A buddy of mine let me ride his CBR600 one day (I've ridden dirt bikes, and wanted to take it out for a rip to see what all the fuss was about). When I asked him what the gearing was, he said it didn't matter as I wouldn't get it out of third, and if I did I was either going WAY too fast or didn't know how to ride.
I took it down Anderson that late Sunday night, hammered it in 2nd gear, looked at the speedo and realized I was doing 140.
I did a u-turn, drove it back and handed him the keys. Never been on another road bike since.....ludicrous speed doesn't even begin to describe those things.
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