Motorcycle equivalent to an M3?

[Stanley Rockafella]

If you could recommend a bike to an M3 enthusiast, what would you suggest?

I was looking at everything from large displacement scooters to cruisers, but a sport bike just seems to fit the bill. I have a few years of riding a few different styles of bikes. I'm a very conservative rider who always errs on the side of caution.

I dont' mind taking breaks periodically, and I'm not for going on longer journeys. Nothing more than a backpack is all I'd need.

I'm physically fit, 150lbs, and 5'8". no back pain etc.

[JCarp90]

KTM 500 EXC supermoto.

[UlrichFennec]

Maybe an S1100RR?

[ocCube]

Yamaha FZ-09

3 cyl 850cc
115hp
414lb
Cheap!

I love it!

[DesktopDave]

Honda VFR. No doubt in my mind. All-day comfort...superb handling...legendary durability...good factory support...aftermarket vendors...community of owners. Just fix the regulator problem with a Shindengen FET regulator, a VFRness and you'll be all set. The Honda V4 is a jewel of a motor. Beemers are fine machines, but pricey.

I'd go for one of the gear-driven cam models just for the intoxicating sound. I own a '95 (3rd gen, last of the carb'd bikes). I prefer CV carbs to fuel injection on bikes since they're so much easier to troubleshoot and a little less touchy to the throttle. If fuel injection is more your speed, Honda built the VFR800 as well.

[flyboyx]

some kind of overpriced Ducatti

[JCarp90]

Honda VFR. No doubt in my mind. All-day comfort...superb handling...legendary durability...good factory support...aftermarket vendors...community of owners. Just fix the regulator problem with a Shindengen FET regulator, a VFRness and you'll be all set. The Honda V4 is a jewel of a motor. Beemers are fine machines, but pricey.

I'd go for one of the gear-driven cam models just for the intoxicating sound. I own a '95 (3rd gen, last of the carb'd bikes). I prefer CV carbs to fuel injection on bikes since they're so much easier to troubleshoot and a little less touchy to the throttle. If fuel injection is more your speed, Honda built the VFR800 as well.

oh god no

[Todd Black 88]

Simple .


Honda rc30.

[decay]

...which chassis of M3 is a very important part of this question...

[Stanley Rockafella]

...which chassis of M3 is a very important part of this question...

good question!

I was thinking something kinda nimble with oodles of tq. Not a fan of buzzy engines that you really have to push to get the power out of them (no e30 m3).

I still like being able to tinker, so maybe a bike with a center stand?

[decay]

(no e30 m3)

well, then the bikes i was going to recommend are out. :)

[Exodus_2pt0]

I've owned a zx6r, cbr600, ridden Harleys, gsxrs, and a modified hayabusa.

CBR was my favorite. Refined, stable, and comfortable (for a sport bike.)

Still can't really compare a car to a bike in any way though. A BMW M3 to any modern sport bike is like comparing a NASCAR to Formula 1.

[z31maniac]

Any sport bike from the last 15 years will absolutely murder anything this side of Ferrari 488, in speed/fun/agility.

The modern ones (last 10-15 years or so) are all so close in performance it's about what is the most comfortable to you and you like the styling of.

[Stanley Rockafella]

I'm really digging the styling of this thing lately

http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/van/mcy/5316491542.html

retain according to CBB online is 5900. Seller won't budge on price much, mostly because of the recent tire replacement

[LJ851]

I was thinking something kinda nimble with oodles of tq. Not a fan of buzzy engines that you really have to push to get the power out of them (no e30 m3).

I still like being able to tinker, so maybe a bike with a center stand?

I'm really digging the styling of this thing lately

http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/van/mcy/5316491542.html

retain according to CBB online is 5900. Seller won't budge on price much, mostly because of the recent tire replacement

LOL !!!



Buy a ducati.