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- From: mfisch@pdx064.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Matthew Fisch)
- Subject: Re: what is Too Much Power?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.215348.21506@ichips.intel.com>
- Sender: news@ichips.intel.com (News Account)
- Reply-To: mfisch@ichips.intel.com
- Organization: Workgroup Computing Division, PDX, Intel
- References: <2334@pico.qpsx.oz.au> <1ej5k0INN1ka@cardamom.compnews.co.uk> <By3M8B.600@quadsys.com> <By6n0p.6EM@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 21:53:48 GMT
- Lines: 41
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- |> In <By3M8B.600@quadsys.com> roland@quadsys.com (Roland Besserer) writes:
- |>
- |> >In article <1ej5k0INN1ka@cardamom.compnews.co.uk> michaelb@compnews.co.uk (Michael Burton) writes:
- |> >>All I can say is that you can never have too much power.
- |> >>My last bike was an RGV 250L and it did 0-60 in 4 and 128 flat out.
- |> >>Fair enough it was fast when I first got it, but after a month or two
- |> >>It starts to get boring, and guess what, YOU WANT MORE POWER.
- |> >>I had a go on a GSXR750 and I though......faster...but not fast enough.
- |> >>So as you say; what is too much power.
- |> >>
- |> >>I would love to know the answer!
- |> >>
- |>
- |> >I went from a GSRX750 to an RGV250. I want better handling, lighter
- |> >bikes. Blasting down a straight line (the only thing big bore, big hp
- |> >bikes are good for) isn't my idea of fun on a bike. Give me twisty,
- |> >windy road ....
- |> >--
- |>
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- Hmmm...I guess you've never been on a 160 mph sweeper, or had
- to brake for an 80 mph turn while going 175mph...talk about heart
- in your throat !!! Or how about the G's when you roll it on
- coming out onto the straight !!
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- Not everyone likes to play on the street :->
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