If you have the skills...

[Troyskie]

https://www.facebook.com/Epicfails2018/videos/vb.412525388843548/1008713832558031/?type=2&theater

[krusty]

That was fun.

[a.graham52]

I'd like to know what they did to it to go like that

[ribbert]

I'd like to know what they did to it to go like that

There's a racing category for them, so they hot the living daylights out of them, could be one of those. Why else would you bother.

Noel

[Troyskie]

I posted it as it reminds me of some FJ riders (not me) smoking some 'racers' on their very nice bikes.

I returned to the Mighty FJ as it was more bike than I was rider back in the 80's.

Years of experience, training, mooore experience,......it's still more bike than I am rider.

Long live the Mighty FJ!

[gumby302ho]

I posted it as it reminds me of some FJ riders (not me) smoking some 'racers' on their very nice bikes.

I returned to the Mighty FJ as it was more bike than I was rider back in the 80's.

Years of experience, training, mooore experience,......it's still more bike than I am rider.

Long live the Mighty FJ!

What kills me about physics is the old FJ can lay down a 10.9 second quarter mile best in the day, jump forward to machines with 200 horse power, yet they run similar ET's, yes the rider probably weighed in at 102lbs, for you Brit's thats 7.2 stone soaking wet, but still very quick, that is mighty.

[gumby302ho]

I posted it as it reminds me of some FJ riders (not me) smoking some 'racers' on their very nice bikes.

I returned to the Mighty FJ as it was more bike than I was rider back in the 80's.

Years of experience, training, mooore experience,......it's still more bike than I am rider.

Long live the Mighty FJ!

What kills me about physics is the old FJ can lay down a 10.9 second quarter mile best in the day, jump forward to machines with 200 horse power, yet they run similar ET's, yes the rider probably weighed in at 102lbs, for you Brit's thats 7.2 stone soaking wet, but still very quick, that is mighty.
Correction, not the best et but one of the best.

[jscgdunn]

Skills is right: Out of the box ZX 14 will run low nines....

http://www.sportrider.com/sportbikes/kawasaki-zx-14r-8-second-quarter-mile-attempt-quest-eight-seconds

[ribbert]

What kills me about physics is the old FJ can lay down a 10.9 second quarter mile best in the day, jump forward to machines with 200 horse power, yet they run similar ET's, yes the rider probably weighed in at 102lbs, for you Brit's thats 7.2 stone soaking wet, but still very quick, that is mighty.

The FJ's had a claimed 0-100 (kph) time of 2.9 secs. What's unusual is that it was not only achievable in the real world but often bettered by real people, journo's, reviewers and the like.
That was faster than a Hyabusa, but all is not quite as it seems, the FJ had a gearing advantage in that it would only do 100 in first, the Busa was geared for 160kph.

Modern sports bikes seem to be all about warp speed acceleration between 200 and 300kph at the expense of some off the line speed. Maybe youTube clips are now seen as the marketing arena 

Not that any of these bikes are lacking in low end grunt but just how often and where can you use a bike that's still in second gear, on the back wheel at 200.
My love of speed and power shows no sign of diminishing, but I just can't imagine where one could regularly use all the power and all the gears these bikes offer.

At the end of a long days riding I sometimes wish the FJ had more grunt but for the sort of riding I do, it's mostly enough. It is, even by modern standards, a respectable amount of performance. Chuck in suspension, brake and tyre (rear wheel) upgrades and it punches above its weight in the company of many modern bikes.

Noel

[gumby302ho]

What kills me about physics is the old FJ can lay down a 10.9 second quarter mile best in the day, jump forward to machines with 200 horse power, yet they run similar ET's, yes the rider probably weighed in at 102lbs, for you Brit's thats 7.2 stone soaking wet, but still very quick, that is mighty.

The FJ's had a claimed 0-100 (kph) time of 2.9 secs. What's unusual is that it was not only achievable in the real world but often bettered by real people, journo's, reviewers and the like.
That was faster than a Hyabusa, but all is not quite as it seems, the FJ had a gearing advantage in that it would only do 100 in first, the Busa was geared for 160kph.

Modern sports bikes seem to be all about warp speed acceleration between 200 and 300kph at the expense of some off the line speed. Maybe youTube clips are now seen as the marketing arena 

Not that any of these bikes are lacking in low end grunt but just how often and where can you use a bike that's still in second gear, on the back wheel at 200.
My love of speed and power shows no sign of diminishing, but I just can't imagine where one could regularly use all the power and all the gears these bikes offer.

At the end of a long days riding I sometimes wish the FJ had more grunt but for the sort of riding I do, it's mostly enough. It is, even by modern standards, a respectable amount of performance. Chuck in suspension, brake and tyre (rear wheel) upgrades and it punches above its weight in the company of many modern bikes.

Noel

That was well said Noel, well Struck as they say in earlier times! I am happy with the grunt but I have been used too 47hp on two wheels so when I roll on FrankenJ I feel like trans warp is kicking in on the low gears on #9  #9  #9 #9 . My 37 1/2 hp Can-Am MX-6 two stroke(250cc)(rotary valve) was really peppy and could move out!