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SaNChEzZ posted:So which one are you, mootmoot or Jack the Smack? Looking at his post history (13 whole posts, all in CA), where he uses British slang, repeatedly makes fun of people with small bikes, and drools over the Daytona, I'm 90% sure that it's mootmoot. Or a dedicated copycat. Welcome back you awful man  Saga posted:Don't feel cheated. I had one of these and the slightly newer CBR 600 I owned subsequently was a much better bike. All the more reason to get the CBR250RR, my current dream bike. It was built entirely for that bracket, not sleeved-down from a 600 or whatever. And it comes in black and gold (though admittedly I'd be ecstatic with the tricolor, and almost as happy with the  90's shredded purple/red/white scheme).
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Sagebrush posted:Looking at his post history (13 whole posts, all in CA), where he uses British slang, repeatedly makes fun of people with small bikes, and drools over the Daytona, I'm 90% sure that it's mootmoot. Or a dedicated copycat. The JDM 2t 250s make more sense as lightweight sportsbikes and have that GP pedigree. Or an Rs250. Though you have to be willing to accept the possibility (certainty if it's a KR-1S?) motor nipping up and launching you mid corner, so I can see why people are reluctant. E: Our new poster also thinks being poor is disgusting and loathsome, so yes probably mootmoot. Welcome back dude!
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There's a guy in Canberra who managed to shoehorn a Blackbird motor into an FZR400, which should tell you all you need to know about most 400s.
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Slavvy posted:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_RC30 Honda RC30. They built it in the late 80's as a thinly veiled race bike for homologation purposes, blew away everything else at the time. Nice. Not a single one for sale in Australia at the moment on Bikesales, but there is this: RC45. Hmm...
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Ponies ate my Bagel posted:I always thought these had awesome headlights, not quite round but badass with a cute little face. There's a kind of sweet spot for practical literbikes around the late '90s / early '00s. An actual size up from supersports, big enough and soft enough to be comfortable, real back seats with decent storage underneath, actual windshields, big low can lets you mount luggage easy etc etc. I've always been partial to these two:   They're getting long in the tooth but every now and then I get a hankering for picking one up, cleaning it up and then putting a million superslab miles on it. Modern sport-tourers all seem a size too big. (The RC51 you pictured is from the same era and has similar styling but is known for its uncomfortable race ergos, which is a shame because that engine sounds like tons of fun.)
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Snowdens Secret posted:There's a kind of sweet spot for practical literbikes around the late '90s / early '00s. An actual size up from supersports, big enough and soft enough to be comfortable, real back seats with decent storage underneath, actual windshields, big low can lets you mount luggage easy etc etc. I've got a buddy with a really nice RC51, it's an absolute blast to ride. One of the torquiest bikes I've ever had the luck to ride. I personally prefer race ergo's, I've got some back problems and laying on the tank is actually quite comfortable for me. I'd love to have a nice larger sport-touring oriented bike that my wife and I could go places on though. Sir Moot, welcome back! We've missed you very much, please beware the slight curves ahead.
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Snowdens Secret posted:There's a kind of sweet spot for practical literbikes around the late '90s / early '00s. An actual size up from supersports, big enough and soft enough to be comfortable, real back seats with decent storage underneath, actual windshields, big low can lets you mount luggage easy etc etc. Yeah, I was just looking up ZX-9R Es on biketrader on Friday. The C-motor was immense - I remember riding the C1 back to back against the R1 when it was released, and the ZX motor felt quicker (although a stopwatch might have said otherwise) everywhere. The chassis wasn't even bad from the C-bikes onwards, although you could tell just sitting on them that the R1 was a much sportier bike. Stick a flip-screen on a C or E model and you even get something like actual wind protection. Unheard of since the YZF750!
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Saga posted:The JDM 2t 250s make more sense as lightweight sportsbikes and have that GP pedigree. Or an Rs250. Though you have to be willing to accept the possibility (certainty if it's a KR-1S?) motor nipping up and launching you mid corner, so I can see why people are reluctant. In NZ and some australian states at least, a 400 is a viable choice for a beginner as there is a power/weight and cc limit for the first two licenses before you get a full, and all the miniature superbikes are toward the upper reaches of the rules. Two-stroke 250's are specifically banned 
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Gotta love climbing construction sites on the KLR
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My new-to-me bike  2003 sv650, scorpion pipe, tail tidy of sorts, came with a pack rack and a windscreen thing which I removed immediately. Bonus giant chicken strips on the rear SHINKO  How dangerous are shinkos really? I plan on replacing both the tyres eventually but it seems like a waste not to get the most mileage I can out of the rear before I do that.
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More importantly, how old are they?
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Slavvy posted:My new-to-me bike Nice! I rather liked the Angel ST - you might see if you can pick up a matching part worn rear off ebay. They do tend to go "off" once they start to wear out in the center, but they're very comfy, stable and have lots of grip.
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KARMA! posted:More importantly, how old are they? Just a couple of months old apparently, the previous owner rode it frequently and the rest of the bike seems to reflect this. No idea about the age of the pirelli, it looks about 50% worn. Finding a second-hand matching rear isn't a bad idea, I'll look into it!
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That is just fantastic. What's the reason for removing the front sprocket cover? Easier replacement to change gearing?
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Dec 25, 2012 21:32
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I think it looks cooler. 
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BlackMK4 posted:I think it looks cooler. High five. It doesn't though. But I respect the process.
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BlackMK4 posted:I think it looks cooler. It does, nice wee bit of difference, adds another focal point you don't normally see on a bike.
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I'd be a bit nervous about a shoe lace or a pant leg getting caught in there.
