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clutchpuck posted:Spada lake. More roads were open today than when I ventured up last time. I stupidly got stuck for a half hour or so... PR2s aren't good in soft wet stuff.
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Have you done Kellogg lake road? I wanted to but I was way over my lunch break after burying my tire in mud.
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May 26, 2012 01:22
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Here is the yz250f which my username came from: The 2001 R6 which is now just a wheel-less frame sitting in the garage:  And the new (to me) 2008 ZX6r:  
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May 26, 2012 01:38
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I bought a thing today! 2002 Honda 919 with 15Ks miles on it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_CB900F I had never even heard of this bike until a couple weeks ago, and fell in love with it. So gay for Honda's. Album with one fat finger. I was sweating like crazy doing some slow speed drills in my little play area.http://imgur.com/a/dDhGA#7DNcG I love it. Bike is much more comfortable. I rode the Ninja 250 70 miles and traded it in. I know I will get harped on about trading it in so soon, but after 2000 miles on it I hated that thing. I was never comfortable on it for more than about 30 minutes of riding, and that's halfway to any road with a bend in it. It was just not enjoyable for the sort of riding my area of Florida offers, and I do. It served it's purpose to get me comfortable on a bike though. The 919 has about ~95hp and ~65 ft lbs of torque depending on who tested it. More than a SV650 less than a street triple, somewhere around there. Totally manageable. Feels much lighter than my CB550 even though it's 485 pounds wet. Doesn't feel heavy at all to me, but what do I know. Maybe it's the handlebars. Dual front breaks are great. Only things I don't care for is the windscreen putting air in the wrong place for me. The grips are kinda lovely. The mirrors are pretty awful, looks like Tuono mirrors will work. Want to keep the bar end weights.  . I'm an older guy and I think I can be responsible with it and take it slow. I have no delusions of racing, just cruising the country roads. The ride back was a blast, and I can't wait to head back out tomorrow. Sorry for the rambling post, I'm a bit excited!
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May 27, 2012 00:27
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Nice buy. I test rode one and it was a pig at any speed less than 20, but after talking to people I think that was a problem with that specific bike. At >100hp and 65 ft-lbs it should be a pretty level torque early on, lots of fun. I remember you getting the 250 at the beginning of the season so 2 months or so is a little short, but honestly if you put 2000 miles on it you used it for it's purpose. The more I ride little bieks the more comfortable I feel on bigger ones, but if you got that then move on. I don't think you'll have many people giving you trouble. ed: naked stressed member 4 cylinder bros  
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May 27, 2012 00:35
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 _MG_0655 by Arvid Storli, on Flickr Bought this 2008 Hornet in the middle of april and have already done more than 2500 km on it, great bike  Took this picture on a ride a few days ago after adding the red rim stripes.
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May 27, 2012 10:20
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Arvid posted:
Nice Hornet! I had an identical one until 2010. I found the Honda flyscreen surprisingly effective - also good for not having your expensive clocks thwacked by a flying stone. For touring, Givi do one that's wider and slightly taller than stock. One of the German manufacturers does a really tall one, but I don't recall the name - think they're on most European e-bays. I also crash-tested the R&G crash mushrooms that Honda sells as factory accessories when someone turned right into my leg and knocked the bike flying. Definitely worth the investment - only damage on that side was the crash mushroom and bracket itself and a bent set of bars. Anyway, content:   Basically a stock '04 Tuono R - just an Akra race can which came with the bike (now on the factory race map), a set of carbon coil covers (one of the original ones was bent from a PO dropping the bike) and a double-bubble screen that I crimped the original screen trim back onto. I've also retrofitted the little heat shield that the mk 2 Tuono had fitted between the rear brake master cylinder and the engine. I think it probably does gently caress all. Tuonos and RSVs suffer badly from the placement of the master cylinder about 5mm away from the engine, which basically cooks the fluid nicely for you so your rear brake doesn't work. Only permanent fix is to spend a poo poo-ton on aftermarket rearsets that move the m/c to the "normal" location. I've also swapped to a YTX14 battery for more juice than the stock YTX12 (bad and expensive things supposedly happen to these bikes if you run them on an old YTX12) Currently using a BT016 Pro front and an BT023 rear. It's a beast, and perfect for my commute, which is mostly on rural roads too slow and poorly surfaced to use a faired sportsbike on. On the crappy bits you can entertain yourself wheelieing off everything (handy in the depths of winter when you aren't going to be cornering hard anyway), then on the nice roundabouts near the end of my commute, you have the benefit of the full RSV Mille chassis. Only things I don't like are the atrocious fuel economy away from motorways (less than 30mpg on the commute if the weather's good!) and the absolute havoc the motor wreaks on rear tyres. I now know why almost all the Tuonos I looked at had were wearing sports-touring rubber. Oh, and the loving tail light fell off. Italian bikes.
