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Mar 7th, 2007, 8:48 pm
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Is the Hyper a practical everyday street bike ?
I've been admiring this incredible bike and I think I'm falling in love. Living in Florida , flat land and very limited curves, would the HyperMotard be worth the money spent for use in a place like Florida ?
I realize the full potential of the bike would not be used here (in Florida), so could it be a practical "everyday" street bike.
Save me before I waste my money $
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Mar 7th, 2007, 9:32 pm
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That's what I'm getting it for; upright seating position, nice wide bars, wide comfortable-looking seat, lots of torque.
sounds like a great overall bike, to me.
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Mar 7th, 2007, 10:21 pm
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Originally Posted by Buckelew
That's what I'm getting it for; upright seating position, nice wide bars, wide comfortable-looking seat, lots of torque.
sounds like a great overall bike, to me.
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Lets not forget the weight either. My BMW Adventure has all of that (OK maybe not the torque), but at 2X the weight.
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Mar 8th, 2007, 9:20 pm
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No curves in Florida? I hear you have plenty of on and off ramps.
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Mar 9th, 2007, 7:06 pm
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Originally Posted by John
No curves in Florida? I hear you have plenty of on and off ramps.
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Can't forget the 1 at the end of my street....I hit that 1 hard 
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Mar 18th, 2007, 9:41 pm
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We've been considering the HP as a daily commuter as well.
Seems like it would be perfect. Air cooled, upright riding position, light weight...mmmm - yummy!
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Mar 29th, 2007, 12:24 am
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Originally Posted by DonaldDuc996
I've been admiring this incredible bike and I think I'm falling in love. Living in Florida , flat land and very limited curves, would the HyperMotard be worth the money spent for use in a place like Florida ?
I realize the full potential of the bike would not be used here (in Florida), so could it be a practical "everyday" street bike.
Save me before I waste my money $
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I live down in Fort Lauderdale and I'm buying a HM because it looks like its going to be such a great bike for city riding. Right now I have a '95 GPZ-1100 and it is no fun. Something that weighs under 400 pounds, makes 80-ish HP with a decent torque curve, and can be thrown around might make riding here fun again.
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