I dont like the low down grunt of a twin!!
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Topic: I dont like the low down grunt of a twin!!
Posted By: Skullface
Subject: I dont like the low down grunt of a twin!!
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2014 at 12:40
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I saw a post ' £6k to spendt, best 600-750? ' .. I was going to put RSV.. but started reading, and came accross a post I never thought I would see... here's a part. .. gobsmacked me "I also didn't like the low down grunt of the V-Twin; I didn't really want the power to be there all the time whether I liked it or not; I found I used the clutch SO much that I gave myself hand cramp (maybe that was the heavy clutch). It's all down to personal preference at the end of the day. If I was riding a lower powered bike, I would probably choose a V-Twin, but for a high powered bike, I prefer the low-down gentleness of an 4. A triple is a compromise between the two...less top end then a 4 and less low down grunt than a Twin, or more top end than a twin and more low down grunt than a 4, depending which way you look at it. " Read more: http://www.visordown.com/forum/motorcycle-reviews-and-advice/6k-to-spend-on-a-motorcycle/403405.html#ixzz2pzyM9NWc" rel="nofollow - http://www.visordown.com/forum/motorcycle-reviews-and-advice/6k-to-spend-on-a-motorcycle/403405.html#ixzz2pzyM9NWc |
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Posted By: adzed
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2014 at 12:49
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There's no helping some people! ------------- www.apriliaperformance.co.uk www.apriliaforum.co.uk www.apriliaownersclub.co.uk |
Posted By: GingerWhinger
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2014 at 12:58
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Read some of his thread but all I could see was "Blah, Blah, blah, ......" Strikes me as the type you see leaning on the bar of the pub telling stories of when he raced against the Barry Sheene, or outran the police on his RD250. If he spent less on all the bike magazines he quotes from he could afford a new RSV4. ------------- www.apriliaperformance.co.uk www.apriliaforum.co.uk www.apriliaownersclub.co.uk |
Posted By: jond58
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2014 at 13:22
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What a tool! ------------- www.apriliaperformance.co.uk www.apriliaforum.co.uk www.apriliaownersclub.co.uk |
Posted By: tapmyhed
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2014 at 13:22
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Sounds to me that this guy thought he knew what he was talking about....clearly his control of the throttle is a little to be desired as when you want less power, you apply less throttle.....what a numpty. Also, talking out his arse...had to be said, but he was. Why o why did Yammy reinvent the R1 with a crossplane crank??? To reduce crank flutter by balancing out the reciprical masses....which in turn gives a very V twin firing order, which aids grip and control.....in an inline 4 engine. Anyways, I'll go away now and turn off my Numpty alarm... ------------- Factory 04 Big Bore Whore |
Posted By: WARNZ
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2014 at 13:45
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It's because his a little Jessie,was the twin an sv650 too! (Not that there that bad a bike but!) ------------- www.apriliaperformance.co.uk www.apriliaforum.co.uk www.apriliaownersclub.co.uk |
Posted By: spiceweasel
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2014 at 22:43
probs got a go on a cb half thou [twin?] after getting off his honda vision at the chippy....knobhead ------------- www.apriliaperformance.co.uk www.apriliaforum.co.uk www.apriliaownersclub.co.uk |
Posted By: jd-racing-49
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2014 at 23:03
I like 4's tripples, twins and singles basically if it's got wheels or tits I like it 
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Posted By: Diggs345
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2014 at 23:56
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i had a ride up to hawes once abot 10 years or more ago and was sat in this cafe , there was 2 guys in there talking about doing road tests for some bike mags , they were freelance , one was testing a 250 two stroke supermoto , cant remember what the other one was testing , i passed the supermoto on the way up there and he was riding it like a pussy , and to look at these two guys you could have sworn the had walked off the harry potter set as stand in doubles , not what you would expect a road tester to look like , all they did was bitch and moan lol . ------------- https://touch.facebook.com/groups/1480582655547369?ref=bookmark |
Posted By: Stew9955
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2014 at 11:02
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Gonkbag!!!! Grow some stones!!! ------------- www.apriliaperformance.co.uk www.apriliaforum.co.uk www.apriliaownersclub.co.uk Get Griff'd |
Posted By: A303
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2014 at 11:13