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May 27, 2012 20:31
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Saga posted:I found the Honda flyscreen surprisingly effective - also good for not having your expensive clocks thwacked by a flying stone. Thanks for the tip, IŽve been thinking about the Honda flyscreen as IŽll be touring europe in a couple of weeks. How does it mount ? Did you have to drill or do any other permanent modfications to fit it ?
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May 27, 2012 21:05
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Arvid posted:Thanks for the tip, IŽve been thinking about the Honda flyscreen as IŽll be touring europe in a couple of weeks. How does it mount ? Did you have to drill or do any other permanent modfications to fit it ? Sorry, I sold the bike a while back and don't have an exact recollection. However, I'm almost certain the Honda one has its own bespoke brackets so you don't drill anything to fit it. The other brand I was thinking of was Puig - that definitely has its own brackets because I just GIS'd it.
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May 27, 2012 22:35
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China-bikes represent! 2006 Zongshen 200gy-2. I was pretty leery of any chinese motorcycles but short of shipping something in from the states my options were limited. Turns out this is a fairly good chinese copy of the Yamaha TW200 turned motard. And like the TW, it is neigh indestructible (but doesn't get anywhere very fast). Love the 2-stroke inspired exhaust heat shield Picture was taken in St Thomas, USVI. The island in the background is Hans Lollik. And this is the view down from on the other side of the bike. 
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May 28, 2012 01:11
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So I did a thing and Z3n helped a ton and now I have a thing and it's pretty fun   Sold my SV and got a Bandit. It's a 2001 1200s with more mods than I can count. A complete steal for $1200. I will say that I really miss my SV though. By the time I sold it I literally fixed everything on it and it was so flickable through twisties and traffic. You could hamfist the throttle and not worry about crazy things happening and it always brought a smile to my face. The Bandit 1200s is way better for my legs though-- a 36" inseam doesn't leave much in terms of motorcycles. I can ride this all day and not feel even the slightest sore, even with a heavy backpack on. I will say, though, that 140whp 90ftlbs/tq and an alleged sub-10 quarter mile is very, very
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May 31, 2012 02:01
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My new fat baby. I look like a motor officer from the fun police.
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May 31, 2012 03:03
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Ambihelical Hexnut posted:My new fat baby. I look like a motor officer from the fun police. Oh man this thing is awesome. I see loads of them tearing around SF. Also Xovaan your bandit needs a turbo.
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May 31, 2012 06:06
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God damnit Z3n fine I'll start saving for a turbo 
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May 31, 2012 06:54
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Ambihelical Hexnut posted:My new fat baby. I look like a motor officer from the fun police. It's irresistibly ugly.  Best adventure bike on the market? I guess it is.
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May 31, 2012 09:10
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Twin fillers so you can look boss by using two petrol pumps at once.  e: ...just like an XJS V12!  
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May 31, 2012 10:20
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Ambihelical Hexnut posted:My new fat baby. I look like a motor officer from the fun police. Awesome. They're on my list at some point.
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May 31, 2012 10:54
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Xovaan posted:So I did a thing and Z3n helped a ton and now I have a thing and it's pretty fun I hate you. Not in a friendly way either, just hate. Ambihelical Hexnut posted:My new fat baby. I look like a motor officer from the fun police. You too.
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May 31, 2012 11:40
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Me and fatty are goin' to Pike's Peak today. 
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May 31, 2012 12:20
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Xovaan posted:So I did a thing and Z3n helped a ton and now I have a thing and it's pretty fun I wish I knew if those crash bars fit on my 600. I really like them.
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May 31, 2012 13:58
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Ola posted:It's irresistibly ugly. 
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May 31, 2012 14:05
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Endless Mike posted:Um, Charlie and Ewan rejected them, so clearly they are the worst. IIRC KTM was their first choice but KTM said no.
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May 31, 2012 15:12
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Shimrod posted:IIRC KTM was their first choice but KTM said no.
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May 31, 2012 15:32
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Xovaan posted:
Nice bike! I can't even imagine that much power. I finally had the balls yesterday to WOT the 919 up to redline in second gear. I was doing 85 in what seemed like a second.   makes sense now.
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May 31, 2012 15:54
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Saga posted:
Nice, I find those look more...interesting than new Tuono's. How does it sound with them cans?
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May 31, 2012 16:18
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Xovaan posted:So I did a thing and Z3n helped a ton and now I have a thing and it's pretty fun very nice. You gonna leave on the fairings or go naked? At which RPMs does the power kick in?
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May 31, 2012 17:07
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the walkin dude posted:At which RPMs does the power kick in? Around 1 probably.
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May 31, 2012 17:09
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Aren't v-twins supposed to do that and not I-4's?
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May 31, 2012 17:19
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the walkin dude posted:Aren't v-twins supposed to do that and not I-4's? If the I4 is big enough, it works like that, too.
