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The only chinese company that does good work that I know of is Pistster Pro. I've yet to see a review of their new line of fullsize bikes though.
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There is really only one place to hang out on GIXXER forums: Crash forum hilarity/facepalm action edit: Stay classy
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wormil posted:What the hell are these bikes? It's the Hyosung cruiser...VM is like Maxxis for Chen Sheng. And I'm doubling on the "run". It's a poo poo bike, I've had the chance to see one in person and the build quality is so horrible it's unreal. The dealership where I saw the bike had one in for repair, where Hyosung was willing to pay them to work on it, despite it not being a dealership for them, and after having one in the shop, the owner refused to carry them, despite massive incentives, because the bikes are so poorly constructed. Spiffness, drat, last time I checked that subforum had gotten deleted. I'll check in for some schenfraude every so often. quote:not gonna lie im good at wheelies 
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May 21, 2009 19:17
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wormil posted:What the hell are these bikes? One of the bike magazines I subscribe to reviewed one of those and it was a pretty poor review. You could tell they were going out of their way to be nice instead of just ripping on the thing the whole article, but it was still fairly sad.
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May 21, 2009 20:05
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Spiffness posted:There is really only one place to hang out on GIXXER forums: http://www.gsxr.com/showthread.php?s=e31e39e7f9ed92a1ee31bbb05131fbd9&t=59198 Yea man gently caress that guy its not like you just crashed his bike from your stupidity or anything. gently caress him he should know it was an "accident". Ugh what a forum full of asshats. http://www.gsxr.com/showthread.php?s=e31e39e7f9ed92a1ee31bbb05131fbd9&t=63330 Hey lets speed in heavy stop and go traffic and ram the back of EMS trucks. AWesome
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May 21, 2009 20:29
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dietcokefiend posted:http://www.gsxr.com/showthread.php?s=e31e39e7f9ed92a1ee31bbb05131fbd9&t=59198 My favorite part of that first thread is that he's like "Look, if my bud crashed my bike I wouldn't ask him to pay me back!" Sure dude, tell me more. I'd like to race your bike 
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May 21, 2009 20:35
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dietcokefiend posted:http://www.gsxr.com/showthread.php?s=e31e39e7f9ed92a1ee31bbb05131fbd9&t=59198 quote:nothing would of happened if i was on my bike, just didn't 'know' his bike enough yet. my bike has new pads even bled brake fluid a week prior, his back brake was set up where even putting the slightest pressure on the level made it bite hard where has mine would definitely lock up easily but not until you really put some weight on it. quote:i didn't have enough room to stop. by back fishtailed so i clamped down on the front brake even harder. the back wheel came off the ground and i was doing a lame stopie. but that wasn't enough. i still slammed into a EMS SUV. Seems like both were primarily rear brakers. I dont understand that poo poo. I know a guy who's been riding since the 70's who still thinks the best way to stop a bike is with the rear brake. 
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May 21, 2009 20:40
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Z3n posted:My favorite part of that first thread is that he's like "Look, if my bud crashed my bike I wouldn't ask him to pay me back!" Yea keeps a nagging voice in the back of my head about borrowing my bosses track bike for my first track day. He offered it up but I am not really sure what the hell I would do if I crashed it.
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May 21, 2009 20:41
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Phat_Albert posted:Seems like both were primarily rear brakers. I dont understand that poo poo. I know a guy who's been riding since the 70's who still thinks the best way to stop a bike is with the rear brake. I'm not exactly sure how you crash like some of those guys describe too, unless you decide to lock the rear tire and then countersteer the bike into the ground. Which is, incidentally, how they tell you to crash a bike in the new racers school. Lock the rear, countersteer hard to one side, and try not to get caught up in it if it tumbles. dietcokefiend posted:Yea keeps a nagging voice in the back of my head about borrowing my bosses track bike for my first track day. He offered it up but I am not really sure what the hell I would do if I crashed it. Well, if it's a trackbike...it's probably not going to be a huge deal if it's crashed, unless it's really setup. That's why you track trackbikes...no expensive fairings, just easily repaired fiberglass. My last couple of crashes were expensive, but most of that was in gear costs. Under 500$ for the replacement parts for both of my accidents. Of course, I'm riding a bike that crashes well, and I don't have unobtanium ohlins forks or anything.
