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Oh I almost forgot, he said that they have so much MORE POWER. Yes, of course they do 
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1200 CC v twin vs an FZ6? No replacement for displacement.
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http://www.cycleworld.com/2012/10/17/harley-davidson-xl1200c-sportster-1200-custom-middleweight-motorcycles/ http://www.topspeed.com/motorcycles/motorcycle-reviews/yamaha/2007-yamaha-fz6-ar15449.html 67hp in a 1200CC sportster vs 96 in my FZ6 - harley has more torque however.
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May 6, 2014 17:14
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That's all? My Ulysses, which is sportster powered, puts out 103hp.
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May 6, 2014 17:19
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You just feel like you're accelerating way faster when you have gobbs of torque at lower rpms.
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May 6, 2014 17:33
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Reminder! V-twin powerband  I4 powerband 
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Safety Dance posted:That's all? My Ulysses, which is sportster powered, puts out 103hp. I was just remarking today how slow my 675 feels, which puts out 105hp. Power corrupts 
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May 6, 2014 18:46
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Sagebrush posted:Reminder! Hahah thats perfect
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Safety Dance posted:That's all? My Ulysses, which is sportster powered, puts out 103hp. FZ6 has the '03 R6 engine tuned for mid-range. On the R6, it made 122hp with direct air induction and 115 without. The FZ6R uses the same engine and only puts out around 65hp.
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Dellikose posted:Just buy a second lotus...duh. Four doors, for your convenience.
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Z3n posted:I was just remarking today how slow my 675 feels, which puts out 105hp. Power corrupts Dat fairly linear power curve tho
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Voltage posted:It's really hard to find riders who aren't biased - just ride and enjoy. Because every rider in the world falls into one of two categories: 1. Idiots. 2. People who don't want to be 1. Bias is unavoidable.
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Slavvy posted:Because every rider in the world falls into one of two categories: It's crazy - I sometimes feel like CA is a super secret club with all the #2 cool riders only. It's so hard to talk to anyone about bikes
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May 7, 2014 01:17
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Secretly, we're the worst of all.
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Voltage posted:It's crazy - I sometimes feel like CA is a super secret club with all the #2 cool riders only. It's so hard to talk to anyone about bikes Spiffness posted:Secretly, we're the worst of all. Both of these things are true. We're a self-regulating population that rapidly vomits out all the idiots; the mechanism for doing this is an overbearing, maddening attention to detail and lack of slack-cutting.
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May 7, 2014 01:32
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Slavvy posted:Both of these things are true. We're a self-regulating population that rapidly vomits out all the idiots; the mechanism for doing this is an overbearing, maddening attention to detail and lack of slack-cutting. And let's not forget the public shaming. 
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Slavvy posted:Both of these things are true. We're a self-regulating population that rapidly vomits out all the idiots; the mechanism for doing this is an overbearing, maddening attention to detail and lack of slack-cutting. mguirk the jerk posted:And let's not forget the public shaming. Ignis aurum probat, motherfuckers 
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Spiffness posted:Secretly, we're the worst of all. ^ this
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May 7, 2014 04:28
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Voltage posted:It's crazy - I sometimes feel like CA is a super secret club with all the #2 cool riders only. It's so hard to talk to anyone about bikes Otoh it would probably be super comfortable to ride in flip flops and basketball shorts.
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Spiffness posted:Secretly, we're the worst of all. Pretty sure the overall theme of CA could be summed up as "Do as I say, not as I do". *hits triple digits every ride* *just going down the street to the market*
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May 7, 2014 04:52
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But you were ATGATT and wore a fullface and looked around really carefully beforehand and that's what matters.
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nsaP posted:Pretty sure the overall theme of CA could be summed up as "Do as I say, not as I do". *hits triple digits every freeway on ramp while floating the front 1st to 3rd* *backs it into the right hand turn at the bottom of off ramps* BlackMK4 fucked around with this message at 05:04 on May 7, 2014 |
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No joking, you could actually sum it up as 'There's a time and a place". Now, technically that time and place is the weekend at the track, but not everyone can do that. Or we're just assholes. So you gotta keep the hooligan donging to the places that minimize risk for you and others, and change your riding based on surroundings. I don't think I've ever 'raced' someone who wanted me too in the city cause that's when you get busted or have a dumbass accident. I tend to ride the country roads at a comfortable pace for myself and the surroundings without worrying about the speed limit. And that all varies too. I know there are Cali people that keep it to those canyon roads cause they don't have houses and driveways and have commented how you could hit a car around there. That's true, you don't have to worry about people turning into or out of driveways on the canyon roads, but you also tend to have armco with a cliff behind it. Safe riding is all about learning how to minimize your risk.
