That's a bad bitch, but if you got smoked on a bike, it's time for a new bike. I had a clown try my 'Busa on the hiway with his SL 55. I let him get about 75ft away from me, and then reeled him in like he stalled the thing. I was doing at least a buck and a quarter when I passed him and I even...
Technical superiority? Buell? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
That was good.
Why HD ever bought MV Agusta is beyond me. Don't take it the wrong way, but Harley guys are generally the most short sighted, brand loyal people in motor sports. Eric Buell had the right idea, and I would have loved to buy an American bike that could compete with the big four, but it never...
The thing is, I really wasn't getting on it. I never mat the throttle, I am very careful to ease into it. The thing I notice with the stack is that the tranny will sometimes "forget" what gear it's in.
So I'm towing a flat car carrier with a G35 on it. I have the trans in Tow/Haul and everything is normal. At one point I try to pass a slower truck in my lane and ease into the throttle. The trans bucks a couple of times and gets stuck in what seems like 3rd gear. The SES light comes on. I pull...