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Jay_Zombie posted:Pack mule. What set of bags is that?
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Bird-o-matic posted:My R6 on the day I bought it: That looks badass
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I posted a thread about my bike a day before you made this thread, ah well. It's a 1979 Honda CB650 I bought off some divorced woman in Detroit for $250. I love how it looks. It's in great shape too (except for where a goddamn mouse in my Dad's garage gnawed on my gas cap... what the hell)    
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Hamelin posted:(except for where a goddamn mouse in my Dad's garage gnawed on my gas cap... what the hell) A mouse tried to eat your gas cap? That is a "what the hell!" if I ever heard one.
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Jul 10, 2008 23:49
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redscare posted:That looks badass ail posted:Yeah...that's an awesome, awesome scheme. Got to agree here. That's one tidy bike.
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Jul 11, 2008 00:28
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This is fun. First bike sold it, ninja 650r nay  07 gsxr 15,000 miles yay  02 sv650 gay  Actually racing 
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Jul 11, 2008 01:14
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tokin posted:02 sv650 gay That really rules
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Jul 11, 2008 01:50
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I started on a messed up 2000 EX250 trying to teach myself how to ride a motorcycle by myself with no training whatsoever in the middle of LA. Surprisingly never crashed it in the year I owned it. I also had no trouble at all on the freeway with it the entire time I was in LA so anyone who thinks they don't have enough power for any highway has no business being on a bike in the first place. Impulse bought a 2006 R6s after that and it remains to be the best impulse purchase I've ever made that I SHOULD regret seeing as how much debt it put on me. This one I have crashed because I'm an idiot who thought he could keep up and couldn't D=  And this is the poo poo I had to deal with in college because all of my roommates were pussy faggots who wanted scooters instead of motorcycles so I had to ride alone until I met some grizzled dudes from work to ride with. 
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Jul 11, 2008 02:00
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dokuja posted:My first bike: I also have a 2007 Ninja 250. I got it about a month ago, I think, with only 1800 miles, now up to 3000ish. My first track day at Willow Springs Int'l Raceway last weekend. Went with a lot of San Diego Hypercycles/Buymoto people.  The centerstand was dragging on left turns when I pushed it. The peg feelers got ground down a bit, too. Still no knee-dragging, either =[  Oh god how did I get here I am not good with tracks 
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Jul 11, 2008 05:43
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French Canadian posted:The centerstand was dragging on left turns when I pushed it. The peg feelers got ground down a bit, too. Still no knee-dragging, either =[ It looks like you're still trying to keep yourself centered on the bike too much. It does look like you have your lower half off the bike - that's good - but you also need to be looking past where your wing mirror would be. Also, if all else fails, just go faster - I found that the reason I was having such trouble touching down my knee pucks was that I was going too slow to warrant being that far off the bike. Hey, where the hell is Sigtrap's biek?  Didn't he say he was getting into motorcycles?
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Jul 11, 2008 06:56
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my first bike, an '03 yzf600r   I love it!
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Jul 11, 2008 07:09
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economic haircut posted:Hey, i have one of those too! Can I get more pics of the xs400? My dad has a 1980 Yamaha xs850 and I want to see how his bike and your bike differ.
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Jul 11, 2008 07:24
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Simkin posted:It looks like you're still trying to keep yourself centered on the bike too much. It does look like you have your lower half off the bike - that's good - but you also need to be looking past where your wing mirror would be. Also, if all else fails, just go faster - I found that the reason I was having such trouble touching down my knee pucks was that I was going too slow to warrant being that far off the bike. That's what my friend told me after he followed me on the track for a bit. I should lean the upper part of my body off the bike more, although I'm not sure if this will get my knee down farther. It felt better after I followed his advice, as well. But after a few hard bits scraped the ground, I became leery of leaning any farther. My crappy stock tires did have about a 1/4 inch of lean left on them, so next time out, when I come prepared with new rearsets and removed centerstand, it should be easier.
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Jul 11, 2008 07:34
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The thing is, you're leaning further off the bike so that you can keep your bike more upright at the same speed. Holding your upper body further into the lean will definitely help you get your knee down. Your head is heavy and because it's so high up it has more leverage - leaning your 20lb noggin further out will have much more effect than shuffling your 40lb rear end off the seat. Also, from the looks of the first pic, your feet aren't set properly on the pegs. Try keeping just the pad of your foot on the peg, with your big toes as tight to the bike as you can get them. Riding pigeon-toed is good for comfort, but not for bike control, and it should help you keep your knee against the tank as well (at least then knee on the top side when you're leaned over).
