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Odette posted:WOT in any gear on a 250 is pretty much asking for a speeding ticket, and I don't like driving like a dong. Head for the Waitakeres. It'll kill you or make you a man! Seriously scenic drive is one of the most terrifying and poorly-engineered roads I've ever seen, it's great.
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the bsd boys posted:The last tank I put into my 2008 ninja 250r got me 32.7 mpg. Spirited riding will definitely kill a 250's fuel economy. My first tank after it sat for a while was 40. Next was around 44. With some tame city driving I got it up to the ">50" I said which was really 49 at its best. I keep thinking something might be wrong with it, but then I remember how I ride. A guy told me he was getting 60-65 mpg but he also said he went into 6th at 25mph... Odette posted:WOT in any gear on a 250 is pretty much asking for a speeding ticket, and I don't like driving like a dong. I come off as a snarky rear end in a top hat a lot it seems, and some of that is on purpose, like playing a character. Some of it is just me though. Like now...if you aren't joking then I can't help you.
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Slavvy posted:Head for the Waitakeres. It'll kill you or make you a man! Seriously scenic drive is one of the most terrifying and poorly-engineered roads I've ever seen, it's great. The road out to Piha is terrible. The locals there like to drive like jackasses, and one of my friends actually got run off the road there.  nsaP posted:I come off as a snarky rear end in a top hat a lot it seems, and some of that is on purpose, like playing a character. Some of it is just me though. Like now...if you aren't joking then I can't help you. I never know when someone's loving with me, or being serious on the internet!
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Here's a phone camera pic a mate of mine took of me on my brand new ride. Picked it up yesterday and I've spent almost every waking hour since riding it, LOL. gently caress, it's nice. Coming from 30hp it's BANANAS, even while going to some effort to limit myself to around 5-6K RPM in the early stages of run-in. https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/993424_10152193393006729_244528817_n.jpg Do we have to host our own pics even if they come from Facebook, or is it kosher to post facebook pics directly into the thread?
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Sep 29, 2013 09:46
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Here4DaGangBang posted:Do we have to host our own pics even if they come from Facebook, or is it kosher to post facebook pics directly into the thread? use imgur? http://www.imgur.com
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Sep 29, 2013 11:09
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When I have a better pic to post, I may do that.  I was just wondering what the rules were nowadays. I guess I should go look them up, eh?
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Sep 29, 2013 11:16
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It's to protect tiny webhosts from falling over by the massive increase of literally tens of goons downloading pictures from it. Facebook won't even feel a sting.
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KARMA! posted:It's to protect tiny webhosts from falling over by the massive increase of literally tens of goons downloading pictures from it. Facebook won't even feel a sting. That's what I figure, Facebook wasn't the beast that it is now when those rules were written. Probably wasn't even around, for that matter. That said, I don't wanna get probated so I'll not test it out. :P
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Sep 29, 2013 14:37
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Here4DaGangBang posted:5-6K RPM in the early stages of run-in. You don't have to do that. Don't stay at any one RPM range too long for the first few hundred miles, don't stay constantly at red-line if you can avoid it, but basically, ride it like you normally would.
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Sep 29, 2013 17:29
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Spiffness posted:You don't have to do that. So basically ... ride it like you stole it? 
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Sep 29, 2013 17:35
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 Finally pulling the photos from my trips down and up 101.
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Spiffness posted:You don't have to do that. Yeah, I know. I'm sort of hedging my bets between the full-on ride it like you normally would break in and the factory-advised break in, so I'm not babying it but possibly not going as hard as I could be. In the first 100km I gave it plenty of fairly strong pulls to 5-6k RPM, lots of engine braking, no lugging and varied RPM. Hopefully that's good enough, because I think I've missed the window to influence ring seal at this point, about 200 or so km in.
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Sep 30, 2013 00:39
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Last pic of the Honda as I prep up to sell her.
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Chris Knight posted:Last pic of the Honda as I prep up to sell her. That's in amazing shape. Hawk II 400? Automatic?
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I have a terrible picture of a really, really irresponsible thing I got today.
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Oct 3, 2013 09:12
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On the plus side, the stealth paint will mean that nobody will see you doing 180mph in places where you really really shouldn't.
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darth cookie posted:On the plus side, the stealth paint will mean that nobody will see you doing 180mph in places where you really really shouldn't. You mean everywhere I can, right? I'm taking that as everywhere I can. It's my first litresport and the first bike I've been genuinely scared of since I graduated from a 250 to a CBR400 (which felt like a MONSTER!). Pussycat at low speeds though; the gearing is so long it's difficult to get in trouble with the throttle unless you really, really mean it.
