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This was my first bike (barring what I learned on in the course.) Lots of fun, but not so good on the roads out of town. Oh my! Super Sherpa "Spiderbike" has evolved into KLR650 "Killer"!   This one IS good on the roads out of town. It's also my three-season commuter (I stop when the ice returns.) I don't treat her to as much offroad as she deserves.
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Geez, if the Ninja 650 is the official AI bike, the KLR can't be too far behind. Maybe I'm biased though  How does the KLR compare to the Ninja 500? When I was starting out I always figured I'd end up on one of those little guys for my first or second bike.
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Jul 9, 2008 16:45
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phishnut posted:An '06 Triumph Scrambler (the last and only year they had silver engine blocks). It's not gonna win any races, but man do I smile every time I see it. TurboLuvah, is your bike diesel-electric because it looks like a freight locomotive, and I mean that in a good way.
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Jul 19, 2008 06:37
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My god, man. Nice bike, I'm sure, but you've made it look so lonely and depressed.
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Aug 18, 2008 22:11
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quote:square 4
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Aug 21, 2008 20:49
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Man, you think that's cool, you cats should look up the Yamaha Tenere.
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Aug 30, 2008 03:43
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So the XR650R isn't street legal out of the box, what's the mechanical difference between that and the 650L? Regardless that's an awesome street conversion. How do the Maxxises do in the dirt?
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Sep 19, 2008 15:31
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Z3n posted:http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/products/modeloverview/cat/2009/58/model_overview.aspx Are those gigantic intakes there for anything or do they just exist to make it look like a goddamn YF-23?
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Oct 7, 2008 22:04
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Ein beik Ein road Ein hooligan e: one of my riding buddies has the enduro version and is responsible with it. I don't know what the hell happened there.
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Jun 1, 2009 21:13
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Or Great Britain!
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Jul 16, 2009 20:09
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I actually really dig the BMW asymmetry.
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Jul 20, 2009 19:07
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Pics are from previous owner. There are slightly more bugs on it now, and it lives about 50 km further north.  Now to finish off the work on my KLR and sell it!
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Jul 21, 2009 04:48
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Oh hey I didn't mention it but thanks to everyone for suggestions when I was flailing about for advice. This forum is awesome and you guys are awesome.
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Jul 22, 2009 01:17
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^^That's one I hadn't heard. D'you know what was supposed to have caused it?
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Jul 23, 2009 02:13
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I can't really compare it to the first-gen but I thought it was pretty good down gravel/fire roads. Heavy for an offroad bike, though.
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Jul 23, 2009 04:28
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That's a little wide for a P-twin, isn't it? Plus check out the crossover exhaust headers. (They are boss.)
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Jul 31, 2009 21:46
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Cabledude posted:Me on my new Ninja. Dude. What's it like being Spider-man?
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Oct 30, 2009 01:34
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I disagree.
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Mar 25, 2010 02:18
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Mr. DNA posted:They're all chain drive as far as I know. I think there were some rumours about belt drive before it was released, though. The S and ST were belt-drive, the GS and R are chain.
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Apr 2, 2010 07:48
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Ammanas posted:1) that paint scheme is hot as poo poo. do not loving change it Iterating this. You have a tigerstripe motorcycle. Leave it the gently caress alone.
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Apr 14, 2010 08:53
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Apr 16, 2010 02:55
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Zygoatse posted:Showin some more FZ love! Im actually on my 2nd FZ6! Fuuuck that's a good-lookin' bike with the fairing off.
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Apr 30, 2010 17:54
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CSi-NA-EJ7 posted:Your bike looks awesome. Love the speed tripe but for some weird reason I am severely bothered by large quantities of shiny bolts on an otherwise black engine. Goddammit, it looks like a dresser saddlebag. I can't unsee it either!
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May 22, 2010 05:16
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OneOverZero posted:Wanna ride that thing to Tofino and get run over in the parking lot of Tuff Beans
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Sep 23, 2010 01:59
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Such a handsome bike. Looks like it's in pretty good condition, too.
