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Again, my point has been and still is that the electric bike didn't gain 20 seconds purely by virtue of being electric - and if you read what Rhys Millen actually said, it was that electric vehicles might be contenders, not that they would have an all-out advantage. Electric powertrains are...

Exactly, which is why at higher altitude you can get away with higher compression (setting up an engine specifically for that altitude). Are you really this dumb? Maybe you're the one trolling me.

Is that RC-51 setup to run at 5,000 feet only? With higher compression and a dyno tune? I can lead you to water, but I can't make you drink.

I started riding because I was hitting a point in car racing where money was the only way to go faster and I didn't want to keep spending all of mine to compete - so I took up riding as a new challenge, figured I would eventually build up to racing bikes. The fuel savings while riding to work...

As much as I hate to use NASCAR as an example for talking about racing, you can see an example of what I'm trying to explain in the races they hold with restriction plates in the intake - they run a much higher compression ratio than normal to try to compensate as much as possible for the choked...

No. Because they are building an engine specifically for a hill climb, they can use very high compression ratios and map the timing progressively as they climb. Is there a power advantage running an electric bike for a hill climb? Maybe, but don't forget the electric powerplant is also going...

I am right, and I have been racing cars for years - bikes are a newer hobby. It's not really a burn, just a wake up call. The team that won the peak with the electric bike put in the time and the effort, and diminishing their accomplishment by saying it was due to electric power is just silly.

Pikes Peak does not start at sea level, the elevation gain from start to finish is ~7400 ft. http://www.pikes-peak.com/attractions/pikes-peak-americas-mountain/ A bike used for a hill climb would have a compression ratio and multiple engine maps optimized to minimize loss. The idea that the...

Self-defense is gender neutral. If we take back the right to vote and right to work in jobs that really ought to be reserved for men, then sure, women hitting men gets special treatment - otherwise, gtfo with that stupidity. Hit first, get hit back, regardless of gender. Feminists often pull...

right, but he's not 20 seconds correct, which is why I was laughing.

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but nobody does that - people who spend money to race with them are mostly serious about it. the other poster here said there are mostly 600s in your 1000 class. I am building up my SV to run in their "LWT" class - doing track days on my 600 is not the same as racing, I will learn more and...

It's really cute that you guys thought I was talking about whatever tiny silly series you race in up here. http://www.cvmaracing.com/ Real clubs don't have 1000s racing with 600s, and yes, the supersport class has the most crashes because it has young people trying to get noticed and make a...

Anti-gun people are some of the dumbest most indoctrinated people in this world - your truths will be falling on deaf ears most likely.

In California? take your pick, really...I'm not going to post which company I use on here, but there are several reasonable companies that will even quote you online for motorcycle policies.

I have a D jacket actually, but got it used for a song. For the price of their new gear there are several companies who will make you a custom fitted better quality suit. ACT comes to mind, or Z-leathers.

Ultimately you don't "need" anything for track days, but having a quickshifter can help you focus on other things. In my case I bought a used fully built racing bike that came safety wired and with all the goodies because it's by far cheaper to go that route if you want a track day toy than to...

The point of the quickshifter isn't so you can shift without the clutch, its so you can shift without releasing the THROTTLE. Clutchless upshifts are possible on all vehicles with fully synchronized transmissions like we have in our motorcycles. A quickshifter minimizes the reduction in engine...

good guess! I have a Suzuki SV650 Also have a Mille, Tuono (the one I rode up here to Canuckistan), a CBR600RR, a VTR1000F, and a Daytona 675 The joys of CA insurance not charging much extra for multiple bikes... Ok, sorry HD guys, carry on - inreb does have a point.