It's a Bird, It's a Plane...

TriumPhil said:

You are not alone, Jerry. If misery loves company, know that you have some!

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HellFire said:

I can certainly understand why Triumph reduced the power, the danger factor for an inexperienced rider would be very high without it. But there should be a way for the dealer to "turn it off" after the owner has gained experience. What a selling point that would make ... "so powerful you have to show us your ready to handle it". There should be an easy little upgrade you can buy and plug in that says Triumph on it.
Too bad, bikers in the US would eat something like that up ... all the talk would be like free advertising.
oh well ... at least the GiPro isn't too **** expensive or hard to install. It sure turns it into a different bike though don't it?
The "G" in the name must stand for "Grin", 'cause it sure made me smile too on the 1st ride after putting it on. In my case it came after the initial shock and the "Oh****" look on my face.

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jerry a said:

**** you guys all this talk about how much power these bikes have **** it its winter here in wisconsin i just bought a 08 r3 classic with all the toys . and the bike is still at the dealer 2 hours away and too much salt on the roads stop it no more talking about how great of a ride this is going to be

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HellFire said:

I can certainly understand why Triumph reduced the power, the danger factor for an inexperienced rider would be very high without it. But there should be a way for the dealer to "turn it off" after the owner has gained experience. What a selling point that would make ... "so powerful you have to show us your ready to handle it". There should be an easy little upgrade you can buy and plug in that says Triumph on it.
Too bad, bikers in the US would eat something like that up ... all the talk would be like free advertising.
oh well ... at least the GiPro isn't too **** expensive or hard to install. It sure turns it into a different bike though don't it?
The "G" in the name must stand for "Grin", 'cause it sure made me smile too on the 1st ride after putting it on. In my case it came after the initial shock and the "Oh****" look on my face.

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McRocket said:

The 08-10 Suzuki Hayabusa comes with an A-B-C power mode switch which allows the rider to select full, -10%, or approx. -20% power. It works great. You can dial down power in wet or slippery conditions or just ramp it back so an inexperienced rider doesn't accidentally rack the throttle and flip the sucker which can happy real quick.

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