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iamthexander posted:my first bike, an '03 yzf600r FINALLY another. Are you on YZF600R.com?
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French Canadian posted:Oh god how did I get here I am not good with tracks Hey there same helmet buddy  Aran posted:FINALLY another. I'll be joining you soon with an '02. I should have had it yesterday but unbeknownst to me, BACS transfers take 4 days to clear 
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Jul 11, 2008 10:24
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Aran posted:FINALLY another. I think I may have an account there, but I never post. Generally this is the only automotive forum I post in. Is that forum worth it?
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Jul 11, 2008 15:09
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iamthexander posted:I think I may have an account there, but I never post. Generally this is the only automotive forum I post in. Is that forum worth it? I have a YZF600R too. With the Sargent reworked seat and gel grips, it makes the perfect sport-tourer IMO. Looking for a cheap stock exhaust for it though, as the Micron I have on there now is a little loud for the longer trips.
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I had one. I kinda miss it.   I also had a GTO that you can see in the last picture. 
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iamthexander posted:I think I may have an account there, but I never post. Generally this is the only automotive forum I post in. Is that forum worth it? That depends. Do you like forums where there's a 99.9% chance that someone will know exactly what you need to fix a problem, or where you can find X part for 30% cheaper than you've already found it, etc.? :p
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French Canadian posted:That's what my friend told me after he followed me on the track for a bit. I should lean the upper part of my body off the bike more, although I'm not sure if this will get my knee down farther. It felt better after I followed his advice, as well. But after a few hard bits scraped the ground, I became leery of leaning any farther. My crappy stock tires did have about a 1/4 inch of lean left on them, so next time out, when I come prepared with new rearsets and removed centerstand, it should be easier. Firstly, are you on the gas when hard parts are scraping the ground? If you're not, you need to get on maintenence throttle. It's essential to riding the track, read Keith Code's Twist of the Wrist 2, which explains it detail. Secondly, you have the lean angle to drag knee, just not the body positioning. You're rotating your hips around the gas cap, rather then keeping them perpendicular to the line of the bike and moving sideways off the bike. If you cross up your shoulders so that your inside shoulder is facing forward, you're not going to drag knee until you're absurdly cranked over. If you square up your shoulders and move sideways off the bike you'll drag knee basically immediately. What you're doing is rotating your hips around the bike and sticking your knee more forward, rather than more out. You want your hips to be perpendicular to the line of the wheels, not parallel, and you'll be dragging knee in no time. With that said, dragging knee has absolutely nothing to do with how fast you're going, it just looks cool and is a nice judge of lean angle, plus gives you a trick to save slides. Most of the time, though, they come back on their own anyways, it's a rare slide that is truly saved on the puck.
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Z3n posted:Firstly, are you on the gas when hard parts are scraping the ground? If you're not, you need to get on maintenence throttle. It's essential to riding the track, read Keith Code's Twist of the Wrist 2, which explains it detail. I've ridden a 250 a bit the suspension on it cannot be confidence inspiring. At the lean angles required to drag knee I can almost guarantee you're bottoming out the suspension if you weigh anything more then 90lbs. quote:
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Spiffness posted:What set of bags is that? Nelson Rigg. Great stuff, and the customer service is fantastic. I got it all from NewEnough. CL-150 Expandable Sport Tail Pack CL-950 Deluxe Saddlebags CL-650 Expandable Tank Bag And a POS backpack holding an extra jacket bungeed to the tail bag.
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tokin posted:I've ridden a 250 a bit the suspension on it cannot be confidence inspiring. At the lean angles required to drag knee I can almost guarantee you're bottoming out the suspension if you weigh anything more then 90lbs. He has the lean angle to drag knee in that picture, it's a matter of body positioning. Also, judging from his proportions on the bike, he'd be alright weight wise.
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Jay_Zombie posted:Bags Thank you much. That looks like a great touring setup.
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not enough crusier love itt! dads new victory vision (literally every option, came out to something like 23k$)  and my (his old) 2000(i think? maybe 01/02 never can remember) yamaha v-star 650  the baffles are drilled out on the pipes and it is loouuudddd.
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Coredump posted:Can I get more pics of the xs400? My dad has a 1980 Yamaha xs850 and I want to see how his bike and your bike differ. Well, really the only thing xs400 on that bike is the engine and the rear wheel. Also, the xs850 is a 3 cylinder with a shaft drive i believe. here's a another pic of it in a less finished state:  Click here for the full 909x682 image. That's pretty much all I have. Are you looking for anything specific?
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tProfessorChaost posted:not enough crusier love itt! Have you ridden the Vision? If so, how is it? I sat on one at the International Motorcycle Show and it seemed really comfy.
