lorne
Senior Member
OOPS I guess I did not think that far ahead looks like a smack coming my wayelao may be she will knock my stash off
looks like you got your smilie
OOPS I guess I did not think that far ahead looks like a smack coming my wayelao may be she will knock my stash off
looks like you got your smiliei am a bit surprised that Glider didn't put a stash on the smackie and red hair on the smacker.. he must be slipping
I took my son's Honda 600R something or another out to my old dragstrip road. First thing I noticed, the tank needed a big dent in it to fit me. Anyway, just shifted as I listened to engine rpm up. Well my hearing isn't as it was, I was impressed at 120MPH in 5th gear, .... .... .... I can see why "If they don't kill themselves, they'll get a Harley".
wilks3
When I went down to Texas in mid March, my buddy had just got a 2005 Hyabusa. That thing was faster then I was ready for. ... ... ... ... ...
When I took my basic riders course, the instructor had 3 bikes. One was a Harley, and I don't remember what the other 2 where (but they were not Harleys). He told the class that one of them would do 100 mph in 1st gear. I was amazed. I remember rail dragsters back in the day had only one gear, but they just dump the clutch and let the tires spin.
I've never heard of a street bike that would do that much in 1st gear. It's just amazing to me how the clutch would deal with that, or else the engine would have to top out in a very high rpm range. Just blew my mind trying to get under the physics of that.
Here's an interesting bit of info regarding younger riders and Harleys from. Matt King - Editor "Hog Magazine"
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"Harley Riders Are Old and Getting Older" ... .... .. .. ... .. but would it surprise you to learn that Harley-Davidson actually sells more [road going] motorcycles in the U.S. to people under the age of 35 than any other motorcycle company?
. ... .. ..... ... . If we only measure heavyweight bikes over 650cc, we've been number 1 for some time.