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What do you buy?

A 1997 Honda Valkyrie
6 (85.7%)
A 2015-17 Yamaha FJ09/Tracer 900
1 (14.3%)
A Honda VTX 1300-1800 (carb vs EFI and big or little)
0 (0%)
A Kawasaki Vulcan - 900 or larger
0 (0%)
Yamaha VStar's
0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 7

Voting closed: June 26, 2023, 09:39:58 am

Author Topic: You have $8000 to spend on a bike...  (Read 1080 times)

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Re: You have $8000 to spend on a bike...
« Reply #20 on: May 29, 2023, 10:25:43 am »
So, he took it for its first ride this weekend. It's damn near 30 at 10-11AM...he comes back after 15 minutes..."I need a shower!"  Apparently that big air cooled 6 gives off a LOT of heat, and he's not a "shorts T-shirt and sandals kinda rider.  Has his kevlar pants on, jacket, helmet, gloves...so he was very warm.  ;D :rofl: 

He had gone through all the emotions since Thursday...because he didn't get to take it for a test run.  Basically bought it on faith.  Battery didn't seem to hold a charge...seems OK now...a little bit of "did I just fukup?" buyers remorse...little things you catch after the fact like the clutch seems to be sticking...then he got it running...it went in to gear fine...and off he went...and sweat be damned...BIG smile on his face.  Facking LOVEs it.

Hope this works.

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Re: You have $8000 to spend on a bike...
« Reply #21 on: May 29, 2023, 12:34:50 pm »
Congrats on the bike!  That flat 6 torque must be addictive.

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Re: You have $8000 to spend on a bike...
« Reply #22 on: May 29, 2023, 12:37:39 pm »
Congrats on the bike!  That flat 6 torque must be addictive.

He didn't get the flat-six, his son got a CBX.   
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Re: You have $8000 to spend on a bike...
« Reply #23 on: May 29, 2023, 12:41:01 pm »
Congrats on the bike!  That flat 6 torque must be addictive.

He didn't get the flat-six, his son got a CBX.

My bad,  Holly Sh!t..! lol   these things sounds like F1 racings cars, awesome!

how is the vibration on these?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iagz0cucojw
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Re: You have $8000 to spend on a bike...
« Reply #24 on: May 30, 2023, 10:11:42 am »
Congrats on the bike!  That flat 6 torque must be addictive.

He didn't get the flat-six, his son got a CBX.

My bad,  Holly Sh!t..! lol   these things sounds like F1 racings cars, awesome!

how is the vibration on these?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iagz0cucojw

Should be very little. CBX is not the type of bike you pound miles on. Just the odd rip to hear the sound.