I agree to that. I wanted a 2008 GSX-R 600 so bad in the white and blue theme. Blue wheels and all when I was 16. I thought I would have been the cats pajamas.
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R1 all day. If not the R1M, find a low mile 2016 special edition in the vintage Yamaha black and yellow race colors. This one is cool enough to almost make me ride a fully faired sport bike...
Speaking of old bikes, I always liked the old TL1000R, good looking and a nice rumble from that twin…
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definitely R1M…. Definitely not, dirty illegal hispanic yellow….. seems like all the dirty illegal immigrants like yellow
I liked those too, just like the RC51…. Big fan of that blue/white gixxee color combo!
I hate that late model kawasaki and suzuki have kinda gotten away from their OG color combos!
Then you don't know your history. It's all about America and Yamaha joining forces to dominate the world...definitely R1M…. Definitely not, dirty illegal hispanic yellow….. seems like all the dirty illegal immigrants like yellow
I had the SV1000. A fuel injected naked version. With the dual Yoshimura RS3 pipes, it'd make the mail slot on the front door rattle when it was idling in the driveway.
I dont, bro. i just used to ride the **** out of my Hondas.
The Yellow and black Yamahas were the colors American Yamaha racing teams used. The same marketing guy who got Kawasaki to go with the green on all their bikes came up with the concept of yellow with black "speed blocks" for Yamaha.
A Californian racer, Kenny Roberts, went to Europe to race in the world championship. Using the skills developed racing flat track in the USA, he was able to open the throttle mid corner and slide the rear tire to steer the bike and accelerate faster than all the European guys. He won the world championship as a rookie on a Yamaha painted in the American Yamaha team colors.
So it is most certainly not a mexican yellow. (That's the yellow with black flames one lol)
The only cool Honda ever was the RC51. It was basically Honda beating Ducati at their own game. Nicky Hayden won the AMA super bike championship and Colin Edwards won World Super Bike Championship on the RC51. When you look back at the popular Hondas over the years, you quickly realize they were just okay imitations of what was happening in the world of motorcycling. Honda's success is in volume. That's why 99% of Hondas are boring as hell. They aim for being average and they succeed.
Okay, I know my disgust with Honda is about as rational as thinking people who drink Pepsi are communists (they are) or believing people who like those "Star Track" movies with the "Dark Vader" guy are faggs (they are), but I will not change. I've spent years developing my disgust and I can't abandon it now.
I don't think there are many motorcycles that I'd be too scared to ride. MotoGP bikes have to be pushed hard enough to maintain heat in the tires so they have any grip. I know i don't have the skill to push them hard enough to work. You'll see the pros getting caught out by cold tires if they back off for a just a little in practice sessions.
Then there is top fuel drag bikes. These things scare me and I've only ever seen them on youtube...
Then there is top fuel drag bikes. These things scare me and I've only ever seen them on youtube...
those are cool stories. my 954rr was everything I needed it to be and more.
Honda appeal is based on their build quality and reliability. This might be boring to some, but I beat on my shit and honda took everything i gave.
*** Honda’s reliability may have changed, as of late. Im not sure. ***
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Man, you need to amend the topic. Ducati leads the way now it seems with new products, performance, and racing.
My 2011 848Evo was one of the best bikes for the street imo And fairly priced by today's standards. It slotted in perfectly between the 600s and liter bikes where you were sure to be faster than the 600s and could hang on for surprisingly long with the liter bikes before they left you in the dust. It was really easy to use all its power without getting into trouble on the street and the sound was wicked after removing the baffles that they added that year.
My 2011 848Evo was one of the best bikes for the street imo And fairly priced by today's standards. It slotted in perfectly between the 600s and liter bikes where you were sure to be faster than the 600s and could hang on for surprisingly long with the liter bikes before they left you in the dust. It was really easy to use all its power without getting into trouble on the street and the sound was wicked after removing the baffles that they added that year.
I dont like Italian bikes. Great to look at but very un-tank like… lol
Huh? Not sure what you mean? They've always been known for poor reliability but that has changed over the past decade and a half. Have you ever ridden a Ducati?
what that means is that I like their asthetics, but dont trust their reliability. Tend to be higher maintenance than the poors’ bikes
I have not…. Strictly big 4
The late model duc’s have improved considerably. I would not bat an eye at buying a used Panigale V2 etc
Modern Ducatis have maintenance intervals that are on par with the Japanese bikes. You'll probably have to dish out more to get a desmodromic valve adjustment, but it's not like to old days of doing it every 3,000 miles. Lol
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