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Hello all. Sorry to post in here. I would have dropped this in the First-Time Void area but I don't have permission to post there. I've been riding for about a year and a half. I did a lot of posting on various motorcycle boards when I was looking to get into sport bikes. I took the advice from Katanaplanet and SBN and got a '97 Katana 600. I still remember the first time I rocked back on the throttle hard and passed 7k RPM. When the kitty hits its power curve at 7k it comes alive.
I realize that the Kat is basically the bottom of the food chain but it's been a great starter bike. I taught myself to ride on it. I'm 22 but I'm a pretty conservative rider. I use it a lot for transportation to and from school. But riding in a college town has been a challenging life. Little blue haired old ladies are always trying to share my lane with me in their big Lincolns. In a year and a half I've put about 2k in town miles on my bike.
In May I graduate and I'm moving to a town of about 18k. There's lots of old Harley riders there. Some of them I actually know and I'd probably ride with. I'll also be making trips back here (3 hr ride) to visit friends. I'm thinking of upgrading to a bigger bike. I'm not willing to leave the sport bike world. A cruiser just isn't my thing. I would go to an R6, R1 or GSXR 1k, but I'm a bit worried about the comfort for long rides. I'd consider the Busa but I've been warned about it being too much.
I'm 6ft 200lb. I'm 22, but I'm really a pretty laid back rider. I'm really not into doing stunts and stupid stuff. I mean to be old enough to be a burden to my children and to scare my grandchildren some day. But for now I'm a single engineer with some money to play with
I'd really like your opinions on the possibility of a Busa as an upgrade. Is it too much? Is it comfortable on long rides? I'll be in the Panhandle of Texas. There aren't a lot of great twisties and it's pretty flat. Failing a Busa, do you have any other suggestions?
Thanks for the time.
I realize that the Kat is basically the bottom of the food chain but it's been a great starter bike. I taught myself to ride on it. I'm 22 but I'm a pretty conservative rider. I use it a lot for transportation to and from school. But riding in a college town has been a challenging life. Little blue haired old ladies are always trying to share my lane with me in their big Lincolns. In a year and a half I've put about 2k in town miles on my bike.
In May I graduate and I'm moving to a town of about 18k. There's lots of old Harley riders there. Some of them I actually know and I'd probably ride with. I'll also be making trips back here (3 hr ride) to visit friends. I'm thinking of upgrading to a bigger bike. I'm not willing to leave the sport bike world. A cruiser just isn't my thing. I would go to an R6, R1 or GSXR 1k, but I'm a bit worried about the comfort for long rides. I'd consider the Busa but I've been warned about it being too much.
I'm 6ft 200lb. I'm 22, but I'm really a pretty laid back rider. I'm really not into doing stunts and stupid stuff. I mean to be old enough to be a burden to my children and to scare my grandchildren some day. But for now I'm a single engineer with some money to play with
I'd really like your opinions on the possibility of a Busa as an upgrade. Is it too much? Is it comfortable on long rides? I'll be in the Panhandle of Texas. There aren't a lot of great twisties and it's pretty flat. Failing a Busa, do you have any other suggestions?
Thanks for the time.