100 HP on the street...why?

[Kopfjager]

Because 180+ is a bit much.

[Veloce-Fino]

Because 180+ is a bit much almost enough.

you meant this right?

[poseur]

What's so unbelievable about that ?

It's unbelievable that you haven't been caught and had your bike confiscated. Keep it up and it's only a matter of time. With most states' budgets being what they are, they're bound to go for the low hanging fruit that is traffic tickets.

[NorDog]

It's unbelievable that you haven't been caught and had your bike confiscated. Keep it up and it's only a matter of time. With most states' budgets being what they are, they're bound to go for the low hanging fruit that is traffic tickets.

Hey, quit sounding like someone's mother.   

There are many places I've ridden where just staying slightly ahead of the flow of traffic easily puts you at 80 - 85 mph.  And for me, I would rather run the risk of a ticket that be on a bike in SoCal highway traffic with a lane position static in relation to all the cars and trucks.  The former is rare; the latter a recipe for human road pizza.

[zooom]

make the beast with two backs im in NYC and im doing 80/85. even though the speed limit is 55 state wide here, ive never seen a cop give u shit on 6 lane highway.

you must ride with these guys...

http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2010/08/new-yorks-fastest-2/

[SacDuc]

Have you ever ridden a ZX-10 or R-1 or CBR1000RR?   Can you say, "150 mph roll on?"   I know you can.   Those things will do 100 in first. 

But why you ask?    It's like cocaine.   A little is good.   More is better.   Too much is just right.

Oh yeah, Carlin at SB Ducati let me ride a Multi 1200S.    Probably the most fun I've ever had on a streetbike.     After all, you don't have to ride it wide open.   You just motor along and pull wheelies at will, without much effort at all.

Here's the thing about that . . . I actually like shifting. I think it is a part of the motorcycle riding experience. I ride a 620 and when doing the 30-80mph twisties that are in abundance around here I'm using my clutch friggin' constantly. Much more than even with my 750. I think I would miss that challenge of setting my gear/speed/revs correctly before entering a corner. Its difficult on a 620 to come into a corner with enough speed and still have power left to pull out of it. Its fun to laugh at my self when I go screaming through a tight corner and then get on the throttle and have nothing there. If I want to go faster I'll just have to use better judgment next time.

I'm damned and determined to max out my 620 on the road before I get a bigger bike. Some basic mods will help me go faster, but really, the only way I'm going to keep up with bigger bikes in the corners is to become a better rider. I feel like having unlimited power is taking a short cut.

As the saying goes, "I would rather ride a slow bike fast than a fast bike slow."

sac

[Veloce-Fino]

you must ride with these guys...

http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2010/08/new-yorks-fastest-2/

Just read that article, what a bunch of make the beast with two backsing retards..

[zooom]

Just read that article, what a bunch of make the beast with two backsing retards..

yup....

[Raux]

I think they bring a whole new attitude to the bike than others.
They are criminals, organized crime types. It's a life choice.
The bikes, are just like anything else in their life, to the extreme.
They aren't poseurs, they're the real deal.

Retards? no. they are smart, they are calcuated.
I like their attitudes towards the half-helmet, t-shirted rider.
I like that they know when and where to do it with minimal danger to others
Do I respect them? No.
Do I respect their riding ability? Yes

[Veloce-Fino]

I think they bring a whole new attitude to the bike than others.
They are criminals, organized crime types. It's a life choice.
The bikes, are just like anything else in their life, to the extreme.
They aren't poseurs, they're the real deal.

Retards? no. they are smart, they are calcuated.
I like their attitudes towards the half-helmet, t-shirted rider.
I like that they know when and where to do it with minimal danger to others
Do I respect them? No.
Do I respect their riding ability? Yes

Then we can reach a consensus on then being smart-retards?

[matt922]

It's unbelievable that you haven't been caught and had your bike confiscated. Keep it up and it's only a matter of time. With most states' budgets being what they are, they're bound to go for the low hanging fruit that is traffic tickets.

cool your jets broseph

We ride motorcycles.  Motorcycles are toys.  Toys are a thing to enjoy.  If he can enjoy it safely at his discretion, so be it.  It wont be my 1098R that he wads up, its his, and i really doubt he'd want to do that.  If you can enjoy accelerating to 85 and not any faster, that's great, have fun.

annnd,
Who gets tickets when the cops can't catch up?    

[Veloce-Fino]

cool your jets broseph

We ride motorcycles.  Motorcycles are toys.  Toys are a thing to enjoy.  If he can enjoy it safely at his discretion, so be it.  It wont be my 1098R that he wads up, its his, and i really doubt he'd want to do that.  If you can enjoy accelerating to 85 and not any faster, that's great, have fun.

annnd,
Who gets tickets when the cops can't catch up?    

I dislike the word "toy" to describe a motorcycle. Like a firearm, a bike will kill you if not respected. Though I can't think of another word to describe how bikes are used....fun-machine? 

[derby]

cool your jets broseph

We ride motorcycles.  Motorcycles are toys.  Toys are a thing to enjoy.  If he can enjoy it safely at his discretion, so be it.  It wont be my 1098R that he wads up, its his, and i really doubt he'd want to do that.  If you can enjoy accelerating to 85 and not any faster, that's great, have fun.

annnd,
Who gets tickets when the cops can't catch up?    

this is a very "american" point of view. everywhere else in the world, they're (primary) transportation.

[ducatiz]

Sure, elsewhere they pay 10 bucks for a gallon gas.

Except in the oil countries, they drive lambos and bentleys.

Why is that?

[zooom]

I dislike the word "toy" to describe a motorcycle. Like a firearm, a bike will kill you if not respected. Though I can't think of another word to describe how bikes are used....fun-machine? 

RECREATIONAL!