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I don't know if any of you go to motorcycle.com so here's an article calling for the ousting of the GSXR 1300 from public roads. Maybe All bikes that are high horsepower.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/st ... d=tab3pos2

It's the topic in bold titled "Sayonara, Hayabusa"

Time to weigh in and have a reasonable discussion.

The last thing we need is more legislation to protect us from ourselves. If someone breaks the law on one of them, nail them for breaking that law. Just because it can go fast doesn't mean it is a safety hazard, anymore than giant SUVs are.

I think the bike is a bit overkill for the road but I don't want them banned from the roadways either. Give them that power and next thing all bikes will go bye bye because they're "safety hazards." Yes, there are some stupid people on them, but thankfully we live in a country where some people have the right to be stupid...not everyone who rides one is a SQUID though...

if i were driving my sedan, i would much rather get hit by-a-busa going 100mph then by one of the monster SUVs or 2-ton trucks going 60. if a fast bike is a dangerous vehicle, then so is every SUV out there.

it's always the mentally challenged few that ruin everything for the rest of us. As people we should be able to regualte our own actions and those that don't, weed themselves out. Unfortunately it doesn't work that way.

actually, a hayabusa is better suited for the public roads than a gixxer1000.

after all, the hayabusa is a supersport touring bike.

Yes, but the average hayabusa owner isn't thinking "built for the roads..." they're thinking "most power out there...MUST BUY TO BE ALL AWESOME!"

kabob983 wrote:Yes, but the average hayabusa owner isn't thinking "built for the roads..." they're thinking "most power out there...MUST BUY TO BE ALL AWESOME!"

exact same thing happens with cagers, just more expensive

GrandGT wrote:if i were driving my sedan, i would much rather get hit by-a-busa going 100mph then by one of the monster SUVs or 2-ton trucks going 60. if a fast bike is a dangerous vehicle, then so is every SUV out there.

Makes no odds. Theres a group of pictures of a car that was t-boned by a bike doing excessive speed. There were no survivors from either vehicle.

I've said this before..

Allow people to buy whatever they want.. but the penalties for using it in a highly unsafe manner should be severe.

Get caught doing 130 mph on a Hayabusa? You're done. Lose your license and your bike. Do it again? Jail.