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Posted: 00:06 - 17 May 2020 Post subject: |
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RhynoCZ wrote: | chickenstrip wrote: |
Pussy
You knew that was coming
How about fast bike controlled? |
I'd rather be an alive pussy than a dead hero.
Even when you control the bike perfectly, you are still doing triple digits on the open road very often, effortlessly. Other road users are not accustomed to that. The ZX10R was a real eye opener for me (note, bikes got faster since 2007). One thing though, just like the ZX7R, that I owned, the ZX10R gave you tons of false sense of safety. When a bike is made to do 160mph+ and you're going ''just'' 120mph on it, it feels like nothing to you, until the moment something goes wrong.
Lastly, having 120-140kW under my arse and using just 70kW of that, at most, isn't very exciting. Meaning, going slow on a fast bike is, meh. |
Feck off, you added the ZX10R bit after I posted
As per the OP, is a Street Triple too fast? ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Posted: 00:22 - 17 May 2020 Post subject: |
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chickenstrip wrote: | Feck off, you added the ZX10R bit after I posted
As per the OP, is a Street Triple too fast? |
When I edited the comment at 23:52, I could not see your response from 23:50 quite yet.
Anyway, I do not think a Street Triple would be way too fast for the open road. From my experience, all the naked 600cc-750cc bikes are just about ideal for having fun while keeping it still safe. ____________________ '87 Honda XBR 500, '96 Kawasaki ZX7R P1, '90 Honda CB-1, '88 Kawasaki GPz550, MZ 150 ETZ
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Posted: 00:25 - 17 May 2020 Post subject: |
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RhynoCZ wrote: |
When I edited the comment at 23:52, I could not see your response from 23:50 quite yet.
Anyway, I do not think a Street Triple would be way too fast for the open road. From my experience, all the naked 600cc-750cc bikes are just about ideal for having fun while keeping it still safe. |
Well, the Street Triple set the reference for the thread, so you know where you can stick your ZX10R ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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PotatoHead2020 wrote: | I got my cbf500 mainly as i wanted something simple as a project bike. Since I've finally got it working properly I absolutely love it. You can chuck the thing into the corners with almost no concern and as long as you keep it on song it's more than fast enough for the road - and this is coming from someone whose almost 18 stone.
Don't get me wrong I love my K1300 but for back roads the 500 is better in every way imaginable (apart from brakes). |
The CBF500 is an excellent, poised bike. Feels very tight, as a modern bike should feel. Superb handling, thanks to the balance, low centre of gravity, rigid feel and big tyres. But, as it's so refined, perhaps it does what it does a bit too well (even the old GPZ500S, ER5 and CB500 were sort of bland), and it's that lack of processed refinement in design and engineering which makes much older bikes more interesting to me. I know what those underrated 50-60hp twins can do (nothing new about that formula - goes back to the 60s). My next acquisition could well be an old 250/350 twin, or a big single. The more a bike feels like a bike, and the less like a car, the better. |
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Definitely feel the power loss going from a K5 thou to a GSR750, but at least I can use more than first 3 gears on the 750 The lack of fairings helps to keep things at sensible (ie non-immediate loss of licence) speeds too ____________________ DILLIGAF |
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Yesterday I did a 140 mile motorway journey on a little 4 stroke Aprilia Tuono, bringing it home for a friend who only has his CBT.
It must have been the most engaging motorway journey I've ever done, honestly not a moment of boredom. Full blown race tuck to try and get the extra couple of mph up hills, slip streaming lorries and popping out to overtake as late as I dared, I even ventured into the outside lane a couple of times!
Having done the exact same journey a few weeks back on the GS, it was by far more enjoyable on the Tuono, and possibly more comfortable too!
Today I put my own two stroke Tuono back on the road for some small bike summer fun ____________________ I am a bellend, I am a man of constant sorrow, I am a gummy bear, I am a rock. |
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Oh that's cool! never saw that before. Makes me want to fit a 20 tooth front sprocket to my YBR and try for 120 as well! The stock ChengShit tires should be able to handle 120, they're hard as wood! ____________________ History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of men - BOC |
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I like my new Husky 401 Svartpilen. Slow, but quick enough. Small, but big enough. And very, very light.
I went down to an MSX125 for 3 years and it never got used. Before that I had a TT600 that got used, but never to its full potential, and some older, shitter mid-size bikes.
I find the Husky the perfect balance for me, not for everyone of course.
If I had the money I'd quite like a desert sled though. ____________________ Current Bikes: Husqvarna Svartpilen 401 (2020)
Former Bikes: Honda MSX125 (2014), BMW Funduro (1996), Honda VT500 (1983), Yamaha FZR250 (1989), Suzuki GZ125 Marauder(2005),:Triumph TT600 (2002) (stolen)
From then on, I and the bicycle feelings deeper. |
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EazyDuz wrote: | WOT everywhere |
Nope, I don't get it ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Yes, I know what it stands for
But I don't get what's so great about it, all the time, on a small bike. On a 125, you do it cos it's the only way you ever get anywhere ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 3 years, 341 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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