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Ha - you know me too well!!Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Yeah, but more 'cafe' than 'racer' though... 70% café, 5% racing, 25% toilet visits I would estimateFoodie first and foremost, followed by bog botherer. racing a distant 3rd
So what do you think of my choice of bikes - can you see what I mean by how 'racing' bikes today all look much the same, and have rather 'boring' styling in comparison?
Too much plastic and not enough chrome! I like polishing things... and not just my knob.
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Location: Chorley Lancs
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I'm Steve.
Yeah, everything on modern sportsbikes is there to do a job, and for lightest weight, being rigid in the right places, controlled flex in others, weight distribution, aerodynamics - all worked out on computer, so similarities are inevitable. If you're prepared to sacrifice that last bit of performance there's a wealth of interesting alternatives out there...Ha - you know me too well!!
So what do you think of my choice of bikes - can you see what I mean by how 'racing' bikes today all look much the same, and have rather 'boring' styling in comparison?
Too much plastic and not enough chrome! I like polishing things... and not just my knob.
Marco.
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
Speakers: KEF Reference 3, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
T'other system:
Echo Dot, Arcam A75 integrated, Monitor Audio R852 MD speakers
A/V:
LG OLED65 G56LS, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL T9i sub.
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Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK
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I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.
Yup - it's about choosing the right 'tool' for the job - as Anita knows all too well!
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Location: South uk
Posts: 594
I'm Jon.
I thinks theres a slight misapprehension about what a proper biker is.
For me, it’s anyone who enjoys riding no matter what their steed is, whether it be a 50cc geared bike , a 70’s Honda 400/4, Panigale or anything else in between.
It’s the pricks who buy the latest high power bikes and dress themselves in ridiculously expensive leathers and helmets and then shit themselves when approaching even the mildest of corners. You only have to look at the “chicken strips” on their tyres to figure them out.
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Location: N E Kent
Posts: 51,610
I'm Geoff.
Yup. I had a dinky little Suzuki DR-200 Djebel a few years ago and it was a complete hoot to ride.
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
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Location: Chorley Lancs
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I'm Steve.
She does refer to me as "That tool"Yup - it's about choosing the right 'tool' for the job - as Anita knows all too well!
Marco.
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
Speakers: KEF Reference 3, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
T'other system:
Echo Dot, Arcam A75 integrated, Monitor Audio R852 MD speakers
A/V:
LG OLED65 G56LS, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL T9i sub.
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Location: Chorley Lancs
Posts: 19,290
I'm Steve.
I know what you mean, all the gear and no idea.
No I think I understand what a proper biker is, and it is as you describe. I have a Honda FireBlade, but I'm not a proper biker 'cos it's been sulking in the garage for 15 months since I fell off it. Hope to get it fixed and become a proper biker again before I get too old
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
Speakers: KEF Reference 3, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
T'other system:
Echo Dot, Arcam A75 integrated, Monitor Audio R852 MD speakers
A/V:
LG OLED65 G56LS, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL T9i sub.
KICKSTARTER: ENABLING SCAMMERS SINCE 2009
Senior Member
Location: South Yorkshire
Posts: 2,682
I'm Andre.
Thats a little tank, looks like it belongs to a Suzuki 'GP100' or summat
Something different/unusual/off-the-wall, so you're not riding the same (homogenised/designed by computer) thing on two wheels as every other fucker! I also feel the same about most modern cars
I like something that shouts: 'I'm an individual and not part of the crowd'.....
Marco.
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Location: London
Posts: 4,411
I'm Robert.
Half scared myself to death watching this guy open up his Honda - 299kmh (186mph) - Crazy !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez-A-X4lGrc
My System:
Amplification - Sansui AU-alpha 707 DR
Turntable - Technics SP10 MK2-Technics EPA-250 Tonearm-Yannis Tome 423.5Plus tonearm cable-Eichmann KLEI Absolute Harmony plugs.
Ortofon Cadenza Black moving coil cartridge-Fritz Gyger S re-tip. Panzerholz plinth.
CDP - Pioneer PD-91
Speakers - Spendor D7 on Soundcare SuperSpikes
QED Silver Spiral speaker cable-airloc banana plugs
Mains - Ultra Pure silver plated un-switched socket-Missing link EPS 500 silver plated plugs-Hi-Fi Tuning gold plated silver ceramic 13 amp fuses
Senior Member
Location: South uk
Posts: 594
I'm Jon.
Half scared myself to death watching this guy open up his Honda - 299kmh (186mph) - Crazy !
That speed and no gloves!
That said, if he crashes he’ll turn in to meat rain, so it doesn’t really matter i guess?
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