Buying a streetbike.. need advice!!!

06-04-2002, 09:08 PM

I'm going to post a few numbers here, I researched the bikes some with the buyers guide before I made my decision to get the VFR..
ZX9-404#
ZX12R-463
ZX6R-377
ZX6-430
Busa-480
VFR-490
YZF6R-365
YZF600R-416
VMAX-580

Ok, there are a few there. I had an interceptor500 for 6 monthes then got a VMAX and all I can say is... this bike had some torque. It was the fastest bike you could get when it first came out(1984), it replaced the eliminator as the king of speed of that time. Then came the FJ1100 then the zx10 then FZR1000 then the zx11(I sold bikes for a short while in 89). I can tell you that the VMAX has some ungodly torque, this thing will pull in the mid range like mad! Forget your 1320#s, lets talk real street.. this thing is BAD! Its not the most comfortable bike I've ever sat on but this thing has ALOT of power. I could easily pull up the front tire, unlike the VFR where I would have to rev the crap out of it. I rode with a co-worker(he was on an FJ1100), we rode to a union meeting then around town(he had folks there) and back home.. he wanted to go hit the bars and I wanted to go home and rest my @ss(It hurt). The Vmax has a driveshaft, which I like(low maintence). I feel like I'm babbling at this point...

I rode with a bunch of cruisers a few weekends ago(mostly Harleys and customs) and they started cruising 90-100 once we hit the hwy and I had a hard time keeping up with them... I tried to keep them within site(the wind was blowing that bad, I was riding at a 45 degree angle going straight). At one point I was almost blown off the road, literally. We got to where we were going and they all said it must be the fairing on my bike because they had no big problems. Have any of you guys experienced anything like this?

Anyhow, I'm disappointed in the VFR's power. I think it would be a great first bike but I guess I like to 'feel' the power when I roll on it. I can see either a ZZ-R1200 or FJ1300 in my future.

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06-04-2002, 09:08 PM	#11
rbatson Guest Posts: n/a	I'm going to post a few numbers here, I researched the bikes some with the buyers guide before I made my decision to get the VFR.. ZX9-404# ZX12R-463 ZX6R-377 ZX6-430 Busa-480 VFR-490 YZF6R-365 YZF600R-416 VMAX-580 Ok, there are a few there. I had an interceptor500 for 6 monthes then got a VMAX and all I can say is... this bike had some torque. It was the fastest bike you could get when it first came out(1984), it replaced the eliminator as the king of speed of that time. Then came the FJ1100 then the zx10 then FZR1000 then the zx11(I sold bikes for a short while in 89). I can tell you that the VMAX has some ungodly torque, this thing will pull in the mid range like mad! Forget your 1320#s, lets talk real street.. this thing is BAD! Its not the most comfortable bike I've ever sat on but this thing has ALOT of power. I could easily pull up the front tire, unlike the VFR where I would have to rev the crap out of it. I rode with a co-worker(he was on an FJ1100), we rode to a union meeting then around town(he had folks there) and back home.. he wanted to go hit the bars and I wanted to go home and rest my @ss(It hurt). The Vmax has a driveshaft, which I like(low maintence). I feel like I'm babbling at this point... I rode with a bunch of cruisers a few weekends ago(mostly Harleys and customs) and they started cruising 90-100 once we hit the hwy and I had a hard time keeping up with them... I tried to keep them within site(the wind was blowing that bad, I was riding at a 45 degree angle going straight). At one point I was almost blown off the road, literally. We got to where we were going and they all said it must be the fairing on my bike because they had no big problems. Have any of you guys experienced anything like this? Anyhow, I'm disappointed in the VFR's power. I think it would be a great first bike but I guess I like to 'feel' the power when I roll on it. I can see either a ZZ-R1200 or FJ1300 in my future.