Teh Motorcycle Video Thread

[Datsane]

Is it just me or has the 999 lost the thump that the 916 had

Nope, it ain't just you at all. I think the 888 sounds "musclier" than any of the 916/996/998 range (by musclier, I mean a throatier soundy exhaust note) and the 749s & 999s don't quite have the same tone at all - it's like they've slighted strangled it. The 916 range have a great noise! Damn I wish I owned 1!

My little stroker's upset a couple of 749 owners by being louder than them and they were both running open mufflers (although my bike admittedly sounds like a stupidly loud chainsaw running NOS) and I'm definitely a LOT louder than a stock 999....kinda sad really when Japanese 2 strokes are louder than Italian Superbikes.

I've always loved being thumped in the chest with the bass from a good sounding Ducati's exhaust. Best I've heard to date (in person), was Robert Holden's last race bike @ Motorrad - it shook every single tool in the workshop in time to its idling freq. whilst sitting on the work-stand and I mean EVERY tool - then when the mechanics started to warm it up properly - holy cr@p - it was like someone had hooked up a jackhammer to the building's foundations. Seriously cool and I had a non-motorcycling friend with me who basically stood there and shook in fear

Out of all the euro bikes I would have to go for a 916.
I might settle on a trumpy dayota tho

Damb thats got to be rather loud and raw, where do I get one

[Muz]

One of my favorite RG500's of all time - Mark Dent's 140 BHp RG500 street-bike, running NOS (slow'ish link):
http://www.rgv.ru/files/markdentrg500.mpeg

[Datsane]

The skid was the only good bit

[Muz]

What about a few stunts & shenanigans then?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4DzQWyS2oY
(GSXR1100 powered Go-Kart - it's an easy 130 BHp or more - in a Go-Kart! and as the title says, the tires don't really stop smokin')

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VazxSK8bUs
(A 4 min compilation of motorcycle trials riding - very impressive skills from this rider. Endo's, step ups, side stepping, drops - you name it)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4526ooNL8g
(Sports-bike stunt video 7 minutes - some good riding, gets a bit repetitive - I prefer the Trials video above, but the sports bike guys have some amusing stuff too)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLHh7EalDqE
Motorcycle Stunts Gone Wrong - 3min compilation of crashes
(I've seen most of these before but the 2nd to last endo @ 2m 35s looks painful)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqlGvXyNOQw
A nice little 7:30 clip on Aprilia's RXV/SXV V-twin off-roaders

[Datsane]

Seent it but still wicked

Awesome trials

Who the hell was driving that camaro(vette). and not enough skids

The crash at 1.05 was rather The guy at 1.30 odd that rides it out legand.
Ouch to the last two guys that endo

I think i just jizzed, I want one

[Muz]

Awesome trials
Who the hell was driving that camaro(vette). and not enough skids
The crash at 1.05 was rather The guy at 1.30 odd that rides it out legand.
Ouch to the last two guys that endo
I think i just jizzed, I want one

Ummm, who's driving the Vette ??? no - one - that's the whole point - it's a copy of the motorcycle "shoe surfing" trick, but done with a car - which is kinda nuts! It must have cruise control, but the person doing the trick is placing a LOT of trust that their car will run straight - or they've secured the steering wheel some how...

Yep, the RXV / SXV are probably the sexiest off-roaders ever built (IMO)....yummy Italian goodness...

And what is it with your skid obsession ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQpvwlTW7iQ
World's Longest Skid - 2min - Skids on a Scooter! Made by the self-proclaimed "most hardcore, badass scoot gang on the globe." Don't get too excited by the title though...
http://www.skidmarkscooters.com/skidmar ... _home.html - their home-site if you need a laugh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvJ6wf16eYA:
Motorcycle Stunt Video (The Islander) - 3m 40sec stunt video - mainly insanely long wheelies, but the bit where he's doing sit-ups on the petrol tank & seat-unit, whilst facing backwards is pretty damn impressive!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThahlwyiOwE
Starboyz @ Toronto GrandPrix Part4 - 50 secs - doing a nice rolling burnout

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar6XULy3R6w
Cars at Carlisle Season 2 Star Boyz Standing Burnouts - 20 secs

& here's Gary Rothwell doing a couple of donuts etc...

http://www.garyrothwell.com/bang.WMV - donuts
http://www.garyrothwell.com/camera.WMV - donuts
http://www.garyrothwell.com/Gallery/MOVIES/stoppie4.WMV - short endo / stoppie
http://www.garyrothwell.com/Gallery/MOVIES/scrape.WMV - seat unit scrape whilst pulling a wheelie

[Datsane]

Scooters right

Dudes a nutter.

One of them guys has a large graze on his shin

Awesome. skids.


Skids are cool thats why. But only off street

[ratrod]

Not really a vid, ok, well it aint a vid at all but this was the closet thread.

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... otohosting

[Colin]

Kimi Raikkonen's motor-cycle.

http://www.tacobomb.com/html/Kimi-Raikk ... cycle.html

[Datsane]

Kimi Raikkonen's motor-cycle.

http://www.tacobomb.com/html/Kimi-Raikk ... cycle.html

That looks to be an Enzo in the shed

[Colin]

Kimi Raikkonen's motor-cycle.

http://www.tacobomb.com/html/Kimi-Raikk ... cycle.html

That looks to be an Enzo in the shed

Yep.

Photo's were taken last year before it was announced he had signed with Ferrari.

The story at the time was he was storing it for a friend. But he had the keys incase he wanted to take it for a drive.

[Monolith]

What about a few stunts & shenanigans then?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VazxSK8bUs
(A 4 min compilation of motorcycle trials riding - very impressive skills from this rider. Endo's, step ups, side stepping, drops - you name it)

that lot brings back some memories... In one bit of that he's on an orange/black thing - a 96 Beta Techno, exactly what I used to play around on