v-rod vs kawasaki
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The 'rod will smoke a Vulcan 2k.
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Finally someone wants to compare apples with apples....
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JDR_ROD said:
"uhgghhghg....new guy here....uhhh do you guys think my Vrod can beat a F-16? Uhgghhh
I had a guy wants to race for titles....ughhhh....I know thye will do like 3k mph....but ughhhhh...do you think I can beat him if I put honey on my tire???"
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I smoked a busa then I fixed my oil burning problem and I can't do it no more.
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I'm never too sure about that analogy. Do you actually want an apple, or is a peach a more appealing fruit?
I think it is perfectly valid to compare a V-Rod against a GSXR1000. The GSXR is faster and handles better, but it is a pain in the arse to ride at legal speeds and the riding position hurts after a while. A V-Rod is quick enough to leave anything except a superbike for dead, handles nicely until you run it out of ground clearance, at which point you are pushing your luck anyway, and that 95% of the time when you the roads are not suitable for nailing the throttle it will put a big grin on your face, while a Gixer will put a big pain in your wrists.
Roll on with apple to peach comparisons! I love my V-Rod, and I don't have to make excuses for it.
As for fake Harleys like the Vulcan, I'd rather eat a bucket of goat's vomit.
I think it is perfectly valid to compare a V-Rod against a GSXR1000. The GSXR is faster and handles better, but it is a pain in the arse to ride at legal speeds and the riding position hurts after a while. A V-Rod is quick enough to leave anything except a superbike for dead, handles nicely until you run it out of ground clearance, at which point you are pushing your luck anyway, and that 95% of the time when you the roads are not suitable for nailing the throttle it will put a big grin on your face, while a Gixer will put a big pain in your wrists.
Roll on with apple to peach comparisons! I love my V-Rod, and I don't have to make excuses for it.
As for fake Harleys like the Vulcan, I'd rather eat a bucket of goat's vomit.
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gross.
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No it's not :spank:Louis said:
Comparing a Vrod to a GSXR1000 is like comparing an Audi A6 to a Ferrari. But they both have 4 wheels you say...
A Vtwin and a 4 cylinder in-line? 9k redline and 14k? 600lbs compared to 287? 110 hp compared to 185 hp? Forward controls, raked front-end and no shrouds?
Comparing a gixxer1000 and an R-1 or a ZX-10 and a Fireblade, that is the same.
Vrods, warriors, vulcan2000, ....victory vegas. All v-twins...
see where I am coming from?
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Do you get the Audi RS4 in the US? Comparing an RS4 to to a Ferrari is entirely valid. The Ferrari is faster and handles better, but is a PITA to own and use. The RS4 is still damn quick and handles superbly, but you can use it and enjoy it every day.
Very like the Gixxer / V-Rod comparison in fact.
Very like the Gixxer / V-Rod comparison in fact.
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I live in Geramny. I drive an S6. Same engine as the RS4 with a lot less turbos. 
But still an RS4 and a Ferrai don't go in the same category. A Porsche GT3 and a Lambo, Bugatti veryon, Ferrai go in the same category...
A RS4 goes with a BMW M6, or the AMG Mercedes...
Do I have to teach you everything? :cheers:
This is just my point of view.
I read a lot of car magazines and I have never seen an article like that - RS4 and Ferrari....won't happen.
But still an RS4 and a Ferrai don't go in the same category. A Porsche GT3 and a Lambo, Bugatti veryon, Ferrai go in the same category...
A RS4 goes with a BMW M6, or the AMG Mercedes...
Do I have to teach you everything? :cheers:
This is just my point of view.
I read a lot of car magazines and I have never seen an article like that - RS4 and Ferrari....won't happen.
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I know they don't go in the same category, that's my point - comparing outside category can be useful.
Obviously RS4 v dumper truck is meaningless because they don't do the same thing at all, but an RS4 and a Ferrari both do the same basic thing - they are supposed to be fun while going F word quick. And you can reasonably ask how much practicality you are prepared to lose to go that little bit quicker.
Again, as per Gixer and V-Rod.
As a European myself, and I take it you are a temporary one, I'd see no point in a Warrior / Vulcan comparison because they might both be the same fruit, but the fruit is a horrible one that tastes of dead worms and any person of discernment would chuck them both in the bin without quibbling over which is worse.
A Gixer / V-Rod comparison is fine - they are very different ways of solving the same basic problem: going fast and having fun.
Obviously RS4 v dumper truck is meaningless because they don't do the same thing at all, but an RS4 and a Ferrari both do the same basic thing - they are supposed to be fun while going F word quick. And you can reasonably ask how much practicality you are prepared to lose to go that little bit quicker.
Again, as per Gixer and V-Rod.
As a European myself, and I take it you are a temporary one, I'd see no point in a Warrior / Vulcan comparison because they might both be the same fruit, but the fruit is a horrible one that tastes of dead worms and any person of discernment would chuck them both in the bin without quibbling over which is worse.
A Gixer / V-Rod comparison is fine - they are very different ways of solving the same basic problem: going fast and having fun.
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I guess...
We are both hacking 2 different ends of the spectrum and are not getting anywhere.
I just know better than to put my bike against the wrong competetion.
I just get tired of the same old thread..."can my bike beat a sport bike?"
Well if you must know....don't ask that here because you sill get 10 different answers...go find one and run him, then tell the story truthfully.
We are both hacking 2 different ends of the spectrum and are not getting anywhere.
I just know better than to put my bike against the wrong competetion.
I just get tired of the same old thread..."can my bike beat a sport bike?"
Well if you must know....don't ask that here because you sill get 10 different answers...go find one and run him, then tell the story truthfully.
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