On the R1 today.

At a roundabout, I came across a Rizla liveried Suzuki with the rider in
full dark blue leathers with 52 on his back and a smudged autograph (I
presume Toseland)

Out the roundabout, I thought I'd wait for him to give it the beans, which
he did only the bike didn't go anywhere.

He wrang out his dishcloth on the right handlebar, but the bike hardly
moved.

And so, he became a distant memory.

So? Was it a 600? 750? Are they really that much slower?

--
Vass

Vass <markDEL@DELnaldernet.plus.com> wrote in uk.rec.motorcycles ..
>
> On the R1 today.
>
> At a roundabout, I came across a Rizla liveried Suzuki with the rider in
> full dark blue leathers with 52 on his back and a smudged autograph (I
> presume Toseland)
>
> Out the roundabout, I thought I'd wait for him to give it the beans, which
> he did only the bike didn't go anywhere.
>
> He wrang out his dishcloth on the right handlebar, but the bike hardly
> moved.
>
> And so, he became a distant memory.
>
> So? Was it a 600? 750? Are they really that much slower?

Might it have been a 250 or 400? (if they exist in that shape) Or
restricted?

*Everyones* comments I've read about the 600/750 say that they're easily as
fast as the litre bikes on twisties.

Course the muppet who bought JTs leathers might just be a crap rider?


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frag
Microplanet Gravity Beta version : http://www.ukrm.co.uk/gravity

"frag" <news4@ukrm.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Vass <markDEL@DELnaldernet.plus.com> wrote in uk.rec.motorcycles ..
>>
>> On the R1 today.
>>
>> At a roundabout, I came across a Rizla liveried Suzuki with the rider in
>> full dark blue leathers with 52 on his back and a smudged autograph (I
>> presume Toseland)
>>
>> Out the roundabout, I thought I'd wait for him to give it the beans,
>> which
>> he did only the bike didn't go anywhere.
>>
>> He wrang out his dishcloth on the right handlebar, but the bike hardly
>> moved.
>>
>> And so, he became a distant memory.
>>
>> So? Was it a 600? 750? Are they really that much slower?
>
> Might it have been a 250 or 400? (if they exist in that shape) Or
> restricted?
>
> *Everyones* comments I've read about the 600/750 say that they're easily
> as
> fast as the litre bikes on twisties.
>
> Course the muppet who bought JTs leathers might just be a crap rider?
>
hmm maybe
it seemed bigger than a 400 for sure
and he really was winding the grip round.
maybe the engines fooked?
hopefully he will going home the same time as me tonight, i'll have another
look.
--
Vass

Vass wrote:
>
> "frag" <news4@ukrm.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:MPG.231f40a2f27a57e59896c6@www.ukrm.co.uk...
> > Vass <markDEL@DELnaldernet.plus.com> wrote in uk.rec.motorcycles ..
> >>
> >> On the R1 today.
> >>
> >> At a roundabout, I came across a Rizla liveried Suzuki with the rider in
> >> full dark blue leathers with 52 on his back and a smudged autograph (I
> >> presume Toseland)
> >>
> >> Out the roundabout, I thought I'd wait for him to give it the beans,
> >> which
> >> he did only the bike didn't go anywhere.
> >>
> >> He wrang out his dishcloth on the right handlebar, but the bike hardly
> >> moved.
> >>
> >> And so, he became a distant memory.
> >>
> >> So? Was it a 600? 750? Are they really that much slower?
> >
> > Might it have been a 250 or 400? (if they exist in that shape) Or
> > restricted?
> >
> > *Everyones* comments I've read about the 600/750 say that they're easily
> > as
> > fast as the litre bikes on twisties.
> >
> > Course the muppet who bought JTs leathers might just be a crap rider?
> >
> hmm maybe
> it seemed bigger than a 400 for sure
> and he really was winding the grip round.
> maybe the engines fooked?
> hopefully he will going home the same time as me tonight, i'll have another
> look.

How old was the bike? The old 600 SRAD was rather gutless. Typical
GSXR400s were easy to spot, they had a rear-end much like an RGV250,
nothing like their bigger brothers.

--
ogden

GSXR750 K4
RGV250 VJ22

"ogden" <ogden@pre.org> wrote in message
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>
> How old was the bike? The old 600 SRAD was rather gutless. Typical
> GSXR400s were easy to spot, they had a rear-end much like an RGV250,
> nothing like their bigger brothers.
>

big triagular tail light (GSX-R ish) and single large silencer on RHS
the paint job took away the normal distingishing marks.
No 'hump' of an SRAD but I know where your coming from.
will just have to watch for it again.
--
Vass

frag wrote:


> Course the muppet who bought JTs leathers might just be a crap rider?

I don't recall Toseland ever riding a Suzuki, let alone a Rizla one.

--
Lozzo
SV650S K5, CBR600F-W, SR250 SpazzTrakka
and a shit load more 2-wheeled junk in the garage
I believe in free speech, but I still have to pay my phone bill

"Lozzo" <lozzo@lozzo.org.uk> wrote in message
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> frag wrote:
>
>
>> Course the muppet who bought JTs leathers might just be a crap rider?
>
> I don't recall Toseland ever riding a Suzuki, let alone a Rizla one.
>
yes I thought that too
maybe it was a 600 restricted to 33bhp?
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Vass