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Post by bmg on Jun 13, 2006 16:01:17 GMT -5
One year ago I owned a Honda Silverwing. It topped out around 120 MPH. I could bring tears to a Harley riders eyes. I cruisrd all over New Mexico at 90 MPH. I knew I was going to hit a large Jackrabbit and crash.I also knew that at my age I would never walk again. I sold the Silverwing and bought a Ruckus so now it takes care of my lack of self control. Oh , this is Ruckaholics annoymous isnt it?
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Post by tedsmini on Jun 13, 2006 16:11:37 GMT -5
WOW  You actually got to that speed? I heard 105 as a top end. How much do you weigh? My new S'wing isn't broken in yet and I haven't gone over 60mph yet but I look forward to seeing what it will do going up long hills and passing. It's a real fun scooter but it handles totally differently than any scooter I've ever had. I was used to a Helix and I know it's center of gravity was much lower. |
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Post by bmg on Jun 13, 2006 18:04:18 GMT -5
Tedsmini, the Silverwing is a step through crotch rocket. Do not be lured into doing something stuped because it is called a motorscooter. If you do not have real self control you will get killed on it. It will go to 90 MPH so easy and you dont feel a thing. It doesnt vibrate , it doesnt do anything to tell you that you are going too fast. You daydream a little and you are at 95. The only thing I didnt like was the buffet when you pass a big truck, especially when you are running close to a hundred. Oh yes, I have owned 3 Helix and I like them better than the Silverwing.
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Post by chanito on Jun 13, 2006 18:59:42 GMT -5
I sold the Silverwing and bought a Ruckus so now it takes care of my lack of self control. Oh , this is Ruckaholics annoymous isnt it?  Yes it is |
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Post by Kami no Chiizu on Jun 13, 2006 23:12:19 GMT -5
I think I could handle the Swing... I'm able to keep my Ruckus at 30 mph, that's restraint.  |
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Post by jrcanoe on Jun 14, 2006 8:40:30 GMT -5
There is this wall or barrior at about 40 mph that below that speed the average person has enough reaction time to correct for mistakes or events and above it is usually to late. I have noticed it in down hill skiing, bicycling skateboarding ect...
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Post by Dandy Dan on Jun 14, 2006 9:37:09 GMT -5
My skateboarding max reaction speed is more like 10mph, skiing 20mph, bicycling 30mph...
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Post by timberwolfmadcat on Jun 14, 2006 19:56:28 GMT -5
My skateboarding max reaction speed is more like 10mph, skiing 20mph, bicycling 30mph... Skateboarding 10 mph, snowboarding 40 mph, bicycling 20 mph |
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Post by tedsmini on Jun 14, 2006 22:46:18 GMT -5
BMG: thanx for the warning, but owning a Ford Lightning and a Ford Cobra I have come to terms with limits. My Honda Valkyrie was good to 130+. I once had a Vincent that was much faster than that so I promise that I will abstain from joining the darwin club, but I seriously didn't realize the bike was that fast. Now that I know that you did it I don't have to My Helix really suffered from power loss at the 7000' where I lived in Santa Fe. |
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Post by Dandy Dan on Jun 15, 2006 10:48:36 GMT -5
My skateboarding max reaction speed is more like 10mph, skiing 20mph, bicycling 30mph... Skateboarding 10 mph, snowboarding 40 mph, bicycling 20 mph I'm a hack on the slopes but pretty good biker. I go mtn. biking 2-4 times/week whereas I go skiing 0-5 times/winter. |
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Post by timberwolfmadcat on Jun 15, 2006 12:12:44 GMT -5
Skiing every weekend, mountain biking, not that often
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Post by bmg on Jun 15, 2006 15:54:47 GMT -5
Tedsmini, I live in Magdalena which is about 150 miles south of Santa Fe and at 6500 feet and my Ruck feels the lack of oxygen.
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Post by SqUiRmInAtOr/ Phred 501 on Jun 15, 2006 17:16:26 GMT -5
It's not about seeing how fast the scoot will go. It's about having the power to speed up in a hurry. That flick of the wrist potential to get away from the pack of cages so you have an out on all four sdes whenever possible. My experience has been there a two types of drivers, those looking to pass all, and those who pick a speed (some with no explanation) and pretty much stay there. I feel the best odds are to keep a cushion void of motorist around me whenever poosible. Most often the only space I can control is tha one in front of me. All too often someone finds my cushion to be their "greener pasture". Then I'll slow down and recreate it. I'm not proud to admit that every bike I've ever ridin has been over 100mph. At this speed you are more like a projectile then a vehicle. Sure, you can point it, but if there is a sationary object in your path ahead, chances are you'll be hitting it. I like to ride 10-15mph faster than the limit. I still have no qualms about moving ahead stupid fast and then settling back into my comfort speed.(70-80). The biggest hazards out there are the "speed police",who stay in the left lane @ all times. My Sabre will do 176 on paper, and the G-wind maybe 150. I'll never know, but being able to jump up towards triple digets for short spurts keeps the cages where I want them, @ a distance.  |
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Post by suprtek on Jun 15, 2006 19:08:18 GMT -5
Many years ago I owned a Honda Ascot. It was just a little 500cc V-twin but it moved pretty well. I rode with a friend that had a GSXR750. Needless to say, he could easily leave me behind. However he had a low personal threshold for speed. I was stupid and fearless. (at the time) He often would blow me away off the line but on a long stretch of road he would level off in his comfort zone of around 80mph. The speedo on my Ascot pegged at 120mph. I would bury the needle on that speedo and that little bike just kept accelerating! I never found the top end. There were times that the road had some gentle dips and humps. I could actually hear the engine rev as it left the ground skimming across the tops of those dips and humps. I obviously got lucky because I am still alive. I think back on that now and just tremble. To this day I still don't know how fast I was actually going. |
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