Indy moto gp

[BIGBRUDDA]

YEAY!!! :banana-mario: MOTO GP is returning to INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY August 28-30. 125,250 and 800cc Gran Prix bikes.
"Amazin feats of daring do" :partywoot:
Last years race ran during Hurricane IKE!! 60 mph crosswinds,driving rain. They we're runnin 170 pitched over, bar to bar.:banaride:
Quote from the winner Valentino Rossi at the press conference" dee ahh weend waz ah bahd, buht ah dodging da peetza boxxes and ah dah beer cahns made eet ah reallyreally deefeecohlt".:hail:
BONUS 1 mile flattrack, 135mph.. kick it sidewayz(holy$hit!! :wow1:)at the fairgrounds sat eve.
This is motorcycle racing at it's finest! Checkout www.motogp.com ,or www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com for ticket info.:nod:
Plus many Turbo-Mopar dignitaries will be in attendance, R/T(quite a bike racer in his day):number1:, Turboshadow, BIGBRUDDA.............................
and all the way from california, the Enigmatic............ JOHN L :evil:

COME JOIN IN THE FUN! Events scheduled all over town all wknd.:amen:
"Tell a buddy, bring a friend, ride yor bike!!:D
call me if you need me(513)478-4281

[Reeves]

Would be great to go to if the Import Face Off event wasn't the same weekend :banghead:

[turbovanman²]

I would love to go, I don't think Nicky will win or come close this year but he'll be fun to watch.

I'll go one year, maybe in a few.

I plan on taking my son to Utah next year for the AMA/SBK races, he'll be 3 1/2 so he'll love it, he's 2 1/2 now and loves watching da da, :nod:

[3Bar_Mopar]

Saw a Moto GP van with bikes on board at the local Shell where about 50 guys on bikes like to hang out when it's nice, we call them "Shell's Angels", lol.
Really cool bikes and I got a little Moto GP sticker!

[R/T]

R/T(quite a bike racer in his day)

What do you mean, "in his day"??? :lol:

[T-Bohn]

ok since we are on this subject.....whats everybody got for wheels.

I just spent two days at the new Monticello track in NY on my RS 2 fitty'

also in the stable Rz 3 fitty'.... '92 ducati 851.... and 94 Ducati 888 SPO ltd. ( #71 of 200 ) go to my public profile for a photo of this one!!!!

moto guzzi sp 1000

gene

[Reeves]

ok since we are on this subject.....whats everybody got for wheels.

I just spent two days at the new Monticello track in NY on my RS 2 fitty'

also in the stable Rz 3 fitty'.... '92 ducati 851.... and 94 Ducati 888 SPO ltd. ( #71 of 200 ) go to my public profile for a photo of this one!!!!

moto guzzi sp 1000

gene

Nice lineup there!

I just got a little Sporty....

[BIGBRUDDA]

I bleed Kawasaki green
Currently riding ,1983 Gpz550, and a 1984 Gpz900. the 2 latest in a succession of "green streaks".:evil:
Thats R/T mah lilbrudda in the hotel lot at last years GP

[R/T]

ok since we are on this subject.....whats everybody got for wheels.

I just spent two days at the new Monticello track in NY on my RS 2 fitty'

also in the stable Rz 3 fitty'.... '92 ducati 851.... and 94 Ducati 888 SPO ltd. ( #71 of 200 ) go to my public profile for a photo of this one!!!!

moto guzzi sp 1000

gene

DUDE!!

As in a Aprilla RS250!?!?!?

TWO STROKES RULE!!!

I raced with WERA for 15 seasons, I have a Kenny Roberts RZ that I bought new in '84, now a dragbike - 11.45 @ 112MPH.

Along with the RZ I raced an FZR400, GPZ550, RD400, and my current Hawk GT.

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk304/racintracy/650NewImage.jpg?t=1250769863

AND: I have a collector friend with a Duc 888 Corsa Superbike that I got to ride on track several times... :bounce2:
Ohlins, Marvic and The titanium on the Corsa has magnesium, and the magnesium has Carbon Fiber!!

It's Waaaay trick.... :amen:

[T-Bohn]

I bleed Kawasaki green
Currently riding ,1983 Gpz550, and a 1984 Gpz900. the 2 latest in a succession of "green streaks".:evil:
Thats R/T mah lilbrudda in the hotel lot at last years GP

vey nice!!! I remeber when those both came out still have a soft spot for the 550!! and the 900 set the world on it heels for a while!! Great looking condition how many mile!!

[T-Bohn]

DUDE!!

As in a Aprilla RS250!?!?!?

TWO STROKES RULE!!!

I raced with WERA for 15 seasons, I have a Kenny Roberts RZ that I bought new in '84, now a dragbike - 11.45 @ 112MPH.

Along with the RZ I raced an FZR400, GPZ550, RD400, and my current Hawk GT.

