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drmike
drmike Reader
1/16/12 10:52 a.m.

Just got this one at a good price (for a clean bike with good maintenance history, etc.)

2006 Honda 919

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Artsy shot just for fun:

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The_Jed
The_Jed Reader
1/16/12 11:31 a.m.

Nice.

nocones
nocones HalfDork
1/16/12 11:34 a.m.

Sweet. These are excellent bikes. I know a guy with ~40k miles on one with no issues.

Enjoy it!

rotard
rotard HalfDork
1/16/12 3:07 p.m.

Excellent UJM. I wanted one of these pretty bad about 6 years ago.

drmike
drmike Reader
1/16/12 8:43 p.m.

Rode the 919 in to work today. 28 degrees out when I left home, with fog and snow flurries. On the way home, a 30 mph headwind and 25 degrees out. COLD but I still had a damned good time. This bike is SO easy to ride, and so comfortable! There's nothing special about it, but somehow the sum is far, far greater than the parts.

CarKid1989
CarKid1989 Dork
1/16/12 9:09 p.m.

cool bike. Was top 10 for bikes to buy when i was looking to buy. Ended up with a FZ1

Taiden
Taiden SuperDork
1/16/12 9:16 p.m.

Awesome bike! I wants one

drmike
drmike Reader
1/16/12 10:02 p.m.

FZ1 was on the list, but this bike was too good to pass up.

Youngguns
Youngguns New Reader
1/16/12 10:15 p.m.

She's a beaut.

Mitchell
Mitchell SuperDork
1/16/12 10:41 p.m.

I love it; a definite wolf in sheep's clothing. There's one around here in Invisible Gray.

rotard
rotard HalfDork
1/16/12 11:07 p.m.

What other bikes do you have? Or did your bike come with a swingarm stand?

drmike
drmike Reader
1/16/12 11:14 p.m.

I "have" a Triumph Street Triple that actually belongs to my employer. Great bike (MAN what an engine, even if the water pump is IN the crankcase!), but it's not mine to do with as I wish. With the Honda, it's mine, all mine.

Truth be told, I was in the market for a Speed Triple, but the Honda was more bike per dollar.

pinchvalve
pinchvalve SuperDork
1/17/12 8:41 a.m.

Helluva bike!

zipty842
zipty842 Reader
1/17/12 9:17 a.m.

I love mine!

Bobzilla
Bobzilla SuperDork
1/17/12 10:57 a.m.

^ I would trade my old Nighthawk for one of these in an instant.

drmike
drmike Reader
1/17/12 11:00 a.m.

The red rim stripes look good!

What flyscreen is that?

J308
J308 Reader
1/17/12 11:23 a.m.

Screw you man! I've wanted one of these since launch. Just had too many wrecks and broken bones to justify it to my family. Asphalt black... MMM!!!

Anyway, check out wristtwisters forum. Caters to 919s. At least it did, last time I checked.

Rusnak_322
Rusnak_322 HalfDork
1/17/12 12:14 p.m.

There is a buell flyscreen that looks great on that bike and should be available for cheap on eBay. Can't remember the model they came off of. It will make more of a difference to the comfort then you would think.

Great looking bike by the way.

Taiden
Taiden SuperDork
1/17/12 3:16 p.m.

Is it the S1 flyscreen? I have a nice one in carbon fiber

Taiden
Taiden SuperDork
1/17/12 3:21 p.m.

ClemSparks
ClemSparks SuperDork
1/17/12 3:26 p.m.

A neighbor around the corner has a kind of lime green one. I always gawk. Good looking bike. Very good looking.

Do/did they make something similar in more like a 600 size? Because that would be more my size/style/speed

Clem

Rusnak_322
Rusnak_322 HalfDork
1/17/12 3:27 p.m.

I remember seeing s asymmetrical one that looked real nice with the single large headlight.

Rusnak_322
Rusnak_322 HalfDork
1/17/12 3:27 p.m.

Is that a FZR600 street fighter?

Taiden
Taiden SuperDork
1/17/12 3:32 p.m.

FZR400. all sorts of sketchy

rotard
rotard HalfDork
1/17/12 3:49 p.m.
ClemSparks wrote: A neighbor around the corner has a kind of lime green one. I always gawk. Good looking bike. Very good looking. Do/did they make something similar in more like a 600 size? Because that would be more my size/style/speed Clem

They made a 599. Unfortunately, it was in the same class as the SV650.

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