Two wheels discussion thread! (Motorcycles only!)

Just read the article.  He is joining the test team to develop the bike and figure out why Casey Stoner is the only one that can ride it.  I honestly think he simply trusts the electronics way more than anyone else riding the Ducati does.  Look how hard he pushes the front tire, and notice he is the only guy that the majority of his crashes are front end tucks.  

Originally posted by shakazulu12 I bet Nicky really hates Honda now

Originally posted by krispysteve Originally posted by shakazulu12 I bet Nicky really hates Honda now     Why are you knocking on Honda's middleweight?  My 07 won the shootout in every magazine that year....  Or is it just the earlier models you're not fond of?   Steve.

Krispy,

You were smart enough to wait for the latest engine.  Go ride the early one and you will hate it too.  The later one is more like a damn 750 with all the power honda gave it.  When they came out with the first version of the 600rr, it was pretty much to homogolate a new 600 for racing.  As such, there were no concessions made for street use, or even street parts really.  It doesn't do anything until you actually build the inernals a bit.

Hond realized their mistake and tried to fix it in 05, then totally junked that engine and came up with the all new one that has dominated the past couple years with all its mid-range.

Sorry if I wasn't clear on that, but its the 03-04 that I can't stand.  Great chassis, but can't make up for the engine sucking balls.  They finally gave it the engine it needed a few years later. 

http://wyoming.craigslist.org/mcy/1128923326.html

Thoughts?

joe

honestly I hate hon-dah...but they make great reliable bikes.

not far at all...maybe 2 hours.

joe

Oh and Hon-duh isnt the only company i havent owned...

1967 bonneville Triumph
2002 Suzuki
2003 Kawasaki
2006 Yamaha R6
2005 Ducati

Honda and aprilia..lol oh and Bimota

joe

I had a deposit on a 312R at one point...insurance $5400 for like 12 months! yeah right!

joe

Progressive...If Iwent through statefarm is would be $12 a month. but the car is about $190 through statefarm.

state farm
190 car
12 bike

progressive
68 bike
100 car

joe

Why was an MV so high?  They have low insurance rates.  They dont get involved with many accidents, same thing with Ducati's etc.  They are usually no more to insure than any other bike.  

Strange, I have never heard an insurance quote that high for one of those, most I have ever heard was about 1200 a year.  Bikes aren't really insured for costs as much as frequency of accidents.  Expensive bikes are rarely dumped so you usually end up with lower premiums. 

Check this one out local to me

http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/mcy/1149843011.html

The pearl white is actually growing on me a ton though after seeing them both in the same showroom. 

I'll take either!  Best looking motorcycle of all time

Originally posted by Geology Rocks yup...exotic and actually somewhat reliable. not for long as Harley Davidson now owns them...:(

I don't think that will affect MV negatively at all actually.  In fact, it will probably save that company.

MV is made up of great engineers (something harley lacked) but has no idea how to market the most awesome sportbike on the road. 

Harley can sell pieces of crap for 30 grand a pop, and knows how to market anything.  They don't want to mess with sportbikes themselves and have no intention of moving the plant or anything.  MV needed the cash (though Harley is going broke too).

In the long run, it gets us more money, better parts distribution, consistent flow of new products and designs (they have not re-designed the F4 because its so good, they simply don't have the money to) etc. 

Harley knows better than to dilute it.  Same reason why they kept Buel totally seperate and let them do their own thing. 

Judging by the fact the majority of the posters in this thread so far are riding sportbikes, that would actually be more of an insult than anything.  

Did you actually get a hold of the guy and make an offer?  

Originally posted by shakazulu12 Qualifying times for Monza WSBK Interesting that Sykes is ahead of Spies this week. 1. Michel Fabrizio ITA Ducati Xerox 1098R 1min 45.447s 2. Tom Sykes GBR Yamaha WSB YZF R1 1min 45.758s 3. Noriyuki Haga JPN Ducati Xerox 1098R 1min 45.790s 4. Jonathan Rea GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 45.919s 5. Max Neukirchner GER Alstare Suzuki GSX-R 1000K9 1min 45.962s 6. Yukio Kagayama JPN Alstare Suzuki GSX-R 1000K9 1min 45.985s 7. Ben Spies USA Yamaha WSB YZF R1 1min 46.013s 8. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Racing RSV-4 1min 46.054s 9. Carlos Checa ESP HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 46.140s 10. Shane Byrne GBR Sterilgarda Ducati 1098R 1min 46.164s 11. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 46.171s 12. Leon Haslam GBR Stiggy Motorsport Honda CBR1000RR 1min 46.208s 13. Jakub Smrz CZE Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1min 46.363s 14. Ruben Xaus ESP BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 46.545s 15. Troy Corser AUS BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 46.565s 16. Luca Scassa ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 46.566s 17. Karl Muggeridge AUS Celani Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 46.690s 18. Regis Laconi FRA DFX Corse Ducati 1098R 1min 47.078s 19. Matteo Baiocco ITA PSG-1 Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 47.220s 20. Makoto Tamada JPN Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R 1min 47.317s 21. Tommy Hill GBR HANNspree Althea Honda CBR1000RR 1min 47.362s 22. Jake Zemke USA Stiggy Motorsport Honda CBR1000RR 1min 47.751s 23. Broc Parkes AUS Kawasaki SRT ZX-0R 1min 47.955s 24. David Salom ESP Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 47.963s 25. Shinya Nakano JPN Aprilia Racing RSV-4 1min 48.284s 26. Brendan Roberts AUS Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1min 48.667s 27. David Checa ESP Yamaha France GMT 94 1min 48.920s 28. Vittorio Iannuzzo ITA SCI Honda CBR1000RR 1mins 48.981s 29. Roland Resch AUT TKR Switzerland Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 49.119s

