Posted on 11/23/2005 12:31:34 PM PST by Red Badger
My 2004 Hyabusa that I traded for the FJR ran 9.88 in a quarter mile straight out of the box on pump gas.
What did yours run? (don't lie)
Go to school and come back when you learn a little more. This is getting boring now. I have to go work at my motorcycle shop now which is what I do for a living. You go jump on your rice bike someone told you was really great right before they sold it to ya and have a good day.
don't have a busa. Wouldn't own one.
"On bad pavement two weeks ago it rolled in the low 9's."
Unless there's a lot more about this bike you haven't mentioned (what's the overall weight, for example. Wheelbase? Is it streetable?), I might believe it managed that in an 1/8th mile. Because I've never seen a streetable big V-twin that would get anywhere near that number.
"You go jump on your rice bike someone told you was really great right before they sold it to ya and have a good day"
Unlike most Harley owners I didn't buy my bike based on others' perceptions of what is a good bike. I made my own decision, instead of running with the herd.
I told you that it was street legal. I don't think you have been around many vtwins except what you bump into at the local yuppy bars on bikenight. It was stock length and I changed it over to a hardtail. 34deg rake etc. weighs in at about 550lbs give or take.
Apparently yours, too, according to the post I replied to. If picking up chicks wasn't such a big part of the reason for buying a Harley, how come it gets mentioned so often on these threads?
wait honda motto started "follow..."
You really need to relax and stop assuming.
There really is no need to be so defensive. Just ride safe, keep the rubber side down.
Then you wouldn't have spent so much time telling everyone who you hoped would listen how much better your bike is. It's either that or some type of envy. Fact is you spent a lot of time trying to tell people how much better your bike is and I truly doubt you convinced anyone.
It's too bad you couldn't just have a conversation on motorcycles and accept each style on their own merits.
It only got mentioned about 2times. Someday you will pick up a chick though hopefully you won't try and impress her with your mechanical knowledge.
I will not argue with you that the Harley is attractive aesthetically. They are attractive and shiny.
I will also not argue with you that people have voted with their wallets.
Yes i am being sarc.
Its not the picking up part. Picking up is very easy, its the fact they stay and keep comming back for more that really helps.
Harleys are not bought for racing, the are bought for going.
Your opinion does not want to see it, but the Harley is a beautiful piece of machinery. I may be a bit outdated technology but it has stood the test of time. Old japanese bike do not have the longevity of desire that old Harleys have. Just a fact of life.
Perhaps you will be riding an old honda race bike years from now. Who knows?
But right now, its ALL good.
Actually, I never said anything about *MY* bike at all. It's the condescending arrogance of Harley fans that gets my goat.
"It's too bad you couldn't just have a conversation on motorcycles and accept each style on their own merits."
Same to you. Try discussing Japanese bikes without throwing around the word "rice", for starters.
As I said, the funny thing is, I don't have anything against Harleys. I think they're fine machines for what they're intended for (which, as they come stock, doesn't include any sort of contest of performance). I've considered buying (yes, gasp!, me actually buying) a Harley full-dresser for touring on, as the big Honda and BMW touring rigs leave me cold, and I believe Harley's touring cruisers are better in some ways than the Japanese competition's.
Longevity? Harleys are no more durable out of the box than Japanese bikes, in fact I'd say a bit less so. I know people who've gone over 100,000 miles on (liquid cooled, to be sure) Japanese bikes without ever opening the engine at all.
Years from now I expect I'll be riding a new Japanese bike. I like technological progress.
Rice is a term that has been used on these bikes since they came around. It's was easiest to differentiate them from other metric bikes. DOH!
So go back to standing on the highest peak screaming "my bike is best" your name calling pretty much ruined any chance a credibility you had. Oh by the way the arrogance came from the people riding "rice" bikes go back through the thread and read, it seems you have a problem with comprehension that matches you lack of mechanical knowledge. Maybe they are both related I don't know, but at this point you have proven you really don't know what you are talking about and only want to be rude unless someone will agree with you. Don't waste my time.
Sort of like back in the 1980s when GM dressed up a Chevrolet Cavalier and sold it under the Cadillac line. It was pitiful and didn't sell very IIRC
We should all be thankful that our biggest motorcycle crisis in this country is over name brand plates and not as the ONLY means of transportation in some third world country.
Definitely agree with that.
Then I won't buy it. Like I said, we all don't ride the same road. I want a bike that's slammed to the ground with the seat a mere 24" off the ground, 12" apes putting my hands at shoulder height, saddlebags, and room for touring bag. The same bike pictured in my profile page. That's the ride I want.
As for speed. I recently brought my engine in a bit with milder cams and reverse dome pistons. My original build with hot cams and domed pistons was just too hot (imho) for street use. I could break the rear wheel free in almost any gear with a twist of a throttle. Way more than needed or wanted. As it stands now, the bike is still a lot faster than I am.
1966 technology? Digital ignitions with multiple curves are 1966 technology? Here I thought they were still using points and condensers in 1966.
Sorry if any of my postings seem offensive. Allot of my riding buds ride harleys. They respect my bike and I respect theirs. But as soon as they give me this "real bike" crap, I show them what 13,000rpm, DOHC, 4cyl, fuel injected 396lbs looks like from the rear.
And if speed is important to you, I'm sure that means something. It doesn't mean a thing to me. I want to able to out accelerate Mrs. Jones sedan for safety reasons, and that's about it. Other than that, I'm never the least bit bothered when anyone passes me. That's not my road.
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