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    Quote Originally Posted by TheDemonLord View Post
    I cannot hear you over the sound of 13,000 RPM
    Oh you have much to learn. Busa at high rpm is mocked by my bike at idle. Then ripped apart by 5000, and a crying mess by 9000.
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    but once again you proved me wrong.
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    I was hit by one such driver while remaining in the view of their mirror.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheDemonLord View Post
    I'm making close to 200 Bhp at 13,000 RPM and can go all the way up to 300 Kph (well, if I had the testicles to get there)
    And no corners.
    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    but once again you proved me wrong.
    Quote Originally Posted by cassina View Post
    I was hit by one such driver while remaining in the view of their mirror.

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    Quote Originally Posted by F5 Dave View Post
    Maybe you should buy a nice sensible car. And a onesie for comfort.
    Does it work for you .. ??
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    Quote Originally Posted by bogan View Post
    To put it into perspective, I'd rate the VTR highest on that list for v-twin riding experience. Ride some good ones SP2 is a good start... and get back to us.

    What's your V4 list like?
    VFR800 is really the only one so far
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheDemonLord View Post
    VFR800 is really the only one so far
    I had a look at a brand new VFR800 yesterday. they're making or bringing them in again. Lovely bike. It was red too. bright red.
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    [QUOTI =FJRider;Does it work for you .. ?? [/QUOTE]
    Well i did own one breifly in the late 80s. It was a 3.3 vaxhaul victor.

    Actually i do own a onesie now i think of it, but its leather and has kneesliders.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ender EnZed View Post
    I take it you've yet to have a decent ride on a 100+hp bike?
    Yep, to be fair that's correct. Few 'big' bikes but nothing over 650cc that would be classed as a high/race performance. After a tough life lesson a friend went through when were were teens I'm reluctant to ride/drive anything hard that I can't afford to replace.
    In saying that I learnt the slow vehicle fast thing from cars to begin with. Friends have sunk tens of thousands of dollars (of regret) into vehicles that can only be used to it's full potential on a track, so why bother?

    Quote Originally Posted by mossy1200 View Post
    Everyone is free to ride what they like. I had fun on a low hp t100 bonnie for a year due to the feeling of riding hard without going fast.
    The fact still remains most riders reaching a full licence search a larger bike than a sports 400 unless they have another bike and want a screaming play machine for less dollars than 7grand up.

    There is always going to be exceptions but this bike as shown is neither original or lams legal so has a limited market audience in the price bracket.

    Tell me why I couldn't have the same fun on this bike for a fraction of the price.
    http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-892930843.htm
    Nothing wrong with that one You were saying 7k was not good spending specifically because it was a wee machine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheDemonLord View Post
    Vstrom 1000,
    Honda VTR250
    Hyobag thing (it was a 250)
    a 400 CC Vtwin Loan Bike (can't remember what it was)
    Oh and an 800 CC Bonneville (okay its an Inline Twin, but Potato, Potarto)


    Not a huuuuuge selection granted, but enough to know that I prefer my IL4's
    Damn, you need to ride a proper v twin
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheDemonLord View Post
    VFR800 is really the only one so far
    So how come that didn't make it to your V list but a fucking parallel twin did? they only invented parallel twins due to a gross surplus of balance shafts they needed to be rid of
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tazz View Post



    Nothing wrong with that one You were saying 7k was not good spending specifically because it was a wee machine.
    Kind of.
    Im saying that 7k buys you more bike for that price if your not specifically after that model.
    If your after that model then your going to expect an original bike if paying that price.
    Its not the bike its the price.
    If I owned a cruiser for example and wanted a sports bike also I would buy the nc30 for 3k as it would offer the same riding experience for a fraction of the cost. If my budget was 7kish idd buy the ducati 748 for 7kish over the rvf. More bike same dollars.

    http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-929848124.htm
    http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-634093630.htm
    http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-891195644.htm

    3 748s priced under the value the rvf is asking of 8.5k
    Bikes idd rather own and I would class as capable in the handling to ride in on a twisty road if that's the purpose.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FJRider View Post
    I've been in there about a half dozen times already on the FJ ... (during both night and day times) whats the issue ... ??

    There are worse bits of road south of Kaikoura ... and over the Arthurs pass. Not to mention down southern Westland ... Try those places on your RVF ...


    Your point is ... ???
    Sorry, I must be being a bit oblique. I am sure your FJ is a fabulous tourer, but for genuine fun and competence in tight twisties it simply is not the weapon of choice. You are not being honest if you don't think an RVF would be more fun in all of the rides you suggest. Sounds like our definitions of fun on a bike might differ.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SVboy View Post
    Sorry, I must be being a bit oblique. I am sure your FJ is a fabulous tourer, but for genuine fun and competence in tight twisties it simply is not the weapon of choice. You are not being honest if you don't think an RVF would be more fun in all of the rides you suggest. Sounds like our definitions of fun on a bike might differ.
    Its very likely. Differing riders and styles and choice of bike will be different.
    I like both styles but the 400 punch leaving corners isn't big enough for me. Fun to ride a few times but couldn't be my primary ride.
    Could be that you need ride 35mins from Welly just to reach the hill.
    Might be different if I lived next to the hill.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SVboy View Post
    Sorry, I must be being a bit oblique. I am sure your FJ is a fabulous tourer, but for genuine fun and competence in tight twisties it simply is not the weapon of choice. You are not being honest if you don't think an RVF would be more fun in all of the rides you suggest. Sounds like our definitions of fun on a bike might differ.
    My budget does not extend to a second bike ... and the main use I have for the FJ is long distance touring. For which ... I find adequate.


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    Quote Originally Posted by mossy1200 View Post
    Could be that you need ride 35mins from Welly just to reach the hill.
    Might be different if I lived next to the hill.
    The Kawerau Gorge is a 5 minute ride away ... and the Crown Range road is a further 30 minutes away ... and the FJ does both well.

    I go with what I have ... and enjoy ..
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    Quote Originally Posted by SVboy View Post
    Sports bike vs straight line super tanker, one will be more fun than the other.......oh your sig shows you have a Hayabusa, you know what I am saying then!
    A smaller, lighter bike is always going to be more fun in the twisties. But even Goldwing riders prefer twisties to long, boring straights.

    Regardless of what you're riding, there's no downside to a good road. A bigger, heavier bike is "less good" in plenty of situations but it's only ever "bad" when you're trying to park on a slope. When you're on a small, cramped sportsbike there can be a significant downside to riding on a boring road.

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