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Sep 25, 2010 04:50
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DiZ posted:Hurray! That's a slime green bike it just doesn't know it
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Jan 15, 2011 06:55
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pr0zac posted:Holy crap, when did Honda decide to sell a 250 in the US market? Bout drat time we got more small bikes over here. Need to start paying better attention to moto news. Since the Ninja 250 refresh sold like hotcakes everywhere, and the CBR125R sold like hotcakes in Canada. (Swear to god, we're America's test market. Since I started paying attention to bikes, I can't think of anything outside the Suzuki TU250 that debuted in the US before it debuted in Canada first or at the same time in both markets. It makes sense, we've got roughly the same cultural tastes but a far smaller market to penetrate.) e: Dunno how well the 250R will go over, considering the 125R was styled like a wee CBR, whereas the 250R is Shamu with a 250cc thump
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Apr 22, 2011 09:41
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Ziploc posted:WHY CAN'T I BUY THAT IN CANADA. Dude, remember how many skylines you see around? I don't know if there's any legal reason you couldn't bring a CBR400 over so long as it was '96 or over. e: OLDER. Phy fucked around with this message at 23:36 on Apr 29, 2011 |
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Apr 29, 2011 22:56
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Dr Ozziemandius posted:A thing of beauty is a joy forever. Utterly awesome bike. Yeah, that Illinois Nazi had great taste in bikes. And I'm not being sarcastic.
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May 2, 2011 05:45
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renraku posted:Went from doing it with two to doing it with three.  Thank youI think if there's ever an ATV thread it should be here. Sure, it's four wheels, but the actual experience is far more in line with biking. I guess I focus more on the "you're exposed to the atmosphere and are actually riding the loving thing" aspect more than the "it leans in the turns" bit. AI: You are inside it. CA: You are on it. DL: It is a horse, cow, mule or elephant. (Dressage Lunacy: We don't have that one yet.)
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May 24, 2011 05:09
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KARMA! posted:Thing looks like waspinator from beast wars. Hopefully they don't end up blown into a million parts as often as he was
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Jul 8, 2011 07:10
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infraboy posted:I don't think Honda or Yamaha make a modern bike with a twin engine that isn't a cruiser do they? Not any more, but there's the Superhawk and RC51.
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Jul 20, 2011 02:25
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Now, do they sell it where infraboy is? Because it's not up for grabs in Canada or the US.
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Jul 20, 2011 03:02
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Z3n posted:Its never been in production in the states They did sell it in Canada for a few years but not for the past couple, far as I know. SaucyPants posted:there is one at blackfoot Calgary, or is there another blackfoot?
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Jul 20, 2011 05:44
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SaucyPants posted:Calgary yes Awesome, let me know if you want to go riding sometime
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Jul 21, 2011 02:59
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Z3n posted:Nah, there's no cat in the exhaust and the exhaust pulses aren't in direct line with the indicator. The 690 exhaust is loving roasty anyways, yeah? I rode a couple times with a guy who had one and he melted his pants
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Aug 28, 2011 01:23
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Niven posted:Seat cowl, tail tidy and that'd be a pretty nice looking machine. I like the ktm-style headlight. Would the seat cowl be split down the middle and bolted together like the tail fairing?
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Sep 21, 2011 00:34
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I've been looking at Harleys since my trip a couple weeks ago, and to my surprise they actually occasionally make a few with mid controls. Right now all there is are Sportsters, the XR, and one Dyna, but i kinda look at HDs as something you hack on anyway. Buy one used, for cheap, and swap bits off it until it doesn't suck. It's just all the chrometards hack on them in the wrong stupid direction.
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Oct 1, 2011 01:06
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Gnaghi posted:That is one giant hunk of nostalgia. Isn't it basically covering a fatass belt and pulley set? There's gotta be a way to do that thinner without having to do a whole shitload of other work. e: Or am i wrong and it's a chain already
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Snowdens Secret posted:The only other hyper-displacement naked the US got that I can think of is the BMW K1200R, which has also vanished.  ZED REX.
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