Suzuki Hayabusa	Kawasaki Ninja	Yamaha R1

Because the next time you see them some teenage mook who calls himself "Dogg" or "Ice-Something-Generic" or "Snoop Whutty-Ever" will be going past you at about 190 mph. If you see a burning pile of scrap and plastic on the road side later don't even bother calling the cops, the street sweepers will get them eventually. This is what 200+ mph for less than $15,000 looks like.

I can just see the headlines after the bodies pile up in late August. "How can this happen to our children?" Well, it started off with something that sounded like, "Mom, Dad, can I borrow $12,000? I promise I'll drive it real safe and slow on the way to school and church every Sunday. I promise I'll think about cleaning my room once in a while. Hell, I might even get a job to help pay for the insurance."

A little advice to parents. If your kid wants to buy a motorcycle and you're wondering if he's interested in street racing, check the bike he wants to buy at the manufacturer's website and look at HORSEPOWER. If the number describing the horsepower is more than one third of the number that describes how much the bike weighs in pounds, he's not interested in shooting for a boy scout safety merrit badge. I guarantee it.