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Trust me to pick the one smilie that don't work right......

I like this thread..... :D Good example of an early-style fighter.... http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x81/slabby07/turbogixfighter.jpg And I think this was responsible for a large part of the explosion of tricker fighters,lunatic machine... http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x81/slabby07/stevebur...

Best 'fighters are the oldies IMO,ie old muscle bikes with some judicious frame bracing and modern running gear...with a wee bit of breathing on the engine of course,cos the old brutes respond quite well to a tickle. All the plasticless sports bikes out there leave me a bit cold,apart from possibly ...

What is a streetfighter......always a good debate! For my penny's worth a 'fighter is just that,a bike built for hacking through the urban environment. So,wide bars/jacked up for flickability,few tweaks to gain more grunt (more important than top end),few suspension tweaks....basically anything nimb...

So,I keep seeing 'fighters out and about,but howsabout a show of hands for the fighter riders on here then? What ya got?!

Lordy,a forum just for us suvverners!! Crackin'! Building meself a full on custom Vmax,originally got her a couple years ago as a £300 wreck and shoved her on the road as a quick muscle type hack,anyways gone to town now. Used to ride an XB1200S but gettin too old for hooning quite so mentally.........