It's clear you're a much better driver, Tristan. Sorry about the incident. :/ It sounds like she has a hugely inflated ego, which sadly is not uncommon in racing.

I'm glad I do bikes, though. It's generally sooo much easier to pass, and no mirrors!

Quote from Racer Y :

I've beaten a Yamaha, Honda something (CRR?)... A kawasaki.. not a sport bike. Their muscle cruiser.

I don't doubt there are some really poor riders out there who don't know how to launch.

Case in point: an SV650 stomping all over a lot of 600 supersports off the line, in some cases despite a poor 1-2 shift.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X9-tlExWXc&t=3m18s

Quote from Racer Y :

My 1400 only weighs in at 550lbs with all the fluids and a full tank of gas. That's less weight than a lot of sportbikes.

What sportbikes weigh over 550 lbs besides a Hayabusa (586) or ZX-14 (584), which aren't really a sportbikes anyway? They're too long and heavy.

http://images.motorcycle-usa.c ... ikesmackdown_weight2.jpeg
Aprilia RSV4 Factory: 451
BMW S1000RR: 456
Ducati Panigale S: 426
Honda CBR1000RR: 448
Kawasaki ZX-10R: 439
KTM RC8R: 449
Suzuki GSX-R1000: 448
Yamaha YZF-R1: 478

http://images.motorcycle-usa.com/13_midweight_weight.jpg
Ducati 848 EVO: 433
Honda CBR600RR: 415
Kawasaki ZX-6R: 421
MV Agusta F3 675: 427
Suzuki GSX-R600: 417
Suzuki GSX-R750: 425
Triumph Daytona 675R: 422
Yamaha YZF-R6: 428

Last edited by Forbin, Sun, 8 Sep 2013 22:59.

Quote from Racer Y :

I gotta question for you crotch rocket riders. What's this I hear about putting a pencil under the passenger pad?
Is it true? And does it work?

What are you on about?

Quote from Racer Y :

The first kid I see sittin like a frog on a hunk of plastic, I'm gonna blow his slip ons off (unless he's on a sport bike bigger than 900 CCs).

I... what?

Even if you have the largest Suzuki Intruder model, stock HP is only 72HP (source), and who knows whether that's crank or wheel power. Even modified for more peak HP, I'm sure it doesn't make much more, especially being air-cooled.

Take the air-cooled Ducati motors for example. At 1100cc, they make 100HP stock according to Ducati, or around 85HP at the wheel (source).

Now let's take a look at your average "hunk of plastic." Liquid-cooled 600cc inline-4 producing ~105HP at the wheel is by far and away the most common sportbike configuration on the street.

So, you mean to tell us that you got significantly more than 105HP at the wheel from a motor that only makes 72HP stock, and, let's not forget, is air-cooled. Assuming your motor were essentially a Ducati 1400 (i.e. enlarged 1100) and HP scaled linearly with displacement, you might be able to get there. But let's be honest, both of those are massive assumptions. There's not a chance in hell you can get the same kind of state of tune out of a Suzuki cruiser motor as a Ducati.

And that's not even taking the enourmous heft of the Intruder into account.

Having said that, straightline stuff is boring anyway. I can guarantee the Intruder is awful around corners, with minimal cornering clearance and under-sprung suspension.

If all you want to do is go fast, get a sportbike. Straight lines, corners, it'll do them all. If all you want to do is brag about how much "faster" your cruiser is than a sportbike, I think you bought a cruiser for the wrong reason.

My first time loading up LFS, hopping into the XFG (since you had to unlock the XRG and GTT back then), powering towards T1 at BL1, hitting the brakes, and promptly sliding off into the gravel.

The suggested improvements log is a sticky thread.

Suggested improvements log [READ before making a new thread]

https://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?t=2082

Quote from Stang70Fastback :

I was actually behind one of these during my commute about a month ago. I thought it was one of the oddest vehicles I've ever seen. It was that same color too.

Quote from Gutholz :

Chrysler PT Cruiser
can get them quite cheap but they are still rare on the streets because not very popular. (at least in germany)


Any Smart cars except the "normal one" for example the Smart Roadster:

They were surprisingly popular in the US. I still see one once in a while.

I don't think any bike with a 573 lb curb weight can be considered small. And I have seen them before. A friend had one in college and it wasn't small.

Let's look at the dimensions of a 2013 XL1200C versus a 2006 SV650S:

Length
SV650S: 82.1"
XL1200C: 87.4"
Difference: 5.3"

Width
SV650S: 28.7"
XL1200C: 33.1"
Difference: 4.4"

Height
SV650S: 46.1"
XL1200C: 44.9"
Difference: -1.2"

Seat Height
SV650S: 31.5"
XL1200C: 27.9"
Difference: -3.6"

Ground Clearance
SV650S: 6.1"
XL1200C: 4.4"
Difference: -1.7"

Wheelbase
SV650S: 56.3"
XL1200C: 59.9"
Difference: 3.6"

Curb/Wet Weight
SV650S: 436 lb
XL1200C: 573 lb
Difference: 137 lb

Anyway, my point was you're basically pressuring him into buying something enourmous, regardless of whether or not that's what he wants.

(sources:
http://www.totalmotorcycle.com ... 0CSportster1200Custom.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_SV650)

Re: jetting. I think you'd be surprised how many Harleys can benefit from smaller jets. Contrary to popular opinion, I don't think stock Harleys really run that lean from the factory, or at least not as lean as a lot of people think. A friend of mine, an old Harley enthusiast (he rode a 50's K bike around the country) and machine shop owner, made his friend's Harley run waaaaayy smoother by installing smaller jets.

