Motorcycles!

[Zadrian]

I kinda, accidentally, derailed someone else's thread with motorcycles. So I moved this here, who rides, what do you ride, all year, season, twisties, high ways, tracks? Whatever let us know.

I ride a 2006 Ninja 650r. Had it geared for racing, but I changed it back to OEM sprockets because I could never find anyone else on a sport bike around my town so there was no point to lessen my gas mileage. It's fine, can still do 135 on a straight away.

https://scontent-b-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash2/v/t1.0-9/946569_143308739203549_638851368_n.jpg?oh=f5497179 cdc0f7f1479d0e0c641389ae&oe=54AEADF7

I still have my rear fender on it because the one I like is about $100 and I don't think putting that much money into a minor mod for this bike is worth it, after getting sports bars on it.

[citizen1080]

Moved this over from other thread!

I had a 2008 special edition Daytona 675....incredible bike, highly recommend. Only reason I sold it and got my 08 hayabusa was cause it was a lot more comfortable for the wife on trips.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/ronin1080/IMG00004-20090722-1212.jpg (http://s30.photobucket.com/user/ronin1080/media/IMG00004-20090722-1212.jpg.html)

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/ronin1080/2010-08-15_18-11-48_383.jpg (http://s30.photobucket.com/user/ronin1080/media/2010-08-15_18-11-48_383.jpg.html)

[citizen1080]

I haven't ridden for a few years now...sold my bikes to fund my standup jetski addiction.

However, when I did ride i never made it to the track though I wanted to. We have some very good riding up here for twisties and straights if you like speed. Maxxed my hayabusa out twice at 190 on the speedo..so prolly like 183ish on gps. Bike was amazing...the gen2 frame actually handled really well, and I could break 100mph in first gear...out of 6. Crazy fun machine

My daytona was an amazing bike too...a scalpel to the busa's chainsaw. Triple still had great power and accel but it really shined in the twisties...super flickable...dragged knees a few times without really trying.

[Pringles]

My '05 R1

Pipes, cams, tune, etc etc. I dont ride it nearly as much as I would like :(

http://i.imgur.com/lYZlHrl.jpg

[Pringles]

I sold it and got my 08 hayabusa was cause it was a lot more comfortable for the wife on trips.

Niiiice, two close friends of mine have 'busa's. They've been trying to get me to come over to the busa side, I just cant bring myself to get that big of a bike (I really like how nimble my R1 is in the turns). It definitely would be more comfy for my wife though.... the R1 sucks pretty bad for her, so she rarely goes with me.

[Zadrian]

Niiiice, two close friends of mine have 'busa's. They've been trying to get me to come over to the busa side, I just cant bring myself to get that big of a bike (I really like how nimble my R1 is in the turns). It definitely would be more comfy for my wife though.... the R1 sucks pretty bad for her, so she rarely goes with me.

If you're looking at wife comfort, I don't think a sport bike is the way to go =p
My wife starts to get kinda funky at around 40 minutes when riding, but I just really don't want a cruiser.

Nothing against them, but I don't feel like I'm in control with forward controls. I like the tucked in feel of sport bikes.

As far as future bikes go, Daytona is my top 1 at the moment, unless I decide to go up to 1000cc, then I'm probably looking at the s1000rr. Or the Ninja H2... Oh gawd the Ninja H2...

[Pringles]

Its so damn ugly man! Looks like a transformer. The performance is nice.... but dat body :(

[Zadrian]

Its so damn ugly man! Looks like a transformer. The performance is nice.... but dat body :(

Yeaah I know haha. Can't wait to see the street legal version

[lawll]

I ride a 2006 Ninja 650r. Had it geared for racing, but I changed it back to OEM sprockets because I could never find anyone else on a sport bike around my town so there was no point to lessen my gas mileage. It's fine, can still do 135 on a straight away.
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Geared for racing? You mean you had less teeth on the sprockets for faster acceleration? Also if you went for bigger gears you have have more top end and would have a higher top speed. And smaller gearing don't effect MPG that much at all unless your riding it at a higher RPM for some reason. If anything you would get to the average speed quicker and speed less time moving around the RPM range (saving more gas). The 650 is a nice bike I just dislike twins for a "sports bike" and the 650 is more so a casual sport bike hybrid. And the fact that most twins sound like a lawn mower.

Anyway I ride a sport bike legend the CBR 900RR firebird.

