I had an Evil Knievel like that! It doesn't date me, does it? I also had one with a toothed cord that you yanked out to spool it up.
Love that Green Triumph.
Love that Green Triumph.
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Rode my first bike this summer, my cousin bought an R1 and had me come over and ride it up and down his street (no traffic) a few times... got my motorcycle licenses a few days later and now I really want one!
I'm not sure whats all done to his, but it's crazy fast!
Definitely going to get one this coming up summer.
I scared the crap out of my self in a r1. 189 was to fast
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Lovely. I've never ridden an offroad bike but I'm thinking about getting one.
I was reading about motorcycle Grand Prix and they had a 125cc 2-stroke class (it's now a 250 4-stroke class) and those bikes run 155mph on a 125cc motor--7 cubic inches. 7 cubic inches and 40hp. A 5hp Briggs is 12 cubes. It's amazing how much power those little motors make.
Honestly, it was tough learning to ride this 250. All of my vehicles are diesel: a bus, a crewcab pickup, a 15-px van--even my Passat I shift at 2,000rpm. The fuel injected 250 in my bike runs well at low rpms so I just shift it like a truck and it seemed weak at first. Then I started experimenting with the revs and realized that if you drive it like you hate it, it makes lots of power. The diesels make short, heavy pushes between shifts. The bike likes long, screaming revs.
I can see now how an 80 or 125 would easy do the job in a bike. 155mph with 125ccs? Damn.
Love that Green Triumph.