what should i buy

[balls_to_the_wall]

Originally Posted by 2.2 Straight six

huh?

hook up = get traction.

[2.2 Straight six]

i know what that means.

why can't a stock performance truck hook up?

when i drove a stock one on warm tyres it took off just fine. still hooked up fine when it was making 620bhp with a smaller pulley and some other mods.

[Earlsfat]

Hmmm... 13.5's or under less than 20k... NEW? Bike.

CBR 1000 RR - $10,000 new
Ninja ZX11 - $11,000 new
Interceptor 850 (Almost bought one before RD) - $9500 new
YZF R1 - BAD BIKE!

Although a 1000cc might be a bit much, they're built a little better. 750 MIght be a decent option figure around $7500 - $8000 new.

A Mini might get you under 13.5's if you get the hopped up version, but they're more than $20k, and you WOULD look like a clown getting out of that.


2.2 - You were in a 620BHP pickup that had no problem hooking up??? He obviously had something done to the suspension.... My 97 Z71 couldn't hold pavement on the slightest incline, and that was totally stock except for a cat-back exhaust and cigarette burns in the back seat. Are you sure that thing was stock? Pick-up trucks are notorious for light ass-ends, if you throw ANY kind of power at them you'll be doing burnouts all day, especially the sport versions.

[balls_to_the_wall]

Originally Posted by Earlsfat

2.2 - You were in a 620BHP pickup that had no problem hooking up??? He obviously had something done to the suspension.... My 97 Z71 couldn't hold pavement on the slightest incline, and that was totally stock except for a cat-back exhaust and cigarette burns in the back seat. Are you sure that thing was stock? Pick-up trucks are notorious for light ass-ends, if you throw ANY kind of power at them you'll be doing burnouts all day, especially the sport versions.

Exactly.

[poormillionaire2]

Originally Posted by stone_mound_camaro

welll....the thing about it is...i'm not 5'9, i'mtall...i cant go get a nisaan z, a ford mustang, a small little fast coupe, etc. i want something fast....jeeps arent fast. so my only 2 options under 20,000 are...a bike or a lightning

Not to encourage anything here, but my friend has an 06 Stang GT and he is 6'8". He fits in it fine. Shit, when I am in the passenger seat, I feel like I would be a little too short to drive it. Guess I'm just not used to the visibility.

[stone_mound_camaro]

Originally Posted by poormillionaire2

Not to encourage anything here, but my friend has an 06 Stang GT and he is 6'8". He fits in it fine. Shit, when I am in the passenger seat, I feel like I would be a little too short to drive it. Guess I'm just not used to the visibility.

exactly, but i bet a 06 GT isnt under 20k

aand jim...the bike i was lookin at was a 955i daytona i.e. bigger bikes..but hmmm... i noticed that tall people cars were suspiciously omitted from your post

[Earlsfat]

Ever driven a jeep with a 350 in it??? Jeeps can be fast. Saw one on Craiglist with a 454 in it.

[Earlsfat]

Originally Posted by stone_mound_camaro

aand jim...the bike i was lookin at was a 955i daytona i.e. bigger bikes..but hmmm... i noticed that tall people cars were suspiciously omitted from your post

You're gonna get a Duke for under $20k... NEW? Wasn't aware they were that cheap. (Is that a Ducatti or a Triumph?) Anyway the Speed Triple is a totally god-damned bad-assed bike. You're going for the upscale side of bikes.... (golf clap).

There is no such thing as a tall people car. There's cool / fast cars and there's not cool / fast cars. A 9 second minivan is cool and fast no matter how dumb it looks.

For 20K, A triumph would be decent (I've heard about reliability issues on some of them) or an old hot rod that someone has lost interest in would be a decent move. **Imagine rolling in a 32 Ford**


If you've got 7k to play with... I'd buy a Ninja or CBR and have a tiny loan payment, rather than go broke over a piece of transportation. OR pul a Dylan and find one of those $100 beaters that will NOT die and never has an issue for a DD and get whatever you want for a play vehicle.

[2.2 Straight six]

Originally Posted by Earlsfat

2.2 - You were in a 620BHP pickup that had no problem hooking up??? He obviously had something done to the suspension.... My 97 Z71 couldn't hold pavement on the slightest incline, and that was totally stock except for a cat-back exhaust and cigarette burns in the back seat. Are you sure that thing was stock? Pick-up trucks are notorious for light ass-ends, if you throw ANY kind of power at them you'll be doing burnouts all day, especially the sport versions.

as far as i know it was stock back there. all it had were some new tyres. (not DRs, either.)

there was a tiny bit of wheel slip (slip, not spin) for about 12" then you felt it like a kick up the ass and you were on your way. it was fierce then, it's even faster now. (teehee.. 520 big-blocks..)

[balls_to_the_wall]

*wrong thread*