Think I Threw a Rod....

[Leftcoast]

For me it is a Yahama FJR 1300 but we share the same thoughts.

My (then new) '82 Seca 750 was advertised to do 11.99 in the 1/4. IIRC no stock 4 vehicle came close. My '03 FZ1 would do 10.56 bone stock. IIRC the 2020 Hellcat only does 10.96. You really can't match the horsepower to weight ratio of a modern sport bike. My current '05 BMW R1200RT pulls as hard as the FZ1 did up until 6k. After that the FZ1 kicked into warp drive.

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[AzScorpion]

My (then new) '82 Seca 750 was advertised to do 11.99 in the 1/4. IIRC no stock 4 vehicle came close. My '03 FZ1 would do 10.56 bone stock. IIRC the 2020 Hellcat only does 10.96. You really can't match the horsepower to weight ratio of a modern sport bike. My current '05 BMW R1200RT pulls as hard as the FZ1 did up until 6k. After that the FZ1 kicked into warp drive.

I have always rode sport bikes and my last one was a 2001 GSXR 1000 with a power commander and a Yoshimura pipe. I've had everything from CBRR's to Ninja ZX-7 and ZX-11 and that Gixxer was the fastest and hardest pulling bike I've owned. Power to weight was insane at 160 hp/375 lbs. Maxed it out at 180 mph a few times.

 

[Langwilliams]

My slow ass street glide is fast enough for me....don't want to do something like this:

 

[Strokerduster]

Dave, you sure about that weight?

 

[AzScorpion]

Dave, you sure about that weight?

Dry 374.7
Wet 430

Now I have no idea if the speedo was calibrated but I have seen 180 on a few occasions. Of course this is when I was young and dumb!

https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/suzu/suzuki_gsxr1000 01.htm

 

[Strokerduster]

Dry 374.7
Wet 430

Now I have no idea if the speedo was calibrated but I have seen 180 on a few occasions. Of course this is when I was young and dumb!

https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/suzu/suzuki_gsxr1000 01.htm

Damn...Never realized how light they were. Thats about what most 400 size sportbikes weigh now.

 

[AzScorpion]

Damn...Never realized how light they were. Thats about what most 400 size sportbikes weigh now.

I started out riding when I was 12. It was a '76 Honda XR 75 dirt bike with a metal gas tank. lol Always loved speed and yeah that bike was crazy fast! As much as I miss it I'm better off and safer not owning one now.

 

[Strokerduster]

Dry 374.7
Wet 430 amazing, This is about 365 lbs for comparison...

 

[Langwilliams]

my current ride

 

[AzScorpion]

my current ride

If I ever got another bike that's what it'll be. Something nice and comfortable where I can't do a 1/4 mile in 10 sec. ?

 

[Strokerduster]

I started out riding when I was 12. It was a '76 Honda XR 75 dirt bike with a metal gas tank. lol Always loved speed and yeah that bike was crazy fast! As much as I miss it I'm better off and safer not owning one now.

This is the XR75 we should have had back then. Aftermarket C&J frame and extended swingarm. I built this about 20 years ago as a pit bike. I saw it go thru Mecum about a year ago.

 

[Doc]

Dry 374.7
Wet 430 amazing, This is about 365 lbs for comparison...

Ring ding ding...my first dragbike ...

 

[Langwilliams]

There are a few 9 second baggers out there but they're not fun to live with. I want to run the drag strip sometime....I think I might hit a 12.99

 

[AzScorpion]

This is the XR75 we should have had back then. Aftermarket C&J frame and extended swingarm. I built this about 20 years ago as a pit bike. I saw it go thru Mecum about a year ago.

Mine was gray and looked like this one. It was a fun little bike!

 

[txquailguy]

i believe you are entitled to a more specific fault than "all the mods"

Based on what the law says.....I do believe you are right sir!
"All the mods" doesn't cut it. If it did the law would say if you had "any mod"....no warranty...but it does not say that. I believe specifically for this exact reason...

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