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<nut@nut.com> wrote in message 
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>> You're right tho, once you
>> get a helping of the speed/wind thrill, it's hard to give it up.  I
>> went without a bike from '75-'86, and I missed it every time the
>> weather was good and I saw some bikers.  Had 2 bikes in high school (a
>> 100 Kaw and a 380 Suzuki), and once the bug bites, one never loses the
>> urge to ride.
>
> I have to agree with you there. i have had 6 bikes(croch rockets and
> crusers).  my last one in the 90s was a 88 honda 750 (god i dont remember
> the name!), i droped the bike at 85 kph(after hard breaking). slammed a
> curb at 110 kph and broke the wheel.  and sucide passed a semi, untill i
> hit gravel on the road side(kept on wheels) . then i rode the bike home
> and put it up for sale. then spent 6 years bikeless untill i had the
> speed bug somewhat out of my system. now i have had the same bike for 5
> years and im thinking i may want one of the koren suzuki clones that i
> saw at the bike show last time. 6000$ for a new croch rocket? thats just
> hard to say no to.
> bikes ive had.
> 77 250 harley davidson
> ?? cusdom hardly honda motor thang
> 82 500 honda xr
> 86 honda interceptor 750
> 88 honda "something" 750 (with a digial dash that was always breaking)
> 2000 kawasaki KLR650 (which i will never sell)
> ???????????????????????? whatever is next...
>
> nut

I sold my last bike right before I got married. It was a 1000 Kaw that would 
really go straight line. I put a lot of money into juicing it up and it 
would run right with a buddies ZX-11 (at least until the first curve :) 
I've ridden the GSX-R's and the ZX series but I don't really care for the 
seating. Too much pressure on the wrists. I'm not a very aggresive rider 
either so the added ground clearance in curves is wasted on me. Love the 
straight line acceleration on them though. Very light and nimble in traffic.
I was watching "Metric Revolution" on TV last night (it's a bike build-off) 
and they had a 'busa that was stretched out a bit, but was tricked out with 
twin (yes twin) turbos and twin (yes again) nitrous. Dyno'd out at 500 HP. 
How in the world are you ever going to put that much power to the ground 
through one wheel? That's not a motorcycle, it's a donorcycle.