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Old 02-21-2011, 11:36 AM   #22
nhgunnut
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: South West New Hampshire
Moto: turbo busa 999 Duc Goldwing & Victory
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I came back to riding after 25 years with the Victory. Having sold it in the first Part of December this is the first time in 8 years I don't have a cruiser. It's sale was prompted by the fact that I just didn't ride it any more. Any place I might have taken the Victory it was just easier to take the Goldwing. What I didn't know until I rode a Goldwing is that it is not a cruiser. Just a giant sport standard with luggage. It will in all likelihood be the last bike I sell
The Busa I bought in 05 (added the Turbo and some comfort mods the same year) To my amazement this bike quickly became my daily commuter, it corners well, has torque to spare and because of the mods has better than average brakes and suspension. (Oh and has no problem running away from anything out there because of the turbo) The 05 Ducati 999 was a fabulous bike, nimble powerful with a chassis that was telepathic just think about the the line and it was on it. That said it, it had Ergos that would make an S&M freak wince! It also pounded me senseless and after a couple hours on it I needed two days to recover. I traded it for the B King (easily the Ugliest Bike Suzuki has ever made) Th B King Ride sold me. Comfortable , High torque plenty of power, and ergos that would accommodate a circus fat man. I see a couple of suspension mods it its future. The B King has me staring down the path of a one liter naked of some sort. At the top of that wishlist is the Ducati Streetfighter. Who knows my youngest child graduates college in May, so by fall I may find something else to put in the garage
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