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Z3n posted:Well, if it's a trackbike...it's probably not going to be a huge deal if it's crashed, unless it's really setup. That's why you track trackbikes...no expensive fairings, just easily repaired fiberglass. It was probably going to be an 08+ 250r or 500 for the class they race in. Worst case its not as expensive as crashing a car 
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dietcokefiend posted:It was probably going to be an 08+ 250r or 500 for the class they race in. Worst case its not as expensive as crashing a car Man, 4 stroke 250s are the biggest can of worms to open when it comes to trackday riding. They're alright for C group, but I would never want to ride a 250 in anything faster than that, too much speed differential, and you end up carrying speed in the reverse places from most C group riders, who are all straight line and no cornerspeed. It can be a little frustrating. I've got an EX500 with a built motor that i'll be taking out to the track soon, and I'm curious as to how that is going to stack up.
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May 21, 2009 21:05
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After almost 1 1/2 years of riding the same bike, I just realized that I have a 6 speed, not a 5 speed.
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May 21, 2009 22:02
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FlyingEmu posted:After almost 1 1/2 years of riding the same bike, I just realized that I have a 6 speed, not a 5 speed. Are you serious? Have you never been in 6th before, or were you just miscounting? Either way
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May 21, 2009 22:09
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Miscounting. I came to realization today when I was in top gear and went from 55mph down to 20mph and I shifted down three times and thought that my RPM was ridiculously low for being in 2nd... and the epiphany occurred.
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May 21, 2009 22:15
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Have you been using Amsoil? If so it might have grown a 6th gear due to the nutritional additives.
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May 21, 2009 22:16
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Ola posted:Have you been using Amsoil? If so it might have grown a 6th gear due to the nutritional additives.
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The guy who I sold my CB750 to did the same thing. He called me up a couple of days after the sale and said "I thought this was a 5 speed, I think 5th gear is broken. When I'm driving it, I can only shift up 4 times". I just said "Yeah, you start in first, then shift up 4 times, to make 5" He was forgetting to count 1st. Yet again,
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May 21, 2009 22:32
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My Dad was really surprised when I told him my Honda had 6 gears. His main exposure was a 4 speed Triumph he co-owned years ago.
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May 21, 2009 22:48
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I still haven't quite got the count down on my EX250 yet... I'll be cruising through the park for instance, click through to 6th, and I'll still occasionally try for another upshift. Its not my fault the thing is only doing ~45 MPH at like 4-5000 RPM in 6th.
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May 22, 2009 00:02
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^^^ I'll do that with my 650r sometimes. I'll be doing like 65-70 on the highway and be at 5.5k so I try to shift up cause I can never remember if I have another gear or not by then.
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May 22, 2009 01:01
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I did that on the motorway the other day on the way to an interview. 70mph, about 7k rpm, tried to shift up. As far as I can remember, 6th is a smidge below that, so I reckon I tried to shift up about 5 times before I gave up and blamed my memory.
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May 22, 2009 01:18
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I learned on a 6 speed, and now I'm forever trying to upshift from 5th. 
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May 22, 2009 05:01
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I'm pretty sure if I had a 6speed the only thing that would change is that I'd be trying to click into 7th instead of 6th 
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Krakkles posted:I'm pretty sure if I had a 6speed the only thing that would change is that I'd be trying to click into 7th instead of 6th Same here, I don't really count the gears, just keep going until the lever stops. I'll occasionally lift up to check when just cruising to make sure I'm not riding around in 5th gear wasting gas
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Anyone near Columbus want a rightous trike? http://columbus.craigslist.org/mcy/1182953825.html I also constantly try shifting into 7th while cruising. I just don't pay attention when shifting, which causes problems when I want to get into 2nd and don't know for sure that I'm not in 1st or 3rd instead.
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I have a gear indicator which I stupidly stare at like a Prius driver. edit: at least it helped my see that my battery was dying
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Uthor posted:I also constantly try shifting into 7th while cruising. I just don't pay attention when shifting, which causes problems when I want to get into 2nd and don't know for sure that I'm not in 1st or 3rd instead.
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Doctor Zero posted:I learned on a 6 speed, and now I'm forever trying to upshift from 5th. I learned on a six speed too, and it took forever to get over that on my new bike. Eventually I just learned that ~4.5krpm = ~75mph in 5th and that's all I've got.
