Any sportbike riders out there?

Just wondering how many other fellow sportbikers are out there. If so, what are some of your favorite roads to ride?

i ride bro... 96yam fzr600... i love any curvy road; the newer the better.... one of the highways by my place is brand new... and full of curves out in the country... good stuff there...

kicking myself in the ass though... we are having lows in the 60's now... time to ride; but i got drunk in the quarter on my wife's bday and lost my f'n keys

My all time favorite is Palomar, but I will ride in any canyon. Lost a friend in an accident on the 94 not so long ago and have slowed down a hair...but I still love to ride.

04 suzuki GSXR750 here red on black

Rider here. It is about the only thing that I spend money on. R1 now as soon as I get a job I am looking at a 1098 but I have owned all of the Jap bikes at one time or another but never more than 2 at the same time. Gixxers 600/ 750 / 1000, R6 / R1, ZX6rr / zx10, f4i 600rr / 1000rr - not too many good roads around here like you guys in CA have.

I was in cali last year at my brother in laws house in the San Fran area, he had 7 Ducks (916, 748, 996, 998 Matrix edition, 999, 1098, Monster), Gixxers 600 track bike and 1000 drag bike, and a R6 track bike at the time. I had the time of my life ripping up the roads with him for a week. Some of the mountain roads in Saucalito were a little tight for me at the speed he was ripping through them.

Above all I love watching all racing. AMA / WSBK / MotoGP

Palomar is indeed sweet, and is where my avatar pic was taken. One of my favorite spots.

Also, to the poster above me, that's quite a list of bikes man. For me, it started with an F4i, then CBR1000RR, then my Duc. Addicted to it like nothing else.

my brother and i are lookin to get a couple sport bikes
which ones would you guys suggest?
iv always had a hard on for the hayabusa...looks heavy tho

i have a Honda shadow saber, but im ready to make the jump to sport

That's a hard question to answer. There are so many variables, like what kind of riding do you plan on doing with it? Mountains/canyons on the weekends, commuting, or touring, all of the above? If this is your first attempt at a sportbike, stick below 1000cc's just to be safe. They're all fast as hell now, and until you've got some experience under your belt, stick with either a 600 or 750 at the most.

Hayabusa is a great straight line machine. What kind of riding do you like to do? If you are into cruising, then a 1000 or bigger is good and stable. If you are into cornering all the time, a 600 is a very fun proposition...I have an 07 600RR. It is quick and very fun. It is a "pain" though if ridden over about 250 miles.

Figure out what how you want to ride and start from there.

well my saber is all cruise
but i like the idea of good speed, with speed cornerin

as far as riding goes, id say prolly a little bit of everything, i got a Tahoe so i wouldnt be drivein the bike all the time, but still a good amount

Joker, I would look into a 1000 then. I have ridden Hondas for the past 20 years on the street and can recommend them without a second thought. The are VERY smooth. Yamaha makes a great bike, as does Suzuki and Kawasaki. I think the Japanese bikes are all about the same in performance.

Just remember, a sport bike is a different world. Even a slow one will tear the "fastest" cruiser a new one. Enter cautiously and learn how to work the bike.

klmmicro said:

Joker, I would look into a 1000 then. I have ridden Hondas for the past 20 years on the street and can recommend them without a second thought. The are VERY smooth. Yamaha makes a great bike, as does Suzuki and Kawasaki. I think the Japanese bikes are all about the same in performance.

Just remember, a sport bike is a different world. Even a slow one will tear the "fastest" cruiser a new one. Enter cautiously and learn how to work the bike.

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thanks for the info bro

so when do i get to do wheelies and stopies?
j/k

was riding a 07 gixxer 600 last summer, with a custom paintjob of the motogp "west" team.. damn i had a lot of fun riding that machine!
now i'm riding a yamaha majesty, its a 125 scooter. it lacks speed but i live in the city where it's better off having a scooter to commute.
gixxer had full system yoshis with k&n air open airfilters and my majesty has audio. might sound a lil queer to you, to have an audio system done onto a bike, but its a japanese thing. im not japanese though lol. 10 inch subs with 2 5inch speakers powered by a digital amp(this allows strong output without installation of extra car batteries)

No prob on the info, I have been riding longer than I have not and I LOVE IT!

As soon as you have enough health insurance to pay for road rash repairs! Man, I have seen a few of my friends bruise the heck out of themselves stunting...even with leathers. Get a few 10 thousand miles on it before you mess up a beautiful bike

i'd say wheelies and stoppies come once you have the skills to freely move the balance points whilst riding.
in other words, bike should feel very light to you, unlike that of what you feel when you first ride a certain model.
each bike has a different feel, and every biker has a different rate of getting use to his bike.
im 20, and still young and i dont mean to sound cocky or anything but i've been riding for almost 3 years now and i can get the front end up, but i can't seem to keep it going for long distances. at one point i just lose that feel of balance and power at the throttle and the front end goes down. endos are relatively easy compared to wheelies(for me atleast). practice makes perfect!

just bought my first bike, and am waitin for the snow to melt . 05 r6 raven. can't wait

klmmicro said:

No prob on the info, I have been riding longer than I have not and I LOVE IT!

As soon as you have enough health insurance to pay for road rash repairs! Man, I have seen a few of my friends bruise the heck out of themselves stunting...even with leathers. Get a few 10 thousand miles on it before you mess up a beautiful bike

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will do haha

keep in touch, i might need ur help when it comes time for us to make a buy

Mcgician said:

Also, to the poster above me, that's quite a list of bikes man. For me, it started with an F4i, then CBR1000RR, then my Duc. Addicted to it like nothing else.

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I left off the Kawi 250r. That is actually a really fun bike.

I never keep a bike for more than a season. Usually I have 2 a season all of them used (less than a year old less than a few k on the clock - I buy them from noobs that realize they cant afford them or older guys who get scared or their wives make them sell). I keep my eyes open for deals and ride it until someone makes a decent offer. The jap bike scene is beat, I want to get out of it.

Too bad those 1098's arent a tad cheaper I want a tricolor or a Bayliss replica. I would keep either one of those forever (that is how my bro in law built his collection - buys them one at a time and gets the new model when it comes out). My brother in laws buddy has a Desmo that he took out with us one day, no I didnt even ask to ride. That is the dream bike.

Joker, I like 600's on the streets they are underrated IMO. A modern 600 is fast and will get you in trouble if you dont respect it. They are plenty fast and I really like the flickability. I find that the bigger displacement bikes are too quick, you cant really let them rip for long unless you want to be in triple digit speeds. Just to give you an idea; a zx10r 1000cc goes OVER 100mph in 1st gear. There are 5 more gears to click through after first. The 250 that I had which is about as fast as a civic topped out in 5th gear at around 100. It is a lot more fun to rip through all of the gears on the street IMO. Unlike a lot of guys I ride 2up most of the time so I like a little extra ooomph because 600 jap bikes dont have a lot of torque and you gear hunt a little especially with a girl on the back. A 750 or 1000 is a lot more friendly.

I love bikes, they are awesome.

SiCoSkateboards said:

04 suzuki GSXR750 here red on black

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sound like good shit my man. im haven't completely delved into the whole sportsbike thing just yet cuz i need a job first but i have an 89 katana 600. needs work tho. anyone here ride an r1?

anybody got any good reviews on the new
2009 Yamaha YZF-R1