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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:Wait is that a Nolan or Schuberth? He's only a granddad if that's a Nolan or Schuberth. Haha  We call him Seņor.
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clutchpuck posted:Haha You really didn't need to get the bike name in the frame. We'd have guessed what he was on even from a tight head shot.
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goddamnedtwisto posted:You really didn't need to get the bike name in the frame. We'd have guessed what he was on even from a tight head shot. I could also imagine him riding the steampunk hipster monstrosity from the Pics thread.
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Mar 15, 2016 20:08
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Chichevache posted:Have you taken it on the freeway yet? It has to feel great being able to break the legal limits finally. Yeah, just an hour ago for a 30 min one way trip. It was pretty nice, although I will have to get used to the wind. I had no trouble keeping up with the traffic at all - the dealers I talked to seemed to think I would need a Ninja 650 for that.
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Mar 15, 2016 20:53
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pokie posted:Yeah, just an hour ago for a 30 min one way trip. It was pretty nice, although I will have to get used to the wind. I had no trouble keeping up with the traffic at all - the dealers I talked to seemed to think I would need a Ninja 650 for that. The dealers need you to have a 650.
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Mar 15, 2016 21:14
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Give it a few months and you will need you to have a 650.
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goddamnedtwisto posted:You really didn't need to get the bike name in the frame. We'd have guessed what he was on even from a tight head shot. It was also taken at old guy Mecca: Sturgis.
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Shimrod posted:Give it a few months and you will need you to have a 650. Hey now, my 250 is my fifth bike, smallest, and favorite. Also I'm a dirty poor.
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Mar 15, 2016 22:02
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pokie posted:Yeah, just an hour ago for a 30 min one way trip. It was pretty nice, although I will have to get used to the wind. I had no trouble keeping up with the traffic at all - the dealers I talked to seemed to think I would need a Ninja 650 for that. I remember the first time I owned a slow bike. That GSXR600 was boring.
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After 3 months of giving the sv650 a solid try I'm ready to get back on a proper, screaming inline 4. As much as I wanted to love it the V-twin is just not my cup of tea. I'm keeping my eye out for a cbr600f3/4/4i (had one previously and loved the hell out of it) but I'm curious what else I might could cross-shop. Things I liked about the cbr: sporty middleweight with the handling and guts to really toss around, but relaxed enough ergonomically to handle some touring duty and general everyday use.
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dreggory posted:After 3 months of giving the sv650 a solid try I'm ready to get back on a proper, screaming inline 4. As much as I wanted to love it the V-twin is just not my cup of tea. In the spirit of this thread, get a Tuono. In the spirit of being a goon, how does it feel to be so wrong about engine configurations?
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clutchpuck posted:In the spirit of this thread, get a Tuono. I am admittedly a pretty terrible goon. I don't even work in IT any more.
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pokie posted:Yeah, just an hour ago for a 30 min one way trip. It was pretty nice, although I will have to get used to the wind. I had no trouble keeping up with the traffic at all - the dealers I talked to seemed to think I would need a Ninja 650 for that. When I started riding, the CBR250R had just come out and I went to the dealership to check them out. I mentioned that I was new to riding and was interested in the 250. The salesman laughed, said that it was "a chick bike", and tried to upsell me to a 600RR "cause otherwise you'll get bored in a week." Suffice it to say I didn't give them any more business.
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Fishvilla posted:I'm a dumb stupid newbie biker who intends to commute ~15 miles (about 30-40 minutes) into my office (business casual). Is the Aerostitch just the absolute best bet? It looks like they're the best option for slipping on over work clothes, but the price is high. I was considering going with a Joe Rocket suit or similar to see if I enjoyed the 'suit' aspect, but with a hearty endorsement I might be willing to go hog wild with an aerostitch. Any full suit with a neck to ankle zip is fine, really. The aerostitch is just well made, mostly waterproof, and repairable. You might see if youcan sort out fit and eBay or Craigslist a used one.
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dreggory posted:After 3 months of giving the sv650 a solid try I'm ready to get back on a proper, screaming inline 4. As much as I wanted to love it the V-twin is just not my cup of tea. Not sure what your budget is, but the cbr650f is basically that (afaik it's the new 600i in spirit).
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Barnsy posted:Not sure what your budget is, but the cbr650f is basically that (afaik it's the new 600i in spirit). My budget is 'perpetual cheap bastard' or 'whatever I can sell my current bike for' which tends to be around $2k-2.5k either way. I mean, I have no problem going right back to a 90s CBR, I just thought I might explore my options a little bit.
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dreggory posted:After 3 months of giving the sv650 a solid try I'm ready to get back on a proper, screaming inline 4. As much as I wanted to love it the V-twin is just not my cup of tea.  this is the opposite direction most go in, instead finding the i4 boring and the twin full of character. Congrats I guess?
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Z3n posted:Any full suit with a neck to ankle zip is fine, really. The aerostitch is just well made, mostly waterproof, and repairable. I've been riding in a two piece number myself in my 5 years of year-round motorcycling and they hold up fine too. To be honest I don't think I could find a one piece textile anywhere, let alone aerostitch.  With everything motorcycling I'd suggest going for the cheaper option first, whatever that may be, so you can get real feedback on what you like and don't like.
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Z3n posted:Any full suit with a neck to ankle zip is fine, really. The aerostitch is just well made, mostly waterproof, and repairable. I just got one used on ebay for a fraction of the price of new.
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Probably can't go wrong with a stich but they're not the only option and I can vouch for a 2 piece doing the job well too. My old pvc twosie worked great until I hosed it up. I picked up top and bottom Klim gear on CL and ADV for about 600$ all in. Took a couple months of looking and bumping posts though.
