Preliminary bike search has begun

[Monsoon X]

I drug the missus into the Kawi/Zuk dealer down here to test fit some bikes. The saleswoman was VERY knowledge!! She knew her crap. I asked her if it was okay to sit on one......she said SURE this aint no Harley dealership.

So I sat on ALOT-

07 GSXR1000 felt much better compared to the 600. I prefer the longer wheelbases of 1000s.

07 Busa Comfortable, very nice but, TOO big......... I can tell that I still have a bit of track left in me. Thing is way too bulky for the kind of riding that I prefer.

07 ZX10.....ehh not a Kawi fan but, it's on sale for 9k (I'm tempted)

Bandit (just for kicks) sucks.

08 B-King.....nah

Funny, I absolutely LOVED the Boulevard in white.......MAN if I already had an up to date crotch rocket.......I'd buy that thing in a heartbeat but my 99R6 is a HUGE POCrap.

Next up......try to find a RC51 and check out a Buell dealership.

[89stangGT]

I drug the missus into the Kawi/Zuk dealer down here to test fit some bikes. The saleswoman was VERY knowledge!! She knew her crap. I asked her if it was okay to sit on one......she said SURE this aint no Harley dealership.

So I sat on ALOT-

07 GSXR1000 felt much better compared to the 600. I prefer the longer wheelbases of 1000s.

07 Busa Comfortable, very nice but, TOO big......... I can tell that I still have a bit of track left in me. Thing is way too bulky for the kind of riding that I prefer.

07 ZX10.....ehh not a Kawi fan but, it's on sale for 9k (I'm tempted)

Bandit (just for kicks) sucks.

08 B-King.....nah

Funny, I absolutely LOVED the Boulevard in white.......MAN if I already had an up to date crotch rocket.......I'd buy that thing in a heartbeat but my 99R6 is a HUGE POCrap.

Next up......try to find a RC51 and check out a Buell dealership.

so you didn't sit on a '08 ZX-10R? That would've made you decision right there. ;)

[Monsoon X]

so you didn't sit on a '08 ZX-10R? That would've made you decision right there. ;)


They didn't have any in. All of the performance is so close anyway. I'm looking for a bike that I'm comfortable on. When I went from my 00R1 to the 99R6 I hated it. I feel like I'm all on top of the R6 especially in full tuck. Going back to a literbike or at least a long wheelbase V-twin sportbike.

So I'll see.

[Andrew]

Save your cash for mods to try to hang with 93LXHorse!

[Monsoon X]

Save your cash for mods to try to hang with 93LXHorse!


I'm splitting my play money between my two passions. So if that means I'll have to wait longer before my turbo.......then i will. hahahahaha Car will be in Dallas in two weeks to have the Maximum stuff all installed. The H/C/I will come in March. I'll get my bike probably in March too. :D Or April.

Close on our new house, next week also. Got alot of crap going on this year, don't I? :p

[sleeperLS]

Ive still got that 04 r6 for ya haha.

[89stangGT]

They didn't have any in. All of the performance is so close anyway. I'm looking for a bike that I'm comfortable on. When I went from my 00R1 to the 99R6 I hated it. I feel like I'm all on top of the R6 especially in full tuck. Going back to a literbike or at least a long wheelbase V-twin sportbike.

So I'll see.

'08 zx-10 is a whole new bike.

so I take it from the '00 r1 and '99 r6 comments, you've never had a fuel injected bike?

[Monsoon X]

'08 zx-10 is a whole new bike.

so I take it from the '00 r1 and '99 r6 comments, you've never had a fuel injected bike?

Yes, I've read up on it. Looks a whole lot better than the 07 too. I just don't like Kawasakis for some reason, actually I think it's the paint. Naw, I've never ridden a FI bike before. I look forward to it.

[BottleRocket]

You can buy mine for a trackbike JC :cool:

[Monsoon X]

You can buy mine for a trackbike JC :cool:

Unless you're letting it go for 5k, I don't want a track bike. I want a street bike that will see an OCCASIONAL track day.

[Whitebread]

Screw an RC51 in the summatime!! They do keep the legs toasty in the cold though..

You set on getting a litrebike or are you looking at 600's as well?

[Monsoon X]

Screw an RC51 in the summatime!! They do keep the legs toasty in the cold though..

You set on getting a litrebike or are you looking at 600's as well?

I'm not a big tall guy but, I do not like the short wheelbases of the 600s. It's not about the power.......literbikes are overkill, but I want a good feel. I was more comfortable on my R1

[trickz]

:> moooo

[lilvega]

I looked at the 1125r buell and I have to say it is fast. It just didn't feel right to me though, so i bought a VTR 1000 used. I like it a lot better, less power and more weight, but a lot of fun to ride, gobbs of tq and I know the honda engine will go 50k miles if I treat it right. That rotax engine....who knows.

[BottleRocket]

Unless you're letting it go for 5k, I don't want a track bike. I want a street bike that will see an OCCASIONAL track day.

$5500, close enough :D

[Monsoon X]

$5500, close enough :D

What's wrong with it? And send me some pics.

[PDRed302]

I drug the missus into the Kawi/Zuk dealer down here to test fit some bikes. The saleswoman was VERY knowledge!! She knew her crap. I asked her if it was okay to sit on one......she said SURE this aint no Harley dealership.

So I sat on ALOT-


Of coarse it wasn't a Harley dealership, at a H-D dealership they would have let you test drive as many as you wanted.


On a more reply to post note: GL on the RC51 those things are sweet. I'm not exactly a sport bike guy but I'd take one in a heart beat.

[93 Fox]

Of coarse it wasn't a Harley dealership, at a H-D dealership they would have let you test drive as many as you wanted.


On a more reply to post note: GL on the RC51 those things are sweet. I'm not exactly a sport bike guy but I'd take one in a heart beat.

i was thinking the same thing... my harley dealership lets me sit on and ride anything including an 06 f4i with 1000 miles....

[Monsoon X]

I've never been to a Harley dealership, YET. Still wanna check out the 1125R Buell.

[Monsoon X]

The new CBR1000RR looks promising. The last time I sat on a 06 CBR it felt nice and big (wide tank)

http://powersports.honda.com/assets/images/model/model_hero_shot/Motorcycles/2008/large/CBR1000RR.jpg