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420at145mph
| Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 11:38 pm: |
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tommorow ill try an add the 2 other bikes i have access to edited by 420at145mph on June 16, 2004 |
Fullpower
| Posted on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 08:01 pm: |
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Ahhhh I'm too loaded Can't decide which one to ride Guess I'll bong instead |
Johncr250
| Posted on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 08:06 pm: |
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Better yet, hit the pipe and then hit the road.... |
Xblue9r
| Posted on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 08:22 pm: |
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i'm in the same boat daily (not the weed part). took the xb9r out today after a week on the r1 and i can honestly say i still love them both. the decision is now based on the roads i plan on riding. twisties = buell, straights = yamaha. |
Fullpower
| Posted on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 08:32 pm: |
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for me its the XB for long rides, and the sportster for hotrodding around close to home. i just hope to someday get the Buell as fast as the sportster, and still have it reliable for thousand mile weekends. How to get the power out of the buell, that is the question. |
Oneway
| Posted on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 09:37 pm: |
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your kiddin right. i havent seen a sportster that will touch my 9 yet, most 1200s top out about 115 i might be wrong |
Darthane
| Posted on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 10:49 pm: |
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Ahh...I sincerely doubt that Fullpower's Sporty is anything NEAR stock form. My choices for now...and the Blast is still just as much fun as the Firebolt, just in a different way.
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Chainsaw
| Posted on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 10:50 pm: |
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for me its the XB for long rides, and the sportster for hotrodding around close to home. I'm EXACTLY opposite. Sportster for long rides, XB for mountain hotrodding. Oneway: My 883 tops out at 114mph, I've had a 1200 demo up to 112 but ran out of road. |
Chainsaw
| Posted on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 10:54 pm: |
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did I mention I took first place in the Denver Battletrax last weekend on the Sportster?
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Junkdad
| Posted on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 10:59 pm: |
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well, here is my choices... um, not so good this time of the year but come Dec,Jan, Feb.... then we can reopen this topic |
Prof_stack
| Posted on Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 12:21 am: |
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HD Electra-Glide for relaxed cruising and posing around town, as well as going over the Cascades to Eastern Washington on weekend trips. Do you know how comfortable it is to have a backrest? XB9S for any road up to the summits of the Cascade mountain passes as well as rural riding east of Seattle 100 to 200 miles per ride.
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Rokoneer
| Posted on Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 08:25 am: |
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One for road fun, one for road and light off-road fun and one for light road and major off-road fun....
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Reepicheep
| Posted on Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 08:38 am: |
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Is the back of the BMW supposed to be that low, or was it lowered for seat height? |
Rokoneer
| Posted on Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 01:44 pm: |
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Thats the stock height on the Beemer, Reep. What may be throwing you is that you are seeing the muffler, which is on the other side, showing through between the fender and the tire. One of the 'issues' with a shaft drive bike is the limitations that a shaft drive can be 'bent' to in order to get much rear suspension travel. I believe the GS has something like 7" of rear travel... edited by rokoneer on June 19, 2004 |
Mookie
| Posted on Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 02:30 pm: |
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darth, that pic is BS. I dont believe those are your bikes because i have seen your garage and there wasnt a spot in it that looked that clean b |
Darthane
| Posted on Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 07:38 pm: |
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LOL...that picture is from April, when I had the truck out for the road trip. When left up to me, my garage is clean. |
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