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Sagebrush posted:alternately, a Ninja 250 is small and would probably fit in a minivan with the seats out if you fold down the handle bars (bring a socket set, it takes 2 minutes). Definitely it would fit inside a cargo van. The smallest open U-Haul trailer would also work fine. compress the front suspension by tying a rope or strap between the front wheel and the steering yoke, then tie the bike down at 2 points on bars or fork and two points on the rear frame. (Or just look up a YouTube on how to do it) I was able to fit my (pregen) EX250 in a Honda Odyssey with no mods except removing one of the middle seats of the van. Pretty easy with a ramp and everything.
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Jun 24, 2019 18:13
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If you like old Hondas you will love the Slack channel
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Jun 26, 2019 22:09
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the only time i stall my bike usually nowadays is when i put it in first when the side stand is still down. i guess that's not really a stall
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Jul 30, 2019 23:41
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Aug 1, 2019 22:03
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Now, what's a Dutch tuneup that's the really important question.
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Aug 2, 2019 19:10
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When I started out I was riding around my block and riding with my kids (they were on bicycles) around the neighborhood. I was such a(n inexperienced) lovely rider that my kids were able to keep up with me. Mostly. I was hoping that someday I would feel as comfortable on this heavy-rear end slow-turning deathtrap as I did on a bicycle or driving a car. It only took a couple/three weeks until I started feeling at home and doing stuff automatically instead of overthinking everything. Once or twice I narrowly avoided crashing into someone's garbage bins in my alley, mostly due to the fact that I was on a nice, lightweight, underpowered Ninja 250. A great learner bike, and one that I still miss. I think it happens to most of us except probably like Graham Jarvis.
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Aug 16, 2019 21:11
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Carteret posted:If you are buying new, It's a Suzuki
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Aug 26, 2019 20:11
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In the same way that we may as well throw away our newly-bought potatoes and mushrooms as soon as we get home from the store, mirrored visors may as well come with scratches and scuffs from the factory. e: see also: bananas
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Oct 7, 2019 18:19
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Martytoof posted:I have an HJC CL-17 and to be frank I haven't ever thought about what I would like in a helmet that this one doesn't already have. This is 100% "ignorance is bliss" since I'm sure expensive helmets are quieter/cooler/whatever but I've never once thought about upgrading. Even my Packtalk's JBL speakers fit really well behind the inserts without any speaker cutouts. I crashed in one of these and it did a great job saving my skull and face. I ended up getting another one. Now I have a Bell Race Star bc they were on sale and I always wanted one; it's got some kind of MIPSy head torsion fancy protection system that is supposed to protect your brain AND skull in different types of low- and high-speed impacts. It's v. nice
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Oct 18, 2019 21:42
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Elector_Nerdlingen posted:gently caress yeah, thanks Slavvy! You should run all your cables and tubes through the inside of the bars for that CLEAN LOOK.
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Oct 30, 2019 19:04
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Supradog? I'm surprised he bothered with all that winter bike gear stuff. He probably gets snow like once or twice a year, where he lives.
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Nov 6, 2019 16:36
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Supradog posted:
I'm going to add some of these next time I do a Moo sticker print for band stickers. Takk kompis
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Feb 6, 2020 20:55
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:Figure out what it feels like to lock the rear up. Then, eventually, do this at every stop sign.
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Apr 27, 2020 16:08
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We have a good dealership kinda near O'Hare. They sell euro stuff mostly Ducatis and Triumphs and those garbage Ausstie bikes that Slavvy loves. Never bothered with service there, but their people have always been friendly and chatty, no pressure just shooting the poo poo, and offering test rides of random bikes for no reason. Every person I've talked to at that shop knows what they're talking about and is just like a normal-rear end rider. The guy from whom I ended up buying my bike, we were talking about Groms and trackdays and all kinds of stuff. I guess they're well run, and I'm always happy to give them my business when I can. When I end up getting a Hypermotard it will be from them obv.