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That's why you only ride in flip-flops and jorts, duh.
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Dec 25, 2012 23:26
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Full body yoga suit w/integrated booties
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Philanthropy! posted:High five. Needs more spikes and some road rash from pwning slight curves right?
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Philanthropy! posted:High five. What are you riding these days, another Daytona?
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n8r posted:I'd be a bit nervous about a shoe lace or a pant leg getting caught in there. That'd make sense, if I ever rode in anything but race boots and stuck my foot an extra foot forward while riding. Snowdens Secret posted:Full body yoga suit w/integrated booties I need to see a picture of a girl in this. BlackMK4 fucked around with this message at 02:17 on Dec 26, 2012 |
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Backov posted:What are you riding these days, another Daytona? If you let him know that you know, he stops posting for a few days. Best to humor him, as you do a small child.
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nsaP posted:If you let him know that you know, he stops posting for a few days. Best to humor him, as you do a small child. I pop wheelies so small children bounce off the skid-plate, less mess that way.
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My new to me. After an 05 Ducati Monster and an 82 GL500 I present the new to me 02 VFR800. 17k on the clock and looks showroom new.
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slowspeedracer posted:My new to me. After an 05 Ducati Monster and an 82 GL500 I present the new to me 02 VFR800. 17k on the clock and looks showroom new. That's a fantastic looking bike! A VFR is on my short list of bikes I'm actually looking to purchase.
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Here's my first (and so far, only) bike: It's a 2010 Ninja 250R special edition. Dunno who exhibit A. with the girly helmet sitting on it is. I bought this new, and I was proud as punch because it was the first new vehicle I'd ever owned. I dropped it 3 times in the first month (all on the same day). Once on each side so both sides of the fairing are equally hosed, and crushed the indicators on both sides. You can see the scratches in the picture. I did this by trying to go up a very steep hill in the wrong gear, stalling it, and then trying to turn it around (by pushing it). I'm similarly built to Exhibit A in the picture, so the outcome was inevitable. I dropped it on its side, picked it up, and then promptly dropped it on its other side... under a parked car. I am still unclear how that happened. I managed to pick it up and take it home (which was less than 300 metres away). My dad is a bike rider of old, and his sage advice was to do a couple of laps of the block to get my confidence up, right away. So I did... and dropped it again trying to do a tight U-turn. To add insult to injury, this particular bike has Kawasaki OEM globes in the indicators, and I was coming into the Easter long weekend. So I spent ages trying to find an open bike shop which stocked what I needed (no Kawasaki dealers were open that day). I missed out on riding that Easter long weekend because of the crushed, irreplaceable indicator globes. I won't lie; I did a lot of drinking and crying that weekend.
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 Me on my '98 Ducati Monster This was somewhere in France or Germany. Did a roadtrip this spring with a friend of mine, was awesome. Amazingly the bike did not break down once. edit: fixed the link Paidor fucked around with this message at 14:50 on Dec 31, 2012 |
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My new ride!  I don't get to take it home until they lower it for me - goddamn short girl legs.
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They had to order the lowering link, install it, and then apparently they need to shorten the kickstand (which confuses me because on my old CBR, I lowered it myself and the kickstand was fine...)
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I'd also see about getting the front lowered to maintain something of a balance between the front and the back of the bike. The easy way is raising the forks in the triple an inch or 2, but sometimes you have to worry about clearance issues, and it will definitely exacerbate any kickstand issues. Also, something to be aware of, lowering bikes can cause strange handling behavior if it's not done properly and the geometry gets off as a result of it. Ask the shop about what they recommend, hopefully they've got someone who knows about those sorts of things Congrats on the bike!
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Z3n posted:I'd also see about getting the front lowered to maintain something of a balance between the front and the back of the bike. The easy way is raising the forks in the triple an inch or 2, but sometimes you have to worry about clearance issues, and it will definitely exacerbate any kickstand issues. Also, something to be aware of, lowering bikes can cause strange handling behavior if it's not done properly and the geometry gets off as a result of it. Ask the shop about what they recommend, hopefully they've got someone who knows about those sorts of things I'm lowering the front 1 inch, 2 inches in the rear. My old CBR had the same configuration and it was absolutely perfect for me. I don't corner hard (yet) and i don't have a sidepipe to worry about. I am aware of some clearance problems, but I definitely prefer my bikes lowered a touch.
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kitsunamugen posted:I won't lie; I did a lot of drinking and crying that weekend. I think this is the sad saga of most 250s, don't worry about it. I've dropped half the bikes I've owned at some point, several times.
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Well that was 15 thousand trouble free kilometres ago. Haven't dropped it since, and hopefully I won't again. One day, after I get married, buy a house, declare bankruptcy, wander aimlessly in the desert in search of death, trip over a huge gold nugget in my dehydrated delirium, I'd like to get a Ducati Monster.
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Distended Bowel posted:I'm lowering the front 1 inch, 2 inches in the rear. My old CBR had the same configuration and it was absolutely perfect for me. I don't corner hard (yet) and i don't have a sidepipe to worry about. I am aware of some clearance problems, but I definitely prefer my bikes lowered a touch. Awesome, sounds like you've got it well handled then I considered lowering the 675 for my wife if needed, but as it turns out, she can comfortably get a foot down with it as is, so that's good. Have also considered making custom subframes to lower bikes without destroying the steering geometry but haven't had a need for it yet...
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Buell offered some bikes that came lower from the factory, with different suspension and seats. Always thought that was pretty considerate, it meant that for my bike there were three sizes: extra low, normal, and wider/longer (+ taller in 2009/2010 as they switched to the suspension of the XT/STT, and the X was even taller again).
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