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Corey West, too. http://blog.motorcycle.com/2014/03/07/motorcycle-news/cory-west-ride-ebr-1190rx-2014-ama-superbike/

Probably true. But you have a kid on the way. How does any of this apply to you

The B-last was good for learning...not so much for going fast.

I mostly just haul ass.

Did you even know he was hiding in your bushes taking pictures?

off topic, but...ever wonder why the Buell made an 1125cc bike when the AMA/WSBK rules allowed for twins to be up to 1200cc? answer: The Vrod was 1130cc at the time, and HD required the Buell motor to be smaller. They expected riders would someday want to move up to the big HD bikes edit: losing interest in HD bashing...for now.

Part of that is plain ole' stupidity, but the other part is HD marketing. They convince people that if they spend enough they can turn their modern antique into a performance machine. And they can prove this with all the 'real' 100hp+ dyno charts on the wall by the service department. When I bought my Buell 1125R the sales guy referred to it a beginner bike, and someday I could step up to a big twin (I'm sure that was the sales pitch straight from HD corporate). I asked him how 130hp and less than 400lbs was for beginners and how 65hp and 750+ lbs was a 'step up.' His answer had something to do with big displacement. It's what they're supposed to say.

FJ not FJR

I doubt it will be big and heavy. I am guessing under 500 lbs wet, which would be lighter and more hp than a VFR800.

Mystery solved!

^^ Every once in a while I need to remind my brother that a 'fast Harley' is only fast when compared to a stock Harley. He bought a built Harley with thousands in go fast parts. The guy who built it said it was a 10 second bike. He was convinced it could beat my Buell 1125R. It couldn't

Could be a winner.

http://blog.motorcycle.com/2014/03/05/motorcycle-news/larry-pegrams-ebr-1190rx-ama-race-livery-looks-sharp/

That's actually a pretty good looking motorcycle for it's day.

I would expect a bike making that kind of power to sound meaner

This is a valid point.

I am curious to see how he does. He should do better that May and Yates that rode EBRs last year.

Union or not, companies have to be lean these days just to remain in business. Companies exist to make money. 15-20% profit isn't all that high. It sounds like your dept was under utilized and it was targeted for layoffs. That sucks. But feeling entitled to relax on the clock sucks too. If I was you I would try to transfer into the busiest dept at your company. I did exactly that 2 years ago. Staying busy and making money for your company = job security in 2014.

These days every company is squeezed to cut costs. If there wasn't enough work to stay busy all day, I sure wouldn't advertise it by hanging out in a break room. It makes for an obvious target when it's time for layoffs. If the workforce for a particular department is busy only 75% of the time, to the beancounters, that means they can reduce the workers by 25% with little to no impact to operations. That's Business 101.

^^ I have to agree with the bot on that one. I don't have any sympathy for not being allowed to relax on the clock. Sorry.

http://www.pegramracing.com/ I missed this one. I thought he was still racing the R1.

Dress warm

How does the build quality and accuracy of these compare to something like a Ruger SR22?

Mobil 1

I think people tend to over maintain bikes period. I think a 3,000 street miles for oil changes is over maintaining, but I think an interval of 3,000 track miles would be too infrequent. Which was the original point...track bikes are typically ridden harder. Not exactly sure why this is up for debate.