We are officially in crazy world

"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
10/23/2019 at 14:31 • Filed to: None

you can now officially walk into a bike dealer, and walk out with 200HP, 100ft-lbs, under 500lbs...NAKED bike.

The answers to the question: How painful can the air I breath REALLY be?

I still want them. That V4 street fighter does funny things to my pants

DISCUSSION (17)

Longtime Lurker > bob and john
10/23/2019 at 14:33

Thats crazy!

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > bob and john
10/23/2019 at 14:38

I’m surprised bike power isn’t more regulated than it is.

Like, owners of these monster machines should pay double taxes to help fund the cleanup crews that will inevitably scrape them off of the pavement.

functionoverfashion > bob and john
10/23/2019 at 14:43

fun fact, I tried to look at a bike on a link sent to me, but was blocked at work because the word “ naked” was in the url

Future next gen S2000 owner > bob and john
10/23/2019 at 14:48

I see no problems here......

slipperysallylikespenguins > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/23/2019 at 14:48

Except bikes like this are rarely in serious accidents. Your average dumb youngster can’t afford a 30K bike, they just buy the average Japanese 600 or 1K.

Also most people keep the electronics on these bikes as they realize what will happen without it.

jimz > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/23/2019 at 14:49

yeah, this. I find the ~120-ish hp of my FZ to be scary quick.

fintail > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/23/2019 at 14:50

Around here the same license that gets you a Vespa gets you this or a 900 lb Cruiser or a turbo Busa, just as the same license that gets you a Mirage gets you a Veyron or a 42' motorhome.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > bob and john
10/23/2019 at 14:55

If this is crazy world, I never want to go back to my home planet!

AestheticsInMotion > bob and john
10/23/2019 at 14:59

But where do they stack up on the crazy scale compared to the 212hp Brutale 1000..?

The Z H2 is a lot cheaper than I would have expected.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > bob and john
10/23/2019 at 15:27

I’m not a moto guy but damn, that is hot. So are most Ducatis.

shop-teacher > functionoverfashion
10/23/2019 at 16:35

LOL!

Biggus Dickus (RevsBro) > bob and john
10/23/2019 at 16:40

Ive been considering picking up a Rocket3 to tickle my street itch but hot damn the Streetfighter V4 makes me want to do hoodrat shit.

If i didnt have a race bike problem id be riding that SF V4 around with the front wheel in the air more than on the ground.

Thomas Donohue > bob and john
10/23/2019 at 17:24

I think I said those words around 1999 when all the 600cc bikes approached 100hp, and a nyone could walk into a dealer and walk out with a CBR600.

All you needed was a learners permit (written test ) and $199 a month.

Still true I assume.

nermal > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/23/2019 at 18:09

The cost goes into insurance. I just bought a new ZX6 over the summer. Total bike cost OTD was < $10k after taxes and everything. Quote for full coverage insurance was $4k / yr.

bob and john > AestheticsInMotion
10/23/2019 at 19:29

I agree, i am QUITE shocked at the price

bhtooefr > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/23/2019 at 19:59

Meanwhile in Europe, they have graduated licensing:

AM: 45 km/h max, 50 cc max, in practice 4 kW net (gasoline) or “ continuous” (30 minutes sustained for electrics)

A1: 125 cc max, 11 kW net (gasoline)/continuous (electric) for two wheels, 15 kW for three wheels

A2: 35 kW net/continous max, no more than 0.2 kW per kg, if a bike is detuned to meet 35 kW limit, the original bike must not be over 2x the power of the detuned bike

A: Now you can wrap yourself around trees with 200 hp

bob and john > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/23/2019 at 20:02

bike POWER isnt.

but in euro, they do actually limit what you can buy according to the level of permit you have.