My First Crash...

[tt_four]

Yup...me likey...but I enjoy the sound of bikes as long as they actually have a muffler, straight pipes suck...IMHO...

It all depends, it's not actually the sounds that bug me, just how they're used. I've always thought I hated the sounds harley's made, until I started looking into Buells more. Then I realized the noise isn't half bad, it's just the bikes they always get associated with. I don't mind the noise a sportbike makes. I just hate hearing it at redlights, and redlining all the way up the bridge next to my house. I don't know why people are so obsessed with loud bikes though. All it does for sportbikes is point out your location and speed to cops, and all it does for harley's is emphasize the fact that you pretty much redlined your 2000cc american muscle away from that stop sign through the first 3 gears, and are still only going 20mph.

[mister]

all it does for harley's is emphasize the fact that you pretty much redlined your 2000cc american muscle away from that stop sign through the first 3 gears, and are still only going 20mph.

That is GOLD 

[Phil B]

I understand the feeling, but to be honest I don't really like the sound of any motorcycle, people are just too obnoxious with all of them, whether it's a sportbike, harley or a dirtbike. At the same time though, listen to this aprilia, if you don't feel like watching the whole video at least listen to the part from 1:10-1:25. it sounds awesome. It's the same feel you get from seeing a buell xb, just a bike who's sound doesn't match up with what it is at all.

http://youtu.be/r9LT3DqzKQo

Nice. Although it doesnt "sound like a dirt bike", because in many ways, it isnt: it's V-twin
Var' nice though.

Pretty, nice, light. Would be fun to see that "convert to sport bike" kit on it and ride it. For the $12,000 it would cost, I'd probably just buy a BMW 800st instead.

the aprila SXV is fully street legal. electric starter, etc, etc. not much to mod there. Nice. but I heard that sort of bike gets unhappy (very vibey) at normal freeway speeds.

275lbs vs 412 lbs though. sigh....

[tt_four]

I don't even know if it weights 275lbs. If you looked the weight up you'd be ahead of me, but even my yz426 only weights 250 wet, and it's 10 years old. Mine doesn't have a battery or electric start though so who knows.

I'd had y426 up to highway speeds for a while and it does alright, but no matter what you do to it, it's still a dirtbike, and definitely not the best option for highway travel haha. Plus it gets pretty squirrely as soon as you hit 86mph, I'm sure it's a suspension adjustment, but honestly I find it easier to just avoid the highway instead of sorting it out haha