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Z3n posted:A yamaha triple engine will end up in a supersport for sure, but I doubt it'll be that one...wrong displacement for racing. I'm not sure how true this is anymore; the new zx6 is a 636, the duc 848 is competed in 748cc AFAIK and so on. It's easy enough to make a small number of bikes with the cut-down displacement to homologate for racing; Kawasaki did it for the first 636. The various classes started as a racing homologation requirement but they're basically shaped by marketing nowadays. Perfect.
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And this (not just the wheelie, ear bursting noise levels, and slooooooow riding holding up traffic and pissing people off) is why I'll only ride with a few people at a time and will never take part in any kind of big group ride, memorial or otherwise. It's just obnoxious.
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Slavvy posted:I'm not sure how true this is anymore; the new zx6 is a 636, the duc 848 is competed in 748cc AFAIK and so on. It's easy enough to make a small number of bikes with the cut-down displacement to homologate for racing; Kawasaki did it for the first 636. The various classes started as a racing homologation requirement but they're basically shaped by marketing nowadays. The 636 was never raced in 636 form, Kawasaki made a really cool homogulation zx6rr with a slipper and some other bonus parts. The 848 gets sort of a pass with a really heavy restriction, and the 675 makes sense as typically they allowed 750 twins vs 600s. But there is no way they will put a 850cc triple in with the 600s or the liters. Its too powerful for the 600s, and too underpowered for the liter class. Plus, I would imagine they want to do it right - the gain of a triple is how loving narrow the engine can be, so the new R675 will take advantage of that with insane weight centralization and a fantastic, narrow frame. No need to blaze a new trail with regards to homogulation and the like. Plus, yamaha has made it pretty clear they're willing to build engines for street bike use only, like the new vmax, fz8, and the other MT (01?). I imagine this is their triple testbed and they'll build off this general design for the eventual 675 and 1100cc supersports. Thank god the 600 market is getting cool again 
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Jun 12, 2013 06:22
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Nidhg00670000 posted:Since the new bikes thread seems to have gone out with a whimper, I'll just post this here instead. I'm pretty sure the msrp of this is the same as my FZ6 when it came out. Whoever bought my FZ6 got ripped off. Kinda looks like more of a pain to work on but the motor is inviting to me, being used to a blah 600 for street riding. nsaP fucked around with this message at 06:38 on Jun 12, 2013 |
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Jun 12, 2013 06:36
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I like how he saves it from falling over and gets the kickstand down before the cop face tackles him. Priorities!
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Jun 12, 2013 06:38
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I guess we'll just assume their behavior before the video warranted a takedown by the cop when the rider was clearly stopping?
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Guinness posted:I really wish BMW would do something like an S600RR, but the market might be too cramped for that. This is exactly what I've been dreaming of 
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nsaP posted:I guess we'll just assume their behavior before the video warranted a takedown by the cop when the rider was clearly stopping?  Tell us about how the cop caused the accident by hitting his brakes.
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Jun 12, 2013 12:24
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nsaP posted:I guess we'll just assume their behavior before the video warranted a takedown by the cop when the rider was clearly stopping? Clearly stopping on one wheel in the middle of traffic
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Jun 12, 2013 12:29
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Guinness posted:I really wish BMW would do something like an S600RR, but the market might be too cramped for that.
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Z3n posted:The 636 was never raced in 636 form, Kawasaki made a really cool homogulation zx6rr with a slipper and some other bonus parts. The 848 gets sort of a pass with a really heavy restriction, and the 675 makes sense as typically they allowed 750 twins vs 600s. But there is no way they will put a 850cc triple in with the 600s or the liters. Its too powerful for the 600s, and too underpowered for the liter class. Plus, I would imagine they want to do it right - the gain of a triple is how loving narrow the engine can be, so the new R675 will take advantage of that with insane weight centralization and a fantastic, narrow frame. No need to blaze a new trail with regards to homogulation and the like. Plus, yamaha has made it pretty clear they're willing to build engines for street bike use only, like the new vmax, fz8, and the other MT (01?). I imagine this is their triple testbed and they'll build off this general design for the eventual 675 and 1100cc supersports. There's the mt-01 musclebike and mt-03 singlebanger ladybike.  I say ladybike beause the only personI know who has ridden one was a lady who couldn't stop from falling over and over again because of, presumably, too much torque.