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I dont' care what I'm driving, but I always seem to want to find one more gear up top. Be it a 6 speed motorcycle, 5 speed car, or 27 speed bicycle.
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I never count gears really, I just keep shifting until I either run out of gears, or hit the appropriate speed at a reasonable RPM. That being said, I always give myself one "just in case" upshift on the highway.
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Phat_Albert posted:I never count gears really, I just keep shifting until I either run out of gears, or hit the appropriate speed at a reasonable RPM. I guess all of us super awesome experienced riders do this same thing then  Nerobro posted:I dont' care what I'm driving, but I always seem to want to find one more gear up top. Be it a 6 speed motorcycle, 5 speed car, or 27 speed bicycle. me too, and I'm lucky on my VW transmissions that 5th gear is fairly easy to swap out, so I put extra tall 5th gears in both of my Sciroccos. 1st-Neeee 2nd-Neeee 3rd-Neee 4th-Neee 5th-NEooooooooooooo
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Nerobro posted:I dont' care what I'm driving, but I always seem to want to find one more gear up top. Be it a 6 speed motorcycle, 5 speed car, or 27 speed bicycle. I tried that one single time in my Corolla when I was still learning stick. Thank god for the lockout gate over reverse.  "Ok just upshift to 6th... It doesn't seem to want to goOOOOHHFUCK DON'T DO THAT"
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My 87 Rebel 450 has an overdrive light so I just look down to see if I'm in 6th 
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wormil posted:What the hell are these bikes? A friend of mine has had one of these for a few years. He said he likes it just fine, though I don't know much about his riding habits. It is a nice looking bike though.
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Nerobro posted:I dont' care what I'm driving, but I always seem to want to find one more gear up top. Be it a 6 speed motorcycle, 5 speed car, or 27 speed bicycle. One of these days I'll shift into 6th on my CB750 and it'll work. It has too...
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Gr3y posted:One of these days I'll shift into 6th on my CB750 and it'll work. the day that it finally does is the day that you really wish it hadn't
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Gr3y posted:One of these days I'll shift into 6th on my CB750 and it'll work. At least you can enjoy multiple neutral positions.
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 loving KIDS  So I rather foolishly left my bike out in my driveway last night, rather than nestled in the warm (and locked) confines of the garage, and at about 1:30, I hear this righteous crash. I jump up from bed, and that's when I notice that my bike's lying on the ground, a few metres from where it had been parked, and that some kid is running the opposite direction along the street. FUCKFUCKFUCK Someone had already called the cops, because apparently these asshats had already been seen trying to break into cars, and wrecking random poo poo. The police showed up ridiculously fast, since this neighbourhood's usually a problem on Friday/Saturday night, with house parties and the like. By then, I'd already wheeled my bike into the garage to asses the damage - thankfully, it's a naked (well, with a cowling), so there was only a bit of scratching on the timing case, bar end, mirror, and front signal, in addition to the brake lever being slightly bent. gently caress. That's the second time that my bike has been down, and neither has been at my hands. tl; dr: If you don't want your bike stolen, own something big and heavy, that will be unwieldy to walk away with, unless you're a tall bastard.
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Simkin posted:
Did they catch the bastard? One night I forgot to lock my truck and some kids stole my change and the key to my bike out of the console. I'm sure they thought it was a Honda car key, but that meant I couldn't leave my bike at my apartment until I moved, just in case
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Simkin posted:
That was my worst nightmare when I had to park my ex500 in my college dorms parking. Instead I was once greeted with someone smoking a cigarette while sitting on my motorcycle and ashing on my tank. I casually walked up to him and the following ensued. Me: "Hey nice motorcycle dude, how long have you owned it?" : "Ha nah this isn't mine, I'm just sitting on it and taking a smoke break, but i've wanted one for awhile!"Me: "Yeah I know it's not yours, because it's mine, now how about getting the gently caress off of it and buying your own if you want a seat that badly"  : "Oh poo poo, sorry man, I'm really sorry, I didn't think the guy who owned it was around!"Needless to say I never caught him sitting on my bike again, let alone ashing on it. Though I was impressed that it never got pushed over by some drunk douche.
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