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Im seeing Rain clouds on the horizon! JC dont know if you can see them from your side of JHB but the rain is coming! FINALY!! Its too dam hot down here, Wanqa i would gladly send you some of the heat if you can give us a bit of that cold
its way too hot here, ive just gone through 2litres of ice cold Coke
so im a bit cool.
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Posted: 2008-01-03 14:03:06
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hehehe hope it cools down quickly, guys. This is the first day since schools closed that i haven't needed to turn on a fan or the aircon
Been raining all day, a nice fine drizzle; the lawn is looking better than it has in ages.
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Posted: 2008-01-03 14:06:00
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@ Jojo,
The fastest I've done here in the UK is 140mph (approx 225km/h) between Grays and Rainham in Essex, where there's no speed cameras.
I very seldom go as fast as that here, due to concerns of being nabbed by a speed camera in maybe an area I don't know so well. Oh, and I don't ride that fast when the better half is with me; she doesn't mind the speed, but I'm still far more 'sensible' then.
In SA, I've gone faster far more often, due to the more open roads, less speed cameras, etc. In the UK, I'm always cautious that if I'm caught speeding, it's a minimum of 3 points off my 12 point driving licence, plus a fine...
When I'm in a familiar area here where there aren't any cameras about, I do tend to 'twist the throttle' a lot more...
I do miss riding superbikes with my friends in SA a helluva lot.
On 2008-01-03 13:43:34, *Jojo* wrote:
...he wanted to go further . . . but whe he was about to . . . he starts seein' - Lucifer in his front-view . . .
He told me that the Bike (perhaps his') can hit the brink @ - 320 Km/h
I think he might've consumed too much 'tuba' or gin before he told you that, mate. The only way a R1 is going to go above 300 km/h is if he had that engine's >300km/h electronic governor cut-off disabled.
The only way he'll get it to 320km/h is if he puts in high-compression pistons, a gas-flowed head, ignition advancer,racing cams and had the engine blueprinted...or a World Superbike-spec engine.
320km/h is deristricted Suzuki Hayabusa territory, but not R1..
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[ This Message was edited by: amawanqa on 2008-01-03 13:18 ]
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Posted: 2008-01-03 14:08:33
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@ Kryptik,
He be the poephol for deliberately swinging and aiming it in your direction, boet.
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Posted: 2008-01-03 14:20:36
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@pop - OK, thanks for the INFO . . . so that MAX for the R1 canNOT hit the 320 km/h mark
Because that's what he told me . . . OR perhaps the MAX a Big Bike can GO
When we are discussing about the speed, he always made mention of the Ducato 1098 model . . . can that hit the 320 km/h SPEED
My OLD classmate is a veteran Big Bike rider pal . . . he was already riding some big bikes when we were in our 3rd year High School - 16 years old
He was always riding his Dad's Honda CB-650 then . .. I manage to ride with him thrice I guess.
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Posted: 2008-01-03 14:26:43
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Tell me about it, boet, that was one of the last occasions he was allowed to be range officer as well.
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Posted: 2008-01-03 14:35:00
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@ Jojo, I don't doubt his experience pal, but I will doubt a 320 km/h claim for a road-going R1. If he was talking in general about the fastest road-going bikes out there ie. modified, then yes, I would agree with him.
The Ducati 1098 will struggle to top 300km/h too; it's a very powerful V-twin bike, no question, but it's at an instant disadvantage for top-end speed as it's a V-twin. This is because V-twins cannot rev as high as inline 4 cylinder engines of the same capacity, due to their bigger, heavier pistons. Where V-twins are very strong, as a result of their engine configuration, is their awesome mid-range power and roll-on-throttle performance etc. The World Superbike 1098 will reach that speed though.
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[ This Message was edited by: amawanqa on 2008-01-03 13:38 ]
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Posted: 2008-01-03 14:35:24
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@ Gucci theres a few clouds about, I hope it will all pack together... Its so damn hot Ive got 2 fans on and all its doing is blowing warm wind....
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Posted: 2008-01-03 14:38:23
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@pop - Thanks for the INFO . . . you are the MAN . . .when it comes to Big Bikes - professor ! Are you sure you are really a school-TEACHER
I have some doubts that you are one of those editors of Big Bike mags that are circulating out in the market
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About the the R1 color . . . he told me that the R1: yellow/grey/black combo is - Yamaha's anniversary edition :??? so production was limited
Any truth?
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Posted: 2008-01-03 14:46:05
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@dad - I was pertaining to this Juan :
limited-anniversary-issue
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Posted: 2008-01-03 14:57:23
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