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Seriously. I don't know more than around 10 Hypermotards, so guess who makes the top 10... The more pages I visit, the more that list is just attention whoring. There's a lot of sexy bikes (Rune, Vrod, Vmax, Buell, M109R, Rocket III...). Yea, that guy is just trolling.

Both my bikes made the top 10 ugliest list. It really is in the eye of the beholder. I feel the SV has the sexiest ass of the lot of current gen bikes, and as for the Hayabusa, this would be the designers rebuttal: it was meant to be ugly I'm just wondering how the RC51 didn't make that list.

I think I get it now. Hispanic Hispanic His panic It's about putting the right *em*FA*sis* on the right *Syl*LA*ble*

I'm a little disappointed Casper is falling behind posting these 'pot-stirring' articles from Digg. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1246201/Employer-told-advertise-reliable-workers--discriminates-unreliable-applicants.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AapWeg0GgwE

No, but Saturday night @ Buddy's in Brunswick... BE THERE!

I don't know what a span is, but you're a f*(king racist.

But who's gonna pay for the drug test!?

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Sadly, it will not. Trust me... I can't find one for that, anywhere.

Win

Now you've up and done it... you just turned it into a ZX vs. Busa thread... the vultures will converge shortly. Good luck with your search(es)

You can afford a Gen1 busa in your price range, but compared to the FZ's I've seen on Craigslist and whatnot you're looking at a $2000-$3000 difference between the two - with the 'busa being more expensive. It's all about the right tool for the right job. Hayabusa's are nice long distance cruisers, but I've put 500 miles/day on my Hayabusa and 500 mile days in on the SV too... the Hayabusa is smooth as silk, with power on tap, the SV is a hooligan bike, a thumper, that has a lot more riding personality that begs you to have fun with it. The FZ's are probably a mix right in between the two, the buzzy I4 engine doesn't really do anything for me (even in the Hayabusa) - it's just bland. Tons of power, but bland. So, it all depends on what type of riding you plan on doing, and what 'image' you want to have Hayabusa - 1) You're a trendy black guy, or 2) You're a n00b squid that had to have the biggest and baddest bike because that's what everyone said was the fastest or 3) You drag race, enjoy long distance cruising, but don't want to be a Harley fag, Goldwinger, or ride a touring bike. If you plan on hitting the twisties, the Busa is a pig compared to the other bikes... not saying it can't be done, but it's like using a belt sander to do the job of a Dremel. SV - Hooligan bike, loves torquey vtwins, economical and cost effective without having to have an all-out sportbike like all the kids. Dare to be different. Love the sound. FZ1 - Less hooligan than the SV, but likes more power and 'buzz' Zed1k - Image is everything, I look badass, and the bike is badass enough to back me up unless we're on a sanctioned racetrack and you're on a fullon sportbike. No offense to anyone if my stereotypes end up being complete mischaracterizations. Insurance-wise: My Hayabusa + the SV1k cost around $450/yr for me, but I don't carry collision on either of them, just liability and comp, so if I f*(k up, I pay for it. Out of that $450, the Hayabusa is around $420 of that, then with the multibike discount and adding the standard, it really only added about $15-$30 to my policy IIRC. I think the FZ would insure similar to the SV as they'd both be considered "standards" (not sportbikes, like a 'busa, 600, or liter bike would)... if you quote them alone, without collision (that's always the expensive part next to liability), I think at your age you'd be around $80-$150/yr depending on your carrier.

But that's not meant take away anything from YOUR experience on the Zed, jagr Just that KawayZ has a lot more miles on that particular bike under his belt.

Propaganda is everywhere. Don't let it get me!

My designer threw up at his desk today. It smelled like old cheese where I was sitting 6 cubes over. He didn't clean it up until my boss (who couldn't handle the stench himself) delegated another enginerd to tell the guy to clean it up. And by 'clean it up' he must've thought, 'swap my vomit-ridden keyboard with the keyboard of the other guy that was laid off'. I feel bad for our next design hire. But, when you're 50+ years old, how do you not know it's coming and grab the trash can AT YOUR DESK?

I suppose the SV wasn't meant to be, but I'd still think you'd like a VFR or v-twin better than a FZ1. The Zed1k, that's a whole different animal... you may want to try to contact KawayZ to see if his buddy still has his '03 Z1k for sale 'round the Norwalk area. I never went to look at it because I suddenly got short on funds, but it was a smoking deal and it was in my favorite color (orange). KawayZ also has put over 40k on his Z1k by himself, so if you want to know all about the pros and cons of that bike, he'd be the one I'd talk to.

+1 Yes, it would.

Will you be giving out free bikes or free babies?

I'd hope he found a hotter girlfriend by now.

I think he left Carie at home when he went to pick it up.

I figured it was a typo on your end.

I'll assume when you PM'd me with the above it meant: I'm greater than 3 attorneys, need anymore legalese summarized?