Reasons we ride liter bikes-add yours or ones you've heard - Page 5

Tmall · 11-10-2009, 10:06 AM

Power wheelies are possible on every 600 I've ridden.

Guess you don't NEED a 750 either.

z06boy · 11-10-2009, 10:14 AM

Couldn't decide between a 600 and a Busa.

Same reason I prefer a .40 cal....it is a balance between a .45 and a 9mm.

Trip · 11-10-2009, 10:35 AM

Because our roads are flat and straight

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Originally Posted by No Worries

11. Torque.
12. Lot of uphill around here.

You don't count, it's old and heavy and a collectors item. More than acceptable use of liter.

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Originally Posted by Tmall

I don't know if I count.

- because I want to.

You can count cause your in Canada, Buells in America don't count because the AMA said so.

Amber Lamps · 11-10-2009, 04:47 PM

Because they haven't produced a GSXR2000 yet!

Dave · 11-10-2009, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Tmall

Power wheelies are possible on every 600 I've ridden.

Guess you don't NEED a 750 either.

after reading a very good primer on power wheelieing way underpowered bikes i managed to get my 450 to lift a few inches with a couple good bounces and a whole lotta throttle

Tmall · 11-10-2009, 11:06 AM

Take any 600 to 8000 rpm and whack the throttle wfo, the front will shoot up so fast that you'll likely shit your pants.

Take the same 600 and tug on the bars at 5000 while opening it wfo and it will likely still come up.

My 2000 R6 wheelied easier in first than my buell.

Homeslice · 11-10-2009, 12:29 PM

Although I would rather have an old ZX4R if you could find it.

Mikey · 11-10-2009, 02:17 PM

Yeah, the ZX would make a much better trackbike- the ZZR runs out of ground clearance a little soon for decent track work. I've damn near ground the centerstand off of it on the street.

Unfortunately, the ZX4R is a pretty difficult bike to find, even in Japan. FZR400s and GSXR400s are far more plentiful and just as capable. If I was looking for a cheap small-displacement bike, I'd go that direction.

Still, we'll probably sell the ZZR for something like $3K when we leave, which will work out nicely being as we've probably got about half that into it. The way we look at it, the wife learned to work on a motorcycle, learned to ride it, put a bunch of miles on it, crashed it once and then fixed it, and gained a ton of great experience. The fact that we'll make a few bucks on the deal is just icing on the cake.

Tmall · 11-10-2009, 05:58 PM

Get it straight..

Japanese jugs

Big american jugs..

pauldun170 · 11-10-2009, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Tmall

Get it straight..

Japanese jugs

Big american jugs..

I'd still fap to that.

11-10-2009, 10:14 AM	#2
z06boy Letzroll Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lake Norman area, NC Moto: 07 Red R1 & 07 Blue R6 Posts: 5,265	Couldn't decide between a 600 and a Busa. Same reason I prefer a .40 cal....it is a balance between a .45 and a 9mm. Last edited by z06boy; 11-10-2009 at 10:33 AM..

11-10-2009, 12:29 PM	#7
Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	Although I would rather have an old ZX4R if you could find it. Last edited by Homeslice; 11-10-2009 at 12:34 PM..

11-10-2009, 02:17 PM	#8
Mikey Raving Lunatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas Moto: Concours 14 ABS, ZX6E Posts: 902	Yeah, the ZX would make a much better trackbike- the ZZR runs out of ground clearance a little soon for decent track work. I've damn near ground the centerstand off of it on the street. Unfortunately, the ZX4R is a pretty difficult bike to find, even in Japan. FZR400s and GSXR400s are far more plentiful and just as capable. If I was looking for a cheap small-displacement bike, I'd go that direction. Still, we'll probably sell the ZZR for something like $3K when we leave, which will work out nicely being as we've probably got about half that into it. The way we look at it, the wife learned to work on a motorcycle, learned to ride it, put a bunch of miles on it, crashed it once and then fixed it, and gained a ton of great experience. The fact that we'll make a few bucks on the deal is just icing on the cake. __________________ Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

11-10-2009, 10:06 AM	#1
Tmall Aspiring Rapper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, NS Moto: '12 CB1000R Posts: 3,569	Power wheelies are possible on every 600 I've ridden. Guess you don't NEED a 750 either.

11-10-2009, 04:47 PM	#4
Amber Lamps Moto GP Star Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 14,556	Because they haven't produced a GSXR2000 yet!

11-10-2009, 11:06 AM	#6
Tmall Aspiring Rapper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, NS Moto: '12 CB1000R Posts: 3,569	Take any 600 to 8000 rpm and whack the throttle wfo, the front will shoot up so fast that you'll likely shit your pants. Take the same 600 and tug on the bars at 5000 while opening it wfo and it will likely still come up. My 2000 R6 wheelied easier in first than my buell.

11-10-2009, 05:58 PM	#9
Tmall Aspiring Rapper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, NS Moto: '12 CB1000R Posts: 3,569	Get it straight.. Japanese jugs Big american jugs..