OT Motorcycle trading

travis · 2003-09-25T19:46:04+00:00

Ooh. I traded motorcycles for a couple of days with a guy at work.He has a Suzuki Katana 750. Just rode it home... I asked him todayhow fast he's had it. He says 105. I hit 110 coming home. Comparedto the amount of power my bike has, this bike is INSANE. 6 speed, andit *goes* in all 6 gears. My wife is gonna flip when she comes homeand sees that thing sitting in the garage. :-O--Travis'63 VW Camo Baja... that soak into your ears are whispered, not yelled. :wq!

Sep 25, 2003 23 Replies

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Gary Tateosian 23 years ago

...ok I can accept that. =-) The DIFFERENCE, Timmy, between the acvw engine and the hardley ableson slug is simple. Engineering. The hardley is stuck with 45 degree's because trhats what people think of when they they think of hardly ablesons. 45 degree's is far from optimum. If the7y were allowed to shift to 30 or 60 degree's they would have an engine that would be capable of producing far better power... I don;'t uhave to like "every" antiquated design that is still being produced, simply because it is antiquated. =-)) If I want a bike thta will shake the shiot out of me, I'll get another H2..If.

..Gareth.

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Sneaks 23 years ago

a bike thta will shake the shiot out of me, I'll get another H2..If.

....an H2.....now THAT was a man's bike.....all hairy and scary......what an engine......now if they only could put THAT motor into a modern chassis, especially in the 750 incarnation.....Hmmmmm......H2 Bimota........a set of slide carbs and pipes.....whoooohoooo.....

Sneaks

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J Stafford 23 years ago

What made that bike impressive was, as you said, the scare factor - it exploded with power all at once, and the frame had a tendency to flex in the middle and the front end was unstable. In fact, it didn't have all that much horsepower compared to today's top engines! It was all the scare factor!

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