Erik Making a New Streetbike

[pauldun170]

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/18/e...-strikes-back/

[Dave]

Not bad. Looks like a modern day take on a 999 mono.

You'd think the street version would have a workable pillion

[smileyman]

I don't even have a workable pillion...Sure there is a seat but nothing to put in it!

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by smileyman

I don't even have a workable pillion...Sure there is a seat but nothing to put in it!

Yea I don't care about that but show me comparable price, reliability, performance, etc to the Japs and I'm in!

[Sixxxxer]

Shit looks Tight...I dig it.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by smileyman

I don't even have a workable pillion...Sure there is a seat but nothing to put in it!

sure you want to call that thing a seat

[Porkchop]

Originally Posted by Dave

heh. you read this months sport rider? theres a great anti erik buell rant in the mailbox section. 'course its easy to miss seeing as how its right next to a slick zx10 ad

I saw that letter this morning. Sounds like some of the people around this forum.

I've questioned his designs in the past, but man I like this bike. I would also like to see price and specs. And hear that fucker at full pin down a front straight.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Porkchop

I saw that letter this morning. Sounds like some of the people around this forum.

I've questioned his designs in the past, but man I like this bike. I would also like to see price and specs. And hear that fucker at full pin down a front straight.

i like it too. still looks a bit nose heavy but its very manageable. i look forward to seeing it tested.

that said, any gaming of the system this time will put me full throttle in the other direction.

i'll point out for the eb-fanboys that as a token of my fairness to this one i havent once yet giggled about this one having a conventional muffler layout

[Porkchop]

Originally Posted by Dave

i like it too. still looks a bit nose heavy but its very manageable. i look forward to seeing it tested.

that said, any gaming of the system this time will put me full throttle in the other direction.

i'll point out for the eb-fanboys that as a token of my fairness to this one i havent once yet giggled about this one having a conventional muffler layout

Not gonna lie. The pipe looks like horseshit. But then again, what stock pipe doesn't.

But i like the tank, and how minimalist the tail section is. Fuck 2 up.

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by Dave

i intentionally neglect to include yamaha in that because they are wed to that moronic crank

Why is the crank moronic? If I were going to buy a jap liter bike, I'd buy the R1 just for the unique sound and feel. Couldn't care less if it isn't the fastest or highest tech.