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Our FZ6s are diverging into different directions. You're taking things off, I'm adding things on. One of them needs to have a mirror-universe evil goatee. Things I love about riding: how much customization goes on between any two motorcycles in the world.
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SimplyCosmic posted:We have plenty of those. Ohio roads vary amazingly in their quality, sometimes within even a few miles. I still have to travel a good hour plus to get to the fun roads coming from the very northeast corner of the state. I'll have to give that a try thanks.
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May 8, 2013 11:25
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Slavvy posted:I had an nc30. Do you find that after going for a spirited ride in the country you end up navigating traffic at 7500rpm feeling like you've just snorted some blow? Wait, that isn't how everyone feels??
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May 8, 2013 11:45
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dreesemonkey posted:I had the exact same color scheme. Are your wheels still purple too? 
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May 8, 2013 14:23
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All cleaned up and out on the Cheese Country Trail in southwest WI:
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May 8, 2013 14:40
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SimplyCosmic posted:We have plenty of those. Ohio roads vary amazingly in their quality, sometimes within even a few miles. I still have to travel a good hour plus to get to the fun roads coming from the very northeast corner of the state. I'm from the Dover/New Philadelphia area (about 15 min south of Canton if you don't know where it's at), have a 2004 SV650 if you wanna ride sometime. I'm no good and slow but always willing to ride new roads. Don't know too many this way. Edit: I enjoy riding 751 past the Stonecreek area and heading to the south/east like you said, down toward Coshocton/Newcomerstown etc.
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May 8, 2013 15:01
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Rapner posted:Wait, that isn't how everyone feels?? Sounds like Speed Triple ownership the moment you leave the parking garage
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May 8, 2013 15:57
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Rapner posted:Wait, that isn't how everyone feels?? My bike doesn't even go to 7500!
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May 8, 2013 16:03
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clutchpuck posted:My bike doesn't even go to 7500! I find it disappointing to release the clutch at less than 7500 RPM
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May 8, 2013 16:07
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I can assure you, 2500rpm power wheelies are anything but disappointing 
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May 8, 2013 16:12
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Did a mini-tour of the Minneapolis river front: Lowry Avenue bridge in the background  The bike under the Stone Arch Bridge, down town. Yamaha V-Star 950 Tourer, sans windshield.
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May 9, 2013 03:03
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O'riginal posted:Did a mini-tour of the Minneapolis river front: I'm normally not into cruisers but this is pretty bloody sweet. Great shots too!
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May 9, 2013 03:43
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I wasn't really into the bike myself, but it fit the requirements for a long chassis, low seat height (I am short), acceptable performance. It is especially ugly with the windshield, but when that's off, it does look pretty sweet. It's starting to grow on me. We've been waiting a while in Minnesota for a sunny, not too cold day .. but really it's best to take shots of your bike when there are clouds over the sun, to reduce shadows. Still, it'd be nice to have that blue sky in the pictures.
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May 10, 2013 01:43
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So after being hellishly busy after moving house and starting a new job I finally got to get my bike out for a run! My '91 Honda CB 400 and my friends Bandit, all shiny and clean. Pre-clean(that puddle on the ground isn't mine, honest)  Post-clean   They didn't stay clean for long, many flies were killed 
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May 10, 2013 01:44
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 This bike, THIS MOTHERFUCKING BIKE, is so loving smooth. I mean I gave it a little gas and the speed kept on climbing going faster and faster without me even noticing.  Its a loving awesome bike and the only bad thing today is that I need to buy a more oval helmet as my head motherfucking hurts.
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May 11, 2013 00:00
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ElMaligno posted:
I found this too, it doesn't seem to accelerate like a sportsbike. You point it at a distant object and that object suddenly becomes magnified many times over.
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May 11, 2013 00:33
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SimplyCosmic posted:We have plenty of those. Ohio roads vary amazingly in their quality, sometimes within even a few miles. I still have to travel a good hour plus to get to the fun roads coming from the very northeast corner of the state. Let me know if you want a riding buddy when you do it, that route is 10 minutes from my house. Edit- you or RuPaul or anyone else really. kenny powerzzz fucked around with this message at 02:04 on May 11, 2013 |
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Slavvy posted:I found this too, it doesn't seem to accelerate like a sportsbike. You point it at a distant object and that object suddenly becomes magnified many times over. That's what having a flat torque curve feels like. Some guys like it, some guys don't.
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May 11, 2013 05:40
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Snowdens Secret posted:That's what having a flat torque curve feels like. Some guys like it, some guys don't. The funny thing is that my GS650L feels the same, but the rex is much faster and doesnt feel anemic doing 50-60 in fifth gear. But the best thing about this bike is how much recordkeeping the PO did on the bike. The user manual has notes from the year 2000 500 mile maintenance to the most recent oil and coolant change a month ago. He even included the service manual, all the receipts and a few extra tools for the bike. 
