Posted by Ed on September 18, 2007, 5:02 pm
"...In the past few years a horsepower battle in the cycle industry has
produced bikes that have the power of a car but often weigh less than
ever. Sophisticated suspension and braking systems and other
electronics make them easy for inexperienced riders to handle -- up to
a point. But the bikes' potential speed and violent acceleration can
quickly overwhelm all but the most skilled riders..."
Wall Street Journal article: http://301url.com/cae
Posted by Bob Myers on September 18, 2007, 5:20 pm
> "...In the past few years a horsepower battle in the cycle industry has
> produced bikes that have the power of a car but often weigh less than
> ever. Sophisticated suspension and braking systems and other
> electronics make them easy for inexperienced riders to handle -- up to
> a point. But the bikes' potential speed and violent acceleration can
> quickly overwhelm all but the most skilled riders..."
And your point is...what, exactly?
Bob M.
Posted by J. Clarke on September 18, 2007, 6:28 pm
Ed wrote:
> "...In the past few years a horsepower battle in the cycle industry
> has produced bikes that have the power of a car but often weigh less
> than ever. Sophisticated suspension and braking systems and other
> electronics make them easy for inexperienced riders to handle -- up
> to
> a point. But the bikes' potential speed and violent acceleration can
> quickly overwhelm all but the most skilled riders..."
A Ninja 250's "speed and violent acceleration" can quickly overwhelm
all but the most skilled riders.
But what do you expect from the press, which considers a ship that can
cross the Atlantic on a single load of diesel fuel to be a remarkable
breakthrough?
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Posted by The Older Gentleman on September 19, 2007, 2:24 am
> The article is all about the insurance companies losing money on
> sportbikes.
That's their fault, then. Got their sums wrong, didn't they? Everything
is insurable. All you have to do is calculate the risk and the premiums.
If you lose money, you screwed up.
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GAGARPHOF#30 GHPOTHUF#1 BOTAFOT#60 ANORAK#06 YTC#3
BOF#30 WUSS#5 The bells, the bells.....
Posted by Jeff Mayner on September 19, 2007, 4:25 am
Ed wrote:
> "...In the past few years a horsepower battle in the cycle industry
> has produced bikes that have the power of a car but often weigh less
> than ever. Sophisticated suspension and braking systems and other
> electronics make them easy for inexperienced riders to handle -- up to
> a point. But the bikes' potential speed and violent acceleration can
> quickly overwhelm all but the most skilled riders..."
> Wall Street Journal article: http://301url.com/cae
I'm shocked!
Meanwhile, todays Can Openers are also considered bigger, faster, deadlier.
Who will join me in denouncing Sunbeam?
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> produced bikes that have the power of a car but often weigh less than
> ever. Sophisticated suspension and braking systems and other
> electronics make them easy for inexperienced riders to handle -- up to
> a point. But the bikes' potential speed and violent acceleration can
> quickly overwhelm all but the most skilled riders..."