Yea, typo. I thought the 848 Streetfighter was a Monster. Whoops. What's the difference between the Monster & Streetfighter line anyways?
Yea, typo. I thought the 848 Streetfighter was a Monster. Whoops. What's the difference between the Monster & Streetfighter line anyways?
Loved my GS500, that bike taught me to ride well since I had to make up for the smaller engine and negligible suspension when riding with guys on supersports.
2003 Bandit 1200S
2011 Honda CBR250 for a daily commuter/around town/tight twists. I like how flickable it is and how confident I feel when in a full lean. Somewhere around 2,000 miles since I've been using it almost exclusively for my short commute thanks to the cold weather. The Multi's air cooled engine can't even warm up to operating temp.
2006 Multistrada 1000, modded to hell and back, ~32,000 miles and after this weekend's silly antics, two heavily scratched farings Right now it's more utilized for a touring bike since the few real twisties around here are better suited for the CBR, and the Multi's handling is a bit goofed with a stuck preload nut in the front fork (helped contribute a little to the scratched fairings).
Any of you ever rode deals gap, I'm thinking of heading up there this year. The 11-mile stretch of the Dragon in Tennessee is said to have 318 curves.
Ah yes. The Dragon's Tail. One of the most famous bike roads in the US. Its on my top 5 rides to do before I die
Why? There is probably at least a few tracks within a hour driving distance from you. No cops, no running off into a ditch or oncoming traffic, no squids, no dirt/oil/sand on the road that could seriously mess up your day, etc.. Riding on a track will be by far the most fun you will ever have on a motorcycle. After a track day you will ride on the street and wonder how you were ever so stupid as to try that on a public street. Riding on the street is so much more dangerous it's not even funny. On top of that you will not find better curves than what you'll find on a track. Take a corner too fast on the track. No biggie. Just keep going into the grass pasture and slowly make your way back in the track. Go too fast on the street you're gonna be eating a truck grill, barbed wire fences, ditches, telephone poles, etc..
There is no comparison between the two. Not even close.
Any of you ever rode deals gap, I'm thinking of heading up there this year. The 11-mile stretch of the Dragon in Tennessee is said to have 318 curves.
Some people don't want to try and take corners as fast as they can, and enjoy riding and soaking in the scenery.
Any of you ever rode deals gap, I'm thinking of heading up there this year. The 11-mile stretch of the Dragon in Tennessee is said to have 318 curves.
I want to go my only concern is some douche running up on me or into me.I have watched vids of people doing any where from 70-120 plus on the thing, I'm not saying im gonna slouch throughout but its not a damn racetrack. Like this guy uses it as http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcOZVxheOXw
2011 Honda CBR250 for a daily commuter/around town/tight twists. I like how flickable it is and how confident I feel when in a full lean.