600cc bikes

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Originally posted by: Aj_UF

I think, however, you're overestimating the power of most 600cc class superbikes.

I really don't think he's *over* estimating the power of a 600cc...

~AJ

Oops. If the net connection at work didn't suck so bad, I might have been able to read/edit my post after replying. I'll fix it.

 

[mithrandir2001]

Originally posted by: mjquilly

Originally posted by: mithrandir2001

Originally posted by: mAdD INDIAN
500cc too slow? I rode a Hero Honda 2-stroke 100cc commuter bike as the first bike I ever drove, and I was pretty scared to raise it. Of course, I was on bumpy roads and it was my first time riding a motorcycle.

The bike gets around 77km to a liter so its pretty damn good.

Umm, that's about 181mpg. Amazing. You probably lose more fuel from evaporation when the bike sits than from riding it.

errr, actually that's more like 48 mpg.

Errr, no, I'm right:

77km/L = 47.8 miles/L * 3.7856 L/gallon = 181 miles/gallon

 

[mithrandir2001]

Originally posted by: KnightBreed

I purchased a Ninja EX500 last february for under $3500 out the door. I've put over a thousand miles on it so far, and have had a blast doing it.
1) It's fast (enough).
(a) 0-60mph in under 4 seconds
(b) 1/4mi times in the low-mid 13's.
(c) satisfaction of knowing you can dust 95% of the cars on the road

Geez, no wonder I am looking at 250s. I've never driven a car that did 0-60 in under 4 secs so why the hell would I want my first bike to be that fast?

I suppose I'm not looking for a superbike suicide machine but something to cruise around town and across the countryside.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Originally posted by: mithrandir2001
I suppose I'm not looking for a superbike suicide machine but something to cruise around town and across the countryside.

FWIW, it isn't as fast as it sounds. Strangely enough, top speed is under 120mph, and it'll take you a while to get there. 500cc bikes have tremendous acceleration, for their displacement, but the lack of torque and overall power limits their top speeds. For comparison's sake, a car with <4 second 0-60mph will trap the quarter in well under 13 seconds.

My bike makes a pretty good stoplight racer, where you end up racing 1/8 mile or so, though I haven't actually raced it yet to test my theory.

(by the way, the speed numbers aren't from personal experience. they're from a website run by a guy that tested it himself with his own EX500)