it was sad to see Biaggis fall from stardom

joe

Top speeds during qualifying

FIM Superbike World Championship
Monza, Italy
May 8, 2009
Best Top Speed From Qualifying Session One (all on Pirelli tires):

Carlos Checa (Hon CBR1000RR), 201.3 mph

Max Biaggi (Apr RSV4 Factory), 199.5 mph

Neukirchner (Suz GSX-R1000 K9), 198.8 mph

Tom Sykes (Yam YZF-R1), 198.2 mph

Michael Fabrizio (Duc 1098 F09), 197.6 mph
Noriyuki Haga (Duc 1098 F09), 197.6 mph
Yukio Kagayama (Suz GSX-R1000 K9), 197.6 mph
Ben Spies (Yam YZF-R1), 197.6 mph
Ryuichi Kiyonari (Hon CBR1000RR), 197.6 mph

Shane Byrne (Duc 1098R), 197.0 mph
Troy Corser (BMW S1000 RR), 197.0 mph

Rea (Hon CBR1000RR), 196.4 mph
Ruben Xaus (BMW S1000 RR), 196.4 mph

Makoto Tamada (Kaw ZX-10R), 195.7 mph

Jakub Smrz (Duc 1098R), 195.1 mph
Tommy Hill (Hon CBR1000RR), 195.1 mph

Leon Haslam (Hon CBR1000RR), 194.5 mph
Regis Laconi (Duc 1098R), 194.5 mph
Broc Parkes (Kaw ZX-10R), 194.5 mph
Shinya Nakano (Apr RSV4 Factory), 194.5 mph

David Salom (Yam YZF-R1), 193.9 mph
Brendan Roberts (Duc 1098R), 193.9 mph
Vittorio Iannuzzo (Hon CBR1000RR), 193.9 mph

Matteo Baiocco (Kaw ZX-10R), 193.2 mph

Luca Scassa (Kaw ZX-10R), 192.6 mph
Jake Zemke (Hon CBR1000RR), 192.6 mph

Karl Muggeridge (Suz GSX-R1000 K9), 192.0 mph
David Checa (Yam YZF-R1), 192.0 mph

Roland Resch (Suz GSX-R1000 K9), 187.7 mph

Rossi really did a mind job on Biaggi, that was sad and funny at the same time.  Did the same thing to Gibernau a couple years ago as well. 

He needs to take 5k, or you can just find something else.  Tons of bikes out there, be patient. 

I wouldn't even use either right now, the economy has made both useless.  an 05 Ducati 999s has a NADA value of 15k right now, you can buy one for 9 grand, 10 tops.  

Wait until they are losing their house

I once bought 20k worth of office furniture from a guy off craigslist that he had listed for 15k for 600 bucks. 

Lookin great for me!!!!!!  72 and no rain.  Trying to ride solo tomorrow, but looking online, there are a bunch of newbie rides scheduled all over.  Trying to figure out a route I want to take, thinking about hitting the Oregon coast and getting a piece of Highway 101.  

Originally posted by BRUIZZA My bro is FINALLY flying in town for some interviews tomorrow so no riding for me this weekend.

100% awesome....tell him good luck and tell him to hurry the fudge up!

joe

When I get home in July, I'm thinking of heading east (Oregon/Washington).  I'm thinking a mixture of SR-14 for the fun, and I-84 for the scenery.  I'd like to get a few riders on this one.  The only hook-up I have is through PNWriders and a few friends that ride.  I guess that's not bad since they usually supply a big turnout - especially if it's on a weekend.

WTF Geo?  You are thinking of an FZ1 now?  How do you go from looking at 600SS bikes and then come up with that?  Yet say you don't want a Liter?  Is this so your GF can ride with you?

If thats the case, look for an Aprilia Falco, Honda VFR or even a Busa'

Originally posted by shakazulu12 Yeah, we can get a ride going for that one.  You know everyone on PNWriders is going to bitch about taking 84 back though, most of them would probably rather jump back over and take 14 up into washington more, or go back the way we got out there.  Or could head around Hood and come back through Sandy.

Forget knee and elbow down, Hacking managed to get hip and ass down and still road away

http://www.speedtv.com/video/popup/22608562001