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black mariah · #21 Post by **black mariah** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 7:48 am

On a slightly less stupid note... the 750SS looks the same but puts out just over 60HP. Sounds like we have a winner.

MikeyDude · #22 Post by **MikeyDude** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:10 am

black mariah wrote:
At least the way Harley tunes 'em they are. They need it to haul around all that large chrome... plus the large riders.

And anyone that wants to argue that last point needs to come to Texas and see what I see on a daily basis.

I'm in Texas and you can kiss my large.

black mariah · #23 Post by **black mariah** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:54 am

Mikeydude wrote:I'm in Texas and you can kiss my large.

Man, I'm serious. It's like every guy you see on a cruiser down here is about 6'3" and 300lbs. The only other cruiser riding type I see are the guys that look like they've been meth'd out for a few decades. Average height, but like nine pounds soaking wet.

One plus is that we see a lot of badass choppers, having American Iron Horse just on the other side of town.

MikeyDude · #24 Post by **MikeyDude** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:30 am

I just noticed you're in Ft Worth... So am I, and I don't notice that many fat guys on cruisers. Just normal looking people and a few 1% types. But then I'm not checkin out the guys... just the bikes.

bcarlson · #25 Post by **bcarlson** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 1:52 pm

Well, I'd never ridden a bike in my life and started on an 06 SS1000. It's a sweet ride, people almost dislocate their necks getting a look while driving by (not really why I bought it). Now I'm not going to lecture you on responsibility, first bikes and acceptable ccs, or safety; I'm just going to jump into the good stuff.

The acceleration out of corners is unbelievable as is the cornering ability. Top speed so far is 140, but I don't suppose I'll try anything faster. 1st service at 620 miles runs about $300, after that every 6200 miles for around $600-$1000. Ducatis cost a lot to maintain but with anything can be very rewarding. My insurance runs about $170 per month (I'm 31, single, and clean record). Bike averages 42 mpg and I do about a 50/50 mix highway and city riding at around 4k RPMs; remember redline is at 9000 and peak torque is at 5k or so so you don't need to wind it up.

Anyway I had no trouble learning to ride mine, never dropped it, never did any other squidly things. I realize this won't help much, but it might give you some more real information to make a decision on.

DirtyD86 · #26 Post by **DirtyD86** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 3:26 pm

black mariah wrote:Awww... AWWWW! NOT GOOD! $59 a month to insure the thing!?!?!??

i hate you

black mariah · #27 Post by **black mariah** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:09 pm

DirtyD86 wrote:
black mariah wrote:Awww... AWWWW! NOT GOOD! $59 a month to insure the thing!?!?!??
i hate you

Hahahahahahahahaha! That's just for the bare minimum liability.

See, what's disturbing about all of this is that the bike in question has been wrecked. Meaning it's gonna be cheap. Plus it's at a place I may be working at soon. Plus I can fix the thing no problem. Plus... it's just so damn pretty.

When I'm up there for my interview Tuesday I'll ask a bit more about it. If I can get a good deal I'll see what I can do. This is disturbing 'cause it means I might end up on this thing.

The only thing that puts me off of the Ducati is the weight. I'm not a very big guy so I'm *MILDLY* concerned about that. Performance isn't so much of an issue with me. I'm not going to go rocketing down the freeway at 100+ anytime soon (unless I'm in Canada

) so I'm more concerned with handling and general city manners. Cost of maintenance isn't a factor. I plan on doing my own... I gotta look into that though because IIRC you need special tools for desmodromic engines...

MakeCarsStandSTill · Fri Jul 28, 2006 3:06 am

I never see any big people on choppers almost EVer, but right next to yall, in arlington,, all i ever see is people riding sportsbikes bikes just a tad overweight