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Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 1:40 pm
by kellanv
haha one of my roomates has a 49cc Honda Metropolitan(think small retro looking vespa thing) that he rides around, mainly to and from campus. The really entertaining part of this is his partial ping-pong ball helmet and the aviators he regularly sports haha
He's getting an S50 tho soon I think so he's not a total lost cause haha
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:27 pm
by Kal
ericeverson wrote:Didn’t Rossi start out on a 250 Aprilia?
Rossi did time competitiely on mini motos and the 125's before then back in his balls out, win or crash period.
Given how much race bikes cost its amazing he got a chance to play in the big leagues.
And did I see Ifly say he was getting bored with his 500?
"Only in America would there be a guy that cocaine wasn't good enough for. You know? One guy walking around New York City back in 1985 going, "You know, that cocaine's pretty good, but I want something that makes my heart explode as soon as I smoke it, ok? I want to take one suck off that crack pipe and go *snort* *splat* Now I'm happy! I'm dead, the ultimate high!"
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:31 pm
by earwig
Yo Kal, at least tell us who that quote is from
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 5:24 pm
by Kal
Dennis Leary, No Cure for Cancer
When he was doing stand up he was a less political Bill Hicks
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 6:22 am
by < I Fly >
I gotta ask what kind of 0-60 times the 250 gets.
I mean, my 500 ain't bad, as it can pull it in under 4 seconds, as I've timed it.
As for the guy with the Honda Metro... that's just goofy!
If you're gonna get a 50cc scooter, everyone knows an Aprilia SR-50 is the only choice.
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 6:46 am
by DivideOverflow
for the ninja 250:
0-60 mph (0-100 km/h) 5.75 s
1/4 mile 14.6 s @ 88 mph
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 6:47 am
by dieziege
A ex250 will 0-60 in 6 seconds. 5.9 is the oft-quoted figure.
To scale it...
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1989 Ferrari Testarossa: 6.2sec
2003 Honda S2000: 6.3
1979 Lamborghini Countach: 5.9
2002 Lexus GS 430: 5.8
2004 Mazda RX-8: 5.8
2003 Mini Cooper S, Manual: 7.0
2002 Subaru WRX: 5.7
Nothing shameful about that performance territory.
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:26 am
by DieMonkeys
dieziege wrote:A ex250 will 0-60 in 6 seconds. 5.9 is the oft-quoted figure.
To scale it...
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1989 Ferrari Testarossa: 6.2sec
2003 Honda S2000: 6.3
1979 Lamborghini Countach: 5.9
2002 Lexus GS 430: 5.8
2004 Mazda RX-8: 5.8
2003 Mini Cooper S, Manual: 7.0
2002 Subaru WRX: 5.7
Nothing shameful about that performance territory.
Dude, I'd love to get me a Mini Cooper S with a manual transmission, it'd be almost as fast as my bike (once I get that
).