Giggling in yer lid. - SV650.org

24-04-06, 10:55 AM

I went out for a blast yesterday with a mate. Well with the weather like it was, it had to be taken advantage of.

Anyway, there's a particularly nice set of bends on the route and doing them once was not enough so I peeled off into a carpark and waited for some traffic to pass the exit. The next bit I wasn't quite prepared for.

The exit leads onto a steep uphill towards the twisties again. I gave it a handful of throttle, not much more than usual. Before I knew it a crossed up wheelie was underway and some poor tourist heading towards me in a Fiat Sciento got a rude view of the underside of an SV. Snicked it from second to third and she dropped the nose with a slight waggle of the bars.

I'm not a wheelie-merchant at all, any other time I've tried deliberately has resulted in a stupid lurching bunnyhop followed by crushed nuts so I just don't bother. But this had me giggling for a good twenty minutes or more.

24-04-06, 12:07 PM

Last year, on the way home from work on my old Honda H100 I accidentally launched into the air (both wheels

) going over a humpback bridge - frightened me to death, but it had me giggling for hours

24-04-06, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by rock

Last year, on the way home from work on my old Honda H100 I accidentally launched into the air (both wheels

) going over a humpback bridge - frightened me to death, but it had me giggling for hours

I did that on one of the Pennine Massive rides last year over a slight hump....Captain Nemo warned us of them beforehand but said the first was most severe.....obviously he was wrong

I went over first and then sped up slightly for second as it wasn't as bad....Got a good 2ft air under BOTH wheels before tank Vs. Private interface on touch-down

That definately slowed me down for a while

Richie · 24-04-06, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Stormspiel

Quote:

Originally Posted by rock

Last year, on the way home from work on my old Honda H100 I accidentally launched into the air (both wheels

) going over a humpback bridge - frightened me to death, but it had me giggling for hours

I did that on one of the Pennine Massive rides last year over a slight hump....Captain Nemo warned us of them beforehand but said the first was most severe.....obviously he was wrong

I went over first and then sped up slightly for second as it wasn't as bad....Got a good 2ft air under BOTH wheels before tank Vs. Private interface on touch-down

That definately slowed me down for a while

Arr I love that Piece of Road....

between Hawes and the Ribblehead Viaduct...

STRAMASHER · 24-04-06, 06:49 PM

Is that biking Karma or summit, Haggis?

Doesn't happen very often, but when it does ....it is special. Reminds you why bikes are feckin' great.

tinpants · 24-04-06, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by haggis

I went out for a blast yesterday with a mate. Well with the weather like it was, it had to be taken advantage of.

Anyway, there's a particularly nice set of bends on the route and doing them once was not enough so I peeled off into a carpark and waited for some traffic to pass the exit. The next bit I wasn't quite prepared for.

The exit leads onto a steep uphill towards the twisties again. I gave it a handful of throttle, not much more than usual. Before I knew it a crossed up wheelie was underway and some poor tourist heading towards me in a Fiat Sciento got a rude view of the underside of an SV. Snicked it from second to third and she dropped the nose with a slight waggle of the bars.

I'm not a wheelie-merchant at all, any other time I've tried deliberately has resulted in a stupid lurching bunnyhop followed by crushed nuts so I just don't bother. But this had me giggling for a good twenty minutes or more.

Get a Firestorm. This is an everyday occurrence!!

24-04-06, 07:30 PM

I took one for a half hour test ride Nick but the road was wide sweepers and long straights. I didn't get that 'special' feeling from the 'Storm at all. It was deceptively stupid-fast though.

Only £4k, 600m on the clock, but a Cat D.

Stramasher- it was definitely a Zen moment.

24-04-06, 07:37 PM

Nick, I think this might be about to become a regular occurance on my SV too. Damn, eh!

There isn't much pinning the front end down anymore, this much I've noticed plenty already despite only being out on it for a few hundered miles this year so far.

tinpants · 25-04-06, 12:24 AM

Yee-hah!!! Reap the whirlwind Haggis!!! Enjoy it

25-04-06, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Richie1743

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stormspiel

Quote:

Originally Posted by rock

Last year, on the way home from work on my old Honda H100 I accidentally launched into the air (both wheels

) going over a humpback bridge - frightened me to death, but it had me giggling for hours

I did that on one of the Pennine Massive rides last year over a slight hump....Captain Nemo warned us of them beforehand but said the first was most severe.....obviously he was wrong

I went over first and then sped up slightly for second as it wasn't as bad....Got a good 2ft air under BOTH wheels before tank Vs. Private interface on touch-down

That definately slowed me down for a while

Arr I love that Piece of Road....

between Hawes and the Ribblehead Viaduct...

That's the one....i'll know better next time...sit further back on seat and give it a fistfull on entry

24-04-06, 10:55 AM	#1
haggis Guest Posts: n/a	Giggling in yer lid. I went out for a blast yesterday with a mate. Well with the weather like it was, it had to be taken advantage of. Anyway, there's a particularly nice set of bends on the route and doing them once was not enough so I peeled off into a carpark and waited for some traffic to pass the exit. The next bit I wasn't quite prepared for. The exit leads onto a steep uphill towards the twisties again. I gave it a handful of throttle, not much more than usual. Before I knew it a crossed up wheelie was underway and some poor tourist heading towards me in a Fiat Sciento got a rude view of the underside of an SV. Snicked it from second to third and she dropped the nose with a slight waggle of the bars. I'm not a wheelie-merchant at all, any other time I've tried deliberately has resulted in a stupid lurching bunnyhop followed by crushed nuts so I just don't bother. But this had me giggling for a good twenty minutes or more.

25-04-06, 12:24 AM	#9
tinpants Ubique Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire Posts: 643	Yee-hah!!! Reap the whirlwind Haggis!!! Enjoy it __________________ Jesus loves you. Everyone else thinks you're a pillock

24-04-06, 12:07 PM	#2
rock Guest Posts: n/a	Last year, on the way home from work on my old Honda H100 I accidentally launched into the air (both wheels ) going over a humpback bridge - frightened me to death, but it had me giggling for hours

24-04-06, 06:49 PM	#5
STRAMASHER Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sunny Glasgow Posts: 1,715	Is that biking Karma or summit, Haggis? Doesn't happen very often, but when it does ....it is special. Reminds you why bikes are feckin' great.

24-04-06, 07:30 PM	#7
haggis Guest Posts: n/a	I took one for a half hour test ride Nick but the road was wide sweepers and long straights. I didn't get that 'special' feeling from the 'Storm at all. It was deceptively stupid-fast though. Only £4k, 600m on the clock, but a Cat D. Stramasher- it was definitely a Zen moment.

24-04-06, 07:37 PM	#8
haggis Guest Posts: n/a	Nick, I think this might be about to become a regular occurance on my SV too. Damn, eh! There isn't much pinning the front end down anymore, this much I've noticed plenty already despite only being out on it for a few hundered miles this year so far.