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I'm still looking for a sport touring bike, still on BMW. I'm checking out a 2010 R1200RT today but just had a family friend offer me his 2013 R1200R w/ 7k miles for $7500. Am I a retard if I don't jump on it?
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May 4, 2016 17:11
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Maksimus54 posted:I'm still looking for a sport touring bike, still on BMW. I'm checking out a 2010 R1200RT today but just had a family friend offer me his 2013 R1200R w/ 7k miles for $7500. Am I a retard if I don't jump on it? Try to get it for less, those air cooled 1200s took a big hit in value when the water cooled Rs came out last year.
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May 4, 2016 17:20
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He won't take less as I know he was offered his asking price from a dealership. I can't find comps for less than that right now in the PNW.
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May 4, 2016 17:31
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Infinotize posted:Once you're done with all the gear purchases you'll quickly realize bike as savings is a total fantasy. The only really cheap bike is a 125. Buy for as much as a moderately expensive bicycle, spend a tenner on fuel once or twice a month. Good poo poo.
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May 4, 2016 19:15
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RT is very much not sport touring though. There's no sport in an RT.
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May 4, 2016 19:39
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:I also recommend Shoei helmets in general, but honestly you're going to have to try a bunch of poo poo on to see what fits. Shoei, Arai, AGV, Bell, Icon (do we like Icon, guys?) Sub $500 Icon is the loving king. I have crash tested their helmets and they did a great job (or a poor one, depending on your PoV). They also have the best graphics in the game, if that's your thing. If you want a high windflow helmet the Airmada is an amazing choice. It's more of an oval headshape, iirc, so all you round noggins can gently caress off. VERTiG0 posted:An Icon helmet just saved my life, so I really like Icon right now. Way to put your money where your mouth is, my Icon brother.  I bought a new Airmada to replace the one I crashed in (twice!) back in October. I'll post a pic later, but the cheesy graphic says "Ride Among Us".AncientTV posted:They're all ECE certified now IIRC. They're probably overpriced compared to similar quality helmets from other brands but I specifically chose the Airmada I did because it was ECE, but not Snell, certified. Z3n did a great write up a while back on what those differences are, but the gist of it was that an ECE helmet will crumple more during an impact, and the Snell will have less give. Apparently, at the time, Snell had a focus on a helmet being able to take two blows to the same area. I was more comfortable with a helmet that took 1 blow and gave me, hopefully, increased protection from brain trauma. I believe the standards changed enough in recent years that this is irrelevant noa, but that was my reasoning when I first chose the Airmada. Chichevache fucked around with this message at 20:06 on May 4, 2016 |
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May 4, 2016 19:53
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captainOrbital posted:You could always try CycleTrader too. It tends to be more dealer-focused, but they have some private sellers up in there. Thanks for the heads up! Buying this.
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May 4, 2016 20:03
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predictive posted:Thanks for the heads up! Buying this. Please get a GoPro.
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predictive posted:Thanks for the heads up! Buying this. GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Please get a Ftfy
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May 4, 2016 20:20
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some people ride in the rain you know
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I love the post-fender-ruining "Wahh why is my back all wet now" posts
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May 5, 2016 14:13
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Going to cross post this in the SV thread. '04 SV daily ridden with 55k miles. Any thing I should look out for? He doesn't mention the title so I'll ask about that first then maintenance stuff like valve adjustments, etc.
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May 5, 2016 14:21
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Is there a sub $3k bike close to a ZRX, Bandit 1200, or 919 that I don't know about? Really want a ZRX but the market for them is poo poo here. Used triples are premium priced. I don't know what Yamaha has.
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May 5, 2016 17:33
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You could probably find an FZ1 around $3k.
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May 5, 2016 17:41
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astrollinthepork posted:Is there a sub $3k bike close to a ZRX, Bandit 1200, or 919 that I don't know about? Really want a ZRX but the market for them is poo poo here. Used triples are premium priced. I don't know what Yamaha has. Honda CB1300? Don't know how much they go for where you are (or if they sold them there either)
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May 5, 2016 17:45
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astrollinthepork posted:Is there a sub $3k bike close to a ZRX, Bandit 1200, or 919 that I don't know about? Really want a ZRX but the market for them is poo poo here. Used triples are premium priced. I don't know what Yamaha has. Where do you live? Those are supposed to be the cheap options.
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Yea, I don't think you're going to find an FZ1 or anything else comparable for less than a Bandit.
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May 5, 2016 18:24
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Plus, you want the bandit anyway
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I think I may be able to pick up that SV for 1800. He's the second owner, no history on valves so I'll have to do that. Clear title.
