RMweb Premium polybear Posted August 26, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 26, 2022 I've not seen these bars before - but they seem a good idea and easily made from decent tubing: https://www.bikesure.co.uk/bikesureblog/2022/07/keep-bike-safe-secure.html?utm_source=emailmarketing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bsnewsletter&utm_content=2022-08-26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 A professional bike thief, who is likely the type to be stealing a big expensive bike (rather than chavs wanting a scooter for purse snatching) is likely to have a big van with a mattress in the back for loading stolen bikes in a hurry. A length of chain or a towing strop, round that bar and round the vans tow hitch or towing eye and that bar is history. A big ground anchor is a better bet, backed up with the loudest alarm possible. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted August 27, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, MrWolf said: A professional bike thief, who is likely the type to be stealing a big expensive bike (rather than chavs wanting a scooter for purse snatching) is likely to have a big van with a mattress in the back for loading stolen bikes in a hurry. A length of chain or a towing strop, round that bar and round the vans tow hitch or towing eye and that bar is history. A big ground anchor is a better bet, backed up with the loudest alarm possible. Easiest deterrent, if your garage is big enough, is having a car parked between bike and doorway! When out and about disc locks, ideally on both wheels, combined with parking somewhere such vans can't get close, is good. The thought of carrying 200kg+ all that far will be enough to send most professional thieves off in search of an easier target. I think it's called the Grizzly Bear principle. Unless you are alone, you don't need to be fit enough to escape the animal (nobody is, they can hit 40mph), just faster than the slowest person fleeing it. John Edited August 27, 2022 by Dunsignalling 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 10 hours ago, MrWolf said: A professional bike thief, who is likely the type to be stealing a big expensive bike (rather than chavs wanting a scooter for purse snatching) is likely to have a big van with a mattress in the back for loading stolen bikes in a hurry. A length of chain or a towing strop, round that bar and round the vans tow hitch or towing eye and that bar is history. A big ground anchor is a better bet, backed up with the loudest alarm possible. Oh, and don't expect any help from the police. During my commuter years, I had my pocket picked one day, and lost my motorcycle keys. I had a spare ignition key but not, as it would prove, a spare for the lock - which was of a cable type. I drove to the station on Saturday morning with a cable cutter and sledge hammer in the boot and in broad daylight, within open sight of the Railway Police House, cut the cable, loaded the bike on a trailer and drove away. Not a peep. This was around the time when the City Police and Railway Police both denied responsibility for the Station Car Park, and professional thieves operated there, openly and daily. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted August 27, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 27, 2022 12 hours ago, MrWolf said: A professional bike thief, who is likely the type to be stealing a big expensive bike (rather than chavs wanting a scooter for purse snatching) is likely to have a big van with a mattress in the back for loading stolen bikes in a hurry. A length of chain or a towing strop, round that bar and round the vans tow hitch or towing eye and that bar is history. A big ground anchor is a better bet, backed up with the loudest alarm possible. Or even better, both. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 FWIW I'm a big fan of a simple arrangement of a hook, thin wire, pulley or crank, half an hour's metal bashing, a few 12 bore blanks and one of these or similar https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265149062590?hash=item3dbc1d9dbe:g:vpYAAOSwvoJgkkoz&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoJ2zx3eY7YFbD0hFFSbBRWVXIOdjsvwZqvWUE5iLJLIKam6%2BWO8%2BeZesOU2lBBonWIBYcItkHCls%2BoQO7pcNx6M6SPMgB6ss4Msn79eNTtbYS9oi6ay5teyNyY4j%2BgQiKN3DqCwjOBP0OGsQyS7gMbyAQUR5Wq%2BDaKoLs52vr8MM4rpE6MdTbn4S476JzOKNQyhxyQ4JTmxT70mHS45885c%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR66IufTbYA Worked a treat the only time it was ever tested for real. Matey abandoned his plans and buggered off PDQ, half the neighbourhood woke up, and one of them hit 999 to report gunshots (plural, although there was only the one) 🙂 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kickstart Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Hiya Bit more done on the FZR600. Wiring loom now taped up again. I have useds a non adhesive tape for most of it. Very thin and sort of sticks to itself under tension, but non self amalgamating tape. Just used a few short sections of insulating tape to locate the ends. Also go over the insides of the fairings and used some hot staples to hold the cracks together. This was a cheap kit from ebay, but has worked pretty well. I have painted the footrest hangers, etc, with Smoothrite. Not a great job to be honest. The spray gun became intermitant, and I swapped to another unit in a hurry. Some bits are OK, but the tank (it is a metal tank that lives under a plastic cover) has a load of nasty runs. All the best Katy 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 How extreme a Vincent can you get? How about a 2008 Egli-Vincent 1330 par Godet? 