Marika Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 http://members.fortunecity.com/mdc4u/mdc1.htm Wow!!! LOLOLOL!!!!!! (Scroll down a bit to find it) If you really want to make people safe drivers again then simply remove all the safety features from cars. No more seat belts, ABS brakes, traction control, air bags or stability control. No more anything. You'll see how quickly people will slow down and once again learn to drive like "normal" humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marika Posted July 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 The N* looks like it was humped up to 600 hp as well..... Yikes!!! If you really want to make people safe drivers again then simply remove all the safety features from cars. No more seat belts, ABS brakes, traction control, air bags or stability control. No more anything. You'll see how quickly people will slow down and once again learn to drive like "normal" humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfoo Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Easy to do with twin turbo.. maybe down the road ill put a twin turbo on mine if i still own the car by then lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenJ Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 The N* looks like it was humped up to 600 hp as well..... Yikes!!! Marika, It would seem that "Widow Maker" hardly begins to describe it! Would YOU ride that thing?? Regards, Warren There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alternative is only whether the crisis should come sooner as the result of a voluntary abandonment of further credit expansion, or later as a final and total catastrophe of the currency system involved. - Ludwig von Mises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K2K Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Only $209,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob D Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Only $209,000 Yeah, but that's in New Zealand dollars. The last time I was there, the exchange was around a 1.65 for one American dollar, so that would be about 127,000$ American at that rate. Lotsa cash for a fast V-8 bike... '93 STS.. opened, dropped, wide...fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Seems like a lot when Big Dog has 502 crate motors with 500+ HP for a lot less without any fancy FI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenJ Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Only $209,000 Yeah, but that's in New Zealand dollars. The last time I was there, the exchange was around a 1.65 for one American dollar, so that would be about 127,000$ American at that rate. Lotsa cash for a fast V-8 bike... How much is that in dog's dollars?? Regards, Warren There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alternative is only whether the crisis should come sooner as the result of a voluntary abandonment of further credit expansion, or later as a final and total catastrophe of the currency system involved. - Ludwig von Mises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob D Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Only $209,000 Yeah, but that's in New Zealand dollars. The last time I was there, the exchange was around a 1.65 for one American dollar, so that would be about 127,000$ American at that rate. Lotsa cash for a fast V-8 bike... How much is that in dog's dollars?? Regards, Warren My first thought was to do a conversion to bones...but that's tooo easy... LOL '93 STS.. opened, dropped, wide...fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marika Posted July 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Marika, It would seem that "Widow Maker" hardly begins to describe it! Would YOU ride that thing?? Regards, Warren Would I ride it? Naaaaaaaah. Would I photograph it in action? Yeeeeeeeeeeeah.... LOL!! If you really want to make people safe drivers again then simply remove all the safety features from cars. No more seat belts, ABS brakes, traction control, air bags or stability control. No more anything. You'll see how quickly people will slow down and once again learn to drive like "normal" humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marika Posted July 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Only $209,000 Yeah, but that's in New Zealand dollars. The last time I was there, the exchange was around a 1.65 for one American dollar, so that would be about 127,000$ American at that rate. Lotsa cash for a fast V-8 bike... 209,995.00 NZD New Zealand Dollars = 136,232.02 USD United States Dollars 1 NZD = 0.648739 USD 1 USD = 1.54145 NZD Current exchange rate, as of today. If you really want to make people safe drivers again then simply remove all the safety features from cars. No more seat belts, ABS brakes, traction control, air bags or stability control. No more anything. You'll see how quickly people will slow down and once again learn to drive like "normal" humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msilva954 Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 Id still take this over it....V6 power is enough in a Bike. $24k list....brand new one with 4,000 miles for 7k