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Its a pussycat to ride,...very linear power,....very progressive,....but you don't just wack it at 4,000 in first or second gear unless you like one wheel,...I have no use for that,...but of course its unavoidable when being challanged. I can tell you this,...its a lot easier to ride than an R-1 or ZX-9 with some motor work. Jeff Churchill S-2 T-2 C U !!!!! J.C. Performance 617-06 Bicycle Path Port Jefferson Station NY 11776 USA tech: 516-928-6679 or 516-928-9863 website: http://www.jcperformance.com/ ************************************************************************* **************** On Tue, 20 Jul 1999 10:19:02 +0200 <andrew-za.evans@ubs.com> writes: >Aha, so there are a few about... This may sound like a very thick >question (so what's new) >but how the devil do you ride such torquey bikes? I can see with big >inline fours that to just potter about (blown or stock) one just stays > >out of the power band higher in the revs, but a Buell/HD, are torquey > >enough anyway, and only rev thru to 5-6000 and that's it. So with a >blower what do you do, just ride it around in 5th all day? If you can > >smoke a blown full dress, surely a relatively lively thing like the >Buell is gonna eat tyres no matter how gently you try and ride it, coz > >the main thrust is coming in so low down. 110 horses at 5000 revs >sounds mental. Makes my 6 seem puny. >Hohum, roll on the next pay cheque. >Regards, >Andy > > > > > > >>I didn't do the post, but I have a Buell with an Aerocharger. My >guess >>is about 110 at the rear wheel. The new Harley dealer has offered >free >>dyno time as soon as their machine comes in. I'll turbo everything I >>ever ride from now on. Swamp Boogie Doug > >>The owner of American Harley Davidson here in town put an Aerodyne >kit on his >>1340cc full dresser. That bike dynoed at 58Hp on the Dynojet when >stock. With >>9psi he was getting 94Hp and 110 ft.lb. out of it. That big beast is > >great for >>laying black marks in the parking lot. I know he bumped the boost up >to 11psi >>and saw 110Hp, but I'm not sure what the torque was. I suspect over > >125 ft.lb. >>given the previous data. >