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yippee its about time!

7 posts · Started by AGRO! · 24 Apr 2014

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Yay! !!! Something to scare the bejesus out of me.

Everything is to nanny driven these days
I wonder if it retains a classic 2stroke powerband? I can't imaging many modern riders liking, understanding, or willing to put up with, an on/off switch where things go from sluggish to mental in a couple of hundred revs and then drop off to nothing a couple of grand later. Not to mention the frantic gear changes and absolutely no engine breaking.

Me.....I'd get one at the drop of a hat! But only if it was mental not tamed down with electronics. (Among other things I was investigating a used but immaculate Bimota VDue last week)
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Those were the days! One wrong gear going into a corner and at the apex it was a flat," braaaaaaaaarp" and everyone passed you or conversely it was a gear too low and was red lining at the apex with nothing more to give.

You know, remembering the sound of those bikes, what I loved was when the engine went onto four stroking mode on the over run and then would clear and brake into a full- on two cycle scream when you cracked the throttle open. I was into triples, really miss 'em.
I still miss my RG500 Doh!
I was riding my 125 yesterday and having a laugh it was like Im in a GP !
The sound of that little engine in the power band is like music to my ears
Now I just hope the Japanese get wind of this new 500 2t and build some at least 3 one for James one for Bic and one for me Yippee!
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