HollywoodMX
Coast to Coast
I only have one friend into vintage bikes 90% of my other bike friends have 1 liter+ bikes.
We recently went on a small ride weekend in Montana. I was the only person with a passenger and i was on my 82 gpz 1100. Even with a recent fork tune up i was sadly out classed. Yes i was more careful with a passenger but still at 160km/hr I really start being impacted by wind drag. On the times where they hit the throttle I was fighting to keep up.
Also none of my vintage bikes are meant for any sort of distance riding.
So i was thinking about a 08+ busa with touring mods for touring duty, not city driving. Now i dont want to have a debate that the busa isnt the right touring bike. I really like them and at my height they are quite comfortable.
What im worried about which is the question of this topic is if i get a modern sport bike will my custom vintage bikes be no longer fun? Will they feel neutered or slow? Will i appreciate them less?
Im looking for opinions from people who have had or have both.
The sad thing is none of my bikes are done but they will all be this summer. And 2 out of 3 have 07-10 modern sport bike suspension and wheels. Those 2 out of 3 have built up engines too, one NA and one supercharged.
I guess one saving grace is the modernized vintage bikes will still feel quite nimble compared to the busa.
We recently went on a small ride weekend in Montana. I was the only person with a passenger and i was on my 82 gpz 1100. Even with a recent fork tune up i was sadly out classed. Yes i was more careful with a passenger but still at 160km/hr I really start being impacted by wind drag. On the times where they hit the throttle I was fighting to keep up.
Also none of my vintage bikes are meant for any sort of distance riding.
So i was thinking about a 08+ busa with touring mods for touring duty, not city driving. Now i dont want to have a debate that the busa isnt the right touring bike. I really like them and at my height they are quite comfortable.
What im worried about which is the question of this topic is if i get a modern sport bike will my custom vintage bikes be no longer fun? Will they feel neutered or slow? Will i appreciate them less?
Im looking for opinions from people who have had or have both.
The sad thing is none of my bikes are done but they will all be this summer. And 2 out of 3 have 07-10 modern sport bike suspension and wheels. Those 2 out of 3 have built up engines too, one NA and one supercharged.
I guess one saving grace is the modernized vintage bikes will still feel quite nimble compared to the busa.