One of the things I like about riding is that it can actually kill you. The harder you push yourself and your bike, the more you are required to concentrate to keep everything in balance. Distraction is your enemy. You can't think about work or money or wife or kids or anything else. Your entire world shrinks down to the next approaching apex. At the same time, you are more aware of the smell of your engine getting hot and of tire rubber, the balancing point of your body moving over and around the center of gravity, the sound of the intake growl, the whine of the exhaust note and the sound of your breath coming in and going out of your body. You race the ghost of yourself not for a trophy or prize money but for the euphoria of solving the riddle of hitting that turn perfectly so that you and machine become one living, breathing being.

The reason we seek out other riders is that there are few who understand our passion like those who do what we love.

truth

everytime i climb on my bike its with the understanding and acceptance that she'll probably kill me some day. must be what its like to be a male praying mantis. you want to hit it but some day shes gonna gnaw your head off

Actually My Bike goes to Sixteen Thousand...But I wont hold it against you :)

mine only redlines at 15...

And thats why Kawasaki is > Than Honda

Hahaha, J/K

kaw>honda at sucking.

your bike being 5 years newer may have something to do with it.

"Kawasaki, the only way we can compete is to add 36 extra cc's"

Lol...Maybe in 06...But they have now Nixed the 636.

Lets not get into a Bike war though I respect all makes and models I just happen to enjoy riding Kawasaki's

yes, they got rid of the 36ccs and now they can't compete. They are basement dwellers in every major mid bike challenge.