r/Sportbikes

Hi guys, so heres my problem :
I bought my GSXR in October 2025 with the yoshimura exhaust installed on it.
I have the original purchase invoice for the motorcycle from 2009, which includes the exhaust purchase listed on it. I also have the installation guide for the Yoshimura Tri Oval Dual or Tri Oval Carbon. The photos all suggest I have the Tri Oval Carbon… but when I look online, I don't think it's actually that one… today I found results under the names TRC or Tri Cone… Furthermore, I can't find a photo with the same plate on the exhaust… I'm wondering if the exhaust is a fake because even though the motorcycle still has the catalytic converter, it remains, in my opinion, quiet… what do you think?

Upgraded and added this Z900 to my garage 2 weeks ago. So stoked to be at 600 miles for the break in service. I love this bike. It has been an absolute blast and im grinning ear to ear every second I ride her. The power is great and matches my personality and riding style. I saw a review one point was how this platform "encourages naughtiness" and I cant agree more. Roxanne was a great edition and im stoked to learn more and grow as a rider on the machine

It’s been a while since my last post. Work has been really busy lately, so I haven’t had as much time to shoot new content. But since this is part 7, and 7 is one of my favorite numbers, so I decided to change the filming location this time and try to bring you all a slightly different vibe!

Alright, without further ado, hope you enjoy today’s pictures!

Does a street triple qualify as a sport bike? Maybe yes, maybe not

Like an idiot, I thought my kickstand was up so took my foot off the ground and the bike went down. It was supposed to be my first ride of the season, and now I can't as the shift pedal got bent right inward and won't shift past 2nd. I've ordered a new pedal, but in the meantime I noticed today (about 4 hours after it falling) that the overflow tubes gave a slow drip of gasoline. It's not a major drop, about 10 drips/minute. Chat gpt seems to think it's just because my bike was filled to the max with gas when it fell, and it was in the left side for a good 4 or 5 min until someone came and helped me lift it as I couldn't get it to budge on my own. I just have it "upright" with the kickstand now and it's still a slow drip. Should I be concerned about a potential leak somewhere or is it normal for it to keep dripping until it drains?

99’ Yamaha R1

Bike life the best life!

I really miss that “wasp nose” design they used to do back in 2015. They still do it now but not nearly as aggressive looking as this.

Drop a pic of your first bike and the year 👇🏽

The Ducati MH900e is one of the most gloriously irrational motorcycles ever created. Ducati basically looked at the 1978 Isle of Man TT-winning Mike Hailwood NCR racer and said, “What if we turned this into an unusable art object for middle-aged men with lower back problems?” Pierre Terblanche designed it during Ducati’s late-90s “everybody in Bologna was smoking space weed” era and somehow management approved a motorcycle with clip-ons mounted somewhere near the front axle and a seat upholstered with medieval punishment technology.

The lore is incredible. First bike ever sold online by a major manufacturer. Limited 2000 unit production. Tamburini fanboys hated it at first because it wasn’t another 916 derivative. Then everyone slowly realized it looked like a concept bike escaped into the real world. Now they’re basically two-wheeled Fabergé eggs for Ducati weirdos.

Checking one off the bucket list recently felt surreal. Mine is hilariously high miles and hadn’t been started in 8 years when I bought it, which honestly feels spiritually correct for an MH900e. It currently lives in my living room like some kind of Italian Catholic relic. Every morning I drink coffee and stare in my window with the reverence of a divorced dad who bought a vintage Ferrari he’s too scared to drive.

And honestly? I don’t even care to ride it. The ergonomics are less “sport bike” and more “failed CIA stress position.” Never meet your heroes. I’m perfectly content letting the riding experience remain a romantic fantasy in my head while the actual motorcycle continues its true purpose: being absurdly beautiful and emotionally expensive furniture.

134hp and around 190kg wet

Starting to get better at lean angle got this otw to the gym on my cbr600 ik it’s not the craziest you’ll ever see but it was a personal best for me so far 🤓

Hi guys, that’s my GSXR600 K9, I bought it in October 2025, that’s my first sportbike, I had an ER6n as first bike and a GSF650.
It’s an amazing bike, first time I tried it I fell in love with it. Still have the catalyst in it but because French laws are harsh…
I bought it with Rizoma’s grip, tinted windscreen, yoshimura exhaust (I even have the 2009 bill), short plate holder and I just changed the brake and clutch lever with titanium one they’re the same color as the logo on the side as you can see on the first picture.
If you have questions about the position, horsepower or something else, feel free to ask :)