Cruisers are slow.

[HS Lifter]

I own a 1994 cbr 600f2.

I was in the turning lane on the street when I heard loud pipes. I look behind me and see this hardley.

As we turn into the road, we trail this one car on a single lane road which splits into a two lane road.

The split comes on, I haul ass around the car with hardley trailing behind me.

I can tell the cruiser got on it, because his pipes were LOUD!!!!

Anyway I could see his headlight slowly fading away in the distance.

I slow down and he catches up, he then revs some more and I see small flames shoot through his pipes! Was pretty cool.

The next light turned red, so it was now round two.

So were both at the light, the light turns green and he guns it off the line, once again I am subjected to his LOUD ASS PIPES, anyway he gets the jump and I quickly blow by him and once again see his headlight fading away.

We then parted ways when I took a turn.

Anyways It was the first time I ever raced a cruiser, and it was pretty fun.

His bike was really nice, it looked like he put alot of time and money into it.

Cruisers are SLOW!

 

[DBCooper]

That's why they are CRUISER'S and not SPORT bikes, and they ride more comfortably

 

[endpoint]

That's why they are CRUISER'S and not SPORT bikes, and they ride more comfortably

exactly.

i would rather cruise

 

[FISHTALES]

loud and proud...

 

[The Shadow]

DUH!!!

 

[HS Lifter]

Cruisers shouldnt be alowed to have such loud pipes when they are so slow.

Kinda like ricers in a way, loud, annoying and SLOW!

 

[FISHTALES]

Cruisers shouldnt be alowed to have such loud pipes when they are so slow.

Kinda like ricers in a way, loud, annoying and SLOW!

my cruiser weighs more than your rice rocket

 

[crimson coal]

We are made to be heard first...Then seen..We care about the ride..Not how fast we get there.

 

[jerkbox]

That's why they are CRUISER'S and not SPORT bikes, and they ride more comfortably

 

[c3bodybuilding]

That's a nice bike Crimson.

 

[Scotsman]

Find me a sport bike that weighs over 700lbs with a 300lb rider on it that will do 150 and I'll be impressed until then I'll keep my HOG.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[JollyRogers]

SPEED!

CBR 600 R 1#

good choice btw

 

[Code]

Cruisers are slow.
But they aren't designed for speed.

Some people dig poking around all slow and shit.
Cruisers, Harleys specifically, are more about a culture/lifestyle than anything else.

 

[DBCooper]

Both wil get you there but the Harley will get you there and you'll look good doing it.

 

[pitbullstl]

We are made to be heard first...Then seen..We care about the ride..Not how fast we get there.

actually, with my Vance and Hines Big Shots, and my Patrick Racing 131" motor, I am the loudest and fastest thing around..
Not a crotch rocket around catching me and positively no 600.....or R1 or Zx12 or RC51 or GSXR 1000......1rst through third gear there's nothing touching me.....now on the highway....I give in to rice riders hands down....but stopligh to stopligh you're all mine......

 

[Code]

actually, with my Vance and Hines Big Shots, and my Patrick Racing 131" motor, I am the loudest and fastest thing around..
Not a crotch rocket around catching me and positively no 600.....or R1 or Zx12 or RC51 or GSXR 1000......1rst through third gear there's nothing touching me.....now on the highway....I give in to rice riders hands down....but stopligh to stopligh you're all mine......

I'm dubious of that, ever race a Hayabusa? Or an MV Agusta?

 

[pitbullstl]

I'm dubious of that, ever race a Hayabusa? Or an MV Agusta?

Who cares.....a GSXR 1000 the fastes hole shot crotch rocket around....I'm not talking about top end bro.....were talking 1rst through third gear....a GSXR 1300 is built to go 200 mph stoplight to stoplight.....and Italian bikes are a lot slower than either of the Suzuki's......but my chopper will smoke pretty much anything it come up against...I'm putting 164 hp to the ground bro.(without the nitrous shot, 177 with nos) .....name a bike that does that.....

 

[pitbullstl]

Only a cruiser needs NOS

uh...I don't own a cruiser....it's a chopper.....and I don't need the nitrous to race crotch rockets only high end bikes like mine....

 

[Code]

Who cares.....a GSXR 1000 the fastes hole shot crotch rocket around....I'm not talking about top end bro.....were talking 1rst through third gear....a GSXR 1300 is built to go 200 mph stoplight to stoplight.....and Italian bikes are a lot slower than either of the Suzuki's......but my chopper will smoke pretty much anything it come up against...I'm putting 164 hp to the ground bro.(without the nitrous shot, 177 with nos) .....name a bike that does that.....

Only a cruiser needs NOS

 

[wit]

Sure, pure acceleration and speed are kinda fun, but I get most of my kicks riding the twisties. I couldn't care less how quickly my bike can accelerate or the top end. It's about overall design, not slapping a big engine in a machine that can't turn.

I live in a major metro area, so even on the highways, there are few opportunities to go 120+ anyway. And if I get caught, that's a lot of jail time even for 120mph and even though I have perfect driving record.

If I had the cash, I would get a cruser just for the hell of it, though. Sport vs cruiser are just different and they're both fun... just in slighly different ways...

 

[big4life]

I would rather get out on a cruiser and enjoy the trip. My Harley was fast and loud, but I rarely got above 80. It was more of a relaxing time for me. The time spent riding on the back roads was the most enjoyable.


However, I could also enjoy going from red light to red light in town. Especially at night, when all you hear is your exhaust echoing of the buildings.

 

[FISHTALES]

Find me a sport bike that weighs over 700lbs with a 300lb rider on it that will do 150 and I'll be impressed until then I'll keep my HOG.

Cheers,
Scotsman

what 'cha riden...night train here

 

[curling]

I have a 113 in my bike and I whooped a kawasaki 1000 half sport bike looking thing the other day on the freeway. He pulled over at the same off ramp and said he had more(even though he didn't use obviously) he said were doing around 150ish. Not too shaby for a cruiser but mine is actually a chopper.

 

[b fold the truth]

I guess that you can beat the Harley on about every race line...but you won't on the price or retaining value line.

Not sure what someone on a Harley would be thinking racing you...lol. Surely he didn't think that he would win...

B True

 

[Scotsman]

what 'cha riden...night train here

100th anniversary Fatboy. I like your avatar my riding gauntlets have the skull sheilds on them.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[crimson coal]

Well said Big4life.