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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 11:56 AM
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Oh yeah??? Well I tweaked up my bagger and now it's got so much torque I can now run it on land OR sea. That's right, I can blow away any sea doo in the quarter mile across water, and then I line up and knock off the Busas after lunch. All in a day's work for my bike.

So there.

anybody know anyone with an F-16? I'm gonna teach 'em a lesson...










[sm=pcwhack.gif] WTF ????



 
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 02:17 PM
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I have a friend (not a newbee rider)who has a monster motor in his street bike. He is not rich, in fact he is just the opposite but he keeps dumping every penny he gets into his bike, not on chrome but on performance. His bike has about 160 hp at the rear wheel and he has broken 2 swingarms. He can no longer use pump gas. Instead he buys racing fuel or aviation fuel. His last swing arm had to be custom made ($3000)and even that one nowhas a stress crack in it (custom made parts dont come with guarantees). The bike is totally out of controll for the street.Funny thing is the last time I talked to him he told me he wants to make it faster................BG
 
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 04:29 PM
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Default RE: Im just curious about too much HP ?

ORIGINAL: yoopermjm

Oh yeah??? Well I tweaked up my bagger and now it's got so much torque I can now run it on land OR sea. That's right, I can blow away any sea doo in the quarter mile across water, and then I line up and knock off the Busas after lunch. All in a day's work for my bike.

So there.

anybody know anyone with an F-16? I'm gonna teach 'em a lesson...
[sm=icon_rofl.gif][sm=icon_rofl.gif][sm=icon_rofl.gif]That's funny right there, I don't care who ya are.


My motto is - More than necessary, but never enough.

Right now my 95" Road King has more HP than my 110" SE Dyna and I'm gonna have to fix that.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 04:56 PM
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Whiskey, Horsepower andSex. No such thing as too much.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 05:41 PM
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Mr DI75 - My method of writing comes from my Aerospace DoD days as a contract writer. There it was called "word smithing". It was common toplace the answer in the same text and often beforethe question. Accoring to my Boss, I was fairly good at it...LOL. But, there was no attempt on my part to purposely write in a convulated manner, it just how I write.

May the thread have a long life....


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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 09:08 PM
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Some is good, more is better, too much is JUST RIGHT!!!
 
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 09:14 PM
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ORIGINAL: 04RoadKing

Hey msock03bump up the compression on that 95" Ultra and do someheadwork, then just maybe, maybe you'll become a believer. That's only if you could handle dumping the clutch and keeping that rolling brick from going down.
I'm not the least bit interested in beating thecrap out of it for grins, wouldn't have any problem dumping the clutch and keeping it up either. It wouldn't be my 1st rodeo. I'm more interested in getting from point A to B in comfort and reliability, I've run my course with the speed bug. I've been fortunate enough to tweak and tune my brothers race cars over the years, after playing with this one I find even something that runs 7's boring as hell.


 
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 10:28 PM
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obviosley somepeople don't understand the need for speed !
 
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 10:33 PM
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what wrong with that boy ?
 
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 11:18 PM
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Someone missing a chromosome? Just kidding. HP is a thrill and if you got the bug, there really is no cure, just empty pockets!
 
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