02-14-2014, 01:18 PM
My dream bike was the Kaw GPz 750 Turbo. Kaw brought their bikes to the track to try and entice the local club riders in '84. I rode the new 900r (the original Ninja) first and was pretty impressed.
The next ride was 4 hot laps on new Turbo and I was blown away. At the time, 112 hp from a 750 class bike was unheard of. I clearly recall opening it up coming out of the final turn on to the straightaway and passing through 120 mph, turbo screaming, before I was halfway to the next turn. Soon after I experienced the wonder of modern (for the day) triple discs.
After that ride I attempted to buy one. I could afford the payments on the $4500 bike, but it turned out that the insurance cost (for a 23 yr. old squidly kid) would be equal to the bike payments. That was the deal breaker. These days it's nearly impossible to find one that hasn't been beat to death.
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The next ride was 4 hot laps on new Turbo and I was blown away. At the time, 112 hp from a 750 class bike was unheard of. I clearly recall opening it up coming out of the final turn on to the straightaway and passing through 120 mph, turbo screaming, before I was halfway to the next turn. Soon after I experienced the wonder of modern (for the day) triple discs.
After that ride I attempted to buy one. I could afford the payments on the $4500 bike, but it turned out that the insurance cost (for a 23 yr. old squidly kid) would be equal to the bike payments. That was the deal breaker. These days it's nearly impossible to find one that hasn't been beat to death.