[Power Hungry]

I just like the minor antagonizing going on. I always like to see people avail themselves of the right to express their opinions, especially in regards to vehicle preferences. As for me? I have to look on with envy since I no longer have a bike, but I agree with you Cody... As long as you're not acting a fool on the street, you're OK riding whatever you've got.

Sadly, I have no sympathy for the "Organ Donors" we see on the highways pulling wheelies, using traffic as a personal slalom course, and just acting stupid in general. Take that crap somewhere else where there's nobody around and have at it.

Back when I still lived in Miami and rode my FZ, all the local sportbike riders would meet up at Fuddruckers in Sunrise and then head out to US-27 (Krome Ave.) to ride. At the time (1988) the only thing out there at midnight was alligators and semis. We could ride along at 150+ MPH pretty much undisturbed. Even the police were relatively tolerant because we were so far out of the city limits that it wasn't really bothering anyone.

I'll tell you one thing... Even though I only rode a 700, when you only weigh 130 Lbs. it's amazing how fast that can go. My only issue was the shape of the fairings combined with my lack of weight would cause the front end to start to float at about 140 MPH. Just a little freaky.

Also, for what it's worth, one of the scariest bikes I ever rode was a 74 Kawi H2 750. That thing was a screamer although the chassis left a LOT to be desired. Poor handling would put even the most skilled of rider's nerves to the test. Another fun one was a CBX, but only because it was cool to ride a 6 cylinder... not that it was really a fast or great handling bike.

Anyway, I'm out.