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| 180kid |
HOGHTON TOWERSanother for us norfeners,...6/4/08http://www.hoghtontower.co.uk/newevents.php :thumright: |
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| malc87 |
ive put an entry in but still not had it confirmed :( | ||||||
| kas750 |
did hoghton tower sprint a few times on my manx.lots of waiting about at sprints for very little action though :( .as you will know malc it is far trickier to get a good launch at hoghton tower than it looks.personally i found some of the twisty sprints much more exciting :thumright: | ||||||
| kas750 |
pic of my manx norton.....god that bike sounded good..... :thumright:
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| simonh |
Beautiful bike mate :thumright: | ||||||
| kas750 |
yeah thanks.sold it when the parental responsibilities kicked in :( | ||||||
| malc87 |
lovely bike :thumright:
im going to get a manx norton one day in the meantime il just have to make do with my NOS unregistered commando :D 
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| simonh |
Dont you mean POS :smt102
crap like that ended the british bike industry, should have been scrapped 20 years earlier |
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| malc87 |
maybe so but its still unique :D :thumright: | ||||||
| simonh |
I'm lucky, a mate of mine is bonkers on brit bikes, so I get to see loads of unusual stuff. He's really into triumph triples and BSA something or others at the mo! All tuned and loud :thumright: |
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| HIGGSPEED |
Nice bike Adrian , did you race it? :thumright:
I know a few lads who do the Manx grand prix who would kill for one of them! :thumright: It is supposed to be the tool to have in the classic race. |
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| kas750 |
yeh,raced with the vmcc,and also did a few rounds of the lansdowne series.really authentic racing,push starts and everthing :oops: absolute weapon of a bike.62 genuine horses at the back wheel,and handles and corners like a dream...real stuff of legends them manx nortons....need massive money to be competitive these days though...my bike owed me 20k and the front runners these days probably nearer to 25k. :D | ||||||
| HIGGSPEED |
:shock: I knew they were big money ,but didnt realise they were worth that much. I wouldnt be able to sleep at night with that much money tied up in a bike (not that i have that much anyway :eye: ). No wonder you are buying a complete set of triples :D :D . At least you can use the triples on the road and get some fun out of them :thumright: |
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| kas750 |
exactly what i thought as i watched it slide past me halfway through gerrards. :( all i was thinking was i hope i dont damage the bike too much........not i hope i dont cripple myself.......funny how you can prioritise things in a split second :thumright: | ||||||
| 180kid |
sorry Aid, that was one bike never to let go of....no wonder,... :( | ||||||
| kas750 |
yeh your right brian..... :thumright: ......heres one i will never sell.they can throw this one in the hole with me :thumright: 1926 ajs bigport 350.good for 85 mph.this model of bike won the 1921 junior and senior tt,beating the 500's of sunbeam and norton...note the reg, apt for a bike so successful on the island.
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| The Wolfman |
Is the Purple snakey thing down to the front wheel the speedo drive? :shock: | ||||||
| kas750 |
it is yes :thumright: if one of these bikes breaks,you can usually see what :thumright: note the external pushrods and rockers..on the other side the primary drive is chain and only has a guard on its top run :shock: dont think you could get type approval these days :thumright: | ||||||
| kas750 |
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| malc87 |
trouble is that ones unlikely to ever be used :( | ||||||
| kas750 |
do you have any other brit bikes ? | ||||||
| simonh |
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| malc87 |
no,its the first one ive ever owned.only bought it for the novelty value and cause i thought it was cheap :oops: |
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| g6mow |
Re: HOGHTON TOWERS
Anyone going. Snow showers forcasted :( :? :wink: |
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| garya |
Malc!
The gear shift is on the wrong side for it to be truly british!! :wink: I'm going to admit to having a 1965 A65 lightning rocket and a 1971 Bonneville T120R. First of the oil in frame models with the tall seat. Had them both for 17 years... Gary. |
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| 180kid |
Re: HOGHTON TOWERS
undecided yet, it always snows at this early one,... :smt102 |
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| The Wolfman |
Take a shovel..... :thumright: | ||||||
| malc87 |
its on the right side for me gary :D |
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| malc87 |
Re: HOGHTON TOWERS
me and my mate pete have had our entrys confirmed so we will be there :D |
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| 180kid |
Re: HOGHTON TOWERS
see you there then Malc, didnt see you last yr, think you was asleep in the van...!! :D see if i can get you on a better vid this time,.. |
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| malc87 |
spoke to your darren last year 
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| kas750 |
yeah good luck malc :thumright: should get good traction on that new surface :D | ||||||
| g6mow |
Did anyone go :smt102 Too cold for me :oops: | ||||||
| 180kid |
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| malc87 |
theres me going "down" the track so i can turn around and do one of the "runs".
brian and his son darren have taken some video of me on the bike. il post them on when i have figured out how to :oops: (which means my son michael will) :D |
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| malc87 |
it was as slippery as ever!! (as you will see in the video) :thumright: |
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| kas750 |
malc,tried to catch up with you but kept missing you :? tell you what though,considering the class you were riding in, you and your bike looked quick :D well done.. adrian :thumright: |
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| malc87 |
thanks very much :D you certainly know how to make my day :thumright: |
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| malc87 |
heres the video that darren took :thumright:
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| HIGGSPEED |
Nice one Malc :thumright: It nearly went pear shaped at the off then!!
You must have been fuckin freezin!! Anyway, well done mate, your bike looked and sounded the business :D Is that the bike you are taking to the island? |
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| malc87 |
cheers :thumright: no, its set up for sprinting and drag racing. its jetted really lean which is okay for short bursts but will hole a piston using it over a longer period as ive already found out :( it was cold but i put my triples anorack on top of my leathers between runs and my wolly hat and gloves :oops: il take the h2b to the island and also my z1a. :D :thumright: |
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| 180kid |
2ins of snow when got there, 9.15am,....only me (spectator) there, 1st bike parked, fookin freezin coming down the M65,... 
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| The Wolfman |
You must have a screw loose Brian.. I was tucked up beside a warm triple in the garage... :D | ||||||