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Naked superbike superiority! Go forth, and let's do WHEELIES
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Z3n posted:Naked superbike superiority! Go forth, and let's do WHEELIES ... into mailboxes 
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Jun 8, 2014 07:31
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Oh god so clean  And a pose-down with the roommate. 
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Jun 8, 2014 23:06
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goddamnedtwisto posted:That's a drat good-looking bike. Have you thought about painting the silencers to match the frame (or getting a CF replacement to match the rest of it?). That's about the only cosmetic change I'd make. Oh and maybe some Shiver/V4 Tuono mirrors. I haven't had any qualms with the mirrors quite yet and they're fantastic compared to how much my Falco's vibrated. As for the silencers; they're titanium and in fantastic condition. I hadn't thought about CF versions quite yet. As for now, I just want to get either some Danmoto rearsets or Aprilia Performance rearsets and put in a RSV4 rear brake master cylinder. It's kind of nifty when I'm riding towards the sun and I can see the light shining through the carbon fiber right underneath the windscreen. It does seem like my Falco had better fueling at low RPM but that only came after a Gabro chip.
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Jun 9, 2014 01:54
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EvilCrayon posted:It does seem like my Falco had better fueling at low RPM but that only came after a Gabro chip. What was your overall opinion of Gabro's chip? Was it one of his off the shelf tunes or something custom? My bike came with an RSV Titanium EVO chip (which matches the exhaust) and while it runs greats, it's definitely a rich tune and I'm getting only 30mpg on the freeway. Would love to have a bit more range for the longer rides.
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Jun 9, 2014 07:19
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JohnnyDangerously posted:Oh god so clean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_IlNbsILLE
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Jun 9, 2014 16:14
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JohnnyDangerously posted:Oh god so clean Someday they're going to make a 1190 SM-T and I'm going to be very angry and then I'm going to buy one. KTM supremacy.
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Jun 9, 2014 18:07
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Left my camera taking pics on my helmet while I took a break cause I'm trying to see how long it'll go before the battery dies and it ended up being a nice shot.
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Jun 9, 2014 21:36
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Put my new to me bags on the SV yesterday and thought they looked pretty cool so I took a picture. Thanks Crayvex, riding without hauling a backpack everywhere is awesome.
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Jun 9, 2014 22:22
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Putting up my 954 for sale soon because I decided to buy a heavier and less powerful bike, i'm getting old I guess! it's an 05 RC51, it's got some miles on it (56000) and it's a salvaged title but on the other hand it's the original owner who said it only got a salvage title because it got knocked over in SF leaving a very shallow dent on the left of the tank and some minor scrathes on the left fairing, but I made the mistake of going taking a look at it and as soon as he started it up I knew I wanted it. The miles don't scare me much because the overall condition of the bike is great and I have a gear drive cam V4 in the VFR with over 58000 miles and it has never skipped a beat. Owner put brand new tires on for me before the sale, the chain has about 1000miles on it, the Remus pipes sound great with a little gear driven cam whine in the backround, and nice little ASV levers, and hes giving me a ton of spare/extra parts with it. Picked it up in San Francisco and took it for a quick ride and snapped a few photos and then it got too hot and I decided to take a break and bring her home. It's definitely not a city bike, a bit heavy and cumbersome in slow city traffic which was a little compounded by the at it was my first time riding it, although it's not my first twin. Great on the open and twisty road though.       
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Jun 9, 2014 23:01
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Possible sale price?
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Jun 9, 2014 23:29
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3000$
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Jun 9, 2014 23:35
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I was very close to picking up that exact RC51. Mostly because there was one time when I was on my VFR that I couldn't catch up to him on Franklin on the way to the Friday Night Right in SF.
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Jun 9, 2014 23:48
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That's one sweet bike.
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Jun 10, 2014 00:13
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tbb9 posted:Put my new to me bags on the SV yesterday and thought they looked pretty cool so I took a picture. They look good on there! I was amazed by how much I could stash in them.
