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Author Topic: The quest for a new motorbike...  (Read 27911 times)
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« Reply #45 on: May 21, 2014, 05:48:12 PM »
Congrats on the bike...love the color combo.   Dolph
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« Reply #46 on: May 21, 2014, 07:29:30 PM »
Quote from: freeflydive on May 21, 2014, 05:48:12 PM
Congrats on the bike...love the color combo.   Dolph

Tks...
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« Reply #47 on: May 21, 2014, 07:39:17 PM »
Given that I'm still smiling from Sunday's ride on the Hyper I definitely know the next bike has to be fun-fun-fun.

Not that the R12S isn't fun, it is. But it's not naturally hooligan fun.  Evil  You have to work more to get that and the fact that you have to work it a bit takes away from that fun.

So here's the list as it stands, and, I know, everyone has their favorites. Me too. It all depends on selling the R12S and if it doesn't sell then this is all academic.

KTM Superduke 1290R  ---- BMW S1000R ---- Ducati Hypermotard 1100S ( got to find those used ) --- Ducati Streetfighter --- KTM 990 SMR ( another rare one ) --- Ducati Hypermotard SP ( with the 821 4 valve ) -- BMW S1000RR  --- Aprilia RSV4 or Tuono --- Yamaha R1 ( 2015 )

They all have their good & bad points.
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« Reply #48 on: May 21, 2014, 10:15:25 PM »
FWIW, three guys off of the ducati.ms Streetfighter subforum have recently either traded for, or just added, S1000Rs to their stables...
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« Reply #49 on: May 21, 2014, 10:31:27 PM »
Quote from: Speed 3R Pilot on May 21, 2014, 10:15:25 PM
FWIW, three guys off of the ducati.ms Streetfighter subforum have recently either traded for, or just added, S1000Rs to their stables...

It's definitely one of the front runners!
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« Reply #50 on: May 22, 2014, 07:18:50 AM »
and remember, as much fun as a motard is up Tantalus, it's gonna be not so much fun elsewhere...just sayin'
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« Reply #51 on: May 22, 2014, 08:09:41 AM »
Quote from: Speed 3R Pilot on May 22, 2014, 07:18:50 AM
and remember, as much fun as a motard is up Tantalus, it's gonna not so much fun elsewhere...just sayin'

Like on the H2 heading north?   Roll Eyes
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« Reply #52 on: May 22, 2014, 01:57:24 PM »
Quote from: MadDuck on May 21, 2014, 10:31:27 PM
It's definitely one of the front runners!

I shamelessly recommend the S1000RR!  Evil

 
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« Reply #53 on: May 22, 2014, 02:42:15 PM »
It's not at the top of the list but it's on the list. Ahead of any Aprilia in my book. That won't fly with DRKWNG but hey........
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« Reply #54 on: May 22, 2014, 10:26:29 PM »
Quote from: freeflydive on May 22, 2014, 01:57:24 PM
I shamelessly recommend the S1000RR!  Evil

 

BTW ---- nice pic!   waytogo
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« Reply #55 on: May 23, 2014, 02:12:35 AM »
Quote from: MadDuck on May 22, 2014, 02:42:15 PM
It's not at the top of the list but it's on the list. Ahead of any Aprilia in my book.

Meh.  Does nothing for the soul.  Plus, you have to put a bag over it's face, or only hit it from behind.
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And the sugar fountain fairy swore so hard when she came to super-size that stale hope soybean; liiiike a homeless German woman. Who is this super-sizing spirit-crushing femme? And tell her I'll break a tree root up in her shrimp.

Being faster than you thought possible…it feels good. No, screw that—it feels like shotgunning a gallon of adrenaline and chasing it with an all-night orgy aboard a burning Viking boat.
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« Reply #56 on: May 23, 2014, 03:46:48 AM »
Quote from: MadDuck on May 22, 2014, 10:26:29 PM
BTW ---- nice pic!   waytogo

Thanks, that day was a blast.  I'm still waiting on the painter to shoot my track bodywork to replace the OEM fairings...I can't wait for the next track day in June.  I have to admit, I was drooling all over a track dedicated 1199S on the paddock last wkend...and the guy was riding the wheels off it sideways!  I hope you all have a happy memorial day wkend...off to Ohio to visit the in-laws.  
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« Reply #57 on: May 23, 2014, 08:26:54 AM »
Quote from: DRKWNG on May 23, 2014, 02:12:35 AM
Meh.  Does nothing for the soul.  Plus, you have to put a bag over it's face, or only hit it from behind.

If we were out riding you'd only get to look at it from behind anyways.  Grin
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« Reply #58 on: May 23, 2014, 12:36:53 PM »
Quote from: MadDuck on May 23, 2014, 08:26:54 AM
If we were out riding you'd only get to look at it from behind anyways.  Grin

Riiggghhhhttttt
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« Reply #59 on: May 26, 2014, 12:59:19 PM »
For the present time it looks like I'm holding onto the R12S.
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No modification goes unpunished. Memento mori.  Good people drink good beer.  Things happen pretty fast at high speeds.

It's all up to your will level, your thrill level and your skill level.  Everything else is just fluff.
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