Any 2 Wheel Lovers on the forums

OneJArpus

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I just got my license and a bike and was wondering if there are any other avid 2 wheel lovers on the forums.



This is my first bike, i'm loving every minute i'm on it. Riding is so much fun!!!!!!


2010 Kawasaki Ninja 250R - $3,300 purchase price with 1,500 miles
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I'm a vintage bike guy myself. I have 5 bikes, the newest one is a 1981. This is my main ride in action.
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1978 Suzuki GS1000E with lots of mods.
 
te72

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I would be, but we don't have any tracks around here, and I've nearly been run over in a CAR on more than one occasion, so... I'll leave the fun to you guys. :)
 
OneJArpus

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te72;1862278 said:
I would be, but we don't have any tracks around here, and I've nearly been run over in a CAR on more than one occasion, so... I'll leave the fun to you guys. :)
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I've almost been run over walking doesn't mean i'll stop walking... just means i'll pay more attention... ;)
 
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Got a ninja 500 last winter. I've only put ~1200 miles in it so I'm still a complete rookie.

The bike speed is fun, but I'm such a Nancy I find the supra much more comfortable and plenty fast. A 45 minute commute isn't fun in full gear in 100 degrees.

Eventually id like a faster 600-750, but we will see. I'm also paranoid of getting rear ended by a semi or something every time I'm on the bike.

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OneJArpus;1862287 said:
I've almost been run over walking doesn't mean i'll stop walking... just means i'll pay more attention... ;)
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When you're walking, you're not 15' x 6' x 4' and 80 decibels are you? I pay attention to my own driving (hence why it was a "nearly" situation), but on a bike, you're a much smaller target, and people generally just don't care what is in the lane next to them before changing over. :nono:
 
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Do dirt bikes count? Since i sold my road bike i now ride a kx250 2007, last of the KX two strokes.
Having kids seems to make me a little more on the cautious side when i ride lately but i still manage to get a smile from it and covered in mud.
 
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Been on two wheels since i was nine. Current dirt bike is a 2006 crf 250. I have a 1998 suzuki marauder thats torn apart due to an out of circle/and tapered cylinder. Current ride is a suzuki boulevard. But it isnt that smooth, so i want to get rid of it and find a triumph daytona 675 :)

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BoostMonger;1862982 said:
Been on two wheels since i was nine. Current dirt bike is a 2006 crf 250. I have a 1998 suzuki marauder thats torn apart due to an out of circle/and tapered cylinder. Current ride is a suzuki boulevard. But it isnt that smooth, so i want to get rid of it and find a triumph daytona 675 :)
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Whatever you ride, if you want something stupidly fast, shoot me a PM. Guy that did my head is a good friend of mine, and he has a certain way of making things of the two wheeled/atv nature into monsters. ;)
 
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I have a 2009 Yamaha FZ6 and I love that bike. I've put 30,000 miles on it in a year. Several cross country trips that were absolutely awesome. Though at this point I'm pretty sure I can be certified insane for doing my daily commute on it here in southern Cali. Traffic is fast, dense, and unpredictable.

Ride up, ride safe, and trust no one.
 
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te72;1863977 said:
Whatever you ride, if you want something stupidly fast, shoot me a PM. Guy that did my head is a good friend of mine, and he has a certain way of making things of the two wheeled/atv nature into monsters. ;)
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Nah I don't want a bike too fast. I'm perfectly fine with having a car faster than my bike :D I want a sport bike to carve the Utah canyons, not to race.

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Ride up, ride safe, and trust no one.
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Words to live by.

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BoostMonger;1863998 said:
Nah I don't want a bike too fast. I'm perfectly fine with having a car faster than my bike :D I want a sport bike to carve the Utah canyons, not to race.
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No worries man. I'm a little jealous of your canyons. About the closest thing to a canyon around here is 191 south to Vernal. It is an alright road though. I worry though, what do you guys do when you come up on the bits of gravel/sand on canyon roads? About scared the piss out of me when that happened to me on a twisty and narrow two lane road in eastern Phoenix... and that was in a car.

Always figured I would have laid the bike down if I were on a bike...
 
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te72;1864162 said:
No worries man. I'm a little jealous of your canyons. About the closest thing to a canyon around here is 191 south to Vernal. It is an alright road though. I worry though, what do you guys do when you come up on the bits of gravel/sand on canyon roads? About scared the piss out of me when that happened to me on a twisty and narrow two lane road in eastern Phoenix... and that was in a car.

Always figured I would have laid the bike down if I were on a bike...
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Pray.

Not really, though luck does have it's place in motorcycling, the key to safe riding is situational awareness. When I ride I never ride at more than 90% of my abilities so that I always have more on tap to escape a potentially hairy experience. I also keep a very keen eye on everything going on around me and have multiple escapes planned and ready.
 
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te72;1864162 said:
No worries man. I'm a little jealous of your canyons. About the closest thing to a canyon around here is 191 south to Vernal. It is an alright road though. I worry though, what do you guys do when you come up on the bits of gravel/sand on canyon roads? About scared the piss out of me when that happened to me on a twisty and narrow two lane road in eastern Phoenix... and that was in a car.

Always figured I would have laid the bike down if I were on a bike...
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IanC;1864222 said:
Pray.
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Pray, white knuckle it, and pucker so hard your butthole kisses your seat. It happens to me all the time on the dirt bike but on a big heavy road bike its a whole other game. I try and just find a path with less gravel. One of the best curvy roads around is big cottonwood canyon. A bikers dream. But its so travled if never experienced washouts on it.


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Had a 07 gsxr 600 couple years ago. Lots of fun lots of trouble and lots of speed. Hence the trouble. But people in SoCal are idiots when it comes to driving.
 
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