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M1ke · Ped Boi Joined: 11 Jun 2002 Karma :

I just raced a nova off some lights and he beat me on pull away! is this normal?? anyway i shifted into 3rd and caught him up and left him for dead... his pull away impressed me tho Confused

Wingchunal · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Karma :

A nova shouldnt beat you off the light's unless it was a 2.oltr just pretend you wasnt paying attention!
Any motor bike should piss over a nova even a scoot! Laughing

M1ke · Ped Boi Joined: 11 Jun 2002 Karma :

im not sure that i was winding the throttle right back, i am new to the bike so thats my excuse Wink

minesweeper · Whoah there! Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

might have been modified or the bloke destroyed his clutch Rolling Eyes

dont worry just buy any bike over 250cc and you win every time!

matt

Wingchunal · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Karma :

Newbie was you resting your foot on the back break Laughing

Guest · Posted: 17:15 - 28 Aug 2002 Post subject:

No he was just riding an Aprilia!!! Razz

love Nova Boy!

JimboJ · Manc Pikey Joined: 23 Aug 2002 Karma :

i have no sympathy, you ride an aprilia, im sure its cos the bike was going to fall apart and needed to warm up to stay together
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[9:42pm] <Shaun> you came first mike | <Shaun> yes gav, because I really want to fuck you

M1ke · Ped Boi Joined: 11 Jun 2002 Karma :

I wasnt asking for sympathy! i just wanted a bit of info and to see if it is just me or if others had experianced this! anyhow i wooped his arse so i dont care Laughing

thanks for all your replies Smile

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

You *should* be able to beat pretty much any car off the line ... are you slipping the clutch?

Wingchunal · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Karma :

Ryan · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 09 Mar 2002 Karma :

ha u should have whoop de whooped his ass, practise ur racing starts and i assure u no car (ok 999 out of 1000) will stand a chance.

To get a good start hold ur clutch a bit further in on the biting point as u rev the bike up to 9000revs then laugh as u fly off leaving a trail of blue smoke. Don't do too many tho or u'll go thru clutches like sunday dinners Mad

p.s. RS125s rule!!

bikerboy1 · Trackday Trickster Joined: 24 Jun 2002 Karma :

i have a aprilia rs125 and why you lot saying just because he has a aprilia rs he did'nt beat him! you lot do talk bull shit! everybike is the same as long as you look after it! so i don't know what you are chatting about matey! plus they can't be that bad because i killed a BMW M3 in a race today and i think i impressed alot of girls today by killing him off and to the next lights!!!
anyway bikers should stick together even if we do have aprilia's plus who has won the moto gp 125 all the time and 250 aswell!!!!! Laughing

zaknafien · Joined: 25 Mar 2002 Karma :

who can afford engine rebuilds after every race?

Shocked

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Scooby · Scrappy Doo Joined: 26 Mar 2002 Karma :

Bikerboy, what has Aprilia winning the moto gp got to do with it??? Your bike is not the same as a GP bike is it??? Unless yours does 140mph Rolling Eyes

I have been there and I can quite honestly say 2 strokes are crap unless you can afford to maintain them. They are enormous fun, but too unreliable, I don't care if it's Aprilia, Cagiva, Aprilia, or bloody Kangarooi, if it's a 2 stroke it ain't gonna be reliable.
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JimboJ · Manc Pikey Joined: 23 Aug 2002 Karma :

looks like i caused a little war, ill start building a wall for the nsr's whos with me?
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[00:42] <NSR-Andy> which one's the missionary position
[00:42] <NSR-Andy> i've heard it's good
[9:42pm] <Shaun> you came first mike | <Shaun> yes gav, because I really want to fuck you

JimboJ · Manc Pikey Joined: 23 Aug 2002 Karma :

it was only a little joke after all, it was just that a .....nova Laughing

beat you accelerating. na im just kiddin, i only bin beatin by one car and that was a porsche! i wanted an RS but insurance was three times dearer than nsr, and when i rode and heard the nsr i thought it was a better choice
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[00:42] <NSR-Andy> which one's the missionary position
[00:42] <NSR-Andy> i've heard it's good
[9:42pm] <Shaun> you came first mike | <Shaun> yes gav, because I really want to fuck you

batman · Scooby Slapper Joined: 06 Feb 2002 Karma :

killed an m3?????
it wasnt an m3 then it was a 316 with a badge!
an rs will be beaten off the mark quite comfortably by an m3 and when u hit 40 it will bury it easily :)
as for gettin done by a nova off the line, unless u get a proper start most cars will pull away until u hit the powerband
the trick is startin as close to it as possible

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

The RS should easily take a Nova, and most hot hatch backs up to about 80. Just need to get off the line well. Basically on the RS just give it full throttle and use the clutch to keep the revs at around 10000rpm until the clutch is all the way out, then change up to second as the revs hit the red line. The RS will take off like a scalded cat if riden like this, but it will also make loads of noise and be a tad obvious that you are trying

Oh, and dont use the same technique on a larger bike or you will flip it!

All the best

Keith
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zaknafien · Joined: 25 Mar 2002 Karma :

as zim proved Smile

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M1ke · Ped Boi Joined: 11 Jun 2002 Karma :

i have been pulling away all wrong! Ive been taking it up to about 3000 rpm to pull away Laughing

I dont like the sound the bike makes in first when it goes over 6000rpm so i tend to change before that! I know for next time anyway and if i really care about winning on the pull away i will follow your advice Wink

the important thing to me is that i caught him up as i hit the power band in 3rd Twisted Evil

ive only done about 100 miles on the bike since i got it so im still not amazingly confident and all this clutch shifting stuff is new to me!

Thanks for all the tips

Dan · Brolly Dolly Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

u dnt like the powerband! thats the best bit

JimboJ · Manc Pikey Joined: 23 Aug 2002 Karma :

have you got a licence?? if your a learner i can understand, but h8ing the powerband??? you might as well go and buy a bicycle with training wheels Laughing

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[00:42] <NSR-Andy> which one's the missionary position
[00:42] <NSR-Andy> i've heard it's good
[9:42pm] <Shaun> you came first mike | <Shaun> yes gav, because I really want to fuck you

zaknafien · Joined: 25 Mar 2002 Karma :

lmao
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batman · Scooby Slapper Joined: 06 Feb 2002 Karma :

no wonder he got away!
hehe, the powerband is where the 125's are at, they sux so much(especially the rs) if u are outside it
as keith said, do that and u will bury a nova (and most cars) off the line to about 60-80 dependin on the car
trouble is repeatedly doin it will kill the clutch, and wont help the rs's engine last long
it attratcs every1 for miles aswell :)

McJamweasel · BCF Junkie Joined: 22 Mar 2002 Karma :

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Jimbo - dont be a knob. The RS is faster than the NSr, its just not as reliable. And look at the title of the forum. Do you read 'NSR Chat Forum'?? No, its 'Bike Chat Forum'. Bikers get enuff shit from jo public without getting it from other bikers as well.
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As for the powerband thang, I didnt use mine for a month or so. I used to change up just before it reached it. Cant live without it now tho Rolling Eyes

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