The Blade was released in 92
really ?, or *&^%, you sure ? lol
edit: just looked it up your right, thats puts the 600 in question after the blade
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really ?, or *&^%, you sure ? lol
edit: just looked it up your right, thats puts the 600 in question after the blade
Yeah that is always an issue, self control certainly required! I had a few interesting 'moments' on my relatively very tame gsxf600 straight after the test, so god only knows what I would have been like jumping straight onto a TL1000!! (Dead probably....)kk Cool, just I heard they might want to cancel it, after they looked at the number of people who get a 1000+cc bike after passing and crash
Not to boast ( lol ) but I think Im quite a quick competent rider and I went on a 1000cc sportsbike recently and they are scarily fast, I just dont think they give any room for error for new riders, I know I would not have one for the road.
Aye it was a weird bike but I got it really cheap as a stolen recovered after I passed my CBT then proceeded to ruin it by riding it over 15k miles over 2 years. It really is true what they say about italain stuff, esp the cheap stuff!
I t-boned a tag after exiting a corner on the back roads as fast as the bike could go. I was leant over up to the white line looking into his eyes looking at me (as far as I could lean it over without scraping the airbox). As a I propped it upright to take the next gentle right (up a crest) I obviously started to look where I was heading as he seemed to have seem me. As I let off the throttle a bit there was a brand new red X-Type in front of me and I went into his back door.
Myself and the bike got wedged in there and I just stepped off and ran down the road tossing off my helmet and shouting "ARRRGH! MY BALLS!" aparently.
It's a funny little section of road and the road he was turning out of conenccts back up to the road I was on at the other end so it was bizzare that he was trying to turn right. Nobody was hurt bar myself who was black from the waist down for a month and could hardly move. Still, I was working in the pub kitchen the next day like normal.
I know what you mean about the power of modern sportsbikes.
Some people are taking the DAS / test on a CB500 (which is hardly earth moving) and then go straight out and buy an R1, Gixxer 1000, CBR1000, etc.
They then take it out for a spin and when the rev counter hits 7-8k rpm and the bike takes off, they do one of two things:-
Either thing they are Rossi and can ride better than they can
or
Freeze slightly due to the nature of the accelleration of the bike, it was nothing like the bike they learnt to ride on.
As daft as it sounds, perhaps there should be a limit of 100bhp for the 1st year after passing your test?
This not only will get a riders insurance down, but also give them an insight into how powerful a big bike can be.
(Similar sort of thing should be done with cars as well tbh, after passing should only be allowed up to a certain cc for a year)
Some people are taking the DAS / test on a CB500 (which is hardly earth moving) and then go straight out and buy an R1, Gixxer 1000, CBR1000, etc.
They then take it out for a spin and when the rev counter hits 7-8k rpm and the bike takes off, they do one of two things:-
Either thing they are Rossi and can ride better than they can
or
Freeze slightly due to the nature of the accelleration of the bike, it was nothing like the bike they learnt to ride on.
As daft as it sounds, perhaps there should be a limit of 100bhp for the 1st year after passing your test?
This not only will get a riders insurance down, but also give them an insight into how powerful a big bike can be.
(Similar sort of thing should be done with cars as well tbh, after passing should only be allowed up to a certain cc for a year)
Yea I agree under 100hp for a year would be a good thing.
Is that a scottish thing?
There ain't no substitute for cubes.
Is that a scottish thing?
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£700 for a licence?! Cost me about £400 at the most all in with 3 days DAS test and theory.
£550 for me Plus the fee for theory. It varies quite a lot I think.
Is there any method by which you can restrict a powerful bike and have a tap or valve that allows you to alter the amount of power the bike has?
So for example,
I buy a Honda CBR600.
When I'm going for a commute on it, into central London, I turn down the valve, so it gives 40BHP (or whatever I choose)
Then when on a weekend I might want to take it on a race track, so I then turn up the valve to give me all the horsepower.
Is there any way of achieving this as I don't particularly want to have a high performance bike under me when I'm filtering in traffic at 10mph (one mistake and it could be costly). Also, I presume that when BHP limited, the bike uses less fuel, which is advantageous when commuting.
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I disagree, purely on the basis that I ride a cruiser, I have a mate with a 400cc kwak and it can get him into trouble twice as quickly as my 1250cc Harley
the horsepower/torque/engine size etc all has to be taken into context of the sort of bike being ridden.
all bikes already have this, called the throttle
seriously though, you don't need to limit BHP to make commuting easy, you just use less throttle... you don't make mistakes as you soon learn (within a few mins) how much 'twist' relates to how fast you accelerate. Even the biggest baddest bikes out there are still pussycats at low revs..
some of the new GSXRs have a 3 way switch that softens power and total output, but I bet there is not a single rider who uses it.
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all bikes already have this, called the throttle
seriously though, you don't need to limit BHP to make commuting easy, you just use less throttle...
Yes yes. The problem is that with me, its easy to lose concentration, when I have been stuck in traffic for a good 30 mins or so, with an average speed of around 10 mph. With constant starting and stopping, I sometimes let go of the clutch too quickly and rev the throttle a little too much. I did this a few times today, where I found myself going from 1st into 2nd, with a "thud", where the bike jerks. On a 125, this lazy clutch/throttle control does no damage, however, on a 600cc bike, at the very worst, I may end up doing a wheelie in the middle of a traffic jam in central London.
What I like about the 125cc bikes is that they are extremely forgiving. So, what I want is a bike that can be softened up to be a little more forgiving...reducing BHP is the obvious method.
Great stuff, but I wont be buying a new Suzuki bike for a while.
I've also read in some reviews that some 600cc superbikes are actually poor at low speed/revs (ie. in traffic jams) and that something like the CB500 is actually better as it has better control at slower speeds.
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really ?, or *&^%, you sure ? lol
edit: just looked it up your right, thats puts the 600 in question after the blade
Who can forget when the Blade was released?
Never ridden one though!
sunama, seriously... I have a 1000cc V-twin which has huge amounts of power at low revs (can wheelie on the power VERY easily) and I can ride it through traffic at less than 10mph (almost to a stop, balancing) with no problems. You get used to it in no time.
With regards to sportsbikes being unsuitable for commuting though, that's almost certainly true. But only because of the riding position putting weight on your wrists and hurting your back (fine when moving, but tiresome when slow/stopped). Something with flat bars would definitely be more suitable (maybe a Yamaha Fazer 600/1000?)
With regards to sportsbikes being unsuitable for commuting though, that's almost certainly true. But only because of the riding position putting weight on your wrists and hurting your back (fine when moving, but tiresome when slow/stopped). Something with flat bars would definitely be more suitable (maybe a Yamaha Fazer 600/1000?)