User talk:Pi3832

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[edit] Category:Gas Chromatography

I started moving articles from the category you created to Category:Gas chromatography. Wikipedia:Naming conventions prefers lowercase words in article and category titles. --Christopherlin 19:28, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Is the Katana a sport-touring motorcycle?

It probably can be considered either a sportbike or sport-touring. Consider:

"sport-touring days would be easy on either bike [600 or 750 Katana]"
--Sport Rider magazine, August 1999 [1]
"the ideal fusion of sport-bike performance and sport-touring comfort - the Suzuki Katana 600"
--Suzuki web site [2]

Even Wikipedia's types of motorcycle classifies it as a sport-tourer, though it does have the caveat "debatable".


Brianhe 05:48, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

You raise a good point. But I suspect it would be better to discuss it over on Talk:sport_touring. I'll start something there, and invite folks over at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Motorcycling to join in.
Could be a few days before I get the time, however. Your patience is appreciated.Pi3832 10:22, 23 November 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Work in Progress

Since the 1970s there has been a trend of increasing power-to-weight ratios of motorcycles in general, and sportbikes especially.


Year Brand Model Dry Weight Horsepower P/W Reference
1970 Honda CB350 350 36 10.3 [3], [4]
1975 Honda CB750 479 67 14.0 [5], [6]
1982 Suzuki GSX1100S 510 111 21.8 [7]
1985 Suzuki GSX-R750 394 106 26.9 [8]
1992 Honda CBR900RR 408 104 25.5 [9]
1998 Yamaha YZF-R1 390 131 33.6 [10]
1999 Suzuki GSX1300R 473 175 37.0 [11]
2001 Suzuki GSX-R1000 374 160 42.8 [12]
2006 Kawasaki ZX-10R 385 181 47.0 [13], [14]
Data in italics are estimated from available data.
Power to weight ratio is calculated as horsepower per 100 lbs.

[edit] Thanks

It's great to be noticed. I'm actually heading south tomorrow morning with buddies to go riding. We're gonna trailer south for a day looking for warmth and then tool around for a couple of days. Should be fun. -AndrewDressel 19:10, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merger proposed: Twinshock → Suspension (motorcycle)

It has been proposed to merge the content of Twinshock into Suspension (motorcycle). Since you have previously edited one of these articles, I thought you might be interested. You're welcome to participate in the discussion if you like. --B. Wolterding 15:50, 14 September 2007 (UTC)


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[edit] Motorcycle Wiki

Hey Pi3832 Here's an opportunity to put your expertise to work in the area of motorcycles. Cycle Chaos is a Wiki-styled web site that needs help from people who love bikes and can contribute more information and even manufacturers. There's virtually no problems with administrators and it seems free to edit without trouble. As a bike lover, you can offer some content that may be lacking. My user page is: Cycle Chaos, Noles1984 Cheers. Noles1984 (talk) 15:22, 23 March 2008 (UTC)