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Old Aug 16, 2016 | 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by motohaid
Babies that don't know any better really like those kunt, I mean, crotch rockets.

People warned me that I would meet a lot of people like you when I started hanging out with Harley guys.

It's a shame. Being on 2 wheels is all that should matter, no matter what the bike is.

BUT I have never seen an ugly female sport bike rider in my area.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2016 | 05:33 PM
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BUT I have never seen an ugly female sport bike rider in my area.
The ugly ones wear tinted full face helmets.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2016 | 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by wolfman5874
I hit 170mph today. I'll be honest, it was a little nerve-racking.
On what? It sure as hell wasn't on a Sportster. 170 kph maybe.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2016 | 07:29 PM
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I have a 2016 roadster with cobra slip ons and the Harley stage one tune. Air cleaner is coming soon. However the Harley tune raises the rev limiter. Iv had it going 100 in 3rd gear. I have gone 115 I'd bet she would top out around 120-125ish due to the wind. The roadster is pretty stable at high speeds.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2016 | 07:51 PM
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On what? It sure as hell wasn't on a Sportster. 170 kph maybe.
Oh sorry for the lack of details, that was on a Gixxer 1000. I actually topped 192mph on the Sportster.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2016 | 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by wolfman5874
Oh sorry for the lack of details, that was on a Gixxer 1000. I actually topped 192mph on the Sportster.
Kilometers per hour maybe. Otherwise you're full of equine feces.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2016 | 08:10 PM
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Kilometers per hour maybe. Otherwise you're full of equine feces.
That hurts. That hurts deep baka.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2016 | 08:17 PM
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That hurts. That hurts deep baka.
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you confused kph with mph.

 
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Old Aug 16, 2016 | 08:23 PM
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I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you confused kph with mph.

No the truth of the matter is, I've only been 85mph on mine. But I'm a new rider with only 3300 miles under my belt.
 
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Old Aug 17, 2016 | 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by jcramin
People warned me that I would meet a lot of people like you when I started hanging out with Harley guys.

It's a shame. Being on 2 wheels is all that should matter, no matter what the bike is.

BUT I have never seen an ugly female sport bike rider in my area.
I am not saying anything derogatory about rice burners. It's not the machine that's the problem, it's some of the irresponsible nuts holding the throttle that hurt and kill people. What I AM saying is that 15 year olds are to impressionable to behave like that around them. Anyone who would run 110 with their 15 year old daughter is either trying to impress her and don't care if they kill her doing it or stretching the truth trying to impress someone else and my experience with kunt rocket riders is that either one could be the case. Yeah, everyone knows they are fast as hell, like zero to dead in two seconds.
I was riding with one that killed himself and another that came close and completely f_ _ked his bike. In both cases they were doing what a lot of crotch rocket riders do and they were showing their asses so everyone would notice them.
Do your daugher a favor and slow down at least when she's on board.
 

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