he ended up buying both
Ha! Well I guess technically not yet. R is in the garage. Anniversario is just a deposit
he ended up buying both
That's kinda my fault. I derailed the thread into a discussion about the Desmosedici vs. the Panigale R. It's just that you don't get the opportunity to talk to someone who owns both very often.....................if ever. Not to mention an RC45/RC30.............unreal!!!! Talk about a dream collection. Anyway, I saw the pics of the R and Desmo together, and since I'm in the market for either of them, I jumped in. I should start a new thread.
Bikes are meant to be ridden and abused, not put on display or kept in the living room.
Of course, that is just my opinion.
No worries man. All good discussions. Sounds like you're into the old Honda V4's. Here's two pics for you. (to derail the thread even more! )
Am I ever going to push this, or any other bike I own to the point where those tenths of seconds matter? No. I live 300 miles from the nearest track (Leduc, AB). Will this bike ever make it to the track? Honestly? Probably not. I'm a very advanced rider, but the ownership experience for me is not just shear speed. It's aesthetics, sound, exclusivity, and performance.
Amen to that!! I enjoy riding all of my bikes. None of them sit unused. They are all fueled up and ready to hit the roads!
Maybe the only difference for me is that I enjoy riding some of them for different reasons. Some purely for their capabilities (Panigale R) and others for different intangibles. It's funny, I often get just as much enjoyment riding my 1975 cb500 at 40mph as I do going 75mph around a turn on the R.
Now if I could ride like it looks like you can maybe I'd sell them all and buy a Superleggera!
Dude.
Those reflectors.
C'mon man.
Looks like it's decision time...
Thanks!
Have them both