mordern litre bike debate...everyones opinions wanted!

**erik** · 2nd September 2005, 15:37

Originally Posted by mattt

Rossi and co would kill an average tire in 20min on the track I guess?
Imagine what he'd do to a top road tyre down 22 if he knew it as well as FF....

I'm pretty sure road tyres are harder than race tyres - they sacrifice grip/stickyness for toughness so that they last longer.
On the track they only need the tyres to last 22 laps or whatever it is and they need all the traction they can get, so they make them out of a softer stickyer compound.
So using a road tyre on the track or getting rossi on a bike on a road tyre isn't going to make the tyres wear out faster than a race tyre. Unless they're softer than race tyres, which I don't know if you can get.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

**mikey** · 2nd September 2005, 15:42

Originally Posted by Motoracer

Fuck, you must be a rich c*nt if you can afford to change your rear tire in every 50 kms...

nah just turn em into slicks an sell em off, could be a business venture

**Motoracer** · 2nd September 2005, 15:44

Originally Posted by mikey

nah just turn em into slicks an sell em off, could be a business venture

Make sure you drill little holes in them to make em look like they've got wear markers..

**Funkyfly** · 2nd September 2005, 16:00

Originally Posted by cowpoos

Yep...this is true....and they don't activly ride around trying to spin the rear out of corners...

and also don't for get they have more tire friendly suspension than us mortals.

Hehe, bro you do realise they are riding on a tyre compound designed to only last one race right? If you rode that same compound on litre bikes on NZ roads it would tear chunks outta it!

**SPman** · 2nd September 2005, 19:18

If I hit another fucken pothole like tonight, my thousand will be a fucken penis extension! - or replacement!

**R1** · 2nd September 2005, 19:31

Couldnt be arsed reading the whole thread, but i have a question for all the 600 girls......can you pop wheelies at 160k in 3rd without killing your clutch??

**inlinefour** · 2nd September 2005, 20:23

Originally Posted by R1Aaron

Couldnt be arsed reading the whole thread, but i have a question for all the 600 girls......can you pop wheelies at 160k in 3rd without killing your clutch??

But I suspect that a comment like that could have something to do with anadequacies else where??? (PT)

**larriken** · 2nd September 2005, 20:29

Why do you need to buy a mordern litre bike?

Why not?

**mattt** · 2nd September 2005, 20:47

If litre bikes cost the same as 6hundies, and tyres were free.

What would you be riding?

**The Stranger:Me** · 2nd September 2005, 21:46

No thanks Mr poos.
If I did I might start questioning why I would want a litre bike.

**avgas** · 2nd September 2005, 22:30

Originally Posted by mikey

fuck your a bunch of pussys a litre isnt enough, should all be riding 1500cc two strokes, 3 500Gp engines bolted together i reckon

Dont tempt me....its only a matter of time till i do. That or something i with a big fudge off turbo and supercharger.

**jimbo600** · 3rd September 2005, 08:59

Originally Posted by R1Aaron

Couldnt be arsed reading the whole thread, but i have a question for all the 600 girls......can you pop wheelies at 160k in 3rd without killing your clutch??

No but it's makes your day givin' litre bikes the learn on a 600. Nothing better than watchin a thou owner get all rubber lippy cos he got duffed up by a little ol' 6hundy.

**R1** · 3rd September 2005, 09:01

Originally Posted by inlinefour

But I suspect that a comment like that could have something to do with anadequacies else where??? (PT)

You should pop over and find out for ya self pretty boy.......

All this bull shit about adequacies, i know a few chicks with 1000cc bikes, what are THEY making up for??? I used to look at old fucks in there BMW's and Farrari's and say that they were making up for a small peka, but i was just jelous, im stating to think the same about people who knock 1000cc sport bikes, i think its them with no balls, and wishing they had what it takes to ride a fast bike......

**R1madness** · 3rd September 2005, 09:19

HAhaha its all about likeing what you ride. I dont care if a 250 stuffs it up the inside (it would be useless of them if they couldn't do that). Just watch out when i get to a bit i can use my bikes advantage. everyone likes to do different shit. I like rear wheel steering but cant do it on a 600 on the road but on a 1k its easy. Sure you are down on mid corner speed but who cares if thats your bag good for you. Have a go on everything you get offered. Dont knock someone elses shit til you have tried it.

**Jackrat** · 3rd September 2005, 09:55

Interesting huh,
Not really.
I've always liked mid range bikes because they suit me.
Thou's an the like suit other people,more power to them I reckon.
But one thing thats always amused me has been a couple of mates that got so many tickets on their 1000/1100's that they gave up riding all togeather.
Wouldn't go down on CC an couldn't control their trigger fingers on the big bikes so today they ride a car

The EX Wicked was like that I reckon,couldn't work out that you can enjoy yourself on ANYTHING,,,,,,,If your a biker.