Went to the poor mans TT today, Cock o North Oliver's Mount

ian505050 · Traffic Copper Joined: 27 Oct 2010 Karma :

ian505050 · Traffic Copper Joined: 27 Oct 2010 Karma :

Few vids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp4qVThFucE&feature=c4-overview&list=UUbQ9gAFoMks7rdcewrozo5Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOmxXq7AJjg&feature=c4-overview&list=UUbQ9gAFoMks7rdcewrozo5Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHQuEQ0CWMo&feature=c4-overview&list=UUbQ9gAFoMks7rdcewrozo5Q

-Matt- · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Apr 2013 Karma :

Nice pics mate - love the single hay bail on each tree haha, not quite upto moto gp standards Laughing

johnsmith222 · World Chat Champion Joined: 26 Dec 2008 Karma :

Looks like a brilliant day out!

Does anyone know what this bar end is for? I was thinking for protecting the lever or for using to strap a bike in a van.

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-Matt- · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Apr 2013 Karma :

To stop you braking if clipping another rider i think, doesnt look like itd last in any sort of crash really being so long

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Could be, but I'd also be a bit worried it'd actually catch on the other rider or their bike, causing rather more problems in that scenario!

I would suspect it is to protect from that initial impact that so often breaks levers.

At brands I was all ready to get going again, until I found I was missing both brake levers.
If nothing else, it means you don't end up having to use the kill switch as a brake; which isn't great when idle is set at 1/3rd revs and flick you it back on again a little too late!

-Matt- · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Apr 2013 Karma :

Fair point Laughing

especially being shaped like a fish hook Rolling Eyes

Maybe its a 'cruising' bar like on bicycles Wink

haha

-Matt- · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Apr 2013 Karma :

Fair point Laughing

especially being shaped like a fish hook Rolling Eyes

Maybe its a 'cruising' bar like on bicycles Wink

haha

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garth · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Dec 2004 Karma :

The lever is a motogp thing. It's stops the front brake being applied in moments of contact.

fox · Spanner Monkey Joined: 06 Feb 2013 Karma :

Great photos as usual Ian Thumbs Up

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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Shows what I know Smile

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Hyaon · Traffic Copper Joined: 14 Sep 2010 Karma :

https://www.crash.net/british+superbikes/news/184335/1/hill_on_the_back_foot_after_assen_woes.html

This is why there's a protector on every bike in racing, Motogp etc

EDIT: waaay too slow..
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-Matt- · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Apr 2013 Karma :

Presume they're not used for the clutch lever or is it compulsary on both sides now Question

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Going at high speed and having your clutch suddenly pulled in doesn't have quite the disastrous results as a high powered brake being fully applied!

Also, generally less likely to lose it in a crash too, as it goes - or at least not one you've got a chance to ride away from.
(As for the vast majority of tracks there's always 360 degrees more right handers than left.)

0ddball · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Karma :

Hoped to be there but ended up taking the mother in law out for the day Rolling Eyes

Did a few laps in the family bus for a laugh earlier this month. Really puts the bike speeds in perspective.

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Fruit'n'nut · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Karma :

Crashes on Jefferies Jumps (climbs up the hill from the bottom of the circuit, where the pics show the single bales tied to trees) can be spectacular. Sometimes the bikes end up cartwheeling down the hill into the field below, which is a fair old distance to fall.
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Ash-69 · Nova Slayer Joined: 11 Jan 2013 Karma :

Had a coast to coast run over from sunny Blackpool to wet Scarborough on a whim, gotta say I was quite impressed with the circuit, especially the lower section through the woods down to the chicane and over the start / finish - very scenic and nice to get close to the action (normally go Oulton Park)

Scarborough night life on the other hand...........

Doesn't take that long to get home either Wink

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