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May 5, 2016 19:01
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Located in Ohio. When I say sub $3k, I could maybe go to $3.5k. Just looking for ideas to keep an eye on. Would have to sell my 919 before I get anything, and I haven't fully committed to that yet. I'm not totally sure what kind of bike I even want. I just picture 919 with more power and better suspension. Then I realize maybe I want luggage and a windscreen. Or I'll say gently caress that and want some supersport.
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May 5, 2016 19:06
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Get yourself a nice VFR
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May 5, 2016 20:31
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PCOS Bill posted:Get yourself a nice VFR One of us!!! Dadbikes.
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May 5, 2016 20:39
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Isn't the maintenance on those quite challenging? Especially the valves?
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May 5, 2016 21:00
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astrollinthepork posted:Isn't the maintenance on those quite challenging? Especially the valves? I think the very complicated valve check is by design, it's so dad can schedule a three day weekend of me-time and not see the rest of the family.
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I've never done the valves on my 919 lol. I hardly ever have the will to buy/rent a shim kit. Plus I'd gently caress it up. I don't think I'll be doing them on the VFR. And those make a lot less power than I thought. The seating position on cycle ergo looks great though. What else is out there like that? How easy or dumb would it be to put handlebars on a supersport? How does that feel with rear controls?
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From what I gathered having owned a 750 vfr, the valves thing is a "check every 50k kilometres/30k miles" thing, as in check, yes they're still in spec, put the bike back together.
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astrollinthepork posted:I've never done the valves on my 919 lol. I hardly ever have the will to buy/rent a shim kit. Plus I'd gently caress it up. I don't think I'll be doing them on the VFR. And those make a lot less power than I thought. The seating position on cycle ergo looks great though. What else is out there like that? How easy or dumb would it be to put handlebars on a supersport? How does that feel with rear controls? Triumph sprint ST.
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May 5, 2016 22:21
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Slavvy posted:Triumph sprint ST. Somewhere Flikken's ears perked up
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The dealer I bought my FZ from had a Triumph Trophy in the showroom. The thing is massive, like it doesn't look fun to ride at all. At some point you should just get a car
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May 5, 2016 23:09
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:One of us!!! dadbikes are the next cafe racer.
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builds character posted:dadbikes are the next cafe racer. Everyone should ride something comfortable so I'm okay with this
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astrollinthepork posted:What else is out there like that? How easy or dumb would it be to put handlebars on a supersport? Just get an FZ1 mang.
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Solvent posted:
1. hahaha you say that now. Wait till you progress onto /other/ bikes. a cop caught me yesterday wheelie-ing off a sidewalk after a fillup, he didnt bother me. a year ago? would have never done that. 2. Nice come around, welcome  3. styles of gear is very per-person. Generally I'm p happy with sidi boots, rs-taichi gloves. I've used a icon variant for almost a year, fantastic helmet but it fogs kinda easy. Also tool around in various 1 piece suits. textile is offroad only for me. to answer your other question. never had anything stolen bike wise, but I ride boring dull old poo poo.
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Drove down and bought the bike today; a flawless 2015 Speed Triple with 3200 miles for $8400 (guy also threw in a Givi tanklock bag and an oil filter). I've been having a great time riding it around and fiddling with the shift lights (you can set the six blue lights above the tach to light up in succession, then flash as they approach a set RPM point). Thanks again to captainOrbital for the awesome find! The nearly nine thousand dollars I didn't spend on the 2016 R thanks you.GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Please get a GoPro. I don't get it?
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May 6, 2016 03:08
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predictive posted:I don't get it? We want to watch your snuff film.
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cursedshitbox posted:I ride boring dull old poo poo. That's some ol bullshit.
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astrollinthepork posted:Isn't the maintenance on those quite challenging? Especially the valves? I might not be the one to ask. I relish maintenance and have a particular penchant for finding things that need a lot of it. That being said, no. Maintenance is pretty easy. You're probably going to have to only adjust the valves once, maybe twice, over the life of the bike. Getting the injectors off is a bit of a oval office, so it getting the wiring harness out without taking a bunch of other things off. There's a bunch of hoses that can be daunting to keep track of... but no more so than any other bike really. The most difficult part of that bike is knowing that it's going to catch fire sooner or later.    http://imgur.com/a/sMDPz
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predictive posted:Drove down and bought the bike today; a flawless 2015 Speed Triple with 3200 miles for $8400 (guy also threw in a Givi tanklock bag and an oil filter). I've been having a great time riding it around and fiddling with the shift lights (you can set the six blue lights above the tach to light up in succession, then flash as they approach a set RPM point). Thanks again to captainOrbital for the awesome find! The nearly nine thousand dollars I didn't spend on the 2016 R thanks you. drat, that happened quickly. Enjoy your bike!
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