well shit (repost)

"bob and john" (bobandjohn) 02/23/2015 at 11:15 • Filed to: None

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Looks like my plans for a triumph have been axed. simply too much money (18k BEFORE tax, title, reg, deliverly etc etc..lets call it..20K.)

no way can I make that kinda of money, or be able to justify spending ALL of it on a bike. dam.

ON THE OTHER HAND

this exists: the 4th gen Kawasaki Z1000

no its not a top tier olhins equiped monster...but its also only 13K MSRP...5K LESS then the triumph.

I could probably find a really good one for under 10K in 2-3 years time...and with that left over budget, it would go into:

akrapovic headers (700)
akrapovic megaphone silp ons (600)
K&n air filter (50)
PCV (300)
frame/axle sliders (400)
new turn signals all around (60)
fender eliminator (200)
tech spec tank pads (100)
LED frame lighting (yea, i know, i'm immature and like the fast and the furious) (100)

so thats 2500 in aftermarket parts (lets call it 3K to account for shipping and everything)....+ 10k for the bike. 13k for a akra equiped, 1L, 140+HP mean machine...

only question is...do I go for one silver/green like in the pictures, or do I stick to the all black like my current bike and get red accenting for it?


as for the SV...it would probably get stripped down, lightened, and turned into a track rat. bye bye ABS (on SV), hello 700CC build :P

jkm7680 > bob and john 02/22/2015 at 11:54

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You're forgetting the Yoshimura bit.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > bob and john 02/22/2015 at 11:56

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Speed or Street Triple? The Street starts at $10,500 here in the U.S., and the Speed starts at just under $15k.

bob and john > jkm7680 02/22/2015 at 11:56

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akrapovic >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> yoshi.

plus, i think yoshi's exhausts look like shit for the most part

bob and john > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 02/22/2015 at 11:56

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speed R.

also, in canada.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > bob and john 02/22/2015 at 11:58

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Shit that's a price hike.

bob and john > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 02/22/2015 at 11:59

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granted, it also had the 1500$ arrow exhaust on it (and some frame/axle sliders). but still, base speed triple R starts at 16K

jkm7680 > bob and john 02/22/2015 at 11:59

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:O

I've got a Yoshi sticker on my laptop. I'm out of bikes though.

bob and john > jkm7680 02/22/2015 at 12:01

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I never really liked them...but what finished me was that CRAP can the offer on the 2nd gen SV650. looked like something you would pick up from a junkyard

I ended up with a scorpion can for that bike

jkm7680 > bob and john 02/22/2015 at 12:01

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Get whatever BakerXDerek has on his Kawa. That thing sounds mean as fuck.

bob and john > jkm7680 02/22/2015 at 12:03

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he uhh. he doenst HAVE a end can on. just headers. and I cant do that because I ride alot late at night and dont want to annoy the neighbors TOO much.

jkm7680 > bob and john 02/22/2015 at 12:06

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Ohhshit really? Damn, that must not be quiet. Sounds like some mhmmmhmmm though.

How about a Two Brothers system? Just don't get Remus either.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > bob and john 02/22/2015 at 12:06

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seeing performance add-ons for bikes scares me. The power::weight is already crazy and most have 0-60 times better than your average supercar.

But hey let's throw a turbo on it. Ok!

not knocking you or anything, it just scares me to know something already blistering fast needs more go-faster bits.

bob and john > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 02/22/2015 at 12:08

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funny you mention turbos...

this is a local shops bike. 1st gen Z1000. garret turbo.put 250 HP to the WHEEL

bob and john > jkm7680 02/22/2015 at 12:10

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i liked the look of their end cans before...but now. IDK, somethings changed (me, not them) and i dont like that look no more.

i would LOVE a pair for scorpion RP1 GP cans...but they are like 1000$ for the slip ons. f—- that

jkm7680 > bob and john 02/22/2015 at 12:20

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Damn, nice and pricey there.

You could probably just run stockers and save up?

bob and john > jkm7680 02/22/2015 at 12:24

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meh. I'd be just as happy with the akra peices (probably)

sides, i'm planing on riding the bike without anything else for 3-5 years.

then...

this is a local shops first gen z1000. do you see what i'm pointing out?

jkm7680 > bob and john 02/22/2015 at 12:25

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Extended swingarm?

bob and john > jkm7680 02/22/2015 at 12:25

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right behind the front wheel.

garrett trubo. bike puts down 250 at the wheel.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > bob and john 02/22/2015 at 12:29

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SO many angles. I love the exhaust treatment, though.

jkm7680 > bob and john 02/22/2015 at 12:31

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Haha, didn't notice that at first.

