Motorcycling Thread for MrX, Matty, and I

[roguejuror]

 

[Matty]

link it

Do not watch while eating, or at all really.

http://www.miscopy.com/2415/traffic/aftermath-fatal-speed-motorcycle-accident-turkey/

 

[roguejuror]

I wonder how the camera guy ended

 

[Matty]

Not dead, apparently. He prolly didnt slide quite as long as his bike. Hope he was wearing leather.

 

[Boner_18]

Is leather really still considered the gold stardard in protection for motorcyclists?

 

[Matty]

Is leather really still considered the gold stardard in protection for motorcyclists?

Yup, even the guys racing in MotoGP are still wrapped in leather. There are space-age materials used for the knee/shoulder/elbow protectors, and now airbags around the neck. But to protect your own skin when sliding down the road, nothing beats a dead cow/kangaroo.

https://www.redbull.com/ca-en/alpinestars-explain-how-their-motogp-leathers-are-made

 

[Boner_18]

Fascinating.

 

[Mudcat]

Yeah baby!

 

[Mudcat]

Point being, today in history:

1936 - British racer Eric Fernihough set 2 new speed records. 164.778 miles per hour without a sidecar, and 80.946 mph with sidecar.

 

[roguejuror]

Matty what happened to your motorcycle?

 

[Matty]

The ol' FJ600 is still very much alive and kicking. I ride my bike like Europeans ride scooters. It's my around-town vehicle 8 months of the year.

Tried a top speed run recently - engine runs out of breath around ~115mph with my 230lbs on it. It's supposed to be able to do 130.

 

[Matty]

Holy shit, that chick is nuts.

Those legs too. 😍

 

[roguejuror]

are you still making the gloves with the pakistani?

 

[Matty]

Nah, I started the guitar thing and shut down the site once I ran out of gloves.

The glove thing was me dipping my toes into the Shopify solopreneur lifestyle. Good learning experience.

 

[roguejuror]

Matty now that you're rural are you going to riding more?

 

[Matty]

My bike is still in storage, I gotta go get it. But no, I don't expect to be riding as much since we have a car now. I used the bike as an actual vehicle in Toronto and only went on aimless joyrides once or twice a month.

Plus my main riding buddy used to be just 2.5 hours away in Kingston, now it's a 5-hour ride. Most of the good twisty roads are in his area - here they're scenic but boringly straight.

 

[Matty]

Been having some fun on a neighbour's 2007 Yamaha R6 this week. Guy has back issues and he feels bad for not riding his sportbike so he asked me to give his old some a workout.

Forks of the Credit

Redline run (fucked up the launch, I thought I was in gear)