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Pompey
Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 2311 Location: Marlborough
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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 9:06 am Post subject: |
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deebee4 is right in every respect. Most of my bikes are around 100 bhp and its more then enough with the right set up and in the right hands. It maybe that when the bhp limit is enforced in the future that the handling and set up from factory will start to make vast improvements without the need for electronic gizmo's. They reduced power for motogp and lap times improved because the power they had could be layed down quicker etc etc. You want to loose weight, go to the gym, its cheaper. You want to go faster, learn how to ride your bike better. We all have a long way to go. _________________ Pomps
Bimota's Db2, Db5 ,Ducati's 851' 92, 888' 93, Honda blade' 93, Triumph speed triple' 07, kawasaki zxr 750 k1 |
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deebee4
Joined: 08 Jan 2011 Posts: 266 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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Pompey wrote: |
............... You want to loose weight, go to the gym, its cheaper. You want to go faster, learn how to ride your bike better. We all have a long way to go. |
As long as skilled riders with 50 HP bikes (like Moto3 and classics) ride faster lap times than most of us amateur track riders with 100+HP and even 150+HP bikes, i dare to say that power is not the main goal. The real goal is skill, just practice and develop your riding skills until the limited HP prevents you from impoving your lap times. Then you're ready for a faster bike.....
Asking for more power is just a way of masking lack of riding skill........
Feel free to disagree _________________ Track riding on a Bimota: FUN! |
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bimototo
Joined: 03 Jan 2012 Posts: 167 Location: between Imola Mugello and Misano
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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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I complete agree with you but:
I'm not a professional, I'm an amateur, I want more hp just for make longest whelly _________________
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deebee4
Joined: 08 Jan 2011 Posts: 266 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 5:57 am Post subject: |
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bimototo wrote: |
I complete agree with you but:
I'm not a professional, I'm an amateur, I want more hp just for make longest whelly |
Yeah, you definately need more horsepower for longer wheelies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g9qgbLSlqA & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDp-7XmvcLg
Again: for easy wheelies you need torque, not HP, so if you insist on changing the engine just put in the 1100 evo engine and you can wheelie all day long
Please post some pictures of your db4 because I would like to take a look at your weight saving parts. A road db4 that's at least 10 kg lighter than my track db4, that means I have to do better with my db4 (and can continue having tastful meals..... ) _________________ Track riding on a Bimota: FUN! |
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bimototo
Joined: 03 Jan 2012 Posts: 167 Location: between Imola Mugello and Misano
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Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 7:33 am Post subject: |
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I've to do them;) but I'm writing from a mobile phone, do you have a twitter account?
whitch battery do you have?
have you cut some wire? _________________
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deebee4
Joined: 08 Jan 2011 Posts: 266 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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bimototo wrote: |
I've to do them;) but I'm writing from a mobile phone, do you have a twitter account?
whitch battery do you have?
have you cut some wire? |
Nope, no twitter. Facebook: yes.
My battery is a Hawker PC545. I removed parts of the wiring, most of it from the connectors in in main wiring loom. But I also removed ignition lock (now just a simple toggle switch), speedometer, handlebar switches, brake light switches, headlight & wiring, indicators, rear light.
Also replaced parts of the original ignition system wiring with 2,5 mm2 wiring, that has proven very reliable so far.
Still I sure would like to see some details of your db4. _________________ Track riding on a Bimota: FUN! |
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bimototo
Joined: 03 Jan 2012 Posts: 167 Location: between Imola Mugello and Misano
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Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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be patient I dont have fresh photo, I promise to do some asap
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