Rice Rockets

[use2b_imp]

So what did you have and why did you get rid of your Sport Bikes?
for me it was i did not have enough self control to not do stupid things plus new Michelin pilots every 3K miles so they had to go or i would have killed myself.
had a Passport Radar Detector with Screamer unit and did stupid things that i do not do on my CB's

[Lord Popgun]

I never had a sport bike

[Retsel_imp]

I thought that was what I was riding now?

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[LongRanger_imp]

Perhaps it depends on what we consider a sport bike. I've owned a bunch of "sporty" bikes, but never a sport bike. Let's see, CBR250R, CB400F, CB750F, SV650S, R1100S, K1200RS, Ducati Monster. All plenty fast for their displacement and highly capable on a twisty road, but too compromised to be considered a sport bike. Your Hayabusa, as powerful as it is, wouldn't qualify in my book either.

When it comes to self control, I guess the wisdom gained through experience is, "just because you can, doesn't mean you should."

[Cormanus]

What's with the tank on the Hayabusa?

[camoto_imp]

I feel like there were only two bikes I ever had that were "sport bikes" but the lack of waves from the Harley guys would say otherwise on my other bikes. My first street bike ever was a 1989 Kawasaki ZX7. The aluminum intake tubes were the big thing that got mentioned on that bike a lot. I had it back in the early 90's and the only pictures I have are actual photographs but here's a great example pic of the bike, it was black like this one:



The next bike to qualify as a sport bike for me was around 8 years later -- a 2000 Suzuki TL1000R. This bike was a LOT of fun and my first taste of "sport V-Twins" and put me on a V-Twin kick that lasted for about 15 years! It was ugly as all get out but a lot of fun to ride. It was right around the time of the emergence of the Yamaha R1 so it was fast, "but not R1 fast":


After the TLR came a supermoto and then more V-twin sports. First was the Husky 570 SuperMoto which was a convert from a TE:


Then the 2005 Ducati Monster 1000 i.e.


Then the 2008 KTM Superduke:


I feel like so many of these bikes were standards and not "sport bikes" (full fairings) but that's just me.

Don't even ask me to go through all of the offroad bikes I have had in that same time. I wouldn't even be able to enumerate them all if I tried!

[use2b_imp]

What's with the tank on the Hayabusa?

it is hinged to lift for easy maintenance and insulated , loved the design and is actually a touring bike " so they say " but rice rocket much !
sorry i opened the " sport bike " can of worms again , should have stayed with rice rocket. BTW my Sport CB160 was a Sport Bike back in 1965 !
love seeing the road you took to the CB1100 camoto
I consider the CB1100 " by old Standards " to be a Standard or Naked.
rode a Ducati Monster and it was very impressive and i walked away thinking it was a muscle bike . one ride on a Kawasaki 750 triple was just so frightening it fit into no class i had every dreamed about. " Suicidal ? "
so i guess my question has to do with bikes you have owned that had so much power and speed that i wonder why you went with the CB1100 ? for me it was age and lack of self control

[Cormanus]

I rode small capacity bikes as a young bloke and a scooter as a not-so-young bloke. When I got back to riding, I bought a cruiser as I was not interested in a sport bike and a bit frightened of how much power it might have. I never really bonded with the cruiser and bought the CB1100 instead.

[rboe]

My KZ-550Ltd was not a sport bike, but that motor was. Coming from a CJ360 it was a revelation. In fact it was the bike that "made" me quick bikes for 25 years. Today, my Griso is my hooligan bike (and touring bike). It's not truly a sport bike (too heavy) but for me it is; really it's more of a sporty bike. But I have no need for 100hp and 80 is plenty in the real world for me. I tend to gravitate to the larger machines simply because of ergonomics, not the need for HP. As the back ages, I look more to four wheels for touring and long drives more than bikes. Plus I just don't enjoy long drives. Just got back from 3500 with the family in the pickup so any desire for another trip in the near future is nil. The summer heat in the southwest does not help matters at all. What were we talking about?

[camoto_imp]

What's with the tank on the Hayabusa?

it is hinged to lift for easy maintenance and insulated , loved the design and is actually a touring bike " so they say " but rice rocket much !
sorry i opened the " sport bike " can of worms again , should have stayed with rice rocket. BTW my Sport CB160 was a Sport Bike back in 1965 !
love seeing the road you took to the CB1100 camoto
I consider the CB1100 " by old Standards " to be a Standard or Naked.
rode a Ducati Monster and it was very impressive and i walked away thinking it was a muscle bike . one ride on a Kawasaki 750 triple was just so frightening it fit into no class i had every dreamed about. " Suicidal ? "
so i guess my question has to do with bikes you have owned that had so much power and speed that i wonder why you went with the CB1100 ? for me it was age and lack of self control

Honestly, I think I came to the realization that I didn't need all that horsepower on the street. I no longer do track days. Also-- my aching back! I don't want to be hunched over for hours on end as I tour around and see the world.

My current dual sport is a KTM 500EXC and it's what I ride for the thrill. It's a handful in the single track but honestly it's the swiss army knife of bikes. It's street legal and I can do 70mph no issue. I was honestly thinking about getting another one and putting 80/20 tires and luggage on it but then the more I looked around the more I fell in love with the CB. I've been having a lot of fun scrubbing off the "chicken strips" that the last owner left on the tires!

I have a great little clip of one of the best trails from the Six Days of Michigan trail ride in July on the 500 if you like clips:
https://youtu.be/YDwPSKbUgwI

Speaking of clips, here's another one of the SuperDuke from a couple of seasons ago. This is right out my back door. The gopro wide angle flattens the curves but trust me some of those are really nice bends:
https://www.facebook.com/seanegorman/vid...770229525/

And if you have a lot of time for videos, here's one from last year I did a private tour in Vegas with Daryl Folks and Track-on. This guy puts on fantastic tours:
https://www.facebook.com/seanegorman/vid...390472162/