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Linedance posted:Sweet, but wow if any bike was ever crying out for a tail tidy it's that one! Literally on my birthday list (along with just about everything else R&G make for the bike). Marv Hushman posted:Whither Le Shiver? Part-exchange. Feels weird, it's only the third bike I've ever voluntarily given up (theft and mechanical decrepitude taking the others), and it was still running well - even more so since I spent the money to fix a couple of persistent little niggles prior to selling. I had a lot of fun with that bike and it never let me down when I really needed it, and I had it longer than any other bike, so I have to go down and stare at my new bike for a few minutes every once in a while to remind me why I got rid of it.
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Slavvy posted:I find it hilarious that you were put off a Suzuki by their terrible perceived quality and bought a ducati. I want to see what it looks like after one London winter outside. Sorry you can't afford a nice bike, mate. 
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Ripoff posted:Sorry you can't afford a nice bike, mate. So am I.
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<rant>This is nonsense, anyone I have known (including me) that gets a "midlife crisis" bike / car / boat / whatever would have got the drat thing when they were 19 if they had the money. The midlife part is when you have enough income to do what you have always wanted. </rant> Congrats on the Italian money furnace! spandexcajun fucked around with this message at 03:59 on Aug 6, 2015 |
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spandexcajun posted:<rant>This is nonsense, anyone I have known (including me) that gets a "midlife crisis" bike / car / boat / whatever would have got the drat thing when they were 19 if they had the money. The midlife part is when you have enough income to do what you have always wanted. </rant> Also adding to that its 19 year-old me who's paying for it - because I took out lots of stupid loans to buy stupid motorbikes in my late teens and early twenties, and they all had lovely payment protection insurance tacked on without my knowledge, I got the insurance premiums back + a decade or so of interest.
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spandexcajun posted:<rant>This is nonsense, anyone I have known (including me) that gets a "midlife crisis" bike / car / boat / whatever would have got the drat thing when they were 19 if they had the money. The midlife part is when you have enough income to do what you have always wanted. </rant> "It's not a midlife crisis, I'm just acting the way I was when I was 19!"
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Or just get a good job, don't have (or delay) kids, and have the world's best midlife crisis in your mid 20s.
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"Get a good job" and "20's" are not things that usually go together though.
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Slavvy posted:"Get a good job" and "20's" are not things that usually go together though.  I am strongly considering camwhoring. Does it pay well for dudes?
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Chichevache posted:
If you have the right credentials, yes. Porn pays alright too..
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cursedshitbox posted:If you have the right credentials, yes. Check your PMs 
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It was so small I couldn't even find it. The PM that is. 
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notZaar posted:"It's not a midlife crisis, I'm just acting the way I was when I was 19!" If I'm lucky I can ride this attitude till I'm 90 
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Slavvy posted:"Get a good job" and "20's" are not things that usually go together though. Statistically, if you don't get a good job in your 20s, you're unlikely to ever have one...
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Just bought a 1995 DR350SE unseen, took the early train and rode back home 500 km. That's not even a third of an iron Iron Butt, but it sure feels like a whole one. Noisy as hell with an Arrow exhaust. Gonna put the stock one back on I think.  I was feeling really great until I got home and parked it in our communal garage. A neighbor told me some guy on a stolen motorcycle had been lookout for a second guy sneaking around the garage just yesterday. If so they did not see my FZ6, but if they are back any time soon they will find both my bikes. An hour ago it was all braaaap, now I feel like poo poo.
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makka-setan posted:Just bought a 1995 DR350SE unseen, took the early train and rode back home 500 km. That's not even a third of an iron Iron Butt, but it sure feels like a whole one. Those graphics are magnificent.
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 It came home.  7 weeks isn't bad from this: 
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  Picked up this baby Honda today. Got it new for $3000 which i thought was pretty good considering it's the ABS model. Fun little bike.
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kylej posted:
Best colour scheme they came out with for that bike. Enjoy it, it served me well.
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Barnsy posted:Best colour scheme they came out with for that bike. Enjoy it, it served me well. Absolutely, the wife (well future wife) insists on painting her CB400F in that scheme and I fully agree. In support of the kicking rad Honda and since my thread in now in the archives:  
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Thanks y'all. It's a pretty fun bike - a little spongy in the corners but overall it's great to rip around town. The variety of little bikes available today compared to when I started riding is amazing. So many cool options.
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 Visited one of my favorite spots today in the bay area with the spouse.
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cursedshitbox posted:
Nice bike, where are you?
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The main lookout on grizzly peak blvd in the berkeley hills. It was my fave spot too!
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Very cool. I'll have to make that ride someday.
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Chichevache posted:Nice bike, where are you? thats the black one I just finished  Yeah its grizzly peak. Awesome ride, even on knobbies.
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 00' zrx1100. Lots of milage lots of wear. Cheap and fun. Did the oil, pads, washed it. Needs work...but I am just so happy to have a bike again. Almost two years with nothing with two wheels. Will post more when things are fixed. Thanks for the advise CA.
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 Nothing special, but its a newish purchase. I'm so happy to be back on a bike again, and I'm loving riding through all these Nevada Mountains. I also like how my bike looks without the back rest and the saddlebags better- but both are much too practical for me to remove.
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Mcqueen posted:
Nice! There's something about the ZXR1100 that I love. I can't quite put my finger on it, but it seems to be the perfect blend of ugly and cool.
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No. 6 posted:Nice! There's something about the ZXR1100 that I love. I can't quite put my finger on it, but it seems to be the perfect blend of ugly and cool. It's pretty much the textbook example of "big dumb fun".
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Pictures shamelessly stolen from the auction listing because it's crap weather here and I've already started taking it apart.  
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Slavvy posted:Pictures shamelessly stolen from the auction listing because it's crap weather here and I've already started taking it apart.  That is *clean*. Nice one!
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Wow, that's the same blue as my CB400T!
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Chris Knight posted:Wow, that's the same blue as my CB400T!  Mine for the princely sum of $590NZD. KM's are legitimate, apparently. The general state and originality of it supports this, though the indicators are questionable at best. I've already drained the tank, no rust that I could see but the petcock is hosed. I intend to take apart the engine to make sure everything in there is kosher, and I may as well strip and paint the frame while I'm there. If anyone is interested I'll start a project thread.
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A MIRACLE posted:That tach is amazing That's the "what gear should I be in-ometer" Also enjoy owning a 2-stroke Honda that isn't a scooter or an nsr
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Plot twist: Slavvy discovers it's coal powered, hence the discount. Topical humor aside, congrats on the new mind occupier.
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ATM it's leg-powered because it won't start (not that I've made any serious attempts considering the petrol in the tank is six years old) and the clutch plates are seized. Gives me a hobby that isn't horribly expensive though. Watch this space for a thread.
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