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May 29, 2020 17:51
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I've brought bikes home in my Odyssey, but it just barely fit a pregen Ninja 250 and I had to take the meres off the old Katana. I'm sure a dualsport is right out
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Jul 1, 2020 18:48
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Did I really? poo poo I'm repeating myself, and what's worse, someone noticed it. Anyways, I just got new tars put on and
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Jul 1, 2020 23:02
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Well, I promise to never do it again, if only for the sake of remaining unpredictable and vibrant.
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Jul 2, 2020 05:05
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I just noticed the new thread title.  You can't just rely on shoulder checks all your life.
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Jul 6, 2020 21:04
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Minnesota Mixup posted:Thank you for youre service o7
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Jul 6, 2020 22:39
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I took a Yamaha BOLT out for a test ride when I was still a pretty new rider. It was a fun experience, even though it started raining a bit halfway through, which was terrifying. Honestly it wasn't all that different, except for the much lower redline. The riding position is different, but it's pretty comfortable even though it's hard to stand up over potholes and speed bumps. I also rode a Scout which was fun bc the exhaust note was so great. I was revving it all the time at stop signs and everything. No tach on that one tho which was disconcerting at the time.
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Aug 7, 2020 18:03
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Greg12 posted:You can't see yourself on the bike, and you're the only one who matters! Yeah I was the same way. Now all I care about is having fun with the raw gay horsepower. I mean, aside from the blue wheels. I refuse to buy a DRZ that doesn't have ano blue wheels
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Sep 28, 2020 21:55
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I use it every time I come up to a stop sign, or sometimes a stoplight. I just stand on it and skid like a BMX kid in a school parking lot. It's always fun.
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Oct 19, 2020 18:30
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Interesting; I'm much more comfortable on freeways/highways because there are no intersections. If anything makes me nervous it's intersections. And parked cars. And driveways. At least on the freeway everyone's going in the same direction. And you can floor it a bit if there's space in front of you. Of course, once you get to that dense traffic that's still moving quickly but kind of packed in and tends to accordion-up and come to sudden halts, yeah. That poo poo sucks.
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Nov 4, 2020 22:30
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Yep, someone turning left in front of me at a green light that DSM. I've had a couple relatively close calls on the highway but they're easy to see coming and avoid if you keep your eyes open. Like that MSF drawing. Everyone's driving quickly on the highway but your closing speed should be smaller since everyone's going the same direction. Like emergency-landing your 172 on a street; you go with the flow of traffic so as to keep the closing speeds low. Unless you're riding your bike on the highway at fantastic speeds, in which case watch your butt.
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Nov 5, 2020 03:06
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The first time i rode on the freeway i was so freaked out i was going like fifty and deathgripping the bars and it was so loud. And some dude/chick on a sportbike blew past me doing like a million and i was like HOW? How does one even do that those people are literally insane. But now that dude/chick is me; i hope I've inspired you all.
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Nov 5, 2020 05:06
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I had an RG500 as a first bike and I turned out fine. ooOOOooooooo
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Dec 3, 2020 22:25
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Glass of Milk posted:Thinking of clutch levers bending, I highly suggest bringing a pair of these things: aww
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Slavvy posted:If you rode a supersport you'd be amazed at how gutless and tame it is just riding around normally. This is why Yamaha sucks: after doing a demo ride once, I got back on my EX250 and was sad at how the throttle seemed to do nothing. But my memories from demo rides with HD, Indian, Aprilia, Ducati, 0, and KTM were more about how much fun the bikes were when you had a minute to yourself to whack open the throttle, slalom around manholes, or catch up to your fellow riders on the straights or expressways. Yamaha demo rides were always so regimented and policed that you get less of a feeling of fun from the bikes, and more of a sense of foreboding related to how far back you might have to walk if you commit the tiniest infraction. Bikes are fun. If they weren't, we wouldn't put up with all of the irritations. Get your poo poo together, Yamaha.
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