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Re: Thinking about getting rid of my w650
Dick Tym
maybe that guy was trying but the majority of Sportster riders are happy to cruise around which is why they buy this type of bike in the first place.
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Unlike you I no longer feel that I have to compete with other riders so I just ride at the speed I feel happiest with at the time and if others want to roar past me then so be it. Having said that sometimes I am the one doing the passing.for this reason I can enjoy both my bikes in completely different ways Dick ----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonhaddock@..." <jonhaddock@...> To: <W650riders@...> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [W650riders] Re: Thinking about getting rid of my w650
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Re: Thinking about getting rid of my w650
john gary simpson
For ME, the worst was a Royal Star Palomino -??simply a?gorgeous pig.
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Re: Thinking about getting rid of my w650
john gary simpson
I'm speaking as a prior owner.? In regard to smooth shifting, vibration and top-heaviness, I agree.? In terms of riding balance and handling, both my 883 and my1200 were?good bikes.? In terms of performance,?my 883 was a slacker, but my 1200 would haul butt. In terms of reliability and ease of maintenance, all of my Harleys were hands down the most reliable and easist to work on. But it's the intangibles that make the Harley a Harley - the feel of the engine at mid and low throttle, the styling, the personality. As the old saying goes, if ya gotta ask... On performance, all stock harleys are extremely restricted and can easiloy and cheaply make 25% to 50% more power.?? A stock EVO big twin averages 46 hp out of the box, and easily make 80hp with nothing but simple intake and exhaust changes.? Most Japanese bikes will stomp a Harley in an all-out drag, but at everyday loafing throttle, a harley's huge low-end torque keeps it ahead of
the pack effortlessly.? Effort is the key.? Do you want to be revving your bike to the limit all of the time to make it perform? The Harley is the big block Chevy of the motorcycle world....shhesh; I'm about to talk myself into another harley....
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Re: Thinking about getting rid of my w650
No, this guy came gunning past on a bend while I was accelerating out of a thirty limit. I was two up and was taking it easy accordingly. His exhausts were loud enough to startle me. I knew he and his mates were behind and so I was not only keeping well in front so as not to inconvenience them, but I had shifted down into fourth to ensure I would be accelerating briskly so any cruising Harleys would be able to blat away without getting any pesky Jap bikes in the way of their stately progress. He was trying about as hard as he could. I was doing 95 in third, shifting into fourth, and cranked hard over when I went past him and the Harley's induction note still drowned out the W...He was wide open and trying hard.
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Re: Thinking about getting rid of my w650
john gary simpson
The 1200 engine weighs less than the 883 engine.? More aluminum and less iron.
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Re: Thinking about getting rid of my w650
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Re: Thinking about getting rid of my w650
john gary simpson
I've had five Harleys.? They were the most dependable motorcycles I ever owned.? The post-AMF Harleys are extremely well-built.? But since almost every Harley has had its fuel and exhaust systems modified, often by replacing a dependable carburetor with an older design which offers less performance and less dependability, many suffer from rider-induced unreliability.
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Re: Thinking about getting rid of my w650
According to all the specs I've read the W650 weighs 450 wet which means that 1200 weighs 130 lbs more...Which is the equivalent of a 9st pillion extra. That gives the 1200 a power to weight ratio of 8.7. A 50 bhp W has a power to weight ratio of 9. ....not hugely higher. Now factor in the fact that a W that makes power to 8000 rpm...some 3000 rpm higher than the Harley and can therefore be at least one gear lower and you have the reason why a stock 1200 Sportster can't stay with my bike.
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Re: Thinking about getting rid of my w650
Dick Tym
Of course it could be that the person who buys a Sportster couldn't give a toss whether you out accelerate them or not. Maybe they are happy just cruising at their own pace
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From: "Jonhaddock@..." <jonhaddock@...> To: <W650riders@...> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 11:37 AM Subject: Re: [W650riders] Re: Thinking about getting rid of my w650
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Re: Thinking about getting rid of my w650
It might make 20 bhp more but it is not only hauling a fair bit more weight, but it can't rev anywhere near as high at any given speed. The W can be always be at least one gear lower. THAT is what most people fail to factor in... rear wheel torque ( which is the ONLY torque that matters), is a product of engine torque minus transmission losses over gearbox ratio ...
