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I have not road one in like 30 years. I was riding it a bit in the yard. I killed it like 10 times. Anyone have any pointers. It is one up and 4 down. A yamaha 650.
I don't have a clue on how to ease in to second and remember the back brake or front brake for that matter
keep the wheel side down seat side up.
Roxanne...
05-31-2007, 03:59 PM
Don't get lost!!! Even if you are staying inthe yard!!!!
I have to wear a helmet I just have a permit, I found my way around the yard Roxy thank you
allthatkatydid
05-31-2007, 04:11 PM
You better not be scaring our duck! :(
By the way how is the duck? I've been away for a while, not caught up yet, any sign of the ducklings?
Lia~~
05-31-2007, 05:07 PM
Rich, please take a class.
I am dead scared of motorcycles -- most organ donors come from motorcycle accidents in this area. Please be careful.
Does your helmet mess up your hair?
serenitysearcher
05-31-2007, 05:08 PM
I thought he could take that hair off...no issue with the helmet huh?
Do have a picture of your bike?
Do have a picture of your bike? It is a Maxim 82 37 k miles on it Its dark out will take one tomorrow. I bought it for $850. Plus the guy gave me a extra bike for parts. But I am just selling that on ebay
I agree with Lia; take a class. I had a blast in motorcycle class and it's a lot easier (and safer) than trying to figure it out yourself. You've got some solid boots, and you're not riding around in tank top and shorts, or anything like that, right? :)
I ask because I wiped out on my brand new bike wearing jeans and a T-shirt. I was riding it before I took the class and I totally screwed up trying to downshift coming off a hill and into a corner. Made the classic mistake of looking down... then going down. The road rash was nasty and it took a year for my knee to recover from having a 600-lb bike grind it into the road at 30mph. So don't be a big dummie like me! :D
I agree with Lia; take a class. I had a blast in motorcycle class and it's a lot easier (and safer) than trying to figure it out yourself. You've got some solid boots, and you're not riding around in tank top and shorts, or anything like that, right? :)
I ask because I wiped out on my brand new bike wearing jeans and a T-shirt. I was riding it before I took the class and I totally screwed up trying to downshift coming off a hill and into a corner. Made the classic mistake of looking down... then going down. The road rash was nasty and it took a year for my knee to recover from having a 600-lb bike grind it into the road at 30mph. So don't be a big dummie like me! :D I haven't made it out of the backyard yet. I don't have plates or a helmet yet. Why would you down shift coming off a hill?
What can driving around a bunch of cones help any??
It will teach you "cone avoidance skills."
Why would you down shift coming off a hill?
I shot up the hill in second and then the road curved sharply just after the summit.
Driving around the cones lets you make all the stupid mistakes in a parking lot so ya don't make them on the road like me.
111406
05-31-2007, 06:00 PM
I killed it like 10 times. Anyone have any pointers. It is one up and 4 down. A yamaha 650.
I have had 6 different motorcycles and all of them shifted one down and four or five up. If you are killing it when you are starting off I think it is because you are shifted to the first "up" which is possibly second gear. Try shifting 1 down from neutral for first then up through four for second to fifth.
Does it resemble this?:
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/2206/1982secarightsideunsmalvz5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Yep only it is black. He has the manual but he forgot to give it to me. I thought he said it was one up and 4 down. I was not giving it much gas I was just screwing around. I will check the manual when I get it
Lia~~
05-31-2007, 06:20 PM
It will teach you "cone avoidance skills."
that is funny as hell, Zoe.
Rich, get a dam helmet.
want to live
05-31-2007, 06:24 PM
If you have a 25 dollar head, buy a 25 dollar helmet!!!!!
You want one that is certified and a decent one will be 150 to 250 minimum. SPEND THE MONEY
Oh, don't buy it on Ebay either, If it has had a strike it may not show but it won't protect you, You need a good fit for it to work right.
Johnny_Boy
06-01-2007, 01:21 AM
Rich
If only I’d known. I just sold my large leather bike pants to a fat guy at work (lost 57 lbs since I was a beer monster). I'm told by one of you countrymen, that I’m supposed to call them chaps, but I don’t believe it. Perhaps we can form a Q bike gang. We’ll be all menace and attitude when we roar into town for a Sarsaparilla. I’m off for some advanced training this Sunday – the guys there are all beards and beer guts. A lot of them smoke pipes too. I did cone training too – and haven’t hit one since.
Twiggy
06-01-2007, 03:51 AM
Rich I agree with Joe and the others who suggested a class.
The courses of cheap, easy to find, and don't take up a lot of time.
They are PACKED with all sorts of great information and everything else
you will need to bond with your new bike and get all kind of "road ready"
for the summer. There are no downside and tons of benefits.
Ride on brother...
:D
Roxanne...
06-01-2007, 04:02 AM
I had to do cone training on my mountain bike. It turned out to be a good thing though because we were riding in the desert and it helped with avoiding cactus.:eek:
Have you gotten out of the yard yet????
