motor still goin ........ -----Original Message----- From: Dave M. <[email protected]> To: alpacino <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 10:44 PM Subject: Re: Top speeds - humble pie
>D'oh! OK, there appears to be a bit of egg on my face. Thanks for >clarifying the test criteria. Not many folks have access to radar units, >even when there is a cop around. I'm quite impressed that the 944 did 180 >with minimal mods. I wonder how long that motor lasted! :-) it must have >been turning out serious HP. > >Strapping yourself to a rocket is more fun than you might think, if you've >never tried it. Most people will never know what it's like to do a mid-10 >second 1/4 mile, or go 150 mph- **on a regular basis**. Bikes make that >easily possible for well under $10k. (Try that with any car.) The trick is >learning how to ride well before pushing the limits. Dave mentioned driving >VW's because they have soul. Which is exactly the reason I ride the bike. >It's hard to describe what it's like to drag your knee through a sweeper at >over 100mph at full lean; especially to car guys. And, this is a biggie- >cars lean the wrong way!! > >(Brice will understand, if nobody else does... ;-) > > >-Dave 2 ><some German cars and a Jap bike> > >---------- >>From: "alpacino" <[email protected]> >>Date: Tue, Jan 25, 2000, 10:09 PM >> >> well i assume incorrectly thinking if we brought a trooper out that everyone >> would expect the gun bit...my error. yes it was radared. i did also fail to >> mention it is modded too . chips and 1.0 bar of boost with flowed intake >> ....thats it. about 400 bucks in mods wich i think are well worth it if i >> had one. yeah bikes are funny btw. although the joy of straping myself to a >> rocket is really limited. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dave M. <[email protected]> >> Subject: Top speeds - reality check bounced >> >> >>>Just a quick note on the ultrafast 944. Since no mention was made of radar >>>guns or stopwatches, I'm going to assume that 180mph reading was from the >>>speedometer. > _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
