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well ive only driven it around the village!
hehe frankly there are quite alot of ******* owners in makati!
say 10-15
in alabang area i really dont know
heheh i rarely go to those places!
LOL
[ This Message was edited by: dwin_888 on 2004-06-13 06:47 ]
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Posted: 2004-02-09 13:36:53
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So, it's really true @dwin_888 ! Can I see a pic of you (upload) together with your Dad's Spyder in the 'Post Your Photo Here Esato Members' thread then ??? I just can't wait to see it @dwin_888 . . .
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Posted: 2004-02-09 14:17:13
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[ This Message was edited by: dwin_888 on 2004-06-13 06:47 ]
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Posted: 2004-02-09 14:21:57
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@dwin_888 - Maybe you are an artist by profession - Aga, Richard or Bayani ? Why hide special photos like those, they are very rare indeed. Me, I have some photos taken with some luxury cars shot in Hong Kong a couple of years back - '93 MB S500 and a Bimmer '94 850C series (very rare now) - but they were not mine, just posed beside them. While for the big bike, I posed beside a '93 Yamaha 750cc FZR model - my cousin's . . . C'mon now mate show me your photoooooooooooooos please !
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Posted: 2004-02-09 14:38:53
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[ This Message was edited by: dwin_888 on 2004-06-13 06:48 ]
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Posted: 2004-02-10 03:20:18
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melbourne newspaper the
Herald Sun has a weekly feature called Cars Guide. in
this series of articles they took a dozy BMW R1150R Rockster and turned it from this
BMW Rockster - Germany's idea of a tough road bike.
into this
"Rocky" - No more Mr. Nice Bike
...here is an extract from the final article:
ROCKY was just a misunderstood kid from the wrong side of Berlin when we took him under our wing last month. Fresh off the boat, the BMW R1150R Rockster was asking for trouble in Melbourne's back alleys with his stripy clothes and bug eyes.
We'd had one of his “streetfighter” relatives at Cars Guide and found him more than willing for a few rounds. But he was too quiet, a little soft in the legs and his get-up was all wrong.
He needed help. Five weeks later, our project bike version is a serious athlete ready to take on all-comers.
There's no doubt he was a bit out of shape when he arrived, but Rocky produced a few surprises in training, with a quarter-mile time of 12.84sec (we were expecting a 14), and a fastest terminal speed of 101.60mph.
At the Broadford road racing circuit, he ran a best lap time of 1:21.78.
Despite the beating he copped, Rocky never threw in the towel. We heaved a sigh of relief, the training program wasn't going to be too hard.
With a change to a Leo Vince SBK alloy muffler, Rocky sounded better and ripped through the quarter at Calder Park in 12.297sec, with a terminal speed of 108mph exactly, before rain stopped his exhibition match.
Fitted with Ohlins shock absorbers to stop his rear end fading and back in the Broadford “ring”, Rocky went under his previous best on the first lap and quickly produced a 1:17.75 despite an inferior rear tyre.
But improved performance wasn't enough. To win the hearts and minds of Australia's streetfighter fans he had to look cool.
The self-adhesive orange metallic candy stripes were easily removed from the matt black paint on the tank and sidecovers, while the wheels and oil cooler covers went off to be resprayed gold.
His bug-eye headlight went in the box marked “return to BMW Australia, Mulgrave”, replaced by an Acerbis Diamond enduro headlight reminiscent of headgear used in the Power Rangers TV series. The headlight protector bar also went gold.
With the white self-adhesive racing number background removed and a pair of Powerbronze iridium indicators, Rocky looked like a giant blowfly.
The stock instrument assembly was replaced by a Trailtech Motorcycle Computer with anodised billet surround. It runs off an electronic sender unit on the front wheel, which has speed, odometer and tripmeter readings among its 19 functions.
With the tacho gone, a shift light would have been nice, but we didn't miss the neutral indicator, thanks to the slick gearbox. The indicator self-cancel function no longer worked, but we didn't miss that either.
A set of carbon-fibre rocker cover shields from BMW's Boxer Cup model cleaned up the engine's appearance. This week we sourced some black ignition lead covers to complete the cool, “blacked out” look of the motor.
Rocky is slimmer, quicker and smarter than he used to be. Now it's time for him to strut his stuff in front of the BMW bosses in Mulgrave, near Melbourne.
So far they've fobbed Rocky off &$150; like a prodigal son disinherited after getting tattoos and a nose ring.
Things could be even worse when head office in Germany finds out.
We're hoping they'll let him go on the “show” circuit, visiting BMW showrooms around the country.
Check with your local dealer or keep an eye on CARSguide for developments.
Herald Sun
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Posted: 2004-02-10 03:56:20
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@jojo, the biggest production bike that should be out by now is the...
Triumph Rocket III
2,294cc - 140 cubic inches
147ft.lbf torque
140 bhp
Fuel-injected, liquid-cooled, three-cylinder engine
Shaft drive
240/50 section rear tyre
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Posted: 2004-02-10 08:59:07
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@jazzmeister - Thanks for the info there mate. By the way is the Triumph bike a cruiser, off-road or a sports one ?
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Posted: 2004-02-10 14:13:14
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@jojo,
no worries mate! the trumpy's a cruiser, by the way... big, fat, beautiful cruiser.. hahahaha
check it out at
http://www.triumph.co.uk/site/intro.cfm
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Posted: 2004-02-10 15:38:45
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@jazzmeister - Wow ! The bike looks like a Harley there, 'almost' similar to the one Arnie used in T2, but I prefer sports bike rather than cruisers . . . Thanks again !
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Posted: 2004-02-10 15:58:10
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