Rich
If only I’d known. I just sold my xxl leather bike pants to a fat guy at work (lost 57 lbs since I was a beer monster). I'm told by one of you countrymen, that I’m supposed to call them chaps, but I don’t believe it. Perhaps we can form a Q bike gang. We’ll be all menace and attitude when we roar into town for a Sarsaparilla. I’m off for some advanced training this Sunday – the guys there are all beards and beer guts. A lot of them smoke pipes too. I did cone training too – and haven’t hit one since.
you need a tattoo that says
Momma never loved me.
:cool:
and a silver ear-ring. and a bandanna for a Helmut... and use the Honey pot helmut... not the rice burner kind.
Hopey
06-01-2007, 06:09 AM
In Maryland classes are required in order to get your motorcycle license.
I had a girlfriend who got a harley and took the class and LOVES to ride now.
Good luck.
Lactavist
06-01-2007, 06:27 AM
Rich, is there a helmet law in your state? Regardless, WEAR ONE..:eek: :eek:
keysersoze
06-01-2007, 06:32 AM
rich's hair is his helmet.
why dont you get a basket so you can take the ducks with you.
oh, and dont mind the black jeep heading for you.
http://www.awon.org/luxembourg/luxtrip6.JPG
HollyC
06-01-2007, 07:51 AM
Be Careful and have a great time on it!!!:)
Pictures! I want pictures!
I just bought a regular helmet from Meijers for $50 it is DOT. No face mask but it is a full helmet. I also bought one on Ebay that has the face mask. I am going to take that $75 dollar coarse That is the one so you can get your full liscense. Right now I can only drive in day light and no riders. I have a school parking lot I can practice at in back of my house. The bike is pretty fast I hear it does 60 in 2nd and it has 3 speeds after that. Yes first gear is down and 4 up. That is why I kept stalling it.
http://wildhogs.movies.go.com/
Happy
06-01-2007, 03:04 PM
I just bought a regular helmet from Meijers for $50 it is DOT. No face mask but it is a full helmet.
Hahahaha!! Keep your mouth closed!! :D:D:D:D
Jigsy
06-01-2007, 03:39 PM
Jay wrote...
you need a tattoo that says
Momma never loved me.
I think your tatt should say, "momma tried".
Alexandra
06-01-2007, 05:26 PM
Just ride safely Rich. :)
Ok I took it out for about a 40 mile drive and other then a S curve had no problems. What gear do most people take tight turns at 2nd?? Not quite sure on the down shifting thing. I tried once to take the turn in first but that was to jumpy. Last time I tried to take it in whatever gear I was in and that really sucked
Lia~~
06-01-2007, 05:32 PM
did you wear your lucky socks?
Those socks will keep you balanced, bring good health and prevent heartburn.
Pics of you on the bike with socks and helmet would be appreciated.
Happy
06-01-2007, 05:39 PM
Ok I took it out for about a 40 mile drive and other then a S curve had no problems. What gear do most people take tight turns at 2nd?? Not quite sure on the down shifting thing. I tried once to take the turn in first but that was to jumpy. Last time I tried to take it in whatever gear I was in and that really sucked
Brake before you enter the curve, then downshift to the gear that matches your speed...and keep your mouth closed:D:D
Brake before you enter the curve, then downshift to the gear that matches your speed...and keep your mouth closed:D:DThis thing does not tell me what gear I am in. I sure as hell am not going to try to count. There has to be one gear that everyone uses for 90 degree S curves
Lia~~
06-01-2007, 06:12 PM
ask the lucky socks. they know all.
ask the lucky socks. they know all.
They are laying on my laundry room floor...Not quite sure what I will do with them
Happy
06-01-2007, 06:24 PM
This thing does not tell me what gear I am in. I sure as hell am not going to try to count. There has to be one gear that everyone uses for 90 degree S curves
You have to count Rich, you need to be aware all the time what gear you are in...
Jootsie-fruit
06-01-2007, 07:45 PM
http://www.pulpexplosion.com/tv/sirius/fonzbike.jpg
weenserwee
06-01-2007, 07:48 PM
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h176/ilsedriggs/helmet.jpg
Johnny_Boy
06-02-2007, 06:38 AM
Rich
2nd or 3rd for tight turns. You lose a lot of control (and power) in anything higher. I was told to aim for a minimum of 6000 revs – it will feel more controlled. Along with keeping my head up (vision fixed as far ahead as you can see), the low gear on tight corner thing is my main issue at the moment.
If you fancy doing the Wildhogs thing count me in – I see you in the in the Travolta role.
Jen’s advice about protective clothing is spot on too
Sprite
06-02-2007, 08:19 AM
Please don't ride in the rain. Too many people care about you and don't want to see your head cracked.
Thanks everyone. I will try 2nd since it is much easier at this stage in the game to count by starting at first then recall what gear I am in. The thing is I have this tight S curve everytime I go to work. The rest is all pretty much straight but this turn you have to go 25 in a good handling car. I know if I click until the gears quit I am in first so then just one up. I know it will come natural soon
Tom..
06-02-2007, 02:20 PM
Rich,
More important than worrying about what gear your in or driving in the rain or negotiating a tricky S curve, you need to wear a cape along with your helmet when you ride.
Do you think it's just by chance that the Kenivels wore capes when they attempted all of those crazy cycle stunts? No.
They've crashed tons of times, doing far more dangerous than just driving to work and they lived to tell about it each and every time.