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May 31, 2012 17:22
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the walkin dude posted:Aren't v-twins supposed to do that and not I-4's? V twins were the Italian Spiderman GIF.
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May 31, 2012 17:42
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That v-twins or thumpers automatically have more torque down low, and that i4s are to be revved to Pluto and back is a common misconception. It's more the fact that v-twins and thumpers usually have a larger bore and stroke giving them heavier pistons and higher mean piston speeds at comparable rpms, and therefor a shorter rev range and peak power at lower rpm that makes them feel like that. There is nothing that says a v-twin can't be built with a rev-it-to-the-moon peaky power curve, or that an i4 can't be a doing-burnouts-at-idle torque god. It's just usually more expensive.
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May 31, 2012 17:53
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Xovaan posted:So I did a thing and Z3n helped a ton and now I have a thing and it's pretty fun You're like my big brother now (see top of last page). Needless to say, awesome bike you got there!
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May 31, 2012 19:25
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backstory - we rode the bike up to my inlaw's place Memorial Day weekend, picked up the UHaul, loaded the bike and a bunch of furniture into the truck, and then drove the truck home.
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May 31, 2012 19:49
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Mcqueen posted:Nice, I find those look more...interesting than new Tuono's. How does it sound with them cans? WHAT'S THAT I CAN'T HEAR YOU I AM DEAF DUE TO MY EXTREMELY LOUD MOTORCYCLE The motor's not as good as the second-generation rotax. The latter is lighter (thanks to the magic of magnesium alloys) and benefits from clever-er electronics and the 2-2. If you compare the 2, the Mk 1 has a hosed dyno curve thanks to noise and emissions that they couldn't really get around in 1997/8. The Akrapovic, cubic inches and a decent power output mean you can't really tell when you ride it, but back to back the Mk 2 is much better, plus it benefits from up-to-date calipers.
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Raven457 posted:backstory - we rode the bike up to my inlaw's place Memorial Day weekend, picked up the UHaul, loaded the bike and a bunch of furniture into the truck, and then drove the truck home. 
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Woah, I didn't realize I'd get so many responses for a posting a bandit. I'm like 30 years under the target demographic for this motorcycle.  zapateria posted:You're like my big brother now (see top of last page). Oh sick! My friend had a Bandit 600 down south and it's the reason I went with this one. Out of all the bikes I've sat on it was the only one that actually felt like it was meant for my frame. Pretty much the perfect commuter/traveler in my opinion. So much bang for your buck. Suzuki really did this right. the walkin dude posted:very nice. You gonna leave on the fairings or go naked? At which RPMs does the power kick in? Gonna keep the fairings on this one. They're really nice and I have absolutely no buffeting on the highway at any speed. (any speed...  ) I still miss my SV though.  I believe it makes most of its torque around 3500-4k rpm and it revs up to 11k. And yeah, I don't think I'll ever ride anything this fast ever again in my entire life. I was happy with my SV's 70ish horsepower and this this goes straight from overkill to "flying gibs" territory. Luckily it's very manageable and doesn't jump out at you due to the ride height of the bike and the fairly linear power delivery. Here's the list of stuff done to it (so far, crosspost from Z3n's thread): -1216 big bore kit -GSXR1100 cams -KN air filters -Jetted carbs -full Dale Walker Holeshot Exhaust -ASV levers -aftermarket windscreen -pyramid rear hugger -190/55 rear tire -new EK ZZZ 530 chain and sprockets -braided brake lines -top end oiling kit -race tech valves and springs (just installed with new bushings and seals) -new spark plugs just installed -new all balls steering stem bearings just installed -Busa rear shock -including extra parts such as brand new Barnett clutch kit, service manual, etc
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Xovaan posted:Woah, I didn't realize I'd get so many responses for a posting a bandit. I'm like 30 years under the target demographic for this motorcycle. Any idea on whether that engine guard fits a 600 of the same vintage?
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See this bike, the cracked headlight and the rust?    This is just not any old lovely bike, its my old lovely bike. Oh God when he fired up that thing and drove it around  Edit: Ended up paying 1300, it has a title but no plates. Thankfully I have a friend with a pickup and motorcycle straps. ElMaligno fucked around with this message at 22:25 on May 31, 2012 |
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May 31, 2012 22:22
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Ziploc posted:Any idea on whether that engine guard fits a 600 of the same vintage? I'm fairly certain it will. To my knowledge, the Bandit 600 and 1200 both share the same frame, but I haven't looked far enough into it to give you a definitive answer. I'll try doing some research after class for you though.
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Ambihelical Hexnut posted:Me and fatty are goin' to Pike's Peak today. Officer Porkins and I slowboated it up to 14000 feet today. The LC8 is a loving lazy motor that doesn't seem to care what gear, RPM, or degree of insane uphill you are going, it just grunts it out. I coasted most of the way down the mountain with a low fuel light and it worried me a bit, but she made it to the gas station.
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