Oh yes sir gtsun, you and my experiences agree to the Nth degree, no way could any my regular Commando's nor my spiffed up SV keep up with a Monster after it left 2nd gear. My SV japan Ducatt knock off, can go into turns as good or better but it gets quickly left behind from apex on.
Btw I don't mess around anyone that ain't got race experience we discussed prior or is willing to leave their hot shot pack far behind to catch up with me on Peel, then I'll let hair out to see what they got. ONLY place Ms Peel could gain on them was in the short sections entering turns BEFORE apexes, So Ms Peel had to be A WHOLE LOT faster powering into turns to keep the Monster behind me... till I slowed up in opens then got out horse powered 100's of yards but could reel Monster back in by a couple of turns. This Monster pilot was dragging knees and rather lightly buidt. We both pulled into village together and long hair spilled out helmet, LOL! A girl. I'd waited most a year to meet up with this squadron I'd seen flash by with in a cage. She was only one of the squadron that had done race school and tract days. When I waited for her to catch up the in a straight with me loffing behind a car, she did not play fair, but instantly about pulled a wheelie away soon as she saw what I was on, that's when I thought I was in 3rd so only snicked one down to pull out to pass car and give chase, Ms Peel rev'd up for a tinkle sound and poor acceleration so snicked to 2nd to catch back up in 3/4 mile as she slowed for the turn I didn't have too but for low air tire distortion. All Peel lacks is pure hp not to get passed in the opens. I had to return home in 4th as pieces of 3rd gear finally jamed the shifter dogs. I got pretty good sense of what balloon tires can take on edges in a rigid chassis and I'm not impressed nor intimidated any longer by elites except in pure power to wt drag races. My hopped up lightened Combat on cam in 2nd gear pulled harder than these elites popping wheelies - but only to 90 then must try to keep up and wait for a turn to catch back up or stay out of sight if I enter the twisted sections first. But then again almost none of these elite missile pilots would run up over 130 But Peel could and did so securely - even though Peel got passed at times she did not get left behind to matter. Big Block Boosted - extra lightened Peel will not get out powered till who knows how fast next time out.
Put on tri-links, hobot the Roadholders and take off mass and see what ya might be missing out on. Btw Monsters weren't the hardest to do the twist with, that honor goes to a local on a Triumph Speed Triple. Yesterday got stopped by fella on 1200 suzuki asking for twisties to play in, so we did "Race Track Rd". This am he called to say wanted more in a couple days but not at the pace I did on mere SuVee, my half fast corner cripple.
