In Need of Some Guidance

[totalmotorcycle]

Well Phoenyx. Cycle Canada just addressed this type of question in their June issue with Neil Graham you might be interested in their answer too:

Q. - Cycle Canada - You've ridden a lot of exotic motorcycles. Do they live up to their reputations?

A. - Neil Graham - No, usually not. And it's not because they are not good motorcycles. The problem is that if you admire something from afar and then ride it you break a spell...With exotic motorcycles seats are hard, maintenance costly and the price ard to justify.

Q. - Cycle Canada - If you were in the market for a motorcycle, what would you buy?

A. - Neil Graham - I'd start with my list of 30 and wittle it down to... Triumph 675, KTM 990 Super Duke or BMW R1200GS.


Maybe that helps you from a professional's point of view.

Mike

[mgdavis]

I was looking at that Super Duke while I was waiting at the dealer last week. That is one bad "O Ring" looking bike.

[Wrider]

Hey, honestly, if you're looking at a bike for speed, get a supersport seating position, and 50 MPH will feel like 100 MPH when you're on it the first few times... First time on my bike, I could've sworn I was doing 100 through the corners, looked down, was doing 25...
Wrider

[Phoenyx]

Thanks for your replies guys!

Well, I've read all your posts at least 2 times and I've written down all the names you guys suggest. I've taken a few motorcycle safety courses, and I plan on taking a few more during the summer and my license and so on. Because I've lived just about everywhere in the world (Father is in the US Army) I've seen a lot of motorcycles and just seeing them pass by on the German Autobahn at 150 miles per hour and so on, just puts me in awe. I've seen the Hayabusa, but there's just something about it that says no to me and probably won't live after my first ride on it... speed is my favourite thing, but thanks for the idea .

J.

[matthew5656]

Hey if you don't like the Hayabusa, take a look at the Kawasaki ZX14. They look nicer IMO, but i'm sure they're fast enough for you...

Get an insurance quote first though.

And then write your will.

[ofblong]

Hey if you don't like the Hayabusa, take a look at the Kawasaki ZX14. They look nicer IMO, but i'm sure they're fast enough for you...

Get an insurance quote first though.

And then write your will.

that new kawasaki is supposedly faster than the Hayabusa. I would say the Ducati 1098 is right up there but I know its not as fast as the two mentioned. Ducati's are nice bike but are kind of expensive for this hobby (though as you see in my sig I want to get one as my next bike lol).

[Fast Eddy B]

MV Augusta F4-1000 312 (it'll do an indicated 312kmph)
-its costs more than its worth, but you'll be the only one on it.



Confederate Hellcat
-one bad "O Ring" bike.



18 years old, drive an M3 and looking to spend $50,000US? Maybe you have too much time on your hands, and need the thrill of a hard days work. Just a suggestion.

[ofblong]

MV Augusta F4-1000 312 (it'll do an indicated 312kmph)
-its costs more than its worth, but you'll be the only one on it.



Confederate Hellcat
-one bad "O Ring" bike.



18 years old, drive an M3 and looking to spend $50,000US? Maybe you have too much time on your hands, and need the thrill of a hard days work. Just a suggestion.

or maybe he needs to give me some of that money to buy a multistrada 1100 with .

[Phoenyx]

Hey, once again, thanks for replying.

I know seeing a 18 year-old kid who drives a M3 ready to spend 50 or so grand on a motorcycle is not very often, but I love speed basically. I love performance, I love testing my limits. I've heard my parents, my friends, that I will sometimes go a bit far, but you only live once and it's something I enjoy doing and I understand the risk I'm taking. Like, last weekend, I took my M3 and hit 160 miles per hour on a no limit part of the German Autobahn, and cars still passed me - and motorcycles. Who knows, tomorrow we can be hit by a bus.

I've heard about this MV Augusta F4, and it's pretty nice - but, I don't want the trouble of repairing it every 1,500 miles (suggested by another forum). Insurance will be expensive, but my parents gave me a deal for moving back to the states with them and that is they pay for the insurance, I pay for the bike (even though I'm borrowing money from my father). And I know I'll probably get a few speeding tickets, haha.

J.

[Kal]

I know seeing a 18 year-old kid who drives a M3 ready to spend 50 or so grand on a motorcycle is not very often, but I love speed basically. I love performance, I love testing my limits.

Okay I want you to listen to me.

We had the Isle of Man TT last week - quite possibly the best bike race in the world.

One of the riders - a semi-professional with a long career - lost control.

He died on impact, leaving a wife and children.

To make it worse a spectator was pronounced dead at the scene and then another died from their injuries in hospital. In addition two marshalls were also injured, one critically.

But thats what happens when you push limits, sometimes they push back and it isnt just you they kill.

There are some beautiful pictures somewhere on here from Swedish Police. A Honda supersport hit - I think you'd call it a VW Rabbit - at 120mph. The rider didnt even have time to brake. The Bike ended up entirely inside the Rabbit - which flipped and landed 10 feet away on its roof. Rider, Car driver and Car passenger killed on impact.


I understand the need to push yourself, to live on the edge, hang your balls out and subject yourself to risk - I was 18 not all that long ago but

and this is a biggest but there is


it is unacceptable to put others at risk for your thrill. Risk your life all you want, just don't risk other peoples.

There is a time and place to push the limits, and that is on the track. Get a trackday bike and really push the limits.