Cat & Fiddle yesterday :-|

[brickboy]

Around 4pm yesterday a section (about a mile up the road from Walker Barn) was shut while the air ambulance landed, I've no idea what had happened but there were two road ambulances as well as the chopper, plus police everywhere. Hope it wasn't too serious I love riding that road but most Sundays there's bits of broken fairing on the verges and holes in the drystone walls.

[Wilky_Boy]

I love that bit of road too. It's a great place to ride even if you stick to the new speed limit. But, it really spoils your day when you see the emergency services up there. It's never for a good reason !! I got my bike out yesterday for the first time this year. Still trying to recalibrate my mind !! I thought my WRX was quick but nothing compared to a bike ! Ride safely !

[Woody69]

My freind VTRSteve told me about this today...................

He was following the guy on his bike, apparently he went into the corner all wrong and a bit too fast and ended up on the other side of the road, straight into a car head on, superman style................

He had all the gear no idea

Hope hes ok though sounded bad

[brickboy]

if he was heading into Macc, I know the corner well, it's that deceptive left-hand elbow on the run down to Walker Barn (where the Setter Dog pub used to be), easy to cock it up if you don't go into it right ...

[r32]

Oh thats so sad, hope he wasnt too badly injured. I find the road good at the legal limit, but its probably one to be avoided (like most of Derbyshire)

[CrisPDuk]

According to the Macc Express it was a guy on a Kwak hitting a scoob

I love that road, and living at the foot of it, get to use on a frequent basis

But even after over twenty years of driving or riding it, it is still capable of scaring the sh!t out of me


PS: Is that old 2 smoker up and running now then brickboy

[brickboy]

Originally Posted by CrisPDuk

PS: Is that old 2 smoker up and running now then brickboy

Cheeky get It's been back on the road since summer 2007, while you were still getting your head gas-flowed

I saw you on the CB a couple of weeks back, you were coming up to Jordangate lights, I was going the other way in the car.

Sounded VERY sweet, I haven't heard a Honda 4 snarl like that for a long time

[CrisPDuk]

I only wondered about the Suzuki since I haven't noticed Happy Valley disappear in a haze of 2 stroke fog recently

I got your PM the other week, cheers

The CB just seems to get better all the time It's about to go back to being just my weekend toy very soon though, as I picked up a new commuting heap this weekend; An '86 FZ750 that's definitely seen better days

It's only been with us for 24 hours and it's already acquired the name 'Project Thunderdog'

[brickboy]

Oooh, nice one, those FZs are a bit grunty

The Suzi doesn't smoke, modern oils are marvellous, you know. But it WILL spit oil at you if you follow too close

[CrisPDuk]

At least if it's spitting out of the back you know it's going round the pistons

Here's the FZ



Told you it had seen better days

[brickboy]

How's it going with Thunderdog? Here's an alternative you might want to consider if your budget doesn't stretch beyond a rattle can of Halfords Matt Black.

http://www.ratbike.org/photos/show09/yamfighter.jpg

You could call it Pikachu (Thunder-rat)


Edited to add I was up the Cat & Fiddle yesterday (Sunday 31st), why was everyone going so slowly? There were no camera vans, and I didn't see any police cars or bikes. I followed two guys on recent-reg Bandits and they were doing about 35mph. I'm not saying go mad, but you can ride the road a bit quicker than that ...

[CrisPDuk]

I was up there on Sunday too funnily enough, I couldn't understand why everyone was going so slow either

Brand new sportsbikes should not be getting caught and passed by a 40 year old numptie on a 30 year old 550

I headed off over to Glossop and the Snake in the end, there was some good riding over there




The ThunderDog is progressing well, if a bit slowly, thanks for asking

The engine has been run, and is as sweet as a nut and the gearbox feels OK too . But the hydraulic clutch has been a pain in the ar5e I could not get the Yam master cylinder to pump fluid, even with a new seal kit fitted, so I've thrown it away (and the brake m/c) and banged a pair of Honda levers on instead, the hydraulics work a treat now
Dropped on a nice set of Yoshimura rearsets off ebay the other day, they're intended for a Gixxer of some description, but they'l be made to fit

As for paint, she's now wearing the upper fairings from an FZ400 with twin headlights, and once I'm happy with the final fit, the guy who painted the CB is going to go to town, something along the lines of Edwards' M1 at Laguna in 05

[brickboy]

sounds tasty, that

Cracking motor, those FZs

[r32]

Originally Posted by CrisPDuk

I was up there on Sunday too funnily enough, I couldn't understand why everyone was going so slow either

Brand new sportsbikes should not be getting caught and passed by a 40 year old numptie

Wonder if the lack of speed is due to the new motorycle specific speed checks....... on Snake Pass too.....

?Motorcycle detection system? on roads by Easter -

All the decent Derbyshire Roads are 50 or less, why go?

[Tim66 STi8]

Try going over the A5004 long hill, Buxton to Whaley Bridge. Not sure what the speed limit is there now but some nice twisties.

