i was riding with some friends of mine tonight and one of them has a 12 we were both kind testing each other till we got on a long straightaway well i down shifted to what i thought was second and of we go. well i was in third damnit by the time i realized it, to late to downshift again he was in second cause he told me later well anyway we take off he pulls ahead of me about 1 and half bikes well i stay in it and about nine thousand rpms my bike finally starts to pull like a friggin train im catching up hard and as i was passing the guy that had a good time lets off well to make a long story short my bike will destroy his im sure of it, but its gonna have to be another day. he told me later that when i was gonna pass him we ran out of room but it was bullshit he just realized that he was gonna get smoked bad. well its kinda unfair his bike only has a slip on while mine has full exhaust and pcII. plus he out weighs me by about 70 pounds. but i still thought the 12 should have had more balls. i dont think he will want to race again.
raced a zx12 tonight
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Cool,
My cousins 12 stays right with me. But diff place diff time...
To turn the tables, I had a 12 FLY by my on a highspeed run once. I was leading and saw a long strait, took off and I guess everyone followed. I hit about 175 and had never done that before so I stayed tucked and let off and the 12 just wooshed by. My bike is BONE stock , and he was all modded, but I bet he was on his newsgroup bragging about smoking a busa
Many factors happened very fast: 1) I wasn't checking mirrors at all, didn't know/care who was following 2) I'd never hit 175 on the speedo or in ANY vehicle for that matter so my comfort level had not grown in yet 3) we were running out of road fast becasue... 4) our stretch was ending on an uphill and I didn't know who/what would be coming over the other side. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
CAll that 12 out a few more times. WORST thing that can happen is you will have a lot of fun!
Who ever has the most money invested will always be the faster one
CAll that 12 out a few more times. WORST thing that can happen is you will have a lot of fun!
Who ever has the most money invested will always be the faster one
Trav, I'll run with ya! I ain't afraid. I'll put in 44 PSI, 87 OCT, and K&N air and show you who's boss!!!yeah there is a few bikes around here that I want to run but noone wants to go up against the beast.
Not a whole lot of big bikes around my area. I only know of maybe 1 or 2 Busa's besides mine, and one of those has NOS. I guess I know not to mess with him.
BigDawg_03Busa
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Sounds like this could be interesting once he get's a full system and PC. If you match him mod for mod and riding skill you'll take him almost every time because of the weight and torque differential. Next time know what gear you're in and hand him his rear.
Lannie_Settles
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no no WWJDWho ever has the most money invested will always be the faster one
he whom is the the better rider will win
gettin out the gate thats what it's all abought
Matt Sterbator
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Man 70lbs lighter and modded, I'd HOPE you woulda passed him sooner. 70lbs is ALOT of weight.
One of many races with a Busa... stock pipes, I had K&Ns. 70mph roll on. I was past him before I even got out of 2nd gear. Me at 220lbs and him at around 290lbs.
i would have destroyed his bike but like i said i was in third and he was in second cause he told me when i asked and he still didnt pull away just got a nice jump when my bike got to about 9 grand i was gaining on him like he was standing still literaly and as soon as i was next to him he let off i passed him but he let off at the same time but at least i know for sure that there is no way his bike can take mine at least not with his bike being stock.
Matt Sterbator
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That 70lbs is the big difference, and it'll take alot more than simple mods to make up for it.
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