I was out on mine last Saturday. Its still mental bonkers. To hear it rev I stuck it in third gear for 10 miles along a country road, happily going from 2k revs to 14k. And the standard exhaust never made it out of the showroom so it sounds quite nice as well
there's a lot of folklore associated with this, and it always makes me smile. There are two common tyre profiles when it comes to the edge where one might chicken strip or not. with reasonable effort, there's one profile where you could use all of the tread, but if you're tempted to use all of the tread on the other one, you would be grounding exhaust on a Monster, and/or pegs and side stand on an SS which is not a good idea on the road, plus a good chance you'll be part company with the bike more regularly.
There’s nothing chicken about riding a motorcycle, just some arseholes like to puff out their chests and brag about how fucking brave they are.
That Streetfigter has an ABUS disc lock in the pic, so should be safe from lunatic pub landlord attack atleast.
Can't comment for the whole country, but around here you've got to have your eyes peeled for potholes that would have you off, so as Anthony said, a fast ride out is not what it was and getting home in one piece is the main consideration, particularly in the dark. I bet we can all recall riders who were always faster than everyone else, but l can think of several who suddenly disappeared or had a "big one".
This morning at Prestwick Airport. This sleepy little airport has been VERY busy with military exotica over the last few months; Mmmmm, I wonder why?! I thing the big tanker in the middle is RAAF! If so the big Seila's a long way from home.
