Tijeras505
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I did that long before this thread started. I really dont ride like a squid but when the conditions are great sometimes the temptation is too much. Sorry but its true most of us do that every now and then. I'm just willing to admit it. No disrespect meant to anyone else.
Happy Riding!
Geeezzz ... some of you so touchy.
My squid comments were honestly a joke. Obviously, the FZ6r community is a much more sensible bunch then the Gixxer crowd. I was in a funky state when I wrote the post. In fact, on that day I was in my cage going through a residential area with a 45mph limit and the traffic was pretty thick but moving nicely. Suddenly... zooooomm.. a dude in t-shirt/shorts and of course on his trusty Gixxer was zipping left and right threading his way through traffic with like 1 foot to spare on each flick. I think he was doing around 65-70mph. All it would have took was one car lightly tapping his break for this guy to be roadkill.
As a rider myself I was just peeved that this schmuck was making us sportsbike enthusiasts all look like phreaking idiots.
So when I see a thread like this... innocent in its intent as it might seem... I can see where it might egg some of you on to get up there and push it beyond your abilities just to say you did 100+. And let's be honest, speed in a straight line ain't fun. Twisties are fun.:thumbup:
And playing with speed on trackdays has NOTHING to do with what I'm talking about.
Its never 100% safe but like they teach you in the MSF Course, Minimize risk! haha
At 135mph risks are pretty high.
I'm not judging you or anything but, after having hit 2 deer in my car in the past 2 years on country roads, all I can think about while watching that video is that a stupid doe is going to pick the wrong time to cross the road...
Speedometers are normally off by about 3-5% on most vehicles from factory, thats accepted range.
I don't know why, but I imagined the hitting a deer on a bike thing would be really rare, but obviously its the same odds as a car. Haha the first reaction is always "F&%K!"
Not to anger anyone, but I didn't buy the bike cause its the safest thing in the world, know what I mean? You're accepting a far greater level of risk simply by riding one as opposed to a car.
before the sprocket swap i was hitting 135 on the red, im sure i could've hit 140 in it,
After the sprocket swap I am back to factory speeds and hitting just under 120 on the red.
70 is normal speed for me
what mods do you have though? I have a pcv, autotune, and high flow air filter...