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    Default what bike is it that looks like a crotch rocket but sounds kinda like a v-twin?

    aight I can't figure this out on my own
    I keep seeing this bike walkin to the C-train after work... its a red bike, that looks like a nice crotch rocket, but when he guns it, it doesn't have that screaming sound, but instead sounds like a really high revving V-twin.. if that makes any sense. instead of the high pitched scream, its more like a higher pitched Harley Davidson sound...
    I thought it was a Ducati, but it has vents in the side.. and I thought Ducatis had no vents on the sides. anybody know what kind of bike I'm talking about??

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    could have been a Honda RC-51, aka RVT 1000. They are a red colour, I believe there is also some black on them. Basically Honda's racing twin, which they are marketing on the street. Very fast, and very racey looking bike. They are 1000 cc twins, so they go real fast, but they have a more low end torque which still having lots of power at the top as well, with a much deeper sound than most of the common sportbikes. Especially when you put yosh pipes on them, they practically make the ground shake. Check out Honda's bike website and see if that's the one.

    Could have also been Honda VTR 1000. Also a twin, with vents i think. Similiar to the RC 51, but not as nice looking, and more made for the streets than racing.

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    I'm going to take a wild guesss and say it was a Buel ... theyre basically sport bikes made by harley davidson, soooo nice... i want one

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    red bike hey i know someone who owns a red honda 2003 600rr
    the way u describe the noise to me it seems liek his bike since he got his exhaut upgraded and yah sounds soo much niceer.. but its a wile guess...

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    Originally posted by Hash_man
    I'm going to take a wild guesss and say it was a Buel ... theyre basically sport bikes made by harley davidson, soooo nice... i want one
    naw, I recognize Buels when I see them... this was better looking then a Buel and bikes with upgraded exhausts would still not sound like this one.. there is a sound that comes with a twin that you cannot replicate with a fancy muffler.
    I'm going with HPower so far, I'll see if I can't get a better look at it tomorrow...

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    Is this in the south that you see him? I know a guy with a red Ducati in that area.

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    It could be a Suzuki TL1000R

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    My guess is a Firestorm

    Did it look like this?
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    Originally posted by SportTwin
    My guess is a Firestorm

    Did it look like this?
    yeah it looks a LOT like that, that might be it

    turbo'dGSR - naw its not a Ducati... but I see him downtown every day, usually on 5th ave.

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    Could it be a Suzuki SV650, or SV1000? Man, I love the look, sound and "right now" power of my little SV.

    http://wallpapers.landes.free.fr/moto/images/SV650.jpg

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    red with vents on the side? my first guess is RC51 too. are the rads on the side as well?
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    Originally posted by SOAB
    red with vents on the side? my first guess is RC51 too. are the rads on the side as well?
    i can never tell, he usually drives pretty fast... the RC51 is the one that looks the closest, so far, though

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    i think i know, what gear was he wearing?

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