Honda Top Dawg!!! Good bye Habusa!!!
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RE: Honda Top Dawg!!! Good bye Habusa!!! - 12/30/2005 10:37:18 AM
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chainstretcher
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The last I heard all the Japanese companies were still abiding to the 186mph top end limit. What the heck is special about 186 I don't know. Maybe it was how old Hirohito was when he died. It was rumored that Triumph was gonna build a Busa beater but apparantly it's not as easy as everybody thinks to make a 200+ mph beastie -- and Triumph didn't even sign the 186mph agreement.
I'm an admitted speed freak but think the self imposed limit was a good idea for two reasons:
1> If they didn't do it the U.S. govt was gonna do it and I bet it'd be less than 186mph
2> Have ya noticed how much better the liter bikes have become now that they're not worried about "Speed King" titles?
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RE: Honda Top Dawg!!! Good bye Habusa!!! - 1/4/2006 7:11:23 PM
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fullmetalf4i
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Honda was putting into the works a V5 XX and a V5 interceptor. As far them being busa beaters is unknown. IT was under my inpression that they'd be about 1200cc for the XX and 999cc for an INT.
THe 186mph limit i believe is the conversion from 300 kph.
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RE: Honda Top Dawg!!! Good bye Habusa!!! - 1/4/2006 7:32:19 PM
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pupdog_88
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isn't kawasaki bringing out a busa beater, i thought it was a ZX14R(1400cc) it might already be out? i don't know, i haven't heard or read anything about honda bringing anything out.
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if it comes down to gas for bike or food for me i guess i'm going to be eating adrenaline and exhaust ha,ha
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RE: Honda Top Dawg!!! Good bye Habusa!!! - 1/4/2006 10:09:19 PM
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cjbettis
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isn't kawasaki bringing out a busa beater, i thought it was a ZX14R(1400cc) it might already be out? i don't know, i haven't heard or read anything about honda bringing anything out.
Last I heard no stats to see if their Busa-Buster is true.
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RE: Honda Top Dawg!!! Good bye Habusa!!! - 1/4/2006 11:05:43 PM
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pupdog_88
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here is what i found out on the kawasaki it's either called ZX14 no R or ZZ14 but it's suppose to have 200 hp at the rear wheel but i can't find any information on it, see what you all think of it, it looks more like a touring bike to me.
http://www.zx14.net/zx14details.html
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if it comes down to gas for bike or food for me i guess i'm going to be eating adrenaline and exhaust ha,ha
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RE: Honda Top Dawg!!! Good bye Habusa!!! - 1/4/2006 11:15:38 PM
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pupdog_88
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here's some more info and pics but i don't see any numbers and the speedo only shows 190 so i don't know if it will beat a busa
http://www.zx14.net/Kawasaki_ZZR1400-1.pdf
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if it comes down to gas for bike or food for me i guess i'm going to be eating adrenaline and exhaust ha,ha
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