A coffin tank DX could easily outrun an Austin 1100 panda car, I'll have your know! ------------- www.apriliaperformance.co.uk www.apriliaforum.co.uk www.apriliaownersclub.co.uk |
GingerWhinger wrote:Posted By: Slackey
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2014 at 11:16
I want more low down grunt, not less! My days of going 170mph are pretty much over, I am more interested in getting from 0-120mph in the quickest time possible Cant beat that feeling when you just bang the throttle and it takes off like a bullet. I want instant power and I want it NOW! ------------- www.apriliaperformance.co.uk www.apriliaforum.co.uk www.apriliaownersclub.co.uk |
Posted By: GingerWhinger
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2014 at 11:53
Aye. Many a night playing cat and mouse with plod in their Sherpas  ------------- www.apriliaperformance.co.uk www.apriliaforum.co.uk www.apriliaownersclub.co.uk |
Posted By: Stew9955
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2014 at 12:32
You need a big bore mate! 81ft/lb and 15/44 gearing is the only to fly! ------------- www.apriliaperformance.co.uk www.apriliaforum.co.uk www.apriliaownersclub.co.uk Get Griff'd |
Posted By: IanG
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2014 at 15:47
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Hmm,I think I'll drop back down to a 15t front and have some of that for the next trackday. ------------- www.apworkshops.co.uk www.apriliaforum.co.uk www.apriliaownersclub.co.uk Looking forward to the next track day |
Posted By: twintorque
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2014 at 17:25
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Whatever next! Hate it when people talk s**t. Had a bit of a 'disagreement' with some t**t a couple years back when I rode to the pub me missus worked in and walked in. Upon hearing the thunder of my arrival, he walks out for a looksy and comes back in. "nice mate, my cousin had one of them, that suzuki motors a beast" "err no, if it was Italian with that motor it was most likely a cagiva raptor youre thinking of, these use a Rotax" bloody idiot wouldn't have it so I just told him to buggr off and google aprilia rotax when he got home. Tool! ------------- four wheels move the body....two wheels move the soul!! www.apriliaperformance.co.uk www.apriliaforum.co.uk www.apriliaownersclub.co.uk |
Posted By: Gazza
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2014 at 17:41
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Why worry, all it means is that in some eyes You're " A GODDAMN SEXUAL TYRANNOSAURUS". ------------- www.apriliaperformance.co.uk www.apriliaforum.co.uk www.apriliaownersclub.co.uk |
Posted By: Tin Man
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2014 at 17:47
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And in other eyes your a menace to society. Which is also cool..... I'd still have a twin even if I was minted... Although would be subjected to a big bore that's for sure! ------------- www.apriliaperformance.co.uk www.apriliaforum.co.uk www.apriliaownersclub.co.uk |
Posted By: nikfubar
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2014 at 20:54
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[QUOTE=Skullface] What a couple of tools ------------- http://s633.photobucket.com/user/nikfubar/media/RSVR/002%204_zpsnfrfkwys.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  Oops |
started reading it & glazed over, who cares about all that sh*t. I love my Mille cos it's got loads of low down grunt, may not be the fastest thing on the road but I never get over taken 
Or if I feel in a ring a ding mood, take out the 2 stroke Posted By: jond58
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2014 at 20:58
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A bloke came to buy some paddock stands off me the other day, asked what I had and was telling him. He had a newish zx10, said 'I looked at the rsv's but they aren't quicker than a new r6 top end' I asked if he rode on the road and he said 'yeah only on the road'......I didn't say anything but obviously who goes over 150mph on the f&£king road!! Tool ------------- www.apriliaperformance.co.uk www.apriliaforum.co.uk www.apriliaownersclub.co.uk |
Posted By: IanG
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2014 at 21:09
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I started reading that Visordown link and had to stop after a couple of minutes as I felt I'd like to bang a few heads together. Quite why people can't make up their own minds without canvassing the world at large I don't understand. ------------- www.apworkshops.co.uk www.apriliaforum.co.uk www.apriliaownersclub.co.uk Looking forward to the next track day |
Posted By: Flo
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2014 at 18:40
| He's a gay lord end of !!! |
Posted By: kiwi_rsvr
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2014 at 19:13
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I dont like the low down grunt either . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I fcukin love it , Dont understand some people breathing seems too good for them. ------------- www.apriliaperformance.co.uk www.apriliaforum.co.uk www.apriliaownersclub.co.uk |