$7000

[Eye of the Tiger]

Maybe a Corvette-powered RX-7?

Maybe a RX-7-powered Chevette?

[the Teuton]

Maybe a RX-7-powered Chevette?

I'd hit it...

...with a baseball bat.

[sandertheshark]

Suzuki cruisers are painfully uncool.

Miata will force you to turn in your badass card.

CBX is unspeakably badass.  Crazy-awesome.  A six-cylinder 105hp naked superbike from a quarter-century ago, running an 11-second quarter mile and scaring the Holy Jesus WTF was THAT out of all the nice people who rode Honda cubs.  Too bad it will kill you and rape your corpse and eat your cat if you attempt to ride it.  Honestly, it's probably the most dangerous motorcycle I've ever heard of.  You would have to call it the Murdercycle just out of respect.  While it would bring great joy to your unnaturally and painfully shortened life, out of selfish reasons to keep you around to entertain me I have to vote against it.

Porsche 914 combines the emasculation of a Miata with the douchbaggery that comes standard with every Porsche.  Pass.

Toyota MR2 Turbo has a badass rating of 72% but has no desire to kill you and will run on nothing but willpower for many years.  So I voted for that.

[sandertheshark]

In my brain: yes
In the real world: I really enjoy the huge torque and relaxed riding position of a cruiser... That is, until the road gets curvy... so, I want a cruiser that handles like a sport bike.

Get a 10-year-old Sportster 883.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Get a 10-year-old Sportster 883.

[the Teuton]

Get a 10-year-old Sportster 883.

I hear Sportsters are t3h gh3y.

Nick strikes me as a sport bike kind of person with a love of the classic.

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/mcy/908749152.html

[Soup DeVille]

Look, it is possible to own and ride a Harley without being a fat jingoistic balding prick.

Really, it is. Stop being a badge snob.

[sandertheshark]

Or if you want to earn my love and devotion forever, get a pre-2000 Guzzi California.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Look, it is possible to own and ride a Harley without being a fat jingoistic balding prick.

Really, it is. Stop being a badge snob.

I rode a friend's 2004-ish 883 quite a few miles, and while it was fun to scare people and cows with the loud noises, it did handle worse than my 1977 Suzuki GS.

I like a good V-twin cruiser, but I also like to take corners. I can't think of a bike in my price range - or at any price, that combines the two.

[sandertheshark]

I hear Sportsters are t3h gh3y.

I here suberoos are teh lesbian.

Nick strikes me as a sport bike kind of person with a love of the classic.

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/mcy/908749152.html

I do love Triumphs though.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Or if you want to earn my love and devotion forever, get a pre-2000 Guzzi California.

V11 LeMans. I may get one when I'm rich.

[the Teuton]

I here suberoos are teh lesbian.

Don't get me started on BMW owners.   

Triumphs sound like rolling sex, and that green one looks badass.  If you can keep it running, it would be a hell of a bike.

Knowing Nick's choice in cars with stellar reliability, a Triumph would suit him just fine.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Don't get me started on BMW owners.   

Triumphs sound like rolling sex, and that green one looks badass.  If you can keep it running, it would be a hell of a bike.

Knowing Nick's choice in cars with stellar reliability, a Triumph would suit him just fine.

If I got a Triumph, it would be a Street Triple or a got damn Thruxton.

[S204STi]

This: http://www.suzukicycles.com/Products/SFV650K9

[Eye of the Tiger]

This: http://www.suzukicycles.com/Products/SFV650K9

Hmm... that's new. Looks like an SV650.... but what's the difference?

[S204STi]

Hmm... that's new. Looks like an SV650.... but what's the difference?

I think mainly looks.  I really don't know, an SV650 would probably do the trick just as well.

[MX793]

I think the Gladius is the SV's replacement.  Suzuki calls it the SFV650.  Looks like it's essentially the same motor, but the chassis is totally different.  This looks like a steel-aluminum hybrid frame whereas the SV is all aluminum.  Heavier than the SV too.

[S204STi]

I think the Gladius is the SV's replacement.  Suzuki calls it the SFV650.  Looks like it's essentially the same motor, but the chassis is totally different.  This looks like a steel-aluminum hybrid frame whereas the SV is all aluminum.  Heavier than the SV too.

Huh. I wonder why they would go heavier, unless there is some advantage in strength or something by going with the steel trellis frame.

[ChrisV]

Porsche 914 combines the emasculation of a Miata with the douchbaggery that comes standard with every Porsche.  Pass.

What? That is one of the dumbest things I've heard a supposedly intelligent enthusiast say. Seriously. 

[the Teuton]

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/916788924.html

914.  $4250 obo.

[Eye of the Tiger]

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/916788924.html

914.  $4250 obo.

but it's not a V8 

[MX793]

Huh. I wonder why they would go heavier, unless there is some advantage in strength or something by going with the steel trellis frame.

It's a budget bike.  My guess is that steel is cheaper than aluminum, so they went with that.

[Eye of the Tiger]

It's a budget bike.  My guess is that steel is cheaper than aluminum, so they went with that.

I think they did it just so it would look more like a Ducati Monster

[sandertheshark]

What? That is one of the dumbest things I've heard a supposedly intelligent enthusiast say. Seriously. 

Goodness, you ate that heaping bowl of troll bait right up.  How was it?  You want seconds?

[Eye of the Tiger]

Goodness, you ate that heaping bowl of troll bait right up.  How was it?  You want seconds?

Troll hungry. Troll want moar fewd.

[S204STi]

Troll hungry. Troll want moar fewd.

Someone needs to cast a counterspell on that badboy.

[Onslaught]

Someone needs to cast a counterspell on that badboy.

Let me get out my polyhedral dice.

[Raza]

Let me get out my polyhedral dice.

Please stop.  For your own sake.

[sportyaccordy]

Toss up between the CBX & the MR-2

If it were my money though... 240SX or E36 328iS

[S204STi]

Let me get out my polyhedral dice.

I tap three mana and cast Giant Growth, Forum Troll gets +4/+4 and Trample till end of turn.