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May 11, 2013 14:24
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Should I have bought an 05 Honda 919 as a second bike? Probably not. But godammit am I having fun on it. 
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May 11, 2013 21:58
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blackmanjew posted:Should I have bought an 05 Honda 919 as a second bike? Probably not. Just picked up one of these the other day. Fantastic bike.
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May 11, 2013 23:01
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blackmanjew posted:Should I have bought an 05 Honda 919 as a second bike? Probably not. Where is that because it looks lovely unironically
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May 11, 2013 23:04
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blackmanjew posted:Should I have bought an 05 Honda 919 as a second bike? Probably not. This is how I felt about mine; it seemed insanely powerful after my previous bikes but really friendly too. The only thing I ever had to criticise that bike about was the (for me) incredibly poor ergonomics. And the fact that I had to take a die grinder and a slide-hammer to the exhaust just to be able to hear it above the wind.
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May 11, 2013 23:23
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It's about an hour south of Boise, ID
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May 11, 2013 23:23
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Slavvy posted:This is how I felt about mine; it seemed insanely powerful after my previous bikes but really friendly too. The only thing I ever had to criticise that bike about was the (for me) incredibly poor ergonomics. My only complaint is the seat, it's pretty awful, and made worse by the fact that I had tailbone surgery a while ago. For me I love the quiet exhaust. I blew past my roommate on his cruiser and he said it sounded like a tie fighter going by.
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May 12, 2013 00:17
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blackmanjew posted:Should I have bought an 05 Honda 919 as a second bike? Probably not. Dammit.
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blackmanjew posted:My only complaint is the seat, it's pretty awful, and made worse by the fact that I had tailbone surgery a while ago. I hated the seat and I hated the tank which, while it looks fantastic, is pretty much designed to be as painful and awkward as possible if you try to grip it with your knees. Mine looked identical to yours, too. Best thing I ever did was tidy up the tail section and get a smoked LED taillight with integrated indicators; made it look a million times better without that huge lump of plastic hanging around behind the wheel.
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ElMaligno posted:The funny thing is that my GS650L feels the same, but the rex is much faster and doesnt feel anemic doing 50-60 in fifth gear. I love previous owners like that, I bought an MZ years ago as a winter hack and along with all those kind of details he gave me a bunch of spares (he was selling this one and buying a newer one, but most of the spares would have been interchangeable, he was just a nice guy). He even gave me the number of the secretary of my local MZ club and promised to get me a discount on the membership. Then I forgot it was premix and killed it  Sorry really nice guy and sorry ETZ301, although you did at least live on for quite a while as I kept you insured for two more years to build up NCB while I was sans bike for a while.
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so I wrecked my ranger yesterday. I didn't even wait for the towtruck. I caught a ride to work and put my CBR600 F3 back together. Got the plates friday.  K&N and new jets...   The 142's were too much. 138 and 140's were just right though. We'll see how she runs after i finish cleaning out that tank though. I flushed it a BUNCH and tried to get all the varnish out but there's still a thick coating in there. Here she is running all the seafoam out of the motor. Those valves were dirty as gently caress and held a lot of the seafoam from when I fogged the motor.   Then I rode it home in the worst thunderstorm we'd had this year :-/
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May 12, 2013 17:36
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Here she is running all the seafoam out of the motor. Those valves were dirty as gently caress and held a lot of the seafoam from when I fogged the motor. That van owner must love you
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May 12, 2013 17:52
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Snowdens Secret posted:That van owner must love you That's my boss' van 
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May 12, 2013 18:00
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Then I rode it home in the worst thunderstorm we'd had this year :-/ Ha, sold my car yesterday morning. Got caught in a thunderstorm going to work, got rained on coming back, and when I figured it'd probably be safe to run to the store later that night got wet again, the rain catching me right as I was halfway between the store and my house. I need better rain gear.
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Covert Ops Wizard posted:Ha, sold my car yesterday morning. Got caught in a thunderstorm going to work, got rained on coming back, and when I figured it'd probably be safe to run to the store later that night got wet again, the rain catching me right as I was halfway between the store and my house.    Yeah I didn't have any rain gear with me. I just had my warm weather gear at the shop.
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May 13, 2013 02:15
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On weekends, I pretend that I'm the blue Power Ranger
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May 13, 2013 03:55
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I'm so happy right now as I can finally post in this thread as a bona-fide motorcyclist. Passed my big bike test on Friday, which means I get to go out and play with my new toy. 2006 Bandit 650 
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hermand posted:I'm so happy right now as I can finally post in this thread as a bona-fide motorcyclist. Passed my big bike test on Friday, which means I get to go out and play with my new toy. Quite a sharp looking bike there.
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The car has sleepy eyes, but it can rest now.
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Collateral Damage posted:The car has sleepy eyes, but it can rest now. looks more blase to me, maybe its not a fan of bikes 
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 Today, I ride. 
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New (to me) bike doing what it does best.
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