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 Found on reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1fvkrp/porsche_is_involved_in_other_things_besides/
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O'riginal posted:
lol redditors actually think that was made by porsche and not some trash OCC-esque shop, also there is a guy there arguing that his v-rod is the most advanced bike package on the market. holy poo poo 
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Jun 12, 2013 15:13
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Legdiian posted:
Accidents warrant being taken down? If I rear end a cop, he can tackle me? Jim Silly-Balls posted:Clearly stopping on one wheel in the middle of traffic He put his kickstand down.
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There really needs to be a no quoting z3n rule on the forums so people who have him on ignore don't accidentally read his posts. There is no way in hell Yamaha ever builds anything but 600 and 1000 sportbikes.
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nsaP posted:Accidents warrant being taken down? If I rear end a cop, he can tackle me? I can't tell if you are serious or not.
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:lol redditors actually think that was made by porsche and not some trash OCC-esque shop, also there is a guy there arguing that his v-rod is the most advanced bike package on the market. If you're knowledge of the market is limited only to things Harley-Davidson is involved with then that statement is true. V-Rods give me a hard rod when I look at them. Then when I go to touch or try and ride one I'm always left extraordinarily disappointed by not obtaining the fun they look like they should provide. They're the motorcycle equivalent to a stripper.
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n8r posted:There really needs to be a no quoting z3n rule on the forums so people who have him on ignore don't accidentally read his posts. There is no way in hell Yamaha ever builds anything but 600 and 1000 sportbikes. http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-news-new-bikes/next-yamaha-r6-and-r1-will-be-triples/21621.html Didn't you say something about BMW never making a supersport I4 back in the day? 
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Legdiian posted:I can't tell if you are serious or not. Really? Takling someone by their face after a motorcycle accident is warranted. Obviously the accident is 100000000% the riders fault by why would the cop tackle him afterwards?
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Jun 12, 2013 19:08
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front wing flexing posted:Really? Takling someone by their face after a motorcycle accident is warranted. Obviously the accident is 100000000% the riders fault by why would the cop tackle him afterwards? Because 100% of stunt riders run? e - Stop calling this a motorcycle accident.
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Legdiian posted:Because 100% of stunt riders run? Yeah all cops are trained to take someone who has just been involved in a accident by the neck and throw them to the ground.
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HNasty posted:Yeah all cops are trained to take someone who has just been involved in a accident by the neck and throw them to the ground. I'm checking out of this conversation.
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... the MT09 looks are growing on me. I'll probably end up owning one. edit: And if the R6 shifts to a 675 I'll be dropping my Triumph in favor of a Yamaha ASAP. BlackMK4 fucked around with this message at 19:49 on Jun 12, 2013 |
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BlackMK4 posted:I wonder if the 2013 675 motor bolts into the older frames. You know, for when I blow up my current motor. Well, if you'd quit doing wacky poo poo like zip ties on battery terminals...  
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Halo_4am posted:If you're knowledge of the market is limited only to things Harley-Davidson is involved with then that statement is true. I rented a v-rod for a weekend. The forward controls were the most obnoxious thing ever. The motor is nice, but just when you get to the point where you think "ok this is about to get fun!" it hits the rev limiter.
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:I rented a v-rod for a weekend. The forward controls were the most obnoxious thing ever. The motor is nice, but just when you get to the point where you think "ok this is about to get fun!" it hits the rev limiter. I wish I could have caught a picture of the guy I saw on the ride back to work... suffice it to say that the typical Harley rider physique is not flattered by forward controls. He looked like a fat kid going down a playground slide.
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NipplesTheCat posted:Well, if you'd quit doing wacky poo poo like zip ties on battery terminals... Yeah, about that.... 
