I may have gone over the edge...

axil · 02-12-09, 06:22 AM

I think I've been seduced by the forces pulling me to the dark side.

Saturday I put a deposit on a 1098 Streetfighter, black, S model.

This is kind of nuts. I love my Z1K. For the last couple years I have been thinking of selling my Vulcan and getting a sport tourer and that's what I have been shopping for. But then Ducati had to build this bike, beautiful, sexy and dark, with that engine! Do I need 155 HP? No. Do I need a track data analyzer? No. Did I ever think I would spend that much money on a bike? Absolutely not. But, but, but, I do want it as seemingly irrational as that might be.

Oh, what to do? The deposit is refundable if I don't take the bike.

Since I have never even seen this bike in the metal (or carbon fiber, as the case may be) and certainly not ridden it, it feels a bit like placing an order for a mail-order bride.

Jason 306 · 02-12-09, 06:40 AM

Dude...get it. And then make sure you post pics on here.

Matt.knj · 02-12-09, 07:38 AM

Oh, nice bike! Pull the trigger, that's a bike you'll remember having the rest of your life. What a piece of art.

Crystal Z1K · 02-12-09, 08:35 AM

So are you going to keep the Z1K? The Street Fighter is a killer looking bike and should feel a great deal stronger then the Z.

jsmith8008 · 02-12-09, 10:14 AM

Hey if you've got the money go for it. Thats an awesome looking bike, and you can't beat the torqueyness of v-twin power. I'd like to have that bike.

KB1IOQ · 02-12-09, 10:18 AM

My advice, be careful where you spend the money. If you have the cash, go for it and have fun. However be real careful financing things like that in this VERY tough economy that could get even worse before it gets better.

RS117 · 02-12-09, 10:22 AM

It is a lot of cash BUTT if I had the money to spend with no worries I would own that bike myself. I agree the economy is in the crapper but if you have no worries then don't think twice anymore, own it and ENJOY!!

SFTripod · 02-12-09, 11:01 AM

I think I've been seduced by the forces pulling me to the dark side.

Saturday I put a deposit on a 1098 Streetfighter, black, S model.

.......Sight unseen? You need not worry, you will not be disappointed. Saw it at the Intl Bike show here, & it's a ZK with an 1100cc twin. What I wanna see are pic's of the them side-by-side. Also, interested to hear how it manages to put 155hp on the ground without staying in wheelspin mode. Supposed to be under 400lbs with a full tank of fuel, right?....Hell, what's wrong with me? I'm saying that like it's a bad thing!

groovyone · 02-12-09, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by axil

I think I've been seduced by the forces pulling me to the dark side.

Saturday I put a deposit on a 1098 Streetfighter, black, S model.

This is kind of nuts. I love my Z1K. For the last couple years I have been thinking of selling my Vulcan and getting a sport tourer and that's what I have been shopping for. But then Ducati had to build this bike, beautiful, sexy and dark, with that engine! Do I need 155 HP? No. Do I need a track data analyzer? No. Did I ever think I would spend that much money on a bike? Absolutely not. But, but, but, I do want it as seemingly irrational as that might be.

Oh, what to do? The deposit is refundable if I don't take the bike.

Since I have never even seen this bike in the metal (or carbon fiber, as the case may be) and certainly not ridden it, it feels a bit like placing an order for a mail-order bride.

Hate you. hahaha. Not really, but I also want one very very much. At the rate my now 10 week old goes through diapers I think I am out of luck.

srogaski · 02-12-09, 03:50 PM

Very Nice! Don't let the economy mongers worry you. You're helping the economy by purchasing, not to mention you get an awesome machine to ride!

Oldbutslow · 02-12-09, 08:41 PM

If your head can't figure out what your heart wants, you've got to buy that bike! That's the way motorcycle purchases work for me! ,BK

axil · 02-13-09, 05:58 AM

I knew I could count on you guys for the kind of encouragement I needed!