Re: commuting. I've been riding for 10 years, most of that in New Jersey no less. Of course I know what traffic is like. What difference does that make to my statements? I'm not trying to get into a pissing contest with you, I'm just telling you you're a douchebag and a misogynist for doing what you did.

Last edited by Forbin, Sat, 22 Jun 2013 16:30.

Quote from Racer Y :

My brother got his Harley.... A 1200 sportster. What a little bike. We were teasing him, calling it a girl's bike. Then we found out he bought it from a woman....
Next week I start on my project bike. Hopefully I'll have it rideable by August.
I was thinking about porting and polishing the heads, but after weighing in cost versus horsepower... nah. I'll put in bigger jets in the carbs and change the filters to something else, but I don't think porting the heads are going to be worth it.
Now I need to find a junked Nissan or toyota or something so I can re-fab the headlight (it's a skull) with those xenon bulbs

I wouldn't be caught dead on a Harley regardless of its size, but I wouldn't tease anyone for buying one either, regardless of who they bought it from. For all you know she's one bad-ass woman, more so than you or any of your chittering friends. And even if she isn't, who cares? Does it really make your brother any less of a "man" for riding a bike he bought from a woman? Plenty of riders get killed because they were peer-pressured into buying a bike that is too much for their skill level, and I don't care who you are, riding skill knows no gender. I've seen plenty of damn fast women at the racetrack. Skill just takes time, not a penis.

Want to be a proper friend, let alone brother? Encourage your friends to buy smaller bikes and learn how to ride them properly before moving on to bigger bikes. As it is, you and your friends were just being jerks for no good reason. I certainly wouldn't call you my friend if that was your reaction to my buying a bike.

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You know what the biggest performance upgrade is for a Harley? Rider training. You know what the second biggest performance upgrade is for a Harley? Smaller jets. People just dump more fuel in there expecting it to make more power like magic. It doesn't work that way.

Last edited by Forbin, Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:09.

Does it not have front suspension? Or a reasonable steering range?

Quote from CodeLyoko1 :

I ment a uATX power supply

Specs for the HP machine in the OP say the PSU is standard ATX:

Quote :

Power Supply

Internal 460W (100V-240V)

• Form Factor: internal ATX
  
• Total wattage: 460W
  
• Nominal input voltage range:
  • 100-127V/3A (50-60Hz)
    
  • 200-240V/2A (50-60Hz)
    
• Dimensions: 150mm x 140mm x 86mm (5.9 x 5.5 x 3.4 inches)
  
• * This power supply has an LED to indicate a possible failure condition when LED is off and power is connected.
  

There is no such thing as a uATX power supply.

Quote :

Some manufacturers and retailers incorrectly market SFX power supplies as µATX or MicroATX power supplies.
SFX has dimensions of 100 x 125 x 63.5mm with 60 mm fan.
(source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATX#SFX)

And, as others have stated, miniATX is not the same as microATX (aka uATX).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATX#Variants

Last edited by Forbin, Fri, 31 May 2013 19:07.

Quote from CodeLyoko1 :

Form factor: uATX

IDK how easy you can get a uATX in murica, but in the netherlands it's damn hard.

It's very common over here.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ ... pertyCodeValue=757%3A7619

This is why we homebuild.

GT620: 50W TDP
GTX660: 140W TDP
(source: http://www.geeks3d.com/2009061 ... esign-power-tdp-database/)

You're talking about adding a full 90W load to a system that was built as cheaply as possible.

FWIW, I had a 9800GTX a while back, which had the same 140W TDP as the GTX660. I ran it with an Antec 530W PSU. While playing MW2 for about two hours, my computer would reboot itself. This was fairly consistent. All other games worked fine but I wasn't playing anything else as demanding as MW2. Replacing the PSU with a Seasonic X-750 resolved the issue. (FWIW, I also ran a GTX480, which has a 250W TDP, with the 750W PSU)

I suspect the ARMA engine will place a similarly high load on a GTX660, and thus your PSU as well.

Last edited by Forbin, Wed, 29 May 2013 02:00.

Even when they could learn, and before tire temp/wear was added, introducing variability to lines from lap to lap, the AI were never very fast. They always drove extremely conservatively.

Quote from Braien93 :

He said it can't be a sim...

Try it and tell me it is.

Quote from Sueycide_FD :

I don't recall the average human being knowing the displacement of a Ferrari.

Engine configuration != displacement

While Ferrari did make some I4's in the 50's exclusively for racing, they're more commonly associated with 6, 8, and 12 cylinder engines which sound significantly different from an I4, even to a layperson.

Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing

Quote from Sueycide_FD :

W20 MR-2's

You can get by most idiots with lying and saying it's an old ferrari until they see the huge T on the steering wheel and strip the front emblem. That and add the right exhaust and it sounds exactly like one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZQ2pNPHrlk

I don't recall Ferrari ever making a turbo I4.

Quote from Bose321 :

I've driven a few of them that didn't have rotating wheels on the rear, in France. They're epic for doriiingg.

I've never seen any in the US that had caster wheels in the rear, only the front. The rears are always fixed.

Reliant Robin

Quote from englishlord :

Not defending those people because people should be polite and welcoming to newbies but it's not a perfect world and by 14 he should be mature enough to rise above a load of crap talk in a computer game without needing his dad to come online and make a fool of himself in the forum.

I concur. I was playing online games when I was 12. No issues here. :uglyhamme

IIRC, dawesdust_12 was 12 when he started playing LFS.

In a simulation, power is power and torque is torque, regardless of what "fuel" the "engine" is "burning".