Bike No2 joins the Rocket 3 in Jagster's garage.....

[Jagster]

@Bunny Burrell

Mixed road riding, I appear to be getting 60mpg (imp gals)

I think I read somewhere that these bikes have a tank capacity of approx 11 litres.....so, could not impossible to live with, range-wise.

Not definitive yet though...

 

[Bunny Burrell]

@Bunny Burrell

Mixed road riding, I appear to be getting 60mpg (imp gals)

I think I read somewhere that these bikes have a tank capacity of approx 11 litres.....so, could not impossible to live with, range-wise.

Not definitive yet though...

That sounds about right, for a big twin. In June I and a load of Army mates did a battlefield tour of Bastogne. Over the seven days away, because of the way my R111 is tuned, I kept it under 3G most of the time and I got 55mpg.
Went out to play the other day and I’m sure I saw the fuel gauge physically dropping down, I haven’t properly checked, but it probably the high 20mpg great fun!
Incidentally I’m up Nth Yorkshire for a week in last week of August.

 

[Jagster]

That sounds about right, for a big twin. In June I and a load of Army mates did a battlefield tour of Bastogne. Over the seven days away, because of the way my R111 is tuned, I kept it under 3G most of the time and I got 55mpg.
Went out to play the other day and I’m sure I saw the fuel gauge physically dropping down, I haven’t properly checked, but it probably the high 20mpg great fun!

Yep....same with my Rocket.
I can easily achieve 50 to 58 mpg average on a run, but only if I ride with a mindset on sensible throttle usage......no rocket launching or the fuel disappears as fast as the bike.

 

[TURBO200R4]

My gauge works on the top 1/2 of the tank so it goes down very fast.

 

[Jagster]

 

[Bunny Burrell]

Some quality work there!

 

[Jagster]

Some quality work there!

Yes. Pretty high end.
The carbon lay up on my tail unit feels quite thick and very sturdy but its very light. The front mudguard however is very thin walled and weighs next to nothing.
So every component has a specific carbon build to suit the engineering requirements while keeping the weight as low as possible.
I would say quality made rather than made light to last one race.
They are consultants to various race teams and privateer racers over, in Valencia.
The Bottpower bikes are just a small part of what they do, and I think that these bikes are designed and produced to showcase the engineering capabilities of the company as much as anything else, but as a very small company they are very much bike enthusiasts at heart.

 

[rick danger]

Yes. Pretty high end.
The carbon lay up on my tail unit feels quite thick and very sturdy but its very light. The front mudguard however is very thin walled and weighs next to nothing.
So every component has a specific carbon build to suit the engineering requirements while keeping the weight as low as possible.
I would say quality made rather than made light to last one race.
They are consultants to various race teams and privateer racers over, in Valencia.
The Bottpower bikes are just a small part of what they do, and I think that these bikes are designed and produced to showcase the engineering capabilities of the company as much as anything else, but as a very small company they are very much bike enthusiasts at heart.

Their emblem probably represents the honeycomb internal layer of their carbon layups. sorry if thats a " no **** sherlock" statement. ha,ha, I've never heard of these bikes before this. Very cool though.

 

[Jagster]

Their emblem probably represents the honeycomb internal layer of their carbon layups. sorry if thats a " no **** sherlock" statement. ha,ha, I've never heard of these bikes before this. Very cool though.

Nomex is the 'honeycomb' structure that you are referring to........It's mentioned in the video, but I suppose you could very well be correct about the company logo.

 

[Jagster]

Forgive me father for I have sinned........

Bike no3 joins the stable.
It's a competition prepped 1976 Yamaha TY175.
I just couldn't help myself, she needed a new home. I mean, what else could I do?.....