same here - the problem now is unless you go to the track your licence ends up looking like one too.Originally Posted by madbikeboy
Having all the schtick in the first third is better for a street bike. The fun isn't as expensive.
Naked = HTFU.
;-)
One hell of a ride.
same here - the problem now is unless you go to the track your licence ends up looking like one too.
Having all the schtick in the first third is better for a street bike. The fun isn't as expensive.
Naked = HTFU.
;-)
Bogeyman
Yes, I’ve often got to beat my mates off mine after a pit stop, says a lot eh?
As for horsepower? It’s bullshit, the combination of an almost inapplicable measurement unit and marketing hype. Oh a tricked out IL4 will usually beat a similar sized twin in the same state of tune on a ¼ mile, but not by much. And who cares? unless you’re racing nobody’s restricting your capacity, what counts is how useable it is.
It’s generally accepted that one of the advantages of a V twin is their ability to get power down earlier out of a corner. I’m hardly qualified to comment on racing technique but I certainly notice that when riding with my mates big IL4s, what I lose on the longer straights I make up for coming out of the next corner.
The only thing I’d change on my R might be the bar height, I’m tall and not only do I find it difficult to get the weight off my wrists but I feel I’ve got less leverage on the bars than I’d like. You can get a different top triple clamp which moves them up 1” and back 1/½”, maybe I’ll try that.
I’m not about touring, but if I was I’d be seriously considering a Ulysses.
Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon
One hell of a ride.
And they are also the easiest 1200cc bikes to
by far.
Forum whore
Yeah, you have a point Big Dave. Bling for you. I'm amazed to still have a licence. Soon I'll be sharing a jail cell with David Bain's ex - Bubba... "No officer, I wasn't aware that I was doing 162kph - I was still in first..."same here - the problem now is unless you go to the track your licence ends up looking like one too.
Having all the schtick in the first third is better for a street bike. The fun isn't as expensive.
Naked = HTFU.
;-)
The faster hype thing is all bollocks - 150 plus hp on the street is redundant. I read the following quote off a website earlier, kind of puts things in perspective...
"Literbikes are hard to ride. I remember Kevin Schwantz telling me he'd rather ride the GSX-R750 at Willow—because the GSX-R1000 intimidates him. And Eddie Lawson telling me there might be a few people who can ride an R1 to its potential on the street—but that he wasn't one of them. Now I don't feel so bad.
" Dexter Ford, Motorcyclist.com, on the 2004 CBR1000.
But, don't think for a second that I could live without my Gixer...
It’s diametrically opposed to the sanitised existence of the Lemmings around me in the Dilbert Cartoon hell I live in; it’s life at full volume, perfect colour with high resolution and 10,000 watts of amplification.
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[QUOTE=Ocean1;1461411]
It’s generally accepted that one of the advantages of a V twin is their ability to get power down earlier out of a corner. I’m hardly qualified to comment on racing technique but I certainly notice that when riding with my mates big IL4s, what I lose on the longer straights I make up for coming out of the next corner.
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You can see a v-twin actually twisting under the torque, the back wheels sort of pulses when you're following closely out of a bend; it's good for ripping stones out of the tarmac. The torque curve is fat and progressive, the hp of an IL4 builds and then goes "HOLY SHIT". I think the V-twins inspire confidence.
For the record, once mostly upright, the v-twin XB9S generally goes backwards in comparison to scoot, but it's not really a fair comparison with more than double the ponies...
Bling for you too.
It’s diametrically opposed to the sanitised existence of the Lemmings around me in the Dilbert Cartoon hell I live in; it’s life at full volume, perfect colour with high resolution and 10,000 watts of amplification.
One hell of a ride.
Yeah - I can't say enough good things about the 08 Hyabusa I just had.
Nothing short of brilliant all round bike - but man, I had it for a week and had 2 lucky moments in the $300 range.
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I like the old Busa's, they're a neat bike. Haven't ridden the new one, it would be a BAD idea for me to go near it... The orange is pretty neat. Go on, tell us what it's like...
It’s diametrically opposed to the sanitised existence of the Lemmings around me in the Dilbert Cartoon hell I live in; it’s life at full volume, perfect colour with high resolution and 10,000 watts of amplification.
One hell of a ride.
The boss is doing the test.
I had it for some photos and rode it to Paeroa.
Quick report:
Maaaaaaaaaaaan!
Man, you are too square.
Something that has really put me off considering a Buell for my next bike is the lack of crash protection.
Yes, I'm making a mountain out of molehill, don't crash in the first place blah blah blah, but there's something about two small rubber pucks glued to the frame that I find really offputting. Even the MT-01 (a low-sales-volume naked muscle bike with a similar sort of layout) has a decent range of armoured engine covers and sliders available.
Sorry, just find it really off-putting for some reason.
bikeless
Mate that part of the frame is pretty much the widest part of the bike sans the bars. I you lay it on it's side it will be resting on the pegs, bars and that spot.
Not saying it shouldn't use something else to keep the pegs up but if nothing else I'm sure an engineering shop should be able to make you a few brackets to mount skate wheels too.
Sever
Now and forever
you're just another lost soul about to be mine again
see her, you'll never free her
you must surrender it all
And give life to me again
Disturbed - Inside the Fire
One hell of a ride.
Nah - they crash exceptionally well. The parts are really cheap if you do - but the frame pucks work really well.
I saw a 12X front wheel tuck at 90kph right in front of me and it cartwheeled into a culvert. Cosmetic damage only It finished the ride.
I've dropped mine and not put a scratch on it.
Try Hard Wanna Be
No doubt it would be exactly the same on my SS
Always wondered how far it would go once the fuell light comes on...
Nice
gypsy
i think you should go to
ABR....http://www.aussiebuellriders.info/phpBB3/index.php...
this site will answer all and any questions you may have.
also "Ocean 1" was saying that he doesn't tour....
i usally do long trips 3-4k at a stint... great bike still !! and you can cruise or hoon...
would not change the belt
have a race pipe.. other people tell me it is loud... but as i have ear plugs... i think they are telling lies!
yes i have hit the rev limiter in top.. 2 up... so what?... it is not as fast at the R1/R6..etc..
but it SUITS MY RIDING STYLE...
what a ride so far!!!!
Shafty Bugger
why send him to another forum?.
dont we have enough local knowlage in this forum to answer him with authority?
Kiwis cant be that bad at understanding their rides, that they needs to get some other persons to tell them what to look for
Seek first, the information, from the hallowed halls of ,KB
To be old and wise, first you must be young and stupid.
gypsy
woops... my light went on at 89 MILES the other day.... hehehehehe
what a ride so far!!!!
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