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Seems so many of you hate the sport bikes. I can't understand why. Seems many think they are dangerous. I've owned many of them, and may cruisers, including a speedmaster. Sport bikes are far superior in every way of mechanical performance to the speedmaster. Acceleration is massively improved, braking is substantially better, pure traction of the available rubber for sport bikes is incredible, and they handle like they are on rails. The worst sport bike rubber has far superior traction to cruiser tires. My ME880s on the SM were rocks, and they are considered to be in the upper end of the traction department.

I'm not bashing the speedmaster or the cruiser crowd. I really liked the little speedie, but lets be reasonable people. "Crotch Rockets" are safer to ride than cruisers. Superior acceleration, handling, traction, and braking. Ever think of that?

So the bias must be toward the riders. The same argument could be applied that Speedmaster owners do not bathe, sell drugs and guns, and are missing most of their teeth.

There is deviant behavior in all motorcycling. there are hundreds of forums here about running the "twisties". You like it. You know you do. So why bag on the quintessential carving machine?

Lets not be hypocrites and love our brother sport bikers. If they are actin' the fool, educate them...


Flame on!



Many of them dont live long enough to be "educated".
I'd love to own a sportbike, and I know several "adults" that own them and ride them like "adults".
Trouble is the 18-25 year old kids that ride em like fools
with sombodys half naked daughter on the back.They need to be "educated" alright.
And when one of these fools splats himself on the freeway
and mabye takes sombody with him. Only thing the "Public"sees is another biker bought it.

Oh btw I'm missing all my friggin teeth...has an advantage cant be knocked out.
And I wash once a week weather I need it or not.

The percentage you're paying is too high-priced While you're living beyond all your means And the man in the suit has just bought a new car From the profit he's made on your dreams