Man, sorry to hear about you and the S'Hawk. RIP for the bike. Super glad you're okay. The Cherahola is tons of fun. I like it more than the Gap, personally. It does beg to be ridden fast and I remember one particular decreasing radius right hander heading towards Robbinsville that almost bit me once.

Since we are riding that route on Saturday for the Rally I will lead the group with "The Pace". I have nice, bright flashing LED brake lights to give everyone plenty of warning on the tricky corners.

Most of us who own a VTR tend to like things that are "different" than everyone else. That's part of the reason we own them. I think you should go for either another VTR or maybe a D675. I like the look of the new Gixxers but damn, everyone's got one! That's not me. It's probably not you either.

 

Thanks again for all the input. I actually like to ride Cherahola better than Deals. It kinda weeds out the squids (like I can talk about squids now LOL). It doest look like I will be getting anything before the Superhawk meet but if I do you can count on me to be there. AS far as the SVs are concerned I feel they are great bikes that love to be rode hard and with mods they can be a force on the track. They just do nothing for me. Saw an SV650 and 1000 at the dealership yesterday both had good prices but didnt get that feeling I got with the Superhawk. You all know that feeling of "This is it! This is the bike I have to have! Just listen to that sound!!!" So far it is down to a CBR600RR,GSXR600,750 and the Speedtriple. Price is killing my hopes on the Triple.

 

Hey Rooster, you know the Ninja 250 is quite the capable little do-it-all? (before you start bashing, I rode one for a while!).

Keep these vultures off my new Super hawk! And, if you don't get a ride by then, you can take my Gixxer to the Superhawk rally... as long as it isn't 4th of July weekend (before) because we're doing a couple track days at Mid-Ohio... There's your goal to get a new bike, by the way!

How 'bout an F4i? Comfy, fast, streetable, trackable.... and cheap... like, you could buy a nice one for cheap... We've been focusing too much on the new stuff. Get the right bike, and you'll have enough for a track bike too... or at least, a one-piece, stack of tires, and a few track dates!

 

Hell, I enjoyed tooling around on a Ninja 500 for a while...Fun and cheap, I would love to get another one, way fun in the twisties, without all that unnecessary power to get in the way...LOL

 

This is some kind of trusting friend to let me ride his bike after I just totaled my own bike. Insurance just called and basicly gave me $1000 more than I owed. I just new they were going to lowball me this is great Bad news, they will not let me buy back the bike. Something about the lender having ownership of the title. Sucks, now "Bus" can't throw money at the bike. I'm sure it will be in the hands of something like Verastar. Still love to talk about Superhawks and motorcycles in general. So you folks will not be getting rid of me that easily. This is a great board because everybody loves SHs but are also open to discussion of different bikes.

 

Yeah it is ... for good reasons. I had the luck of riding one....... All i can say is wow. It pulls like a 750. I love the new 600rr. Go honda!!!!!

 

Sorry to hear about the crash. I vividly remember my ride home of shame on the back of my buddy's SV650. Worse was the month with no bike.

I'm surprised to hear all the suggestions for other (and completely different) bikes. What's wrong with another VTR? Am I missing something?

 

Well, I wanted to follow up with everyone an to say I found a new bike to replace the SuperHawk. I am now part of the ranks of all the squids across the US because I too own an 07 GSXR 600. I was very disappointed with all the salesman here in the Chattanooga area. It seemed no one wanted to "sell" me a bike. I would have to approach the salesman to even get a price on a bike. The worst of all was Triumph of Chattanooga. I love the Speed Triple and would have gave away most of my belongings to purchase it if the salesman just would have come off the price some. He tried to tell me that they get in trouble for knocking $500 off MSRP by Triumph Corporation (what a bunch of B.S.). They want $9900 for a Triple, way too much. The CBR600RR was a great price but I got an even better deal on the GSXR ( I know the CBR is better but not by much). The bike is about as comfortable as a SH. It doesn't have the low-end grunt of course but it pulls very smoothly and once you hit 8000 rpms hold on. What I do miss about the SuperHawk is its individuality. I pass myself at least twice everyday. On a good note there is about six times the amount of parts available. Oh yeah, after the accident I got $1000 more than I owed (depreciated $700 in one year, amazing) . Got the GSXR for less than I was willing to spend and my insurance is cheaper because I went with a 600cc instead of a 1000cc. My goal now is to get race plastic, frame sliders, swing arm sliders so when I do Track days there will be some protection. Of course, I wrecked on the street with the SH not on the track. I love this forum and will continue to visit and post on subjects I know nothing about. All I can say now is I have got to get me one of those mohawks for the hemet. Maybe start wearing some shorts, a tank top and flip-flops to ride in LOL. P.S. catching a lot of hell for wearing a Honda jacket while riding the Suzuki.