kilted motorcycle?

[Mr. Kilt]

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Sadly at the moment I am currently without a bike and have been for about 1.5 years. I am hoping to be able to get another one next summer. I have owned 3 bikes. My first was a 1998 Honda CBR600F3 Smokin' Joes edition, which I loved but wanted something a little bigger. The 2nd was a 2001 Honda CBR929RR, which was my favorite of the 3. The last one was a 2003 Ducati Monster 1000Sie Senna. This was a very close 2nd to the 929. I had 2 complaints about it - primarily it was not as comfortable as the 929 despite being more upright. I got pain in my forearms after about 2 hours of riding, and my rear hurt after about 3. I could ride that 929 all day long and the only thing that ever suffered was my knees. If it had even 1 more inch of legroom it would have been perfect. My second complaint was it did not have very decent fuel range. 929 would go 250-275 km on a tank of fuel .. the monster was lucky to get 180 because it has such a small tank.

For my next ride, I'm eyeing several bikes. Honda VFR, CBR1000RR, the Ducati ST3. Most likely is the VFR. Actually I would like to get a used VFR AND either another used 929 or 600F3/F4. I also wouldn't mind a BMWR1100S.

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Regarding Jeans - no offence to anyone but riding in jeans is not ever likely to help any one. It's better than shorts by about 5 feet when sliding on concrete. They might protect your skin if you bail going around a corner at 30KPH .. but that's about it. If you don't like wearing leathers (and I admit they can be cumbersome), google up a pair of Draggin Jeans. They're jeans with kevlar woven in and some padding in the joints. They look and wear like jeans but will still offer decent protection in a crash.

Nice selection of past bikes, CK! I'm not a big fan of sport bikes, but I always drool every time I see or hear a Ducati.

As for wearing jeans, you're right. They won't really protect you in a fall. However, I'm willing to take that risk. My riding style is very laid back and slow most of the time. On the highway I'll toss on a pair of chaps for a bit more protection.

[Chef]

i would say go for it , you dont want to look back years from now and i wish i had done thatand when everyone is stilling around telling stories you'll have one to.

And if something goes wrong the ladies will love the scars right?

I'm sorry, but I think that advice is a bit irresponsible.