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Meriadoc  ·  3192 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: July 22, 2015

Oh no way would I go for it. I don't have the wallet deep enough or the time of day to deal with a BMW. But I still found it an interesting bike nonetheless. I'm hoping to go with a Yahama FZ-07 or -09 in the new few months if things go as well as I hope they do.





kleinbl00  ·  3192 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    "It’s the best thing ever!" I responded. "It’s absolutely incredible and blows everything else like it out of the water, and that’s before you factor in price. It’s also basically un-rideable and feels like it could be trying to kill me. This thing is so close. Someone just has to get it sorted."

http://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/2014-yamaha-fz-09-long-term-test

Meriadoc  ·  3192 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's what I'm seeing more of. The original reviews coming in were "it's the most exciting things I've ridden" and "I will never not love it", but the newer ones are "I want to go grocery shopping without fearing for my life".

kleinbl00  ·  3192 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Could be worse.

Much worse.

Meriadoc  ·  3192 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Christ alive I forgot about that.

I saw one in the wild in DC not too long ago. The guy riding it could have qualified as a schooner as much as his bike and I seriously wonder what ability he had at getting it up a hill that a Vespa wouldn't.

kleinbl00  ·  3192 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I sat on one. They're really quite peculiar. You sort of feel as if you're in position to have your genitals tattooed.

They were repulsive enough at the time that the dealer discouraged me from contemplating a purchase. When the guy in the Honda shirt calls it a "Do Not Order One" you can rest assured that sales will be slight.