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Jun 10, 2014 02:04
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Put some bar-end mirrors on it, because besides looking better than the stock things, I find the stock mirrors on bikes always end up showing a chunk of my shoulder when they're adjusted to see the road correctly. Bar-end ones don't. Why don't manufacturers put them on by default?
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Jun 10, 2014 02:15
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Because, as I've discovered, they're impossibly tiny and hard to see out of. I find the mirrors on my girlfriend's Hyosung like massive HD plasma screens compared to my bar-ends. Shoulder-blockage included, they're still easier to see out of and show more than my 2" bar ends.
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Jun 10, 2014 04:23
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If you ride faster than anyone else you don't need mirrors 
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Jun 10, 2014 04:28
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My reasoning for only having a left mirror.
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Jun 10, 2014 04:40
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Chichevache posted:If you ride faster than anyone else you don't need mirrors This is literally my riding strategy with the exception of some 100mph+ mutters, fwiw. Mirrors on the Marauder shake so bad I couldn't see the Hindenburg coming anyways. E: I was dumbfounded when I rode my R1 home, and realized bike mirrors actually sometime work so you can see other vehicles in them, vice a Chaotic blur of *something* E2: bar-ends give me equal visibility as stock on the SV, but don't look like bizarre chrome bug antennae, they do require more quick and vigorous alignments though. Elviscat fucked around with this message at 04:58 on Jun 10, 2014 |
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Jun 10, 2014 04:46
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Slavvy posted:Because, as I've discovered, they're impossibly tiny and hard to see out of. I find the mirrors on my girlfriend's Hyosung like massive HD plasma screens compared to my bar-ends. Shoulder-blockage included, they're still easier to see out of and show more than my 2" bar ends. Mine are three inches, so check and mate 
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Jun 10, 2014 04:46
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Edit: phone postin from the wrong pageChichevache posted:If you ride faster than anyone else you don't need mirrors If you ride fast enough on the KLR, the mirrors bend down in the wind so they're utterly useless anyways 
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Jun 10, 2014 15:41
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 I bought a CA 2 stroke plated supermoto.
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Jun 10, 2014 22:35
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Sagebrush posted:Mine are three inches, so check and mate I wouldn't be able to lane split effectively at all if my bike was two inches wider on top of what it is  nsaP posted:My reasoning for only having a left mirror. Yeah one mirror is the minimum for me, I feel completely blind without them. I ride pretty dongishly but I've never bought the 'don't need mirrors to go this fast' line. At least not anywhere near a city. OSU_Matthew posted:Edit: phone postin from the wrong page The fact that it's on a factory bike with factory mirrors is sad. It's trying to discourage you!
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Jun 10, 2014 23:59
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Slavvy posted:Yeah one mirror is the minimum for me, I feel completely blind without them. I ride pretty dongishly but I've never bought the 'don't need mirrors to go this fast' line. At least not anywhere near a city. I always accelerate quite heavily (but mostly not doing full throttle launches) from red lights, partially for the fact that as long as I don't have any cars near me no one can hit me, and partially because it's fun. I usually lift off at about 5kmh over the limit or so. Well, since very few cars can ever keep up, I almost hosed myself over by being complacent once (and also because I had my mirrors off after having done something with the fairing which I fail to remember right now). This one time, the BMW next to me apparently took my existence as a challenge, because he shot off like a rocket after me (without me noticing). Cue me about to move over into his lane, completely oblivious to him being beside me, and promptly making GBS threads myself when he hanged on the horn.
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Jun 11, 2014 14:17
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Nidhg00670000 posted:I always accelerate quite heavily (but mostly not doing full throttle launches) from red lights, partially for the fact that as long as I don't have any cars near me no one can hit me, and partially because it's fun. I usually lift off at about 5kmh over the limit or so. Well, since very few cars can ever keep up, I almost hosed myself over by being complacent once (and also because I had my mirrors off after having done something with the fairing which I fail to remember right now). This one time, the BMW next to me apparently took my existence as a challenge, because he shot off like a rocket after me (without me noticing). Cue me about to move over into his lane, completely oblivious to him being beside me, and promptly making GBS threads myself when he hanged on the horn. I've had this happen a couple of times, usually a conjuction of me being on a slower bike than I'm used to and Racy McFuckface having a v8 commodore or something else with at least decent power.
