Any Bikerz???
01-Oct-2003, 03:41 PM
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Any Bikerz???
want to know if there are any bikers out here in torontocivics by any chance.
email me at rdsouza@rogers.com
email me at rdsouza@rogers.com
... and yesterday some guy got busted at 225 and got a $1200 ticket... same bike as Cantonagod's but in black.
02-Oct-2003, 03:32 PM
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I've been riding for the past 5 years....just sold my 1999 zx7r....sad day...but but but...i want to purchase this beauty next year if things go right....check it out...its the NEW 1000 CBR FIREBLADE.....AHHHHHH..LOOOKS SOOO NICE...WHAT DO U GUYS THINK? TAKE ALOOK AT THE BLACK ONE...
http://www.motor-europe.com/news/rea...e.asp?item=408
http://www.motor-europe.com/news/rea...e.asp?item=408
02-Oct-2003, 11:21 PM
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Djtre..that cbr 1000 is due out this year....therefore..yes 15000 would be about right for it......on the road...after taxes....but remember..u still gotta buy helmet/leathers/gloves....another 1500-2000 easy....costly hobby but soo worth it!!!
03-Oct-2003, 06:41 AM
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No new rider should start out on a bigbike. That's why I myself choice the Katana.
chillinit, even though you got some yrs under you belt be careful on that fireblade, those things are fast.
chillinit, even though you got some yrs under you belt be careful on that fireblade, those things are fast.
03-Oct-2003, 08:00 AM
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G2...thats for the advice man.....its true....nobody new riders should ever buy a big bike....the 600 class is even pushing it...especially the R6....anyway....I've riden a 929 cbr for about 2 years now...sweet bike...can wait to see what this 1000 can do......I also rode a hayabusa before...that bike is honestly scary as hell...I left the bike in 6th gear and gassed it..before I knew it I was at about 260-265...and it had soo much more...SCARY BIKE!! to everyone who is thinking about getting a bike...remeber that the greatest danger when riding is other people in there cars....people don't know how to drive and can't see the small profile your bike....be aggressive but also ride smart!! rubber side down!
03-Oct-2003, 12:21 PM
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I guess I am a biker. I don't have a bike now but I've had a Honda Elite, Suzuki Gamma and a Honda CBR. All of them were 250s. Each time, I doubled the number of cylinders (1 to 2 to 4). The CBR had a redline of 18,000 RPM! It was a screamer. I owned it when I lived in Japan.
I'm thinking about another bike but I figure I can just borrow my sister's Ninja 500.
About what G2 wrote, I must admit that I agree with him for once and a new rider should never start with a big and/or street bike. You should expect that you will dump the bike at least once so, the less plastic body work, the less there is to replace.... (I think a Katana is even pushing it).
One thing to keep in mind for the new riders...check out insurance costs. It's not cheap....
Mark
I'm thinking about another bike but I figure I can just borrow my sister's Ninja 500.
About what G2 wrote, I must admit that I agree with him for once and a new rider should never start with a big and/or street bike. You should expect that you will dump the bike at least once so, the less plastic body work, the less there is to replace.... (I think a Katana is even pushing it).
One thing to keep in mind for the new riders...check out insurance costs. It's not cheap....
Mark
03-Oct-2003, 12:24 PM
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Well new rider or not, i guess it all depends on where you're riding it... a huge metro city like toronto with highways everywhere vs. a small little town filled with country roads..
less risk i'd say.
less risk i'd say.
03-Oct-2003, 01:33 PM
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insurance is a rip off...i paid 4000 for liability last year....
...now that i think about it I was 
....but hey..it was fun....and yes..u should expect to dump ur bike when ur first learning..this doesn't go for all but there is a high possibly that u could!!
...now that i think about it I was ....but hey..it was fun....and yes..u should expect to dump ur bike when ur first learning..this doesn't go for all but there is a high possibly that u could!!
03-Oct-2003, 04:55 PM
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Mark, The Katana is really all that fast. It's a REALLY detuned GSX-R motor. It's a sport touring bike and not a street bike.
I would never buy something like a Gixxer, CBR, R6, R1, etc are too much for a beginner.
My insurance on a 01 Katana 750 is only 4500 a year. Not bad imo.
I would never buy something like a Gixxer, CBR, R6, R1, etc are too much for a beginner.
My insurance on a 01 Katana 750 is only 4500 a year. Not bad imo.
