rutland custom bike show

[pete lee]

hi i'm new on here and just wondered if anyone was going to this bike show next saturday
cheers

[master_of_wishes]

hey there
didnt know there was a bike show in rutland,whereabouts is it and whats it usually like?

[Creature]

News Summary:

29th & 30th January 2005

News Content:

CUSTOM BIKE SHOW - FREE ADMISSION

£1000 "Best in Show" prize* and many other sponsor prizes

To enter send or email two photos and a single page description to Seb (seb@sycamorehd.co.uk) or pop in to see him in the dealership.

Open to privately owned motorbikes ONLY

Large indoor heated venue with full valeting facilities for entrants

Sponsored by Back Street Heroes, V&H, Custom Chrome Europe, Battistinis, Zodiac

* to be spent at Sycamore Chrome Consultancy

Check out our new website ! www.chromeconsultancy.co.uk

thats all i can find at the moment

[Creature]

i presume it is here

http://www.chromeconsultancy.co.uk/Html/location.html

about 50 odd miles or so for me - if feeling ok - might just nip along

[trikeruk]

yes im goin on sun 4a look :cool:

[minxy]

Blimey! Seb! Didnt he used to work at Stamford Superbikes? hmm ..... may have to check it out. Got the XS650 running in a fashion now so it can go in for the rat category :o

[Creature]

dunno - but in a fit of utter madness asked the wife if she'd like to come for a ride out - SUn looks good for me as well :)

[minxy]

Er. OK. Its at the local H*rley dealership! :eek: :(

[Creature]

ah well not gonna miss the chance of upsetting them when i turn up on me honda then :)

[minxy]

dare ya ........

[Creature]

your on :)

[minxy]

ha! you took soooooooooo little persuasion. See - I knew you were trouble :p

[Creature]

for you anything :) :D

[pete lee]

didn't know it was at the harley shop cant wait to go on my shadow hack now see if my mate'll go on his intruder anyone know the times on sunday yet its about 50 mile for me from tamworth

[Creature]

and to rub it in am NOT gonna clean the old girl :) and when i arrive gonna find the shiniest john deere and park next to it .......

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

MUST rememeber to take camera :)

[pete lee]

what time you gonna be there creature would like to say hello should i just look for the honda with people standing at a distance pointing!!

[Creature]

Hope to be there around 11am -

[Yoda]

me Triker_gal and Shaggy will be there too

Yoda

[Creature]

looks like we gonna have smal party .....

[minxy]

riaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! ((( ))))) v v v long time no see :o

[Creature]

were we gonna meet up - at cafe if they have one ??? or we just gonna hope we bump into each other ??

[triker_gal]

Your all going on Saturday, right ????

Yoda, Shaggy and megoodself should be there around 11am, look forward to seeing some new faces and specially seeing Minxy again, long time no see aye chuck xx

[Creature]

I was planning on Sunday - but sats ok

[Creature]

What day are we gonna go on ????

weather wise both days are cloudy - sat is 2 degrees warmer :)

not fussed but need to know before friday nite

[pete lee]

I thought sunday as well that would be better for me

[Spike]

I may pop along as well, as its about 50 odd miles from me, but i'll get lost, so it'll be more like 70 :o you all goin on sat then ? i'll (hopefully) see ya all there :)

[triker_gal]

we're going Saturday as I'm travelling up north on Sunday

[trikeruk]

would have liked to have gone on saturday but workin so have to make do goin sunday :cool:

[minxy]

And I'll have to play it by ear as I've got an arthogram and MRI on my shoulder Saturday lunchtime :o :o

[bill?]

me being an idle type person and not wanting to look through the whole thread. where's this ere show? :D

[Otter]

Uppingham, Rutland

[pete lee]

I can only do sunday but anyone going then who would like to meet up i'll see you there

[Creature]

Pete looks as if most of us are goin on sunday

[pete lee]

wellare those goin sun going to meet up as i wont know any of you by sight

[Creature]

hope to be there around 11am, altho wont be rushing.

thats me with the beard http://www.hondasohc.co.uk/rally/rally04/iceni2004/gallery.asp?ID=157

from the rear lookout for a scruffy denim that looks as if it belongs in a musium. across the top it has 3 honda chopper oval patches.

or me moped - just look fo rthe petrol can !!!!!
http://www.hondasohc.co.uk/rally/rally03/icyale03/gallery.asp?ID=164

[Spike]

If anyone there today seen a matt black honda cb650, that was me, that was :D

I was wearin the bush hat :)

[Yoda]

a small show set in a HD Dealership
but some nice bikes there
piccies here
http://www.bikerlifestyle.co.uk/Image/image.htm

