I can certianly agree about the KTM!! But the Hayabusa is a really great ride if you are looking for a long-distance touring bike. Here in Germany, there are still a few places where you can legally open her up... That is not the point tho; once moving, you can just forget shifting; elastic, forgiving (tho not of a unsubtle right wrist!) great brakes. fantastic bike on the expressway or for xhundred miles at a time. Quiet, virtually no maintenance, runs on cheapest pump gas (over here at least but then 95oct is the cheapest over here).
I had one, I am biased...
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this summer:
a different trio, here still in the old shop before moving
BTW
The two B&W shots farther up show Mirko's Skorpion. He has TZ250 wheels mounted and a WP fork from a Replica but the bike started life as a mundane Sport. I rebuilt the engine (my usual stuff) which also has an ex-works short ratio cluster. And those are Barker headers. here is another picture of that bike
this is another sport, gone naked, with those TZR 125 wheels (3,5" rear with 130/70 tire) I put in as well as my Remus cup system I sold him and my CNC milled rear sets I gave him a year or two ago.
This winter, the engine gets some more work. It already has a Bikeworx kit with TM40 flatslide.
OEM airbox gutted, leaving sides, bottom to hide the flatslide from prying eyes and the battery tray.
Tho it can't be seen here, he also has one of those
Acewell instruments I mentioned and very happy with it. He has it mounted in that two-stroke MZ headlight he has fit.