Get on Your Bikes and Ride, Fellas!

You know, I'm surprised there aren't any threads about bikes.

I've always thought the same, there's like 2-3 threads that i've seen over time about bikes, I've been wanting to post a few general information threads about popular bikes like the Hayabusa - R1, etc. I've even got a few horrow stories from my buddy that used to have a bike I could always share, he's been in a few accidents.

I guess i'm just not as inclined about bikes because I don't know as much about them.

I've had a few stories from my Dad (he used to ride them in London when he was 15 up until the age of about 26, and he also did track racing on Brands Hatch and Silverstone and some of the other big tracks down there), but no real experience myself. I wouldn't mind learning about them, though. He's looking at getting another bike because the fuel prices have shot up so much. Some of the ones he's been telling me about are mental! 0-62mph in 2.5s, top speeds of over 250, a standing quarter in about 4 seconds, reaching speeds of over 150 in the distance.

Holy hell, they must be turbo? Can you recall the exact bike, how many CCs, any forced induction at all, n2o?

Holy hell, they must be turbo? Can you recall the exact bike, how many CCs, any forced induction at all, n2o?

No fancy tricks, just standard bikes - don't forget that these things are extremely light. I think the ones he was looking at that do that are some of the 1000cc Triumphs and Kawasakis.

I know he wants to go for a Triumph Daytona or a Triumph Sprint RS, but can't remember if those are the ones he was talking about.

Mmmhm, my uncle has a Kawasaki (K1-R1?) I don't exactly recall, and he was stating almost the same specs as you did, it's got a nice big light bar on the back, seat shaped a bit funny, I may even go grab a picture or two of it if I can remember to, excellent on gas, and excellent on speed.

R1 rings a bell.

That's the thing about motorbikes in general - the fuel economy is fantastic. Even if you push the thing hard you'll get about 50 miles to a gallon, and although the tank is small (they hold, what, 15 litres? 20?), you'll get 300 miles out of them at least. My Dad's worked out that with a bike, he'll save over £120 a month - he currently drives a P reg (1997) Saab 9000 CSE Turbo (might be the CS, actually. Either way it's a petrol Turbo with an automatic gearbox), which does 30 mpg if he drives it softly, and he's not someone who drives cars softly.