How much would that kind of setup run you?

bob and john > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 02/22/2015 at 12:32

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hehe.

weirdly, the exhaust is the WORST part of it. its very wide and its the first part of the bike that drags when you start to lean a lot. so its the first part to go bye-bye XD

bob and john > jkm7680 02/22/2015 at 12:34

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honestly, no idea. I know they built up one of their buddys 600s to 200 HP. I think he said the whol;e she-bang would have been like 4000+odds and ends...lets say 5k for everything.

5 k for a 100 HP bump on a motors thats 150HP stock. not bad

jkm7680 > bob and john 02/22/2015 at 12:37

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You commute with the bike right? I'd keep it quiet, and rather stock in that case.

Not bad gains at all though!

bob and john > jkm7680 02/22/2015 at 12:39

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its going to be a commuter yea.

stock? what is this "stock" you speak of?

jkm7680 > bob and john 02/22/2015 at 12:42

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Bwaha, so it's nice and quiet. Is there a touring windscreen or something?

bob and john > jkm7680 02/22/2015 at 12:44

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there is. its hideous. not going to buy it.

ATM my commute is pretty lax. no highways, so I dont need the screen.

if anything, I want to get rid of the mirrors and get bar-end mirrors to bring the silhouette down and smoother.

jkm7680 > bob and john 02/22/2015 at 12:45

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Ok, so not that then haha.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > bob and john 02/22/2015 at 12:46

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That's more than my car makes at the crank and weighs probably an 1/5 the weight. Is there a separate compartment the rider carries his massive balls?

bob and john > jkm7680 02/22/2015 at 12:51

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yea./ I mean just look at it

ewwwwww

jkm7680 > bob and john 02/22/2015 at 12:51

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Ewwww, looks like a couple of Praying Mantusses making babies.

bob and john > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 02/22/2015 at 12:53

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LOL the bike is about 450 LBS. + rider, its about 600LBS ready to ride

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > bob and john 02/22/2015 at 13:00

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Unless you had some flat-twin BMW or a V2 Ducati, Akrapovic doesn't even help.

bob and john > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 02/22/2015 at 13:03

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an HP2S is still on the table. maybe.

Joel Ness > bob and john 02/22/2015 at 13:15

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Um, have you looked into a second gen yamaha fz1. At one point I was comparing those two when I ended up buying the sv1000. From what I could tell the yamaha is the better bike. I rode it too and I would have gotten it but it was a little out of my budget range at the time.

bob and john > Joel Ness 02/22/2015 at 13:17

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no ABS. and for my daily/commuter/street bike, i want ABS

QCGoose > bob and john 02/22/2015 at 13:54

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Actually, the bike you have pictured is the 4th gen. The 2nd gen was '07-'09.

bob and john > QCGoose 02/22/2015 at 14:01

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derp.

BobintheMtns > bob and john 02/23/2015 at 14:57

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I was at a ducati dealership couple of weeks ago helping a buddy find a bike... the financing they were offering was off-the-hook! 5 to 7 year terms for a motorbike....!! Go pick up a Paningale, for probably like $35 dollars a month..... it's got ABS and you prob wouldn't need a turbo!

I was so thankful that I've got a sweet bike, or I'd just get myself in trouble!!

bob and john > BobintheMtns 02/23/2015 at 15:00

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...5-7 years? jesus.

BobintheMtns > bob and john 02/23/2015 at 15:07

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RIGHT???!!!!!! I was shocked... but as the sales guy was saying, because most bikes aren't daily drivers, it's not like they won't last that long... I dunno, I think the whole 5-7 term notes are kinda scary, but like I said, new ducati: $50/month.........

bob and john > BobintheMtns 02/23/2015 at 15:17

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thats just the intrest I think....5 years X 12 months = 60 months, 60 x 50 = 3000...

da fuck kinda ducati are you buying for 3 K?

also, insurance for a pani would be WAY higher then the Z. SS VS naked and all that

BobintheMtns > bob and john 02/23/2015 at 15:25

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Sure... my figures were just being a bit hyperbolic... but say one of those new scramblers, for $9K... on a 7 year loan.... you'd be looking @ $120/month... not bad....

Or find an old Elefant for $3k, find a low-mileage Supersport motor for $1k.... and you've found all sorts of Love for very little money.......

bob and john > BobintheMtns 02/23/2015 at 15:27

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nah, i wouldnt wantr to be paying for the better part of a decade for a bike. I dont believe in finacing almost at all to be brutally honest with you.

BobintheMtns > bob and john 02/23/2015 at 15:29

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I'm with you 100% on not financing a bike for a decade.. hence my shock at the dealership..... but just thought I'd throw it out there, cuz I think those Speed Triples are the beez-knees too.....

bob and john > BobintheMtns 02/23/2015 at 15:31

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thinking about it..there has only been one thing my family has EVER finainced...our house. and we always keep up to date on credit card bills (buy shit today, pa balance at the end of the week)

helps make sure i dont fall down that sink hole of debt