From: George W Frost on

"BT Humble" <YnRAaHVtYmxldG93bi5vcmc=(a)REGISTERED_USER_usenet.com.au> wrote
in message news:huvffi$uhk$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
> CrazyCam wrote:
>>
>> Nev.. wrote:
>> > On 10/06/2010 4:35 PM, CrazyCam wrote:
>> >
>> >> Nobody NEEDS a motorcycle with over 1800cc.
>> >>
>> >> They may well want one, but then they can pay, even more, for the
>> >> privilege.
>> >
>> > Who cares about the capacity? Shouldn't the premium reflect the risk?
>>
>> Yes, Nev, it should reflect the risk, but to do that effectively it
>> would have to be based on the rider, rather than the motorbike, apart
>> from the obvious pillion/no pillion split.
>
> I feel that there should be a "decibel multiple" applied to the base
> premium, to encourage the retention of factory exhausts and mufflers. :-)
>
>
> BTH


Do you mean that for a single cylinder, the Db rate would be 75 Db
meaning that for a four cylinder motor, you could have 300Db?


From: CrazyCam on
Nev.. wrote:

<snip>

> Your 'logic' doesn't make sense.

Since this is aus.moto, Nev, my "logic" doesn't have to make sense to
you, or anyone else. :-P

regards,
CrazyCam
From: Zebee Johnstone on
In aus.motorcycles on Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:50:14 -0700 (PDT)
theo <theodoreb(a)bigpond.com.au> wrote:
>
> I think it's totally unreasonable to have to pay $205 per annum for
> the Norge when a Z50 would cost me $70.
>

Coming to Phillip Island next GP: Theo doing the trip on a Z50!

Zebee
From: theo on
On Jun 15, 3:56 pm, Zebee Johnstone <zeb...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> In aus.motorcycles on Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:50:14 -0700 (PDT)
>
> theo <theodo...(a)bigpond.com.au> wrote:
>
> > I think it's totally unreasonable to have to pay $205 per annum for
> > the Norge when a Z50 would cost me $70.
>
> Coming to Phillip Island next GP: Theo doing the trip on a Z50!

I did admire the young Japanese lad I met at Nullarbor Roadhouse one
trip. He had a tent and a CT90 and spoke little English.

What speed can you reasonably maintain on a CT90? More or less than a
Z50?

Theo
From: Zebee Johnstone on
In aus.motorcycles on Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:22:30 -0700 (PDT)
theo <theodoreb(a)bigpond.com.au> wrote:
> On Jun 15, 3:56?pm, Zebee Johnstone <zeb...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> In aus.motorcycles on Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:50:14 -0700 (PDT)
>>
>> theo <theodo...(a)bigpond.com.au> wrote:
>>
>> > I think it's totally unreasonable to have to pay $205 per annum for
>> > the Norge when a Z50 would cost me $70.
>>
>> Coming to Phillip Island next GP: Theo doing the trip on a Z50!
>
> I did admire the young Japanese lad I met at Nullarbor Roadhouse one
> trip. He had a tent and a CT90 and spoke little English.
>
> What speed can you reasonably maintain on a CT90? More or less than a
> Z50?
>

Going to depend on the Z50. Or given it is Bluey we are talking about
the "Z50 wink wink nudge nudge it says 49cc on the barrel officer
see?"

Zebee