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ChrisBushell
02-Dec-2005, 15:23
Phil
IS that Ali breathing down your neck?
Originally posted by ChrisBushell
Phil
IS that Ali breathing down your neck?
sure Is................my nemsis for part of the season...:cool:
skidlids
02-Dec-2005, 16:02
Must get one of those go faster stripes down the middle of my lid
Desmodueracer
02-Dec-2005, 16:27
I didn't realise that Dom got lapped ?:o
For me, they were some of the best laps of the season. Losing ground through the esses, flat out through bomb-hole, hold it flat into Coram, crunch up behind the lightweights, and try yet another lunge up the inside into Russell. :D
Murray Mint
02-Dec-2005, 16:46
Ali
Not wanting to sound rude, but in most of the pictures that I’ve seen of you, you are presenting a large area of upper body in to the oncoming wind. It’s a kind of trademark riding style I’ve just noticed about you.
I’ll get me coat now and hide behind this wall over here.
Originally posted by Murray Mint
Ali
Not wanting to sound rude, but in most of the pictures that I’ve seen of you, you are presenting a large area of upper body in to the oncoming wind. It’s a kind of trademark riding style I’ve just noticed about you.
I’ll get me coat now and hide behind this wall over here.
dont stop him flying though does it.............:P
Riding style is what makes u comfortable and yields the best results..............
And Ali is a BIG ole unit aint ya laddie....;)
[Edited on 2-12-2005 by fil2]
Murray Mint
02-Dec-2005, 17:01
Please don’t get me wrong Ali is a flier and style is a personal thing and in his pictures he always looks bloody fast.
Originally posted by Murray Mint
Ali
Not wanting to sound rude, but in most of the pictures that I’ve seen of you, you are presenting a large area of upper body in to the oncoming wind. It’s a kind of trademark riding style I’ve just noticed about you.
I’ll get me coat now and hide behind this wall over here.
Yer not wrong, it's something I noticed very early on, but as Fil points out it doesn't stop me getting past those of a more slippery nature! :lol:
One of the key points is that most photographers shoot at braking points to get sharper shots. I like to pop out the top of the fairing to get some air braking (one of the few advantages of being 'chunky'), so I always look monstrous.
The other issue is that I ride the front end pretty hard (hence two lowsides), and I like to keep my shoulders over the top of the forks. If I'm doing that then there's nowhere for the top half of me to go....
I can diet, but I'm not going to get any shorter!:lol:
Lastly, this is not MotoGP, so if I loose a few seconds by hurling myself around the bike, but make some spectators laugh then all's well. :D
Cheers,
Ali
Did you used to ride strokers Ali?? Second picture you have one finger on the clutch lever-used to be a sure fire way of recognising a stroker rider. When an air cooled 2 stroke seizes it does it VERY fast-they used to call it the 'wispering death' if the engine suddenly goes quiet(not the exhaust) it is in the process of seizing.
Now you know why I always have 2 fingers on the clutch-old habits die hard.
John
Griff 64
02-Dec-2005, 19:01
Love the second photo particularly.The Spirit of Desmo Due.Who took them and are there any more.
[ you got to admit that does look like a life preserver on the red bike rider!!!! I,ll get my c...........]
cant see any sign of a third bike in those picks
i think ali is on the back of fils bike
Originally posted by Griff 64
Love the second photo particularly.The Spirit of Desmo Due.Who took them and are there any more.
[ you got to admit that does look like a life preserver on the red bike rider!!!! I,ll get my c...........]
Kelly aka Firefly, Fil2's better half took them......there are more and even about 15 video clippings
Kelly did a great job, they are very good shots.
I could just see those three from the other end of the straight, I wish I was closer to them because it would have been a great battle to watch.
Great pics!Well done Kelly.
I was a little disapointed to find they where pics of DD racing,......I thought it was a BHC rideout!:lol:
http://www.domweb.co.uk/domskidue/images/_DSC2434a_small.jpg
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http://www.domweb.co.uk/domskidue/images/45652644.IMG_4351.jpg
http://www.domweb.co.uk/domskidue/images/45652649.IMG_4370.jpg
[Edited on 3-12-2005 by domski]
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