This is probably the fastest stihl out there. It's that time of year guys, motorcycle roadracing season!!
X2 I'd rather put on my chaps and let someone plunge cut my crotch than ride one of those death traps.
That's a moto2 bike from the motoGP championship. That's one of the top teams for the last few years, and stihl just signed on as a sponsor. Moto2 bikes all have Honda 600 inline 4 cylinders, about 140 HP, weigh 135 kilos and do 175 mph. The big dog 1000cc motoGP bikes have 250 HP, weigh 330lbs, and do 215 mph. Those motorcycles are all prototype bikes, including the motors. The superbikes are based on what are sold in dealerships. The literbikes do well over 200 mph. Fun stuff.
Well, I'm the other way. You're guaranteed to die if that happens, unless you get serious medical attention ASAP. Now the bike, you can ride that at full power and have fun. Here's some good onboard camera action.
Horkn have you ever done a track day or done any racing yourself? Something I'd love to get into...life, kids, time, money are the usual excuses for me, maybe in a few years when I get them out of college. I've got a few buddies who do some vintage racing, that looks like a bunch of fun. Most guys I know that do race won't ride on the street, it's too dangerous!
The same technology in the Yamaha bikes went into this sled I picked up last winter. 1049cc four stroke, 3 cylinder. Pretty amazing acceleration. It's a 2008 Nytro FX, had 336 miles on it when I got it.
I spent about 3 years riding the backwoods on the street, eventually getting fast enough to lead the "fast group" on our groups' Sunday morning rides. I never dragged knee, but I'd see the guys in my mirrors behind me dragging their knees on the going through the twisties. Eventually I decided to do a track day. Wow! I learned pretty fast that while I might have been fast on the street, those guys that do regular track days could leave me in the dust!! Right after that I bought a house then got married and now have kids and there just isn't time to ride like that, let alone weekends for track days. But I've told myself that if I ever win the lottery I'm buying a toy-hauler and spending the summer and fall travelling from track day to track day. It really is a lot of fun, and is WAY safer than the street.
Yes, I've done track days on my tl1000s. I'd like to do more. Road America is only 45 minutes north of me. I've had my bike topped out at 175 mph at 3 places on that track. Fun stuff. Yes, riding on the track is safer than on the street. I've had my close calls on the street. I've always got my head on a swie, planning for the worst that some idiot cager will do for a move. Plan for the worst a driver will do, and you might be pleasantly surprised. I've had a tank slapper out of turn 4 at road America that I saved, and also been in the gravel at turn 14 at RA. None of the scary stuff at speed on any track has been as scary as the close calls I've been in on the street.
I like the fx nytro's, the motor is based on the 4 cylinder fjr 1300 Street bike sport tour bike with one cylinder taken off. Does your nytro have the updated a arms and bulkhead brace on it? The nyto xtx with the 144" track is one of my favorite 4 stroke sleds. All fx nytro's are more rider involved, aka, like a sport bike, and that's what makes then a lot of fun.
Nice bikes. But, for every car caused close encounter you motor cycle guys talk of, I see about 10 motor cycle caused close encounters. Just because a motorcycle will fit between the vehicles, doesn't mean it should be driven between vehicles. Especially at signal lights. The berm of a two lane road is not for passing. Double lines means no passing. Especially in curves. Riding side by side in the same lane is asking for trouble. Curves are not for testing the sticky of your tires. When knee scraping a county route that is curvy, motor cycle guys need to assume that a head on with a car will happen when they short cut the curve that a car is coming around. ETC..... It goes both ways. God Bless and be careful.
Yes, you have to use your head, and not get in over it. Otherwise you find out what happens when your ambition outweighs your talent. Yes there are some bike riders that get over their heads, or talent, but there's far more bad drivers of cars out there. The addition of smartphones, and other distractions has only made this worse. I'll pass to get away from horrible drivers. Yes, even if it's "illegal". I'd rather be safely away from inatentive, or worse -drivers that hate bikes, than worry about legality of my actions. I'd rather break a law than deal with the ramifications of a bad driver. Passing a car in a curve where it's illegal? Yeah, I don't do that. And yes, curves are for testing the adhesion of your tires.
