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Zenaida posted:Wow indeed. The big purple trike is one thing, but the Yeah, the V6 in the back was a good startle, but the beard and hair made it great. Also, I think he has a gas pedal on the right and a brake on the left. I don't think he was using any hand controls.
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ranathari posted:Z3n, why not think about an Aprilia Falco? It's pretty much an early RSV with a half fairing and a cheaper swingarm - everyone I've met who's riden one raves about it. I've ridden one and it's a really fun bike, but for some reason it's super uncomfortable. I may be buying a ZX10 anyways. Shrug. We'll see what happens. Smirk posted:Who likes Ducatis? I know I do! Oh god, I heard a desmosedici when I was up at miller motorsports, it sounded like hell itself come to earth. That engine at 13k is just 
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I'm starting a Honda collection. Except I don't collect the old ones, or the truly unique ones, or the race bikes. I collect the fatties.  By the way, the 5th Gen VFR is a loving hoot to ride. I did 4 hours on it yesterday bringing it back from SC, and it's definitely suited for taking long rides. The only complaints I have are that the engine runs ridiculously loving hot and it makes 95 degree weather really un-fun, and that it's pretty unhappy until it gets up to about 160 degrees. Once past that it's a shitload of fun. Now to just find a Hindle exhaust and open up the V-4.
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Smirk posted:Found out the other day that a guy near me in Columbia, SC has one of those. I guess he races for a Ducati dealership somewhere in the upstate. Wish I could hear one in person. I imagine it sounds like the world ending.
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Here's a cool channel on Youtube. Advanced Motorcycle Training Video Footage
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Ripoff posted:I'm starting a Honda collection. Nice, I haven't seen a yellow one before! I haven't heard a Hindle pipe yet that I liked the sound of, but then I've only heard them on inline 4 600s and one R1. I've got a Micron on my 750 and it sounds super sweet.
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ClockworkZero posted:Nice, I haven't seen a yellow one before! I haven't heard a Hindle pipe yet that I liked the sound of, but then I've only heard them on inline 4 600s and one R1. I've got a Micron on my 750 and it sounds super sweet. For some weird reason Honda decided every VFR it imported to the US in 2000 would be yellow. I don't know nor understand why but since there aren't many yellow bikes out there it definitely attracts it's fair share of the attention. I found a preview of the Hindle exhaust on the VFR and it sounds great to me. The VFR's V-4 kind of has a distinctive sound so everyone claims that there "isn't a bad pipe for the VFR". I know I've heard some really terrible sounding 6th gen pipes, but for some odd reason it seems that you can't go terribly wrong with the 5th. Here's a Two Brothers Exhaust, which I love but you I can't find on the market anymore. Weird. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRmGJNdFwxE I know the only pipe company I want to stay away from is D&D because their VFR pipes supposedly are so loud they wake the dead, and I don't want to piss of the neighbors or make my ears bleed on a long ride.
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Ripoff posted:I know the only pipe company I want to stay away from is D&D because their VFR pipes supposedly are so loud they wake the dead, and I don't want to piss of the neighbors or make my ears bleed on a long ride. D&D's sound like poo poo on every bike. They're really really loud, thats about all they do.
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mutt2jeff posted:I had the opportunity to spend 20 miles on my buddies Adventure one afternoon and it was the closest to being on a living breathing animal I've ever exerienced on a bike.
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God drat do I ever wish more bikes still looked like this: There was one of these at the dealer the other day when I was trying on boots, and I'm glad I didn't have the klr with me, it woulda been a fight with myself to find out what they'd take for it in trade An adventure/ds bike with an extensive rack system, simple mechanics, and crash protection is the bike of my head. A big fuckoff retro UJM with a square bikini fairing is the bike of my heart. Phy fucked around with this message at 05:13 on Sep 2, 2008 |
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Phy posted:God drat do I ever wish more bikes still looked like this: God, I saw one of those recently and it sparked me towards UJMs in a way that only a ZRX had done before. mutt2jeff, that is an awesome picture. quote:D&D's sound like poo poo on every bike. They're really really loud, thats about all they do.
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A turbo DRZ SM doing wheelies. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZKOieHCDD0
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Z3n posted:Agreed. I don't know how you make a straight pipe louder, but they've done a fantastic job on that. I too think my D&D is far to loud, but when it comes to the choices I had for the ex500, I'm happy with the D&D. It sounds really really full on the v-twin, which I like, it is just a tad to fartcany at low rpms. If I were to ever get a bigger bike, I would stick with something else though, it is simply too loud for just cruising. When my 88 ninja 500 is louder than a straight piped GTO, you know something isn't proper.
