New toy! - Page 2

Jetbdude · 05-23-2007, 01:11 PM

reg is 1.17$ a liter up here..... so around 4.68$ a gallon.

quick26 · 05-23-2007, 02:46 PM

TAZ · 06-03-2007, 11:36 AM

Hey, nice truck! Congrats!
We ought to have a "new trucks" group pic at Grattan this year!

Hammer · 06-03-2007, 11:39 AM

Better yet, a new truck race.

TAZ · 06-03-2007, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Hammer

Better yet, a new truck race.

Oh. I'm out.

I'm not winning any races, unless it requires seating seven comfortably...

Hammer · 06-03-2007, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by TAZ

Oh. I'm out.

I'm not winning any races, unless it requires seating seven comfortably...

Me to,I do not think the quad cab has proper handling characteristics for a racing environment.

CBR929RE · 06-03-2007, 01:09 PM

well mine is low to ground so it should handle a little better but I also have no power. I could probably win the gas mileage race though. got 21mpg the last tank, actually mixed in maybe a 125 miles on the highway this time, made a 4mpg difference.

TAZ · 06-03-2007, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by CBR929RE

well mine is low to ground so it should handle a little better but I also have no power. I could probably win the gas mileage race though. got 21mpg the last tank, actually mixed in maybe a 125 miles on the highway this time, made a 4mpg difference.

I didn't say I have no power...300hp isn't THAT poor. However, 6000 pounds of vehicle and a long wheelbase don't help.

In terms of mileage, the news has gotten a bit better - since getting the truck broken in, I have seen 19.5 mpg on the highway

(unless towing, when that number gets cut by about half).

CBR929RE · 06-03-2007, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TAZ

I didn't say I have no power...300hp isn't THAT poor. However, 6000 pounds of vehicle and a long wheelbase don't help.

In terms of mileage, the news has gotten a bit better - since getting the truck broken in, I have seen 19.5 mpg on the highway

(unless towing, when that number gets cut by about half).

no, I was saying I have handling but no power. 159hp IS that poor. if they can make a 1.0L bike get 160hp how come my 2.7L only gets the same hp?

Jetbdude · 06-04-2007, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by CBR929RE

no, I was saying I have handling but no power. 159hp IS that poor. if they can make a 1.0L bike get 160hp how come my 2.7L only gets the same hp?

Torque.

TAZ · 06-04-2007, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by CBR929RE

no, I was saying I have handling but no power. 159hp IS that poor. if they can make a 1.0L bike get 160hp how come my 2.7L only gets the same hp?

Ah. When you said "it should handle a little better but I also have no power", I thought you WERE saying I have no power.

Bear in mind that your bike doesn't weigh 4000 pounds, and it doesn't need to haul anything but ass.

CBR929RE · 06-04-2007, 06:50 PM

yes E it does have a bit more torque. and certainly isn't as high strung as a motorcycle engine.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TAZ

Ah. When you said "it should handle a little better but I also have no power", I thought you WERE saying I have no power.

Bear in mind that your bike doesn't weigh 4000 pounds, and it doesn't need to haul anything but ass.

yeah my bad. my Taco can't compare powerwise to any V8
and haul ass it does, especially since my ass doesn't weigh anything.

Jetbdude · 09-29-2007, 07:38 PM

Waxed the truck today. First time ever I wax one of my car, I must like it

DrHall · 12-20-2008, 10:32 AM

I don't know how I missed this whole thread.

Nice truck, E!

Though I think it would look WAY better in blue...

NorthernRR · 12-20-2008, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by TAZ

Hey, nice truck! Congrats!
We ought to have a "new trucks" group pic at Grattan this year!

I'd be up for that... Maybe even a little race?

I'm kinda cheating though, seeing as I am likely one of the only ones with 4 wheel independant suspension.

CBR929RE · 12-20-2008, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by NorthernRR

I'd be up for that... Maybe even a little race?

I'm kinda cheating though, seeing as I am likely one of the only ones with 4 wheel independant suspension.

I'll take that challenge with my 159hp. but no "rubbin is racin"

NorthernRR · 12-20-2008, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by CBR929RE

I'll take that challenge with my 159hp. but no "rubbin is racin"

trust me I REALLY dont want any of that.

I know it would be fun on the track. I've never had a cage on the track.

NinerPilot · 12-21-2008, 03:46 AM

At the first Grattan event, Bubba was "drying the track" in his Lightning... I think there are some pics somewhere...
Chris

TCD · 12-21-2008, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by NinerPilot

At the first Grattan event, Bubba was "drying the track" in his Lightning... I think there are some pics somewhere...
Chris

So was the ambulance (and quite a few others)...

05-23-2007, 01:11 PM	#31
Jetbdude #20 Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: Canada eh! Age: 35 Bike(s): 07 600RR Posts: 3,664	Re: New toy! reg is 1.17$ a liter up here..... so around 4.68$ a gallon. __________________ Happy wife, happy life.

05-23-2007, 02:46 PM	#32
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06-03-2007, 11:36 AM	#33
TAZ Join Date: 12-21-2006 Location: Middletown, DE Age: 38 Bike(s): ...are awesome Posts: 395	Re: New toy! Hey, nice truck! Congrats! We ought to have a "new trucks" group pic at Grattan this year!

06-03-2007, 11:39 AM	#34
Hammer DILLIGAF Join Date: 12-17-2006 Location: Indiana Age: 40 Bike(s): 05 Suzuki 600 Posts: 6,823 Images: 12	Re: New toy! Better yet, a new truck race. __________________ Amateurs practices until they get it right. A professional practices until they can't get it wrong.

06-03-2007, 01:09 PM	#37
CBR929RE posing for the camera Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: at home Age: 29 Bike(s): 01 R/B/W CBR929RR Posts: 5,472	Re: New toy! well mine is low to ground so it should handle a little better but I also have no power. I could probably win the gas mileage race though. got 21mpg the last tank, actually mixed in maybe a 125 miles on the highway this time, made a 4mpg difference. __________________ "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough" - Mario Andretti

09-29-2007, 07:38 PM	#43
Jetbdude #20 Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: Canada eh! Age: 35 Bike(s): 07 600RR Posts: 3,664	Re: New toy! Waxed the truck today. First time ever I wax one of my car, I must like it Attached Thumbnails __________________ Happy wife, happy life.

12-20-2008, 10:32 AM	#44
DrHall The odd Duc Join Date: 08-21-2007 Location: SW Florida Age: 50 Bike(s): DUC MTS 1000sDS, RC51 Posts: 1,277	I don't know how I missed this whole thread. Nice truck, E! Though I think it would look WAY better in blue... __________________ Character is not formed in a crisis...only exhibited.

12-21-2008, 03:46 AM	#48
NinerPilot Join Date: 12-14-2006 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Age: 30 Bike(s): 1/5 of a 08 Concours Posts: 327	At the first Grattan event, Bubba was "drying the track" in his Lightning... I think there are some pics somewhere... Chris

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