brave or crazy?

slob · 05-01-2021, 08:00 PM

You decide, hard as nails either way.

Most Russians don’t ride much between October and April,
Evgeniy from DOC St Petersburg keeps on going

350TSS · 05-01-2021, 08:17 PM

crazy - definitely

Ron1000 · 05-01-2021, 08:32 PM

Imagine having balls that big. Trousers would never fit.

Good on him I say.

……also crazy.

pooh · 05-01-2021, 09:27 PM

Brilliant Id love to have a go with the studded tyres, on with my Kiess heated gear and off I would go.

Pooh

Mark64 · 05-01-2021, 09:37 PM

Studded tyres - Wowzer, that's proper hardcore

Grumpy · 05-01-2021, 09:45 PM

Crumbs!....How much vodka does he drink to stay warm!

Flip · 05-01-2021, 11:48 PM

.......And would comrade like the optional heated grips??

jerry · 05-01-2021, 11:52 PM

Skilled , desperate and crazy , id love a set of those tyres for Brighton

06-01-2021, 08:01 AM

....a bit of both, would love to see his cleaning regime !!!

Christy · 06-01-2021, 08:22 AM

Fair play

Mad as a box of frogs though

slob · 06-01-2021, 09:17 AM

They're all bonkers in St P.

Mr Gazza · 06-01-2021, 09:44 AM

Is that a super charger driven via a centrifugal clutch?

I had a Russian bike once and it was brilliant. It would go anywhere.
I wish I had kept a copy of the starting instructions. It was normal enough for above freezing, but it then proceeded in increments of 10 degrees below freezing, starting with a small fire of pencil sized twigs lit below the sump, and working up to reasonable bonfire @-40!

I subsequently met a beautiful young Russian woman whom I was lucky enough to work with. I asked her the proper way to pronounce Dnepr (Which I knew was a river in Russia and also a previous name of my bike). She obligingly growled "Nevarlgh", which instantly explained the anglicised Neval name that mine bore. So then I asked her how she said Dneprpetrovich.. The city on the Dnepr river. "St Petersburg" she said.. "It's a very beautiful city."
I so wanted to go there.

slob · 06-01-2021, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Gazza

Is that a super charger driven via a centrifugal clutch?

I had a Russian bike once and it was brilliant. It would go anywhere.
I wish I had kept a copy of the starting instructions. It was normal enough for above freezing, but it then proceeded in increments of 10 degrees below freezing, starting with a small fire of pencil sized twigs lit below the sump, and working up to reasonable bonfire @-40!

I subsequently met a beautiful young Russian woman whom I was lucky enough to work with. I asked her the proper way to pronounce Dnepr (Which I knew was a river in Russia and also a previous name of my bike). She obligingly growled "Nevarlgh", which instantly explained the anglicised Neval name that mine bore. So then I asked her how she said Dneprpetrovich.. The city on the Dnepr river. "St Petersburg" she said.. "It's a very beautiful city."
I so wanted to go there.

I had a Neval briefly in the '90s. scary as **** with the sidecar on the wrong side.

It's a supercharger, I don't know all the details but it was built for my pal Kirill by his local shop (Balmutti) to compete in the annual races on lake Baikal. Unfortunately he says an unusually warm winter meant they couldn't test it beforehand and the steering became seriously unstable beyond 30kph, so it needs some redesigning.
As a bonus, one of his mates set a new record for wheelying on ice (more than 2 miles!)

I think Kirill is the only teetotaler in Russia, but he does say the 'Kiss of Lake Baikal' is a popular cocktail, a small hole is drilled in the ice and filled with vodka so you can lie down and drink through a straw

Mr Gazza · 06-01-2021, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slob

I had a Neval briefly in the '90s. scary as **** with the sidecar on the wrong side.

