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4/20 NEVER FORGET posted:My WR is awesome, so are my other bikes Don't worry I haven't forgotten about the manual, I've just been forgetting to bring it to work every day  I will try my damnedest to get it out this week.
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Covert Ops Wizard posted:I usually hate the custom-painted tank bs but something about that....looks good man. I even like the dirtiness of it, as opposed to how clean that tank looks. Ever think about chopping that fender? Thanks man! The tank is clean because I just put it on two days ago, haha. The rear fender has been chopped but now that this new tank is on I can see it needs to be chopped more. Only thing limiting me is that it needs to be long enough to throw my p-pad on from time to time. I know the whole single seat small rear end fender looks cool, but I need to be able to ride around with girls. That's an absolute must.
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dreesemonkey posted:Nice bike, I think I may have seen that around on CL. We'll have to go for a ride sometime, you know since fat heavy cruisers and dual sports are so similar. Yeah, it was on CL. Now I am in talks with another guy from a Facebook rummage sale to buy a DR-Z400SM. When summer hits I'd definitely be up for a ride or several. If I get the DRZ, the wife wants the DR350 and then it will be family rides and hooning.
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Ohms posted:Thanks man! The tank is clean because I just put it on two days ago, haha. The rear fender has been chopped but now that this new tank is on I can see it needs to be chopped more. Only thing limiting me is that it needs to be long enough to throw my p-pad on from time to time. I know the whole single seat small rear end fender looks cool, but I need to be able to ride around with girls. That's an absolute must. Sweet ride, the range on a tank that small has got to suck though.
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Jan 15, 2013 03:30
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PuntCuncher posted:I keep forgetting you live in my neck of the woods. Need to do a weir road goonride. Let me know, I need an excuse to get the RS125 running again. 
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Jan 15, 2013 03:40
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hayden. posted:Sweet ride, the range on a tank that small has got to suck though. I'm not sure what it is yet since I just put the tank on. And I won't really know exactly since I took my speedometer off, haha.
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SaNChEzZ posted:Don't worry I haven't forgotten about the manual, I've just been forgetting to bring it to work every day Not a problem! I won't be doing any work on it immediately so take your time. I appreciate getting it regardless of how long it takes.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Yeah, it was on CL. Now I am in talks with another guy from a Facebook rummage sale to buy a DR-Z400SM. When summer hits I'd definitely be up for a ride or several. If I get the DRZ, the wife wants the DR350 and then it will be family rides and hooning. Oh god please do, the SM is next on my list of bikes that I'd like to buy, though I'm afraid I'm years and years away from justifying another motorcycle.
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Jan 15, 2013 15:36
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dreesemonkey posted:Oh god please do, the SM is next on my list of bikes that I'd like to buy, though I'm afraid I'm years and years away from justifying another motorcycle. Going to look at it on Sunday. He had it listed for $4k, and when I talked to him and asked him what he wanted for the bike, he said $3k. That was a bit of a surprise, in a good way. 5900 miles, jetted, and just has a dent in the tank from when the bike fell on the dude. And it's the best color: black.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:And it's the best color: black. Chicken colour, best colour.  
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Jan 16, 2013 07:40
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Yellow/blue is indeed the best combo but I'll let it slide. $3k would be a pretty drat good price and now I'm mad again.
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Jan 16, 2013 14:55
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I was wrong about probably never redlining it.   You can see Mt. Hood in the center of the horizon in the first pic if you look hard enough. It was much clearer in person. Found a very long, straight, mostly empty (nearest car was probably half a mile away) highway that I tried a couple hard accelerations on. Didn't quite get the front off the ground in either first or second. Also, the shape of the fairings funnels cold air directly into my crotch. hayden. fucked around with this message at 01:05 on Jan 21, 2013 |
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hayden. posted:
This is every sport bike ever (at least the ones I've had)
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Jan 21, 2013 01:11
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The point this morning when i wondered where I'd put my bike cover:
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Jan 21, 2013 01:18
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Brrrrrrr (also your pic covers the current riding game challenge) nsaP fucked around with this message at 01:22 on Jan 21, 2013 |
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Jan 21, 2013 01:19
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nsaP posted:Brrrrrrr So cold it even stopped leaking oil. Also annoyingly the snowman I tried to make kept sliding off the seat. Next time it snows I'm putting the bike up on stands for the hilarious internet photo I have in mind.
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Jan 21, 2013 01:23
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I thought you had a Tuono for some reason. Still, get a tarp duder
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Jan 21, 2013 01:36
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goddamnedtwisto posted:The point this morning when i wondered where I'd put my bike cover: biek abuse 
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Jan 21, 2013 02:17
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Got the ol' bike rack on my moto in San Francisco now. Don't have to rent cars anymore to go to bicycle races! Thanks to Z3n for drilling out the holes on the rack for fitment and general advice. 