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Smirk posted:Who likes Ducatis? I know I do! (Photos are on Flickr, is that okay?) If you got to ride all three of those I will murder you and your children.
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Revenant.Eagle posted:If you got to ride all three of those I will murder you and your children. Hell no. I was the just a newbie who rocked up with a flat tyre on the only non-sport bike in sight, gawking at all the machinery.
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Phat_Albert posted:D&D's sound like poo poo on every bike. They're really really loud, thats about all they do. Agreed. I speed a lot more on the 1k now that the +7000 RPM roar from my D&D can is gone. I was literally borderline painful.
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I stumbled upon this blog post about miniature motorcycles made of watch parts. It's pretty nifty, check it out. Watch cycles posted here
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Trintintin posted:...but when it comes to the choices I had for the ex500, I'm happy with the D&D. It sounds really really full on the v-twin... Isn't the EX500 a 2 cylinder inline just like the EX250? I'm pretty sure it's not a v-twin. Talking of Ducatis, I went for a ride yesterday with a guy who owns a yellow 1098S that's only a few months old. He rides the hell out of that thing, it's always spattered with bugs from rides in the country, stone chipped from bombing down gravel roads at speed, and has lowside damage on it after he clipped a kangaroo (though that will be repaired soon apparently). I'm sure some people will cringe at all that, but personally I think it's awesome that he has a 1098S that gets used for serious corner carving and 4th gear power wheelies, rather than spending it's life in a garage apart from occasional trips to the local latte place. FlyinDoc fucked around with this message at 08:43 on Sep 7, 2008 |
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FlyinDoc posted:Isn't the EX500 a 2 cylinder inline just like the EX250? EX500 is a parallel twin, indeed. Me? I love seeing the Ducs out on the track or bombing backroads. Abuse them, that's what they're built for. It's a little sad when I see one that's immaculately polished and never leaves it's assigned spot under a cover in the garage....go out and RIDE the drat thing!
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iroc_dis posted:Found out the other day that a guy near me in Columbia, SC has one of those. I guess he races for a Ducati dealership somewhere in the upstate. Wish I could hear one in person. I imagine it sounds like the world ending. I saw a guy and his girlfriend in the parking lot of Moe's (at Sandhills), he was riding a new 1098R, and she was on a new 1098S. Those bikes are just works of art, and I hope to own something like it (but not $40k) in the next couple of years. I don't think it was your guy though; they didn't look very comfortable riding. BTW, I think I rode past you filling up on Alpine a week or so back.
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echomadman posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWjaP-UC7IE I am extremely excited for this.
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echomadman posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWjaP-UC7IE I will be there friday, saturday and sunday. I won tickets from Buell amazingly enough. I am riding down from NW Indiana with a buddy. If anyone wants to meet up send me a PM.
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spacepirate posted:I will be there friday, saturday and sunday. I won tickets from Buell amazingly enough. I am riding down from NW Indiana with a buddy. If anyone wants to meet up send me a PM. I'll be there as well; Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday. I'll send you a PM.
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Not a motorcycle per se, but a 2.8L, 400 horse, 10,000rpm, crossplane crank V8 based on the Hayabusa engine. http://forums.autosport.com/showthread.php?threadid=95047 I want one.
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Pretty sure it's going to be on CBS. Not sure if live or not. Man I wish I was going. Also the keg strapped to back is awesome. edit: Oops, yeah it's on NBC. Silver fucked around with this message at 15:35 on Sep 10, 2008 |
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The Indy GP is live on NBC at 2pm CDT.
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Awesome, thanks. I'll have my beer ready at 1 eastern!
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predictive posted:BTW, I think I rode past you filling up on Alpine a week or so back. I wish. My poo poo is all broked right now. loving carbs are so dirty it won't idle so I can't ride it to the shop to get cleaned. I'm going to have to have it towed up there by AAA
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 They painted the windshield black? WHY? Still buying it though, can't beat $800. For some reason all i can think of is T-T-T-TERMINATOR
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finally got some pics off my cellphone (the bluetooth quit working) I wasn't enamored with the Ducati 1098... until I saw it in black  
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Dual sports are serious dirtbikes. http://motocross.transworld.net/2008/09/10/texas-grudge-match/
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Retarded Pimp posted:Dual sports are serious dirtbikes. That is awesome.. Loved it when he was up on the passenger pegs, lol.
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Haha, thats sweet!! He hustled the gently caress out of that thing. Just goes to show, its the rider, not the bike.
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