The cape's no joke my friend, go get one. (do it for me)
Tom
Ok Tom, can I buy those at the cycle shop???
Roxanne...
06-02-2007, 02:47 PM
You know.........I can see it. I can just picture you flying down the road with your cape flapping in the wind.
serenitysearcher
06-02-2007, 02:47 PM
Tom is a GENIUS!
Get the cape!!
Tom is a GENIUS!
Get the cape!! Trust me Tom is a pain in the ass, not a genuis. Raining on and off today no cape or motorcycle
Tom..
06-02-2007, 03:12 PM
Pain in the ass? I'm trying to help you here, keep you safe and i'm a pain in the ass??
Ouch.
I think you can save money and get a full spandex riding suit that comes with a cape. It's cheaper than just getting the cape separate.
Remember about the spandex riding suit Rich... potato goes in the front of the pants.
I sure am glad I have a printer so I don't have to take notes
Hey Insurance was only $75. Here is my $850 baby
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/8862/motorcycleoq6.jpg
Nice ride.
Man, in the old days, Cape, Rich and photoshop.:p
Be safe out there.
DtheM
06-04-2007, 08:29 PM
We're waiting, Luna!!:D
Hey Rich,
Was this you on the bike?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VazxSK8bUs
:)
Ya Right Joe. I have over 400 miles on it now and am feeling pretty comfortable. I did end up in a feild a sidewalk and gravel on the side of a turn. I only lost control in the field, that was because I went down a five foot ditch. I was trying to hurry up and turn after a stop sign because a car was coming. Well I went a bit to fast and by the time i grabbed the brake I was going down a 5 foot decline. I ended up half standing at the bottom of ditch in a corn feild the motorcycle was on the ground . The car stopped and asked if I was OK. I bet I looked pretty stupid. I did not turn around and I had my helmet on, no one could see my face LOL. But the lesson here was never be into big of a hurry after a stop sign
wow, you've logged a lot of miles pretty quickly. Glad to hear that you are okay after that spill. I took my bike out to The Manassas Battlefield Park (http://www.nps.gov/mana/) this morning. It was a great morning for a ride.
A year and a half ago I'd probably have been nursing a hangover on a Sunday morning.
:)Part of the problem was my idle went real high after it warmed up. I put new plugs in it and turned it down
serenitysearcher
06-17-2007, 09:14 AM
Have you read, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance? I did years ago, I remember that it was slow going but I got something out of it at the time.
I just looked that up and it does look interesting. I use to look into the metaphysics a bit. Interesting but all theory...well it has to be:D
shelley
06-19-2007, 09:26 AM
what do you call a person who doesn't wear a helmet?...
an organ donor!!
get a helmet! wear it!! sorry for the sick joke, but i've spent lots of years working in critical care units and believe me, you don't want to be there !
ps. one more word of caution: don't let your cape get caught in anything, a la "the incredibles"
manna
06-19-2007, 09:40 AM
Get a real helmet, not just a skid lid. I too, know the ICU only too well!!!
I got one and it is DOT. It fits real well
Nothing of relevance to say...I'm just getting ugly spam off the main page. Sorry. Your thread is being USED.
I was informed allthatkatydid crashed and has been in the hospital for 6 weeks. She broke a ankle and her shoulder. I take it she is doing fine but will be in a bit longer
serenitysearcher
10-13-2007, 02:58 PM
Crashed on her motorcycle?
Oh that is awful - we knew something was wrong...
HollyJM
10-13-2007, 03:04 PM
Poor Katy!
I am glad to know, and thankful she wasn't hurt worse.
Thank you for posting that, Rich.
Broke her shoulder in 5 places and broke her ankle. More coming tomorrow she hopes to be on next week
Sprite1
10-13-2007, 08:30 PM
(((((AllThatKatyDid)))))
Hey I got my bike out and tuned it up yesterday. Katy is back with us. It is another year for those of us that like to face the open road
serenitysearcher
04-07-2008, 04:28 PM
Change the thread title back.
Change the thread title back. To Serenity needs to shut her pie hole for once?? :D
naapcorp
04-08-2008, 04:05 AM
Go Rich.
http://www.dexteritytraining.co.uk/Ride_out2.jpg
I'm Paul
04-08-2008, 01:42 PM
Paul got a pushbike - mine has a better ring, it's a beast... two wheels and everything.
I don't ride it where there is a lot of traffic. People just do not see you. But my ride to work is wide open road. I put about 2k on it last year
I want a scooter.
Well get one, you don't drink you can do anything you want
I'm Paul
04-11-2008, 12:06 AM
I was thinking that this cycling thing would be easy; I was wrong.
But it is "silly amounts of fun". My bum is well sore.