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Jan 21, 2013 04:07
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Now you just need a cop to pull you over for driving what is technically a more than three-wheeled vehicle that has a motorcycle registration.
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Jan 21, 2013 04:45
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I was just thinking of how to mount a camera to it...
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Jan 21, 2013 04:47
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Huh, I wonder what category that puts something like this, then? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbW7wlb9FM0
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Jan 21, 2013 04:48
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hayden. posted:I was wrong about probably never redlining it. Good for you, enjoy the hell out of it. Getting any more comfortable for you riding position and seat wise? You'll really have to work at wheeling that bike. Everything about it has been designed to keep the front end down and the 1/4 mile time low.
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Jan 21, 2013 07:08
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FuzzyWuzzyBear posted:Got the ol' bike rack on my moto in San Francisco now. Don't have to rent cars anymore to go to bicycle races! Awesome! Glad it all worked out...sorry to have to rush you out of the house after I got done making the brackets and drilling holes
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Jan 21, 2013 07:26
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goddamnedtwisto posted:The point this morning when i wondered where I'd put my bike cover: I really hope I'm wrong, but is that a Ducati? because if it is, this picture horrifies me to the core of my being.
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Jan 21, 2013 08:40
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kitsunamugen posted:I really hope I'm wrong, but is that a Ducati? Aprila but same thing.
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Jan 21, 2013 08:53
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Ah, well that's completely different. carry on with your cycle abuse. Practically a public service. The snowman idea is excellent, and I'm looking forward to seeing it. Regrettably, I don't live in a snowy area, so I can't do it myself. I did have a nice ride home from work the other day in 42 degree C (107.6 F) heat in the shade though. I didn't die, but I often hoped I would.
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Jan 21, 2013 09:19
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To inferior motorcycles that probably is abuse but Aprilia make them stronger than that. That thing has never spent a night indoors in it's life and is ridden almost every day in all conditions and there isn't a touch of corrosion anywhere on it.
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shitstirring aside, I don't actually mind Aprilias. Back before sensible legislation was put into place, it was entirely possible to ride an Aprilia 250R on a learners permit in my country, along with a bunch of the Japanese 2 stroke crotch rocket equivalents. If it's 250cc or less, it couldn't possibly be too powerful right?  I've always had a soft spot for the Aprilia 250R.
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kitsunamugen posted:shitstirring aside, I don't actually mind Aprilias. Back before sensible legislation was put into place, it was entirely possible to ride an Aprilia 250R on a learners permit in my country, along with a bunch of the Japanese 2 stroke crotch rocket equivalents. NZ represent I started on an NSR250 MC21. Not the smartest thing I've ever done.
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You're alive, and apparently able to post coherently. You must have done something right. How long did it take for you to wise up and move on to something else?
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kitsunamugen posted:I really hope I'm wrong, but is that a Ducati? It's an Aprilia Shiver. 
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Xovaan posted:It's an Aprilia Shiver. Oh god. It took me entirely too long to get that.
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kitsunamugen posted:You're alive, and apparently able to post coherently. You must have done something right. How long did it take for you to wise up and move on to something else? About six months. Went to a GSXR-250 which was an endless mechanical tragedy, then a CBR400 and nc30. Ironically only crashed on the CBR400.
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Ouch. I very nearly bought a RVF400 as my first bike, but piked out because the only available were 'refurbished' ones available under grey import rules from a dealer with a mixed reputation. I would have had to buy it unsighted aswell because the dealer is interstate. Wasn't prepared to take an $8000 gamble, so I bought a new 250 ninja... and dropped it a lot in the first month. Also, yeah I'll admit I was slow on the shiver reference too. My shame knows no end.
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kitsunamugen posted:Wasn't prepared to take an $8000 gamble, so I bought a new 250 ninja... and dropped it a lot in the first month. It's almost like a right of passage. Until you've dropped a bike somewhere (My Hayabusa twice, both stationary. Left side, no damage. Right side, $2200 in replacement fairings) you're just not a real rider.  Thinking of it now, I don't can't name a single regular rider I know that hasn't done something dumb that's resulted in a drop. Annecdata for the win.
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I dropped my bike on basically the first actual ride I took around town when I stomped the kickstart while it was in gear 
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Haven't dropped my own bike yet, knock on wood, but I dropped the riding school's bike by accidentally putting it in gear without clutching in. I did a similar thing with my own bike, but then I was holding the brake so it just made the seat give me a good kick in the balls instead.
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Jan 22, 2013 01:46
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I have not dropped a bike yet. I'm sure that will change if I ever buy a brand new bike.
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It will change now that you've said that.
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