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Doctor Zero posted:Have you ridden the Vision? If so, how is it? I sat on one at the International Motorcycle Show and it seemed really comfy. rides way better than any big bike I've ever been on, super comfy, easy to handle for its size. the only complaints we have really had => there was a recall on the ignition switch, the bike would just shut off randomly O_o dealer fixed for free of course, and there are some issues with the ipod hookup, it seems to get interference from another electrical device, dunno if its just his bike or a more overreaching problem. but that's about it, i cant think of a single thing you would want that it doesn't have, i mean the windshield can be raised or lowered electronically from the grips.... it almost has too many features.
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Bird-o-matic posted:
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tProfessorChaost posted:rides way better than any big bike I've ever been on, super comfy, easy to handle for its size. the only complaints we have really had => there was a recall on the ignition switch, the bike would just shut off randomly O_o dealer fixed for free of course, and there are some issues with the ipod hookup, it seems to get interference from another electrical device, dunno if its just his bike or a more overreaching problem. but that's about it, i cant think of a single thing you would want that it doesn't have, i mean the windshield can be raised or lowered electronically from the grips.... it almost has too many features. Isn't it missing a GPS hookup, too? I heard that was a complaint for a bike that literally has everything else. Or maybe that was the new Concours.
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Revenant.Eagle posted:I want. Don't tell me thats a special paint scheme that Europeans get Yeah, I'm pretty sure the US market is limited to black/blue/silver/yellow for the '08. NZ gets black/blue/white instead.
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Uthor posted:Isn't it missing a GPS hookup, too? I heard that was a complaint for a bike that literally has everything else. Or maybe that was the new Concours. it has one? he has a marine garmin unit on his (so its 100% waterproof.) which works great.
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 Click here for the full 800x600 image. 2005 cbr600 F4i with ~6k miles. Picking it up this week for $5k. Pretty exciting.
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 My girlfriends 125cc Allstate  Husky TE250  My commuter  Lambretta TV175 and Cento projects
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First and current bike: 2006 Kawasaki Ninja 650R, just hit 9,500 miles today. It's been a great bike for everything from learning to ride on back roads, commuting daily, to weekend trips all over the northeast. Currently thinking about upgrading to a FJR1300 for more long distance riding with a passenger and luggage.
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Revenant.Eagle posted:I want. Don't tell me thats a special paint scheme that Europeans get I may be incorrect but I am fairly sure this is an 08 CE. Canadian Edition 
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Nerobro posted:A 1983 GS550ES. It has a rough re-jet by me and a K&N air filter. It also has a hand wound stator (by me), and a GSXR regulator rectifer. It was purchased for $300 as "misc motorcycle parts." The bike was abandoned at a suzuki dealer because the owner wouldn't pay for the repairs after wrecking it. Skreemer stopped by the dealer and because he rides a 1983 GS550E, the owner offered him the bike. My brother had an '83 550E, purchased new in late '82. I got to ride that bike a fair amount in 84/85, and I loved it. I bought a lightly used '84 550ES in May of '88, partly spurred by an effort to get over being dumped by a girl who looked very much like Susanna Hoffs (the lead singer of The Bangles). It had a Lockhart lower, and seemed very fast to me. It had about 6,000 miles on it when I bought it. In '89 I bought a jet kit (which massively helped it, especially on low end torque, they were just jetted too lean from the factory) and a Vance & Hines pipe. After wrecking my car in late '88, it was my only motor vehicle from then until late '91. This was in Humboldt county, so I rode in lots of rain, very cold weather, and even in snow once. I sold it in late 1993, with about 30,000 miles on it. Going for a brief ride on a friend's '92 CBR600F really ruined it for me. That bike had everything I wished my old Suzuki had but didn't. I went without a bike until... I've had this since July of '05. 2001 1200 Bandit  I've since replaced the tall windscreen with a stock sized one. Though low on power by modern standards, it is more than powerful enough for me. I've only put about 4,000 miles on it in the three years I've owned it. I need to spend less time on my computer, and more time riding.
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My bike, '03 SV650s. Picked it up in Feb with 8100 miles, just rolled over 10,800 today riding home from work. I don't think I've bothered taking the car out of the garage since memorial day weekend, and that's because I had a wedding to go to  It's got some scuffs from the previous 2 owners, the only things I've done are the flushmount turn signals to replace the busted stock ones, and a Zero Gravity double bubble windscreen, since the stock one was covered in some sort of crap that I couldn't get off I also replaced the stock tires, since they were getting a bit scary being 5 years old.Just finished washing, changing the oil, and cleaning/lubing the chain tonight.
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