I’m not saying that I am ever actually going to purchase a motorcycle, but I have to admit that this is an incredible machine. The 2008 Buell Streetfighter XB12Ss is most certainly a sport-bike, but with just enough road-bike tossed in to make it a classy ride. It costs about$10,500 (ouch.)
Susan has been practically begging me to get a motorcycle when we can afford it, but I am not sure I want one. Don’t get me wrong – I would love to ride a motorcycle. But it is such an impractical purchase. It only rides one person, costs almost as much as a small car, and is more difficult to repair because not everybody works on bikes. The only real upside (other than looking awesome and having tons of fun) is that it gets almost fifty miles per gallon in the city and sixty-five on the highway. I could live with that.
At any rate, I thought I would give you, faithful reader, the chance to join me in drooling over this machine. Ready? Drool.
The Suzuki Kitana is only about 2,500 hundred, and the engine comes in variable sizes up to 800 something cc’s. I think.
All I know is, I used to ride the medium sized one with a friend, and we used to do 140 mph on the freeway. THAT was fun.
Can you get a basket for the front to put the baby in for family outings?
I don’t think street bikes like that one have side cars….
I read somewhere that sidecars have something like a 100% fatality rate.
I am sure. Though really, if you get in any motorcycle wreck on a bike like this one, you aren’t walking away unscathed….
I think the reason I like this bike so much is that it reminds me of the Ninja Turtles somehow.
Actually Refe, this reminds me of all the rediculously insecure guys who ride around at 100 mph, obviously trying to overcompensate for their lack-of-manliness.
If you are going to get a motorcycle, get a motorcycle. Not a crotch-rocket.
As Nick likes to say, those are for guys lacking a penis.
that is my take on the whole thing.
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Thank you for attempting to publicly emasculate me, but I am quite secure in my manliness, thank you very much. On the contrary – while I at one time believed as you do concerning the crotch-rocket vs. conventional motorcycle debate, times have changed. Conventional motorcycles, Harley Davidsons for example, are now primarily ridden by old men with beer bellies that get smooshed uncomfortably when they lean over a crotch-rocket. Fu-manchu mustaches are practically a requirement, along with bandanas and sleeveless shirts. No thanks. You always have been stuck in the 70’s, big sister.
By the way, I have tried to leave comments at your livejournal page, but cannot seem to figure it out. I can’t get the OpenID function to work. Maybe I’ll contact wordpress about it. But I have tried!