first motorcycle that yanked your arms off?
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Ducati 1098.... The angriest ..... I ever met! Like riding a bull on steroids and nos
Dating myself with these, but what the heck... 
On pavement, the original Kawasaki Z1. Had sold the H1's and 2's which were fast, and had spent some time on an ex-works H1R we had, but the sheer grunt of the Z1 was amazing in its day. Too much for the chassis though, and the near-death tank slapper I had on one at about a buck-twenty still makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck. Lots of scary-handling bikes in those days! Next one that really moved the bar for me was the V-Max; a seamless torrent of torque. Sold a lot of back tires for those...
On the dirt, my '79 440 Maico. A crude, rude, vibrating beast of a bike that would turn your arms to mush in no time! A two-handed clutch, no discernable brakes, and acceleration like I'd never felt in a bike that light. They really sucked unless you piled a lot of money into 'em, but if you did it was THE weapon of the day. Not for the meek!
On pavement, the original Kawasaki Z1. Had sold the H1's and 2's which were fast, and had spent some time on an ex-works H1R we had, but the sheer grunt of the Z1 was amazing in its day. Too much for the chassis though, and the near-death tank slapper I had on one at about a buck-twenty still makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck. Lots of scary-handling bikes in those days! Next one that really moved the bar for me was the V-Max; a seamless torrent of torque. Sold a lot of back tires for those...
On the dirt, my '79 440 Maico. A crude, rude, vibrating beast of a bike that would turn your arms to mush in no time! A two-handed clutch, no discernable brakes, and acceleration like I'd never felt in a bike that light. They really sucked unless you piled a lot of money into 'em, but if you did it was THE weapon of the day. Not for the meek!
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