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From: Vito on 9 Jul 2009 03:00 <someone(a)some.domain> wrote > give me a 300lb bike with 35hp and good brakes! > Why would you choose some underpowered overweight bike like that? Jeeze, SWMBO's old 125cc Hondas and Yamahas made more power and only weighed half as much. A good 250 makes 80 hp and weighs well under 200 pounds. Oh, you want a street bike that lets you *imagine* you are a racer instead of the real thing? Forget it! Go buy a Harley and quit pretending that you and your bike are something they are not.
From: R. LaCasse on 9 Jul 2009 07:48 On Thu, 9 Jul 2009 03:00:54 -0400, "Vito" <vito(a)cfl.rr.com> wrote: |><someone(a)some.domain> wrote |>> give me a 300lb bike with 35hp and good brakes! |>> |>Why would you choose some underpowered overweight bike like that? Jeeze, |>SWMBO's old 125cc Hondas and Yamahas made more power and only weighed half |>as much. A good 250 makes 80 hp and weighs well under 200 pounds. |> |>Oh, you want a street bike that lets you *imagine* you are a racer instead |>of the real thing? Forget it! Go buy a Harley and quit pretending that you |>and your bike are something they are not. |> Maybe...., but I don't think much of an overpriced bike that fires both spark plugs at once.....then it starts to sputter real quick, and you need an exhaust valve job, or a Can$2,000 TRS#* re-harnessing to fire like a CDI unit installed bike. I think the *alligator* has them all beat, but again Dan Gurney's prices are a bit much, just like his life style.... -- National Association of Assault Research Soul Yamaha Majesty400 2005, Grey, Night Rider! (http://*remove*boblacasse.150.com/scooter.html) http://*remove*pages.istar.ca/~vampire/YamyMajesty400.jpg
From: Bob Myers on 9 Jul 2009 14:14 Vito wrote: > <someone(a)some.domain> wrote >> give me a 300lb bike with 35hp and good brakes! >> > Why would you choose some underpowered overweight bike like that? Jeeze, > SWMBO's old 125cc Hondas and Yamahas made more power and only > weighed half as much. A good 250 makes 80 hp and weighs well under > 200 pounds. > Oh, you want a street bike that lets you *imagine* you are a racer > instead of the real thing? Forget it! Go buy a Harley and quit > pretending that you and your bike are something they are not. Right, like all of the dentists and accountants who buy their Harleys, dress up in black leather, and get "badass" tattoos. THEY'RE not pretending to be something they're not, no way, right? ;-) Me, I just want a street bike that will let me ride for hours on end without worrying about killing my back OR dragging the pegs, carries enough gear for weekend touring, and will give me the requisite number of smiles in the twisties. Any decent standard bike will do that...and "imagining I'm a racer" has nothing to do with it. Bob M.
From: Vito on 9 Jul 2009 14:56 "Bob Myers" <nospamplease(a)address.invalid> wrote > Vito wrote: >> Why would you choose some underpowered overweight bike like that? Jeeze, >> SWMBO's old 125cc Hondas and Yamahas made more power and only >> weighed half as much. A good 250 makes 80 hp and weighs well under >> 200 pounds. >> Oh, you want a street bike that lets you *imagine* you are a racer >> instead of the real thing? Forget it! Go buy a Harley and quit >> pretending that you and your bike are something they are not. > > Right, like all of the dentists and accountants who buy their > Harleys, dress up in black leather, and get "badass" tattoos. > THEY'RE not pretending to be something they're not, no way, > right? ;-) Absolutely. What's funny is that the two sets of posiers hate each other. > > Me, I just want a street bike that will let me ride for hours on > end without worrying about killing my back OR dragging the > pegs, carries enough gear for weekend touring, and will give me > the requisite number of smiles in the twisties. Any decent standard > bike will do that...and "imagining I'm a racer" has nothing to do with it. > Standard?? You're a dying breed, Bob.
From: Bob Myers on 9 Jul 2009 17:32
Vito wrote: > "Bob Myers" <nospamplease(a)address.invalid> wrote >> Vito wrote: >>> Why would you choose some underpowered overweight bike like that? >>> Jeeze, SWMBO's old 125cc Hondas and Yamahas made more power and only >>> weighed half as much. A good 250 makes 80 hp and weighs well under >>> 200 pounds. >>> Oh, you want a street bike that lets you *imagine* you are a racer >>> instead of the real thing? Forget it! Go buy a Harley and quit >>> pretending that you and your bike are something they are not. >> >> Right, like all of the dentists and accountants who buy their >> Harleys, dress up in black leather, and get "badass" tattoos. >> THEY'RE not pretending to be something they're not, no way, >> right? ;-) > > Absolutely. What's funny is that the two sets of posiers hate each > other. Yup; that's definitely a hoot. An ironic one, but fun nonetheless. >> Me, I just want a street bike that will let me ride for hours on >> end without worrying about killing my back OR dragging the >> pegs, carries enough gear for weekend touring, and will give me >> the requisite number of smiles in the twisties. Any decent standard >> bike will do that...and "imagining I'm a racer" has nothing to do >> with it. > Standard?? You're a dying breed, Bob. Aren't we all? Actually, there's still a pretty fair number of bikes out there that satisfy my tastes; not everything coming out of Japan is wrapped up in unwanted plastic*, and there are definitely some tasty options still coming out of England, Italy, and Germany too. So there MUST be a few others out there besides just me... * What's unfortunate is the number of such Japanese models that, for whatever reason, never make it to these shores. Bob M. |