Is 1000cc too much for NZ roads?

**lankyman** · 14th April 2009, 14:46

Me and my mate went for a snot this weekend. He rides a TLR, I ride an NC30. We headed up Egmont road (fairly fast open bends with a couple of tight spots), and being the road I grew up on, I decided to pick up the pace. He claims he was trying his damndest to catch me but couldn't. Now I do know this road very well as stated above, and was pushing pretty hard, but surely a TLR would stomp all over me if it was being ridden just as hard. Does my mate ride like a puss? or is my little VFR just better suited to riding fast on NZ roads?

**Finn** · 14th April 2009, 14:49

No, just you.

**Ixion** · 14th April 2009, 15:01

He was deliberately keeping behind you so he could admire your arse and weave fantasies thereupon. Same as like the ferocious competition to be TEC at every Honda Owners' Club ride.

**Maha** · 14th April 2009, 15:03

All Honda riders consider themselves TEC while on group rides, except RIC that is, he/she has nobody to look at....

**pritch** · 14th April 2009, 15:29

Kid I know had an NC30. He claimed to be doing 160kph through the esses toward the New Plymouth end. My bikes bigger than his and I've never done anything like that, and if I was I'd be too busy to be looking at the speedo.

There was a

living near Egv and using the road fairly regulary, so too much enthusiasm could have consequences...

**YellowDog** · 14th April 2009, 15:33

It's not the 1000cc.

It's how you use it.

**PirateJafa** · 14th April 2009, 15:34

Yes.

Burn them.

**mstriumph** · 14th April 2009, 15:52

but, but ......... surely size doesn't matter?

**3umph** · 14th April 2009, 15:56

knowing a road really well gives you a huge advantage over someone that has not or only ridden the road a couple of times...

**MaxCannon** · 14th April 2009, 16:02

It's not the ccs but the power to weight ratio.

A 1000cc Superbike is wasted on the road.
A 1000cc torque tunned tourer, two up with luggage is probably just right.

All up up to how capable and restrained the rider is.

**Dazza** · 14th April 2009, 16:04

Hell yes ! you'd be ahead of me down Egmont Road too. My naked 1000cc bike is sloooow & I ride like a pussy too

**mdnzz** · 14th April 2009, 16:04

I have a 1000 and a 1197.
My boss has a 1450, anywhere near corners and he's like a snail and I'm all over his rear tyre.
Size is no good if ya don't know how to use it.

**Duke girl** · 14th April 2009, 16:13

Whats the point in having these big cc bikes that can do well over the 240ks on the road when the speed limit is 100k's.
You can always guarantee when you want to give yr bike a good thrashing and take the bike to the limits it can do that there will be a cop sitting out there somewhere ready to throw the book at you for doing so.
I guess the only time you can get away with it is by putting it on a race track and its no doubtly the safest place to do so.