I must say something about this so the right perspective is shown when someone states
that his or her bike has so many horsepower and can beat the hell out of a Max.
I have some idea since apart from having worked for Honda UK for more than 7 years I
own one of those bikes that supposedly can out run the Max in any condition.
What I find is a total lack of experience in those who say this or that bike can
outrun a Max in any condition. The same way I hate max HP figures at max RPM, I do not
like figures brought out from a Max on a Dyno.
I would really like to see HP and Torque versus RPM and then we would be talking
business.
I kinda laugh when some guy on a CBR wants to get at me as we leave the traffic
lights. He looks more like a grass hopper trying to overtake me while I leave him
behind as if I was supposed to stop at a station and the poor guy stands still while
he sees the express train pass without stopping.
My CBR 900 RR is that kind of bike. After riding the Max for a while I expect the CBR
with 152 HP to behave at least as the "slow max", but not in a thousand years. I
either keep changing gears to keep up or the engine just dies. If I were riding the
bike in a highway my Max would be at a loss, but I would in exchange enjoy the ride
and the scenery while the CBR rider looks at the white line on the tarmac.
Riding any bike over 100 MPH is nonsense and taking into account how many times you
ride at that speed, I can see no reason for making such an effort to make the riding
comfortable at such speeds. We spend 99% of our time while riding at lower speeds, so
why not prefer an immense torque bike that rides you to that figure in a very decisive
way, shrinks your heart while doing so and beats most of the RR bikes in doing so?
Before I go to Australia I'm getting rid of the CBR. Tomorrow I'm trying out a CBR 11X
muscle bike, let's see how it performs, but I fear that it will be a bit of the same
cake.
Best Regards,
Charles ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] )
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: V-MAX TECH LIST <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: The vmax isn't dead!
> I have consistently seen ZX-9R's run 10:50 passes here in SC. I have also seen
>stock Max's run 11.5 - 12.20's. Either You are a REALLY good rider or your buddy is
>a REALLY bad rider. A 00 ZX-9r is 136+ rwhp and around 170 lbs lighter dry than a
>max. Rider makes all the difference.
>
> Scott
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