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Old 11-10-2009, 10:50 PM   #21
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I'd stunt it.
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Old 11-10-2009, 10:59 PM   #22
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For $69k I can buy a house.
In the bad side of El Paso
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Old 11-10-2009, 11:20 PM   #23
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For $69k I can buy a house.
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Old 11-11-2009, 02:10 AM   #24
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Luckly here in Texas you can actually get a good house for under $150k. I know, its crazy.
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Old 11-11-2009, 02:31 AM   #25
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I would buy it just for the low end torque. They are touting it as comparable to the Ducati 1098 and I am willing to bet it will eat anything else on the market for acceleration and take off speed since you get the electric motor benefit of torque being available as soon as you turn the key.
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True... but just like any bike with that much power (or any wheeled vehicle, for that matter) the power is only as usable as your ability to keep the wheels on the ground and hooked up with the pavement.
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Old 11-11-2009, 02:47 AM   #26
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Probably sounds whiney as hell. Either that, or the chain noise will be louder than the motor.
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Old 11-11-2009, 05:09 AM   #27
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Luckly here in Texas you can actually get a good house for under $150k. I know, its crazy.
That's what the midwest is for. People who gave up on their dreams.
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Old 11-11-2009, 06:27 AM   #28
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That's what the midwest is for. People who gave up on their dreams.

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Old 11-11-2009, 02:43 PM   #29
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stops copyings me
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Old 11-11-2009, 07:43 PM   #30
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