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk304/racintracy/650NewImage.jpg?t=1250769863

AND: I have a collector friend with a Duc 888 Corsa Superbike that I got to ride on track several times... :bounce2:
Ohlins, Marvic and The titanium on the Corsa has magnesium, and the magnesium has Carbon Fiber!!

It's Waaaay trick.... :amen:



Two strokes do indeed rule!!! :hail:

diesels....:confused:



yup Aprillia 2 fitty' my favorite track bike ever!:love:

I have the white red blue stripe Rz loads of fun when it holds together....
falicon crank w TZ bearings, skimmed head, Toomey chambers, +1mm weisco, ported ....you know how it gets !!

RD, GPZ, FZR and a Hawk.... your an old guy like me!

Ever ride the Aprillia?? I am sure you have seen the back of one at the track ;)

I am a little jealous of you getting to ride the 888 Corsa! I bet that was sick at 8500 rpm. How did it sound?



gene:thumb:

[Garffus]

Last years race at Indy was bizzare! didn't they red flag it after 10 laps or something? the track just turned into a lake!

I too love my 2 stokes, and the RS250 has to take number one spot, out of the modren two strokes at least..

I have 2 RD350 LCs and a Maico 500 MXer.

RZ500, NS500 and RG500 are all on the wish list, KR750 could go on there too, but ill keep it to actually obtainable machines

[turbovanman²]

I race a 2000 GSXR 750, my streetbike whenever I ride again, is a 93 CBR900RR Fireblade.

[BIGBRUDDA]

vey nice!!! I remeber when those both came out still have a soft spot for the 550!! and the 900 set the world on it heels for a while!! Great looking condition how many mile!!

It got a fresh re-do last year. Still gotta upholster the seat and finish the paint. Looooong story about the 5fitty ,involving turn 6 at Daytona.:confused:

[BIGBRUDDA]

BACK TO THE POINT who's goin? Where should we meet at?
R/T !! Wanna be pivot?

[R/T]

BACK TO THE POINT who's goin? Where should we meet at?
R/T !! Wanna be pivot?

We will be staying at Motel 6 Speedway, just inside I-465 @ Hullman Blvd.

If you'r going to the race: FREE infield parking for cars and bikes, enter Gate 10 off 30th street on the North end of the speedway. And be sure to have a cooler full of beers in the trunk... :nod:


Also, infield is the place to be at the Indy Mile dirt track race, up on the fence!! :clap:

More details to come.... ;)

[bradp]

I'm going Saturday to the fairgrounds for the dirt track.

[R/T]

I am a little jealous of you getting to ride the 888 Corsa! I bet that was sick at 8500 rpm. How did it sound?



gene:thumb:

Tucked in Behind the bubble, over the *carbon fiber gas tank* and the $300 *carbon fiber * gas cap - it had a cutout in the front of the tank for air to the *carbon fiber* velocity stacks - the sound was pure MISIC!!

The bike is trick!! :clap:

[R/T]

!

I too love my 2 stokes, and the RS250 has to take number one spot, out of the modren two strokes at least..

I have 2 RD350 LCs and a Maico 500 MXer.

RZ500, NS500 and RG500 are all on the wish list, KR750 could go on there too, but ill keep it to actually obtainable machines

I'll take the Aprilla, RG250, TZR250, etc... :hail:

My collector friend with the Ducati Corsa also has a hot rod RG500 Gamma I get to work on from time to time... Another friend has a RZ500 Yammie, and I get to "test ride" them, of course.... Being the two stroke guy, LOL!! :amen:

Here's the answer to all my needs:

http://www.twostrokeshop.com/Aprilia_RS500_2008.htm

Arpillia 250 with a 500cc Yammie Banshee motor: 112HP + 60FtLbs of torque

TSS is also building an 1100cc Kaw triple with 250HP in a ZX10 frame.

[Garffus]

I'll take the Aprilla, RG250, TZR250, etc... :hail:

My collector friend with the Ducati Corsa also has a hot rod RG500 Gamma I get to work on from time to time... Another friend has a RZ500 Yammie, and I get to "test ride" them, of course.... Being the two stroke guy, LOL!! :amen:

Here's the answer to all my needs:

http://www.twostrokeshop.com/Aprilia_RS500_2008.htm

Arpillia 250 with a 500cc Yammie Banshee motor: 112HP + 60FtLbs of torque

TSS is also building an 1100cc Kaw triple with 250HP in a ZX10 frame.

Thought I'd better not trash bigbrudda's thread anymore so PMd

[johnl]

OK - should'a seen this thread sooner - but - I'm out of town and not too well connected . . . .

I, and two old SoCal roadracer/canyon racer friends are staying at the Microtel Hotel at 9140 Michigan Road - near 465/52/421 or you could say it is near intersection of Michigan Rd and West 86th, or you could say that it is north of the Speedway and West of the Fairgrounds.

So, where is the Motel 6 and Hullman relative to that? I don't see Hullman on the map I have.

