More Bikes From Motorcycle Live 2010

As ya know one of the GREAT things about Motorcycle Live is being able to sit on bikes and try them out for size so I did!!!!!!

Here I am on the Ninja 😀

As you can see I was able to totally flat foot on both sides when sitting on it.  I found it felt quite slim as well!  All well and good when you’re only 5′ 3″ tall!!!

Next up is me on the CBR600.  Sat on this one I was only able to get the balls of both feet on the floor which quite surprised me considering how I felt on the Fireblade!

Here I am on the Fireblade 😀  I was very pleasantly surprised to find that I could get both feet flat on the floor on the Blade.  I wasn’t expecting it to be as small as it is, gawd knows how big blokes manage to ride it comfortable. I felt like it fitted me like a glove!

After the Urban Tiger colour scheme I personally think the HRC colours are the next best.  I just loved that bike and after riding my ’95 Fireblade it felt so tiny.  I may just have to look out for one ina  few years time 😀

The photo which makes me giggle the most is the next one!  I’m only little ( 5′ 3″!!!) and have said for almost 2 years that I’d love a crosser of some sort but being as little as I am I reckon I’ll have a few issues!  Yer I know that riding crossers off road is different than riding on the street but you still have to stop sometime without falling over, and therein lies my problem.  The crossers I saw at the show seemed to have seat heights that were mostly about the level of my waist 😦

Until we found this one 😀

Finally one I can fit on!!! 😀

Streetfighters at Carole Nash Motorcycle Live 2010 :-)

We’ve been in the lucky position where we had exibitor passes as my OH’s bike was in the Custom Xtreme display, and so today we made our second visit to the show.  We still have to go back tomorrow to pick his bike up once the show closes and we’re hoping the worst of the weather is now over and we won’t have any problems.

As we’ve spent 2 Saturdays at the show and have lots of photos I’m going to do a series of posts covering our time up there 🙂

Firstly, the Streetfighters on the Custom Extreme display.  I gotta do this first or my OH will never forgive me 😉

Here are a few closer shots of some of the fighters on display  🙂

First of all is Sideshow’s ‘Roadkill’.  This was originally a 1996 Honda Fireblade but a few months sawing, welding, painting, ebaying and swearing produced this..  If you want to have a look at the build process you can read ALL about it here.  I just love it but unfortunately I’ll never be able to ride it, not unless I take to carrying a set of steps round with me so I can get on it!

This not so little beaut belongs to Mark (Rouge on Custom Fighters).  The frame was custom made by Mark himself in his shed and the oomph is provided by a GSX1400 engine.  If you want to take a look at the build process you can follow it here and it was featured in Issue 202 of Streetfighter Magazine.  This photo doesn’t really do it justice so I’ll do a little write up on this another time with some nice close up photos 🙂

Lastly for today is this one.. A rather tasty Suzuki 7/11 which featured in issue 200 of Streetfighter

More to follow another day 🙂

March Madness On Motorbike Parts

Moto-Racing.co.uk are offering 5% off all orders placed between Sunday 1st March and Midnight on the 31st March 2009.

All you have to do is enter the discount code ‘Mad March Sale’ at the checkout on their site and an automatic 5% will be taken off your order.

So if you need parts for any of the following models of bikes, click the image above or below to be taken to their site to check out their prices!

Honda
CBR600F / CBR600RR / CBR900RR / CBR1000RR
Kawasaki
ZX6R / ZX6RR / ZX9R / ZX10R
Suzuki
GSXR600 / GSXR750 / GSXR1000
Triumph
Daytona 675
Yamaha
YZF R6 / YZF R1

The sort of things they can supply include the following

Bodywork – Replica Decals, Fuel Caps, Screens.

Brakes – Pads, Discs, Lines, Calipers, Master cylinders, Caliper spacer kits, and fittings.

Chains & Sprockets – Cahins, Special race chains, spare chain links, Sprockets, Race sprockets, Sprockets for aftermarket wheels, Blank & custom sprockets, Final drive kits.

Crash Protection – Frame sliders, Engine casings.

Exhausts – Road legal silencers & exhaust systems, Race silencers & exhaust systems.

Filters – Oil filters, Air Filters

Frame & Controls – Rear sets, Pegs & pedals, Clip ons, Race grips, Brake/Clutch levers, Subframes

Fueling & Ignition – Power commanders, Jets kits, Spark plugs

Handling & Suspension – Steering dampers, Rear shocks, Forks & springs

Transmission – Clutches

Lubes & Cleaners –  Oils,  Engine oils, Suspension oils: General – Brake fluids, Chain lubes, General maintenence products

Pit & Paddock – Paddock stands, Tyre warmers, Equipment & tools

Accessories – Tax disc holders, Tank protectors, Clean & polish, Keyrings, Tyre gauges, Road maps, Clothing, Knee sliders