IDK about selling the Z. I will definitely sell the Vulcan. As long as I don't lose my job, I can swing it financially. All my other vehicles are paid off.

As far as not spinning out the rear wheel, it does have traction control

I won't actually make the decision until I get to see it and sit on it. In the meantime, as soon as we get some riding weather, the dealer said he would let me take out a 1098 (non-streetfighter) so I can see how I like the feel.

KB1IOQ · 02-13-09, 07:28 AM

I know everyone is always hyper to get on something new, in this economy I would just be cautious not to over-extend. Think about what would happen if you DID lose your job. As the millions of other Americans right now that have.

CheeseHeadNinja · 02-13-09, 01:17 PM

If you can afford it comfortably, you wont be dissapointed (I don't see how you could be.. that thing is SICK!). I'm envious of you

Be sure to post some pics if you do!

pghz1k · 02-13-09, 01:34 PM

I say go for it too! That 1098 motor sounds so unbelievably sweet. It's like a caged bull, ready to tear down anything in it's path.

02-12-09, 06:22 AM	#1
axil Site Elder Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 634	I may have gone over the edge... I think I've been seduced by the forces pulling me to the dark side. Saturday I put a deposit on a 1098 Streetfighter, black, S model. This is kind of nuts. I love my Z1K. For the last couple years I have been thinking of selling my Vulcan and getting a sport tourer and that's what I have been shopping for. But then Ducati had to build this bike, beautiful, sexy and dark, with that engine! Do I need 155 HP? No. Do I need a track data analyzer? No. Did I ever think I would spend that much money on a bike? Absolutely not. But, but, but, I do want it as seemingly irrational as that might be. Oh, what to do? The deposit is refundable if I don't take the bike. Since I have never even seen this bike in the metal (or carbon fiber, as the case may be) and certainly not ridden it, it feels a bit like placing an order for a mail-order bride. __________________ To do is to be - Socrates To be is to do - Jean-Paul Sartre Do-be-do-be-do - Frank Sinatra

02-12-09, 06:40 AM	#2
Jason 306 Supreme Being Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newark, Ohio Posts: 1,098	Dude...get it. And then make sure you post pics on here. __________________

02-12-09, 07:38 AM	#3
Matt.knj Newbie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2	Oh, nice bike! Pull the trigger, that's a bike you'll remember having the rest of your life. What a piece of art. __________________ just another motobasturd

02-12-09, 08:35 AM	#4
Crystal Z1K Supreme Being Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Streetsboro OH Posts: 1,399	So are you going to keep the Z1K? The Street Fighter is a killer looking bike and should feel a great deal stronger then the Z. __________________ 08 white Z1000. Scorpion CF ovel slip on's Targa fender Elim with LP Stinger LED turn signals. CRG 3" Hindsight mirrors. Reflectors removed. Custom black Front seat with orange K. Rear seat strap removed. 2007 HD Sportster 1200 50th Ann # 674 of 2000. Too many mods to list.

02-12-09, 10:14 AM	#5
jsmith8008 Site Elder Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ballard, Seattle, Washington, USA Posts: 800	Hey if you've got the money go for it. Thats an awesome looking bike, and you can't beat the torqueyness of v-twin power. I'd like to have that bike. __________________ ZR1000B7F Pacific Northwest Riders.com www.pnwriders.com Washington Sportbikes.com www.washingtonsportbikes.com

02-12-09, 10:18 AM	#6
KB1IOQ Rising Star Join Date: May 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 282	My advice, be careful where you spend the money. If you have the cash, go for it and have fun. However be real careful financing things like that in this VERY tough economy that could get even worse before it gets better. __________________ 2003 Z1000 -- 636 Suspension (USD with radial brakes, fully adjustable), BMC Filter, de-snork'd, Custom Exhaust, PC'd and Ceramic, PCIII, Spiegler Black on black lines, Competition Werkes Pegs, EBC HH Pads, Integrated Tail Light, Goodrode Dogbones, Motovation Fork Slider, TREX Frame Sliders, Graphic Art Case Sliders, Extreme Graphic Design Belly pan and front signals, LSL Superbike Bars, Motorax Barends, Lots of Powdercoated bits, Renthal Hard Grips, Hella H7 blues, Pilot Powers, Professional House of Kolor paint job

