From: dc-cycles-digest-request@XXXXXX (The dc-cycles list administrator) To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX Errors-To: dc-cycles-digest-request@XXXXXX Subject: dc-cycles digest for 02/08/06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ __ /-----\ __ 'dc-cycles' is an unmoderated email discussion list (__\/ _____ \/__) about motorcycling in the Washington D.C. area. =( \___/ )= \ ___ / An archive of the dc-cycles list is available at: | / _ \ | http://www.dc-cycles.org/ \ || || / \|| ||/ Subscribe/unsubscribe requests should be sent to: \| |/ dc-cycles-digest-request@XXXXXX |_| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 20:51:19 -0500 (EST) From: Wayne Edelen To: Subject: [dc-cycles] Hayabusa tall tales (was helmet outlet usa) On Tue, 7 Feb 2006, Mike B. wrote: > 50 miles in 15 minutes requires an average speed of 200 mph. While it may > be possible for a Hyabusa to get to that speed on a straight line (those > who run them at the dragstrip can confirm or deny that rumor), I seriously > doubt that an average speed of 200 mph over public roads is possible. A stock Hayabusa can not do 200, it takes a handful of mods. HOpe that helps :-) -- Wayne _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 17:55:40 -0800 (PST) From: John Kozyn To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX Subject: [dc-cycles] Re: dc-cycles digest for 02/07/06 LOL - Thanks for the memories, Mike :) I rode my first three motorcycles ('65 CB160, '70 Triumphs TR6R & T150) in Detroit. You're absolutely right about riding there. Drivers are a**holes and the roads are terrible. Plus, there are no curves/twisties unless you drive v-e-r-y far away! Somehow I did enjoy it back then though... If you're still there tomorrow, head up north a bit on Woodward near Alexandrine and look for "Union Station" (on the left) - nice lil resto/pub I frequent when I'm there on my annual visit. JK From: Mike Troutman > I am just wrapping up a 3 week tour in Detroit. I watched the super > bowl kickoff from a catwalk 100ft above the field (thanks to my job, > of > course). I haven't ridden my bikes in well over a month. I can't > imagine riding up here - the roads and drivers are miserable. One of > the guys I am with was behind a drunk driver that smashed into a > Cadillac at a light at 3pm yesterday. He got out and said 'I didn't > know I was _that_ drunk!' > > I did hear a humorous story at the bar last night though. A > co-worker's > uncle was in the Detroit Outlaws, and he used to ride around with a > chimp on his tank that would give any cop car the finger as he rode > by. > Another guy has a childhood friend known as 'Superman' that makes a > 50 > mile area public road circuit on his Eyeabuser in just under 15 > minutes > (a la Pascal). Detroit is a little bit nuts. John Kozyn 1999 900SS ~ 1995 VFR750F __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 21:52:53 -0500 To: Wayne Edelen , From: "Mike B." Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Hayabusa tall tales (was helmet outlet usa) At 2/7/2006 08:51 PM, Wayne Edelen wrote: >A stock Hayabusa can not do 200, it takes a handful of mods. HOpe that >helps :-) Just the one handful? Wow. ;-) Thanks for the info! BTW, if you check out Evil Overlord Carl's website, you'll note that he (briefly) swapped his Hayabusa for a Honda CB360. Nostalgia, eh? http://www.schelin.org -- -- Mike B. '04 FLSTCI (H-D Softail Heritage Classic with EFI for the non-Harley folks) Learning from your mistakes is good. Learning from someone else's mistakes is better. _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) From: "Shigeru Honda" To: "DC-Cycles" Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 23:10:12 -0500 Subject: [dc-cycles] red GIVI bags for sale red GIVI bags for sale; http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mcy/132118785.html eBay is a terrible thing especially minutes before the auction ends... _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 08:33:16 -0500 From: "De Boeser, Tom" To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Bike Week! Steve McCollom wrote: > I'm leaving on Monday 3/6, and taking three days to meander south on > the '03 Nighthawk. I'll spend Thurs. - Sat. primarily at the > speedway, and head over to view some of the spectacle by the beach one > or two evenings. > Somehow