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Sith_Mauler
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Registered: 2002-12-21 13:40:03
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slick looking bike
500's still have enough balls to haul ass, as long as your not some steak and potato fed giant of a man.
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Bakuun
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Registered: 2001-1-23 16:09:03
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That's what I find out tomorrow, going to take it out on the highway and make sure it has breakaway speed.
for non motorbike folks, breakaway speed is this:
If you are in a pinch (sometimes literally) you have 3 options on a motorcycle, swerve, brake, or accelerate: generally speaking, accelerating is 80% of the time the right way to survive.
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Sith_Mauler
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I weigh around 200-210 lbs and my 300 cc 4 wheeler will get up to 45 mph as fast as I can shift the gears..
50 mph on a 4 wheeler with swamper tires on it is scary even on pavement.
I dont even know what top end is because after 45 mph is when I start backing off the throttle.
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Bakuun
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That's probably a different type of motor - V-twins have a much different power band than virtually any other type of engine
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Sith_Mauler
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with gas prices going the way they are going, a motorcycle purchase is probably in my future.
Its either going to be a cruiser or an enduro/hybrid style bike for some off road capability.
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Bakuun
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I looked hard at an enduro style bike, but with the huge temp swings here between night/day it makes sense for me to have a bike I can tuck into to avoid the wind. It's a big reason I don't commute with my Kawasaki. That and I REFUSE to take it out in rain due to the huge amounts of chrome on it. Vanity!
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deadcactus
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Registered: 2001-12-27 09:17:08
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Just got my Ninja 500 back from the mechanic. They really are such a blast to ride. Got mine mainly for the awesome parking on campus. 
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I'll never own a bike because I don't think I could fully respect the speed they can achieve. 100mph on something like the OP is easy, and I love going fast. It wouldn't be long before my own dumb ass would get myself into trouble with the law, or end up killing myself.
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Maleraka
Title: Postponing the inevitable
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Registered: 2002-9-24 18:26:05
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I would never get one because I think they're unreasonably unsafe to ride. Too many idiots on the road to take the risk. I bet they're a lot of fun though.
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notmforce2k
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Registered: 2011-10-9 09:37:34
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Looks cool!
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