hell man! as long as you have your knees in the breeze..the rest is bs. i'm
a slow guy but i race a 30 yr. old hd cuz thats what i've got.i just love
the feeling you get off a good pass....no matter what the machine is!.ol'dad
> Currently, old twins and triples, such as Triumph and HD are the
> Kings of speed on the salt, I can talk smack, but that is all it is,
> those
> older tech powerplants can really put the power down in an effective way
> and put punks like me to shame, Some of you guys have ridden more in a
> year than I have in a lifetime, I assure you, I know my place toward
> the bottom
> of the totem pole
>
> life is good
>
> Joe :)
>
> Clay, Dale wrote:
>
> >Jon,
> >
> >You are exactly right, Jon. I've ridden a ZX10 and it was amazing.
> >Incredible performance and a pussy cat too. With a four you're beginning
at
> >a very performance level and turbos & nitrous can be run on an otherwise
> >pretty stock bike for truly amazing performance. You and Joe have "paid
> >your dues" and know how to do it.
> >
> >A bike that can spin the wheel for a half mile and reach 234 MPH in one
mile
> >doesn't sound like my idea of a street bike. Cycle World has done
several
> >shoot outs for fastest bike and they were pretty much in that 230 MPH
range
> >and they all appeared pretty radical.
> >
> >All my bikes have been twin cylinder bikes, which start out at a pretty
low
> >performance level and have limited potential when compared to a four. In
> >order to get a twin to approach the performance of a four you've got to
get
> >pretty radical. Too radical, sometimes, to still ride on the street. I
> >read Joe's post about taking his daughter to school on his 200+ bike and
> >complemented him on doing it!
> >
> >I've got no problem with any of this. I choose twins because that's what
I
> >like. Just like some guys want to run flatheads & Arduns when that's not
> >the fastest or the easiest way. Vive la difference!
> >
> >Dale C.
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