[sportbike_pilot]

I don't think the green has much "panache".



sbp

 

[40446]

race-proven machine - has it won any race?



Weight: 181kg (399 LBS) / Dry 125kg (275 LBS)

how many gallons of oil, gas, coolant does it need?

 

[13630]

I guess they figure it's race-proven because they've raced it before.

 

[nokneedragin]

$45,000 usd

Oh Mr Leno, I have a bike to sell you!

You can park it next to the Tomahawk.

Be neat to ride one.

 

[burtonsimmons]

I need to find a converter from Nm to lb/ft and from kW to hp. Seriously. Or maybe we could standardize...

 

[pushrod]

Has a FP-1 finished a race?



I know they were experimenting with afterburners to get a little more speed, but the other racers were complaining about the runt paint jobs and warped visors. Will the street version get off-road pipes with flame arrestors?

 

[23063]

Does it belch flames out the tail pipe when rolling off the throttle?

 

[39970]

I'll bet that bike rocks. I want one. Come on Powerball! When is the test coming out MO?

 

[F451]

And I criticized the Ducati Multistrada for being hit with the ugly stick? I need to rethink that....hmmm...yes, the ugly was lent to the design team of the Petronas FP1! $45K for ugly. Yes, Jay Leno should buy this piece 'o crap and add it to his mindless collection. And furthermore I'm sick of hearing about Jay Leno. You'd think he's some kind of motorcycle guru when all he is a comedian, an actor, he who adds little or nothing to society.

 

[seruzawa]

Actually he does a great Bill Clinton impression.



That should be worth something.

 

[donalcallis]

Leno's collection

Actually, Leno does a great deal of charitable work (both with his money and his time), and he does support many motorcycle-related charities as part of this. Not only does his donations and work add to society, but it also improves the image of bikers. He may 'just' be a celebrity, but he also happens to be a celebrity that rides and helps out those that ride.

 

[SteadyRoller]

My quick calculations (thanks to www.onlineconversion.com) say the bike outputs about 129HP and 68 lb/ft. For 400 lbs wet, that's not too bad though I'm guessing it's not enough to float MR ALLCAPS 170MPH GSXR wheelie life style.

SR

 

[SteadyRoller]

Then you should try "exotic black." They should sell that black to Honda and pass the savings on to us! (I'm sure they had to look far and wide for black.)



SR

 

[36755]

The FP-1 racebike did not make a handsome streetbike. This thing makes the Ducati 999 look like, uhhhh Pam Anderson! Oh I just heard she has hep C, too bad. I'm sure some California rock band members are running to their respective clinics as we speak....

 

[wrecks]

Screw you guys I think it's stunning. Look closer; check out the exhaust tip, swingarm, rims, lamps, suspension, brakes. You're paying for the comonentry in this thing. All top-shelf shiite. Umm, does look a LITTLE goofy from the front.

 

[mscuddy]

Re: New Petronas Mysterybike

The Patronas website doesn't give much information on the bike.

Like, how many cylinders does it have? What's the frame made out of? Valve configuration?

And what's all this talk about afterburners?

Sounds like a hoax to me. Maybe they can sell one to Rodman.

 

[sarnali]

Re: Leno's collection

I'm still not watching his show

The only talk show worth watching is So Graham Norton the rest stink

 

[wrecks]

Re: New Petronas Mysterybike

From what I can figure, It's a triple, probably an inline. (in exhaust specs, they mention a 3-into-1-into3 config.) 4 valves per cylinder, with gear-driven cams.

 

[JimboC]

You can use google. Open www.google.com and type "95 kW in hp" in the search field. Very Cool.

 

[wrecks]

KTM superbike

Anyone seen the pics of a new KTM v-twin superbike? Check out www.motorcyclenews.com

Very sexy