Re: OT: Digital camera opinions

[Preston Kemp]

The Older Gentleman wrote:

> Christopher Des Clayes <Chris@127.0.0.1> wrote:
>
> > There's more Oomph left at the back wheel than most riders know how
> > to use, even after the shaft's had its share.
>
> I have to admit that you're absolutely right.
>
> The number of road (ie: not racers) riders I can think of, who can use
> more than, say 80bhp to its absolute full, on public roads, is....
>
> <counts fingers>
>
> Zero.

I can't think of any who *couldn't* fully use 80bhp, and a lot more
besides, if they chose to. Not round bends necessarily, but when
nailing it past a queue of trucks & blue-rinsers on a straight.

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[The Older Gentleman]

Preston Kemp <dontwantany@nowhere.invalid> wrote:

> The Older Gentleman wrote:
>
> > Christopher Des Clayes <Chris@127.0.0.1> wrote:
> >
> > > There's more Oomph left at the back wheel than most riders know how
> > > to use, even after the shaft's had its share.
> >
> > I have to admit that you're absolutely right.
> >
> > The number of road (ie: not racers) riders I can think of, who can use
> > more than, say 80bhp to its absolute full, on public roads, is....
> >
> > <counts fingers>
> >
> > Zero.
>
> I can't think of any who *couldn't* fully use 80bhp, and a lot more
> besides, if they chose to. Not round bends necessarily, but when
> nailing it past a queue of trucks & blue-rinsers on a straight.


Yes, fair comment - and I can think of plenty of times, under similar
circumstances, when 80bhp isn't enough ;-))

I chose 80bhp because of Mike Hailwood's[1] oft-quoted remark that, for
a race bike, 80bhp was about right. So when I hear the usual jump
jockeys bragging on about how their steeds are only producing 140bhp and
they need more, or how they keep their 110bhp sports 600s on the limit
every ride, I wonder how they'd fare against Mike the Bike with barely
half the horsepower.

Of course, we all *want* more power, and that is entirely right and
proper.


[1] I think it was him. SWK will be along shortly, I'm sure.

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The Older Gentleman wrote:

> [1] I think it was him. SWK will be along shortly, I'm sure

I'm sure it was him but I thought he said 100hp.

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