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Originally posted by SlvrSVT00:
ha ha rye lou i have 2 four wheelers.... since i was like 9 haha. I don't have any high-power bikes like you guys, but I have the smaller toys. 2 4-wheelers, 2 snowmobiles, 1 mini bike, 3 go-karts (off road kind, nothing you'd ride at your local 'track') and 1 John Deere riding lawn mower, haha. All sitting in the barn at my Dad's house.
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Originally posted by beyondloadedSE: Originally posted by spanky: [b]i speak from experience and 1 sick puppy will agree with me when i say "don't get a suzuki"!!!  i bought mine in may of 2001 and sold it in october, what do u think lol 
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Yea, the ZX series bikes are wide as he!!. The R6 is a good bike...but not for "amateur's"......the bike is VERY twitchy, and power delivery is very abrupt. I would recomend a newer CBR600, get it lowered the right way and then ahve fun with it.....
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I would suggest getting a V-twin as opposed to the inline fours if width is a concern. The Ducati's are nice but a tad on the expensive side, I have heard good things about the Suzuki SV650 as a starter bike, but some here seem to be anti-Suzuki. I personally like the Honda SuperHawk, but I already have too many toys. Possibly look into something that does not have a lot of plastics, these lead to higher insurance, and since you are probably going to lay it down at some point, are expensive to replace. The cafe racers, half faired bikes are the best of both the street and sport bikes. I agree that you should stay away from the Yamaha R series bikes, they are just too much bike for a beginner.
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Originally posted by Rara:
dang you guys, you got me thinking about getting a bike again argghhhhhh. As if I didn't have enough ambitious projects on my plate right now . . . Only thing I could see you riding Rara is a Harley Fat-Boy! hehehehe :p
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Originally posted by L8 Apexing Aussie: Originally posted by Rara:
[b]dang you guys, you got me thinking about getting a bike again argghhhhhh. As if I didn't have enough ambitious projects on my plate right now . . . Ha, Ha!
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Hey spanky or 1sickpuppy what problem did you have with a suzuki i have one and 4 of my friends do to and we havent had any problems with our bike im just wondering and ducatis are way to much money i think
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Spanky had one, not me. I have heard of way too many horror stories about tranny issues with the gixxers. The fuel injection is ok, but feels too much like an on-off switch to me. Ducati's are not that expensive....ya'll just a bunch of cheap azzes
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naw im not a cheap ass i just think the ducs are to much for not enough performance. yeah the trany problem you heard about was for the 2000 750's they had a bad 2nd gear
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the bike sucked, need i say more lol. that is why i dont have it anymore. as soon as i heard about the trans problems, (thanx brian) i got rid of it. besides, some dumba$$ gave me more than i paid for it, you would get rid of it too for that reason.
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