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If my back was younger, I'd have a bike for every season. The feel of raw power from a rocket is exhilarating, but kicking back on a Harley is exhilarating in other ways. Enjoy your new ride!
I don't consider myself a convert. I always loved all types of bikes. Both my crotch rocket and Harley get about equal riding time. In fact, I'm hopping on the Kawasaki for a ride now. I'm almost 56 and as much as I love my Harley, I enjoy riding the Kawasaki more. From a pure riding experience, the HD just can't do what my Kawasaki can.
Took my son's CBR600RR for a quick ride to fill it up month or two back. Could not believe what these bikes can do. But to be honest, just isn't for me anymore.
I'm getting enough "spirited riding" outta my SG. This weekend I scraped a board (first time for me on this bike) - my wife hollers "Hey, this ain't no Ninja".
I admittedly didn't care for cruiser bikes growing up. The sleek looks of a Ducati Panigale or the new Ninja H2R makes my ***** tingle. It took 10 years of riding my 2007 GSXR 600 to finally realize how much of a hassle it was to ride it as daily commute. The ride was no longer worth the lack of comfort. Also riding with other idiot riders who felt the need to be jackasses on them made me realize it was time to let her go. So I posted it up on cragislist and that was that. In the meantime I knew I would never give up riding. It's who I am. I motorcycle rider. I then fell in love with the Harley Breakout. Not even a year later, I bought one and couldn't be happier. However with that said, I know for a fact I will get another sport bike to couple with my Harley. The thrill of the sport bike is unparalleled! And I have yet to fulfill my need to get on a track one day. But for now I love my Harley and glad to be a part of this awesome community.
you may gather from my screen name that when I joined I had a Kawi ZRX 1200r
I had the 03 ZRX, and the 03 Bagger, then added a 03 Kawi ZZR1200 to the stable....
I sold off the ZRX in 2014, and traded the ZZR in on the 13 Limited stage 4
This past summer I picked up a new 2017 Kawi Concours14 to the collection, with the intention of having the 13 Bagger and the 17 Kawi in NH, and the 03 Harley on Florida.
Ufortunately the 03 in Florida has some major issues and I just called the trucking company to go get the 13 Limited out of the garage and bring it to me in Florida, and take the 03 back north where I am going to pull the driveline out of it and rebuild the engine, primiary and transmission and put a new belt on it
So until I get around to fixing the 03 Bagger, my primary bike in NH will be the 17 Kawi crotch rocket
Once I accepted the ticking noises I actually really like the 103 now...and as far as the POTATO POTATO thing, that was pre-twin cam. You hafta go back to an Evo or shovelhead for that. Yes I'm not crazy about the one cylinder thing either but its better than the engine overheating in traffic. Bolts fall off, it's an imperfect world! (Isnt that from the breakfast club or something??)
So I really WILL get used to the tick?
Lawd, I hope so.
If my back was younger, I'd have a bike for every season. The feel of raw power from a rocket is exhilarating, but kicking back on a Harley is exhilarating in other ways. Enjoy your new ride!
It really is apples and oranges as they say.
Not competition.
Just different takes on motorcycling in general.
I keep complaining about my FLD. But I also can't stop riding it.
So I really WILL get used to the tick?
Lawd, I hope so.
Yes! It is was it is. I tried conventional belray oil, didnt help....now running Mobil 1 v-twin & despite alot of negative things I've read here the engine sure seems to like it. & being in AZ when I get stuck idling for long periods of time, it's nice to know a quality synthetic is in there. It's a noisy motor, just the way it is.
I went the other way, from small streetbikes to cruisers to sportbikes, I ride them all. Just bought this one for my 70th birthday present-picking it up tomorrow:
Be a fun around-town bike.
And these guys in my NJ and FL garages:
They're all works of art and I ride them all equally every chance I get.
And Cruisn, run, don't walk, to do a track day. The EASY way to get started is with the California Superbike School (superbikeschool.com), a "turnkey" experience if you rent one of their S1000RRs, with breakfast, lunch, snacks, and coaching included. Highly recommended!
Spent all day yesterday doing a trackday on my GSX-R. And all day today on my Harley visiting my grandparent's grave sites and picking up beer for the Stanley Cup. If it's got 2 wheels, I like it.
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