Crotch rocket or regular street bike?

[toga22]

originally posted by Bigdawg1468
Go harley or go home.

That pretty much sums it up. Buy a Harley!!

 

[minion]

You don't see alot of "vintage sport bikes" because sport bikes are about "progression". If you're riding them right (HARD!!!) they won't make it past 5yrs. much less 20.
However my first bike was an old KZ which BTW has made a comback as the ZRX.

http://www.kawasaki.com/motorcycles/naked/index.html

Harley's are over rated, just a throw back to the good Ol days. Nostalgia is all they're good for. If Harley wasn't charging 50k for the VR1000 maybe I could give'em some respect for at least trying to be up with the times. Its a simple matter of math IMO.

http://www.amasuperbike.com/vr/

http://www.amasuperbike.com/vr/photos.htm

 

[BigPhysicsBastard]

minion, by the vr1000 I believe you're talking about the vrod, and they're selling those things for 16k.......cheapest "brand new" harley I've ever seen. If I bought a hog it would definitely have to be a vrod, only harley made with some real "muscle" to it. Plifter, don't buy a crotch rocket, they'll get you killed. Get a cruiser, same ability to pick up chicks.....and they'll be more comfortable on the back of a cruiser than on the back of a CR.

 

[ryker77]

Harley's are waaaaaay overpriced, IMO. They look good and sound cool but they're not worth the cash.

Crotch rockets are cool if you like to go really, really fast.

True about over priced. But I got my Harley for 4200 spent about 1300 making it real sweet. I have had it for over three years and still can sell it for 5000. Vice if I had bought a little 600 street bike for 6000 id be real lucky to selll it for 3000. Now which is over priced.


But my next bike is going to be a 'busa. That bike is bad ass. Top speed over 185 stock. 1/4 mile time in 10 seconds. All for less than 11000.

 

[Seitz]

IMO Twins are not the bike to have (unless its the TL1000) They are for going slow with alot of weight on them. lol I think of them as a Mack truck and a crotch rocket as a sports car. I have a crotch rocket YZFr6. I know when I get older I'll get a touring bike but since im not old yet I'll stick to the rockets.

PS I dont mean to offend the Harley Guys so dont get bent about it.

 

[basskiller]

stroked,blowned

 

[lex talionis]

I've always gotten a huge kick out of these Harley 'tards that dump a TON of cash into their bikes, trying to squeeze out some more HP. Some of these guys start to think that they are possessing some serious horsepower. They have more money in their "performance" mods than I spent on my whole GSX-R 750, and I can still out run 'em, out brake 'em and out corner them like they are standing still.
You can't polish a
turd, fellas.

 

[FrankRizzo]

A 113 cubic inch S&S engine shoved in a rollin chasis will blow away any crotch rocket in a drag race. Out corner it? Hell no. I also don't fit too well on a crotch rocket. At 6'3" and 245 lbs. (lean) a 600cc crotch rocket probably couldn't get me up a 10% grade let alone accomodate my size.

In short, you can buy a High School kid's bike or you can ride what MEN do. Nuff said.

 

[BigPhysicsBastard]

ouch!!! Lex, I don't those guys are trying to compete with sport bikes. Let's be fair, cruisers are about style and comfort while sport bikes are about "pure" performance. I'll admit that I find it a "tad" ridiculous to see somebody drop 20g's on a bike and dam near that much or more on performace mods. That's why I have an affinity for the japanese cruisers like the magna/valkyrie/vtx1800. I personally have the magna, and by this time next year, for less than $1500, I should be at least "approaching" some of the sport bike 1/4 times.......I already do 12 flat, which for a cruiser is pretty good. I have to say though about Harleys, the Vrod might be changing my mind about them. Harley is FINALLY starting to make musclebikes which rock completely stock. I just wish they would have gone with a 4 instead of juicing up a twin, they could have gotten the same performance and been able to lower the price of the bike......even though at 17g's it's really not that bad for a hog.

 

[basskiller]

Most harley riders that put a lot of cash into their bikes, want to be unique. All those sport bikes look the same to me.....

But if you want to look like"one of the crowd"... Then go for it!

I'd rather stand out as I've always done!

bass