I have 200 miles on mine already and it is not even May yet
Sigmeister
04-26-2008, 08:38 PM
I got my 2003 Yamaha V Star 650 eight days ago. It's not the biggest or the baddest, but it's mine. 14 years ago I gave up a free Suzuki 850 before the birth of my fist son. I didn't want to make any orphans and thought it best. I always said when they graduated HS I would get another bike. Well they are 14 and 11 now. With cost of gas so high I started riding the bus. It's brutal here in Louisville. It takes so long and is so much trouble very few people here utilize it. It is a horrible system compared to many other cities. After the Super Bowl I decided to quit drinking. So far so good. Well I need some sort of reward in life. A night of drinking is gone. So I get to thinking again about the motorcycle. Yes it's sooner than I had planned but so many factors came together and it just seems right. So I get the bike, ride to work three out of four days, and the bus only once(not ready for bad weather riding yet). Today I went on my first organized ride. A group of about 60 bikes from the Christian Motorcycle Association. Nice bunch of folks. I find out that some of them have had addiction problems and have beaten them too. Tonight I go out to a bar and then a bar and grill with two of my buddies. One is casually drinking the other quit a couple of years ago. I have a Sprite and a water at the second place. Afterwards, I take a nice night cruise the long way home. The best part I don't have to worry about the effects alcohol will have on me and whether or not I'll crash or get pulled over because I didn't drink anything. I won't have a hangover in the morning and will sleep well, wondering how good tomorrow might be. I think I'm starting to really like this sobriety thing.
Wow Louisville, you are not to far away maybe we could hook up some time. I am in Fort Wayne. If you don't drink you can do a lot of things.
I like the high I get on a bike and the open road
stevens
05-01-2008, 06:01 PM
I like the high I get on a bike and the open road
I'm at the point where I'd just as soon use the bike as drive the boring car. There's nothing quite like those long bike trips.
canyoncarver
05-06-2008, 11:15 AM
MMM-otorcycles, I love them :cool:
They stir my soul and are my best form of therapy. I'm on my 5th and favorite bike right now, 03 Aprilia Tuono. Lots of power, but very easy to wheelie...oh, I mean ride. :D
----
"Look, Lean and Believe"
"Never trade the thrills of living for the security of existence."
I love riding the bike but I need to dress a bit warmer in the morning. How do those people ride with just a do rag on??? my face would freeze if it was 55 or below. Screw that crap, I use my helmet with a sheild on it
cejay
05-13-2008, 06:12 PM
Howdy All.
Another rider here.
Thursdays were always big booze nights for me so when I get home from work, I take my bike and blast off for a 100-200 miles. Sometimes I'm tired the next day but nowhere near as tired as 5 hrs sleep, 10+ drinks and the resulting hangover.
CJ.
Pete1
06-06-2008, 01:19 PM
When I think about how drunk I was some of the times I rode my motorcycle, it is truly frightening. One time in particular almost makes me want to cry. I only crashed because of it once when I crashed my moped as a kid. It was one of the first times I ever drank.
Pete1
06-06-2008, 01:21 PM
MMM-otorcycles, I love them :cool:
They stir my soul and are my best form of therapy. I'm on my 5th and favorite bike right now, 03 Aprilia Tuono. Lots of power, but very easy to wheelie...oh, I mean ride. :D
----
"Look, Lean and Believe"
"Never trade the thrills of living for the security of existence."
Sweet ride Canyoncarver. I see where you get your screen name from. They stir my sould and are my best form of therapy too. I once saw an ad in the paper offering motorcycle therapy. His slogan was "you don't have any problems that a ride on my motorcycle won't cure". It's like there is something magic about riding. I mostly ride on the street these days, but after a good day of dirt bike riding I come to work the next day and feel exactly the same way I used to feel after "scoring" with a new woman back in my single days. Confident, happy, energized. I can sometimes get that from a street ride, but I have so many dead and mangled friends at this point that I won't ride fast enough to get that feeling from a road ride. Maybe a track day is in order?
I took a two year ride from 2003-2005 on my BMW GS. Would have been a much better time if I had quit drinking first.
Pete1
06-06-2008, 02:06 PM
I want a Vespa.
Vespa's are cool. I like anything with two wheels and a motor. With gas prices going the way they are, I think you will be seeing a lot more scooters on the road.
I would love to have like a 90 fat boy. I put 700 miles on mine so far this year not much because of rain
stevens
06-06-2008, 03:38 PM
I would love to have like a 90 fat boy. I put 700 miles on mine so far this year not much because of rain
nah...Perhaps you ought to try one of these instead: http://www.starmotorcycles.com/star/msite/micro_v1.aspx
Here's your solution for rain: http://www.aerostich.com/catalog/US/Roadcrafter-p-1-c-249.html
Pete1
06-07-2008, 12:39 PM
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=156555&highlight=mnwilly
Follow this link to hang out with alcoholic motorcycle riders handling their problem!
stevens
06-25-2008, 05:10 AM
OK Rich, here's another one for you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qkm-GO4pQMM
No joke, you can buy these from Marine Turbine Technology, but you'll need about $200K...
OK Rich, here's another one for you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qkm-GO4pQMM
No joke, you can buy these from Marine Turbine Technology, but you'll need about $200K...Shit I turned that on at the airport and everyone was looking at me
stevens
06-25-2008, 04:19 PM
Shit I turned that on at the airport and everyone was looking at me
Just think how they'll look at you when you ride up on one...
canyoncarver
06-29-2008, 04:43 PM
Sweet ride Canyoncarver. I see where you get your screen name from. They stir my sould and are my best form of therapy too. I once saw an ad in the paper offering motorcycle therapy. His slogan was "you don't have any problems that a ride on my motorcycle won't cure". It's like there is something magic about riding. I mostly ride on the street these days, but after a good day of dirt bike riding I come to work the next day and feel exactly the same way I used to feel after "scoring" with a new woman back in my single days. Confident, happy, energized. I can sometimes get that from a street ride, but I have so many dead and mangled friends at this point that I won't ride fast enough to get that feeling from a road ride. Maybe a track day is in order?
