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> >rom: Howard Kveck
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> > NSRs are very cool, but I think the RCV makes them look kind of rough,
> > tech-wise. I'd also have to say that, in spite of having about 45 more
hp,
> >the RCV would be far less terrifying to ride than the NSR. It's all about power delivery.
> >
> > btw, I meant to say "could".
> >
> >--
> > tanx, Howard
> >
> > I love the original V-Max too. I got over 130 clocked by a 'Vette; with
a
> modified Trident Triple. The scary thing about that is that the Brit bikes
lock
> upright at speed due to gyroscopic design. Bill C
>
Funny original V-Max story, from the days when I used to sell them. First one we got, the customer
goes away happy but comes back the next day ****** off. Says the clutch is already slipping whenever
he opens it up. We scratch our heads and suggest that's pretty unlikely, so he says watch & listen
while he rides it up the road and back in front of the shop. Sure enough, it sounds like it is
slipping as rides by and opens the throttle at about 30mph. Only on his third pass do I look down
and notice the long black marks in the road that weren't there before.
He comes back in and says, "See?". I say "Yep" and point to the 50ft rubber strips in the road that
used to be attached to his rear tire. "Strong bike you bought yourself there; clutch looks like it's
working OK." He gets bug eyed for a second, then breaks into a big stupid grin and we go order some
extra rear tires to stock for him. He goes away happy again. Those things had serious motor for
their day... ;-)
SB
PS - Forget the NSR500; an effective GP bike for sure, but the really cool one was the old NR500
four stroke they experimented with - oval pistons, eight valves per cylinder, 20,000+rpm. At
about 150hp, they weren't all that far off the 2-strokes of the time, but a bit porky and
troublesome. With that kind of specific output the current RCV's would be making 300hp. No one
could ride one, of course.