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My neighbor just got his first bike. It's a stretched/slammed CBR 929rr that somehow has a Hayabusa motor that says honda on the crankcase. Spoke to him a few times discussing bikes and such. Glanced over his bike and the rear sprocket is almost completely round, has a blown out shock in the rear, and has strapped his front forks for drag racing. He asked me if I had a trickle charger because his battery dies every few days if it's not started. I said no, but I have a jumper he could use, then he said "but I'd have to take the seat off". Then goes on about how it's too much work for all that. Im lucky he doesn't know about push starting, or else I would probably have to call an ambulance.
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Have you considered moving to a different neighborhood
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Ask him to leave you something nice.
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Incursus posted:Then goes on about how it's too much work for all that If he thinks that is too much work, owning a bike is going to get reallllly expensive.
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Richard Bong posted:If he thinks that is too much work, owning a bike is going to get reallllly expensive. I also found out that it's fuel injected so it runs a little crappy until it properly warms up. So I been hearing this noise early in the morning on the weekends but I never bothered to wake up and check it out. Well Sunday I checked it out. It turns out that it's his bike. He revs the piss out of it, bouncing against the rev limiter to "warm it up". I figure the problem will work itself out shortly. Considering my neighborhood and his enthic back ground (black), I'm willing to bet he doesn't have insurance, so hes gonna be out of a bike soon anyways. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Incursus posted:He revs the piss out of it, bouncing against the rev limiter to "warm it up".  Incursus posted:Considering his enthic back ground (black), I'm willing to bet he doesn't have insurance, come on, dude.
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Sagebrush posted:
Nothing like some Harley rage to bring out the latent racism
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Incursus posted:Considering my neighborhood and his enthic back ground (black), I'm willing to bet he doesn't have insurance, so hes gonna be out of a bike soon anyways. What a stupid loving thing you just said
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May 7, 2014 21:23
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If he got plates for it he probably had to get insurance. If not, well
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Chichevache posted:Otoh it would probably be super comfortable to ride in flip flops and basketball shorts. I've never understoof people who do that because engines are loving hot and gearshifters are hard bits of metal that occasionally like to snap down really loving hard if you're unsmooth. I'm not really ATGATT but even I make sure I've got long trousers and hefty footwear on when I'm on the bike because calf burns and broken toes are no loving fun at all.
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Incursus posted:Considering my neighborhood and his enthic back ground (black), I'm willing to bet he doesn't have insurance, so hes gonna be out of a bike soon anyways. Overheard stupid
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Snowdens Secret posted:If he got plates for it he probably had to get insurance. Depends where you are registered. My dmv never asked me for proof of insurance or proof that I had it inspected, despite both being listed on the website.
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Snowdens Secret posted:If he got plates for it he probably had to get insurance. Californian here. I didn't need any insurance paperwork to transfer the title on my bike.
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petercodeine posted:What a stupid loving thing you just said No that's literally a thing in a lot of places. Most of them aren't places goons find themselves. I had some black girl from up the road half-crash in my yard (I don't know how but she managed to fly into my driveway sideways and wind up with three wheels in the air - fortunately one was a drive wheel - on the edge of my driveway) and start sobbing and freaking out because "OH MY GOD I DON'T HAVE INSURANCE OH GOD PLEASE DON'T CALL THE POLICE I CAN'T LOSE MY CAR OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD I'LL FIND A WAY TO PAY YOU BACK IF I DAMAGED ANYTHING" for ten minutes straight before I could even get her calmed down enough to see if we could get it carefully unstuck. Turned out the answer was yes, it was pretty easy to get unstuck, and no, she didn't hurt anything but my ears/her pride. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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No not having insurance isn't a black thing what the hell is wrong with you. It's a poor/stupid people thing but conflating that with a person's skin color makes you racist thanks for playing.
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PCOS Bill posted:No that's literally a thing in a lot of places. Most of them aren't places goons find themselves. you met a black woman without insurance therefore the stereotype that black people don't have insurance and crash vehicles a lot is valid. What a stupid loving thing you just said
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Jesus chaps. Once again this thread goes loving meta.
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