998cc Vincent bored-out to 1330cc in a new frame. More here: https://silodrome.com/egli-vincent/ 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 (edited) That's very Ogri. Though I think his was an Egli Vincent of a previous generation. Edited August 30, 2022 by MrWolf 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 25 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Ogri Oh, wow! That brings back memories. Ogri in 1970s "Bike" magazine and a very welcome antidote to MSN https://www.paulsample-ogri.co.uk/Strip cartoons.html 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted August 31, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 31, 2022 (edited) On 30/08/2022 at 20:37, KeithMacdonald said: How extreme a Vincent can you get? How about a 2008 Egli-Vincent 1330 par Godet? 998cc Vincent bored-out to 1330cc in a new frame. More here: https://silodrome.com/egli-vincent/ Just about extreme enough, without going daft, I reckon.... Presumably, the Vincent motor would need to be bored and stroked to get to 1330cc, though. John PS. The top photo is the new wallpaper on my laptop..... Edited September 1, 2022 by Dunsignalling 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted August 31, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 31, 2022 P.S. In contrast to most modern sports bikes, I notice the rear mudguard and the back wheel are both in the same postcode area....😉 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kickstart Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 As to played with Vincents, a local guy built this It is a Vincent Comet, but using the single sided swinging arm rear from a VFR400 and the single sided front fork from a Gilera CX125 A way to scare the purists! All the best Katy 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 (edited) It's yonks since I was up to speed with Egri Vins and whatnot but is that a Munch front brake? A mate of mine had an Egli framed C Shadow which IMO looked a lot better when he took it apart, got the frame stoved black and got somebody to make him a really nice 5 gallon Manx-style tank (which was nothing like 5 gallons really) that he got stoved black. Looked right and proper to my eyes. It certainly went well and rode well, but I think folk forget just how good the original forks were. OK they took a while to shim up properly, but strong as hell and anti-dive ... I do like that yellow one, but it ought to be a twin 🙂 Edited August 31, 2022 by spikey 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 There's only one colour for a Vincent! I think that the modern interpretation would look great in black, the fork leg would then be a reminder of the forks on an early Rapide. Also, if it were painted black, it would look like what Stevenage might be making now if they were still trading. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kickstart Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Powder coating collected All the best Katy 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted September 1, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 1, 2022 23 hours ago, Kickstart said: As to played with Vincents, a local guy built this It is a Vincent Comet, but using the single sided swinging arm rear from a VFR400 and the single sided front fork from a Gilera CX125 A way to scare the purists! All the best Katy Sorry, I have just about got used to the idea of one-sided rear suspension on bikes, but on the front it still looks scarily wrong to me..... Very nice apart from that, though. John 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kickstart Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, Dunsignalling said: Sorry, I have just about got used to the idea of one-sided rear suspension on bikes, but on the front it still looks scarily wrong to me..... Very nice apart from that, though. John The Gilera CX (which the front end came from) was from 1990/91! Basic idea was nabbed from aircraft landing gear. To be honest no real advantage for this setup over normal forks . The brake hose is routed through the fork, and is a pig to put back in place. All the best Katy 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 On 30/08/2022 at 21:41, MrWolf said: That's very Ogri. Though I think his was an Egli Vincent of a previous generation. Paul Sample was never particularly consistent about Ogri's bike. It was generally an early style Egli Vincent but was sometimes a Norvin or even a Triton. Whatever he felt like drawing, I suppose. Malcolm's bike was a pre-unit Triumph; it was occasionally referred to as blue in colour so I guess that would make it a Thunderbird. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted September 3, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 3, 2022 On 25/08/2022 at 22:05, KeithMacdonald said: Oh, yes, please post it! If I knew how.....the original if I still have it is on 8mm tape, and it was edited dwon on toe VHS for our then-annual TT video we used to do for friends - grim quality. I think....think....I have a copy on DVD somewhere....but where? Not seen it for years. If I can find it and extract the clip I'll ask the knowledgeable on here how to upload it! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted September 3, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 3, 2022 Spotted this outside the workshop. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 From one extreme (1300cc Vincents) to another ... The Velociraptor! In which our intrepid Velo Pilot gets it up from 27kph to (gasp) 35kph! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Freakish Vincents? Jack Quince of Oughtibridge garage, Sheffield had a dealership for Vincent Douglas and Triumph and ended up with several of these lying around in the late fifties. https://www.rideapart.com/features/286472/cycleweird-the-vincent-amanda-personal-watercraft/amp/ 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastairq Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 I'm not trying to excite comment, but I thought this Youtube channel video might be of interest to motorcyclists? It's the channel's latest video, and very much to the point in our techno-heavy world we are so in lurve with. [Also, the author makes a very good point about the difference between technology for safety's sake, and technology for money's sake.] 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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