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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 07:54 PM
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ORIGINAL: Budz

About the only thing as exciting as real combat is more horsepower than you really need throwing your *** back and scaring the crap out of your buddy.
Not sure what real combat you have seen but I wouldn't even compare the adreneline rush between to the two.Now jumping out of an airplane I would.

Back to the topic.... I've always wrenched on cars. Been a gearhead all my life. It's more than just going faster, it's about doing the work yourself and it performing.

Many people spend money on different things.
 
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 08:26 PM
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Well I don't know about HP but I do love the feeling of speed except in one area if you know what I mean.


I do like to do backyard mods that don't require a bunch of money but it seems those days are about over.
 
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 08:57 PM
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Street glides are for touring, feelin good, cruzin, listening to tunes, that's why you have a spare bike with all the mods. Not that a street glide can't be fast, but if i want total wind and speed, i get on my superglide with no fairing and floor it! Damn! Now I want to ride. It's freakin cold here. This sucks.............
 
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 08:58 PM
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Whatever does it for you...
 
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 09:01 PM
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Default RE: Im just curious about too much HP ?

next is gonna be an 07 or 08 Road Glide....it will make at least 150hp on pump gas with no power adders [8D]
 
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 09:11 PM
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...because it's fun.

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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 09:26 PM
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Same old question,So here is the same old answer."If we have to explain why,then you would never understand". If you have never tried it,Don't knock it.It's not when you get there.It's how you get there.etc.etc.etc.FYI there are V-Twins up to 260 cubic inches and 300 hp.Now we are talking our language.
 
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 09:32 PM
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Seems there is a bit of 'Tim the Toolman' in all of us. More Power.

As far as the adrenalin rush, forget parachuting, try SPIE rigging.

http://www.okinawa.usmc.mil/public%2...0818-spie.html

Ya don't get a canopy with that.
 
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 09:38 PM
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As far as the adrenalin rush, forget parachuting, try SPIE rigging.

http://www.okinawa.usmc.mil/public%2...0818-spie.html

Ya don't get a canopy with that.
Done that too. It's fun but can suck in cold weather. Parachuting only thrilled me for the first 25 jumps.

I see your in Stafford too. We'll have to get together for a ride sometime.
 
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 09:41 PM
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Two things you can never have enough of, Horsepower and Money!
There are other things, but one of them costs money too and they say the other can make you go blind!
 
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