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in short, why do you ride a katana?
long form, i had a triumph street triple 675 as my first bike. this bike was everything i couldve wanted, sporty but not punishing ergos, unique on the street and just had some sexy aesthetics i could stare at all day. sounded amazing and smooth triple cylinder. i had the bike for less than a year, put down half financed the other half. lost my job shortly after, decided to sell the bike when payments were getting difficult.
so sad to see it go.
time goes on and the need to ride comes back (how did i live without a bike those years? no idea). I acquired my pre kat 600 from a friend of my dads. he had it in his garage sitting there since he got his new bike and he said i could ride it for the season. when i go pick it up i was quite surprised to see he signed over all the paperwork to me. basically he gifted me a kat. it did have issues and i'm paying for em now but still...free bike!
for me the katana is just returning to riding on two wheels. it makes me appreciate a motorcycle just for being what it is. after the financial bull**** i went through with having to sell the triumph the katana taught me that it doesn't have to be sexy and new to have fun and feel rewarded in this sport. i don't care that she's a heavy slug. i don't care that everyone around me is riding bikes less than 5 or 10 years old. i like it because it keeps me from hopping in the cage and it still gives me the thrill.
on other forums i always get the jokes. if you mention any mechanical problem the first remark is "problem is you're riding a katana LOL" and at the shop i just dropped her off at the other day, the mechanic says to me "you know i'm gonna get in trouble for taking this bike in right? i'm supposed to sell you a new bike!" i get this attitude towards this model A LOT. the first guy i got to check it out (family moto mech) says "oh what bike did you get? ......katana? WHY?" (sumbitch rides a tl1000 :jealous
anyway. it seems like theres the majority of people here, myself included posting the newb threads like how do i get more power/fatter tire/hids/etc. (i myself started the air filter upgrade thread and now see the idiocy of my thinking) but there's a few of you who seem to be the dedicated katana following. so my question is why do you guys still ride katanas when they continually get **** on by a ton of other moto riders?
long form, i had a triumph street triple 675 as my first bike. this bike was everything i couldve wanted, sporty but not punishing ergos, unique on the street and just had some sexy aesthetics i could stare at all day. sounded amazing and smooth triple cylinder. i had the bike for less than a year, put down half financed the other half. lost my job shortly after, decided to sell the bike when payments were getting difficult.
so sad to see it go.
time goes on and the need to ride comes back (how did i live without a bike those years? no idea). I acquired my pre kat 600 from a friend of my dads. he had it in his garage sitting there since he got his new bike and he said i could ride it for the season. when i go pick it up i was quite surprised to see he signed over all the paperwork to me. basically he gifted me a kat. it did have issues and i'm paying for em now but still...free bike!
for me the katana is just returning to riding on two wheels. it makes me appreciate a motorcycle just for being what it is. after the financial bull**** i went through with having to sell the triumph the katana taught me that it doesn't have to be sexy and new to have fun and feel rewarded in this sport. i don't care that she's a heavy slug. i don't care that everyone around me is riding bikes less than 5 or 10 years old. i like it because it keeps me from hopping in the cage and it still gives me the thrill.
on other forums i always get the jokes. if you mention any mechanical problem the first remark is "problem is you're riding a katana LOL" and at the shop i just dropped her off at the other day, the mechanic says to me "you know i'm gonna get in trouble for taking this bike in right? i'm supposed to sell you a new bike!" i get this attitude towards this model A LOT. the first guy i got to check it out (family moto mech) says "oh what bike did you get? ......katana? WHY?" (sumbitch rides a tl1000 :jealous
anyway. it seems like theres the majority of people here, myself included posting the newb threads like how do i get more power/fatter tire/hids/etc. (i myself started the air filter upgrade thread and now see the idiocy of my thinking) but there's a few of you who seem to be the dedicated katana following. so my question is why do you guys still ride katanas when they continually get **** on by a ton of other moto riders?
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