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Z3n posted:Ride a proper cafe racer. Or age a bit, you'll start to understand. I'm in my mid to late 30's and I've done 600 miles on my YFZ-R6 in one day without needing a hospital stay. I actually prefer the sport bike crouch now. My standard bike with normal bars feels funny albeit it took like 2,000 miles for me to learn to love the aggressive riding position and clip-ons.
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Crayvex posted:I'm in my mid to late 30's and I've done 600 miles on my YFZ-R6 in one day without needing a hospital stay. I actually prefer the sport bike crouch now. My standard bike with normal bars feels funny albeit it took like 2,000 miles for me to learn to love the aggressive riding position and clip-ons. It just fits for some people. My friend did 800 miles in a day on an RC51. I can't ride most ducatis without instant wrist and back pain. The older R6s were ok, but the newer ones are definitely more track focused. I can't live with anything but upright for street use anymore, not just because of the more comfortable position but also because of better visibility.
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I usually have a fully loaded commuting backpack (laptop, camera, etc) on when I ride my TL1000S; that really ups the wrist pain quotient. I find that the wind at 70mph+ offsets the weight noticeably. The 2 miles between the freeway and home are the most tiring part of the ride. Forking a bit: a coworker of mine is both the best and worst dad ever. He rides an ex-police BMW R1150RTP (which is awesome) and a Bandit 1200S (which is terrifying). When his son (21) expressed interest in riding, dad picked him up a used Bandit 1200 off Craigslist  . He seems to think this is perfectly reasonable as long as the kid is careful.
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AnnoyBot posted:When his son (21) expressed interest in riding, dad picked him up a used Bandit 1200 off Craigslist  Related: It's my bike  1996 Bandit 600, ~27000km. Not shown is the carbon Arrow slip-on which amazingly passed inspection with flying colors. It's not stupid loud like the straight pipes a friend has on his Ducati, but still quite a bit louder than stock. Also makes the bike run a bit lean, which I'll be remedying this weekend.
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My perception must be completely hosed, a bandit 1200 is just not terrifying. Not a first bike, sure. But power corrupts absolutely...
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Spiffness posted:My perception must be completely hosed, a bandit 1200 is just not terrifying. Not a first bike, sure. But power corrupts absolutely... They're <$500 worth of jet-kit and slip-on away from being wheelie hungry monsters though. It is stupidly easy to get stupid power out of that motor and they're quite short for what they are.
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Spiffness posted:My perception must be completely hosed, a bandit 1200 is just not terrifying. Not a first bike, sure. But power corrupts absolutely... The problem with a B12 for a newbie rider is that it pulls like a freight train. When you get get 80 foot pounds of torque at 2.5k, that's a recipe for disaster for a newb rider with no throttle control. Hell, I looked at a B12 that has 500 miles on it by the first owner and had already been dropped twice, he was a newb too.
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No sirs, I agree a beginner should have nothing to do with one. I simply mean, once you've flogged something like a S1000RR, what you consider a fast bike is completely warped. Motorcycles are crazy.
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Z3n posted:The problem with a B12 for a newbie rider is that it pulls like a freight train. When you get get 80 foot pounds of torque at 2.5k, that's a recipe for disaster for a newb rider with no throttle control. Hell, I looked at a B12 that has 500 miles on it by the first owner and had already been dropped twice, he was a newb too. Considering I think my 600 pulls like a mofo, the 1200 utterly scares me. Then again, I'm new to this whole thing, I've got years and years ahead of me to make me jaded about power levels 
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OK- the B1200s wasn't actually terrifying. poo poo, I ride a TL, also known as the Widowmaker. But it pulled like a goddamn freight train from idle and I didn't come anywhere near upper RPMs. I just felt like throwing in a little hyperbole. Back to content: My R100GS, after a bath: .JPG) My dad's Norton 850 in close up (speaking of freight trains...): .JPG)
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AnnoyBot posted:My dad's Norton 850 in close up (speaking of freight trains...): My dad has one of these, except it's in pieces right now, and he laughed when I offered to take it off his hands and put it together. 
