| If you've never experienced the feeling of | | | | attributes should make these bikes safe for |
| complete freedom and the sheer thrill of | | | | anybody to ride. Riding such bikes takes a |
| racing down a road on a powerful sports bike, | | | | bit of skill that only comes with experience. |
| then you are about to read about exactly what | | | | Unskilled riders on these bikes can be a |
| you've been missing. To put it simply, sports | | | | menace on the streets. |
| bikes are awesome machines. | | | | |
| | | | Sports bikes are designed to be streamlined |
| Sports bikes are replicas of racing bikes, | | | | and as aerodynamic as possible, compared to |
| but they have been specially designed by the | | | | other bikes. The design also has the rider |
| manufacturers to make them street-legal and | | | | sitting low, which increases the entire |
| safe. In every other aspect, they?re similar | | | | aerodynamic quality of the bike. The |
| to the machines you see flying around the | | | | footrests are set further back than on |
| race tracks on TV. | | | | ordinary bikes, which force the driver into |
| | | | this stance. |
| Built for fantastic speeds and performance, | | | | |
| these powerful bikes can top out at speeds in | | | | When it comes to speed, sports bikes have |
| excess of 180 mph. Some of these bikes are so | | | | some of the fastest acceleration around. Some |
| fast, they can do a quarter of a mile in less | | | | of these bikes have been known to accelerate |
| than 10 seconds. | | | | to speeds of 80 mph in just 3 seconds. |
| | | | |
| Now, you must be thinking that machines this | | | | A fantastic example of a sports bike is the |
| fast, when driven on the streets, have the | | | | Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14. This stock sports bike |
| potential to be pretty dangerous. Well, | | | | can reach an astounding 90 mph in 2.5 seconds |
| whether or not the bike is dangerous depends | | | | and a quarter of a mile in 9 seconds flat. |
| more on the rider than the bike. | | | | |
| | | | These bikes are head-turners. So if you've |
| Sport bikes may offer quick acceleration, but | | | | always dreamed of attracting some serious |
| they also have excellent braking and | | | | attention, you?ll want to be seen on a sports |
| cornering abilities. Used properly, these | | | | bike! |