North Auckland Street Skills - NASS

[TOTO]

Great turnout tonight falks

here is the poster regarding the free rider training on 19th and 20th of february

[Sharry]

Great turn out, 32 bikes at the last count
Thanks for the exelent course TOTO, Cherry is getting the hang of slow turns agains

[Newo]

Was a good night. Who would have thought slow riding would be so difficult.

Time to practice practice practice!

[p.dath]

Had a great ride tonight, special thanks to Toto for the awesome course, I finally have the courage to lean the bike!

+1. It was a great course, thanks Toto!

[imw-hornet]

A big thanks to ToTo ,,,,, it was great ,,, and also WOW , what a great turn out ,, and nice to see a few more noobs

A Lastly , thanks to the Ladies from ACC

[R-Soul]

hehe so did you pitch on the gixxer last night?
I could not make it.

[zealchick]

[QUOTE=R-Soul;1129981526]hehe so did you pitch on the gixxer last night?
I could not make it.[/QUOTEN

Its still the favorite at the moment:-) I took ffriman's ninja 650 for a blat round the carpark
sat on a couple of others....
will go take the gsxr for a longer ride and see how I go

[R-Soul]

hehe so did you pitch on the gixxer last night?
I could not make it.

Its still the favorite at the moment:-) I took ffriman's ninja 650 for a blat round the carpark
sat on a couple of others....
will go take the gsxr for a longer ride and see how I go

I'll see if I can get to the next one- you can take my VTR for a spin too if you want. Although its quite a big bike...
Or are you only looking for new bikes? Have you tried any V-twin sportsbikes yet?

[zealchick]

Not yet I havn't, and yeah i think the 1000 is just a tad too big for me
although just been chatting to colemans and might go in and try the sv 1000

[racefactory]

That was pretty fun, never put any thought into low speed manoeuvring before and realised leaning into the turns adapting a road riding body position was handicapping me big time. Doing counter leaning totally changed things. Good opportunity to get used to the new bike too.

[imw-hornet]

Not yet I havn't, and yeah i think the 1000 is just a tad too big for me
although just been chatting to colemans and might go in and try the sv 1000

"try the sv 1000" I think that would be scary

[zealchick]

"try the sv 1000" I think that would be scary

...I know but they don't have a 650 in at the moment and he reckons physically they are the same just a little more torque...will just have to super careful

[imw-hornet]

...I know but they don't have a 650 in at the moment and he reckons physically they are the same just a little more torque...will just have to super careful

Hmmmmm
2003— SV650 specifications
Dry weight: 165 kg (364 lbs)
Engine type: 90-degree V-Twin, 4-stroke, DOHC
Displacement: 645 cc
Engine cooling Liquid
Maximum power output: 70 hp (51,5 kW)/ 9.000 rpm
Maximum torque: 62 Nm/ 7.500 rpm

and then

SV 1000 2003
Dry Weight: 185 kg (408 lbs)
Engine type: Water-cooled 996 cc four-stroke 90° 8 valves V-twin, DOHC, TSCC. 116 hp (85.4 kW)/ 8,500 rpm, 102 Nm/ 7,000 rpm.

A bit more than a "Little " ,,, have fun anyway

[OutForADuck]

...I know but they don't have a 650 in at the moment and he reckons physically they are the same just a little more torque...will just have to super careful

Go for it.... they are only as scary as the amount you twist the wrist.

[R-Soul]

...I know but they don't have a 650 in at the moment and he reckons physically they are the same just a little more torque...will just have to super careful

An extra 20 kgs wont make much difference. Its the seat height difference that will make the most difference (if any).

The torque will be quite scary for prolly 8 months (until you get used to it...)
The nice thing about V-twins is that the power delivery is nice and constant (it can be rocket like at all speeds, but it just depends on how much your wrist is twisted...).

Just dont expect any decent fuel economy...