Cars R OK, but what kind of motorcycle do you have

stilljd
no offense taken. I love debating over e-mail. I know that it sure would be fun to try my FJ against all the bikes out there. I think if you rode it you might agree. It has got a lot of power, and the throttle response is truly instataneous so that when you slam the throttle open you are slammed forward as if someone smashed you in the back, not merely accelerated, but slammed forward. The bike gets up over 100mph in a flash, and you have to hang onto the bars for dear life.

but let me say that it really is only a matter of the 80-120 mph range; I am sure that a lot of the new bikes would gather steam much faster in the higher speed ranges. Plus, I have left the stock hearing in place so even though the bike would go a lot faster than the top speed now (145-150 or so), the gearing would run the engine past redline.

Huntermusic, OK, BS around which bike is faster/fastest. I can live with that. I just don't want to tick off/offend someone that I don't know for no good reason.

If I don't get too busy at work I am going to research some horsepower/torque vs. weight numbers and see what we might be able to predict. There are canned programs that will do the modeling if I can find a "freeware" version.

Jim S.

I forgot to update this thread from my last post.

Circa March 2006 I traded in my Triumph Daytona 600 for a Triumph Daytona 675.

A very good, very sharp handling bike, but I never really warmed to the "Scorched Yellow".

Nonetheless, I racked up 21,000 miles in just over one year and have just sold the bike to purchase the new Ducati 1098 in yellow.

For me, the perfect commuter car for my 80+ miles in and out of NYC every day.

This is my fifth BMW.

Although this is not in the spirit of the thread, I must say this. In my profession we call motorcylcle riders organ donors. I don't own a bike but did enjoy the small low speed, off road, trail and dirt track riding many years ago (?30 years). I have a question for all of you how many have had an accident?