on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfoo Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 Hehe.. any power is enough in a bike. The power/weight ratio is insane even for a 1 liter 4 cylinder with 80hp Can you believe some of the 1.3 4 cylinders on the bikes make close to 150hp? (of course that's at 17,000 rpm or something crazy like that, but still).. Why don't they put these in cars? *cough honda s2000*cough*.. I can just imagine a saturn going by me at 12,000 rpm would be funny as hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K2K Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 Id still take this over it....V6 power is enough in a Bike. $24k list....brand new one with 4,000 miles for 7k on ebay. What is that? If they're really that beautiful, I might have to get one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marika Posted July 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 Id still take this over it....V6 power is enough in a Bike. $24k list....brand new one with 4,000 miles for 7k on ebay. What is that? If they're really that beautiful, I might have to get one of those. Wow......now that's what I call "art in motion". Gorgeous, simply gorgeous. If you really want to make people safe drivers again then simply remove all the safety features from cars. No more seat belts, ABS brakes, traction control, air bags or stability control. No more anything. You'll see how quickly people will slow down and once again learn to drive like "normal" humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob D Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 My favorite "V" powered concept bike is the Viper V-10 powered "Tomahawk". It is truly an engineering masterpiece. For those of you that get the Travel Channel, there is a special this month on concept vehicles featuring this marvel, as well as other four wheeled wonders including the Cadillac V-16, and others. Well worth the watch, if you can find it on again. '93 STS.. opened, dropped, wide...fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prop_Washer2 Posted July 17, 2004 Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 That's a FLAT Six, not a V-6, the bike is the Honda Valkyre Rune, go see one at the Honda dealer...you can pick 'em up for 17-18k 'ish on Cycle Trader .com.... 1800 cc's essentially a Gold Wing engine.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob D Posted July 17, 2004 Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 ...retracted... '93 STS.. opened, dropped, wide...fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marika Posted July 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 This is a funny story. Read it completely through and try not to cry too hard while you're laughing... I never dreamed slowly cruising on my motorcycle through a residential neighborhood could be so incredibly dangerous! Little did I suspect ...I was on Brice Street - a very nice neighborhood with perfect lawns and slow traffic. As I passed an oncoming car, a brown furry missile shot out from under it and tumbled to a stop immediately in front of me. It was a squirrel, and must have been trying to run across the road when it encountered the car. I really was not going very fast, but there was no time to brake or avoid it -- it was that close. I hate to run over animals, and I really hate it on a motorcycle, but a squirrel should pose no danger to me. I barely had time to brace for the impact. Animal lovers, never fear. Squirrels, I discovered, can take care of themselves! Inches before impact, the squirrel flipped to his feet. He was standing on his hind legs and facing my oncoming Valkyrie with steadfast resolve in his little beady eyes. His mouth opened, and at the last possible second, he screamed and leapt! I am pretty sure the scream was squirrel for, "Bonzai!" or maybe, "Die you gravy-sucking, heathen scum!" The leap was nothing short of spectacular ... as he shot straight up, flew over my windshield, and impacted me squarely in the chest. Instantly, he set upon me. If I did not know better, I would have sworn he brought 20 of his little buddies along for the attack. Snarling, hissing, and tearing at my clothes, he was a frenzy of activity. As I was dressed only in a light T-shirt, summer riding gloves, and jeans this was a bit of a cause for concern. This furry little tornado was doing some damage! Picture a large man on a huge black and chrome cruiser, dressed in jeans, a T-shirt, and leather gloves, puttering at maybe 25 mph down a quiet residential street, and in the fight of his life with a squirrel. And losing. I grabbed for him with my left hand. After a few misses, I finally managed to snag his tail. With all my strength, I flung the evil rodent off to the left of the bike, almost running into the right curb as I recoiled from the throw. That should have done it. The matter should have ended right there. It really should have. The squirrel could have sailed into one of the pristinely kept yards and gone on about his business, and I could have headed home. No one would have been the wiser. But this was no ordinary squirrel. This was not even an ordinary angry squirrel. This was an EVIL