[Thig]

Probably a Vmax, a good old hotrod if ever there was one.



Mike

 

[thebat]

Well, seeing's how I myself have a 99 Camaro SS AND an 01 Suzuki GSXR-1000, I think it's a real good combo. Neither particularly practical, but both a lot of fun to drive...

 

[obandoj]

You should try a Megola.

 

[57085]

If this is your first bike, you might want to avoid anything too extreme. Something like a Ninja 500 or GS500 is pretty close to a Z28, performance-wise, without being something that's too much bike for a beginner.

 

[50423]

The bike would have to fulfill quite a few requirements:



1. It would have to be slower than it looks.

2. It couldn't have room for more than two people.

3. It would need a compartment to store the hair comb and LA Gear shoes.

4. It would need a high-end tape deck and some killer speakers.

5. It would be obsolete.



So, that would leave the Kawaski Voyager.

 

[Tumper72]

A Buell is proabably the closest thing you will find to an american muscle car. Tons of torque, and a throaty rumble.

 

[39328]

A Ducati S4R OR S4RS, hands down.

 

[longride]

I'll second the VMax nomination. Impractical, bad suspension, bad handling, and goes like stink in a straight line. Looks badass too.

 

[mscuddy]

Boss Hoss!

 

[03zx12r]

Vmax... I put some 26k on my 99 and what a kick in the pants when the boost kicks in...

 

[03zx12r]

assembled in America with parts from several other countries-including japan

 

[55182]

As is the average American (excluding native Americans of course)

 

[acecycleins]

Suzuki M190R. 127 hp (crank) 120 ftlb torque.

Sweet little hot-rod bike.

 

[47837]

To quote TWO (I forget which issue): "The Reddest of ******* bikes".

 

[34005]

I don't know Kawasaki nomenclature too well....So I couldn't tell you which ZXRZZZ 1100, 1200 etc... that I'm talking about but:



Git yerself one o' them big green Eddie Lawson lookin' things ~ you know ~ Kerker exhaust, big ol' pipe braced swing arm, lotsa tire and lotsa motor, wiggles & shakes when you ride it hard , motor sounds kinda raw & phat! yeah that's the ticket...!



This bike exemplifies the spirit and style of a Z28!

 

[52074]

How about a BMW K1200R. I know it might be too high tech to compare it to a Camaro Z28, but still a real kick in the pants. Or maybe a Confederate Hellcat.

 

[34005]

Hey! I'm an average American, and I don't have any parts from Japan! (My kids do tho....)

 

[ofreen]

The bike would also have to creak when driving over bumps, and paint should flake off of it as time goes by.

 

[aciurczak]

Definitely a Bandit 1200 (which I sold a few years ago and now miss). When people who didn't know bikes but knew cars used to ask me what type of bike I had, I always said it was sort of like a Z28. Big-block power, cheap as hell (for an engine of that size and power), very old-tech frame and suspension, yet reasonable capable once tuned and/or upgraded, and simple as dirt to maintain without a very complete set of advanced tools.

 

[23020]

1988-89 Suzuki GSXR 1100

The Chevy 350 of Sportbikes, it responds well to modifications, can kick newer bikes' arse when ridden well, and is ~430 pds dry.

Swap out the front end with something newer, better shock and tires, jet kit and exhaust--and you're there.