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Slavvy posted:You mean everywhere I can, right? I'm taking that as everywhere I can. A larger rear sprocket will take care of that nicely 
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I'm curious if the argument for vibrations at 90mph are much less harsh than at 80mph on a literbike will swing a judge :\ Overall I find literbikes quite easy to ride, especially newer models where the weight different between literbikes and supersports isn't that huge these days, fuel economy is roughly the same. I remember when the 2004 ZX10r came out it was touted as being a literbike in a 600cc package. Even prices are roughly the same in the used market. Just have to exercise good throttle discipline while leaned over, or hell even on straights I suppose unless you like to effortlessly do 90+ all the time, the highway patrol certainly don't approve from my experience :v
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Slavvy posted:You mean everywhere I can, right? I'm taking that as everywhere I can. yes. This. But if you spread yourself thinly over several miles of road I will mock you as the squid you are. Live by sword blah blah and all that. quote:It's my first litresport and the first bike I've been genuinely scared of since I graduated from a 250 to a CBR400 (which felt like a MONSTER!). Pussycat at low speeds though; the gearing is so long it's difficult to get in trouble with the throttle unless you really, really mean it. If you aren't spending most of your time looking at the sky over the dash, you're doing it wrong. 
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Oct 3, 2013 12:41
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Enjoying the English summer on my Thundercat.
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infraboy posted:I'm curious if the argument for vibrations at 90mph are much less harsh than at 80mph on a literbike will swing a judge :\ Those 04-05s were known as widowmakers.
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BlackMK4 posted:Those 04-05s were known as widowmakers. That's what I read; I think that's why they're cheap compared to the blade/gsxr of the same vintage, at least here in NZ. And litersports in general are cheaper than 600's; for the same money I could've gotten an 02/03 R6 instead which seems like an enormous ripoff.
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DevCore posted:My 1974 Honda CB350F. loving nice, dude. How's it run? What's the top end?
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DevCore posted:My 1974 Honda CB350F. Where's the battery?
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Verr posted:Where's the battery? My guess is that it's been relocated to the seat hump. Very nice bike.
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Oct 3, 2013 22:44
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front wing flexing posted:loving nice, dude. Thanks! It actually runs quite fantastically. It also sounds like a beast, super throaty. I haven't pushed it too much as far at top end, but I've gotten it up to 75 before I let it back down. I don't think it had much more over that though. Verr posted:Where's the battery? Yeah it's tucked up behind the seat, along with a minimal tool kit.
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Slavvy posted:I have a terrible picture of a really, really irresponsible thing I got today. Handlebar, -1/+2 gearing, enjoy the experience until the police or the wheelies kill you.
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The green plastidip is coming along nicely. It was kind of a bitch masking off the Ulysses logo in the bottom right of the front fairing; I'll probably use a razor blade when I go to do the airbox cover.
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I got this a week ago. It's the first thing with a motor and two wheels I've ever owned, unless you count one half of a camry. It's a 2009.
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Probably the closest thing to a genuine "new classic." I have to admit I have a soft spot for the Royal Enfield. I would love to give one a go one day. 
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Miskatonic U. posted:I got this a week ago. It's the first thing with a motor and two wheels I've ever owned, unless you count one half of a camry. It's a 2009. You've got taste, but you've also hosed up my very long list of "what's next to buy". drat you. Is the frame of this replica just as prone to "high-speed"-wobbling as the original? If so, I think I must own one.
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Safety Dance posted:The green plastidip is coming along nicely. It was kind of a bitch masking off the Ulysses logo in the bottom right of the front fairing; I'll probably use a razor blade when I go to do the airbox cover. I'm very interested to see how this turns out and what kind of durability you get on a bike. I'd like to try it on my dual sport.
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Sir Cornelius posted:You've got taste, but you've also hosed up my very long list of "what's next to buy". drat you. Is the frame of this replica just as prone to "high-speed"-wobbling as the original? If so, I think I must own one. It's not a replica, it's a real proper Royal Enfield Bullet, which has been in continuous production for like 60 or 70 years or something. Only difference is that it's made in India now. Same basic everything, same frame as ~50 years ago, although the engine is EFI now.
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KozmoNaut posted:It's not a replica, it's a real proper Royal Enfield Bullet, which has been in continuous production for like 60 or 70 years or something. Only difference is that it's made in India now. Same basic everything, same frame as ~50 years ago, although the engine is EFI now. The "made in India" stamp is enough to convince me that frame is indeed still a dangerous, guaranteed tank-slapper. The EFI is a turn-off
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Miskatonic U. posted:I got this a week ago. It's the first thing with a motor and two wheels I've ever owned, unless you count one half of a camry. It's a 2009. Nice! Join us in the DC thread.
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Gweenz posted:I'm very interested to see how this turns out and what kind of durability you get on a bike. I'd like to try it on my dual sport. I ordered two cans from dipyourcar.com, and they wound up being only like $10 or $12 each with shipping. I'm doing very minor prep work -- mostly just wiping crud off before I spray. One can did everything you see there (four or five coats on each piece), and probably still has enough left for one or two coats of the next piece I do. I'll probably do my front fender next, so that will be a good test. I'll keep posting pictures.
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