MUTANT ATTACK SQUIRREL OF DEATH ! Somehow he caught my gloved finger with one of his little hands and, with the force of the throw, swung around and with a resounding thump and an amazing impact, he landed squarely on my back and resumed his rather antisocial and extremely distracting activities. He also managed to take my left glove with him! The situation was not improved. Not improved at all. His attacks were continuing, and now I could not reach him. I was startled to say the least. The combination of the force of the throw, only having one hand (the throttle hand) on the handlebars, and my jerking back unfortunately put a healthy twist through my right hand and into the throttle. A healthy twist on the throttle of a Valkyrie can only have one result. Torque. This is what the Valkyrie is made for, and she is very, very good at it. The engine roared and the front wheel left the pavement. The squirrel screamed in anger. The Valkyrie screamed in ecstasy. I screamed in ... well . I just plain screamed. Now picture a large man on a huge black and chrome cruiser, dressed in jeans, a slightly squirrel-torn-t-shirt, wearing only one leather glove, and roaring at maybe 50 mph and rapidly accelerating down a quiet residential street on one wheel and with a demonic squirrel on his back. The man and the squirrel are both screaming bloody murder. With the sudden acceleration I was forced to put my other hand back on the handlebars and try to get control of the bike. This was leaving the mutant squirrel to his own devices, but I really did not want to crash into somebody's tree, house, or parked car. Also, I had not yet figured out how to release the throttle ... my brain was just simply overloaded. I did manage to mash the back brake, but it had little effect against the massive power of the big cruiser. About this time the squirrel decided that I was not paying sufficient attention to this very serious battle (maybe he is an evil mutant NAZI attack squirrel of death), and he came around my neck and got INSIDE my full-face helmet with me. As the faceplate closed part way, he began hissing in my face. I am quite sure my screaming changed intensity. It had little effect on the squirrel, however. The RPMs on The Dragon maxed out (since I was not bothering with shifting at the moment) so her front end started to drop. Now picture a large man on a huge black and chrome cruiser, dressed in jeans, a very raggedly torn T-shirt, wearing only one leather glove, roaring at probably 80 mph, still on one wheel, with a large puffy squirrel's tail sticking out of the mostly closed full-face helmet. By now the screams are probably getting a little hoarse. Finally I got the upper hand ... I managed to grab his tail again, pulled him out of my helmet, and slung him to the left as hard as I could. This time it worked ... sort-of. Spectacularly sort-of . so to speak. Picture a new scene. You are a cop. You and your partner have pulled off on a quiet residential street and parked with your windows down to do some paperwork. Suddenly a large man on a huge black and chrome cruiser, dressed in jeans, a torn T-shirt flapping in the breeze, and wearing only one leather glove, moving at probably 80 mph on one wheel, and screaming bloody murder roars by and with all his strength throws a live squirrel grenade directly into your police car. I heard screams. They weren't mine... I managed to get the big motorcycle under control and dropped the front wheel to the ground. I then used maximum braking and skidded to a stop in a cloud of tire smoke at the stop sign of a busy cross street. I would have returned to fess up (and to get my glove back). I really would have. Really. Except for two things. First, the cops did not seem interested or the slightest bit concerned about me at the moment. When I looked back, the doors on both sides of the patrol car were flung wide open. The cop from the passenger side was on his back, doing a crab walk into somebody's front yard, quickly moving away from the car. The cop who had been in the driver's seat was standing in the street and was aiming a riot shotgun at his own police car. So the cops were not interested in me. They often insist to "let the professionals handle it" anyway. That was one thing. The other? Well, I could clearly see shredded and flying pieces of foam and upholstery from the back seat. But I could also swear I saw the squirrel in the back window, shaking his little fist at me. That is one dangerous squirrel. And now he has a patrol car. A somewhat shredded patrol car ... but it was all his. I took a deep breath, turned on my turn-signal, made a gentle right turn off of Brice Street, and sedately left the neighborhood I decided it was best to just buy myself a new pair of gloves. And some Band-Aids. If you really want to make people safe drivers again then simply remove all the safety features from cars. No more seat belts, ABS brakes, traction control, air bags or stability control. No more anything. You'll see how quickly people will slow down and once again learn to drive like "normal" humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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