NinjaNick
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posted November 17, 2007 11:19 AM
Sportbike banment!? hmmm....
http://home.ama-cycle.org/membersonly/magazine/story_dl.asp?id=815
Bikes Under Attack
Is your motorcycle on the IIHS hit list? Here are the bikes that the group has classified as "super sport," "sport" and "unclad sport" motorcycles. And the group says that, short of banning them from public roadways, "capping the speed of these street-legal racing machines at the factory might be one way to reduce their risk."
Aprilia
RST Futura, RS 250, RSV 1000 R, RSV 1000 R Factory
BMW
F800S, F800ST, K1200GT, R1200RT, R1200ST, K1200S, K1200R, R1150R, R1150R Rockster
Buell
All models
Ducati
1000DS, 620 Sport, SS800, 749, 749R, 749S, 999 Biposto, 999R, 999S, Monster S2R, Monster S2R 1000, Monster S4R, Monster S4R Testastretta
Honda
Interceptor 800, Interceptor 800 ABS, ST1300, ST1300 ABS, ST1300 Police MC, CBR1000RR, CBR600F4i, CBR600RR, RC51, 599, 919
Kawasaki
Concours 1000, Ninja 250R, Ninja 500, Ninja 650R, Ninja ZX-14, ZZR600, Ninja ZX-10R, Ninja ZX-6R, Ninja ZX-6RR, Z1000, ZR-7S
Suzuki
Hayabusa, Katana 600, Katana 750, GSX-R1000, GSX-R750, GSX-R600, SV1000, SV650S, V-Strom 1000, V-Strom 650
Triumph
Sprint ST, 955 Daytona, Daytona 675, Speed Triple
Yamaha
FJR1300, YZF600R, YZF-R1, YZF-R6, YZF-R6S, FZ6, FZS1000
Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
  
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stevewfl
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posted November 17, 2007 11:21 AM
ya the AMA is all over this, as they were years back. Just another reason we should all be members of AMA and support the organization.
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bigdtd
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posted November 17, 2007 11:24 AM
can you say speedohealer?
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Bently
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2012 14r In Blue and no Mods!
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posted November 17, 2007 02:13 PM
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ya the AMA is all over this, as they were years back. Just another reason we should all be members of AMA and support the organization.
+1 WE have to all stick together on this shit or our hobby is in trouble. That list is the biggest bunch of bs I have ever seen, for one example ST1300.
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butterthegreat
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posted November 17, 2007 05:24 PM
Ninja 250? They are kidding right?
Do people even realize that cruisers go fast also?
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stevewfl
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posted November 17, 2007 05:44 PM
 Edited By: stevewfl on 17 Nov 2007 17:45
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Ninja 250? They are kidding right?
Do people even realize that cruisers go fast also?
thats a sweet track bike so ya, of course they listed it as a bad boy toy
again we need to all be AMA members to combat this stupidity.
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butterthegreat
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posted November 17, 2007 05:47 PM
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Ninja 250? They are kidding right?
Do people even realize that cruisers go fast also?
thats a sweet track bike so ya, of course they listed it as a bad boy toy
again we need to all be AMA members to combat this stupidity.
An M109 ca make a sweet track bike....but that's on the track.
A 250 is already limited by it's own power....how can you limit it more? It tops out @ 105...
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stevewfl
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posted November 17, 2007 05:53 PM
the ones I rode top out at about 80...85 MPH with a great tailwind 
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butterthegreat
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posted November 17, 2007 05:59 PM
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the ones I rode top out at about 80...85 MPH with a great tailwind
Mine tops @ 105.....it takes awhile to get there on flat land with a head wind....but it will get there....but then the needle stops no matter how hard you try...LOL.
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fury
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posted November 17, 2007 06:47 PM
My insurance is already thru the roof for this bike.
The Dealers and manufactures have to lobby against this type of brain dead mentality.
THey have the power.
Freedom of choice. I want to drive something fast. My choice.
We have been thru this a few times. Sport bikes have just been put back on the insurable list here in Ontario. At 1 point nobody would insure this bike.
I was pissed.
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ZXGRIFF
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posted November 17, 2007 09:09 PM
They have the Ninja 250 on there but not the GS 500!?! WTF!! Maybe the 250 is faster.... 
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ZXGRIFF
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posted November 17, 2007 09:13 PM
Hey!!! The Duc 1098 is not on the list! Maybe the asshole who came up with this has one....
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b03818
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posted November 17, 2007 09:29 PM
Saw buel but no harley models like fatboys or such! Bet if some of those were listed you would really see some s@#t hit the fan. I know you are thinking well harley are not fast anyway but the V-Rod is supposed to be their sporty boy! That would be worth a nation wide rider assembly to support the right to go fast.
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