doing that on a Nighthawk sounds fun. Tom de 03 ST1300 _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Subject: RE: [dc-cycles] Hayabusa tall tales (was helmet outlet usa) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 10:35:55 -0500 From: "Cedric Bernescut" To: Not that this will help my morning commute that much, but I've always been a bit curious as to what modifications people did to break 200 on the Hayabusa. All the street magazine tests seemed to get between 185 and 189 for top speed, except for a British mag that stripped the street gear off and got to 194. Based on the physics, those last few MPH are the toughest to get, are the mods major such as overboring, or less dramatic than that? Not that it would apply to my CBR 600, just a bit or curiousity. There used to be a supercharger kit for F3's that fit completely under the stock bodywork, but I've been unable to find the company online. Cedric Bernescut 2000 CBR600F4 Annandale, VA -----Original Message----- From: Wayne Edelen [mailto:wayne@XXXXXX] To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX Subject: [dc-cycles] Hayabusa tall tales (was helmet outlet usa) On Tue, 7 Feb 2006, Mike B. wrote: > 50 miles in 15 minutes requires an average speed of 200 mph. While it > may be possible for a Hyabusa to get to that speed on a straight line > (those who run them at the dragstrip can confirm or deny that rumor), > I seriously doubt that an average speed of 200 mph over public roads > is possible. A stock Hayabusa can not do 200, it takes a handful of mods. HOpe that helps :-) -- Wayne _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 14:14:06 -0500 From: Danny Motorcycle To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] helmet outlet usa Probabaly just estimatng the numbers.. probably more like 45 miles in under 20 minutes, average speed of 135 mph.. Dunno bout detroit, but baltimore to dc, at 2 to 4 a.m. is easily doable. I hear it's pretty fun too. :) _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 14:35:51 -0500 To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX From: "Mike B." Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] helmet outlet usa At 2/8/2006 02:14 PM, Danny Motorcycle wrote: >average speed of 135 mph.. > >Dunno bout detroit, but baltimore to dc, at 2 to 4 a.m. is easily doable. > >I hear it's pretty fun too. :) Until the speed kills you... -- Mike B. -- I will not torment the emotionally frail. I will not torment the emotiona... _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 16:17:16 -0500 From: Danny Motorcycle To: "Mike B." Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] helmet outlet usa Cc: dc-cycles@XXXXXX Well Christ, Speed needs to be a little faster.. it had better hurry the up.. It hasn't killed me or anyone I know in all these years of speeding. damn procrastinator. At this rate I'm going to die an old man, senile with colon cancer and demensia. That's no fun. On 2/8/06, Mike B. wrote: > At 2/8/2006 02:14 PM, Danny Motorcycle wrote: > > >average speed of 135 mph.. > > > >Dunno bout detroit, but baltimore to dc, at 2 to 4 a.m. is easily doable. > > > >I hear it's pretty fun too. :) > > Until the speed kills you... > > -- Mike B. > -- > I will not torment the emotionally frail. I will not torment the emotiona... > > _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 16:25:23 -0500 From: skip To: Danny Motorcycle CC: "Mike B." , dc-cycles@XXXXXX Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] helmet outlet usa mix it with a little morphine and it'll work better. :~) obmoto: I know a guy that has an 84 or 85 V65 Sabre for sale for $800, if anyone's looking Danny Motorcycle wrote: > > Well Christ, Speed needs to be a little faster.. it had better hurry > the up.. It hasn't killed me or anyone I know in all these years of > speeding. damn procrastinator. At this rate I'm going to die an old > man, senile with colon cancer and demensia. That's no fun. > > On 2/8/06, Mike B. wrote: > > At 2/8/2006 02:14 PM, Danny Motorcycle wrote: > > > > >average speed of 135 mph.. > > > > > >Dunno bout detroit, but baltimore to dc, at 2 to 4 a.m. is easily doable. > > > > > >I hear it's pretty fun too. :) > > > > Until the speed kills you... > > > > -- Mike B. > > -- > > I will not torment the emotionally frail. I will not torment the emotiona... > > > >