I took a two year ride from 2003-2005 on my BMW GS. Would have been a much better time if I had quit drinking first.
Thanks Pete. I hear ya about track vs. street. I like riding street but too have seen my share of carnage...don't even want to get into it, you know the deal. I have done some track days, but it's such a commitment to plan, load up, treck out there, spend the time/money.... mostly these days I'm happy to get a good early morning brisk ride in at a very sane pace. It's not knee down at 90mph, but some of the goatier tight twisties offer a good level of challenge w/o that high speed risk factor.
I went up Palomar this morning, 200 mile loop from my house - left at 6:30, back by 10:30AM before the summer squids start dominating the roads. On the way down, I counted 9 cop cars, 3 fire engines and a couple of ambulances heading up the mountain. Not sure if they were just getting ready, or already had to scrape someone off the road.
You took a 2 year ride???? Wow - tell us about that!
Pete1
06-30-2008, 02:47 PM
We have the same "cops" situation on Skyline Drive here in California. It's so popular that it's not worth going there on weekends.
My two year ride involved sauntering from California down to Argentina. Then I shipped the bike to asia and then over to Russia to ride across siberia and Mongolia. Then I did all the countries whose name ends with"stan" then Iran, turkey, Syria, Jordan Egypt and all of Africa. Then shipped the bike from Capetown to NYC and rode back to California. It was the longest route around the world I could come up with. Try it sometime :)
canyoncarver
06-30-2008, 07:58 PM
Ha! You didn't even have to say BMW bike - could've guessed from that description...you iron butt bmw guys are quite the adventure riders! I'm more of a fair weather weekend rider and occasional commuter; at one point I did own a vfr for about 3yrs w/the intention of doing some longer runs...but it never materialized...I think it would have interfered too much with my drinking :rolleyes:
Ahh Skyline, my riding career started on 9, 92, 84, Bonny dunes, etc, etc... VERY familiar with that area. Some awesome roads there in the bay area, I miss those days quite a bit. Though I do hear you loud and clear about cops and wreckless riders/drivers - like you said, some summer weekends it wasn't even worth going up there; just too dangerous to enjoy it. In my first year of riding there, I witnessed ~6 accidents and saw a couple guys get life-flighted out. I wouldn't be surprised if we've bumped into each other at some point...small world :)
I haven't been sober too long, but I'm really starting to enjoy being back on the bike w/a clear head again. I'm once again learning and honing my skills rather than just trying to push through the hangover.
Next year I am getting a better bike something I can be proud of. But I still love my 82 650 Yamaha
canyoncarver
07-01-2008, 06:42 AM
Rich, you made a fantastic choice for your first bike. Most people don't have the sense to get something basic and functional for a first ride...rather they go for power and bling. By getting a used older bike, you have learned and will learn so much more than by getting a newer machine that masks all your mistakes.
You will appreciate your new bike that much more too!
What type of bike are you thinking of getting? I have my eye on a Sportster after this season. The 1200 model, as opposed to the 883.
I was thinking about that, but is it a good bike to ride 2 on?
Rich, you made a fantastic choice for your first bike. Most people don't have the sense to get something basic and functional for a first ride...rather they go for power and bling. By getting a used older bike, you have learned and will learn so much more than by getting a newer machine that masks all your mistakes.
You will appreciate your new bike that much more too! I was thinking more like get something cheap and see if I wanted to ride again. But hey I like your Rich is a Genius statement
I am guessing around November is going to be the best time to buy one
stevens
07-01-2008, 06:31 PM
I was thinking about that, but is it a good bike to ride 2 on?
Nah. How about a nice, tame little Suzuki GSXR 750? The sportster is like high fructose corn syrup, while the Suzie is like refined sugar...:D
stevens
07-02-2008, 04:49 PM
How do folks sit on one of those things, it is unnatural. All bent over.
...and I guarantee your body would complain too, after only 30 minutes. However, those 30 minutes would be very fast minutes...
...and I guarantee your body would complain too, after only 30 minutes. However, those 30 minutes would be very fast minutes...
I want to ride more then 30 mins, I want to cruise also.
Fast is ok for a few minutes at a time. I do not need anymore tickets
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=pJuI8SMaJEs&feature=related
"You might as well get me a pile of rust!"
Honda v. BMW (strong language).
canyoncarver
07-05-2008, 10:39 AM
LOL LOL LOL, I used to have a VFR! That's great!
stevens
07-05-2008, 04:02 PM
LOL LOL LOL, I used to have a VFR! That's great!
And the VFR was a damn fine product too, with much innovation.
