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I just LOVE seeing this!
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Sweet, those guys were from either upper Kentucky or Cincinatti... I caught the 275 sighs with the exits to Colubmus or Cleveland.
Man, I'm a dork. But that's sweet. That guys was pretty happy there at the end.
Man, I'm a dork. But that's sweet. That guys was pretty happy there at the end.
I know that...
And thanks for the love...
I still can't believe that as I'm watching that happen, I'm looking to see if I know where they are....and I do! [shock]
I would love to build a car that would do that...
My buddy re-built a 76 VW Karmann Giah. Bored it out to 2300something and it would scream. He smoked a guy with a tricked out Mustang 5.0GT back in the late 80s. He didn't do it very often because the cylinder walls were so thin. But when he did, it would put you back in your seat. Most of it was because that car was so freaking light. If he took out the engine a couple of us could pick up the whole body.
And thanks for the love...
I still can't believe that as I'm watching that happen, I'm looking to see if I know where they are....and I do! [shock]
I would love to build a car that would do that...
My buddy re-built a 76 VW Karmann Giah. Bored it out to 2300something and it would scream. He smoked a guy with a tricked out Mustang 5.0GT back in the late 80s. He didn't do it very often because the cylinder walls were so thin. But when he did, it would put you back in your seat. Most of it was because that car was so freaking light. If he took out the engine a couple of us could pick up the whole body.
I absolutely LOVE smoking cars, especially expensive ones, with my bikes.
Or the time I dragged against a Big Block Trans-Am and a Mustang, with a 3/4 ton pick up, and smoked them both in the first 1/8 mile.
The fact that it had a 454 might have had something to do with it.
Or the time I dragged against a Big Block Trans-Am and a Mustang, with a 3/4 ton pick up, and smoked them both in the first 1/8 mile.
The fact that it had a 454 might have had something to do with it.
They see the hard cases on the bike and think it's a slug. Used to do the same thing with a 4 cylinder VW Jetta. Didn't look like anything unusual, but surprise!
Believe it or not, a car (almost all of them) can carry a higher speed around a corner than any bike. There are no bikes than can do 1 G of side force in a corner. Most cars can do a couple, IIRC. How the bike beats the car is deceleration and acceleration.
Believe it or not, a car (almost all of them) can carry a higher speed around a corner than any bike. There are no bikes than can do 1 G of side force in a corner. Most cars can do a couple, IIRC. How the bike beats the car is deceleration and acceleration.
I used to laugh my ass off when I was driving the Triumph in the city. I have a very strong tendency to split lanes and work my way to the front of the line at lights or in slow traffic. As a result, some offended driver would always feel compelled to lay on his horn the second that the light changed. What made it funny was the fact that, by the time that he reacted to the light and hit his horn, I was usually through the intersection and half way down the next block, leaving him honking at an empty space in front of him.
Ken
Ken
Funny thing... I did that to a couple of punks just last weekend... It was a Toyota Supra all done up "Fast and Furious" style. They were sitting at the light revving up the engine and jumping a little forward. Looked over at me I just smiled and put my HEMI to work when the light turned green! They couldn't even come close to staying with me...
Cool thing though, usually little punks like that will get pissy if you beat them and then try to pass you where it isn't safe.. My turn was a little up up on the right, they just tooted their horn a couple of times in respect and gave me a thumbs up as they passed by...
Adam
Cool thing though, usually little punks like that will get pissy if you beat them and then try to pass you where it isn't safe.. My turn was a little up up on the right, they just tooted their horn a couple of times in respect and gave me a thumbs up as they passed by...
Adam
I remember my first time beating a porsche. About two years ago. It was in my project car at the time. a 98 Hyundai Tiburon running 19 lbs of boost. I was in Philly on the boulevard. The lights were in our favor. The guy laughed when I revved on him, but it was me who was screaming laughing and calling all my friends to let them know that I just beat a 100 grand plus car in a 10 grand car. Problem is, just like that dork in the video I was being video taped and couldn't think of anything cool to say either except scream like a maniac.