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If you have 100lbsft over a 1:1 gear ratio you have 100 lbs ft If you have 50 lbs ft over a 0.5 to one ratio, you have 100 lbs ft That's why a weedy little Jap 600 can make a 1200cc Harley with all that crankshaft torque look like a garbage truck in the acceleration stakes. ...gearing and revs. A stock W is tailing off above 6500 rpm, an opened up one is still pulling at 8000. No tester worth his salt is going to waste his time revving a stock bike past 7000 so they shift up. My bike still has a 1000rpm left in that lower gear before I change...AND I'm dropping into the next higher gear with proportionally more power available. Basically, When that guy came past, I simply shifted down three gears....I never even saw top gear. The Sportster would have had to have been at least 3000 rpm lower at a similar speed and that is a VERY big difference in gear ratios to overcome. Jon A stock 1200 Sportster is doing the 1/4 in 13.02...half a second quicker |
Re: Thinking about getting rid of my w650
Dick Tym
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So Pray tell us What was the worse?
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Re: The new Buell - NWC
Dick Tym
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýWhilst on the subject of big cats I just thought I
would mention the fact that tomorrow (Tuesday) is the day I'm off to feed the
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Re: Thinking about getting rid of my w650
I'm afraid I am speaking from a position of knowledge...? Second worst bike I ever rode... the worst was an 883
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Re: Pipes and Jet Kit - Denver, Colorado
They don't need db meters. There's a tag that's on all stock pipes. It isn't there, you get a ticket.
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From: "Jonhaddock@..." <jonhaddock@...> To: <W650riders@...> Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 4:44 AM Subject: Re: [W650riders] Pipes and Jet Kit - Denver, Colorado hmm...Is this a measure just to give Police the power of instant fine should an excessively loud bike go by, or is it going to be rigorously backed up with pull-ins and db meters. 1981 Harleys will be worth a bit I expect! Jon Don't know. But it does bring to mind something I read today in American Go to temporary photos site - :: Send an email to W650riders-nomail@... to stop email delivery. :: Send an email to W650riders-normal@... to resume email delivery. Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.5/899 - Release Date: 7/13/2007 3:41 PM |
Re: NWC: On a Happier Note in Texas
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Re: Thinking about getting rid of my w650
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýSo much for Wikipedia. It says a quart of oil weighs 1.88 lbs,
and a quart of HD oil weighs 4 lbs. No wonder they're so heavy.
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Re: 95, 295, 495 Highways, all.... nwc
john gary simpson
You'da loved my EH.? It would hang even with 600 cc sportbikes up to it's top speed (limited by rev limiter), had a perfectly flat power curve, and beat a 'busa on a dyno drag.
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Re: Thinking about getting rid of my w650
Triumph Bonneville..477 lbs dry
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Harley Davidson Sportster 883...502 lbs dry Kawasaki W 650...450 lbs dry Harley Davidson Sportster 1200 Roadster..584 lbs wet (couldn't find dry) Gas weighs 5.68 lbs per US gallon, oil 2 lbs per quart..shouldn't be terribly hard to do the math if you knew the capacities..which I don't. James Franklin 2411 Pine Summit DR. E Jacksonville, Florida 32211 808-225-0994 (cell) From: Ruari McLennan <r.mclennan@...> Reply-To: W650riders@... To: W650riders@... Subject: Re: [W650riders] Re: Thinking about getting rid of my w650 Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 20:19:21 -0700 How much does the Halrey weigh, James? Ruari ----- Original Message -----
From: "James Franklin" <jimw650@...> To: <W650riders@...> Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 6:57 PM Subject: Re: [W650riders] Re: Thinking about getting rid of my w650 A stock 1200 Sportster is doing the 1/4 in 13.02...half a second quickerMPH, or twice what the W has at that speed in 5th.needs pipes, and a cam, with a little chip manipulation to match a stock W.Not much after market hi-perf stuff is available for the W, but the W is ais pretty low key, it has a compression ratio of only 8.4 to 1, whereas thewhat kind of power is available there? Jon, you just did pipes and jets andaway from was a 1200 and you did it in 5th gear, but there is no dishonor inconfidant at parking lot speeds. And I bet Lucy was much more comfortable on themodern motorcycles get....which makes the Sporty pretty slow. Certainly mywarmed up W will beat a loud piped 1200 Sporty from 60 to 100 plus....twodelivery. :: Go to temporary photos site - :: Send an email to W650riders-nomail@... to stop email delivery. :: Send an email to W650riders-normal@... to resume email delivery. Yahoo! Groups Links _________________________________________________________________ |