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Motorcycle & Scooter

Straw Man

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10. The Kawasaki triples were straight-line bikes ...

Reply to EX500rider (Reply #9)

Tue May 12, 2020, 12:01 AM

May 2020

... pure and simple. I had a friend in high school who fucked himself up pretty good riding one on a twisty campus access road. It twitched out and ran him into a curb. He still limps.

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My 1988 Kawsaki EX500 Vs my 2014 Honda CBR500R: [View all] EX500rider Apr 2019 OP

Gee, that Honda sounds terrible. You can give to me and cure your angst . CentralMass Apr 2019 #1

I would but I sold the Ex500.. : ( After owning it for 30 years too! EX500rider Apr 2019 #2

On a serious note that drop in performance is a bit odd but it looks like you are getting better CentralMass Apr 2019 #3

I did go with a aftermarket exhaust, Yoshimura carbonfiber... EX500rider Apr 2019 #4

Nice. CentralMass Apr 2019 #6

My EX was far from stock by the end... EX500rider Apr 2019 #5

Well as an old timer flotsam Apr 2019 #7

Yeah seen that in action when I used to roadrace.. EX500rider May 2019 #9

The Kawasaki triples were straight-line bikes ... Straw Man May 2020 #10

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2019 #8