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So I just recently purchased an 07 S4RS (pearl white).. I've been riding for years now but all my previous bikes have been japanese super sports... the last one was an 06 gsxr 600. I have about 3 weeks under my belt on my s4rs and here are my initial impressions....
1. It is beautiful. I find myself sitting in the garage just staring at it.
2. It is a money pit. It's so pretty, I just wanna buy nice things for it. Right now on order are some pretty rizoma pieces for it.. hahaha..
3. It is scary as hell to ride!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahah
Ok. In all seriousness.. the first week I thought, what the hell did I do. The bike was just so hard to ride in every way compared to my gsxr. At low speeds it was hard to ride smoothly. In turns it just didn't seem to dive in as easily as my gsxr... and on the exit no matter how light i was on the throttle it just wanted to stand up and run wide.. freak'n left turns at intersections were a nightmare bc I wasn't used to the torque and found myself giving a bit too much resulting in some rear tire slippage... Every ride I found myself sweating.. and the bike seemed to taunt me.. barking at me.........
well today I can say, i've finally come to terms with her. Just got back from a joyous ride.. no sweat. Here's what I learned. This bike likes to be thrashed and beat on. I found that the harder I rode the more tame it became. It's hilarious really.. but when you ride this bike hard it rides like a dream!!!! It's only when i'm putt putting around that it rides like a bucking bronco. Anyway, for all its little quirks, this bike brings such a bigger smile to my face then any ss i've owned. I love it..
1. It is beautiful. I find myself sitting in the garage just staring at it.
2. It is a money pit. It's so pretty, I just wanna buy nice things for it. Right now on order are some pretty rizoma pieces for it.. hahaha..
3. It is scary as hell to ride!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahah
Ok. In all seriousness.. the first week I thought, what the hell did I do. The bike was just so hard to ride in every way compared to my gsxr. At low speeds it was hard to ride smoothly. In turns it just didn't seem to dive in as easily as my gsxr... and on the exit no matter how light i was on the throttle it just wanted to stand up and run wide.. freak'n left turns at intersections were a nightmare bc I wasn't used to the torque and found myself giving a bit too much resulting in some rear tire slippage... Every ride I found myself sweating.. and the bike seemed to taunt me.. barking at me.........
well today I can say, i've finally come to terms with her. Just got back from a joyous ride.. no sweat. Here's what I learned. This bike likes to be thrashed and beat on. I found that the harder I rode the more tame it became. It's hilarious really.. but when you ride this bike hard it rides like a dream!!!! It's only when i'm putt putting around that it rides like a bucking bronco. Anyway, for all its little quirks, this bike brings such a bigger smile to my face then any ss i've owned. I love it..