Anybody have an RC-51?

[Buford®]

I'm hopefully picking one up next week. Just wondering if anyone else has one, and how they like it. Any gripes with it? What mods do you have? How has it held together with the mileage?

[Buford®]

Guess not.

[TwinyTwin]

Thats to much bike for you, this is more your speed. http://www.rockymountainroll.com/Images/mini%20bike.jpg

[Buford®]

Ouch. That was cold, Mike.

[TwinyTwin]

sorry man but a beginner should not be on a bike like that. hell after my vacation I dont need to be on another bike and ask chris he can vouch.

[Buford®]

Why's that? What did you do?

[TwinyTwin]

Racing down I-95 doing speeds of 110-130, during traffic and after getting caught in the rain. It was a good way of drying off though.

[ECMgarrett]

sorry man but a beginner should not be on a bike like that. .

agreed

a buddy has one and its sick.
those are sick sick bikes, not a beginner bike

[groc97]

i got one!

[ARFNSX]

I am getting one after I sell my ZX-7R. That is not a bike to play with. It is basically a street legal race bike with headlights and a license plate.

[HiPSI]

It is basically a street legal race bike with headlights and a license plate.


and a pleather covered wood plank for a seat ;)

[David88vert]

It's still heavy and slower than most of the new bikes. Plus it is no fun when you are sitting in traffic with your nuts cooking at 240 degrees....

[bigb996]

you should start out on something like a cbr600 f4i, or an r6 or something. Starting on that bike is like satrting on an R1, a bad idea all around.

[lightspeed]

I had an 03 rc51.
I didnt really love it.
Its a little heavy, and slower-steering than most of the new 4 cyl bikes.
The trade-off is the high speed stability.
Its got good power, but it really doesnt feel like a big vtwin...its power is higher in the rev range than you would expect.
The digital guages are cool at first, but bad in sunlight.
The brakes are awesome though...probably the most responsive stock brake setup of any bike Ive had.
Its an old design also, compared to most newer ones.
Oh, and it does run hot as hell, esp in traffic. Def a nut cooker.
Id be hesitant to recommend one. Id buy a new gsxr750 over about any japanese bike right now personally.

[SpeedMonkey]

im a big guy, if i ever bought a bike.. i'd stick with a yamaha ZX14

[HiPSI]

im a big guy, if i ever bought a bike.. i'd stick with a KAWASAKI ZX14


;)

[speedminded]

When it gets dropped can i have the ITB's? :D

You just gotta ride smart, i went from a 600lb ninja (barely rode it) to a 130hp 525lb 955i...no problems and you know how much i love the mountains. i'll teach you how to run it at Commerce :D

[Buford®]

Interesting...