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Old 12-10-2008, 02:00 PM   #171
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Black magic... seriously...

it's like you need to pull the piston, it needs to be a medium mocha with a hint of caramel color, cloverleaf shaped burn marks, two shiny spots at 10 and 2, etc....

and what's funny is that what I just described is true
Unless you're running decaff, and then reading the plugs/piston seems to be a whole different deal
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Old 12-10-2008, 02:32 PM   #172
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I am still kicking around the sport tourer... Still like the sportbikes, love the raw power!!! Its just that all the aches and pains, surgeries and assorted other metal that body now has.... make the riding postion difficult to handle for more that 30 minutes. I love to ride but hate the pain, so looking for something more comfortable.

I rode to the UP of Michigan in October, with two guys I work with at the TSA.. Very nice unpopulated area.... logged about 1900 miles in 5 days.. It was on that trip that I decided the GSXR must go.
Rent a Busa for a trip and see if that will fit the bill. More than enough raw power and still nimble enough to get through winding roads, but stable and comfortable enough for moderate touring.
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Old 12-10-2008, 02:36 PM   #173
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Rent a Busa for a trip and see if that will fit the bill. More than enough raw power and still nimble enough to get through winding roads, but stable and comfortable enough for moderate touring.
Quoted for truth. G-Rex has 50k miles on his Busa from touring on it. 5500 miles of which I was on the back.
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Old 12-10-2008, 02:49 PM   #174
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I have the bike I want....the M109 is just awesome....but....I would love to have a big, nasty, naked streetfighter....no reason to have it other than hooligan-ism...but...I want it anyway...not as a replacement...but as an addition to the garage.

The new Ducati would be PERFECT.... *drool*
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Old 12-10-2008, 02:56 PM   #175
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I have the bike I want....the M109 is just awesome....but....I would love to have a big, nasty, naked streetfighter....no reason to have it other than hooligan-ism...but...I want it anyway...not as a replacement...but as an addition to the garage.

The new Ducati would be PERFECT.... *drool*
Dooooo eeeeeet... you know you wanna.

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Old 12-10-2008, 03:13 PM   #176
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Dooooo eeeeeet... you know you wanna.

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That you are....

Kind of a dodgy economy to splurge.....I'll wait and see what the Spring brings.
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Old 12-10-2008, 03:22 PM   #177
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big, nasty, naked streetfighter....no reason to have it other than hooligan-ism...but...I want it anyway...not as a replacement...but as an addition to the garage.

The new Ducati would be PERFECT.... *drool*
It's not big, but it's definitely nasty and naked. Try out the Aprilia 5.5 SXV. If that mutha doesn't blow your mind, then I don't know what is.
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Old 12-10-2008, 04:12 PM   #178
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If I get a chance to get a new bike anytime soon it will be the Street Triple

But that chance is slim, so I am hoping there will be more options when that time rolls around.
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Old 12-10-2008, 11:00 PM   #179
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