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ronboskz650sr · Mon Nov 07, 2005 4:31 pm

Mintbread wrote:No wonder you need an 1800, tubs...

Easy now. There are others of us who weigh 90 pounds more than Sev.

Mintbread · Mon Nov 07, 2005 4:33 pm

ronboskz650sr wrote:
Easy now. There are others of us who weigh 90 pounds more than Sev.

Haha, and I'm one of them, it is just that my arse is a little further away from the ground.

#33 Unread post by **ZooTech** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 4:38 pm

Mintbread wrote:No wonder you need an 1800, tubs...

What can I say...if you ate at the Chinese buffet for lunch three times a week you'd be 10lbs overweight, too!

ronboskz650sr · Mon Nov 07, 2005 4:40 pm

Ah...so!

Mintbread · Mon Nov 07, 2005 4:46 pm

ZooTech wrote: What can I say...if you ate at the Chinese buffet for lunch three times a week you'd be 10lbs overweight, too!

I have spent the last 5 months in bed waiting for my leg to sort itself out, which means I would have to lose about 30lbs before I was 10lbs overweight.

#36 Unread post by **ZooTech** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 4:49 pm

Hey now! I'm not exactly morbidly obese or anything!

But I suppose I could leave the golf cart at the shop and walk to the exhibits from time to time!

Mintbread wrote:
ZooTech wrote: What can I say...if you ate at the Chinese buffet for lunch three times a week you'd be 10lbs overweight, too!
I have spent the last 5 months in bed waiting for my leg to sort itself out, which means I would have to lose about 30lbs before I was 10lbs overweight.

Oy Vay, Dude!

I'm sorry, Man...I had no idea! Still recovering from that bad crash I take it?

redbar1 · #37 Unread post by **redbar1** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 5:39 am

I have a question about HP and torque. The manufacturers all boast about great low-end torque. However, no one, other than Buell, seems to list HP and torque. Is there somewhere I can look to get that information, e.g., dyno charts for various bikes? TMW's site is still incomplete.

Being a newbie looking for his first bike, I feel the more information the better.

Thanks for any insight or suggestions.

#38 Unread post by **ZooTech** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 7:12 am

redbar1 wrote:I have a question about HP and torque. The manufacturers all boast about great low-end torque. However, no one, other than Buell, seems to list HP and torque. Is there somewhere I can look to get that information, e.g., dyno charts for various bikes? TMW's site is still incomplete.

Being a newbie looking for his first bike, I feel the more information the better.

Thanks for any insight or suggestions.

Google is your friend. Whatever the manufacturers are afraid to put in print some reviewer or owner will be glad to post it all over the internet.

Shiv · #39 Unread post by **Shiv** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:11 pm

This and this may answer your HP/torque questions.

Iknow the first one has the HP on it, not sure bout the torque.

temptin · #40 Unread post by **temptin** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 2:43 pm

I hear so many different opinions of the MSF classes, the most recient from a person who has been riding about 5 years and has dropped his bike at least 3 times since I've met him said that he was really glad that he took the course and that It tought him things. The second was with my cousin who has never been on a bike in her life. She said that the class was a lot of help but that you don't have time to be comfortable with what you just learned before you off learning something new. My personal opinion (I've had a Honda Shadow VLX) and I've been riding for 3 years is that riding is soooo dangerous and if you can learn anything to help with your saftey, why not.