[-TK-]

The 650 is a nice bike I just dislike twins for a "sports bike" and the 650 is more so a casual sport bike hybrid. And the fact that most twins sound like a lawn mower.

I've never been a big fan of twins for myself either but they make great starting race bikes. SV650 is one of the most popular, if not most popular, entry level race bike. (250's are getting more popular since getting their own class in our local club) Parts are abundantly available and relatively cheap and also have some of the least expensive track tire sizes - and race take-offs aren't hard to find within any race community I know of for these bikes. With the milder power band a new rider is less likely to break loose from a minor 'Twist of the Wrist' (haha Keith Code) in a corner as well.

As far as gearing for the street, doing the common one down two up shouldn't really affect gas mileage too much.

[lawll]

As far as gearing for the street, doing the common one down two up shouldn't really affect gas mileage too much.

And is pretty much the cheapest most effective upgrade you can do for a performance increase. 99% of the time you will be under 80 MPH so why even have tall gears for 150+ MPH. It's a total waste even for the track.

[Zadrian]

Geared for racing? You mean you had less teeth on the sprockets for faster acceleration? Also if you went for bigger gears you have have more top end and would have a higher top speed. And smaller gearing don't effect MPG that much at all unless your riding it at a higher RPM for some reason. If anything you would get to the average speed quicker and speed less time moving around the RPM range (saving more gas). The 650 is a nice bike I just dislike twins for a "sports bike" and the 650 is more so a casual sport bike hybrid. And the fact that most twins sound like a lawn mower.

Anyway I ride a sport bike legend the CBR 900RR firebird.

Honestly, it really didn't affect my gas mileage by that much. I was getting about 150 miles between refills and still am when I went back to OEM but my mechanic kept hounding on it since my sprockets needed changing anyway. So I just went back to stock 15/46. Don't remember what I had it changed to originally, think I just went down a tooth on the front, all I remember is that I was shifting a lot more than I am now - so I might have had the rear sprocket changed too.

As far as sound goes, it's a bit growly, but not as much a lawnmower as any Buell.

[Zadrian]

And is pretty much the cheapest most effective upgrade you can do for a performance increase. 99% of the time you will be under 80 MPH so why even have tall gears for 150+ MPH. It's a total waste even for the track.

Actually I live on the eastern shore of MD, so all we have is straight, flat, open roads.
So most of my daily commute is over 80 =p
(I see you live in Philly we should ride sometime)

[lawll]

Actually I live on the eastern shore of MD, so all we have is straight, flat, open roads.
So most of my daily commute is over 80 =p
(I see you live in Philly we should ride sometime)

I'm sure you guys have some twistys down there and is hell of a lot more fun then going fast in a straight line. And i'm down for a ride long as it's not under 30' or raining haha.

[Zadrian]

I'm sure you guys have some twistys down there and is hell of a lot more fun then going fast in a straight line. And i'm down for a ride long as it's not under 30' or raining haha.

Oh I've looked. There are no twisties near me within at least an hour. It's brutal. So I have to make my own fun - currently fast is about the only fun I can find.

Unfortunately, I am just surrounded either by Harleys (and they flat out told me I can't ride with them because I'm on a ninja.. I rofl'd), or the occasional traveler on a dualsport. Once in a while I'll run into a sport bike and we'll buzz along the highway until one of us turns off, but I am lone wolfing it most of the time.

[lawll]

As far as sound goes, it's a bit growly, but not as much a lawnmower as any Buell.

I started on a ex500 so I do have a special place in my heart for twins i'm just busting your balls. Get some new Bar ends on that bike to give you a lower riding position and to make it easier to tuck. Twins always have a more standard riding position and getting lower bar ends really does a lot for the handling when turning.

[Zadrian]

I started on a ex500 so I do have a special place in my heart for twins i'm just busting your balls. Get some new Bar ends on that bike to give you a lower riding position and to make it easier to tuck. Twins always have a more standard riding position and getting lower bar ends really does a lot for the handling when turning.

It's actually got sport bars on it.

[-TK-]

As far as sound goes, it's a bit growly, but not as much a lawnmower as any Buell.