Also, wondering what kind of power your pushing to beat a respectable supra? Elaborate on "fast and the furioused up" please. I think talking about cars is the only thing I like talking about more than weapons.
Also, wondering what kind of power your pushing to beat a respectable supra? Elaborate on "fast and the furioused up" please. I think talking about cars is the only thing I like talking about more than weapons.
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Bought my Ram in 1996, and even though it was in it's third year of production, the V10 wasn't all that common. For a few years I'd get a lot of requests for "a race" by various car owners.
My standard reply was this:
Sure, but we do it in 2 parts. Combined lowest time wins. You pick one location, I pick the other, neither to exceed 1/2 mile. Agreed?
The bait - um, opponent usually agreed instantly.
OK, I'd say. My stretch is a plowed corn field after the next rain, what's yours.
Never did get to race one of those bozos. (^_^)
My standard reply was this:
Sure, but we do it in 2 parts. Combined lowest time wins. You pick one location, I pick the other, neither to exceed 1/2 mile. Agreed?
The bait - um, opponent usually agreed instantly.
OK, I'd say. My stretch is a plowed corn field after the next rain, what's yours.
Never did get to race one of those bozos. (^_^)
dwarven1
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Chris said:
I did something similar to a coworker when I first bought my Beemer. Coworker had a Japanese bike of some sort - some kind of 650 crotch rocket. He wanted to race me, and I agreed.
Told him that we'd start after work (in Hawthorne, NJ) and the first one to make it to Norwood, MA would win. He complained that he couldn't ride that far on his bike.
"Guess it's not better than mine for long distance riding, now is it?" [twisted]
I do remember when a German on a R75/5 BMW Bike tried to pass me about 1980. I was in a 71 Chevelle with a 402 Big Block. Downshifted from 4th to 2nd, and pulled away from him. He was PISSED.
Gotta love American muscle...
One of the FUNNIEST things I ever saw on the highway involved a Porsche 944 and a Corvette. I'm riding along at 75MPH (speed limit 65) and I get passed by a Vette going maybe 80. As he's pulling away from me, I see the Porsche SCREAMING along, going at least 90 - 95.
Well, when he pulled up next to the Vette, he let off the gas for a second, then stomped it again.
You could almost HEAR the Vette driver saying "The HELL you do". The Vette took off like a big-assed bird and left that little Porsche spinning in the dust...
'Course, my 6-banger Buick made short work of a Porsche 924 back in the day. Of course, it had more to do with me being completely psychotic behind the wheel and willing to pass in the breakdown lane or median strip if needed...
One of the FUNNIEST things I ever saw on the highway involved a Porsche 944 and a Corvette. I'm riding along at 75MPH (speed limit 65) and I get passed by a Vette going maybe 80. As he's pulling away from me, I see the Porsche SCREAMING along, going at least 90 - 95.
Well, when he pulled up next to the Vette, he let off the gas for a second, then stomped it again.
You could almost HEAR the Vette driver saying "The HELL you do". The Vette took off like a big-assed bird and left that little Porsche spinning in the dust...
'Course, my 6-banger Buick made short work of a Porsche 924 back in the day. Of course, it had more to do with me being completely psychotic behind the wheel and willing to pass in the breakdown lane or median strip if needed...
LMAO @ Adam... Yep, that's how I viewed it "back in the day"...
Now, ESPECIALLY when I'm carrying, I'm BARELY 5 MPH over the limit...
Type,
Actually, it was a Somerset Regal - same body type as the Pontiac Grand Am. Had a high-output 3.0L V6 that, for the time (1985) was pretty hot stuff. Matched a buddy's Olds Cutlass with the Rocket 350 to the top of his speedometer...
Now, ESPECIALLY when I'm carrying, I'm BARELY 5 MPH over the limit...
Type,
Actually, it was a Somerset Regal - same body type as the Pontiac Grand Am. Had a high-output 3.0L V6 that, for the time (1985) was pretty hot stuff. Matched a buddy's Olds Cutlass with the Rocket 350 to the top of his speedometer...
