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Kryptik
Joined: Jun 24, 2005
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From: Port Elizabeth, S.Africa
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Tell me about it, boet, that was one of the last occasions he was allowed to be range officer as well.
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amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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@ Jojo, I don't doubt his experience pal, but I will doubt a 320 km/h claim for a road-going R1. If he was talking in general about the fastest road-going bikes out there ie. modified, then yes, I would agree with him. 
The Ducati 1098 will struggle to top 300km/h too; it's a very powerful V-twin bike, no question, but it's at an instant disadvantage for top-end speed as it's a V-twin. This is because V-twins cannot rev as high as inline 4 cylinder engines of the same capacity, due to their bigger, heavier pistons. Where V-twins are very strong, as a result of their engine configuration, is their awesome mid-range power and roll-on-throttle performance etc. The World Superbike 1098 will reach that speed though.
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JC08
Joined: Jan 07, 2007
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From: Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
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@ Gucci theres a few clouds about, I hope it will all pack together... Its so damn hot Ive got 2 fans on and all its doing is blowing warm wind....
Yad. Hey. Vav. Hey.
'' So the one who plants is not important, and the one who waters is not important. Only God who makes things grow, is important'' (1 Corinthians 3:7)
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*Jojo*
Joined: Oct 15, 2003
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@pop - Thanks for the INFO . . . you are the MAN . . .when it comes to Big Bikes - professor ! Are you sure you are really a school-TEACHER  I have some doubts that you are one of those editors of Big Bike mags that are circulating out in the market  . . .
About the the R1 color . . . he told me that the R1: yellow/grey/black combo is - Yamaha's anniversary edition :??? so production was limited Any truth?
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*Jojo*
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@dad - I was pertaining to this Juan :
limited-anniversary-issue
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amawanqa
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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@ Jojo,
The only anniversary-edition R1, as far as I know, was released in America in 2006 ( I think) to commemorate Yamaha's 50 years of racing. It was in the old traditional Kenny Roberts-era colours of yellow, white and black. I remember even Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards sporting the retro colour scheme on their Yamaha moto GP bikes during the US round of Moto GP, at the famous Laguna Seca race track in 2006, to commemorate the event.
EDIT: Ah, there it is! (pic in your post)
Yip, that's the one.
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*Jojo*
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@ama - OK, so it is ! Yellow is the trademark-color of Yamaha as my classmate told me . . . as RED is for: Honda, Green for Kawasaki and PINK for - Victoria's Secret 
'Have to  now mates .. . be back after - 8 hours !
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amawanqa
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@ Jojo,
Yes, that's true for Honda and Kawasaki, but a little more complicated for Yamaha and Suzuki. Suzuki sports bikes are traditionally blue and white, but their off-road bikes are traditionally yellow. Yamaha uses blue for their off-road bikes (used to be white and magenta in most of the '90's!) and usually their traditional red,white and black for the sports bikes, or just blue. They moved away from the Roberts era yellow, white and black many years ago, although it's still pretty much associated with Yamaha.
Sa muling pagkikita, mate.
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*Jojo*
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@pop - So, Honda and Ducati shares the: RED-color Ducati is known also for their: Silver and Yellow (Monster) color bikes right
Ducati Monster (taken with my K700i then . . .) :
'Really have to GO now . . . past my bedtime
Adios amigos !
. . . .. I'll be BUCK !
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amawanqa
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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@ Jojo,
Ducati, like other Italian performances marques ie Ferrari et al, are traditionally red. And not surprising, as the colour reflects passion, something the Italians epitomise.
But yeah, Honda also use red.
The Ducati Monster is also usually red, but yellow is often an alternative, less popular colour scheme offered in the Ducati range of bikes over the years.
Sweet dreams...are made of this. Oh dang, now that Eurythmics song is going to be stuck in my head again...
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amawanqa
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Eish, the cricket in Cape Town's painfully slow at the moment... it's akin to watching paint dry...
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amawanqa
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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Back to cellphone stuff:
@ Hobbster,
MyMemory here in the UK are now selling SanDisk 2 GB MS Pro Duos for £32.99 (approx R465).
http://www.mymemory.co.uk/com[....]ny+Ericsson+P990i_Memory_Cards
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gola
Joined: Jul 17, 2007
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From: South Africa
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Nice blog there GUCCI,keep it up...yeah i guess we got different tastes in movies.it was just okay with me.oh,and i finally took my phone in to a vodacare today yaye!
"Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do!"
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amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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The black Nokia N73 Music Edition is now selling for only £129.99 (approx R1820)from O2's online shop. Not too shabby at all, Nige...
He who laughs last... thinks slowest.
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JC08
Joined: Jan 07, 2007
Posts: 375
From: Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
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Im gonna take my phone in to the local vodashop, I really cant stand this crappy joystic, its getting worse everyday!
Yad. Hey. Vav. Hey.
'' So the one who plants is not important, and the one who waters is not important. Only God who makes things grow, is important'' (1 Corinthians 3:7)
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