Just wanting to get a fresh thread on some good kills from our bikes. Went heads up against a 95 Conrad last night. Stayed with him even ahead till eighty then backed off...I got a way better launch(4500) rpms. 8)
Not planning on "killing" anyone on my GS500, or any other bike on the streets for that matter. Take it to the drag strip.
I traveled safely down the highway while others got in accidents, I proceeded home in one piece.
killin it. :thumb:
Once 'killed' a ktm 450exc motard belonging to a mate. But cause he know how to lean better than me in a corner he kills me in the twists
Nice. :2guns: I'm merely scratching the surface of the mechanics of bike racing, but the twisties are a totally different game than drag. Anyone know any good tracks around south Carolina
No bike kills for me. Lots of cars though.
Corvette C6, Camaro SS, and a Masarati are some of the better ones.
These were quick 0-60 runs. Highway runs and all of those cars would kill the GS.
:thumb: yea past 90 she starts dying.. oh well a super sport is the next step. Gonna make the gs strictly track.
Quote from: mahemmjr on May 12, 2012, 05:57:08 PM
:thumb: yea past 90 she starts dying.. oh well a super sport is the next step. Gonna make the gs strictly track.
you'd be happier the other way around...track the ss. Use the GS for road use.
Well I'm broke until I graduate so I won't be tracking something I'd cry if I crashed
I Killed a Bee with my upper lip :sad:
(http://home.comcast.net/~stykers/bee.jpg)
smoked a wannabe in a mustang, 3 times, (stop lights) :thumb:
Quote from: mahemmjr on May 12, 2012, 05:57:08 PM
:thumb: yea past 90 she starts dying.. oh well a super sport is the next step. Gonna make the gs strictly track.
Past 90? Where the heck are you riding this thing?
As for things I killed.... heaps of bugs and stuff. I once got passed by a moped on the inside - does that count for anything? Nearly ran over a snake a few times. In the car have taken out heaps of Cane Toads.
As for Dragging things off at the lights... I have nothing to prove so can't be stuff with that juvenile stuff. I take off at my own speed, if someone wants to Gun it I let them go. Otherwise, normal take off in a bike leaves cars behind anyway.
Dragging things off is nothing to Brag about.
Michael
I had a tie today, there was a rather large stick across the road, and the end was sticking up so I went past at about 20-40 and hooked it under my boot and tried to kick it off the road but it just spun a 360 and for 5 min my foot cained so I call it a tie.
I killed dead road kill with my new helmet!!! Was riding a back road saw some vultures having lunch blew the horn to get them out of my way. One waited until the last second unfortunately and as he was flying off dropped his lunch right in my face (http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w453/viktori12/Smiley/puke-smiley-emoticon.gif) OMG the smell was rancid. Thank God for helmets!!!!!
Scratched the helmet though :cry: think it still had a piece of bone in it.
Mary
Woah, Mary! That takes the cake! I was talking to a coworker on Friday, and he related a story of a friend who hit a buzzard with his car, whereupon the buzzard puked on his car. The guy just about puked cleaning it up!
Quote from: MVent03 on May 12, 2012, 05:20:52 PM
No bike kills for me. Lots of cars though.
Corvette C6, Camaro SS, and a Masarati are some of the better ones.
These were quick 0-60 runs. Highway runs and all of those cars would kill the GS.
The C6 must have been toying with you. No chance you beat him 0-60 if he can drive.
Quote from: shonole on May 13, 2012, 03:24:40 PM
Quote from: MVent03 on May 12, 2012, 05:20:52 PM
No bike kills for me. Lots of cars though.
Corvette C6, Camaro SS, and a Masarati are some of the better ones.
These were quick 0-60 runs. Highway runs and all of those cars would kill the GS.
The C6 must have been toying with you. No chance you beat him 0-60 if he can drive.
"Are you sure they were racing?" is a question I always have. When I'm out in my Camaro or Piglet's Corvette powered RX-7, I don't risk a speeding ticket on a car/bike I know I can beat. I'm sure there are plenty of kids in Civics that go home bragging "I killed that Camaro!" :laugh:
-Jessie
Been racing at the track and street races here and there for a long time now, I know the difference. :icon_rolleyes:
Not every driver behind your favorite sports car is Mario Andretti. Chances are they didn't know how to launch it right, it's not my problem. I'm very consistent on my launch and can rip it hard.
A wins a win.
Quote from: Toogoofy317 on May 13, 2012, 01:12:36 PM
I killed dead road kill with my new helmet!!! Was riding a back road saw some vultures having lunch blew the horn to get them out of my way. One waited until the last second unfortunately and as he was flying off dropped his lunch right in my face (http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w453/viktori12/Smiley/puke-smiley-emoticon.gif) OMG the smell was rancid. Thank God for helmets!!!!!
Scratched the helmet though :cry: think it still had a piece of bone in it.
Mary
If you didn't kill it i would of after it did that. I had a guy on a new R1 want to race i just laughed at him. People that don't know much about bikes think that mine is some naked GSXR or something and think it goes 200 mph. I tell them the fastest that i've gone on it is 90. why the hell would you want to go faster than that on a bike out in public is beyond me.
I think burning1 can claim the most kills
Quote from: Suzuki Stevo on May 12, 2012, 07:42:53 PM
I Killed a Bee with my upper lip :sad:
(http://home.comcast.net/~stykers/bee.jpg)
Free botox! :thumb:
A bunch of turns, some mud, and watched a lexus being extracted from a creek. He likely was trying to kill something I bet.
Quote from: mister on May 13, 2012, 01:10:34 AM
As for things I killed.... heaps of bugs and stuff.
^ +1 I just hate when I use my neck to kill them. That shaZam! hurts!!
The thing this bike does best is cruise down the expressway at 75mph. It won't beat much at the drag strip, especially if it's 1/8 mile, and a Sportster will make you look stupid from stoplight-to-stoplight, so don't bother.
You learn to take it easy on launches when you drive an awd car. It takes a good rev to start off with all that unsprung weight, but also will cook the clutch if you drop it. Every kid with a civic always thinks im racing them at a light, then I pull away at 2k rpm and shift at 3k into second. :D they'll think they could beat my wrx, but I know how fast I am and no need to prove it. I also apply this technique when I ride my gs. It's all about the mind tricks and twisties :thumb:
Quote from: MVent03 on May 13, 2012, 09:54:46 PM
Been racing at the track and street races here and there for a long time now, I know the difference. :icon_rolleyes:
Not every driver behind your favorite sports car is Mario Andretti. Chances are they didn't know how to launch it right, it's not my problem. I'm very consistent on my launch and can rip it hard.
A wins a win.
You don't have to be Mario Andretti to beat a GS with a C6. Even grandma could do that.
But I'll take your word for it. :thumb:
Alright, so my first kill came about a month after I started riding. It was after dark, and I was on my way home via some nice winding country back roads. It was a cool, clear moonless night, making visibility less than optimal. Out of nowhere comes this cars starting to tail the crap outta me. After several attempts at trying to wave him by, and him refusing, I was fed op, and said screw it. Dropped down a gear, and got to about 10 over and my admirer backs off a bit. Then it happens, in the furthest reach of my headlight I see a pigeon but it's too late for me to do anything. I feel each tire cross over the flyingg rat, and I'm on my way, so there you have it, my first kill was a bird.