I've been sucked into putting big money over time into vehicles that end up losing your ****. You keep trying to improve it here and there you figure you have this much in it why not go the next step and on and on until you have 3-4 times more in it than it's worth. You can't look at it with hindsight and say "wow, for that kind of money I could have bought this.." the process works nothing like that. Think of it as an obsession that gets out of hand.

 

Yep! After the $5,000 for the saddle and tank you will still need this;

http://www.mecatwin.com/en/motos/hd/xlcr/noir.htm

and how about those $750 breaks?

The thing is, you would be the only kid on the block to own one. But not at 20 large.

 

My previous bike was a Hyosung GT650. It spent a lot of time getting warranty work done until I gave up and sold it. Definitely the worst bike on my owner's list.

Suzuki RG250 - old 2-stroke, but heaps fun - gotta love powerband
Suzuki GS500 - new bike, good for learning and mechanically tough as something tough
Hyosung GT650 - new bike, new brand forcing too much power out of too little engine
Honda CBR1000F - '95 lays the smack down!

 

Wound'nt be able to say that I've owned a naff bike but I've ridden a few. When I was in the army we had Armstrongs, which on the whole were not to bad. Just a bit on the heavy side and a pain in the rear to get started (kick start) thank god for decompression levers. When you finally got it started you were glad to be sitting on the seat. They were also a bit on the heavy side but saying that they were reliable, unlike their replacements being the kawasaki 250. At least with the armstrongs you had 500bhp to get you and all your gear from a to b, unlike the lightwieght kwacka which did'nt stand much abuse. Oh well, there always light at the end of the tunnel in the form of 1000f



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I heard the Buell Blast is a real marvel, just google it you will see

 

My cbr1000f has no adjustment for the front end, heavy weight, and a less than stellar electrical system. I would have to say the CBR is the worst bike I have owned.
I have owned vfr's gsxr's,etc.
My old 1986 gsxr 750 would either smoke this bike or be very close.
off road, the honda cannot be beat. Onroad, honda is not very good.