We're not raggin' on your bike if it came across that way. Just a difference in styles. Just like I like my Japanese bikes but when it comes to cars I prefer American muscle over ricers. I don't buy into the whole cruiser/muscle/ricer/Japanese/Harley rivalry and brand allegiance. And I usually keep my mouth shut when the Harley guys start yapping about their 'American' bikes and they fail to acknowledge that Harley's are built with parts from the US, Italy, Mexico, China, Germany, and Japan...not worth the battle. Assembled in America means something different than Made in America. :D

[lawll]

We're not raggin' on your bike if it came across that way. Just a difference in styles. Just like I like my Japanese bikes but when it comes to cars I prefer American muscle over ricers. I don't buy into the whole cruiser/muscle/ricer/Japanese/Harley rivalry and brand allegiance. And I usually keep my mouth shut when the Harley guys start yapping about their 'American' bikes and they fail to acknowledge that Harley's are built with parts from the US, Italy, Mexico, China, Germany, and Japan...not worth the battle. Assembled in America means something different than Made in America. :D

And the fact that your spending 20k on technology from the 1950s for a bike that gets 60 HP and weighs a ton. Just so you can live the "harley lifestyle" that they promote so much.

[Zadrian]

We're not raggin' on your bike if it came across that way. Just a difference in styles. Just like I like my Japanese bikes but when it comes to cars I prefer American muscle over ricers. I don't buy into the whole cruiser/muscle/ricer/Japanese/Harley rivalry and brand allegiance. And I usually keep my mouth shut when the Harley guys start yapping about their 'American' bikes and they fail to acknowledge that Harley's are built with parts from the US, Italy, Mexico, China, Germany, and Japan...not worth the battle. Assembled in America means something different than Made in America. :D

Never took it as offense =). twins are twins, and then there's Buell.

[lawll]

It's actually got sport bars on it.

Hard to notice from the pic but it is a nice bike. I was tempted to get one after my ex500 but I tend to enjoy buying older sport bikes for 2k - on CL and just work on it over 2-3 years then turn it for a profit.

[Zadrian]

Hard to notice from the pic but it is a nice bike. I was tempted to get one after my ex500 but I tend to enjoy buying older sport bikes for 2k - on CL and just work on it over 2-3 years then turn it for a profit.

That's awesome.

I dream of making/owning one of these one day

http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/p619/ZOwnersVic/2004%20March%20Mad%20Max/01-Goose2527s2520Bike.jpg

[lawll]

That's awesome.

I dream of making/owning one of these one day

http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/p619/ZOwnersVic/2004%20March%20Mad%20Max/01-Goose2527s2520Bike.jpg

Yea i'd really love to find a nice 70s KZ1000 and get it back to spec.

[Zadrian]

If you're looking for a beater to fix up, there is a guy near me in Kennedyville MD selling a cb400 for $1k. Although I'm sure you can talk him waaayyyy down because he's been leaving that thing out in the weather. Even in that big ass rain storm we got a couple days ago. ( shouldn't talk shit, I rode home through that rain poor ninja)


I don't know the guy, I just feel bad for the bike and want someone to buy it =p

http://i.imgur.com/utvzfDy.jpg

[lawll]

If you're looking for a beater to fix up, there is a guy near me in Kennedyville MD selling a cb400 for $1k. Although I'm sure you can talk him waaayyyy down because he's been leaving that thing out in the weather. Even in that big ass rain storm we got a couple days ago. ( shouldn't talk shit, I rode home through that rain poor ninja)


I don't know the guy, I just feel bad for the bike and want someone to buy it =p

http://i.imgur.com/utvzfDy.jpg

It's a nice bike I just have nostalgia with kz1000s but finding a legal 2 smoke from the 70s would be great haha. Or hell i'd kill for a NS400R with US tags. The 500cc days in the GP were the golden age of the modern sport bikes.

[katrik]

How I keep imagining all of you
http://i.imgur.com/Ziv86vK.jpg

[-TK-]

How I keep imagining all of you...

I'd have to lose 100 lbs to look that good.

[Zadrian]

How I keep imagining all of you

off topic, FZRs are actually pretty awesome bikes. That also looks nothing like me. I like to wear a cape and a bat cowl when I ride.


Speaking of which, don't know if any of you have seen this site, but enjoy it, mother fuckers.


http://www.udreplicas.com/

[indiscriminate_hater]

How I keep imagining all of you
http://i.imgur.com/Ziv86vK.jpg

looks pretty badass

[citizen1080]

http://www.summercampculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/tripperandroxannemeatballs1.png

[Pringles]

How I keep imagining all of you
http://i.imgur.com/Ziv86vK.jpg




Lol!