Hondas VFR launched yesterday
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From: Andy Bonwick on 14 Feb 2010 10:38 On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:31:28 +0000, Salad Dodger <salad.dodger(a)idnet.com> wrote: >On 14 Feb 2010 13:16:25 GMT, "Lozzo" <lozzo(a)lozzo.org.uk> wrote: > ><ABS> >>I'm not so >>sure I'd want it on a supersports bike though - I don't know why, but >>it just seems wrong. > >Yet the two "best" supersports bikes both have ABS. Name and shame. It's probably just me but I really don't see the benefit on a sports bike. I *like* being able to do stoppies.
From: JackH on 14 Feb 2010 11:04 On Feb 14, 1:47 pm, DozynSleepy <DozynSle...(a)ireallymeannospam.invalid> wrote: > On 13/02/2010 19:32, JackH wrote: > > > > > Nige wrote: > > >> On 13/02/2010 19:05, Simon Wilson wrote: > >>> JackH wrote: > > >>>>> In that case these type of riders should consider a bike other > >>>>> than an 800cc V Four sports touring bike or a CBR1100X > >>>>> Blackbird to learn their skills on. > > >>>> Or a Pan European... > > >>> Old one's are just fine. > > >> One i had didn't have linked brakes? > > > They came in both non ABS / TCS and ABS / TCS flavours... > > I have to say I was very impressed with the TCS on the Pan Euro I tried > when it kicked in on a very slippy roundabout. I probably would have > purchased it if the side stand hadn't ground out on a smaller roundabout > further up the road. Heh Actually, the TCS on mine lulled me into a false sense of security which soon became very apparent when the back end let go on a wet manhole cover. Kept it sunny side up though. :-) -- JackH
From: Salad Dodger on 14 Feb 2010 11:57 On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:38:08 +0000, Andy Bonwick <nospam(a)bonwick.me.uk> wrote: >On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:31:28 +0000, Salad Dodger ><salad.dodger(a)idnet.com> wrote: >>Yet the two "best" supersports bikes both have ABS. > >Name and shame. According to all those deeply insightful folks at Bike, the 'blade , and the Beemer -which is the bestest superbike ever in the whole wide world. This week.
From: steve auvache on 14 Feb 2010 11:59 In article <3LSdnTRSZ_P_L-rWnZ2dnUVZ8lZi4p2d(a)giganews.com>, Tosspot <Frank.Leake(a)gmail.com> writes > >What is the status of the clique? Have the clique deniers won the day >or is there clear evidence on increasing man made cliqueness? I have not been informed of any changes. -- steve auvache
From: steve auvache on 14 Feb 2010 12:04
In article <gpagn591i6i5r324cb16b9khpv6ut3ko9g(a)4ax.com>, Salad Dodger <salad.dodger(a)idnet.com> writes >On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:38:08 +0000, Andy Bonwick ><nospam(a)bonwick.me.uk> wrote: > >>On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:31:28 +0000, Salad Dodger >><salad.dodger(a)idnet.com> wrote: > >>>Yet the two "best" supersports bikes both have ABS. >> >>Name and shame. > >According to all those deeply insightful folks at Bike, the 'blade , >and the Beemer -which is the bestest superbike ever in the whole wide >world. > >This week. Somebody finally got Clarkson to go on a bike? -- steve auvache |