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keithd 29-06-10 11:13 AM

Re: Riding In America....
 
Whilst in Vegas last week I was walking along the Strip and 12 **** off huge Harleys stopped at the lights, open face lids, shades, engines throbbing like a mother fudger, Metallica rather loud on their system and thought yep thats looks like a lot of fun!

Apart from the Metallica bit...

gettin2dizzy 29-06-10 11:26 AM

Re: Riding In America....
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Shonky (Post 2307490)
gettin2dizzy, you are loving the rocket aren't you :lol:

Save some pennies and buy a ZZR 1400

http://www.motorcyclesintl.net/attac...l_1024x768.jpg

I'd rather have a ZX12 than a 1400 ;)

Geodude 29-06-10 11:46 AM

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Harleys are like marmite to alot of folks over here in the uk, and i like marmite ;) I would love to think that i could have one one day, dont know how practical it would be here though.

gettin2dizzy 29-06-10 11:48 AM

Re: Riding In America....
 
It would need to be a 2nd or 3rd bike :lol:

sunshine 29-06-10 01:03 PM

Re: Riding In America....
 
i have since one chopper here that would need to make a 5 point turn on roundabouts it was so long, yes test ride one when i get home and see home it feels, 20 and owning a Harley, insurance should be cheap because there slow ;)

I was thinking the intruder 1800 over the rocket 3 less engine, a lot less weight

Specialone 29-06-10 05:02 PM

Re: Riding In America....
 
I have to confess, i love the look of harleys and custom bikes in general.
But....
What really pees me off is the make a lot of noise from a huge engine but really dont make that much power, their torque figures are no better than jap bikes with 500cc less.
Ridicously expensive and attract some very fat old people to ride them, that said i would have one or similar if funds were not a problem.
Quite fancy a custom chopper with flames, i love flames.

BTW, the rocket is a monster of a bike and better value, would have one of them ;)

orose 29-06-10 05:52 PM

Re: Riding In America....
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by sunshine (Post 2307598)
i have since one chopper here that would need to make a 5 point turn on roundabouts it was so long, yes test ride one when i get home and see home it feels, 20 and owning a Harley, insurance should be cheap because there slow ;)

I was thinking the intruder 1800 over the rocket 3 less engine, a lot less weight

Rocket 3 carries its weight really well, I thought - had one out for a couple of hours at the weekend, and I didn't need more than one leg to hold it up. Its never going to stop like a bike half its size, but it wasn't too sluggish about it either.

gettin2dizzy 29-06-10 06:14 PM

Re: Riding In America....
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by orose (Post 2307848)
Rocket 3 carries its weight really well, I thought - had one out for a couple of hours at the weekend, and I didn't need more than one leg to hold it up. Its never going to stop like a bike half its size, but it wasn't too sluggish about it either.

1/4 mile

SV650 13.5 sec
Rocket III 11.7 sec

:lol:

orose 29-06-10 06:37 PM

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I was talking about stopping rather than going - I thought it was well documented that the R3 was no slouch off the line, comparing favourably to the Hayabusa (up to 100mph, anyway - busa went on to a 9.6 in the list I found). The S3 I'm riding at the moment will supposedly do an 11.0 quarter, when it works.

gettin2dizzy 29-06-10 08:04 PM

Re: Riding In America....
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by orose (Post 2307882)
I was talking about stopping rather than going - I thought it was well documented that the R3 was no slouch off the line, comparing favourably to the Hayabusa (up to 100mph, anyway - busa went on to a 9.6 in the list I found). The S3 I'm riding at the moment will supposedly do an 11.0 quarter, when it works.

Just need to keep the front wheel down :lol:

New rocket roadster got an upgrade on the brakes I think. But as you say ... 300kg is always going to be 300kg.


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