another thing you can do is go to the race track. A small bike on the track is loads of fun.
I want to do a track day because I feel like it will be a huge skill boost for me, but I'm also paranoid that I'll **** up and low side and cause damage to the bikeanother thing you can do is go to the race track. A small bike on the track is loads of fun.
Best advice from me is to ride well within your skill and not try and "stay" with other people above your level. I push myself at the track but also know where my limits are.I don't see it as "surviving" the itch, rather you learned that the R3 brings something special and unique to the table that bigger bikes just can't. In reality the best of both worlds is owning the R3 + a bigger bike![]()
I want to do a track day because I feel like it will be a huge skill boost for me, but I'm also paranoid that I'll **** up and low side and cause damage to the bike![]()
thanks!! that actually is my plan.. probably after a year i plan on making my r3 a track bike and get another bigger bike just to cruise around town and long rides..another thing you can do is go to the race track. A small bike on the track is loads of fun.
I don't see it as "surviving" the itch, rather you learned that the R3 brings something special and unique to the table that bigger bikes just can't. In reality the best of both worlds is owning the R3 + a bigger bike![]()
I want to do a track day because I feel like it will be a huge skill boost for me, but I'm also paranoid that I'll **** up and low side and cause damage to the bike![]()
i hope so i just dont want to waste the tires.. probably when it gets used more... any advice on which one? i hear a lot of good things about the s20? and the corsa rosso II?Once you get rid of the stock tires the itch will go away for good.
No experience with the Rosso II. I have only ever used Q3s and S20 EVOs on any of my bikes (besides stock tires that is). I like both but prefer the S20s a bit more. In the end I doubt you will be disappointed in either tire, so just buy which ever one is cheaper and has a rebate available (manufacturers usually have them every year.i hope so i just dont want to waste the tires.. probably when it gets used more... any advice on which one? i hear a lot of good things about the s20? and the corsa rosso II?
Geez! I've put 7k on mine in since Aug. 5th 2015 (5 months and 30 days using convertunits.com)... Now I'm starting to feel bad that I have so many miles on it but it's SO much fun to ride this thing!i barely have 1000 miles in it and under 7 months of owning it...
THIS is exactly where I am currently at.In reality the best of both worlds is owning the R3 + a bigger bike
Just wait a bit longer, and pray a little more. Maybe Honda will release it this year. This would look nicer next to your CBR. I was really hoping to pick this up in Japan (next duty station, for the third time lol) but no word on a release date yet:THIS is exactly where I am currently at.
Except I already have the "bigger" bike, but now I want an R3.
I test rode one a few months ago, and for some reason it reminded me of my old CR250R 2-stroke dirt bike. The R3 was so narrow and light. The little engine rev'd hard. It didn't have much torque, but it was still fun to ride.
I keep thinking about the R3. I don't ever want to get rid of my literbike, but I think a new R3 would be nice sitting next to my CBR.
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I was on the fence about getting an FZ07 or an R3, but the more I think about it, the R3 might be the better choice.
Yeah, that is a hot little bike, no doubt.Just wait a bit longer, and pray a little more. Maybe Honda will release it this year. This would look nicer next to your CBR. I was really hoping to pick this up in Japan (next duty station, for the third time lol) but no word on a release date yet:
The link didn't work right on my end, but you must be talking about that RVF400?OK so I thought I would not want to go back to a bigger bike from the R3. I might have to eat my own words. Its a bigger engine but technically still in the same displacement class. This bike is looking better and better by the minute, and there are quite a few of them available where I am going.
The link is the Japanese equivalent of cycle trader. Google goobikes.comThe link didn't work right on my end, but you must be talking about that RVF400?
Those things are about as rare as a leprechaun riding a purple unicorn.
I have never seen them in the American market. Not that I was "looking" for one, but never seen one pop up anywhere.
Honda should re-introduce that model with modern tech. They would sell a ton of them. The CBR500R is cute, but it's too tame.
Yeah, that bike screams 1995.only cons I have so far are:
-carburated
-older bike, comes with older worn out hoses, wires, body work etc.
-the two airducts look kind of funny to me.