$42,000 end of story

 

What I want to see if an RSV Mille 1000cc twin shoehorned into the RS250 frame. 125 rwhp in a 310 lb bike...OH YEAH. (Too bad it will not likely ever happen...)

 

okay, so they're proud of it. it certainly helps maintain exclusivity of ownership, eh?

 

I just wonder if they will find 500 buyers for the limited production. My point is, take the $10,000 (roughly) you'd pay for a CBR 600RR or 1000RR and add $30,000 in mods. Now that would be a bike.

 

That does nothing for me. I need the plastics. Some choppers are really nice, but would I ride one....ehh...NO!

 

to me, that's like the difference between spending $400,000 on a lamborghini or spending $30,000 on a mustang and adding $370,000 worth of modifications. the whole is more than the sum of its parts.

(...not that the thought of an extreme modded 1000RR doesn't make me totally salivate also!)

but: this thread was about italian bikes, which is really why i brought up the augusta. if it's an italian bike and money is no object, agusta has my vote.

 

40k ?

i shudder to think of insurance payments for the tamburini !

heck for $40k ya can buy a bloody Lambo Diablo replica powered by a Chevy v-8 RWD
NObody will know the difference and you'll get more *** than Hugh Hefner

 

Ah...the never ending debate....mass production refinement and price point versus exclusive limited production visceral appeal...

I have a CBR929RR for the racetrack and a VFR for two up riding. So I'm definitely in the former group when I need a bike that will be the same "turn the key and go" bike every time.

But I have been riding Ducs for a long time (currently almost done with my 888SPO restoration project) and there is NOTHING that I have ever ridden out of Japan (barring the RGV or NSR 2-strokes) that gives me even half the visceral joy of riding that the Italian twins offer. Fussy at times? Sure. We've all had girlfriends like that, but when they're behaving there's nothing like it, right?

So without sounding trite, may I suggest owning one of each for a year and seeing which one you tend to grab the keys for on various occasions?

Not sure I could part with $40K for a bike, but then again if I had $40K to spend on toys things would probably be different around here anyhow, ya know?

 

a fake lambo with a RWD GM motor? yuck...

you buy a bike that cost 42g, or a car that costs 250g, for image, not speed. speed may be a nice bonus, but you buy a lambo to say, "i have a lambo"..."i drive a really fast mustang" doesnt quite have the same ring.

 

If you are talking about Italian bikes don't forget about these as well:
Bimota
and
Laverda

I had an Aprilia RS50 and an RS125 and loved them both. No problems with either. I just let them run @ idle for a little while to get warmed up before I rode. I also have a Vespa sittin' in the garage that the wife likes to ride around on.

My friend has the Ducati 750 Dark with lots of carbon fiber and the termignoni exhaust on it and it looks sweet.

But when all is said and done I am more than happy with my CBR.