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Offline sparty

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Now this bike is tight.
« on: February 13, 2007, 06:33:10 PM »
My very first street bike in 1988, when I was 17, was a sport bike - 1986 Kawa Ninja 600R in red, white, and blue.

Anyway, I have always had an affinity for the race replicas and "plastic" bikes.  I have owned 11 of them in total since 1988.  I would usually grow tired of the bike and lust for another within a year or two.

I still lust for another sport bike and if I won the lottery, this would be it.  I am a freak for design, and this bike rocks my socks.  All MV Agusta bikes do.  http://www.mvagustausa.com/web-mvagusta/07_F4_CC.html

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Re: Now this bike is tight.
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2007, 06:48:55 PM »


      sparty, Not much for the Sport Bike type but, that bike is "Wicked" isn't it? And, WHOA, so's the price! :o  Hello Lottery!! ;D Thanks for posting that one. I agree with you about the Augustas. 8)

                                                          Later on, Bill :) ;)
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Re: Now this bike is tight.
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2007, 06:56:36 PM »
Saw an F4 at the CW show last weekend. Diff model though......only went for 30K...........
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« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2007, 07:43:02 PM »
Agusta makes a mean helicopter, too.

http://www.dgualdo.it/ph-ind-agu.htm

We have a 109 based in our area, and some 119s further out and lower down.

I think the Durango-based crew that went down about 2 years ago (?) was in one.
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Re: Now this bike is tight.
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2007, 10:27:16 PM »
Sparty - there's something about those 4 pipes under the seat that really get your juices flowing - if you haven't heard one I suggest you try and find one a play with the throttle a bit - really quick revving and oh that noise................
I know a bloke who's got 4 of them - not pipes - whole bikes!! Fair dinkum!
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Re: Now this bike is tight.
« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2007, 12:17:55 AM »
The Guggenheim owns one for a reason Sparty ;D

A good friend of mine had a 'cooking' '05 F4, yes they might look damned good on paper, but in the flesh 'f**king stunning' doesn't even get close 8) and they ride OK too, which is a bonus ;)
As Peter says the noise they make is something else too ;D ;D  No CB I've ever heard comes close, not even the race bikes. For some reason, only the Italians (be it MV, Ducati, Ferarri, Alfa, or even Fiat when they feel like it) can make a four stroke engine sing Opera 8)



On the not so good front, my mate's F4 had a habit of chewing it's rear wheel bearings, and getting new ones out of MV could take anything up to three months:eek: Still he sold it for more than he paid for it after over 18 months of hard use :)
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« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2007, 10:53:08 AM »
Here are some MV Agusta sound files.  It is not the F4, but these bikes scream.

http://home.iprimus.com.au/pakholt/motorsport/motorsounds.html

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Re: Now this bike is tight.
« Reply #7 on: February 14, 2007, 10:55:11 AM »
I was drooling over some of their bikes last weekend at the Int'l motorcycle show..
Very tight..
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« Reply #8 on: February 14, 2007, 01:12:03 PM »
Nice avatar Proteal.
As to the bike, I reckon I'd buy a Ferrari if I had that much money :)
Ok, it would be a tough decision and one I'll never face ;) :) :)
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Re: Now this bike is tight.
« Reply #9 on: February 14, 2007, 01:40:42 PM »
Quote from: Rocking-M on February 14, 2007, 01:12:03 PM
Nice avatar Proteal.
Thanks Bud, Don't forget that Mods Vs. Rockers III is less than 5 months away !
Be there or be Ghey !  ;D
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Re: Now this bike is tight.
« Reply #10 on: February 14, 2007, 01:47:15 PM »
That black MV goes for 125 large dollars ($125000)
I'd MUCH rather have this Katana Yoshimura 1150R

Tell me this thing ain't totally tits.
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« Reply #11 on: February 14, 2007, 10:31:58 PM »
I saw the price and threw up in my mouth a little  :o :o :o
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Re: Now this bike is tight.
« Reply #12 on: February 15, 2007, 07:49:02 AM »
Quote from: medic09 on February 13, 2007, 07:43:02 PM
Agusta makes a mean helicopter, too.

http://www.dgualdo.it/ph-ind-agu.htm

We have a 109 based in our area, and some 119s further out and lower down.

I think the Durango-based crew that went down about 2 years ago (?) was in one.

My company owns one POS Augusta 109 that technicians DREAD working on.  It is very unfriendly to maintainers.  I'll stick with my BK.   ;)
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Re: Now this bike is tight.
« Reply #13 on: February 15, 2007, 09:13:12 AM »
Quote from: hopterfixer on February 15, 2007, 07:49:02 AM
Quote from: medic09 on February 13, 2007, 07:43:02 PM
Agusta makes a mean helicopter, too.

http://www.dgualdo.it/ph-ind-agu.htm

We have a 109 based in our area, and some 119s further out and lower down.

I think the Durango-based crew that went down about 2 years ago (?) was in one.

My company owns one POS Augusta 109 that technicians DREAD working on.  It is very unfriendly to maintainers.  I'll stick with my BK.   ;)

Personally, I don't like the idea of working/flying in one; but that's based on anecdotal impression.  When I looked at accident data it compared reasonably to other rotor-wing aircraft in similar situations.  It does have decent work space inside, and I guess the price is right.
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Re: Now this bike is tight.
« Reply #14 on: February 15, 2007, 02:25:56 PM »
I am not afraid to work on anything, but it is nice if a machine is user friendly in return  :)
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« Reply #15 on: February 15, 2007, 04:53:43 PM »
Quote from: hopterfixer on February 15, 2007, 02:25:56 PM
I am not afraid to work on anything, but it is nice if a machine is user friendly in return  :)

Yeah, but you work on the ground, eh?  I work in flight, so I sometimes think about these things...
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« Reply #16 on: February 16, 2007, 08:37:22 AM »
Having an aircraft that is nice to work in, but out of service a lot can be pain too, eh?
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Re: Now this bike is tight.
« Reply #17 on: February 16, 2007, 11:36:29 AM »
We sold one of these last weekend.

http://www.ducati.com/en/bikes/my2007/ModelPage.jhtml?family=Superbike&model=SBK1098S-07


Ducati 1098S. Something on the order of $30K plus the track package and data acquisition system.


The buyer didn't ride it home 'cause it was raining. Lucky SOB
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