 who drives sportbikes too in here ?, what bike you have ? and do you race it too ? |
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 Feb 13 2008, 09:42 PM
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North of the border  Group: Admin Posts: 2,307 Joined: 4-February 04 From: Montreal, CANADA Member No.: 177  |
just curious...
As title says. My last bike was a Honda VFR800. It's been eating me alive not having a bike... don't think i can resist more than 1 more yr w/o 1... Thinking on either a 1000cc or zx14, due to more comfort and still plenty of fun to ride... plus I want a bike that accelerates faster than my car... lol |
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Feb 14 2008, 10:12 PM
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Does not play well with others Group: Advanced Members Posts: 287 Joined: 28-January 04 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 164 |
Err...I have a problem with things that go fast. I like them a lot.
I started riding about 3 1/2 years ago shortly after meeting my wife who has been riding since she was a teenager. In the garage at home right now are: 02 Triumph Sprint ST (mine - what an awesome all around bike. I can do 1000 on a weekend with hard luggage on it but its still a blast to throw around in the canyons. The suspension has been warmed over a bit but other than thatits bone stock) 06 BMW K1200S (wife's - this thing is a BEAST. 164bhp and it gets up and moves. Cait doesn't ride the bike fast but unlike other stupidly fast bikes I've ridden, this thing is utterly civilized and a total dream to ride just putting around at the speedlimit. If you crank the throttle it gets up and MOVES, as evidenced by the 95 in a 65mph ticket I got on it heading into the office one morning a month ago.) 03 Kawi ZX6-R track bike (Penske shock, ohlins fork inserts, race plastics, blah blah blah. Using a stop watch a friend of mine clocked me at a mid 1:32 at Big Willow on it. A competitive lap time for this bike is in the 1:28's so I've got a bit of room to go ) Prior to that my wife and I have had: 03 BMW R1150R - Cait's bike when we met. She still regrets selling it (as do I) 98 VFR800 - GREAT bike. She gave it to a good friend of hers in NorCal. I bought the Sprint because its so similar to the VFR. 89 FZR-600 - my first bike.Kept it for 7 months and sold it for more than I paid 02 CBR600 F4i - my second bike and a lot of fun 04 GSX-R 750 (Wife's old bike that I was 'forced' to ride when she got tired of it and started riding the F4i) I've done 4 - 5 track days on the bike but I don't really have any intention / plans to race them. I am interested in taking a few schools though. I'm signed up one of Rich Oliver's mystery school in early May ( http://www.richoliver.net/funcampmain.html ) and I'd like to fit in a Pridmore school (www.startmotorcycle.com ) after Nationals in '08. |
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Eugenio_SS who drives sportbikes too in here ? Feb 13 2008, 09:42 PM
Unbalanced Engineering What kind of question is that.... of course some o... Feb 13 2008, 10:24 PM
Eugenio_SS QUOTE (Unbalanced Engineering @ Feb 13 2008, ... Feb 13 2008, 10:41 PM y5e06 not quite as sporty as some sports but
1993 suzuk... Feb 13 2008, 10:33 PM ibzeus1987z To trackbird..
hmm quotes didn't work right
... Apr 28 2009, 04:56 AM trackbird I totalled a 1993 GSXR-Katana 750 and that's t... Feb 13 2008, 10:33 PM Eugenio_SS QUOTE (trackbird @ Feb 13 2008, 05:33 PM)... Feb 13 2008, 10:43 PM nape My cousin races bikes and I've went to watch h... Feb 13 2008, 10:49 PM prockbp i have a sport-touring bike... yamaha FZ6... I di... Feb 13 2008, 11:14 PM marka Howdy,
I roadraced a bunch of different bikes in ... Feb 14 2008, 04:06 AM Eugenio_SS QUOTE (marka @ Feb 13 2008, 11:06 PM) How... Feb 14 2008, 07:14 AM johns68 I grew up racing moto-x. First street bike was an... Feb 14 2008, 04:21 AM Eugenio_SS around 99-00, I spent so much time @ the track w/ ... Feb 14 2008, 07:17 AM z28jeff Wow, you guys with your high horsepower sportbikes... Feb 14 2008, 12:38 PM Todd saw the thread title...and was thinking...well its... Feb 14 2008, 02:56 PM Eugenio_SS Jeff, nothing to be embarrassed about... in many c... Feb 14 2008, 03:20 PM Eugenio_SS a weird question came to my mind... why can't ... Feb 14 2008, 03:34 PM z28jeff QUOTE (Eugenio_SS @ Feb 14 2008, 10:34 AM... Feb 14 2008, 05:07 PM Eugenio_SS QUOTE (z28jeff @ Feb 14 2008, 12:07 PM) Q... Feb 15 2008, 04:59 AM Eugenio_SS this is what I call a couple that have the same pa... Feb 14 2008, 03:39 PM codename Bil Doe QUOTE (Eugenio_SS @ Feb 14 2008, 08:39 AM... Apr 23 2009, 10:52 PM Unbalanced Engineering Hey Jeff,
That was my 1st street bike. It was a ... Feb 14 2008, 04:50 PM 27Cam02 I do have '90 H-D Softail with Powerhouse114cc... Feb 14 2008, 08:51 PM johns68 Eugenio
Shoulda started this thread earlier. A C... Feb 15 2008, 05:14 AM Eugenio_SS just hope it wasn't the very nice blue they do... Feb 15 2008, 05:54 AM Sidney I've got an '06 Kawasaki Z750S. Nice sport... Feb 15 2008, 03:35 PM Blainefab I started driving on 2 wheels, bought 4 new bikes ... Feb 15 2008, 08:24 PM Eskimo I'm currently running a 2000 Aprilia RSV1000 M... Feb 22 2008, 06:43 PM Eugenio_SS rsv-mille... love that bike.
As a matter fact, jus... Feb 24 2008, 10:37 PM mongoosez That "couple" couple you refer to is Ran... Feb 25 2008, 02:13 PM Eugenio_SS some pix of the new addition to the stable:
http:/... Apr 23 2009, 02:57 AM Eskimo Sharp bike! A real "Gentleman's GT... Apr 23 2009, 05:33 PM Todd QUOTE (Eskimo @ Apr 23 2009, 01:33 PM) I ... Apr 24 2009, 01:15 PM BumpaD_Z28 My DUCATI Monster 900
~DaVe Apr 23 2009, 07:37 PM POS Dodge Is it okay to post dirtbikes in this thread? Thi... Apr 24 2009, 01:32 AM kookamunga wow that's some pretty exotic stuff.
just sold... Apr 24 2009, 04:23 PM Eugenio_SS I loved my VFR800 too.
If you want a bigger bike, ... Apr 27 2009, 08:02 PM trackbird Yea, I keep looking at the hardware in this thread... Apr 28 2009, 03:41 PM ibzeus1987z umm yea bro LoL u just might b safer on 4 wheels .... May 2 2009, 01:57 AM |
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