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What bike did you own before upgrading to your FZ-07 ?


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Nice bike photos! How did you like the ktm with the supermoto setup?
 
It was a great bike around a kart track, but would struggle on tracks with long straights. I prefer the 450's for the most part. Makes it easy to take an inside line and use the power to grunt out.
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This was my old bike about 4 years ago before I got married and bought a house (needed money) Its a Buell XB9S that was owned by harley before they shut down.
It help the gas in the frame and oil in the swingarm, with a 984cc (if I remember right) with a aircooled v-twin harley motor and belt drive. It was a ton of fun and I fell
in love with the torque so I was really happy to read the FZ-07 has a lot of torque and its stealing me from going with a 883 iron! Now that I look at my old Buell it looks
a little ugly after seen the FZ :)
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This was my old bike about 4 years ago before I got married and bought a house (needed money) Its a Buell XB9S that was owned by harley before they shut down. It help the gas in the frame and oil in the swingarm, with a 984cc (if I remember right) with a aircooled v-twin harley motor and belt drive. It was a ton of fun and I fell
in love with the torque so I was really happy to read the FZ-07 has a lot of torque and its stealing me from going with a 883 iron! Now that I look at my old Buell it looks
a little ugly after seen the FZ :)
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I owned 2 Buells which is why the FZ-07 was so appealing.  Thats a nice XB9S Nice to see someone else make a similar progression on bikes.
Previous bikes I've Owned are
Suzuki katana 600 -No Pic
Honda CBR600f2 - No Pic
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R -No Pic
Honda CBR600RR - No Pic
Buell CityX XB9SX
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Buell Firebolt XBR 1200
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Kawasaki Ninja 300 [still own it and this will become my track bike]
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I've always wanted a Firebolt. I think they are cool bikes. Saw the new EBR 1190 RX yesterday at the local dealer. Pretty sweet machine.
 
I admire what Erik Buell is doing.

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Erik Buell is awesome and HD is stupid. If Buell was still in business they would be raking in the cash right now as naked bikes are very popular as the 09 and 07 show. I love the latest bike he has built, its just a little too much for me . Now if I was a total track junky, id buy one in an instant
 
Kudos to Yamaha for jumping in and creating 2 amazing bikes at a killer cost at the right time.
 
 

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Seeing all these Super Moto bikes makes me want to ride one. I looked up some YouTube videos and man they are sweet!

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I also upgraded from a wr250x. I gotta say that bike was a blast!! If I coulda kept it I totally would have. I was a total hooligan on that thing haha.

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Same here. Love that little bike but I am sure it would be collecting dust if I kept it.

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My last bike was an FZ-1. The big daddy in the FZ family. I had it for about five years. I just got kinda tired of having a big bike. Wanted to go back to something smaller. I'll probably miss the "Oh My God" power from the 1000cc engine every once in a while, but I don't miss that 100+ extra pounds every time I swing my leg over the FZ-07.

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My 76 CB550. Fun little bike. I didn't want to lose the light weight, low center and nimble handling, but do want a more comfortable commuting/touring bike. That's why I'm going with the 07.
 
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mine was a 2009 Yamaha fz6 we have a powder coating factory by us so I had the risers powder coated black handle bars coated red and the rear sets red I shaved the foam down about a inch and a half vht night shade to the windscreen on the inside of it so it looked glossy from the outside and put some scorpion pipes on it and before this I had a 2005 Yamaha r6 which was my starter bike ill have too see if I can find pics I seem too be going backwards though of what I should have started on or maybe maturity is kicking in but they have all been fun bikes but I love this fz-07
 
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I will start from the very beginning, a long long long time ago, in an alien country:
 
Solex, a bycicle with a motor. Once going, using the handle above the motor, you lower it onto the front tire. A belt inside the motor will make the front wheel go.
http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag272/arnau11/Bikes/solex-3800g_zps1ac0a4aa.jpg
 
Peugeot 103
http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag272/arnau11/Bikes/peugeot_103_1_4by3ratio_zps8267e0b2.jpg
 
Honda XR250
http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag272/arnau11/Bikes/97-013_edited-1Large_zps98517bc8.jpg
 
Honda Magna 750
http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag272/arnau11/Bikes/1999-01_zps1aaad93a.jpg
 
Kawasaki ZRX1100
http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag272/arnau11/Bikes/00moto4_edited-1Large_zps6e04e461.jpg
 
Kawasaki Ninja 900
http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag272/arnau11/Bikes/KAWASAKI-ZX9R-NINJA-E1-E2-900_zpsc977eca7.jpg
 
Yamaha XT250 (done 1/2 of the Trans America trail on that bike)
http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag272/arnau11/Bikes/IMG_3825_zpsaa487e7f.jpg
 
HD V-rod (only for a few month)
http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag272/arnau11/Bikes/IMG_4514_zps0b16ad22.jpg
 
Kawasaky Z750S (with the Ex on it, she loved bikes too, I miss her, the bike of course)
http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag272/arnau11/Bikes/IMG_1294_zps56954fb6.jpg
 
Best bike of all, the ninja 900, you could puddle around or reach light speeds.
 
Next, you already know, the FZ-07.
 
 
 

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lol, my first 2 wheel experience was on a Solex too. It was my mom's 1972 and it was orange. I then upgraded to a 1979 Yamaha FS1. Great bike, but totalled it in a pretty bad accident. I still have the scars to prove it. Sorry, no pictures,
 
 

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lol, my first 2 wheel experience was on a Solex too. It was my mom's 1972 and it was orange. I then upgraded to a 1979 Yamaha FS1. Great bike, but totalled it in a pretty bad accident. I still have the scars to prove it. Sorry, no pictures, 

Noway, Solex made it to Canada? I never expected that. 
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I had a great little Yamaha XT-250 in red that was stolen. :(
Then went full bore dresser Harley Heritage Softail. Sold to a very happy Air Force Sergeant in Okinawa.
Is it wrong that I already want to buy a second bike?

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This is the 2nd low mileage Bonnie, this one's a 2014, that I've traded off in the past Four years.  I traded for a bike with a better ride and lighter weight.
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FJR1300A,Triumph S3,Ducati S2R1000
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I had a great little Yamaha XT-250 in red that was stolen. :( Then went full bore dresser Harley Heritage Softail. Sold to a very happy Air Force Sergeant in Okinawa.
Is it wrong that I already want to buy a second bike?
Not wrong at all.  You should fill any available space with bikes you want. 

FJR1300A,Triumph S3,Ducati S2R1000
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