Bonkers

Just been out on the Raptor for its first proper ride (i.e. out of
town). It's way beyond box of frogs territory. What an utterly fucking
barking toy - love it!

 

Does that model have the Ducati 1000DS lump in it?

 

No, nothing so weedy. It's the Suzuki TL1000S lump.

 

Ahh, now I understand why it's bonkers

 

I know it's a Jap engine but it must've been designed by a closet
Italian. It's more like a stroker than a big V-twin. Sure it's got
loads of low down grunt, but when it hits 7k it goes mental.

Wrap it up in a *tiny* sit-up-&-beg package with suspension that would
struggle to keep a 400 single in check, throw in the typical MV steep
steering head angle of that era, & you can guess what the results are.

 

@news.eternal-september.org:

Crippling, in more ways than one.

 

Hysterical is the word I'd use, having just done a few hours of testing
different Power Commander maps[1]. With the Beowulf cans back on
(removed for the MOT), K&N & a suitable map it now picks the front up
just under acceleration in the first four gears. I think I need to buy
a steering damper before it all ends in tears.

[1] One's best up to 3k, another's best over 7k, yet another's best
everywhere else. So off to the dyno we go.

 

You need to ride my ZX10R

 

<Wild Guess Mode>

Bar end weights fall off?

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Heh. Cheating ****.