Trips pics

MadRider · 1 Trips pics - 2016 Tue May 10, 2016 2:33 pm

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New motorcycle season is beginning and I'll show you some pics from short and long trips during summer. My new custom is ready for adventures Very Happy

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This Saturday my friends and I visited aircraft museum near Moscow before WWII Day of Victory.

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92KK 84WW Olaf · 2 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Tue May 10, 2016 3:39 pm

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Is that a Tu144 in among those planes? Nice photos.

So when are you heading west for a long ride?

Dai · 3 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Tue May 10, 2016 4:19 pm

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So let's see how many of those planes I can guess at...

Polykarpov I-15
Myasishchev M-50 (M-52?)
MiG-19
Tupolev ANT-25
MiL-15, 18 and 25 (not good at the rotary stuff)
Tu-144 with MiG-21, -23, -25 and Su-25
MiG-29
Hmmm... the wings are missing off the last lot.

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MadRider · 4 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Tue May 10, 2016 5:07 pm

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Dai wrote:So let's see how many of those planes I can guess at...

Polykarpov I-15
Myasishchev M-50 (M-52?)
MiG-19
Tupolev ANT-25
MiL-15, 18 and 25 (not good at the rotary stuff)
Tu-144 with MiG-21, -23, -25 and Su-25
MiG-29
Hmmm... the wings are missing off the last lot.

You are an expert! cheers

Only some mistakes with helicopters Wink

How do you know? CIA agent? MI6? Very Happy

MadRider · 5 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Tue May 10, 2016 5:15 pm

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92KK 84WW Olaf wrote:So when are you heading west for a long ride?

My plans for this year are only inside Russia. I have here sooo many interesting places in which I have never been.

Dai · 6 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Tue May 10, 2016 6:05 pm

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MadRider wrote:You are an expert! Only some mistakes with helicopters
How do you know? CIA agent? MI6?

I like things that fly. I like them even more if I can fly them! The oldest aircraft I have flown is a 1943 North American Aviation 'T6-Texan'. The most interesting aircraft there is the ANT-25; the 'America plane'. Is that an Antonov-designed glider hanging up behind it?

RT · 7 Trips pics - 2016 Tue May 10, 2016 7:05 pm

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Interesting pictures MadRider. Also like the bikes.
There is a guy near me who flies a "Yak" I believe it's called, some sort of training 2 seater. Sounds fabulous and looks very nimble in the air. Complete with Red Star.
Thanks for the sights, and enjoy summer.
RT

K75cster · 8 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Tue May 10, 2016 9:27 pm

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Love the K75, would like a go in the #27 jet, the old one

nvboy · 9 aircraft and bikes Tue May 10, 2016 11:49 pm

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...but have you seen a real 747 on the roof of a waterpark where you slide from the cockpit out the tail?

From my recent trip to the Evergreen Space and Aviation museum in Oregon.

nvboy

MadRider · 10 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Wed May 11, 2016 1:51 am

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nvboy wrote:...but have you seen a real 747 on the roof of a waterpark where you slide from the cockpit out the tail?

Very interesting architecture Smile

MadRider · 11 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Wed May 11, 2016 2:51 am

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Dai wrote:

MadRider wrote:You are an expert! Only some mistakes with helicopters
How do you know? CIA agent? MI6?

Is that an Antonov-designed glider hanging up behind it?

Yes, you are right

Some other interesting objects

Sikorsky Ilya Muromets, the fiirst multi-engine airliner in the world
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La-7 of Ivan Kozhedub, the best Soviet pilot of WWII, 62 confirmed victories
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Aero-sled SEVER-2

ANT-2, the first russian all-metal aicraft

Sukhoi T-4 with interesting nose construction

Soviet drone, TU-143

92KK 84WW Olaf · 12 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Wed May 11, 2016 4:03 am

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One for the girls Myria...In Ireland, just doing a delivery. Locomotive over 100 tonnes.

Russian engineering has some amazing milestones.

Dai · 13 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Wed May 11, 2016 5:49 pm

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I know what's in the background of the last pic! bounce

- it's a Lisunov Li-2. Is there a Tupolov T-4 there?

MadRider · 14 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Thu May 12, 2016 2:05 am

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Dai wrote:I know what's in the background of the last pic! - it's a Lisunov Li-2. Is there a Tupolov T-4 there?

Yes, there is T-4, but it was created by Sukhoi Company (Tupolev Company with TU-135 has lost a competition)

Shep · 15 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Thu May 12, 2016 2:56 am

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Interesting and wonderful pictures.
In North America we are always inundated with western technology. Refreshing to see such great pictures of Russian aircraft, many of which I have never seen before.
Thanks
Shep

88 · 16 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Thu May 12, 2016 7:25 am

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It seems the phrase on the side of the bike has been around a while! Here's my son and I at the War museum in Smolensk back in 2009

Dai · 17 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Thu May 12, 2016 12:25 pm

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MadRider wrote:

Dai wrote:I know what's in the background of the last pic! - it's a Lisunov Li-2. Is there a Tupolov T-4 there?

Yes, there is T-4, but it was created by Sukhoi Company (Tupolev Company with TU-135 has lost a competition)

Ah - I meant the B-29 copy, not the supersonic bomber..

MadRider · 18 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Thu May 12, 2016 4:56 pm

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Dai wrote:
Ah - I meant the B-29 copy, not the supersonic bomber..

OMG, I don't see it Very Happy

MadRider · 19 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Sat May 14, 2016 12:07 am

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Some photos of Moscow sights
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Chocolate · 20 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Sat May 14, 2016 3:29 am

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Hey!

