year i raced a solo there i got third and it felt like the borrowed bike was twisted there, it was just stepping out at the back all the time.
this piccie had me confused as most giveway stripes would be barely a few feet from the apex of a corner, not enough to sit up and pull a wheelie.
great trainspotting Steve