eisen Posted October 14, 2007 Posted October 14, 2007 Got to love that crazy Hayabusa! Here it is taking on a ZZR1400
ESokoloff Posted October 14, 2007 Posted October 14, 2007 Looks like a lot of head-shake on that bike.
smiller Posted October 14, 2007 Posted October 14, 2007 Looks like a lot of head-shake on that bike. Yes, for maximum safety always stay at 170 mph or less.
eisen Posted October 14, 2007 Author Posted October 14, 2007 Looks like a lot of head-shake on that bike. Yes, for maximum safety always stay at 170 mph or less. I prefer a relaxed 150mph - just for that extra margin of error
Boffin Posted October 14, 2007 Posted October 14, 2007 Sorry I don't see the point. It takes no skill to pin the throttle on a road bike down the runway of a disused airfield (Bruntingthorpe) and that looked way unstable in the corners. Speed down the straight just doesn't do it for me, I get more fun out of my classic Guzzi on a tight and twisty backroad, but then I am on old(ish) fart .
Little Joe Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 Sorry I don't see the point. It takes no skill to pin the throttle on a road bike down the runway of a disused airfield (Bruntingthorpe) and that looked way unstable in the corners. Speed down the straight just doesn't do it for me, I get more fun out of my classic Guzzi on a tight and twisty backroad, but then I am on old(ish) fart . Well said.
DaveC Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 Sorry I don't see the point. It takes no skill to pin the throttle on a road bike down the runway of a disused airfield... Maybe not, but it takes some balls to get it up to 180+ MPH. There has got to be a thrill in going that fast, if you do not feel anything at that speed, you are really an unexcitable guy.
russell_bynum Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 Sorry I don't see the point. It takes no skill to pin the throttle on a road bike down the runway of a disused airfield... Maybe not, but it takes some balls to get it up to 180+ MPH. There has got to be a thrill in going that fast, if you do not feel anything at that speed, you are really an unexcitable guy. I hit ~160 up on the banking at Fontana. After about 5 laps, it wasn't exciting anymore. It actually got a little boring...just sitting there with the throttle pinned, going up the gearbox and waiting for your braking markers. Granted, that was 160, not 180+.
DaveC Posted October 16, 2007 Posted October 16, 2007 Maybe not, but it takes some balls to get it up to 180+ MPH. There has got to be a thrill in going that fast, if you do not feel anything at that speed, you are really an unexcitable guy. I hit ~160 up on the banking at Fontana. After about 5 laps, it wasn't exciting anymore. It actually got a little boring...just sitting there with the throttle pinned, going up the gearbox and waiting for your braking markers. Granted, that was 160, not 180+. OK, so I will admit that I have never gone much faster than 100 MPH on my bike, and none of my bikes will go much faster than that anyway. It just seems to me that if one were going 180+ MPH and on the edge of the bikes motor and tire operating limits, and one small mistake or component failure means death or serious injury, I would not be be bored. One other thing regarding the Hayabusa. I read in the Motorcyclist magazine a couple of months ago that Suzuki sold over 10,000 Hayabusa's in 2006! Wow that is a lot of bikes that are probably too powerful for most people to safely control due to their high HP.
russell_bynum Posted October 16, 2007 Posted October 16, 2007 OK, so I will admit that I have never gone much faster than 100 MPH on my bike, and none of my bikes will go much faster than that anyway. It just seems to me that if one were going 180+ MPH and on the edge of the bikes motor and tire operating limits, and one small mistake or component failure means death or serious injury, I would not be be bored. That's what I thought too, but the reality of it was...after the initial thrill wore off, I would come out of the infield onto the banking, tuck in, pin the throttle, and just sit there shifting up through the gears and waiting for the braking markers to come up so I could start having fun again. Keep in mind, this was the front straight on the NASCAR oval at Fontana, so it was REALLY wide. I suppose a catastrophic tire failure would have been real bad, but those are pretty rare and there's nothing I can do about it anyway. As far as mistakes...it's almost not possible there. The track is so wide that you've got plenty of space to work with, and if you outbrake yourself at the "end" of the straight, you can just keep going around the banking because Turn 1 is an artificial chicane. So really...you're just sitting on top of the bike with the throttle pinned, shifting gears until you get to 6th. There's not much opportunity for a mistake.
Rocket_Cowboy Posted October 16, 2007 Posted October 16, 2007 Sorry I don't see the point. It takes no skill to pin the throttle on a road bike down the runway of a disused airfield (Bruntingthorpe) and that looked way unstable in the corners. Maybe it's just me, but it looked to me like the rider on the Kawi was probably a better rider. The difference in lines through that course were pretty drastic in some cases, and it looked to me like he (the Busa rider) was early apex'ing several of those corners. I know ... that's generally my problem and I lose way to much time as a result of it.
Kraynak Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 Ahhh welcome to America where bigger is better. Is there a use for a 180+ mph bike? - No. Will most of the people that buy the new busa do 180 mph -No. Will someone die tring to do 180+ mph?- Yes Gotta to love choices though.
Rocket_Cowboy Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 My 2003 Busa is the only bike I've regretted selling. That bike was my introduction to sport touring, and she made a great pack mule. I'm not sure I'll like the '08 model as much as I did my '03. The Busa was responsible for me discovering Torrey UT back in Sept '04. But I hear ya ... the majority of Busa owners weren't of the same mind set.
David Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 Ahhh welcome to America where bigger is better. Is there a use for a 180+ mph bike? - No. Will most of the people that buy the new busa do 180 mph -No. Will someone die tring to do 180+ mph?- Yes Gotta to love choices though. Some people do use the same bike for pleasure on the street and for competition at the track, and in that case, 180 mph is very doable. Right near you, in fact, at Road Atlanta.
Kraynak Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 Some people do use the same bike for pleasure on the street and for competition at the track, and in that case, 180 mph is very doable. Right near you, in fact, at Road Atlanta. I'm sure they do, although I don't think this would be the majority though. I could find myself leaning towards the ZX14, but more power then anyone would need on the street. Doesn't mean they shouldn't make em though.
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