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« Reply #160 on: April 24, 2008, 09:06:57 AM »
Quote from: Dragonknee on April 24, 2008, 06:26:44 AM



How about snoqualmie pass....  Lol


I didn't ride it a whole lot.  It was my ex GF's bike.  It would have handled the pass fine though
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« Reply #160 on: April 24, 2008, 09:06:57 AM »
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« Reply #161 on: April 24, 2008, 11:31:54 AM »
Quote from: bill rowland on April 19, 2008, 07:44:33 AM

I have spent many a mile with Dragonknee he is my best friend. We have had this talk many times. Is there a time when to much HP is not enough. For Jim never.For me there is a limit.When we ride it is always the PACE.I recommend everybody to read the PACE. Just Google it up.


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Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)  www.cms.hhs.gov/PACE/

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I'll use it when I'm ready for a


All kidding aside, thanks for the tip on PACE, I am going to read it.  I need all the help I can get.....
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« Reply #162 on: April 26, 2008, 09:05:00 AM »
Quote from: chimera on April 24, 2008, 11:31:54 AM



Googled it and got

Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)  www.cms.hhs.gov/PACE/

  Lol

I'll use it when I'm ready for a


All kidding aside, thanks for the tip on PACE, I am going to read it.  I need all the help I can get.....



I bet if you dyno'd one of these you could get the wheels off the ground..  Lol
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« Reply #163 on: April 29, 2008, 08:24:56 PM »
So did you figure out exactly how many horsepower is one too many yet?  Razz
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« Reply #164 on: April 30, 2008, 03:47:43 AM »
Depends on the road. On the Dragon it could be something like this:

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/apr/29/motorcyclist-killed-dragon/

http://www.sport-touring.net/forums/index.php/topic,25052.0/topicseen.html
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« Reply #165 on: May 03, 2008, 12:16:09 PM »
There are accidents all the time in life and the guy could have been riding a 600 that is flyweight and 130 hp... its all in how you deal with the power.. me.. I just try to ride as sane as I can and then find the right areas that are open to speed runs.. I just love the feeling of the bike under duress as I pin the throttle.. seems to be a addiction....  Lol
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« Reply #166 on: May 03, 2008, 01:40:54 PM »
Dude, if I were you I'd build that thing to the hilt and head for the salt flats! Lol
Really, if that's what you want,don't dick around on the street ....go for it! Razz
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« Reply #166 on: May 03, 2008, 01:40:54 PM »

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« Reply #167 on: May 03, 2008, 05:01:13 PM »
Quote from: poconovfr on May 03, 2008, 01:40:54 PM

Dude, if I were you I'd build that thing to the hilt and head for the salt flats! Lol
Really, if that's what you want,don't dick around on the street ....go for it! Razz


I would love to do that... Just can't swing it now... maybe someday.... Bigok
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« Reply #168 on: May 03, 2008, 05:16:52 PM »
Honestly there's never too much power.Not enough rider,sure.But never too much power.
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« Reply #169 on: May 03, 2008, 07:12:57 PM »
I remember my first big bore... 1985 FJ1100 and it seemed to be the fastest thing I could have ridden.. then the GSXR 1100 blew by me... out cornered me and humbled me.. but after nursing my wounds and deciding that it was a better sport touring bike I fell back in love with my FJ... my ZX is a whole different world. It is everything that I could ever want in a bike and then some. I have learned to corner on it to the point that I feel very proficient on it and very much in control. I will always love bikes with high hp and will always strive to respect them, but also use them for what they were made for. Like I said before, its a machine and its design is for speed... It is up to those who ride these bikes to understand the responsibility that comes with riding these bikes...  Bigok
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« Reply #170 on: May 03, 2008, 09:44:51 PM »
...and use all that power for good rather than evil.  firedevil  
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« Reply #171 on: May 03, 2008, 10:14:59 PM »
Quote from: rockinjc on May 03, 2008, 09:44:51 PM

...and use all that power for good rather than evil.  firedevil  


Its all for the good....  Hail firedevil Hail
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« Reply #172 on: May 04, 2008, 06:34:59 AM »
I think it's too much when you rev it, and everybody within 50ft. takes a step toward you... simply because of the amount of air the bike is sucking in...
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« Reply #173 on: May 04, 2008, 09:52:40 AM »
Quote from: Kool shades on May 04, 2008, 06:34:59 AM

I think it's too much when you rev it, and everybody within 50ft. takes a step toward you... simply because of the amount of air the bike is sucking in...


I had a chance to ride the Y2k turbine bike and a friend of mine rode it much further than I did..bummer.... it was very anemic when you first started off, but then the torque kicked in... it was a bitchen bike and I wish I could have had more time with it... OH YEA  Bigok We did a turbine cleaning on it for the guy who actually owned the bike at my buddys house... it was quite exciting when we started it and flames went every which way.... firedevil
They guy that had the bike wanted to try to get the bikes to race at daytona or similar track.. these bikes have 450lbs of torque and weighs 500 lbs dry... its heart pounding to sit on this bike as it idles at around 24000 rpm believe me... Crazy


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« Reply #174 on: May 04, 2008, 11:30:19 AM »
I went 7.62 through the 1/4 miles on a race busa. It was alot of un, But it was just a straight line bike.  HP deosn't impress me near as much as a flat torque curve.
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« Reply #175 on: May 14, 2008, 12:40:51 PM »
I wonder if the owners of the new concours ever wonder if its to much power... they have bucu amounts of power... 104 lbs of torque stock... OH MY..  EEK!
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