As for T Bohn's question - presently I have an '08 CBR1000rr and an '86 GSXR1100 that are both ready to ride. In process, and rideable by the end of the summer, is my old '73 Norton 750 (Combat cam/32s) Commando with an honest to G*d Axtell head - amongst 70's bikes, it's fast. Also have a hot rod big bore Yamaha SR500 with Gordon Jennings spec head and White bros spec megaphone - the thing rips; tears the deck off the crankcase in about 4 hours. That's why it's parked.

In the past, a'71 Norton, a round case/first year/'73 Ducati 750 Sport, several '73/'74 RD350s, '66 short rod high compression narrow case 350 Ducati with big valve Diana head (that thing would run with RDs - fast bike), a '67 350 Desmo, a '68 450 Desmo, and a '67 250 big headllight/rearsets '250 Diana. Sold all of that stuff off as I went through law school. . . . oh well.

[BIGBRUDDA]

Thought I'd better not trash bigbrudda's thread anymore so PMd

It's OK Only way to talk trash here, would be to boast about Harley's:evil::D

[Reeves]

It's OK Only way to talk trash here, would be to boast about Harley's:evil::D

LOL :o

[Garffus]

It's OK Only way to talk trash here, would be to boast about Harley's:evil::D

Oh' man Harleys! they are so freakin' cool dude i love Harleys, ahh man' the sportster 1200 is just such a beast man' they are so fast and smooooth! actually, the 12 may be too quick, an 883 would suite me better :hail::hail::hail:

They gotta' be making nearly half a hp/ci now aren't they? AMAZING.


in all seriouness, the Fat Boy is quite cool


:banplease:

[BIGBRUDDA]

in all seriouness, the Fat Boy is quite cool


:banplease:

Only if you're a "Fat Babe" or a "Village People":nod:

[BIGBRUDDA]

Sorry Reeves, not personal, jes facts:amen:
Besides ," You know,you'd kill ya seff on really fast bike".:confused:



by the way Did you hear bout the guy that shutdown I-75s at Norwood lateral yesterday. No helmet, wife beater shirt. lane splittin-zig-zaggin, over 80mph. "CLIPPED A SEMI"!!! Got pinballed between the concrete walls, & hit "multiple times". Regular "MAD MAX" scene!:confused::(

[R/T]

Rolling history here...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udahgNQw2_w&feature=related

And John, yer friends are off da hook!! :clap:

[turbovanman²]

So, how did you guys enjoy it?

[BIGBRUDDA]

Lotza commentary over on Johnl s "Im in fla,geo,ala,ind "thread. Excellent racin action, good weather, great times.:thumb:

[R/T]

So, how did you guys enjoy it?

Awesome, until #46 fell down on Sunday..... :(

BUT - A Yamaha did win!! :thumb:

[johnl]

I was there on a Schwantz School package that included a VIP hospitality suite with hosted bar and non-stop catered food, all in front of multiple big screens, with comfy chairs.

I spent time in there sipping free RedBull & Grey Goose. Watched the main from inside of Turn 2 outside of Turn 3, aka "Ducati Island." Saw Rossi fall. He did not just wash the front wheel. It appeared like he was a bit hot entering 3 and was on the front brake as he flipped the bike from turning left to turning right and THAT got the rear wheel in the air, and then the front slid.

Last pic is for Butch - Do it to your bike!

[Reeves]

Any more pictures of that last bike?

[turbovanman²]

Awesome, until #46 fell down on Sunday..... :(

BUT - A Yamaha did win!! :thumb:

I know, WTF????????? :mad:

I did't think Hayden could pull it off, 3rd, awesome, :hail:

[R/T]

I know, WTF????????? :mad:

I did't think Hayden could pull it off, 3rd, awesome, :hail:

Rossi's crash was whacky for sure.... :banghead:

Good for Nicky, BUT; Rossi and PedBot crashed, and Stoner was out for Nicky to get 3rd....

[turbovanman²]

Rossi's crash was whacky for sure.... :banghead:

Good for Nicky, BUT; Rossi and PedBot crashed, and Stoner was out for Nicky to get 3rd....

True but regardless, he FINISHED 3rd, lol. ;)

Rossi looks like he either hit the brakes too hard or his brakes were too grabby, :(

[BIGBRUDDA]

Officail excuse that I read was "he got out in the marbles" at a transistion:( Maybe, but the slo-mo looks like he did a "brake check".:confused:
Either way this may have been Rossi's first "senior moment".:nod:
"Banzai" Pedrossa was bound to bite it. We witnessed 3 earlier falls at that exact spot.:banghead: Last year that spot(back onto the old speedway) was critisized for having an abrupt pavement change. some refered to as "curbing":bounce:

[johnl]

Any more pictures of that last bike?
Yeah, I'll use some more bandwidth - since you asked. Notice how the countershaft sprocket is cantilevered out from its original position to allow the running of that super fat rear tire. It is, after all, a Dunlop demo bike that was parked in front of the Dunlop tent.

[BIGBRUDDA]

NO REEVES...DON"T DO IT:banghead::leghump:

[Reeves]

Thanks!