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It's been almost 4 years with this beauty. 2006 Hornet 599 (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 weeks ago by Bedelia@lemmy.world to c/motorcycles@lemmy.world
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Oh hey there motorcycle friends of Lemmy!

I wanted to share this gorgeous beast and the hilarious story on me getting this bike. 4 years ago a postal truck decided to run over my parked 2005 GS500 and obliterate it ๐Ÿ™ƒ in the middle of a sunny beautiful day. It was definitely a shitty experience because I had to crawl the bike home with the damage it sustained (speedo cable ripped out, exhaust crushed, bent forks and bars). Luckily the postal service was deemed completely at fault and I got my dream bike paid for entirely by the postal service insurance.

So in a way...thanks postal service for your service in totalling my bike and buying me a new one ๐Ÿซก

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[โ€“] Jojowski@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's a nice bike! How does it ride when comparing to GS500?

I have a '99 GS500 and it's awesome! An all-around bike with character and it's been a great teacher to the world of motorcycles (and fixing them). Surely not the most reliable nor comfortable ride but I kinda like that too.

I'm looking to upgrade my license and get a bigger bike at some point, the UJM's definitely call for me still.

[โ€“] Bedelia@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I absolutely loved my GS500. I could not agree more than it was a great starter bike and it was incredible to work on!

The Hornet 599 is a lot of torquer and the type of bike that is a lot faster than what people realize. For me, it has been just as forgiving as the GS500 and an absolute blast to ride. It is a narrow bike which is awesome for curves but can suck for super long rides (but I blame it on the aftermarket sport pegs that were put in by the previous owner and my laziness to change them lol).

I have friends call it 'the old man's sport bike' and it is the perfect description of this bike (especially for the 919 which was based on Fireblade but was basically tuned down to be a naked sports bike).

Tl;Dr- definitely a great bike I recommend to everyone to test ride at least once. But just the old models(Imo)

[โ€“] Jojowski@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

Thank you for the insight! Sure sounds like a cool ride!

[โ€“] brap@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Very nice sir. I had a yellow one a few years back and loved it.

[โ€“] Bedelia@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Not going to lie, I passed up on a yellow one and I still sort of regret it everyday.

[โ€“] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Man, she's beautiful!

And what an origin story lol, I'm glad it all worked out in the end!

[โ€“] ikidd@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Want.