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Which is quicker in a straight line Motard or 1290?

kevxtx

kevxtx

2014-07-05 21:05:00 UTC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCp1rXmD ... e=youtu.be

Great video the 1290 got hammered, as I have said all along the 1290 is over geared, you can hear how the 1190 spins the motor up much quicker through the gears than a standard geared 1290 does. Depending on where & how you ride I prefer a 16T front sprocket because the motor spins up so much quicker than with a 17T.

SDNerd

SDNerd

2014-07-05 23:48:00 UTC

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ferret990

ferret990

2014-07-05 23:51:00 UTC

Which "Motard" (that bastard thing we know nothing about in the vid - ?), and by "quicker" what do you mean - E.T. in a 1/4 mile contest (from a stop), or what?

With the magical TC and short enough gearing, a 1290 could stomp any single "Motard" in the 1/4 at both E.T. ("quicker") and speed (faster) through the trap. That bike in the vid - who knows what that is ... Maybe he has a nitrous bottle on it!:lol:

Not sure what the question is here ... Gonna go with Joe Biker's observation here: Just jacking it on some highway somewhere doesn't tell me anything.

kevxtx

kevxtx

2014-07-06 00:33:00 UTC

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dukepaul

dukepaul

2014-07-06 01:14:00 UTC

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DribbleDuke

DribbleDuke

2014-07-06 06:52:00 UTC

The motard has an RC8R motor fitted

81forest

81forest

2014-07-06 09:05:00 UTC

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kevxtx

kevxtx

2014-07-06 10:02:00 UTC

I thought this was a tongue and cheek post with a cool vid showing off a beast of a motard...

dukepaul

dukepaul

2014-07-06 16:05:00 UTC

The 1290 got beaten because it's a slow orange one.

They should have used a black one, they're definitely quicker!