01-21-2010, 10:20 PM | #45 |
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I just realized you're in Florida. In that case extend it with chrome swing arms, get the wheels chromed out and add some led neon lights throughout the bike.
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wow there is just some much shit you fucked up on in your OP, from starting on a 1000cc to talking on the phone to wanting to "extend and lower" the bike, I am not even guna get into it cuz I don't want to be an asshole. But common dude...common sense...common sense.
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01-22-2010, 10:42 AM | #49 |
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Lowering and extending the bike means you don't have the skills to ride it. This isn't a turbo'd drag bike. Its an off the shelf liter bike that thousands of people ride without looping, every singe day. Why ruin the bike because of your lack of skills? Why don't you put training wheels on it while you are at it.
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The point is, you don't have the skills to handle a liter bike. You have a couple of options. The first, and best, is to develop those skills. This will take time, practice and a more forgiving bike. The other option is to modify the bike so that you can ride it. One of those options will make you a motorcyclist, the other makes you a poser. |
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01-22-2010, 01:48 PM | #57 |
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I don't know, dude. While I respect the fact that you seem like a sensible guy and that you got a great deal on your ride, what it comes down to in the end is I'm an experienced motorcycle rider and you're not.
I could easily accidentally injur/kill myself on a liter bike, let alone you. No offense, I really don't want to sound like an ass, but like I said in my prior post, this getoff is going to happen again. It will jsut take a slight bit of wrist around a corner, or on an on-ramp, or hell, at a stop light for that tire to kick itself out and you be eating cement again. it's not about you, it's about the machine. It's like giving a 5'0" Asian woman who just got her license a Lamborghini Murcielago and telling her "just practice and you'll be fine". No way, she's going to crash it. Same thing will happen here. I help run one of the largest motorcycling communities in the Northwest, and I see literally dozens of new riders die each year. I just hope for your family you're not one of them. I still say sell it and get a smaller bike. But you are you, and you make your decisions, so if you don't want to take the advice of so many people here, educated or not, then so be it. Best of luck and be careful with your throttle hand. I hope you mature in your riding and end up loving this sport.
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1. Not wearing proper gear...fail enjoy your rash 2. Newb starting on a liter...fail this is not a big penis contest (and don't argue about the dirt bike, its 2 completely different beast with completely different handling characteristics and power bands) 3. Talking on the phone especially not on BT...fail its not that expansive for a BT set. 4. If you think frame sliders are guna protect you...fail they do min protection to your fairings only and only in a low speed lowside or a simple drop. 5. Lowering and extending your bike...EPIC FAIL. Hey this is not pinks, no1 is drag racing you, don't blame the bike cuz you were a dumbass. Do you even know the amount of money and work that has to go in a bike to lower it and extend it, not to mention resale value? More importantly, do you know what happens to the handling of a bike once you do that? It will handle like elephant shit on unicycle. Its like saying hey this Lambo is always spining out on me, let me weld 2 bars with training wheels to its sides, ya this outa fix my car's "problem". You want to put a parachute on that bad boy too in case you go too fast? I mean I understand if you pulled that argument to bullshit your wife into letting you keep the bike, but if you are really thinking about doing that...o God, fucking Florida. You know what you could buy to make the bike safer and not wheelie when not intended, buy some lessons and buy a 600. Get some real street bike lessons, and get the hell off the phone. its a complete different world from the dirt bike and you better get use to it. And to whoever that said his wife should divorce him, man you should take a spoon and spoon out some of your brain and examine it under the sun to make sure its not expired dumbass. |
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edit: Damn, samwoo beat me to it. Okay, constructively... move to AT MOST a 600cc supersport, lowering and extending the bike will take away the tendency to pop up, but it will kill your manuverability, which is bad. You should be able to control the throttle while you are half asleep before you take that bike into traffic. You are going to make one SMALL move, blip the throttle, and on your bike, it will kill you and possibly the person that your bike slides into.
Do yourself a favor and get some leathers, that is really on you and I could care less if you f yourself up, so that is more of a suggestion.
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Selling your bike is a good decision. You can get a new 250cc or 500cc for <5K and learn to ride really well before moving to a litre bike. It will be 100x more fun to ride that way anyway.
My little brother is wanting a litre bike as his first bike He just doesn't get it when I say he shouldn't. Hell I am experienced and I still can scare the crap out of myself on a 600.
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1. The gear was my fault. I was hasty to realize I would be ok being in a parking lot. 2. I learned how to drive (16) on a Dodge Viper and I was perfectly fine; it was also my first car. I have very good self control so I figured I would be as well. 3. The phone was completely my fault. 4. I don't think the sliders will be protecting me. I want to protect the fairings when I drop the bike again. 5. I wanted to lower and extend so the bike wouldn't come up on me again. I was trying to get educated responses and constructive criticism from fellow enthusiasts. Not to be bashed. Again, I will not be racing on this bike nor will I be doing stunts. I did not mean to insult you nor others. If someone gives a smart remark, I will give one back. |
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