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Posted: Sat Mar 30, 13 9:31 pm
by Adrian Worman
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.........
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 13 9:33 pm
by Pete
Jonny Mental.
You need help.... no topbox to put your brain in either.......
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 13 9:35 pm
by Pete
More BHP than a 318
Less torque though (probably......
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Posted: Sat Mar 30, 13 9:36 pm
by Adrian Worman
Wot brain Pete?
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 13 9:46 pm
by Cannonball
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 13 10:04 pm
by Mossy68
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.
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 13 10:11 pm
by hjworton
240 at the rear wheel ? That's Motogp power.
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 13 10:17 pm
by hjworton
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.
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 13 11:46 pm
by Adrian Worman
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
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 13 11:51 pm
by Pete
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 13 9:50 am
by AllKiller
Jeez Ade you mentalist.....thats a fricken missile
Very nice though have you ever thought about buying one of Henk Vinks bikes you nutter
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 13 11:18 am
by Adrian Worman
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
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 13 12:37 pm
by jerry
Lovely looking bike Ade nice one.
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 13 10:07 pm
by Cannonball
Adrian Worman wrote:
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,
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 13 10:08 pm
by Pete
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???