Yoda

[Rabid1]

Hi yoda really good pics but is there a way that you can see them without having to scroll down. especially liked the v-max

[Yoda]

Hi yoda really good pics but is there a way that you can see them without having to scroll down. especially liked the v-max
what screen size are you running????

yoda

[Creature]

all ready to go

oil checked - brakes work in a fasion - mmmmm must stop at petrol station !!!! (nowt new there 41 miles that 2 stops on the way and 1 on the way back - better take me petrol can just in case).......

wallet,camera, cards ah nearly forgo me coro nitrpo spray

friends who live along the route all alerted that i'm on the bike (they have all said if it gets too much to stop at theres and theyed bring me n lynne home :) )

will be leaving about 9.30 so should make it before 11am

will see ya all there

[Yoda]

if you are coming via the B664 then it is a lovely road
makes for a pleasent journey

and if you havnt been there before when you follow the one way system in Uppingham you will se a petrol station the HD Dealer is attached to the side of it

HTH

Yoda

[Creature]

cheers m8 - heading done 1078 to peterboro then the A47 all the way thru - altho might head towards market deeping then pick up the A47 at morton

[bow here]

its a sad old day when they call 30 harleys and a v-max a bike show, what is this world of ours coming to, was any one else disapointed by what they saw, that good i even spoke to the guy selling the fuel in the petrol station, it was nice to watch a lot of trailers turn up yesterday as i went past......

[Creature]

Yep me n the wife were disapointed as well - the wifes coments you seen 1 tractor you seem them all - didn't go down to well.....

Will have pics and writeup on me site l8er today or tomorow

[pete lee]

got to agree more like an open day than a show not even a bar didn't get there til 12.30 so obviously missed you creature only stayed about 1/2hour was happy to pull right outside the front doors on me shad though especially when a couple of blokes gathered round it

[Creature]

you only missed me by 10 mins - wife said i was looking a bit rough so we went earlier that i planned.

[trikeruk]

got there at 11.15 left about 12, the olny good thing aout it was my grandson enjoyed it but hs is only 2 lol :cool:

[Creature]

Trikeruk - sorry to have missed - dunno how we managed that :)

heres some pics and small write up

http://www.hondasohc.co.uk/rally/default.asp

[Rabid1]

what screen size are you running????

yoda
15" mate i get all thumbnails underneath big pic and and they cover half of the pic.

[Yoda]

15" mate i get all thumbnails underneath big pic and and they cover half of the pic.

sorry i should have said
what screen Resoloution ie 800 x 600 etc...

Yoda

[bow here]

their do last year was better,they held it in the nice week of the summer, couple of good bands and a few cold ones was nice,, and the choice of customs was vairied, not just tractors with a paint job and a few bolt on goodies,there wear some nice harley's there, some nice feature bikes, but by the sum of it most of it was just a PR session to promote their dealership, shame could of been a good start to a good do......

By the way, i'm not just some bitter old moaner on a ped,i ride a harley,and a streetfighter,and ride all year on both, just for the doubters out there....... :cool:

by the way, the red sporty is my bro's , he'l be well chuffed that some one thought it goodenough to put on their site,, cheers creature, it will make his day.............................. :D

[minxy]

Ran out of time Saturday and didnt get rid of the squatters til later Sunday. Doesnt seem that I missed much tho! :(

[pete lee]

well hope you dont blame me too much for mentioning the show was dissappointed i didn't get to meet up with any of you just give us a shout the next thing your going to and maybe i'll see you there only thing we've got planned so far is the bulldog
cheers
pete

[Creature]

by the way, the red sporty is my bro's , he'l be well chuffed that some one thought it goodenough to put on their site,, cheers creature, it will make his day..............................

my pleasure bro - hope he enjoys his peds infamy :) if he wants any comments or specs adding just email the details accross

[Blue]

no-one's Mentioned What Won Best Of Show.... :d :d :d

[Yoda]

no-one's Mentioned What Won Best Of Show.... :d :d :d

:) No-one stopped long enough (including me) ..LOL :)

[Blue]

:) No-one stopped long enough (including me) ..LOL :)

Bearing in mind it was a show organised by the local Harley-Davidson dealership... they made the error of letting the public vote.

Best Of Show (and a grand in cash) went to....





.... roll of drums....



bit of suspense...



.....

Paul Humphreys' Yamaha V-Max streetfighter!!!


Laugh? Of course we did!

[Yoda]

Bearing in mind it was a show organised by the local Harley-Davidson dealership... they made the error of letting the public vote.

