Motorcycle Forum / General / Sportbikes / February 2005

Here is the info that I got from BWB
"This past Saturday, Feb 19th a fellow rider, Tim Nordel Jr, was
killed in a motorcycle accident on Hwy 441 in Leesburg, Fl. This
accident was very unfortunate, Tim, only 17 years old, rode an rc51

Under 224 points?

Do Not Resuscitate
On Tuesday Morning I got a call from my wife.  She was screaming into
the phone that her Dad had just had a heart attack.
I left work immediately and went straight to the hospital.  I met them

Got to ride one of these Saturday at Newport Beach.
Great fun.
http://www.suzukicycles.com/Products/AN650K4/Specs/Default.aspx

For pictures and more information about this one-of-a-kind bike visit:
http://www.jlplanner.com/misc/bike/Bike.html
Specifications:
Engine - 100 CID Ultima

Inlines as you know them are dead and buried... first it was Yamaha in 2004 who
adopted the V4 like big bang for improved acceleration and rideability... it
played a big part in Rossi's brilliant championship win...
Now 2005 Kawasaki has also adopted the big bang for the same ...

Not to be on topic or anything, but what suggestions would you offer if
someone wanted to do the following...
a charity event is collecting donation based on how many laps/miles a person
rides during a given week at a road course. The people riding have 9 riding

Could someone tell me, at what mileage there is a need to replace timing
chain in Thundercat? Is it possible to hear it in motorcycle with ~30 000 km
mileage?

Anyone try some of this kevlar gear from motoport?
(http://www.motoport.com/)  I'd like it to be light and not stiff.  They
say that their kevlar gear is approved for racing and is stronger and
lighter than leather.  I'm specifically interested in the GP-2

Everything to know about RC45s and then some... click twice on all 31 pages to
enlarge for best reading or print it out for the crapper... (salutes to Odinn
for his Reeky Gallery)
 http://www.reeky.org/gallery/xlax

My Honda repair manual for my 1988 CBR1000F says that my bike could be
pulling to the left because of either a improperly installed tire or a bent
fork.  Has anyone out there ever had a tire that made their bike pull to one
side?  I don't get how it works...  Thanks!

This thing does that vintage Jet sound you hear on old Hendrix albums
and it also has a wonderful phase shifter. In fact I have never heard
a better phase then this one.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7302868985&ssPageName=ST
RK:MESE:IT

We all sit and watch the posts about "my friend crashed last night", "my
buddy died yesterday", "got some bad news" and then we sit a talk about
proper training...
Interesting thought.  What WOULD be the proper training for a 1000cc

The lister here says the damage on this Tuono was from riding too close
to a wall.
"it has never been down or in any accident"
What do you call riding "close" enough to a wall to cause this type of

I was on ebay recently checking for the market price of used R1s. I found
plenty of scammers.
Here are the common traits:
1.) A very popular bike.