Wow, only one other guy here with Italian love?!? My heart lies with the RSV4 (obviously). I like the engine characteristics and sound so much. Something about that 1L torque :thumb: On top of that she will dive right into corners effortlessly. I do miss my 2000 Triumph 955i (Single Sided Swing Arm sexiness). The triples have such a great feeling torque curve. I haven't ridden a 675 but want to badly. I would also love to see a Triumph make Triple in the 750 class, the naked 1050 is supposed to be a blast. The triple is just another engine configuration that just touches your soul. Threes and V's all day.
Yamaha R1M- no need to say more.... Flashed ECU- 187 HP lightech Rearsets, Graves clip-ons, Graves Exhaust, Woodcraft lever guards, SharkSkinz Ohlins Superbike Internals Cant speak of past bikes, this is my first....lets hit the track and race WERA next season... been waiting 18 years for this day. The kids are out of the house!
Cleaned up the heads and lapped the valves on my Ducati 748 this morning. I won't have it back together for Road Atlanta this weekend though, wah! That's okay, still have my zx6r.
If the weather is right I'm going to take her to Hallett thanksgiving weekend. If not, she'll have to wait till next year for some track time. I'm going to JenningsGP in December but that's a long drive to "test" her out for the first time. I can't haul two bikes : (
I love both my bikes.. my 08 R6 am me are so in tune.. I've been riding her since brand new.. I'm very comfortable and she does more than I can ever ask of her.... then my old 2013 Ducati 1199 was just a unadulterated monster.... just brutal.. but man it handles like a 600!!! brakes are stellar and well the power is intoxicating... it is harder to go fast on than my R6
I like my 2013 zx6r just fine. I bought it specifically for track riding and it has been a great bike this past year. The Ducati is an accidental love affair. I wasn't looking for her, she found me and we were meant to be together. I haven't felt such an attachment to a machine since I was a teenager! She makes me feel young, lol! (I'll be 50 November 2nd)
One bike I wish I had back, 1975 Honda CB360T. 1st bike. Looked like a mini Goldwing with the bat fairing, hard saddle bags and trunk. Top speed of 75-80mph. Other than the hard to find electrical gremlin (took a year to find. Bike hit a bump just right, the main fuse popped), it was trouble free. The gremlin was due to the PO who put the rear signals back farther for the saddle bags installation had a small 1/4" strand of turn signal wire sticking out of a butt connector and sometimes would short out on the chrome plated rear fender. Found it by accident. Still have my 97 YZF750R I bought new. 93,000 miles. Been sitting for 2 yrs now due to mechanical issues that I had to wait 4 months for parts and no time to work on it. Plus been put off on street riding after getting knocked over by a hit and run car on the HD tourbike in Mar 2014. May either sell the YZF after getting it running again or track it. Most likely wont get another sportbike for the street. May get a supertard or a HD Softtail variant, still thinking. My 94 FZR600, was so so. 1st sportbike. I like my 99 SV650 racebike more than I did on my 93 F2 racebike. Have more fun on the small bike. My 83 GS450E had for about 3 months. Was going to be my 1st racebike, but ended up selling it to my brother. My 80 XL80 was a durable little rag muffin. Sold that when I was out of work (as my F2 was sold and my old trailer).