02-12-09, 10:22 AM	#7
RS117 Supreme Being Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: vermont Posts: 3,753	It is a lot of cash BUTT if I had the money to spend with no worries I would own that bike myself. I agree the economy is in the crapper but if you have no worries then don't think twice anymore, own it and ENJOY!!

02-12-09, 11:01 AM	#8
SFTripod Rising Star Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 448	Posting pic's, I think I've been seduced by the forces pulling me to the dark side. Saturday I put a deposit on a 1098 Streetfighter, black, S model. .......Sight unseen? You need not worry, you will not be disappointed. Saw it at the Intl Bike show here, & it's a ZK with an 1100cc twin. What I wanna see are pic's of the them side-by-side. Also, interested to hear how it manages to put 155hp on the ground without staying in wheelspin mode. Supposed to be under 400lbs with a full tank of fuel, right?....Hell, what's wrong with me? I'm saying that like it's a bad thing!

02-12-09, 03:50 PM	#10
srogaski Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 3,411	Very Nice! Don't let the economy mongers worry you. You're helping the economy by purchasing, not to mention you get an awesome machine to ride! __________________ ZR7OA Member #148 2000 ZR-7 - Blue (SOLD) 2007 BMW F800s - Red 2009 Suzuki DR 650 - Black

02-12-09, 08:41 PM	#11
Oldbutslow Supreme Being Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Allen,TX Posts: 1,272	If your head can't figure out what your heart wants, you've got to buy that bike! That's the way motorcycle purchases work for me! ,BK __________________ '07 B1250, '01 KE100, '07 SV650

02-13-09, 05:58 AM	#12
axil Site Elder Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 634	I knew I could count on you guys for the kind of encouragement I needed! IDK about selling the Z. I will definitely sell the Vulcan. As long as I don't lose my job, I can swing it financially. All my other vehicles are paid off. As far as not spinning out the rear wheel, it does have traction control I won't actually make the decision until I get to see it and sit on it. In the meantime, as soon as we get some riding weather, the dealer said he would let me take out a 1098 (non-streetfighter) so I can see how I like the feel. __________________ To do is to be - Socrates To be is to do - Jean-Paul Sartre Do-be-do-be-do - Frank Sinatra

02-13-09, 07:28 AM	#13
KB1IOQ Rising Star Join Date: May 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 282	I know everyone is always hyper to get on something new, in this economy I would just be cautious not to over-extend. Think about what would happen if you DID lose your job. As the millions of other Americans right now that have. __________________ 2003 Z1000 -- 636 Suspension (USD with radial brakes, fully adjustable), BMC Filter, de-snork'd, Custom Exhaust, PC'd and Ceramic, PCIII, Spiegler Black on black lines, Competition Werkes Pegs, EBC HH Pads, Integrated Tail Light, Goodrode Dogbones, Motovation Fork Slider, TREX Frame Sliders, Graphic Art Case Sliders, Extreme Graphic Design Belly pan and front signals, LSL Superbike Bars, Motorax Barends, Lots of Powdercoated bits, Renthal Hard Grips, Hella H7 blues, Pilot Powers, Professional House of Kolor paint job

02-13-09, 01:17 PM	#14
CheeseHeadNinja Up-And Comer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 94	If you can afford it comfortably, you wont be dissapointed (I don't see how you could be.. that thing is SICK!). I'm envious of you Be sure to post some pics if you do!

02-13-09, 01:34 PM	#15
pghz1k Rising Star Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 412	I say go for it too! That 1098 motor sounds so unbelievably sweet. It's like a caged bull, ready to tear down anything in it's path.

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