Author Topic: Highway Riding on a 500 / 550? (Read 18175 times)

Deltarider · « **Reply #50 on:** May 31, 2012, 04:03:09 AM »

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Let's get this back on topic and skip the political banter, shall we?

Bob is right, there's an open forum for this. I always forget to go there. I apologise. Still I found it humorous

to oppose that harmless humble socalled "Ugly Duck" to the GM clone Holden, that Europe had under the name Opel Kapitän, Admiral, Diplomat or whatever. Just discovered in Wikipedia that in order to maintain - without problems - speeds of 200 km/h the Diplomat Coupé had the engine of the competitionmodels of the Corvette. Anyway, thanks for the offer, Dave. You ment well. I return the offer by inviting you for a ride in that German Holden Opel Diplomat B 5.4 V8 Auf der Autobahn...
Oh and just to prevent someone might loose his temper, I promise that I will not call back the Dutch engineers that at the moment in New Orleans are doing "a hell of a job"

to prevent future catastrophies.

70CB750 · « **Reply #51 on:** May 31, 2012, 06:12:05 AM »

Quote from: Deltarider on May 30, 2012, 01:28:09 PM

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medication time delta.
I just did and here's the result. My message comes from a country that has 70% of it's territority below sealevel. Elsewhere in the world people in low lands start worrying that rising sealevel will soon ruin their sweetwater wells forever. Are you getting it? What a little meditation can do. What would the world have looked like if we all had choosen those ridiculous cars, that are only suitable to ride in a straight lane. I remember in Indiana on a country road I had to overtake Amish whilst other Amish were coming my way. I just did it the way I was used to. Man, I didn't know a car could behave that bad. Almost knocked the poor devils over.

This would actually be funny, if it was not so hypocritical. Your nation spent hundreds and probably thousands of years building walls, pumping out the ocean, destroying wet lands and habitats, changing local climate and endangering hundreds of species.

Now you ask everybody else to limit themselves because you could lose your exploits.

Magilla · « **Reply #52 on:** May 31, 2012, 07:05:45 AM »

On May 10th, 1940 Germany rolling into the Netherlands and occupied the country. In 1944 Allied troops using gas guzzling American made tanks, Jeeps and trucks started the liberation of The Netherlands (operation Market Garden). Back in the 40s we never heard anyone in Europe complain about Americas gas guzzlers. The world was happy that we were a nation that had powerful vehicles and not little Sissy Nancy pants cars that put out 14 H.P.

Nowadays it seems that the world has forgotten how important our role was in stopping Germany in its quest to take over the world. How many of our guys died in the Netherlands? How many of them had never even heard of the Netherlands before they were sent there? Our guys fought and died for people and countries they never knew existed. Does that give them some latitude to have fast cars that dominate in the 1/4 mile but suck in the Alps? You Betcha!!

LesterPiglet · « **Reply #53 on:** May 31, 2012, 07:08:35 AM »

It's all going wrong now.

eastyork1977 · « **Reply #54 on:** May 31, 2012, 08:05:13 AM »

Passing sports cars all the time on the 400 series hwys up here in CAN on my '77 550.
Won't say what speed I'm topping out at but can say this, at the speed limit, the bike wants to push a lot more.

Deltarider · « **Reply #55 on:** May 31, 2012, 08:36:08 AM »

Magilla, if you like, I can answer you in some other forum. Not here. I'm sorry. But trust me: I thank you on my knees that your dad (or was it granddad?) helped liberate Europe so many years before I was born. I don't know how to put it, but I cannot thank you enough you... ah... had your father.

dave500 · « **Reply #56 on:** May 31, 2012, 12:56:03 PM »

that was one boring clip, a good ole boy 327 though.

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #57 on:** May 31, 2012, 01:23:43 PM »

I'm not sure why the need to keep introducing geo-political arguments to this thread, but this is the last warning. If it continues, the thread will be locked.