[CrisPDuk]

Know it well Tim, you're right it's a cracking road It's still 60 for the most part too, at the moment

r32, I ride a 30 year old CB550 that, thanks to it's current gearing, maxes out at about 90mph, it is plenty entertaining at 'legal' speeds on proper roads

[brickboy]

Aye, another vote for the A5004 Then through Whaley, onto the Chapel bypass for a bit of WOT then onto the road past Tideswell

I haven't actually seen the supposed detection gear / cameras on the Cat & Fiddle, has anyone else?

The MCN article claims the equipment isn't yet being used for enforcement, just info gathering. Mmmm.

[Tim66 STi8]

Crisp and brick are you local to that area? Have you been riding long?

[brickboy]

Tim, I've lived in Bollington (Happy Valley) since '91 and I'm a born-againer, had nothing but bikes from my 17th birthday to 25.

Got a Suzi GT380 2-stroke triple in '98 for sunny / dry day fun and tinkering. Got to know the Cat / Whaley / Leek / Knutsford / Holmes Chapel roads pretty well

If I had a modern bike that actually goes, handles and stops I'd be dead in no time, so it's crap old 70s Jap tackle for me, you get a LOT of warning that you're pushing the envelope a bit too far

[CrisPDuk]

Tim, I live in Macclesfield, a stones throw from the foot of the C&F

I finally got round to doing my DAS in '05 after many years of deliberating, I do think if I'd been riding a bike back in my 20s though I wouldn't be here now

Like brickboy, and for the same reasons, I prefer older Jap tackle, albeit 4 rather than 2 smokes to modern sportsbikes The Thunderdog (see above) is as new as I'm ever likely to be going

I'm getting to know most of the roads around us pretty well from a two-wheeled POV, but I can still cover pretty much all of them on 4 wheels (Mk2 GTi 16V) quicker

[CrisPDuk]

Here are my current chariots of choice Tim:



Come on brickboy get a picture of the Suzi posted

[brickboy]

This is the Purple Nasty with its Piper 3-1 fitted. I haven't used this pipe for a couple of years, I really should put it on again.

It is THE loudest pipe ever, although it stops the bike revving past 7,000 which means top speed is about 85mph. Worth it though just 'cos it makes <i>everyone</i> stop and look in the Cat & Fiddle car park

http://gt380.ktforever.co.uk/Suzuki-...r.co.uk%5D.jpg

[Tim66 STi8]

Nice bikes guys, one of my mates had an old kettle duno what pipes he had on it but that was bloody loud. I know Mac and Bolly well have friends there. I had a few classics myself eg ex IOM TT Dunstall Honda 750 bored out to 960, payed £300 for it Harris Magnum 2 with a GSX 1260 motor, Eddie Lawson rep Z1100R. And many more. But the day came, got married, kids the bikes went and got a scoob Plus the roads around here are crap.

[jods]

Originally Posted by CrisPDuk

Tim, I live in Macclesfield, a stones throw from the foot of the C&F

CPD - Do you ever venture into the Puss-in-Boots?

My Dad lives on Cranford Ave - I live in Welwyn Garden City now but still nip up to Macc once in a while.

[brickboy]

Some nice tackle there Tim, I'd like to have seen that Honda

True, the roads aren't very twisty around Boston but they ARE fast, I was born & raised in Hull so I know the routes either side of the Humber pretty well too

[CrisPDuk]

Very rarely Jods, I usually frequent either Porters or the Flag these days.

[Lily The Beige]

Originally Posted by brickboy

Around 4pm yesterday a section (about a mile up the road from Walker Barn) was shut while the air ambulance landed, I've no idea what had happened but there were two road ambulances as well as the chopper, plus police everywhere.

Hope it wasn't too serious

I love riding that road but most Sundays there's bits of broken fairing on the verges and holes in the drystone walls.

I've got to say, I live on the Buxton side of the cat and most Sundays between 4 and 6 an ambulance goes up with sirens and lights. It's very sad.
I blame the Highway agency. There should be better barriers not only to protect the biker's but also the car drivers from the horror of hitting a bike that's misjudged a corner and to protect all of us from dropping over the edge.
Just my 2 bob's, no offence meant but you know it bothers me
Liz

[Tim66 STi8]

Originally Posted by brickboy

Some nice tackle there Tim, I'd like to have seen that Honda

Not very good pics, taken 20 yrs ago. The bike had gone through some owners before i got it but did see a few pics when it was in it's glory days. A guy called capper was the rider and owns a pub nr whaley. He had a few pics of it on his walls.

[brickboy]

Woohoo, that is one of the meanest-looking CBs I've ever seen

Love those Dunstall body kits. And I haven't seen an Alfa41 pipe for 20+ years, they were EVIL

[CrisPDuk]

Nice looking Dunstall there Tim I bet it was a bit hairy on '70s tyres though, nice looking single front disc too

The rozzers were out on the C&F ruining everybody's weekend nice and early this morning, buzzing our house with that f**king spotter plane from half past nine