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2001 KLR650 picked up for $1200 with 1200mi. The original owner parked it in his yard after a few months, where it stagnated until I grabbed it and started getting things back in shape... now has SW Motech bars and the other standard KLR nonsense. 1971 Honda CL350? Something like that. $700, original, will get some carb attention when time permits.  AnnoyBot posted:My dad's Norton 850 in close up (speaking of freight trains...): Slim Pickens posted:My dad has one of these, except it's in pieces right now, and he laughed when I offered to take it off his hands and put it together.   
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OneOverZero posted:1971 Honda CL350? Something like that. $700, original, will get some carb attention when time permits. Jesus, that thing is beautiful. 
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OneOverZero posted:1971 Honda CL350? Something like that. $700, original, will get some carb attention when time permits. Holy gently caress I've wanted one of those as an around town beater/loaner for years. That's a gorgeous example.
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OneOverZero posted:2001 KLR650 picked up for $1200 Are you trapped in a time warp? Quick, check and see if gas is $1.25 a gallon where you are. Let me know, I'll be there in 5 minutes with $2500 for that Commmando.
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OneOverZero posted:Wanna ride that thing to Tofino and get run over in the parking lot of Tuff Beans
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OneOverZero posted:2001 KLR650 picked up for $1200 with 1200mi. The original owner parked it in his yard after a few months, where it stagnated until I grabbed it and started getting things back in shape... now has SW Motech bars and the other standard KLR nonsense.
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OneOverZero posted:Norton Commando Dad crew! Whoa, that thing turned out beautiful! I think that's my dad's retirement plan, too. He has around 15 bikes sitting in his pole barn, only 5 fully running. The best retirement plan, if you ask me.
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Just picked up my 04 GSXR 750 yesterday.  Click here for the full 1536x1152 image.
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second best sponge posted:Just picked up my 04 GSXR 750 yesterday. How do you plan to transport it from the underwater city of Atlantis?
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Picked this up yesterday.  1985 Suzuki GS700e
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Such a handsome bike. Looks like it's in pretty good condition, too.
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 School commuter. I should really take the ASV Sticker off since I don't actually use ASV levers. Most of the time I feel like I am the only XR650 rider/owner out there.
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Chill_Bebop posted:
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Picked this up last night, huge difference from my ninja 250! It's a little rashed but it's only cosmetic damage. 07 GSXR 600, love it! 
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How much did you end up paying for it? Looks good!
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Chill_Bebop posted:
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Z3n posted:How much did you end up paying for it? Looks good! Dropped the guy down to $4300. Still haven't hit the powerband on it but it's nuts compared to my ninja.
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Cabledude posted:Picked this up last night, huge difference from my ninja 250! That's a really awesome color combo. Awesome buy.
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This thread is fantastic. I have a toddler - almost two - and at least twice a week he puts his hand on my computer and says "motorcycle," which is my cue to load this thread and look at bikes with him. He's learning colors based on paint schemes. Motorcycle is the most complicated word he can say.
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Ace944 posted:Picked this up yesterday. 'Sup 198x Suzuki GS buddy! I picked this up a couple of weeks ago:   1983 GS750E. Gread mechanical condition, rebuilt faring, pretty good cosmetic condition for a 27 year old bike. Gone around the Vancouver area and to Vanouver Island so far. FUN. Edit: Red and white bikes are sexy. 
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 Last ride of the season for me, around 09 in the morning, sun is on its way up and very foggy for the entire 150 km ride. And cold (~5 degrees Celsius).
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That is a top photo mate, love it.
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Any chance of a high rez version of that?
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Blinken posted:Any chance of a high rez version of that? I have a high resolution image, but it's taken with my phone so it's not very sharp. You can grab it from twitpic. e: Thanks, I like the shot too. 
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I cropped it to 1920 x 1080 and sharpened it for ya. 
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Bottom Liner posted:Ugh that picture is gorgeous.
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I've been riding a VZ800 cruiser for 2 and a half years and lately I've had a sportbike itch, so I threw the car alarm tester up on Craigslist with a "will entertain trades" note. A couple of days later a guy who works at the local Honda dealer texts me and asks if I'm interested in a 2000 R6. Apparently he was getting too many tickets and really wanted a cruiser. Just got it home, gonna take some better non-phone pics tomorrow:  He put on a 2-position lowering link, so I'll be raising it back to its appropriate height. The red windscreen is a little but I'm really happy with this trade. The ride home was a blast.
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