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Adrian Worman · Post by **Adrian Worman** » Sat Mar 30, 13 9:31 pm

Picked this HP4 up today, first super spots bike with active suspension and launch control..............and 240 horses

left the dealership at 3 o'clock and I still got a stiffy.........

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Sat Mar 30, 13 9:33 pm

Jonny Mental.

You need help.... no topbox to put your brain in either.......

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Sat Mar 30, 13 9:35 pm

More BHP than a 318

Less torque though (probably......

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Adrian Worman · Post by **Adrian Worman** » Sat Mar 30, 13 9:36 pm

Wot brain Pete?

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Sat Mar 30, 13 9:46 pm

240 horses thats just crazy please nip round the danes bank massives and give raymondo a seat,y

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Sat Mar 30, 13 10:04 pm

Mmmmm.
Gonna have to have a chat over a pint about that one Ade.
How's the launch control ?
A mate fitted one to his ktm 550 racer and it was pants.

hjworton · Post by **hjworton** » Sat Mar 30, 13 10:11 pm

240 at the rear wheel ? That's Motogp power.

hjworton · Post by **hjworton** » Sat Mar 30, 13 10:17 pm

I test rode the first S1000RR and it was crazy fast, genuinely too much for the road IMO. The feedback the bike gave was low though, it really only rewards track riding. It was like riding a fast dishwasher or something, a little soulless.

Adrian Worman · Post by **Adrian Worman** » Sat Mar 30, 13 11:46 pm

This is the 3rd S1000 I've had, granted its a lot different to the standard bikes but I loved the 1st one, you felt you could do anything with it, inspired that much confidence, rear wheel steering, 3 figure wheelies, riding off the edge of the tyre, it just never seemed to impress me.
Track days were mental, 165 down the Revitt straight at Snetterton, a set of sliders after every session, Bananarama! loved it

The last one was a face lifted and reworked model, more aggressive power delivery, handling was even sharper, almost scalpel like in its precision. This bike is a HP variant of the current model but is really a different bike bar the motor, output is way up but that's down to a full titanium Akropovic exhaust and a race mapped engine management system.
It has an 8500 rpm limiter on it till 1000km run in and then I can fit the track day coded plug into the ecu and screw the tits off of it ........
I think the St.Christopher ginge got me a few years ago will earn its money this summer

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Sat Mar 30, 13 11:51 pm

I was reading up on these and I think they are 13:1 compression

Computers, ehhh????

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Sun Mar 31, 13 9:50 am

Jeez Ade you mentalist.....thats a fricken missile

Very nice though have you ever thought about buying one of Henk Vinks bikes you nutter

Adrian Worman · Post by **Adrian Worman** » Sun Mar 31, 13 11:18 am

Pete wrote:I was reading up on these and I think they are 13:1 compression

Computers, ehhh????

Yeah they run really high CR's Pete, the HP2 1200 twin I got is 13.5:1 and needs race gas for a track day...........on an air-cooled flat twin that's mental!
I'll ride that over in the summer when you get the Guzzi(s) out and you can have a ride, you'll love it mate

jerry · Post by **jerry** » Sun Mar 31, 13 12:37 pm

Lovely looking bike Ade nice one.

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Sun Mar 31, 13 10:07 pm

Adrian Worman wrote:
Pete wrote:I was reading up on these and I think they are 13:1 compression

Computers, ehhh????
Yeah they run really high CR's Pete, the HP2 1200 twin I got is 13.5:1 and needs race gas for a track day...........on an air-cooled flat twin that's mental!
I'll ride that over in the summer when you get the Guzzi(s) out and you can have a ride, you'll love it mate

you flown over t the massiv,es today ade,

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Sun Mar 31, 13 10:08 pm

Adrian Worman wrote: .........I'll ride that over in the summer when you get the Guzzi(s) out and you can have a ride, you'll love it mate

That is a really kind and generous offer, and you can Bananarama! off! I'm not getting on that puppy.....

(Julie's watching......)

..Are we going to have a summer this year???