Eeeeky said:

Glad to see noone has said anything about hardley going davidsons...

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Buell is Harley

true i spose...tisk tisk..

had an 05 R6

will buy another one day.

Im gonna be buyin an 04 r6 when I get back to the states in January!

GSXSixteenG said:

Buell is Harley

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Correction would be Buell was Harley, and in reality was only funded by Harley. Eric Buell's bikes don't really fit Harley product or performance wise which IMO is why they shut production down. Harley owned MV Agusta too, but after a buyout which is a little different. You still wouldnt call MV Agusta a Harley.

Anyone haver a katana? Im looking into getting one...any input on them?

06 turbocharged GSXR 750 and a 2001 Yamaha yz426

2003 kawasaki ninja 636

2005 cr125...... OH ya dirtbike fully built I bought it used in 2007 for $3700 bone stock with just the fmf factory fatty and fmf power core 2 silincer

2008 CBR1000RR all black

Had a 90 Katana 600
Have an 02 GSXR 750 (want to sell)
Want to get a Harley (Night Train or Dyna)

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Thats my 09 r6. custom 1 of 1 m4 exhaust, 520 chain conversion(down 1 up 2), graves block off plates, power commander 5, custom tuned

f4stunter said:

Correction would be Buell was Harley, and in reality was only funded by Harley. Eric Buell's bikes don't really fit Harley product or performance wise which IMO is why they shut production down. Harley owned MV Agusta too, but after a buyout which is a little different. You still wouldnt call MV Agusta a Harley.

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Erik Buell had a partnership with Harley to produce the bikes. Eventually it became wholle owed by Harley. The bikes are built around the Harley sportster engines. It's like saying Eagle Talons aren't Mitsu Eclipses.

I have owned the following:

97 katana 600 Sold
92 katana 750 Gave away (parts bike)
94 zx9 Flooded
05 zx12 Sold with only 2100 miles on the clock in 09

Bluefire16 said:

Anyone haver a katana? Im looking into getting one...any input on them?

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They are great bikes but they are air cool keep that in mind no idling in traffic for too long. Also buy a used one you will likely grow out of it with in a year or two and want something bigger. With the length and weight they are not good for stunting if thats what you were looking for. I only got one good and really scary wheelie out of my Kat 6. I was toying around with a guy I knew at college ( funny thing is he had a 96 tsi awd and I lined up with him).
Smoked him out the hole (literally) I popped a wheelie while still spinning the rear tire talk about scary fish tailing in a wheelie. The wheelie was unintended I wanted to dog him out the hole was all.

That was my last wheelie, just so you all know I do not stunt just cruise.


I can only ride touring bikes the only I owned that was not a touring bike was the zx9 I have tried f4i's zx10's zx6's( I can ride some of the early 90's ones) r1's r6's and can not ride them they are too crampe dfor me to ride. I am 6' and weight 260lbs

I have a Ducatti.

Needs a little work though...

Colt4G63 also said:

I have a Ducatti.

Needs a little work though...

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Looks more like a rusty crusty pocket rocket.

ive had an sv1k for a few years now but am trying to sell it. its like an all season tire, it just doesnt do anything very well. too big and heavy with underwhelming suspension and brakes to track well, more comfortable than a super sport but not comfortable enough to tour, too big and wrong engine style to stunt. its fun on the streets and canyon runs but im just getting bored of it.

06 Gixxer 600.

06 gsxr 750

That rusted shell isnt a ducati. That looks like a ### frame. Seems everyone has a ### bike. I no longer own my dsm thats why i no longer also own a r6. I now have a ducati 996 as seen in the matrix.

07 cbr600rr

f4stunter said:

Correction would be Buell was Harley, and in reality was only funded by Harley. Eric Buell's bikes don't really fit Harley product or performance wise which IMO is why they shut production down. Harley owned MV Agusta too, but after a buyout which is a little different. You still wouldnt call MV Agusta a Harley.

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Buell was wholly owned by Harley:
http://www.buell.com/en_us/company/news/detail.asp?news_id=1497

Buell bikes largely shared the sportster powertrain until 2007 with the introduction of the Rotax series motor (and the Blast, which was an earlier single-cylinder model).
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The analogy between MV and Buell breaks down quickly. Buell was a harley sportbike, period. That being said, they had tons of torque and are fun to ride, but they are harleys at heart.

Recently sold my first bike:

1997 YZF-600r - Thundercat

Took it to Sturgis 2010...best time of my life.

I have '06 R1 and a '96 HD sportster 883 (1200 now) on a rigid frame

Wow am I the only one who owns a cruiser?

2007 Yamaha V-Star 650 Classic. Pretty much looks like this, except I've got bags, a sissy bar for my wife, and a small windshield:




If I need to go fast, I hop in the talon.