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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Bloodyknees
I was just wondering if any of you guys had this experience when you started riding a 600 for the first time..........giggling like a little girl in your helmet. I was smiling so hard that it hurt I may need surgery.
Everytime I pull out of the drive way
 
Old Jan 15, 2010 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by jeffzx9
There are plenty of reasons to get depressed; Haiti, national and local economy, job losses, heat bill, repairs, "fill-in-the-blank". Jumping on the bike (whether street, dirt) ALWAYS pulls me out and gives me the "yeah!" feeling (I seemingly had all the time as a teenager and in my 20's.)
For whatever reasons, once you hit about 40, everything seems to get "real serious" and you just can't throw care to the wind and get stupid; or at least as goofy stupid as I remember being. Getting on the bike for an hour (or more) is the best antidote for me.

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Old Jan 16, 2010 | 09:07 AM
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i have been known to chuckle my *** off going off down the road lol .. and come home with face ache :-)
 
Old Jan 16, 2010 | 10:39 PM
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That's awesome....basically we have established that all the crazies ride around on two wheels. I don't know what it is about the laugh. I guess it is just a feeling of euphoria that nothing else can give.
 
Old Jan 17, 2010 | 06:30 AM
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i just had surgery for real. havent rode in 5 months, can't wait to feel that feeling again
 
Old Jan 17, 2010 | 03:35 PM
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I remember when I had my first beer ......

Hehehehehehehe .. yeah riding is fun. Wait until you hop on something like a Busa or a ZX14 or hit them triple digits to where you cant hardly hold on to your bike and your helmet is trying to fly off! You will be like W0W!
 
Old Jan 18, 2010 | 04:19 AM
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wow, never been on a busa or a 14 just yet
 
Old Jan 18, 2010 | 01:40 PM
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Busa's are great; seemingly endless power and throttle. Now if they could put that engine into bit lighter frame and tighten up the chassis input, it would be the PERFECT bike.

(...and yes; I understand the physics. Busa's feel "too long" to me. I've always preferred shorter, tighter handling. Their engines remind me of a "big block" with a wheelbase long enough to keep a majority of newbs out of trouble.)
 

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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 05:06 PM
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Wheelbase measurements:
'95 ZX9 (mine) 55.7 stock
Hyabusa 58.5 stock

That 3" feels like 3 feet.
 
Old Jan 18, 2010 | 05:10 PM
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If you have a Busa it will get you laid my friend.
 



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