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 Posted: 20:53 - 30 Jul 2004 Post subject: Andy practices being a Bike Journo |
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Well, a few weeks ago I was bored and had nothing to do. It occured to me that the smaller bikes like the NSR etc are very often overlooked in bike magazines, so I decided to go out, take some photos, and write an article myself .
This is the result . ____________________ https://www.bikepics.com/members/nsrandy/96rs250/ My Bike!
"I'm either going to teach andy to get his knee down, or I'm going to get him killed. One of the two" - Teaman |
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About an hour, maybe 90 minutes . ____________________ https://www.bikepics.com/members/nsrandy/96rs250/ My Bike!
"I'm either going to teach andy to get his knee down, or I'm going to get him killed. One of the two" - Teaman |
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 Posted: 20:57 - 30 Jul 2004 Post subject: |
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Since when did a 125 2 stroke often get mistaken for a 400.  |
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NSR125-Kid-UK |
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Since i took it to a bike meet with no L's on. Maybe you should write one shaun, though do try to write one that isn't vindictive and doesn't mock other bikes/people - hard for you I know . ____________________ https://www.bikepics.com/members/nsrandy/96rs250/ My Bike!
"I'm either going to teach andy to get his knee down, or I'm going to get him killed. One of the two" - Teaman
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Have not read it yet but it look's cool, a sound idea too. Not too many mags catering for the small bike market or learners.  ____________________ Here comes the summer!  |
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I'm writing from experience Shaun .
You're bitching about a bike you've never rode.
No one knows a bike as well as one who owns one (except maybe the person that designed it)... ____________________ https://www.bikepics.com/members/nsrandy/96rs250/ My Bike!
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Oh well...
Bring on the Mito Evoluzione . ____________________ https://www.bikepics.com/members/nsrandy/96rs250/ My Bike!
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I wouldn't expect a bike to stop working just because it went down . ____________________ https://www.bikepics.com/members/nsrandy/96rs250/ My Bike!
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what do you mean it looks like a 400? looks more like a 600 to me  ____________________ Laura - "And where did looks come into this and bugsy leave steven alone. You are not gods gift to women you may think you are but you're not."
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I nean physically it's very big for a 125 and people have occasionally mistaken it for a 250 and occasionally a 400.
Some idiot chav kid asked me if it was a Fireblade . ____________________ https://www.bikepics.com/members/nsrandy/96rs250/ My Bike!
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My favourite bike magazine is not in print any more. It was called Used Motorcycle Guide, a little A5 booklet full of articles submitted by real life bike owners.
They would definatley have published that article if they were still on the go (although you perhaps started to drift into a bit of slang as you were wrapping up, using words like 'kanckered' when the tone of the rest of it was very formal [/english teacher]). They wouldn't have payed you for it, just a t-shirt and a free copy. I still keep a few copies about for their 'Buyers Guide' which is the most honest appraisal I have ever seen, not scared to call a dog a dog.
On the NSR125R/F they say "Apart from slowness, shockingly poor economy and horrible exhaust drone, the 12hp NSR has a lot going for it. The chassis is up to four times the power, the engine tough and the looks are flash. Some bikes are so heavily tuned that they hit the ton on the back of thirty horses, easy to end up with a fragile, peaky engine. After 20k, brakes and suspension wear out. Lots of dogs around."
That is a pretty glowing review by UMG standards
I can't think of any other magizines offhand that take user submissions now. That is why UMG was good. You heard about the bikes as they really were, what falls off after six years of owning one, are they a bastard to insure et-cetera ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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yeah well he must be very clued up about bikes then because i have never seen a 400 with an exhaust that has the radius of a straw from KFC!  ____________________ Laura - "And where did looks come into this and bugsy leave steven alone. You are not gods gift to women you may think you are but you're not."
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Look's good andy.
Ignore shaun, doubtful he know's the difference between a 125 and a 400 himself.
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 20 years, 284 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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