Deltarider · « **Reply #58 on:** May 31, 2012, 01:56:50 PM »

Highway riding is boring, very boring, that's why it has to be done quick. As said, where allowed, I always did it at 140 km/h @ 7000 rpm.
Hey, we're back on track!

dave500 · « **Reply #59 on:** May 31, 2012, 11:18:41 PM »

great, now i can continue with my carbon footprint.

Deltarider · « **Reply #60 on:** May 31, 2012, 11:46:12 PM »

Great! As long as that engine block is swinging over your car, you're doing great.

Somewhere all along I had this feeling we could count on you.

dave500 · « **Reply #61 on:** June 01, 2012, 12:13:33 AM »

it aint swinging,its been nestled where it belongs for quite a long time now,,and still delivers,its only had new heads and a few transmissions since 92,and two differentials,and an inlet manifold,and an ignition,and a couple of water pumps,two sets of headers,and what ever else,i drive it everyday and have for 28 years,i like going up hills still on the primary barrels.

trueblue · « **Reply #62 on:** June 01, 2012, 03:53:38 AM »

Quote from: dave500 on June 01, 2012, 12:13:33 AM

it aint swinging,its been nestled where it belongs for quite a long time now,,and still delivers,its only had new heads and a few transmissions since 92,and two differentials,and an inlet manifold,and an ignition,and a couple of water pumps,two sets of headers,and what ever else,i drive it everyday and have for 28 years,i like going up hills still on the primary barrels.

Sounds a little like Grandads old axe he's had for 60 years, only had 4 new heads and 5 new handles. My 650 sits quite comfortably at 5000rpm at 100kph and I run out of staying power before the bike does.

Lostboy Steve · « **Reply #63 on:** June 01, 2012, 05:45:34 AM »

Yeah again at about 75mph (or at least that's what my speedo reads) I'm at about 6500rpm. It just seems very strenuous that's all. I did two exits on the NJTP last night and this morning. That's about 8 miles of steady 6500rpm's.

trueblue · « **Reply #64 on:** June 01, 2012, 06:10:51 AM »

At 75mph my 650 sits on 6000rpm, I wouldn't worry about the revs too much, if the engines weren't designed for it they would have geared them so they rev lower. Just remember that when these bikes were built a 500/550 was actually a big bike and expected to do long jaunts down the highway. I wouldn't worry about it as long as it is in a good state of repair it will be fine, just enjoy the ride.

CBGhia · « **Reply #65 on:** June 01, 2012, 06:40:10 AM »

I did 1500 miles in 4 days last year on my 550 with a cruising speed of 75-85. I would stop every hour or so for gas, and that was it. Ran like a champ the whole way.

Deltarider · « **Reply #66 on:** June 01, 2012, 07:28:39 AM »

I've made it a habit that whenever I'm forced to maintain a speed that makes my mirrors vibrate for a long time to shift down to 4th gear. When my motor is happy, I'm happy.

Deltarider · « **Reply #67 on:** June 01, 2012, 01:13:29 PM »

Sorry, I didn't post it before. For lovers of simple machines
Citroën 2cv bbc1996

70CB750 · « **Reply #68 on:** June 01, 2012, 01:28:31 PM »

2CV - the only car you can fit an upright piano in

fastbroshi · « **Reply #69 on:** June 01, 2012, 01:33:57 PM »

Delta just make your own thread if you want to sing the praises of that car.

Lostboy Steve · « **Reply #70 on:** June 01, 2012, 01:38:11 PM »

lol I believe it was xbox's Colin McRae rally 04 that you could drive that car.... wow I'll take the more modern citroen rally car thank you.

Deltarider · « **Reply #71 on:** June 01, 2012, 01:56:09 PM »

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Delta just make your own thread if you want to sing the praises of that car.

Soichiro Honda found the idea for the dual output (wasted spark) coil in this car.

fastbroshi · « **Reply #72 on:** June 01, 2012, 03:01:15 PM »

This dude has no attention span whatsoever. Allow me to show exhibit A.

Quote from: Deltarider on June 01, 2012, 01:56:09 PM

The Citroen 2cv is a wonderful car. Hey look, a chicken!!

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Author Topic: Highway Riding on a 500 / 550? (Read 18175 times)