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Jun 12, 2014 04:46
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I'm not sure I follow why someone would only have one mirror and not both.
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Jun 12, 2014 06:06
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LifeSizePotato posted:I'm not sure I follow why someone would only have one mirror and not both. I bought my bike with only the right mirror. I have no clue why the PO only had one on, but I'm going to assume he either broke or lost it and didn't feel like replacing it.
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Jun 12, 2014 10:16
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LifeSizePotato posted:I'm not sure I follow why someone would only have one mirror and not both. Looks cool brah. Alternatively some hilariously misguided notion of ~~racing lightness~~
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Jun 12, 2014 10:25
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In Vietnam you're only required to have one, and they're decorative (people never use them or look over their shoulders, basically ever) - so everyone just has one. This also means that fuckhead motorcycle valets feel free move your mirrors wherever they'd like in order to cram your bike into a spot.
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Jun 12, 2014 13:11
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The people I know with one seem to be able to get it to see behind them completely on their right (overtaking side in Australia). Apparently that's all they need. Personally I like to see my elbows on both sides, but to each their own.
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Jun 12, 2014 13:58
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I took a Yamaha FZ6R for a test ride once (it was restricted in power due to Learner legal laws in Australia at the time) and it had beautifully placed mirrors. It was a revelation. I've wondered why every bike isn't like that ever since. Pity the loving thing only had half an inch of throttle travel due to the power restrictions on it and the gearbox was conceived by Satan himself.
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Jun 12, 2014 14:03
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infraboy posted:Putting up my 954 for sale soon because I decided to buy a heavier and less powerful bike, i'm getting old I guess! Hi there, SP2 buddy! They sure are happy in the mountains. 
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Jun 12, 2014 17:10
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Backov posted:In Vietnam you're only required to have one, and they're decorative (people never use them or look over their shoulders, basically ever) - so everyone just has one. Same here. Law requires you to have at least one mirror on the left side. I tend to run with two that give me decent visibility (unlike 90% of scooter riders who have mirrors for decoration purposes only)
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Jun 12, 2014 20:22
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Chichevache posted:I bought my bike with only the right mirror. I have no clue why the PO only had one on, but I'm going to assume he either broke or lost it and didn't feel like replacing it. Well in my case I converted my bike to naked and there's not much room for a bar mount mirror on the right. I looked up the law and it said you only needed a left so I said "welp". There's only been a handful of times I've let a car come up my right side and surprise me. Shimrod posted:The people I know with one seem to be able to get it to see behind them completely on their right (overtaking side in Australia). Apparently that's all they need. Personally I like to see my elbows on both sides, but to each their own. Yeah this, the way it's positioned, on a three lane highway the only thing I can't see on the right is my blind spot extended a car length back. You can still see behind you pretty well. When I ride a bike with 2 mirrors it's like a bonus.
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Jun 12, 2014 20:32
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It did just dawn on me I should probably look up the laws in the states I'm about to visit though.
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Jun 12, 2014 20:35
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nsaP posted:It did just dawn on me I should probably look up the laws in the states I'm about to visit though. I know California requires only the left mirror, which is why it was so funny that the PO of my ex-bike only had a right mirror.
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Jun 12, 2014 23:36
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Chichevache posted:I know California requires only the left mirror, which is why it was so funny that the PO of my ex-bike only had a right mirror. He needed it for his next bike.
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Jun 12, 2014 23:53
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nsaP posted:It did just dawn on me I should probably look up the laws in the states I'm about to visit though. Unless you are planning to visit long enough to establish residency and register your bike there, don't worry about it.
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I don't think I've ever lived in a state that required cars to have two mirrors, so I can't see why they'd require bikes to
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