I sent that YouTube link to a couple of BMW fanatics that I know. I think they'll enjoy it. :D
I had to get my back tire off my motorcycle today. It was bald as hell and I did not know it. Really was not to bad it was cylinder driven, it took maybe a half hour to get off. I did not change it It is going to cost $100 for the tire and someone else to put the tire on. I felt naked without it
stevens
07-15-2008, 06:31 PM
I had to get my back tire off my motorcycle today. It was bald as hell and I did not know it. Really was not to bad it was cylinder driven, it took maybe a half hour to get off. I did not change it It is going to cost $100 for the tire and someone else to put the tire on. I felt naked without it
I sometimes change my own tires, which takes some special tools. It all depends on what the cost at the dealer is.
Price sounds about normal. Of course, you only get a fraction of the miles on a motorcycle tire as you do on a car tire. That makes up for all the money you thought you were saving on gas. :p
I'm trying to resist the bait of the "naked" part at the end......it's hard, but I can do it....
cejay
07-16-2008, 01:28 PM
I used to change the rubber on tubed dirt bike tires when I was a teenager but gave up after popping tubes a few times at the very last part of putting the tire back on.
I'm pretty sure my local shop charges $25 per tire, esp if you buy the tire from them and bring the rim/tire to them only. Shop around.
CJ.
Jackalope
07-16-2008, 01:36 PM
I felt naked without it
Lord, now we have a BARE boo-hoo bunny on our hands? What is this place coming to???
Lord, now we have a BARE boo-hoo bunny on our hands? What is this place coming to???
OMG I just realised I was naked.
No I just had to tap the saft out after taking the nut off. Gave me a chance to grease the bearing. I was not to hard. I had to readjust the break
stevens
07-17-2008, 06:33 PM
OMG I just realised I was naked.
No I just had to tap the saft out after taking the nut off. Gave me a chance to grease the bearing. I was not to hard. I had to readjust the break
Just don't put the Viagra in the fuel tank. Today's bikes have plenty of getupandgo because of superb engineering...
Today is going to be a great day for a Motorcycle ride. I think that vibration does something to a girl. I am going to make my GF ride for about a hour
Are you having a mid life crisis? :rolleyes:
Are you having a mid life crisis? :rolleyes:
I may after this ride :D
snivi
08-03-2008, 10:06 AM
And Dammit Iris, how come when a guy over the age of 20 buys a motorcycle or sports car he is suddenly having some sort of middle age crisis. We couldnt AFFORD them at 20! OK, OK, maybe Im a little touchy here, Im 40 and Im thinking about buying a Corvette and I have heard this at least 20 times recently ARRRRGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!! :mad::mad::mad: Or how about this one, "you cant buy a corvette until your divorced and at least 50 years old". Oh yeah and I'm well above average in endowment as well. If I buy a sports car, Corvette or Mustang, I'm going to have buy some just for men and drive around with my pecker hanging out. Have fun ridin today Rich (before and after the bike ride :eek: )
Do see my post re my partner and his bike below .....push bike that is! He is 48. I rest my case :D
I have rediscovered the joys of cycling and just been on a 10 mile bike ride with my partner
Let me tell you the saga of men and bikes, no correction, my man and his bike....ps, before today we hadn't been cycling for 18 months as he was sure he had impaled his ass on the saddle and found it difficult to sit down for three days ..... hahahahaha
Before we could even contemplate getting on the bike we HAD to go to the local supermarket and get speacialised shorts WITH padding AND vaseline!!!!
I know, I know.....men always say it is us, the fairer sex that moan continuously, but this just isn't true.
Anyway, £25.00 later and a pair of shorts that looked packaged with pampers (nappy/diaper) in the crotch area, he arrived at my house.
Coming up the drive looking ever so pleased with his new 'gear' and walking like john wayne minus his horse he exclaimed "I'm ready"
A two hour shopping and getting ready time later and we set off
I nearly fell off my bike when he explained the delay was because he had to apply his vaseline to stop his delicate skin chaffing.........Holy shit I thought, here was me thinking we were just going on a gentle cycle ride along the coast. My man had prepared for the tour de france. Bless.
It was fabulous scenery and weather and I feel like I have really achieved something healthy today
I was not going to get a bike when I was drunk all time. I got it because I was sober. I am getting a vette when I hav e a midlife crisis
whats a vette? I have to say my partner does make me chuckle (in a lovely way) he is such a gentle person but so damn sensitive......Nothing is ever straight forward, even a bike ride lol
Although I guess he would say the same about me. The one thing that unites us everytime is our great sense of humour! :rolleyes:
vette=Corvette and I don't ride with diapers and vasoline on :D
snivi
08-10-2008, 02:37 PM
Mustang. Little easier on the wallet, and maybe I could get it AND a bike next spring!
Ok 1987 11000 miles and I canhave it for 3700....1100cc
http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/967/harleyei6.jpg
stevens
08-10-2008, 06:12 PM
Ok 1987 11000 miles and I canhave it for 3700....1100cc
http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/967/harleyei6.jpg
At 524 miles per year, it must have logged most of the other miles on a trailer. :D
snivi
08-10-2008, 07:38 PM
I'll get the F%$&^in MUSTANG and blow your doors off on your little 1100 cc. Dissin my future Mustang, why I oughtta........
