Over200's Busa Pics and Stats!

[Dnyce]

that is fuckin sweet. i wish i had the money to do that, cuz i'd love to ride that thing at the strip.

good job on that

[ceo012384]

Originally Posted by Over200

Hell I'll ride with anyone on this board unless you ride like an irresponsible jerk-off!!

Well I just AM an irresponsible jerk-off. Does that count?

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Motard for me = track slut / daily commuter... something I can just beat the living shit out of and it'll like it.

Motards require more maintenance, from what I've seen.

[PhiSig1071]

Originally Posted by ceo012384

Motards require more maintenance, from what I've seen.

Depends on the 'tard. Mine? Not much more than your average sportbike. And most of the additional is checking and torquing everything that vibrates loose! DR-Z400, DR650L, XR650L, XR400 (SICK one in Pitt for sale right now) WR250X, XT's, all less than my KTM, very little maintainence. Now, SMR's, the Husky SM450/610's, and pretty much any 'tard with Ti valves, yep, shit-ton of maintainence. BUT, it's very easy to do, most of it you can do yourself, even valve adjustments.

EDIT: OSP, the perfect 'tard for you would be an XR650, you'd love it.

[Rider]

Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

Depends on the 'tard. Mine? Not much more than your average sportbike. And most of the additional is checking and torquing everything that vibrates loose! DR-Z400, DR650L, XR650L, XR400 (SICK one in Pitt for sale right now) WR250X, XT's, all less than my KTM, very little maintainence. Now, SMR's, the Husky SM450/610's, and pretty much any 'tard with Ti valves, yep, shit-ton of maintainence. BUT, it's very easy to do, most of it you can do yourself, even valve adjustments.

EDIT: OSP, the perfect 'tard for you would be an XR650, you'd love it.

The Aprilia V-Twin tard FTMFW. 750cc's of pure sex.

[PhiSig1071]

Originally Posted by Rider

The Aprilia V-Twin tard FTMFW. 750cc's of pure sex.

That's not a 'tard, neither is the Hypermotard, or the HP2 Megamoto. 400lbs V-Twin with 80hp is not a 'tard, it's a dog. Wont keep up with my GSXR in the straights and wont keep up with my 'tard in the twsities. (Hell, probably wont keep up with my GSXR in the twisties). Don't get me wrong, they're fun bikes, but a 'tard is a light weight bike first and foremost (290lbs for mine, and it's heavy by tard standards). Those are just streetfighters with long-travel suspension. The SVX is a 'tard, but it requires so much fucking maintainence that you damn near have to adjust the valves between sessions.

[Rider]

Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

That's not a 'tard, neither is the Hypermotard, or the HP2 Megamoto. 400lbs V-Twin with 80hp is not a 'tard, it's a dog. Wont keep up with my GSXR in the straights and wont keep up with my 'tard in the twsities. (Hell, probably wont keep up with my GSXR in the twisties). Don't get me wrong, they're fun bikes, but a 'tard is a light weight bike first and foremost (290lbs for mine, and it's heavy by tard standards). Those are just streetfighters with long-travel suspension. The SVX is a 'tard, but it requires so much fucking maintainence that you damn near have to adjust the valves between sessions.

No body makes a tard that appeals to me... the KTM 690 SM is ok, but it look to be down on power if you look at the specs. Lighter and more power is good, but lighter and even less power does not appeal to me. Give me something that weighs 300lbs and has 70-80ft-lb of torques that is less than 800cc's and I'm all over it.

[PhiSig1071]

Originally Posted by Rider

No body makes a tard that appeals to me... the KTM 690 SM is ok, but it look to be down on power if you look at the specs. Lighter and more power is good, but lighter and even less power does not appeal to me. Give me something that weighs 300lbs and has 70-80ft-lb of torques that is less than 800cc's and I'm all over it.

Nobody makes that

The Hyper weighs 398lbs dry. Like I said, all those big displacement "motards" are just streetfighters with long travel suspension. Honestly, you'd be better off on a Triumph Street Triple if that's the kind of thing you're looking for. To get a Hyper or Deso down to 300lbs you'd be spending $15k in Ti and CF.

The difference 100lbs makes is amazing, I guarantee in the right conditions a 300lbs bike with 55hp (my KTM) is more fun than a 400lbs bike with 75 (Deso/Hyper).

You have to ride a real 'tard sometime. If our paths ever cross you can take mine for a spin.

[ceo012384]

Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

Depends on the 'tard. Mine? Not much more than your average sportbike. And most of the additional is checking and torquing everything that vibrates loose!

Most of the guys I know that run theirs at the track are always talking about rebuilding motors and stuff because they get wrung out on the straights and sit at high rpms for long periods of time, which I guess dirt bikes aren't meant to do.

Really though I don't know much about dirt bikes or tards.

Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

It's not much of a sacrifice in terms of acceleration:

Hyper: 398lbs/85hp = 4.6lbs per 1hp

Deso: 413lbs/92hp = 4.5lbs per 1hp

My KTM: 290lbs/60hp = 4.8lbs per 1hp

My GSXR: 359lbs/105hp = 3.4lbs per 1hp

A race ready KTM, my buddy's street legal 560SMR: 230lbs/55hp = 4.1lbs per 1hp.

Mine: 366 pounds, 132 HP = 2.77 lbs per hp

[Rider]

Originally Posted by ceo012384

Most of the guys I know that run theirs at the track are always talking about rebuilding motors and stuff because they get wrung out on the straights and sit at high rpms for long periods of time, which I guess dirt bikes aren't meant to do.

Really though I don't know much about dirt bikes or tards.

Mine: 366 pounds, 132 HP = 2.77 lbs per hp

On your R6?

[PiZdETS]

Originally Posted by Rider

On your R6?

At the sparkplug.