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What is your Holy Grail motorcycle?


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straydogeod

I second the MSTR. I demo'd an MST and holy freaking shete....
 
http://www.motusmotorcycles.com/
 
I also continuously find my way back to the Zero website, I would love to be able to wedge an FXS into the garage.  I will be demo riding one of them in the near future (which might be a bad idea with my known compulsive habits).

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I don't have a "holy grail" bike, but the one I am currently lusting after is the Zero FX (don't judge me!) 
 
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This is the closest bike in this thread, to my "Holy Grail".  But what I want hasn't been made... Yet.  For 90% of the riding I actually do, which is commuting a mere 5 miles, an electric bicycle is what I want.  BUT, I want it to be faster than any car on the road with me, up to 50 or 60MPH.  Matter of fact, I want 0-60 in 3 seconds performance.  By the time you have a bike that can perform like that, safely, it has become a motorcycle.   
I want it as light as possible, and have no use for a range more than 50 miles or so.   Richard Hatfield no longer has anything to prove. Maybe he can start working on bikes for the mainstream.  I don't need such a monstrous motor, or hundreds of pounds of batteries.  I wouldn't even mind shifting gears to have a tiny motor get the job done.  But, I still want 0-60 in 3.0 seconds, and be able to pedal on a sidewalk to get around traffic jams.
 
There's a Holy Grail for you.  Think it's not possible?

 
 
Have you taken a look at the Victory electric bike? Pretty aggressive naked bike.

2015 FZ-07

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No, I literally want to be able to pedal on a sidewalk, and mix it up with traffic as well or better than the FZ-07. This is getting close, and it's several years old!
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panchobullet

Well, as a bike lover and Ayrton Senna fan there is only one Holy Grail bike for me... MV Augusta F4 Ayrton Senna Special Edition
 
 
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- Pancho

You've never seen me cause I'm too damn fast!

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Well, as a bike lover and Ayrton Senna fan there is only one Holy Grail bike for me... MV Augusta F4 Ayrton Senna Special Edition 
 
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- Pancho
where is my checkbook
 
I needs this, senna forever
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Tyler Jane

I've been having very expensive fantasies about this machine: 1290 Super Duke R Special Edition.
 
 
 
http://i.imgur.com/NpcAgXs.jpg
 
 
 
I'm sure it's way too much power (and money) for me, but still. If I won the lottery tomorrow, this would probably be at the top of the list.

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straydogeod
Well, being a Camera Assistant / Cameraman, THIS IS the Zero I dream of!!!
That is so rad!!!!! 
As for the Victory, I think compared the Zero the Zero makes more sense for most mere mortals.  The Empulse is a good bit heavier, has a clutch for some reason and costs a lot more.  Still would love to take one for a spin but I'd buy the Zero before the Victory.
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I've been having very expensive fantasies about this machine: 1290 Super Duke R Special Edition. 
 
 
http://i.imgur.com/NpcAgXs.jpg
 
 
 
I'm sure it's way too much power (and money) for me, but still. If I won the lottery tomorrow, this would probably be at the top of the list.
its not too much power... just a bit too much orange bleghh....
 
 i keepo seeing that diavel X and iot's starting to grow on me... damn you @e30kawi
 
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Kawasaki H2R for me.
Long as I've still got my FZ having a bike like that would be super clutch!
Haha
The BMW s1000r would be sweet as well

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yamahappy74

There is simply no way I could whittle it down to one bike. There are just so many that I lust after. The new R1M, the Ducati 899 Panigale, an MV Augusta F4, the BMW S1000RR and it's naked cousin, the Lightning LS-218, and a whole host of others I can't even think of right now.
 

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I am Italian. While growing up I lusted over many a bike. These are the first ones that come to mind: Moto Morini 3 and 1/2
 
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Nowadays, if money was no object, I first would like an enormous garage with easy egress and ingress :) and then ...
all the bikes: Fj09, Super tenere', FJR 1300es, Ducati Multistrada enduro, Motoguzzi Norge, a few BMW's, ....
 
x_x =:o
 
 

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Might seem like a boring choice but I really want a VFR 800.
I've always liked those since I previously owned a V4 (3rd gen Magna). 
 

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Might seem like a boring choice but I really want a VFR 800.
I've always liked those since I previously owned a V4 (3rd gen Magna). 

 
A V4 would be so nice on the freeway. The VFR just seems like a bike you could go forever on and be comfortable. Plus it is still somewhat sporty and lightweight. A lot of the other sport touring bikes on the market now are way too big!
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For me I would have to say Speed Triple R or S1000R. I made the mistake of sitting on one and it fit like a glove...keep telling myself I don't need a 1000cc bike...yet.

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Holy crap, I got a second Holy Grail bike, but I may buy this one this weekend.
 
I was goofing around on the Net today, and I discovered there now is a Moto Guzzi V9, and the model they call the Roamer in its gold color just does it for me. I originally was planning to buy the V7 before I got my FZ, so I love the look. The new V9 has ABS and traction control too. Plus I am just crazy enough to keep both the FZ and the V9 - what a combo!
 
Here's this fine piece of weird Italian engineering:
 
 
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I have a couple, just because they will probably never happen.  
 
Triumph Daytona 675R
 
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Royal Enfield Bullet C5 - because who needs to go fast all the time
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