I just called him and he said he crashed his first one so he went out and bought this one. He road it the first year then he had no desire to ride it. He owns a painting buisness so he could not drive it to work. He has not plated it for the last 2 years. He just never has felt like riding it anymore. I have seen ones like it going for around 6000. You can get one in not good shape for about the price I am paying
This 1100 sportser is offered by the original owner and is in factory original condition. It has been stored in a heated garage, serviced regularly and well maintained it's entire life. It has never been torn down, souped up or abused. The Harley-Davidson battery is 100% and comes with a plug-in battery tender. Less than one thousand miles on tires.
Color:
Candy Bronze
Tires:
Bridgestone Spitfire 11 tubeless, (like new)
Trans:
4 speed
Final Drive:
O-ring Chain (replacement)
Add-ons and Accessories:
Pillow-Soft Seat with Padded Backrest
Highway Pegs
Turn-Out Mufflers
Leather Saddle-Bags
Bag Supports and Turn Signals Relocated
Battery Tender
Some Chrome
Overall Condition:
Runs great! The carb has been recently cleaned and a new accellerator diaphram installed by a certified mechanic.
Some tarnish and worn paint but is excellent for it's age, absolutely no rust, ever.
There is a crack in the head-light visor, a very small crack in the front drive chain cover, and the license plate holder has a crack in it, (nothing that diminishes the bike's overall looks or performance).
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/1213/harley2eu7.jpg
Clean
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/8256/harley3fl3.jpg
$5,895.00
1987 HARLEY DAVIDSON XLH1100 SPORTSTER
1987 HARLEY DAVIDSON XLH1100 SPORTSTER, Blue/Black with 55,200 km's and in great shape. The Sporster is one of the last bikes to still incorporate lots of metal. The bike is solid and just looks fantastic. It's old school with a twist of refinements. WAS $6,895, Clearance Sale Price, 30 Day Warranty, Stock# 5250, $5,895.00 Looking for a used motorcycle? We have over 90 in stock! Northern Motorsports, Brantford
This is about the going price I see
Snivi you can get your chick car but it is not going to see anything but dust from this!!
stevens
08-11-2008, 06:13 PM
To ensure that Snivi's Mustang sees only the tail lights, perhaps you should consider one of these: http://www.kawasaki.com/Products/Detail.aspx?id=267
Warp Nine is a definite possibility.
snivi
08-11-2008, 07:50 PM
Rich its a Harley. Now not Im saying dont buy it. In fact I think it looks awesome and I wouldnt pass on it personally. But we both know it'll spend more time making an oil stain your driveway than passing me in my STAG! It is a hog ya know!
To ensure that Snivi's Mustang sees only the tail lights, perhaps you should consider one of these: http://www.kawasaki.com/Products/Detail.aspx?id=267
Warp Nine is a definite possibility. Hell its a mustang chick car all I need is my Yamaha 650 LOL
The HD looks like a deal. If you get it are you going to sell your rice burner?
Nope think I will hang on for it and keep the Harley to pick up chicks LOL. I got it home and other then the seat is hard as hell it handles real well, 1st Gear is fast as hell
Johnny_Boy
08-12-2008, 10:33 PM
Good for you bro.
Are you organising Hogstock? – I’ll be there.
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/6186/5macywilliamhfm6.jpg
Good for you bro.
Are you organising Hogstock? – I’ll be there.
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/6186/5macywilliamhfm6.jpg
We need to form our own Motorcycle gang. We need to come up with a name
Johnny_Boy
08-13-2008, 03:51 AM
We need to form our own Motorcycle gang. We need to come up with a name
Wild Woosies?
Rich’s Rebels
The Quitters ?
Sober Disciples?
Hey we could come up with a name and put it to vote. How about Dry Riders
Bridgit
08-13-2008, 02:16 PM
How about the Warriors?
Heaven's Devils?
or we could use Joots FF Team name from last year. Something to do with beavers...
:D
Joe's beavers?
Johnny_Boy
08-13-2008, 11:04 PM
Have we got a name yet
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/1354/hellsangelgl6.jpg
Have we got a name yet
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/1354/hellsangelgl6.jpg
You can represent the English division. We will call you the Limey Bastards
Hoots
08-14-2008, 11:25 AM
Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill Jack and Jill what is that? How about Road Warriors??
Finally
08-14-2008, 04:02 PM
dry riders :eek:
ouch that sounds nasty
Hi !!
you got a sweet ride now?? how very cool. congrats dude
I vote for Joe's Beavers...
well ya know being a Canuk and all...I simply gots to vote for the almighty beaver
:D
hugs to youz......
xo
head out on the highway...heavy metal thunder...lookin' for adventure.....good song now stuck in my head....thanks!
Jootsie-fruit
08-15-2008, 06:44 PM
thats a good one moon....
WhiteWolf
08-20-2008, 02:19 AM
Hello Rich, my new bike is a Harley Davidson 2008 StreetBob 1600cc, its a beast and I feed it little bikes like yours while it is chained in the garage.
Also good to see you again brother.
Hello Rich, my new bike is a Harley Davidson 2008 StreetBob 1600cc, its a beast and I feed it little bikes like yours while it is chained in the garage.
Also good to see you again brother.Damn Wolf were have you been I figured you gave up or something
Force 12
08-20-2008, 09:25 PM
Hey Rich - I dumped that exact bike, same year, model and cc... at 60 mph on I-5 while cruising into Portland.
