Anyone ever ridden a WSBK/MOTOGP Bike?

[tim]

When people talk about these things they use phrases like:

"Only a handfull of people in the world can truly master"
"a completely different experience to any road bike"
"agressive to a whole new level"

etc

So has anyone ridden one?
How different is it to riding a new ZX10?
A 1098S?
A desmo?
Kev Curtin's 1000 Racebike?

Discuss (thanks Ron )

[smithy5]

Haven't had the pleasure myself, but I was informed by a reliabe source (Ron) that it is just like riding a monkey bike

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[tim]

Muuuuummm look what he did to my thread!

[MrWasabi]

Locked!

[Strika]

Troy Bayliss' 95 ZX6R SS bike. I thought it was a pig until I got fast on it, then it made sense.

Craggill's ZX7R- FIM SBM, harsh, aggressive, manic power, radical steering geometry and I could only hang onto it for two or three laps.

Ex Doohan RC30- sublime.

[sneakypete]

Troy Bayliss' 95 ZX6R SS bike. I thought it was a pig until I got fast on it, then it made sense.

Craggill's ZX7R- FIM SBM, harsh, aggressive, manic power, radical steering geometry and I could only hang onto it for two or three laps.

Ex Doohan RC30- sublime.

i hate you









(not really, just jealous as all hell..)

[TITANIUMBULLET]

well not a wsbk/gp bike but pretty close. i rode 6 laps around phillip island on fully sorted desmo that a mate owns. it was very stiff in the suspension, the engine was just brutal once you got the revs up!

[the kid]

Here is an opportunity for you Tim

http://rmdmotors.com/2004-kenny-roberts ... s-roberts/

If you buy it , can I have a go please ?

[tim]

Cool, looks like there's some pretty serious machinery been ridden around here

Thanks for the heads-up Billy, if I buy it you can ride it as much as you want Actually you know what would be cool, if EC/PIRD had a bike like that you could hire at track days.

[jefflthomas]

helped a mate uncrate the first factory WSBK spec 750 Kawi sent to Canada

DROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLL!!!!.....& that was back then!

........

[Daz9R]

Here is an opportunity for you Tim

http://rmdmotors.com/2004-kenny-roberts ... s-roberts/

If you buy it , can I have a go please ?

Lots of interesting bikes on that site.
How about Freddie Spencer's NS500 and NSR250, both for sale as a set.

Or this one:-

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[ducati_paul]

Off on a slight tangent ..... Is the "Proton" in relation to Kenny Roberts racing the same as the Proton that makes cars?

[the kid]

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Lots of interesting bikes on that site.
How about Freddie Spencer's NS500 and NSR250, both for sale as a set.

Or this one:-

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350 Bighorn motor , but pretty trick with dry clutch . I think the yanks enjoyed racing them .
A lot of nice stuff on there for sure , but $$$$$$$$$$$