Heh all:
I am a little to old to take up street racing, but then there was that little part of me that said ...."why not"? Long story short my start was horrible, but i passed him just before my red light came on and my bike choked. I'm assuming i over revved it and one or two cyclinders de-activated. Am I correct?
I'm also a little to old to be driving fast but again that other part of me won out. This time I was on a straight flat six mile stretch when I opened it up. I took it up to 250 kph and stayed there for a while. It actually ran quite nice. Two interesting things happened though - I seemed to be able to watch my gas gauge click down by the minute, and each of my tires gained one PSI. Heat or centrifugal force?
My third question is - I went into the red zone a couple of times but my engine didn't cut back. Does anyone know exactly where this happens?
I bought the bike second hand with an Area P, but I have now way of knowing if its been remapped. Any feedback would be appreciated.
chrs- mat
Heh Pokey:
I was suprised as well. The problem the R1 had was keeping his front wheel down. If you check the 0 to 60 times they are actually quite close unless they use one of those gadgets that keep it from lifting. mat
ha ha- the competent pilot part is important, but I can't help but think its my saddle bags that help the most. I think most sportbike riders would be so overconfident comparing their slim aerodynamic machines to the connie that they think they would have an easy win. Throw in a little inexperience and ....SURPRISE!!
or would end up flipping the bike on the 1-2 shift trying to catch up.
When I was researching, these were the best verified/published numbers for a stock Concours 14 (1400GTR/ZG1400CBF):
0-60 MPH 2.9sec
0-100 MPH 6.8sec
1/4mi 10.76@126MPH
You mush have one fast 600cc bike because I've run with my buddy's 600 Yamaha 100's of times and it was a joke , and he is a VERY good rider...
He bought a liter bike and had it punched out to close to 1200cc and now the tables are turned.
I guess Silver bikes are a LOT faster