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04-07-2010, 06:15 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Moto: 06 ZX6R
Posts: 4,427
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I once rode a Honda CB450 and had the same reaction. Grinning and laughing the whole way!
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04-07-2010, 07:19 PM
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125GP Champion
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Worthington, OH
Moto: Empty Garage
Posts: 3,418
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This is my backup plan....
Im a fat ass, but id rock it.... 
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04-18-2010, 12:34 AM
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Chaotic Neutral
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Cherry Hill NJ
Moto: GV1200 Madura, Hawk gt
Posts: 13,992
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04-08-2010, 01:21 AM
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Crotch Rocket Curmudgeon
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Here to integrity
Moto: Li'l red baby Ninja
Posts: 7,482
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14K redline. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzing!
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04-08-2010, 09:06 PM
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Moto GP Star
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 14,556
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Yeah...um, it's a great beginner's bike and okay in the tight stuff but day to day...no thanks! Absolutely perfect for your daughter though!
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04-08-2010, 09:50 PM
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AMA Supersport
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Sydney
Moto: '98 Honda Fireblade
Posts: 3,696
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I'd buy another.
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04-09-2010, 12:16 AM
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Crotch Rocket Curmudgeon
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Here to integrity
Moto: Li'l red baby Ninja
Posts: 7,482
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I dunno. I've been on rides with liter bikes, and while I'm not saying they didn't leave me behind at times, I can tell you that they never lost me. I think a smaller bike can make you a better rider. I also think if *I* had a liter bike, I'd likely be dead by now. I'm too much of a fucking gearhead, and I usually wring my toys out for all they're worth. Frankly, most sport bikes are so beyond what is needed or even usable on the street (without fear of arrest), that it's just overkill. So I wring it out 98% of the time. It's like driving a VW bug...no one knows you're spanking the fucking bajesus out of it, white knuckling the damn thing, and having a total blast. Something bigger would probably just be a waste, or worse, a temptation.
It does 110, 115 if you lay on the tank, and it gets there reasonably quickly. That'll do. Still, if anyone wants to gift me a 916 Duc, I think I'd probably ride it instead.
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04-09-2010, 08:43 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Hill Country TX
Moto: Pasta Rockets
Posts: 8,917
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Well said.
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04-09-2010, 09:27 AM
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Moto GP Star
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 14,556
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sour grapes... Seriously for a starter bike it can't be beat but if you are trying to say that you can hang with litre bikes on average roads... Well I'm going to call b.s. The only reason you aren't left for dead its that they choose not to leave you. That's like saying that your Prius can hang with Vettes because you do it on the freeway every morning on the way to work.Again the baby ninja is a great starter bike but that's it. |
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04-09-2010, 09:31 AM
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moderator chick
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Hill Country TX
Moto: Pasta Rockets
Posts: 8,917
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