Best Of Show (and a grand in cash) went to....
.... roll of drums....
bit of suspense...
Paul Humphreys' Yamaha V-Max streetfighter!!!
Laugh? Of course we did!

i liked the following bike best
http://www.bikerlifestyle.co.uk/Image/Rutland/1/images/Rutland%2021.jpg

[Blue]

That's a long way from home. That's Brian Davidson's little chop from way up in Northumberland.

[Spike]

I voted for the V Max as well :D

[minxy]

Quality. A best in show at a H*rley show going to a Max ... I with I'd gone now :p

[Strider]

How the hell do you street fighter a V-Max, put a set of renthals on and a paint job???

Never saw it of course and I'm sure it looked very nice, so dont shout at me

Just it seems everyone and the ships cat seem to have "street fighters" and often they are bikes that are just bikes that have never had fairings as standard so do the above and hey presto!! they are now "street fighters"

Mind you I much much prefer street fighters to overdone V-twin chops *yawn* one of the reasons I like stevies chop so much, nice clean unfussy twin (sorry single :D )

[Blue]

How the hell do you street fighter a V-Max, put a set of renthals on and a paint job???


Ah, Mr H's V-Max is a bit more than a V-Max with a set of Renthals and a paint job... :D This is the short spec sheet for the bike:

MAKE & MODEL
‘The Beast From The East’ Yamaha V-Max
ENGINE
1999 Yamaha V-Max with full power 39mm flat slide Mikuni carbs with switchable V boost, Barnett clutch. One-off alloy radiator, breather catch tank, water pipe, clutch and generator covers. Goodridge hoses. Nology hot wire ignition leads. Otec cylinder covers. 60 bhp NOS nitrous kit. One-off exhaust from Steelheart four-into-one-into-four with equal length headers.
FRAME
1999 V-Max, braced with one-off billet engine mounts and rear footrest plates. Shortened and reshaped side stand.
FRONT END
Suzuki TL1000R USD forks, revalved, resprung and lengthened by 4”. Yokes by Polygon with internal brake pipe unions. One-off risers. 17” Taylormade split rim billet wheel with 120/70 Metzeler MEZ3 racing tyre. Spondon 330mm discs, powder-coated centres and chrome buttons. Harrison six pot calipers, ISR brake & clutch master cylinders, one-off billet reservoirs. Goodridge stop switch/ Steering damper mounted on top yoke on one-off bracket. Pop Brown hot rod mirrors. Ducati carbon front mudguard. Gilera DNA fairing.
REAR END
One-off double tube alloy swingarm by Steelheart Engineeering, 4” over. Taylormade 9.5 x 18” split rim billet wheel with Metzeler 240 tyre. Wave disc, Yamaha R1 caliper, Earls brake line and billet reservoir/ One-off rear axle. Diff’ vented with K&N filter.
Bodywork, Paint & finishing
Metallic silver base with black and blue design based on Geiger by Pureart. V-Max dummy tank cover modified with air scoop. Modified Exactrep alloy side scoops, modified Exactrep side panels. MEK belly pan. Modified Exactrep tail piece. Vented one-off dash panel.
ELECTRICS
SPA tacho/speedo, nitrous, oil pressure and oil temp gauges. Kellerman indicators.


:D

[Spike]

And its shiney as well :D

[Strider]

Ok, Blue and very nice it sounds too.

So why does that make it a street fighter????

Its a modified V-max albeit done very well ............ not a street fighter, which is the point I was making.

To me, a street fighter is a bike that normally has plastic, if its a bike that is normally naked, and I include bandits in this too, tho I will probably get shot down for this, it becomes a modified bandit, zephyr, hornet, etc etc not a streetfighter

I'm not knocking bandits etc, tho I do think to make one different these days is very difficult. I'm proably gonna get some stick for this, but I would be interested in other peoples opinions. :)

[Blue]

Ok, Blue and very nice it sounds too.

So why does that make it a street fighter????




Dunno. I spend all my time stopping the Streetfighters pikies stealing my sweeties and pens...

[pete lee]

i only stayed there about 1/2 hour and the v max really did stand out i wouldn't of described it as a streetfighter though more of a beautifully done up v max

[minxy]

please. no. please.

Dont start the 'what is a streetfighter' debate!

Its been featured in fighters and has won numerous other show titles as best streetfighter. Most people think it is a streetfighter. You dont have to. Okay.

:D

[Strider]

please. no. please.

Dont start the 'what is a streetfighter' debate!

:D

*stamps foot*

BUT I WANT TO !!!! :mad:

[minxy]

lol

No

Just dont go there okay

:p ;)

[Strider]

Just as well I know you :cool:

[minxy]

Do ya? :confused: