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AZfun · 02-05-2010, 10:05 PM

Not to be politically incorrect but now and then you get that animal urge to race (I blame it on my Sprint RS)...kill or be killed!

1. Yamaha cruiser.

Leonidas · 02-05-2010, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by AZfun

Not to be politically incorrect but now and then you get that animal urge to race (I blame it on my Sprint RS)...kill or be killed!

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1. Yamaha cruiser.

Which one? How about some details....a recap

AZfun · 02-05-2010, 10:51 PM

Not much to say...I was at a crossroad and the Yamaha whizzed by at 50 mph.

The Bird engaged and was on him in 5 seconds (like white on rice). I motioned him on but was denied.

I might add as far as Harley competition, the V-Rod is a contender.

walt · 02-06-2010, 12:10 AM

So what you're saying is you need tiny bike stickers to put on your gas tank, like they did on fighters in WWII.

And, if you're playing by those rules, unless you have a witness wouldn't that be an "unconfirmed kill"?

Thatch · 02-06-2010, 12:33 AM

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the V-Rod is a contender.

Until the road curves.

AZ, I can't recall, do you have the BB yet? I'm still breaking mine in (weather sucks right now) so I'm in no position to be picking fights right now but damn if I don't want to.

On the other forum were got to talking about power to weight ratios the catalyst being the comparative power of the Thunderbird Sport (a bike I love) with the 1600 bird. The TBS is a strong sporting bike and in comparison this information was posted. "the 1600 are about the same ratio. .12-.13 HP per pound. the 98 TBS is .16 hp/pound."

I added

"With the weight loss measures I've made on the bike and the new BB kit, not including any gains from my exhaust puts me at .15 hp/pound , not bad at all. Torque per pound is even better with my Raven putting out .16 lbs per lbs of bike and the TBS putting out .10 lbs per pound of bike."

So, at nearly even up on hp per pound and 60% greater torque by weight, the bbbird is pretty damn impressive. Certainly more than enough to put on an awfully good show.

Interestingly I did the Vrod numbers real quickly and it came out at .18 hp / pound and .13 lbs of torque per pound of bike. Also of interest, the screaming eagle kit for the vrod actually makes the bike slower. Regardless, the vrod would most likely overtake a raven in the 1/4 mile after recovering from losing the launch, but throw some curves in there where you can use more of the torque and make the vrod suffer through it's goofy ergos and poor handling and the story would be much different (riders being equal).

Have fun out there and be safe.

AZfun · 02-07-2010, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Thatch

Until the road curves.

AZ, I can't recall, do you have the BB yet? I'm still breaking mine in (weather sucks right now) so I'm in no position to be picking fights right now but damn if I don't want to.

On the other forum were got to talking about power to weight ratios the catalyst being the comparative power of the Thunderbird Sport (a bike I love) with the 1600 bird. The TBS is a strong sporting bike and in comparison this information was posted. "the 1600 are about the same ratio. .12-.13 HP per pound. the 98 TBS is .16 hp/pound."

I added

"With the weight loss measures I've made on the bike and the new BB kit, not including any gains from my exhaust puts me at .15 hp/pound , not bad at all. Torque per pound is even better with my Raven putting out .16 lbs per lbs of bike and the TBS putting out .10 lbs per pound of bike."

So, at nearly even up on hp per pound and 60% greater torque by weight, the bbbird is pretty damn impressive. Certainly more than enough to put on an awfully good show.

Interestingly I did the Vrod numbers real quickly and it came out at .18 hp / pound and .13 lbs of torque per pound of bike. Also of interest, the screaming eagle kit for the vrod actually makes the bike slower. Regardless, the vrod would most likely overtake a raven in the 1/4 mile after recovering from losing the launch, but throw some curves in there where you can use more of the torque and make the vrod suffer through it's goofy ergos and poor handling and the story would be much different (riders being equal).

Have fun out there and be safe.

Thatch...nice stats, especially about the V-Rod. I know that bike would trip over its oversized rear tire on serious twisties!

My dealer called me last week, the BB kit has arrived. The shop is about 120 miles away so I plan to drop the bike off in the middle of the month!!

And regarding the quarter mile race, I bet there's a STREET DRAG MAP to download!

RoadVenture · 02-15-2010, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by AZfun

Not to be politically incorrect but now and then you get that animal urge to race (I blame it on my Sprint RS)...kill or be killed!

1. Yamaha cruiser.

Pretty vague. Yamaha makes a lot of cruisers........

Road Star
Royal Star Tour Deluxe
Royal Star Venture
Roadliner
Stratoliner
V-Max
Virago 250
Raider

Maybe others I have forgotten.

Thatch · 02-15-2010, 02:35 PM

I would sooo stomp that virago.

DruAde · 02-15-2010, 04:48 PM

Well it certainly isnt the V-Max . That beast would strip the Bird clean and turn it into a turkey. Still the V-Max isnt as fast at the Rocket which is its nearest rival as both are not cruisers.

Love the VRods . Id have one in the stable money allowing. Only Harley I like tbh the rest just look like cheap Metrics hehe.

AZfun · 02-16-2010, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DruAde

Well it certainly isnt the V-Max . That beast would strip the Bird clean and turn it into a turkey. Still the V-Max isnt as fast at the Rocket which is its nearest rival as both are not cruisers.

Love the VRods . Id have one in the stable money allowing. Only Harley I like tbh the rest just look like cheap Metrics hehe.

DruAde, which bike do you think would dominate the twisties...V-Rod or TB?!

There's no question in my mind.