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darth cookie posted:I'd suggest buying second hand if only to deaden that horrible sinking feeling when you drop your bike for the first time. If your budget stretches to include bikes that have ABS, then yes it is nice to have. "Drop your bike" part was prophetic. I have not dropped my first one in 30-40 hours of riding. And I rode the Ninja for about 10 hours before I decided to practice confined U-turns and sharp braking in a parking lot. I over-steered into the first 2-3 mph U-turn, and now I need a new shifter. Good thing it's only worth $50. Oh yeah, and the plastic is scratched of course. gently caress it, I will keep practicing this poo poo and probably drop it again. But like you said, I am glad I got a used one.
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pokie posted:"Drop your bike" part was prophetic. I have not dropped my first one in 30-40 hours of riding. And I rode the Ninja for about 10 hours before I decided to practice confined U-turns and sharp braking in a parking lot. I over-steered into the first 2-3 mph U-turn, and now I need a new shifter. Good thing it's only worth $50. Oh yeah, and the plastic is scratched of course. gently caress it, I will keep practicing this poo poo and probably drop it again. But like you said, I am glad I got a used one. My first off was from u-turn fuckery as well. You're clearly on the right path.
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Yeah. While I don't subscribe to the "it's not if you crash, it's when" kind of fatalism, I doubt if anyone in the world has ever started riding a motorcycle without having the bike tip over at least once. Almost always from something stupid like bumping a curb on a U-turn or forgetting to put the kickstand down before getting off. I dropped my CL350 unloading it from the van I picked it up with. At least I was already about to take it apart. Sagebrush fucked around with this message at 06:01 on Mar 17, 2016 |
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pokie posted:"Drop your bike" part was prophetic. I have not dropped my first one in 30-40 hours of riding. And I rode the Ninja for about 10 hours before I decided to practice confined U-turns and sharp braking in a parking lot. I over-steered into the first 2-3 mph U-turn, and now I need a new shifter. Good thing it's only worth $50. Oh yeah, and the plastic is scratched of course. gently caress it, I will keep practicing this poo poo and probably drop it again. But like you said, I am glad I got a used one. I hope you didn't crush the indicator. On my 2010 Ninja I discovered that Kawasaki had made the brilliant decision to use an unusual OEM bulb rather than just any loving yellow globe you might pick up from an auto shop. You may also wish to look into getting some oggy knobs or equivalent fitted. Ain't no shame in it and it'll be cheaper than replacement fairings.
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Chichevache posted:I could also imagine him riding the steampunk hipster monstrosity from the Pics thread. Not in that crash helmet. C'mon man, get your head in the lazy biker stereotyping game.
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Not in that crash helmet. C'mon man, get your head in the lazy biker stereotyping game. Put him in a hipster bubble visor and find a way for him to smoke his bubble pipe through it 
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Yep, first drop was doing a u turn on a heavily crowned street.
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M42 posted:Yep, first drop was doing a u turn on a heavily crowned street. Bonus for plenty of witnesses. 
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Mine was turning along side of trolley tracks. On a cobblestone street. Right after a rain. It was like slipping on a banana peel in a cartoon. Whoosh
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The advantage of going to a riding school with learner bikes, you can get the bike-dropping out of your system with someone else's bike. I've never dropped my own bike. *knock on wood* I dropped the school bike twice, once during a tight U-turn and once at a standstill. 
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Collateral Damage posted:The advantage of going to a riding school with learner bikes, you can get the bike-dropping out of your system with someone else's bike. I've never dropped my own bike. *knock on wood* I dropped a learner bike too!
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Chichevache posted:Bonus for plenty of witnesses. Not for the u turn, but I had plenty the next time I dropped it by neglecting to extend the kickstand fully.
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I dropped a loaner bike in my garage with kick stand shenanigans. Nearly dropped the Ninja once the same way, but gently caress that I just He-Man'd it because no way was I scratching that thing up.
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I nearly dropped my bike this morning in the most embarrassing possible way - turning right, do a lifesaver, see movement as I start to turn my head and panic (because I've had more than one scooter try to go around the outside of me despite me being on the centre line of the road indicating right, loving idiots). Slam the brakes on, then realise it was just the shadow of a truck passing me on the left, and only then - Wile E Coyote style - does gravity choose to remind me I'm standing still despite still being leaned over. *Just* managed to get my foot down in time. And yes I know I could have just pulled forward and been fine, but instincts are loving idiots sometimes.
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goddamnedtwisto posted:I nearly dropped my bike this morning in the most embarrassing possible way - turning right, do a lifesaver, see movement as I start to turn my head and panic (because I've had more than one scooter try to go around the outside of me despite me being on the centre line of the road indicating right, loving idiots). Slam the brakes on, then realise it was just the shadow of a truck passing me on the left, and only then - Wile E Coyote style - does gravity choose to remind me I'm standing still despite still being leaned over. *Just* managed to get my foot down in time. And yes I know I could have just pulled forward and been fine, but instincts are loving idiots sometimes. I've pulled up to a stoplight and forgot to put my foot down before. I've also forgotten to put my kickstand down. Neither time did the bike hit the ground. 
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I dropped my first bike (ninja 250) by not realizing you should be sitting on it when getting it off the maintence kickstand 
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I drop the drat thing all the time, once every year at least.GnarlyCharlie4u posted:I've pulled up to a stoplight and forgot to put my foot down before. Tell me about your maglev bike.
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KARMA! posted:I drop the drat thing all the time, once every year at least. Stoplight was just ultimate trackstand. Forgotten kickstand was on Goldwing. It fell but I caught it and nearly killed myself saving it (I was standing on opposite side.)
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Its only fun if you forget to put your stand up.
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:I've pulled up to a stoplight and forgot to put my foot down before. bike fell on you, huh?
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