Great pictures from Moscow.
Where is Putin :-)

Cheers

Shep · 21 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Sat May 14, 2016 10:51 am

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Interesting to see the so-called North American muscle cars in one of the pictures.
Are they very common in Russia?
Shep

Born Again Eccentric · 22 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Sat May 14, 2016 3:12 pm

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Fabulous pics Mad Rider - I think I have now added Moscow to my places to visit list.
Would take a bit of planning to do it on a K (about a 6000km round trip), so may start with a city break type weekend...

mike d · 23 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Sat May 14, 2016 8:27 pm

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Great pictures, some of the skyline has changed since I was there on a bike in 1988!

Mike

Gaz · 24 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Sun May 15, 2016 7:26 am

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Hey BAE, you need to spend some more time in Oz to get some good size trips under your belt if 6,000 kms seems like a big one Wink

. The Kaptain will probably knock up between 4,000 and 5,000 km just to get his new purchase home if he detours through Melbourne.

Hope you get to do the Moscow trip some day.

Agree with the other posters Madrider - great pictures.

Cheers

Born Again Eccentric · 25 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Sun May 15, 2016 4:14 pm

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Gaz80 wrote:Hey BAE, you need to spend some more time in Oz to get some good size trips under your belt if 6,000 kms seems like a big one . The Kaptain will probably knock up between 4,000 and 5,000 km just to get his new purchase home if he detours through Melbourne.

You're right Gaz - more practice....and a lot more free time required to do everything I want to do. Don't worry, I will be back to Oz - just try and stop me!

Nigel T · 26 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Sun May 15, 2016 4:52 pm

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Hi MadRider,

Great pics and particularly like the aircraft pics. Were there any old commercial airliners there to accompany the TU144?

You have some great pics there, which could get the 'Lets Play Tag' string going again. You have some record breaking aircraft and a location of national pride...the Kremlin. Post one up and a challenge pic of a Brick next to something else. The Mustangs perhaps?

Ride safe!
Nigel

MadRider · 27 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Tue May 17, 2016 7:03 am

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Shep wrote:Interesting to see the so-called North American muscle cars in one of the pictures.
Are they very common in Russia?
Shep

Not much. Only Camaros and only in Moscow Smile

MadRider · 28 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Tue May 17, 2016 7:09 am

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Born Again Eccentric wrote:Fabulous pics Mad Rider - I think I have now added Moscow to my places to visit list.
Would take a bit of planning to do it on a K (about a 6000km round trip), so may start with a city break type weekend...

If you will plan a trip to Moscow - let me know, there are many interesting places around city Wink

MadRider · 29 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Tue May 17, 2016 7:25 am

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Nigel T wrote:Hi MadRider,

Great pics and particularly like the aircraft pics. Were there any old commercial airliners there to accompany the TU144?

There are not any other commercial airliners there. But I have a picture from other museum, which I have visited this day.
It's AN-2, an aircraft of the middle of last century, which is still produced in China.
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And other interesting object from there - experimental "UFO", ground-effect craft EKIP
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MadRider · 30 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Mon May 30, 2016 6:08 pm

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Some photos from day trip to Kolomna, 120 km from Moscow

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Dai · 31 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Mon May 30, 2016 6:37 pm

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I have a friend who gained his pilot's licence flying AN-2 'Colts'. He told me a story about being out in it one day when the Colt blew the head off one of the cylinders. It just carried on flying with no drama whatsoever. 'A bit noiser than usual' was his comment.

MadRider · 32 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Mon May 30, 2016 6:47 pm

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Dai wrote:I have a friend who gained his pilot's licence flying AN-2 'Colts'. He told me a story about being out in it one day when the Colt blew the head off one of the cylinders. It just carried on flying with no drama whatsoever. 'A bit noiser than usual' was his comment.

MadRider · 33 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Tue Jun 07, 2016 7:39 am

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In last weekend several activists have organized a play day for kids from the orphanage in Novomoskovsk, 220 km from Moscow. Motorcyclists were together with this team :albino:
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Chocolate · 34 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Tue Jun 07, 2016 7:58 am

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Hello!

Nice Meeting and good Pictures.
It seams like a great family day.
Interesting bikes.

Thanks for sharing
Cheers

MadRider · 35 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Wed Jun 08, 2016 3:17 am

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Some new pictures of Moscow sights
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Chocolate · 36 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Wed Jun 08, 2016 3:43 am

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Hey!

Great to see the pictures, like having a tour through Moscow.

Cheers

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Dai · 37 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Wed Jun 08, 2016 6:36 am

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Thanks MR. It's really good to see pictures of places that you're not likely to go to when those pictures are taken by someone who lives there.

Crazy Frog · 38 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Wed Jun 08, 2016 6:40 am

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Beautiful pictures and interesting trips.
Do they paint the curbside (or kerbside) to match your bike color or did you paint your bike to match the curb? Very Happy

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MadRider · 39 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Thu Jun 16, 2016 3:08 am

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I will start my first long trip in this year tomorrow. It will be 11 days and about 5000 km. Many good photos are approaching Smile

Gaz · 40 Re: Trips pics - 2016 Thu Jun 16, 2016 5:49 am

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Always great pictures from you Madrider. As well as the many wonderful buildings you share with us I enjoy just zooming in so I can see your bike from different angles.

I think it is probably the most different looking from a standard K bike that I have ever seen. The most recognisable parts are the 3 spoke wheels. Terrific example of customising to your own style.

Cheers