Speaking of Buell and the AMA/DMG Roadracing Series...

[marko138]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

Yea it's amazing what happens to some of these guys careers... I'm guessing Nicky Hayden will be riding the Buell in World Super Sport in a couple years...

You = ultimate American Hater.

[Papa_Complex]

It's funny how now that you guys have Buells in sportbike, we do too. OK, maybe not, since Colin Fraser runs the series here and is tied to DMG down there. However you slice it though, there's just something wrong with this picture (Steve Crevier, for you who are old enough to remember him racing down there):



How, in the molten offal pits of Hell, do you make a V-twin be as wide as a bus?!

[tommymac]

He used to race the TLr with suzuki and I think he was on the ill fated harley team in ama superbike.

Tom

[Rsv1000R]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

How, in the molten offal pits of Hell, do you make a V-twin be as wide as a bus?!

Make elephant ears out of the radiators?

BTW for the math impaired a 360 lb minimum weight and 3hp/# means they expect the minimum hp to be 120 or so.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Rsv1000R

Make elephant ears out of the radiators?

BTW for the math impaired a 360 lb minimum weight and 3hp/# means they expect the minimum hp to be 120 or so.

Well okay but that still isn't 140 hp and exactly which of these bikes are 360 lbs stock? I admit that I can't completely figure out what class is what anymore....

Old Superbike is New Superbike with some old Superstock-like rules

Old Formula Extreme is New Daytona Sport Bike, right?

Old Superstock is gone

Old Supersport is New Superstock that only kids can play in, right?

I'm seriously not sure...

[shmike]

Originally Posted by Rsv1000R

Make elephant ears out of the radiators?

BTW for the math impaired a 360 lb minimum weight and 3hp/# means they expect the minimum hp to be 120 or so.

No, they expect the maximum hp to be 120 at 360 lbs.

Over 130 at the wheel of a 600 is a very big number.

140 = "reasonable"

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by Rsv1000R

Make elephant ears out of the radiators?

BTW for the math impaired a 360 lb minimum weight and 3hp/# means they expect the minimum hp to be 120 or so.

My V-4 Honda is significantly narrower than the racing Buells, though it has side mounted rads.

[Rsv1000R]

Originally Posted by shmike

No, they expect the maximum hp to be 120 at 360 lbs.

Over 130 at the wheel of a 600 is a very big number.

140 = "reasonable"

Your right, 120 max at 360.

And while I'm fine about the 130 being a lot for 600 streetbikes, I'd like to see some dyno numbers of the factory prepared 600's. It could be that's where the 120 came from (120x3=360), But I think I recall reading 130 numbers somewhere.

Point being DMG is not ganging up on the 600's and conspiring to make Buells win.

[Rsv1000R]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

My V-4 Honda is significantly narrower than the racing Buells, though it has side mounted rads.

I'd still bet the twin's engine is narrower than your v4's (well at least at the cylinders).

Maybe they're designed as landing pads?

[marko138]

Originally Posted by Rsv1000R

I'd still bet the twin's engine is narrower than your v4's (well at least at the cylinders).

Maybe they're designed as landing pads?

Actually, on the street versions they are designed to absorb impact in the event of a get off. And they are reasonably cheap to replace.