Another newbie that's been lurking a while (livee)

**rwh** · 10th February 2011, 18:59

Originally Posted by livee

ooh thank you, I'm so glad I came on here! You're a minefield of information!

Lol - sounds right for KB. Information all around, and occasionally it blows up in your face

Not trying to dis blackstigdog though; he seems to be mostly worth listening to

Richard

**blackdog** · 10th February 2011, 19:06

Originally Posted by rwh

I test rode one when I got my full - and noticed almost no performance improvement over my vt250f. It remains, however, the only bike I've scraped in a corner.

Mind you, that had been dead for 3 months by then, so I might have just forgotten.

Richard

lol must be just the way you ride (am i allowed to say pussy?)

to put it in context

vtr250 21.5Nm

ls650 46Nm of torque

**rwh** · 10th February 2011, 19:20

Originally Posted by blackdog

lol must be just the way you ride (am i allowed to say pussy?)

to put it in context

vtr250 21.5Nm

ls650 46Nm of torque

vt250 35hp (or 40 for the spada, which I think was the same engine as my fp)
ls650 30hp (or 27 on another website)

I can never get my head around the torque thing - it's not that I haven't studied the physics, and know what it means in terms of numbers; I just can't figure the relationship to how it feels to ride/drive.

Richard

**blackdog** · 10th February 2011, 19:27

Originally Posted by rwh

vt250 35hp (or 40 for the spada, which I think was the same engine as my fp)
ls650 30hp (or 27 on another website)

I can never get my head around the torque thing - it's not that I haven't studied the physics, and know what it means in terms of numbers; I just can't figure the relationship to how it feels to ride/drive.

Richard

nice work lol

( manufacturers website says 36 for the LS but you are bang on with 35 for the vtr)

think of hp as the way it winds up when you are giving it stick

think of torque as the way it snaps your head back from a standing start

**livee** · 10th February 2011, 19:50

Waay over the top of my head!!

Update : (if I haven't already)... I'm going for the black Virago 535 in auckland - 21thou k's on the clock, 1994, I don't know if I have anyone to look at it yet at this stage (will know if i do or don't when I get back to work in morning - hoping I do otherwise i'm at risk of losing the bike to the next chick or bloke who falls in love with it!), and trying to get a ride to auckland on saturday so i can take ownership (providing the viewing has good results of course!).... tense times!

**livee** · 10th February 2011, 19:58

Waay over the top of my head!!

Update : (if I haven't already)... I'm going for the black Virago 535 in auckland - 21thou k's on the clock, 1994, I don't know if I have anyone to look at it yet at this stage (will know if i do or don't when I get back to work in morning - hoping I do otherwise i'm at risk of losing the bike to the next chick or bloke who falls in love with it!), and trying to get a ride to auckland on saturday so i can take ownership (providing the viewing has good results of course!).... tense times!

**sil3nt** · 10th February 2011, 20:42

Originally Posted by rwh

vt250 35hp (or 40 for the spada, which I think was the same engine as my fp)
ls650 30hp (or 27 on another website)

I can never get my head around the torque thing - it's not that I haven't studied the physics, and know what it means in terms of numbers; I just can't figure the relationship to how it feels to ride/drive.

Richard

Hose power – How fast you hit the fence.
Torque – How far you took the fence.

**MIXONE** · 10th February 2011, 21:36

If that's the style of bike you are in to I'm sure you'll love the yamaha.Good luck with getting it.

**livee** · 11th February 2011, 22:18

heading to auckland on the bus tomorrow morning! a work colleague based in auckland looking it over for me in the afternoon! fingers crossed or i'll be bussing home again!

**The Baron** · 12th February 2011, 07:34

Good luck. I hope it's the one.
There is something special about going out of town to get a bike and the ride to bring it home.
Have fun.

**MSTRS:Me** · 14th February 2011, 08:40

There's a little clue in Livee's profile that suggests a 535 now resides in Napier?

**Edbear** · 14th February 2011, 09:09

Originally Posted by sil3ntwar

Hose power – How fast you hit the fence.
Torque – How far you took the fence.

Brilliant!

Originally Posted by MSTRS

There's a little clue in Livee's profile that suggests a 535 now resides in Napier?

Pics please Livee!!!

**livee** · 14th February 2011, 09:14

Originally Posted by MSTRS

There's a little clue in Livee's profile that suggests a 535 now resides in Napier?

Good spotting! I was waiting to find my camera cable to load a pic and break the news but its not happening! Livee is one new happy 535 owner!

Originally Posted by The Baron

Good luck. I hope it's the one.
There is something special about going out of town to get a bike and the ride to bring it home.
Have fun.

It was certainly worth buying! You're very right, it was a special trip!

My first big trip alone too! Definitely a good way of getting familiar quick with a new feel too and I think boosts the confidence quickly too! I was scared enough to drive my car in Auckland let alone a bike, but I loved the motorway! I actually found myself yelling "Cruisin on the Hiighwaay!" at times lol