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Vanvideo
Posted on Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 01:17 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

So I'm sitting here nursing a broken thumb, unable to ride my 9R. I have lots of time on my hands, so I began thinking what type of bike matches what type or aircraft.

The 1000 sportbikes are akin to superfighters, like the F-22, the F-15 and the Sukhoi SU-33. Big, bad, sophisticated, maneuverable and waaay fast.
The 600 sportbikes are like the smaller, highly maneuverable, high-revvin' fighters; the F-16s and F-18s, Rafales and Mig-29s.
The XBs and 2-valve Ducatis are the piston-engined fighters of WWII, like the P-51s, Thunberbolts and Spitfires; fast (in their day), maneuverable and powered by a large, loud, piston engine, somewhat archaic by today's standards. Still, they're beautiful and a blast to ride.
Harleys and their cruiser ilk are the cargo planes of WWII, the C-47s and such. Noisy and slow, with poor maneuverability. But they can carry a bunch of crap. Their pilots don't wear helmets.

Like I said, I have too much time on my hands. Sure wish my thumb would heal.
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Kdan
Posted on Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 04:14 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Blast - Cessna 180
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Freyke
Posted on Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 04:29 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I'll play.... Here are what I think thier Aircraft equivilents are for the Buells I have owned

XB12X = A10 or P3 (Dual Sport)
XB9S = F5
S3 = F105
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Buellshyter
Posted on Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 08:44 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The A-10 "Warthog" is a highly maneuverable airplane, more so, than it's more advanced cousins
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Boixb12
Posted on Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 01:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

"Highly Maneuverable" is a relative term. A jeep is highly maneuverable @ 10 mph. A Porsche is a highly maneuverable at much higher speeds. The "hog" is a great jet, but fairly slow, it's the business end of the jet with the 30mm canon which makes it so lethal. That's it -- Erik Buell should've mounted a 30mm gatlin gun on the the Uly. It's the "fast and maneuverable" void in my life (since leaving the AF) I'm trying to replace. I think the 12Ss would work nicely.
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Buellshyter
Posted on Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 04:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Maneuverable in the sense of a tight turning radius would favor the A-10 or the XB. True, an F-15 is maneuverable, it's not a flying brick after all but it doesn't compare with the A-10. This is why the A-10 has been able to win the Gunsmoke competition, despite being a slow and relatively low tech plane. Furthermore, time on target is greater for the A-10 because it is able to quickly get back on target after making a pass. Similarly, an XB is better on a technical track where there are tighter turns.
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Buellin_ri
Posted on Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 04:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

A10 is a good choice. Not very fast but still way cool.
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Spike
Posted on Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 12:12 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I'd put the Blast closer to a 150 or 152.



I can't think of any bike that I'd match with my dad's '78 Mooney M20J. Somewhat cramped, unique but not rare, very fast for an old single.
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Captainkirk
Posted on Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 11:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I'd liken my M2 to a P47 Thunderbolt("Jug")-loud,deadly, takes a hell of a beating under fire.
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Vegasbueller
Posted on Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 11:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Too bad you left out helicopters... I would say the XB is comparable to an H model Huey. Tough as nails, maneuverable, occasionally leaks oil, and makes loud noises that get attention from every angle.
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Buelldyno_guy
Posted on Monday, January 30, 2006 - 11:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

"Helicopters". ... No No No. .... After 40 years in the Air Transport Industry I don't think wings should rotate. ... Terry
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Tripper
Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 08:08 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

After 40 years in the Air Transport Industry...



Where?
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M1combat
Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 10:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I would liken the 12R to an Extra 300... maybe a Pitts Special. Something like that. They don't make better planes for canyon runs...
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Nedwreck
Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 11:26 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The Blast is more like a BD-5 or a BD-5J.

Bob
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Vanvideo
Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 11:56 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I meant to compare any type of bike to any type of airplane, but if we're only doing Buells...

The Blast would be more akin to the Cessna 150/152, as previously stated: A beginner's ride.
The 12R to a Pitts Special? Not bad...

Notice there's been a lot of comparisons of Buells to big, heavy, nasty attack planes like the "Jug", "Thud"(F-105) and "Warthog". The F-4 Phantom, aka "Rhino" and "Double Ugly" comes to mind, also. Those nick-names sound pretty good for our big v-twin bikes, don't they? They wouldn't fit regarding an R1 or GSX-R.
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Ponytail
Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 02:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Where does the V22 Osprey fall in to place in the motorcycle world?
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Vanvideo
Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 03:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

the V22 osprey - the Ulysses? Goes anywhere.
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Ponytail
Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 05:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

the V22 osprey - the Ulysses? Goes anywhere.

I like it.
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Freyke
Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 09:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Hopefully, it won't take as long (v-22) to get it right.... not that it's wrong, because the Uly actually works as advertised right out the factory door...
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