Very surprised at how different a sportbike is than a standard

[G-Rex]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Been riding almost 10 years, but thanks for your concern.

Easy there Skippy, I wasn't talk about you directly and I know you've been around the forums and riding as much as me. :P

I just meant in general. 200-300 rpm as you mention is a non-issue in my book. Sure, it's annoying and wastes fuel, but if if helps someone to get the hang of things, so be it. 2000 rpm is definitely dumb.

[pauldun170]

Nothing like reving it up as you enter the gas station parking lot.

Got let people know you have arrived and you need gas.
loud pipes save lives
loud pipes helps pump gas
(They also help turn red lights to green...that is why you gotta constantly rev your engine at the stop light...especially fuel injected bikes)
...All info presented in this post is 100% FACT

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

Nothing like reving it up as you enter the gas station parking lot.

Got let people know you have arrived and you need gas.
loud pipes save lives
loud pipes helps pump gas
(They also help turn red lights to green...that is why you gotta constantly rev your engine at the stop light...especially fuel injected bikes)
...All info presented in this post is 100% FACT

I was walking out of a meeting last week on 6th Ave on my way back to Penn and there was dude sitting at a light doing that - I made fun of him doing that but nobody with me got the jokes. Damn corporate world

[Gas Man]

Revvin the motor came from carbs. But the trend stuck as a "habbit" or "the cool thing".

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

Revvin the motor came from carbs. But the trend stuck as a "habbit" or "the cool thing".

No...I dont think so.
It came from doochebags.
Carbed bikes idle just fine.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

No...I dont think so.
It came from doochebags.
Carbed bikes idle just fine.

All of mine sure did

[OneSickPsycho]

I do it because the sound of my bike gives me a boner... and who doesn't want a boner?

[Dave]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

I do it because the sound of my bike gives me a boner... and who doesn't want a boner?

Lesbians

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Dave

All of mine sure did

He rides a harley, they don't do things like idle properly or run.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Trip

He rides a harley, they don't do things like idle properly or run.

They ought to. The 450 idled fine and all I did to put it running again from its 10 year nap in the mud hole I pulled it from was clean the fuck out of the stock carbs. I didn't even replace any of the 20+ year old boots or gaskets, just submerged them in oil for a few days.