Ah! You could have the chair wheel driven with the chair on the right.
Mine was imported with the chair on the left, so no drive to the wheel but it was still invincible over any terrain. The door cut out was on the bike bike side of the body and it still had the machine gun mount hole on the front. For rearward firing they had a yoke in the top of the spare wheel mount on the boot lid, but my civilianised one just had a standard nut. It was also painted black over the standard White used by the Russian special forces in Siberia. Great outfit!

alan s4 · 06-01-2021, 12:16 PM

If you've not seen this before it's worth a watch. Ducati Monster commute to work in the snow........in Sweden. I was amazed it started!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4irRAZ8hkgQ

05-01-2021, 08:00 PM	#1
slob . Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: East London Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 9,736	brave or crazy? You decide, hard as nails either way. Most Russians don’t ride much between October and April, Evgeniy from DOC St Petersburg keeps on going

05-01-2021, 09:27 PM	#4
pooh Lincolnshire Area Rep Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Grimsby Bike: M900ie Posts: 471	Brilliant Id love to have a go with the studded tyres, on with my Kiess heated gear and off I would go. Pooh __________________ Slighty less brain cells than I was born with

05-01-2021, 09:45 PM	#6
Grumpy record breaker!! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Peterborough Bike: M1200R Posts: 2,155	Crumbs!....How much vodka does he drink to stay warm! __________________ It's not the destination, but the journey that matters Definition of a motorbike, a devise for overtaking cars!

05-01-2021, 11:48 PM	#7
Flip Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Beachtown Bike: M900 Posts: 2,188	.......And would comrade like the optional heated grips?? __________________ You're perfect, yes, it's true- But without me you're only you!

05-01-2021, 11:52 PM	#8
jerry Old Git Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cricklade Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,908	Skilled , desperate and crazy , id love a set of those tyres for Brighton __________________ MONSTERMAN

05-01-2021, 08:17 PM	#2
350TSS Too much time on my hands member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Shipbourne Bike: M900 Posts: 1,422	crazy - definitely

05-01-2021, 08:32 PM	#3
Ron1000 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Livingston Bike: M1100evo Posts: 867	Imagine having balls that big. Trousers would never fit. Good on him I say. ……also crazy.

05-01-2021, 09:37 PM	#5
Mark64 Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Hondon de los Frailes Bike: S4r Posts: 294	Studded tyres - Wowzer, that's proper hardcore

06-01-2021, 08:01 AM	#9
Moco1961 Guest Posts: n/a	....a bit of both, would love to see his cleaning regime !!!

06-01-2021, 08:22 AM	#10
Christy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Hull Bike: M900 Posts: 76	Fair play Mad as a box of frogs though __________________ M900 (93), Guzzi Breva 1100, Tiger 900

06-01-2021, 09:17 AM	#11
slob . Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: East London Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 9,736	They're all bonkers in St P.

06-01-2021, 09:44 AM	#12
Mr Gazza Lord of the Rings Join Date: May 2013 Location: Norwich Bike: M900sie Posts: 5,981	Is that a super charger driven via a centrifugal clutch? I had a Russian bike once and it was brilliant. It would go anywhere. I wish I had kept a copy of the starting instructions. It was normal enough for above freezing, but it then proceeded in increments of 10 degrees below freezing, starting with a small fire of pencil sized twigs lit below the sump, and working up to reasonable bonfire @-40! I subsequently met a beautiful young Russian woman whom I was lucky enough to work with. I asked her the proper way to pronounce Dnepr (Which I knew was a river in Russia and also a previous name of my bike). She obligingly growled "Nevarlgh", which instantly explained the anglicised Neval name that mine bore. So then I asked her how she said Dneprpetrovich.. The city on the Dnepr river. "St Petersburg" she said.. "It's a very beautiful city." I so wanted to go there. __________________

06-01-2021, 12:16 PM	#15
alan s4 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Glasgow Bike: S4 challenge Posts: 447	If you've not seen this before it's worth a watch. Ducati Monster commute to work in the snow........in Sweden. I was amazed it started! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4irRAZ8hkgQ