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Post #217,582 by Another Scott 8/4/05 9:08:33 PM Reply	Short answer: He'll get to Heaven before you. A bike like that would have to be ridden very carefully to 1) not do a wheelie and flip over, and 2) not torque steer into a ditch. It would make driving an old [link\|http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=103&i=8887\|Porsche 911] (notorious for "[link\|http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.autos.driving/browse_frm/thread/2b2b4041224fa77a/32f4106b4f970f52?lnk=st&q=lift+throttle+oversteer&rnum=8&hl=en#32f4106b4f970f52\|lift-throttle oversteer]") look like driving a pedal car. Yeah, it's 4 times as powerful as your car. HP is just torque times RPM (times a unit conversion factor). On a power-to-weight basis it's probably closer to 25 (700 HP/~ 500 # versus 170 HP/3000 #). It used to be sports cars were ~ 10 #/HP. That bike is around 1. ! Cheers, Scott.
Post #217,610 by drewk 8/5/05 12:38:30 AM Reply	No way they can use it Yamaha developed a 2-stroke 4-cylinder engine for F1 a couple of years ago ... well damn, seems more like 10-15 years or so, now that I think about it. (Gawd, I'm old.) Made somewhere over 200 HP on the top end -- they never released official dyno results -- and fit into a bike that was under 250 lb. These were ridden by the very best riders in the world, and they said they couldn't handle them. In nearly any gear they could light up the rear wheel by twisting the throttle about degree too much. (Note that race bikes have shorter throttle travel than typical street bikes.) Yamaha decided to smooth out the tourque curve, and let the riders not shift so often. If they need a little taken off the top at ~200, there's no one outside a drag team who can handle 700. It's posing. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #217,647 by boxley 8/5/05 8:32:27 AM Reply	the old 911 was a pedal car, might as well drive a vw bug Just call me Mr. Lynch \\ Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 49 years. meep questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]

5/8 inch square differential fill plug - (boxley) - (50) - July 24, 2005, 09:58:41 PM EDT

Most times that stuff doesn't need to be changed. - (Another Scott) - (31) - July 24, 2005, 10:55:17 PM EDT

I REFUSE!!! to pay to remove one bolt where I can reach it - (boxley) - (30) - July 24, 2005, 11:13:34 PM EDT

Update? -NT - (Another Scott) - (29) - Aug. 4, 2005, 11:12:04 AM EDT

PB blaster, crowfoot 5/8ths wrench and a breaker bar - (boxley) - (28) - Aug. 4, 2005, 12:51:04 PM EDT

Good. Just the thing for you, here. 36 kB .img - (Another Scott) - (27) - Aug. 4, 2005, 01:12:26 PM EDT

I like these better - (boxley) - (26) - Aug. 4, 2005, 01:29:09 PM EDT

Neat! Would be, um, challenging in the snow though. :-) -NT - (Another Scott) - (1) - Aug. 4, 2005, 01:34:06 PM EDT

hey I live in Atlanta, stay home both snow days -NT - (boxley) - Aug. 4, 2005, 01:56:08 PM EDT

Sparrows - (tuberculosis) - (2) - Aug. 4, 2005, 04:45:38 PM EDT

only one hr before a 6hr recharge? feh -NT - (boxley) - (1) - Aug. 4, 2005, 05:42:30 PM EDT

2-3 hrs at 220 V. - (Another Scott) - Aug. 4, 2005, 05:48:49 PM EDT

My cousin's got - (imric) - (20) - Aug. 4, 2005, 04:59:32 PM EDT

That site is nuts! "700 HP from Suzuki Hyabusa"! =) -NT - (Another Scott) - (16) - Aug. 4, 2005, 05:03:08 PM EDT

You made me look - (imric) - (1) - Aug. 4, 2005, 07:49:15 PM EDT

Yeah, but it's nuts! - (Another Scott) - Aug. 4, 2005, 08:20:15 PM EDT

Based on limited reading - (broomberg) - (13) - Aug. 4, 2005, 08:30:57 PM EDT

I have a friend with a 700hp pickup - (boxley) - Aug. 4, 2005, 09:04:39 PM EDT

A couple numbers for comparo - (Ashton) - (8) - Aug. 4, 2005, 09:07:42 PM EDT

Wadaymean "plebes", you effete SF Eurowimp . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (7) - Aug. 5, 2005, 01:51:37 AM EDT

