02-01-2004, 02:51 AM
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aka K-Man
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Originally posted by venturi
"Seat time" is an important thing to consider when purchasing a bike. Are you a noob to motorcycles? If so, I tend to agree that keep your first one under 600cc and buy a used one. The last thing you want to do is lay down, or worse, a $12,000 piece of machinery and then have to pay to fix it, much less yourself.
I used to pit for a buddy of mine that raced superbikes. He had a Ducati 916, and when I saw him and 30 other bikes make turn 1 at Brainard at 178MPH 4 abreast I thought - "OK, I've got damned little seat time on a bike, and all it takes is one oil or sand slick to fuck me. So think before you buy." At Hearland In'l raceway in Topeka a good friend of ours was merely on a practice run on his Kaw 1200 and lost it in a chicane. He broke his hip in two places. Gareth and I were going to go in on an F4 and do endurance racing, but a moment of sanity changed my mind.
Harley vs Sport though? Hmm.. I'd have to say go with a modest sportbike to start off with. Harley's are heavy and do need maintenance regularly to tune them and such. Get your feet wet with something more easy to handle - and pick up when you lay it down (you WILL lay it down, lol).
The R1 is NOT for beginning cycle owners, it's a lean mean racing machine and capable of incredible power. The winner of the superbike race at brainard in 1999 took turn 14 (the final turn to the finishline) pulling a wheelie for 1/4 mile down the straightaway to the finish line.
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jasoncologroup did a wheelie next to my boxster for 1/2 mile down the road and kept up with me the whole time.... i was crusing at around 140mpg because i know if i went faster his ass would try to keep up and he'd prolly kill himself hehe
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