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Any motorcyclists on this forum?
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Too many light poles to target!Certainly agree about the fun part. Best to do stuff like this in the Hospital parking lot…
Yo Ray,
That sounds really kool !
But next time, get one they didn't forget to install the motor and propeller on.
Seriously??? I've very glad you survived the initiation, how long did you keep it?
That was one completely wacked out motorbike, I can't imagine what Suziki was thinking?
I have to believe they wanted to tap into the Yamaha V-Max market but that one was always so small to begin
with I can't see where they thought it would be a successful product?
I'm not really busting on the bike but styling and focus was so outside the norm it left me speechless,
if I wanted that level of performance from a Suzi it would have been on a Busa
I was quite attracted to the V-Max, now IMO that one had some completely bad-ass styling and the 70 degree V-4 engine
gave it's profile some serious attitude! Hot-Rod motorcycles and the girls that love us, can't never have enough of them!
Well I guess so, LOL
If that was a 2009 or later 1700cc model, Yamaha claimed a 197hp with 175hp at the rear wheel and IMHO was seriously under-rated and tuned to satisfy the insurance companies. LOL But at 700lbs it was quite fat and needed to go on a serious diet!!!.
Everything about the V-MaX is outrageous. It must have very good brakes.
I had a 1986 V-Max, the European “legal” version with no V-Boost (100hp legal limit at the time). Still very much outrageous and lot of fun. The brakes were good to slow you down… now, stopping was another story !!!Everything about the V-MaX is outrageous. It must have very good brakes.
I resemble that remark!Certainly agree about the fun part. Best to do stuff like this in the Hospital parking lot…
I don't see the bike in your picture. Did you forget it? All I see is a woman and how my wife would have NEVER allowed me to buy her.Seriously??? I've very glad you survived the initiation, how long did you keep it?
That was one completely wacked out motorbike, I can't imagine what Suziki was thinking?
I have to believe they wanted to tap into the Yamaha V-Max market but that one was always so small to begin
with I can't see where they thought it would be a successful product?
I'm not really busting on the bike but styling and focus was so outside the norm it left me speechless,
if I wanted that level of performance from a Suzi it would have been on a Busa
I was quite attracted to the V-Max, now IMO that one had some completely bad-ass styling and the 70 degree V-4 engine
gave it's profile some serious attitude! Hot-Rod motorcycles and the girls that love us, can't never have enough of them!
Seriously though I bought the B-King as it was a much more upright position for the top half of your body. The Busa was to me at my size unrideable. They didn't uncramp the leg position with the foot pegs. So Suzuki did what I would call a half assed job of making it a bike for the older crowd. It actually would have been a good 4 hour cruiser if they had put forward pegs on it. Comfortable, extremely fast and fun. So I give Suzuki a C for a grade on it. But then the Japanese have no idea how big the Americans can be. They thought (probably) that they really made it so much more comfortable by giving us a more upright upper body position. Oh well.
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I've owned many bikes of all type in my life but as things stand now I could've happily spend the rest of my 2 wheeled riding
life on my 2006 H-D NiteRod. On balance the best Cruiser I've ever ridden.
YMMV
life on my 2006 H-D NiteRod. On balance the best Cruiser I've ever ridden.
YMMV
Really ?
Many riders in Europe choose a restricted bike because it saves a lot in insurance.
The motorcycle license system in Europe is also very different. At 16 you can get an A1 license for a 125cc bike. At 18 (or if you're over 18 without prior experience) you get an A2 license. The bike is restricted to 45hp or so. The test is *much* harder than here in the USA. Then after 2 years you may apply for the unrestricted A license. And there are other dependencies.
Oh well, I've never seen a horsepower or speed restriction that wasn't made to be broken. LOL
It is good to see the young'uns protected from themselves in some way, the thought of a 16yo on a new Busa scares the hell out of me.
Still how many laws do you need, the insurance requirement laws and their pricing structure should help in a big way all by it's own.
Indeed. When I was 14 I was able to get a motorcycle license for age 16. I was 6ft which was unusual in Spain. Back then it was 80cc 2 strokes, I upbored my bike to slightly above 125.
Guam's dragstrip has 155 MPH speed limit because part of the Air Force Base is just in front of the shutdown area.
So, if you cant stop, you end up on the other side of the airbase's fence.
??? Never heard anything like that?
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In the early 90s there was a kind of "gentlemen agreement" between the main German manufacturers to limit their cars to 250 km/h (≈155 mph) which is nowadays often overriden in enabling higher speeds on some sport versions if for example the driver completes a track day training.
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Yes, but new EU rules are probably going to end that for 2022 and later cars. Lots of nags and while it can be over-ridden for now will have to be over-ridden each time you start the car. In time I'm sure they won't let you over-ride it. You'll end up only able to go the speed limit. I'm not sure, but I think for the unlimited autobahn the plan is to assume the suggested speed max of 130 kph (81 mph). ISA intelligent speed assist.
