France limits motorcycles to 100hp

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Rider

Or go back to super light 250 2 strokes?

smokes will never come back as long as we have emissions laws

[goof2]

Originally Posted by Dave

smokes will never come back as long as we have emissions laws

Unfortunately I think you are right. At the time I really hoped Bimota's V-Due was going to do well. Instead it killed the company. If Honda had decided to do the same thing at the time I think they could have pulled it off. Even with stricter emissions today I don't think it would be impossible, just too expensive to bother.

[derf]

Thank you europe for pussifying us some more, whats next man purses?

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by Dave

smokes will never come back as long as we have emissions laws

they have been doing a lot of good things with snowmobiles on that front... today's 2-strokes actually do better than a lot of 4-strokes out there.

[101lifts2]

Originally Posted by smileyman

Frogs. They have been subjugated by every country in Europe. Now they pussify themselves for our amusement. I'm thinking of moving there since it would be nice to be the only man in a nation with a dick and balls.

Small as they may be.

I wonder they they even care if a few people die.

[101lifts2]

Originally Posted by goof2

I can't imagine manufacturers will take the time and spend the money to modify existing bikes solely for France. It isn't like there is a thriving French motorcycle industry willing to cater to that individual country either. If the EU doesn't implement the ban as well I hope the French enjoy getting virtually no sportbikes.

If the EU goes along I suspect they will see a number of 100hp bikes where the most effective performance modification will be done with wire-cutters. I don't know why Germany (BMW) or Italy (Duc, MV) would want to get involved in it.

Oh course they will. It isn't all that hard. Not sure why they think limiting it to under 100hp is going to do anything. My 2009 ZX6r is 109hp and absolutely flies. I'm sure it would still fly with 100hp.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by azoomm

And, they would be speaking German if it weren't for our help.... we could go around and around on this all day.

We all know it isn't the POWER of a motorcycle that makes it inherantly dangerous. Perhaps the human race needs a bit of bleach in the pool every now and then... eh?

Oh so it can be more white eh? RACIST!!!!

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by 101lifts2

Oh course they will. It isn't all that hard. Not sure why they think limiting it to under 100hp is going to do anything. My 2009 ZX6r is 109hp and absolutely flies. I'm sure it would still fly with 100hp.

I can think of a ton of bikes that meet a 100hp restriction that fly

[OneSickPsycho]

My guess is the bike makers will just slap some ridiculously restrictive electronics on there.... Nothing a Power Commander can't fix...

[smileyman]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

I can think of a ton of bikes that meet a 100hp restriction that fly

Well back in the day we managed to get killed on F2s and Katanas, all pushing 80hp with 100 more pounds than some of these new fangled croth missles, har har har...