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Post by chrisb on May 7, 2023 9:37:44 GMT
Shortly off to the NW200 a crazy road race in Northern Ireland, where I have ridden part of the course a few years ago and it is insane, the weather forecast isn't great but these ordinary roads on superbikes that will exceed 200mph - sadly my Triumph Tiger sport won't quite reach those speeds - is just jaw dropping -rather looking forward to it-
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Post by René on May 7, 2023 10:10:20 GMT
Shortly off to the NW200 a crazy road race in Northern Ireland, where I have ridden part of the course a few years ago and it is insane, the weather forecast isn't great but these ordinary roads on superbikes that will exceed 200mph - sadly my Triumph Tiger sport won't quite reach those speeds - is just jaw dropping -rather looking forward to it- Wonderful Chris. Enjoy the race and your time in Northern Ireland!  |
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Post by Carl on May 7, 2023 16:45:31 GMT
Shortly off to the NW200 a crazy road race in Northern Ireland, where I have ridden part of the course a few years ago and it is insane, the weather forecast isn't great but these ordinary roads on superbikes that will exceed 200mph - sadly my Triumph Tiger sport won't quite reach those speeds - is just jaw dropping -rather looking forward to it- Stay warm and dry, Chris, but most of all enjoy the awesome race  I've seen it and it's scary even on television!
Tazio Nuvolari was a motorcycle world champion before he raced cars
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Post by mikael on Mar 23, 2024 17:00:52 GMT
Something I never knew before - and never imagined: that Bridgestone (the tyre manufacturer) once (in the 1960s) also produced Grand Prix motorcycles. It was "just" for the 50cc class (so some would perhaps rather call them just mopeds); but at that time, those tiny machines were really advanced ...
The photos below are from the following Danish site:
A large "all-time" list over 50cc Grand Prix racers:
Edit: Apparently, they have also produced larger road racing machines, as well as road-motorcycles:
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Post by René on Mar 24, 2024 11:20:02 GMT
Yep, that was new to me also. According to Wikipedia, Bridgestone motorcycles, a division of the Bridgestone Tire Co. of Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan, produced mopeds and motorcycles from 1952 to 1970. Interesting.  |
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