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How much more can you realistically expect a road motorcycle to do? H2 is the motorcycling equivalent of Concorde.
Why would anybody want to go faster? Is 200+ odd mph not enough? Most bikes (mine included) can out perform
their riders truth be told, so is it really just about bragging rights? I can't see another place to 'take' bikes without adding
wings or more wheels or some shite like that which will stop it being a motorcycle anyway. We all moan about the nanny
state tech that's been developed over recent years, ABS, TCS, anti wheelie, emissions control and linked brakes etc,
and how they add weight and reduce power and take control away from the rider.
I honestly think that smashing the 200 mph threshold as a minimum standard for 'fast' bikes is quite pointless.
Most owners don't ride well enough to cope with that anyway, bikes that could comfortably do that would be cost prohibitive
and besides, 110mph can get you jail time (if you happen to be caught doing that on 2 wheels, whereas similar offences
in cars would likely see a ban imposed at worst) so 200+?? They would probably have you extradited to the US for
a lethal injection. I'm of the mindset that once you've reached the horizon and there's nothing more ahead of you, the only
place you can look is backward and see if you can re-imagine a new way to do an old thing. ____________________ Currently enjoying products from Ford, Mazda and Yamaha
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chickenstrip Super Spammer
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grr666 wrote: | How much more can you realistically expect a road motorcycle to do? H2 is the motorcycling equivalent of Concorde.
Why would anybody want to go faster? Is 200+ odd mph not enough? Most bikes (mine included) can out perform
their riders truth be told, so is it really just about bragging rights? I can't see another place to 'take' bikes without adding
wings or more wheels or some shite like that which will stop it being a motorcycle anyway. We all moan about the nanny
state tech that's been developed over recent years, ABS, TCS, anti wheelie, emissions control and linked brakes etc,
and how they add weight and reduce power and take control away from the rider.
I honestly think that smashing the 200 mph threshold as a minimum standard for 'fast' bikes is quite pointless.
Most owners don't ride well enough to cope with that anyway, bikes that could comfortably do that would be cost prohibitive
and besides, 110mph can get you jail time (if you happen to be caught doing that on 2 wheels, whereas similar offences
in cars would likely see a ban imposed at worst) so 200+?? They would probably have you extradited to the US for
a lethal injection. I'm of the mindset that once you've reached the horizon and there's nothing more ahead of you, the only
place you can look is backward and see if you can re-imagine a new way to do an old thing. |
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trevor saxe-coburg-gotha World Chat Champion
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a positive review? in MCN??
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ocatoro World Chat Champion
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I like it... I don't think the retro bikes are like the bini and beetle shambles.
they just look like bikes are supposed to.
didn't the alien faced ones come about from the phase everyone went through with universal fit ebay tat during the streetfighter craze a few years back? ____________________ CBT - 17/09/12 * Theory - 23/10/12 * Mod1 - 05/03/13 * Mod2 - 25/03/13 * BOSH!
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ZRX61 Victor Meldrew
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 113 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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