While I do agree that the parts themselves are not $7k worth of parts, consider that the all the upgrades is also warrantied by H-D, was tuned to meet regulations since it can be bought from Factory.

Haha, I’ve said this with the less than politically correct terminology for some members of my graduating class in Mechanical Engineering.

Looking at the silhouette was like hmm..maybe a Lamborghini Veneno homage or something...can’t be that bad...yea...it isn’t...its worse...

There’s also all the big V-Twin engines by H-D that were like 1.5L and up.

His statement still holds true. Isle of Mann isn’t in North America.

I kind of get what they may have been thinking...that the clip-ons could potentially move independently of one another and the forks but if the contestant has clip-ons and it’s a race shouldn’t it be part of the tech inspection? Make sure the tq is at the spec etc.

Think of a mountain bike with the extra bars that go outward that are “clipped” or bolted on at the end. Same difference essentially. Big difference is that on a motorcycle lots of the controls are then mounted on that clip-on (throttle, clutch, brakes, turn signal, starter switch, etc.). There’s more differences but…

Not a fan of the Chicago traffic either, however Atlanta traffic (airport and highways) is its own corner of hell on earth for me anyways.

I lived in Milwaukee for about 3 years, and this always irked me. I equated it to the Wisconsinites (like most of the US) not accelerating to merge properly, and the people on the highway making space for the mergers.

lol even the colors match

Been enjoying LS tremendously, and the community is a bit less trollish then the rest of the jalop world as well.

http://jalopnik.com/5108623/fia-co… well in 2008 they just launched a brand new chassis, then throw in economic downturn as you mentioned. Have the FIA confirm that your new vehicle can only compete for 2 yrs and it wasn’t a viable business case. It wasn’t years after. So basically FIA confirms S2000, within the next…

Rentals always win

Check out Police Motorcycle Skills competition, listen to their engine, speed, etc. and you’ll notice all of the things I noted in my previous reply. I did leave out posture, making your your arms aren’t ever fully extended (difficult to control a bike that way). Also turn lock to lock to be cognoscente of the limits. …

So the MSF instructors will shout about friction zone as well, this is critical along with utilizing the rear brake for parking lot speeds. Having a rotating mass in your engine (more rpms) will create a stabilizing gyroscopic effect, however you drag your rear brake to manage your speed. The other is to look where…