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 Hay guuuuyssss what's going on? So I decided to go to yourope and ride around bikes for a bit, the plan was to land in Germany, get some bikes and ride to Switzerland and Italy and then back to Germany. Here are some pics.  I rented a BMW F800R from a dealership in Munich, it's a p cool bike, not really built for autobahn ballin, tops out at 210KPH and vibes a bit at anything over 120.  My homeboy rented a bigger bimmer, it was p cool and had heated seats and bars and stuff. Which will come in handy later.  The dealership also had some other cool bikes in it.   We had to take something called trains to get around, might seem ridiculous to us but the natives are totally comfortable using these things.  Luckily my friend lives in Germany and has a giant SUV so I didn't have to travel with natives the entire way. After roughing it, it was nice to get back to civilization for a bit.  The first day on the bikes sucked balls, it was 42 degrees and raining the entire time, oh and also Germany was experiencing 100 year flooding.  We were supposed to go to prague but the city was literally being evacuated the day we were supposed to go. Good times.  Luckily we came prepared for an eventuality, I swear I didn't buy any gear on the spot in Germany.  Frequent stops at gas stations for coffee and buttered pretzels kept us going, it was ADV as gently caress, roughing it out in the wild.  I forgot my camelback at home but luckily I was able to find alternative hydration systems to keep me going.  When the cold got to be too much we set up camp for the night.  Drying my gear.  By the time we reached Switzerland, the weather had broken and it got real pretty real fast.  The final approach to the city of Interlaken, where we were gonna stay in Switzerland.  Passed through here one day.  Stopped for lunch made some friends.  Rode a bunch of passes when I was attempting to cross over into italy, Grimselpass, Susten, Gotthard pass. They were all closed and by the time I figured out that all passes were still closed I would take me 3 hours to back track to the tunnel to cross into Ital. On this day much like Hannibal I was to be denied entry into Italy.  Another pass.  Stopped for coffee and people were still skiing   After the adventure in the Alps I returned to Germany to find it sunny and dry and I rode the hell out of the Black Forest, which I almost liked more than the Alps.  German lunch  I made some cool new German friends  They all rode cool bikes, no harleys.  Welp friends that's about it. If this post is too long or you have more questions I'll start a thread. Don't probate me. TIA Also here is a link to the album with a few more pics http://imgur.com/a/FGKSw
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That was a p cool trip report and I am jealous.
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KozmoNaut posted:Pulsejets are the most awesome, noisy and dangerous thing ever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKHz7wOjb9w
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Halo_4am posted:If you're knowledge of the market is limited only to things Harley-Davidson is involved with then that statement is true. This. I have yet to ride one, and probably never will as it'd be pointless ... when I was looking at them, I realized that they have that ugly shock showing at the rear wheel, and when I had my Virago, I hated that drat shock. It got in the way of my saddlebags, and I find it ugly. If they ever make a V-Rod w/o that stupid shock, I may go for a test ride. They do look fun, and as unlike a "Harley" as they can get.
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New Summer = New bike for me. Much shorter than Eugene or St.Louis this time. Still have the Street Triple, TW200, Zuma.    
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titanium posted:New Summer = New bike for me. Much shorter than Eugene or St.Louis this time. Still have the Street Triple, TW200, Zuma. That's such a sexy bike. I wonder what it looks like with its fairing off... 
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Linedance posted:That's such a sexy bike. I wonder what it looks like with its fairing off... Oddly enough I was changing the coolant tonight. 
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When you're done with this you let me know, OK?
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999 buddies!  
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titanium posted:New Summer = New bike for me. Much shorter than Eugene or St.Louis this time. Still have the Street Triple, TW200, Zuma. God, how this would look, parked outside of my local coffee shop.
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Z3n posted:999 buddies! Covert Ops Wizard posted:God, how this would look, parked outside of my local coffee shop. Haha, hopefully I can bring it up to Brainerd International this year. Cut me some slack on the chicken strips I just had the rear tire replaced and the previous owner had worn nothing but the dead center of it out for all 5,000 miles of its life (over 10 years) before I bought it 2 weeks ago. titanium fucked around with this message at 06:28 on Jun 13, 2013 |
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Such a loving sexy bike. Congrats.
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I don't know why people disliked the headlights so much, I thought they were rad back when they were new.
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