NW 200 Video

Pull up a chair - let's talk Boxerbollox

Moderators: Gromit, Paul, slparry

Post Reply
Grip Fast
Posts: 715
Joined: Sat Jan 14, 2012 6:15 pm
Location: North Bucks

NW 200 Video

Postby Grip Fast » Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:48 pm

This is a short video from 1997 250 class. I cannot conceive of going that fast on these roads - then going even faster 'cause someone's just passed me (that's why I'm not a racer then). Enjoy...

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u8aAGiE0ar ... 8aAGiE0arw

Look out for the little off at about 44 secs in...
Top
User avatar
Phil K
Member
Posts: 187
Joined: Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:26 am
Location: North Yorks

Postby Phil K » Mon Feb 03, 2014 8:00 pm

Yep that's quick!

How short are those clip-ons :?:
R11s + Val Singleton Power filter - Lennies induct - Y Piece - Wilbers - PC111
1974 Honda CB750 1974 Triumph Trident T150 Oh and a GS-LC
Top
SP250
Posts: 982
Joined: Mon Sep 09, 2013 2:01 pm
Location: Shropshire

Postby SP250 » Tue Feb 04, 2014 8:27 am

Ah that brings back the memories and I could almost smell the 2 stroke smoke over the aroma of my breakfast bacon sarnie.
Last edited by SP250 on Tue Feb 04, 2014 9:01 pm, edited 1 time in total.
John M
Top
User avatar
dave1100s
Member
Posts: 736
Joined: Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:32 pm
Location: Formby, Merseyside

Postby dave1100s » Tue Feb 04, 2014 2:38 pm

Bloody mental :D
Looks almost as quick as my old RD250 :lol:
We don't stop playing because we get old.....we get old because we stop playing!
Top
Corvus
Posts: 1406
Joined: Tue Dec 04, 2012 3:19 pm
Location: Yorkshire

Postby Corvus » Tue Feb 04, 2014 8:24 pm

Fantastic footage. You can fair feel the powerband. Our guy has good feel!
Top
User avatar
The Teutonic Tangerine
Posts: 1646
Joined: Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:18 pm
Location: Essex
Contact:
Contact The Teutonic Tangerine

Re: NW 200 Video

Postby The Teutonic Tangerine » Wed Feb 05, 2014 9:18 am

Grip Fast wrote:This is a short video from 1997 250 class. I cannot conceive of going that fast on these roads - then going even faster 'cause someone's just passed me (that's why I'm not a racer then)..


I don't think they are opening up the throttle to re-pass (the throttle is pretty much pinned for the whole lap). I think that it is a very good demonstration of slipsteaming, you notice how they zoom past and then just sit in front and then the guy who has just been overtaken zooms past again and they then play leapfrog down the whole straight.
There would appear to be a surfeit of prolixity and sesquipedalian content today please do not use a big word when a singularly un-loquacious and diminutive linguistic expression will satisfactorily accomplish the contemporary necessity
Top
Grip Fast
Posts: 715
Joined: Sat Jan 14, 2012 6:15 pm
Location: North Bucks

Postby Grip Fast » Wed Feb 05, 2014 1:52 pm

I thought at first it was probably a slipstream effect, but you can see he blips the throttle as if changing up or maybe down (I should listen to the revs next time).

Maybe that is to take advantage of the slipstream?

Hmmm! Had another watch of the video and he definitely blips the throttle when the other bike passes, and our guy gets back past again, but I can't tell from the sound if he's changed gear.

Interesting though. How do you take advantage of slipstream? I would have expected to see our guy tuck in behind for a little way, but he just seems to sail back past, like he had something in reserve. I do remember a racer (F1 or MotoGP?) say that you can feel when someone is slipstreaming you; it's like you're being pulled back.
Top
User avatar
PBBoxer
Posts: 3211
Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2004 5:41 pm
Location: Yorkshire

Postby PBBoxer » Sat Feb 08, 2014 8:38 pm

The other guy seems to have a quicker bike, but the overtakes were via slipstreaming for sure
1997 CBR1100XXV
1999 CBR1100XX
2009 HP2 Sport
2006 R1200s
2013 R1200RT anniversary
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Boxerbanter”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 24 guests