They really bounce nicely, I suggest you get your leg out from under it like I should have done, and "surf" it to a stop should you find yourself in the same scenario!
:D :D :D
That was a lot of fun, riding that bike, enjoy but beware that with motorcycles, its really not a matter of "IF" you put it down, but WHEN you put it down.
Oh and on helmets - i bought one for the $25 head, and while it protected me, it also cracked in half on impact, and as a side note, whenever I head checked to change lanes, the damn thing would turn sideways and I would be blinded! Buy the good one... LOL
Hey Rich - I dumped that exact bike, same year, model and cc... at 60 mph on I-5 while cruising into Portland.
They really bounce nicely, I suggest you get your leg out from under it like I should have done, and "surf" it to a stop should you find yourself in the same scenario!
:D :D :D
That was a lot of fun, riding that bike, enjoy but beware that with motorcycles, its really not a matter of "IF" you put it down, but WHEN you put it down.
Oh and on helmets - i bought one for the $25 head, and while it protected me, it also cracked in half on impact, and as a side note, whenever I head checked to change lanes, the damn thing would turn sideways and I would be blinded! Buy the good one... LOL
So you saying you laid the bike down because you could not see with your helmet turning on ya.?? Ihave 2 helmets and they both fit good and are not cheap. I dumped my first bike a couple times when I first got it. I was not going very fast though
I lost control of my bike on wett gras is that a crash??
I once went off the road into a field going 10MPH and dumped it is that a crash? I want to know if I got my crashes over with.
I read somewhere most people wreck the first 3 months of owning a bike
While I don't think crashing is inevitable, I definitely prepare for the possibility with a full face helmet, mesh armored jacket, riding gloves, jeans and boots. I'm going back and forth to work in DC area traffic...
That is the worse place I have ever driven in. Those people are crazy
Hey what happend to Force 12, if I crash and burn I want to know where he lives so I can haunt his house
Hoots
08-22-2008, 07:48 PM
I've had my bike for several years now and no crash or dump but i'm extremely cautious!
Have a good nite!
HOots
Ok Hoot Foot, I got to know. What kind of motor cycle?
canyoncarver
10-14-2008, 06:18 PM
Man, I hate how my tires get worn out after less than 3k miles... I may try some sport touring skins. I've heard that they have gotten so good that only the most dedicated knee draggers will feel the difference between them and a true sport tire.
Hey all!
It's been a long time since I've made an appearance here, but here goes... I ride all the time ('02 Honda 1100 Sabre) - about 5K to 7K miles a season (and the season isn't long in Minnesota). Speed and forgetting to predict the worst are the two biggest enemies to a cyclist. If you are in a hurry, drive your car. Always ride as if everyone earns extra money and a big tax break when they hit you. :)
I saw a drunk driver hit a guy on a brand new Harley this summer. The biker's legs were snapped in two. It didn't make me quit riding, just reminded me to always ride with caution and expect the unexpected. Besides, who wants to be laying in a hospital at age 106 dying of nothing?
I hope everyone is doing well, and kicking that ol' AV's arse when necessary!!! :D
Got the bike out today however it looked like rain so I did not go far. Tonight I decided to go to my Mothers to drop a few things off. Since she only lives a few miles from here I jumped on the bike. Sure enough on the way home I got stuck in a damn cloud burst. The worse thing about that is all the time it takes to clean the chrome on the bike up. Oh well, cycle season has officially began at my house
Hoots
03-08-2009, 03:24 AM
I got mine out a day or so ago..polished er' right up...she's rip roarin' ready to go!!! WEHEOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooo nnnennnnnnn nennnnnnnnnn nennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!
I got mine out a day or so ago..polished er' right up...she's rip roarin' ready to go!!! WEHEOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooo nnnennnnnnn nennnnnnnnnn nennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!! Mine says Baroompapapapapapoppapappapap
Diana got a Motorbike and so did Trees wife
Jezebel
05-17-2009, 06:03 PM
Hi Rich -
It was fun chatting with you last night.
Your bikes sound great!
I may have to ask you for some riding advice sometimes:D
I was driving my bike to work the other day and a pigeon nailed me right in the shoulder. Thank god I was only going 30mph
I was driving my bike to work the other day and a pigeon nailed me right in the shoulder. Thank god I was only going 30mph
Got a bike join our gang~~~>
http://wqd.netwarriors.org/group.php?groupid=27
Hoots
05-23-2009, 04:17 PM
I'm in!!!
Thats 3 of us :D. I know we have more
Jezebel
05-23-2009, 05:38 PM
I don't have a bike YET...still taking lessons prior to doing the license test. Can I still join the group?
I don't have a bike YET...still taking lessons prior to doing the license test. Can I still join the group?Ya find a picture of a bike you want until you get one
Hoots
05-23-2009, 07:23 PM
I posted my pic..I was gettin al confused ...you know there are three posts about bikes...yours, the group and then some other post...its confusing.
I posted my pic..I was gettin al confused ...you know there are three posts about bikes...yours, the group and then some other post...its confusing.
I wish you were smarter
Hoots
05-23-2009, 07:53 PM
Ahhaaaa..nice line Rich....quote stealer!
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