Well that's the thing about posting in a public forum. If you post something inflammatory, expect retaliation. And if you have thin skin, it's best that you don't post something inflammatory. And if you do, it's best to say something witty in response and not whine about feelings. One of these days I'll come up with something witty.
No, not technically - you really were rude. You posted directly to me in a dead thread and you should have asked me the question before telling I was talking out of my ass if I thought differently from you.
It's the internet. You're supposed to be rude. I think.
The only way a 56 hp bike can rip your arms off is if it's geared way down so it has a less than triple digit top speed. Like the other poster's Harley.
It's immaterial as to how a bike is made to be a beast to control if it truly is a beast to control. The CR500 was not made to go triple digit speeds, yet that doesn't negate the fact that it is a high strung monster that will eat an inexperienced rider alive.
I see you ride an FXSTC, with a less than impressive HP/Weight ratio. Want to tell me some tales about how you keep up with the fast machines? I'm a fisherman, I appreciate a good tale.
It's actually quite easy. It has traction, a long wheelbase and ungodly bottom end. Where I live the streets are straight and there are tons of lights. It's a drag race here and my rather non-stock FXSTC really shines. Not all "races" are GP, and I never claimed my FXSTC was faster than a sportbike other than off the line.
I thought you wrecked the RC51...
A few times. Always able to ride home however and damage mostly cosmetic. Wrecked the FXSTC a few times too. Twice not able to drive it home. (Mangled shifter lever, flat tire)
What happened to your RC51? Rider error or act of God? I've had the pleasure of both myself.
Rider error. First time was doing a wheelie in an industrial part of Queens and the road ended before I could stop. Almost went into the East River. Second time was a loss of traction issue in a turn. BTW the Harley wrecks were all either cars turning into me or debris in the road. NYC is not hospitable to motorcycles.
We've talked before on a car thread. I know you know more than most about fast bikes and cars but that doesn't mean you can get the BS about an '86 Sportster being a fast ride past me.
You never know what was done to it. I have this truly gifted rider as a friend that came to work one day on his '99 R1 and told me he was just destroyed on the Grand Central Parkway by an old man on a Sportster. 12 miles at 4 in the morning and he couldn't pass the Sportster on his R1 going all out. It was before I had my FXSTC so I didn't like that story at all.
Yeah, it's a heavy beast and you are sitting up too high to get it through the turn like a road racer.
To be perfectly honest, I don't even think my Softail handles well by cruiser standards. But that's not why I bought it. The sound, the look, the comfort... easily the best overall bike I've ever owned. An after the fact benefit turned out to be that I had no idea what a chick magnet it was. Gave more girls a ride in the first month of ownership than all my other bikes combined. Got to the point I had to turn girls away. It was pretty wild. Then I got a girlfriend and stopped hanging out at those types of places... good times.
That's one of the few bikes my old FZR has a hard time keeping up with. Wouldn't mind having one out in the shop.
I'm no racer and couldn't even extract a fraction of what a 600 is capable of. Went with the RC51 because all my friends had R1's and CBR's, but I don't like the sound of inline 4's. Really as simple as the sound of the bike.
You do remember saying how it had a problem with the engine cutting out in hard cornering before you wrecked it and you never did figure out what that was.... hmmmmm....
I just shot-gunned it and replaced a lot of crap including the wiring harnesses, ignition switch and the tilt switch. Weird thing is it never threw any codes. I suppose it's a primitive diagnostic system with no memory.
Good talking to you. Keep it real and on the road.
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