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andrew · Mister Road Rage Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

Well i havent heard anything or talked to anybody about this but i think the way v-twins work is hard to compare to an in-line 4. And although they dont rev as high the way the engines are laid out means that they *are* stressed albeit at lower revs. On a twin there is also the matter of vibration which over time cause the engine to play up and you have to remember the connecting rod and everything linking the two cylinders together, the way twins pull from anywhere on the rev range puts quite a lot of stress on the internals of the engine. Bluegh i dont know if any of that made sense? Either way ive heard of people with 60k+ on their storms without any major problems, it all depends how you look after it. Look after a Honda and it will keep going and going in-line 4 or v-twin. Like someone said up ^^^^ you should just take the bike for a test ride, you might fall in love or you might hate it, its all down to the rider. Whatever you get R6 or Storm, it will be an improvment over what youre on at the moment.

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Demonic69 · The Pink Rhino Joined: 31 May 2002 Karma :

Yeah, common cuz it's sooo bloody great Razz

And I think I'm still waiting for the proof of Storm V R6. There's not THAT much more "Useable" power on a Storm compared to an R6 at high revs surely?
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Demonic69 · The Pink Rhino Joined: 31 May 2002 Karma :

But the R6 would win on the corners easily so surely it'd be about even?
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Korn · Admin Joined: 01 Feb 2002 Karma :

It'd brake better and carry slightly more corner speed but on the twin you can get on the gas earlier and make headway coming out of the bends - not to mention on the straight bits.

Most country B roads it'd be pretty well matched. Slightly wider, faster twisties and the twin would start to pull away.
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Demonic69 · The Pink Rhino Joined: 31 May 2002 Karma :

Cool

Wonder how it'd fare against the Blade..... Wink

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Korn · Admin Joined: 01 Feb 2002 Karma :

Organise a big enough rideout and you might just find out Wink

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Danny · Ask Me About Stoppie School Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Karma :

andrew · Mister Road Rage Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

Thanks, i think Twisted Evil

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

On the r6 vs Storm thing... IMHO again:

If you put a fast rider used to 4's on a 600 vs a fast twin rider on a 1000 then I reckon the 4 wouldn't be far behind at all... once you get used to using your gearbox ( Wink

) it's easy enough to stay in the power band and keep plenty of power down.
On the coming out of corners bit... on the track at least I often find it easier when I've got less power because you don't have to be so worried about the rear letting go.

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

admittedly the only twin's I've tried to push at all are small ish cc 2 strokes... but the general feel I've got is that you still have to be pretty careful.... On a 600 if the revs are relatively low you can still get on the power a lot earlier IMO... compared to a 1000 (twin or four, or even triple I presume Razz

)... just because you don't have to be worried about that initial 'kick'.
If I get it right I find that I can crack the throttle open at a certain point and as the engine spins up I sit up and the power increases at as reasonably near to perfect (in relation to my lean angle) as /I/ can get it Smile

. This is as opposed to just continuing to roll it on from the turn, but a bit faster.
At the hairpin at Lydden I was definitely getting to the point where I could crack the throttle at just the right point and get maximum power down (worked that out because a few times I did it a tad earlier and had the rear sliding Embarassed

), while I would have been more worried on a bigger bike about and would have had to keep rolling the throttle on at the right speed.

Doddmaster · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Got my Storm Smile

It's a beast. The acceleration is crazy, and it needs hardly any revs to pull away and is trying to wheelie even when you twist the throttle from 2k rpm. The sound is amazing, I love blipping the throttle on down changes.

One very happy bunny Smile

Stew · Posted: 18:02 - 24 Oct 2003 Post subject:

Was there ever any doubt Dodd? Jumping onto a storm after a GS is always gonna be fun. Very Happy

Congrats.
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Demonic69 · The Pink Rhino Joined: 31 May 2002 Karma :

Now get some pics up!!
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Scotty · Scooter Boi Joined: 31 Jul 2002 Karma :

Give us some details on the beast Dodd.

Thats quite depressing actually,

Seeing you go from a sym huskey 125 - GN250 - GS500 - and now a storm

in the past year i have known you, is quite a scary thought, as i'm still on the old NSR Very Happy

man i am slacking
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