Waal now, Mr. Cash n'carry on - - (Ashton) - (6) - Aug. 5, 2005, 06:30:12 AM EDT

Don't know nothin about Harleys . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (5) - Aug. 5, 2005, 09:05:01 AM EDT

Oooh - envy; that'd be when I had a mere 500 cc Matchless.. -NT - (Ashton) - (4) - Aug. 5, 2005, 05:44:16 PM EDT

well I might settle, afford one of these - (boxley) - (3) - Aug. 5, 2005, 06:01:56 PM EDT

Heh - a 00's *Whizzer* ! - (Ashton) - (2) - Aug. 5, 2005, 09:59:33 PM EDT

difference between a small motor and a bicycle - (boxley) - (1) - Aug. 6, 2005, 12:10:10 AM EDT

Pssst. Dot! You gettin' this down? -NT - (Another Scott) - Aug. 6, 2005, 11:29:56 AM EDT

Short answer: He'll get to Heaven before you. - (Another Scott) - (2) - Aug. 4, 2005, 09:08:33 PM EDT

No way they can use it - (drewk) - Aug. 5, 2005, 12:38:30 AM EDT

the old 911 was a pedal car, might as well drive a vw bug -NT - (boxley) - Aug. 5, 2005, 08:32:27 AM EDT

OT when did everyone switch from chains to belts and why? -NT - (boxley) - (2) - Aug. 4, 2005, 09:05:14 PM EDT

Re: OT when did everyone switch from chains to belts and why - (Ashton) - (1) - Aug. 4, 2005, 09:19:57 PM EDT

I think he's asking about motorcycle drive belts. ;-) - (Another Scott) - Aug. 4, 2005, 09:25:45 PM EDT

Lightly... - (folkert) - July 24, 2005, 11:20:51 PM EDT

Penetrating oil, proper socket, and air impact wrench., - (Steve Lowe) - (2) - July 24, 2005, 11:49:17 PM EDT

Impacts are over-rated. :-/ #196868. -NT - (Another Scott) - (1) - July 25, 2005, 12:03:19 AM EDT

But... the new ones... - (folkert) - July 25, 2005, 06:06:48 AM EDT

Back in my day, we used to weld a piece of pipe onto them. -NT - (CRConrad) - (13) - Aug. 5, 2005, 05:57:23 AM EDT

you didnt have wrenches? -NT - (boxley) - (12) - Aug. 5, 2005, 08:34:52 AM EDT

That was your problem, wasn't it? - (CRConrad) - (11) - Aug. 6, 2005, 06:20:27 PM EDT

and your reply to weld a rod to the bolt was? :-) -NT - (boxley) - (10) - Aug. 6, 2005, 06:50:04 PM EDT

Huh? WTF is that question supposed to mean??? - (CRConrad) - (9) - Aug. 6, 2005, 07:18:08 PM EDT

One could read it as 'weld a pipe onto the plug' if one ... - (Another Scott) - (8) - Aug. 6, 2005, 07:23:00 PM EDT

Uhh... Yes - that is how one *should* read it. - (CRConrad) - (7) - Aug. 6, 2005, 07:40:11 PM EDT

Um... - (Another Scott) - (6) - Aug. 6, 2005, 08:00:03 PM EDT

Gas tanks & welding . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Aug. 6, 2005, 08:33:05 PM EDT

Watched it done on aluminum diesel tanks - (folkert) - Aug. 7, 2005, 10:11:03 AM EDT

ICLRPD - (Steve Lowe) - Aug. 7, 2005, 01:10:54 AM EDT

Of course; through, not over; and of course again. - (CRConrad) - (2) - Aug. 7, 2005, 05:20:39 PM EDT

You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din. -NT - (Another Scott) - (1) - Aug. 7, 2005, 05:38:38 PM EDT

Naah... You're welding facing *away from* the tank. -NT - (CRConrad) - Aug. 7, 2005, 05:49:17 PM EDT

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