[OT] Re: [ILUG] Google 'behind the scenes' tech talk

[Martin List-Petersen]

On Tue, 2004-11-16 at 23:31, Paul Jakma wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Nov 2004, Martin List-Petersen wrote:
> 
> >> 1. 95HP on an 105kg vehicle is even more impressive - one day I
> >> *will* own an Aprilia RSV250, oh yes.
> >
> > Dunno .. My ~200kg '89 XJ600 has 72HP
> 
> Hmm, XJ600 ~200kg.. a bit more surely? ;)

Not the old ones :) And actually 2 or 3 years later the engine had less
HP :)

http://www.motorbikes.be/en/Yamaha/1989/XJ%20600/

Dry weight: 188 kg

> > and costs me less than a 8th, of what Weeboy is paying in insurance 
> > :o) If just the van insurance could get down around that area, i 
> > could certainly live with it.
> >
> > Anyhow I bet even the Aprilia will cost you more in Insurance than the
> > bike itself.
> 
> Well, I already have an Aprilia RS250, insurance is about 1.8k fully 
> comp, 1.2k 3rd party only.

Eh ... i pay around 380 EUR/year 3rd party, fire + theft. In Ireland,
believe it or not.

> The RS*V*250 OTOH, you wont get it insured - its a race bike ;) (and 
> an absolute animal - saw one at mondello once and it left even big 1L 
> sports bikes for dead down the straights ;) ).

It's a two stroke bike, what would you expect ? Even my old RD400 was an
animal in it's hightime (mine was a '79)

Slán leat,
Martin List-Petersen
Dublin, Eire 
(contact info on --> http://www.marlow.dk/)