Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:05 pm
goanna_38 wrote:How many horsepower does a GPx250 have anyway? Years ago when I was a lad I owned an RG250. Off the top of my head it had somewhere in the vicinity of 50 horsepower and it was hard pushed to crack 180. If you assume that a GPx is operating at the same efficiency as my ZZR1100 (147 hp) but is just smaller, then it's simple maths, 33.41 hp. No ram air on the 250 (I think) so none of the top end rush of the big boy. Even if it is a bucketload more efficient than the 1100 (doubtful I would think) you need X number of horsepower to go Y km/h and it a non linear scale due to wind resistance. The faster you go the thicker the air seems to get, and it's starting to get pretty thick once you pop the old imperial ton. Basically, if you double the velocity you square the atmospheric drag. With a certain amount of horsepower you can only go faster than your theoritical maximum speed by reducing the drag. And most motorcycles (not all) have a worse coefficient of drag than a flat board of the same frontal area. All the protruding bits (elbows, mirrors etc.) gobble up a lot of horses. If you have a GPx than can crack 180 I'd be ringing Kawasaki Japan up and offering it back to them for a tidy profit.
Neka79 wrote:mick_dundee wrote:As an aside what's the go with flashing the headlights? You're not going to autoimatically assume it's a cop and pull over... Like Diesel i'm keeping tabs on the htread to see what the updates are as it seems you're being screwed and in a non pleasurable way...
yes...INDEED!!
LOOPHOLE!!!!
ive seen on news/in paper or sum such shit, this bird was chased by a cop who was flashing her lights (didnt put the red/blue on)..she feared for her safety & refused to pull over....
have u mentioned this to ur lawyer?? (that u was scared i mean)Damon ZX9R wrote:This is a very very interesting thread, I would be interested to see what ya can get out of a ZZR on a dyno with that amazing BHP.
I'm more concerned that the cop actually stated that he clocked you at 183!!!!, mate I reckon if ya prove it can't do it, he's (lets say) farked, watch out for my spelling, inadmissable evidence isn't it.
Keeping an eye on this one.
yup i said this earlier too...i think the bhp would be around 24...
i dunno how to enlarge text..but look at the last thing i said..
BHP approx 24 i believe..
Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:17 pm
i'm sorry, i know it sucks and all, but i really have to do this....
BWAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!!!!
a gpx250 doing 183? maybe if you chuck it off a cliff 
ok, i'm done
just to be a broken record, fight it
theres no way they can ping you for that.
but even if you do end up losing it for a little bit, i feel your pain. my licence left me for a year, she came back tho. if you thought you were ignored on the road on the GPX, wait till you start riding the treadly! its like an invisibility cloak
BWAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!!!!
a gpx250 doing 183? maybe if you chuck it off a cliff
ok, i'm done
just to be a broken record, fight it
theres no way they can ping you for that.
but even if you do end up losing it for a little bit, i feel your pain. my licence left me for a year, she came back tho. if you thought you were ignored on the road on the GPX, wait till you start riding the treadly! its like an invisibility cloak
Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:45 am
Just wondering has anyone in Syd heard the out come of this 
http://au.news.yahoo.com/060617/23/zf6t.html
http://au.news.yahoo.com/060617/23/zf6t.html
Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:49 am
...OK back to my corner...... 
Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:50 pm
GPX.Lainie wrote:Just wondering has anyone in Syd heard the out come of this
http://au.news.yahoo.com/060617/23/zf6t.html
never heard of it..whats the chances of me getting a cheque in the post??
Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:57 pm
Neka79 wrote:GPX.Lainie wrote:Just wondering has anyone in Syd heard the out come of this
http://au.news.yahoo.com/060617/23/zf6t.html
never heard of it..whats the chances of me getting a cheque in the post??
Did you get fined in NSW? If so ya never know
Fri Jul 14, 2006 1:51 pm
Ive read n heard about 3 - 4 riders getting done for 200+ in te last week 
Fri Jul 14, 2006 1:56 pm
87Ninja wrote:Ive read n heard about 3 - 4 riders getting done for 200+ in te last week
So you've set a trend
Fri Jul 14, 2006 2:06 pm
Yeh.. saw that on the news. They caught one of em the next day
His barrister said he was frustrated with the slow traffic
His barrister said he was frustrated with the slow traffic
Fri Jul 14, 2006 2:07 pm
robracer wrote:87Ninja wrote:Ive read n heard about 3 - 4 riders getting done for 200+ in te last week
So you've set a trend
lol maybe a trend of getting busted lol
Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:07 pm
GPX.Lainie wrote:Neka79 wrote:GPX.Lainie wrote:Just wondering has anyone in Syd heard the out come of this
http://au.news.yahoo.com/060617/23/zf6t.html
never heard of it..whats the chances of me getting a cheque in the post??
Did you get fined in NSW? If so ya never know
yea...and SA..and Vic...
good thing ive never ridden in NT,Tas or QLD huh??
het..i just came up wit ha new goal!!
Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:27 am
Neka79 wrote:GPX.Lainie wrote:Did you get fined in NSW? If so ya never know
yea...and SA..and Vic...
good thing ive never ridden in NT,Tas or QLD huh??
het..i just came up wit ha new goal!!
You can do it Neka we have faith in ya
Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:58 am
well big day tomorrow..
im excited..
lets hope it doesnt reach anywhere near 180
im excited..
lets hope it doesnt reach anywhere near 180
Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:21 pm
kellz wrote:well big day tomorrow..
im excited..
lets hope it doesnt reach anywhere near 180
Same but i highly doubt it will
Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:03 pm
Shall we place some bets on what the bike will put out??