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Post by franko on Apr 9, 2013 8:47:34 GMT -5
. . . or so I'm hoping. be an interesting season for me . . . I'm on a sabbatical and going to spend July and August riding out west. but to keep the blood pumping . . . a nice ride[r] |
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Post by blny on Apr 9, 2013 8:55:47 GMT -5
Sans gloves? tsk tsk tsk. This gets my juices flowing a bit more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=go0ztQIoi90End of the front straight, they're doing 210mph and slowing to 70. Riders feel at least 3G going into that corner.  |
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Post by franko on Apr 9, 2013 9:52:15 GMT -5
Sans gloves? tsk tsk tsk. This gets my juices flowing a bit more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=go0ztQIoi90End of the front straight, they're doing 210mph and slowing to 70. Riders feel at least 3G going into that corner. I was waiting for your comment - and figured you'd sh are a bit stronger ride. |
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Post by Cranky on Apr 9, 2013 23:23:47 GMT -5
Kind of makes me want to chase her, plant a kiss, either get my balls handed to me......or a wild afternoon of wild grounds for a divorce discussion...... and ride off into the sunset! Here is a few from my ex-broken country....same bike as mine..... ENDLESS roads like these....... |
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Post by franko on Apr 10, 2013 6:05:46 GMT -5
sigh. when I was on Rhodos a few years back I wanted to grab a bike and ride those roads. it was a beautiful island and fantastic scenery. gotta get back to the islands one day [my wife and I have talked about a sailing tour. however, life being what it is, it will be a while.
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Post by Polarice on Apr 10, 2013 9:33:15 GMT -5
I plan on getting a new bike this summer....I've always wanted to tour Europe on one....take a couple of months, visit the sites. Someday!!
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Apr 10, 2013 10:58:43 GMT -5
California has some awsome rides along the coast and through the local mountains. Riding is great 12 months a year and it almost never rains.
I have two bikes and Easy Rider rents Harleys.
Come on down!
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Post by blny on Apr 10, 2013 11:07:05 GMT -5
California has some awsome rides along the coast and through the local mountains. Riding is great 12 months a year and it almost never rains. I have two bikes and Easy Rider rents Harleys. Come on down! Rub it in why don't you.  PCH, Palomar, Angel's Crest (when the squids aren't on it) and the whole system of roads on the mountains north of LA are all on my list. |
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Post by Polarice on Apr 10, 2013 11:14:35 GMT -5
California has some awsome rides along the coast and through the local mountains. Riding is great 12 months a year and it almost never rains. I have two bikes and Easy Rider rents Harleys. Come on down! Thats on one of my lists as well.....love to do the whole route 66 thing. |
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Post by Polarice on Apr 10, 2013 11:16:35 GMT -5
 Thinking of getting one of these, had one out last year....really liked it. |
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Post by franko on Apr 10, 2013 11:32:01 GMT -5
California has some awsome rides along the coast and through the local mountains. Riding is great 12 months a year and it almost never rains. I have two bikes and Easy Rider rents Harleys. Come on down! Rub it in why don't you. my first thought too! a little early here . . . especially since we're expecting snow this weekend. |
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Post by franko on Apr 10, 2013 11:38:33 GMT -5
my tastes run a little simpler, Reap. was seriously looking at one of these this year [my wife wanted a new couch -- I told her "you can't ride one of those outside!" right now: impasse].  |
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Post by blny on Apr 10, 2013 11:45:13 GMT -5
Presently, this:  Leaning toward the sport touring genre as I approach my 40s.  Love the cobalt blue and wine red colours. It's gotta be able to haul butt, and handle corners . |
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Post by franko on Apr 10, 2013 18:00:27 GMT -5
presently, still, and for the foreseeable future, this [especially after the bill for preparing for the extended road trip . . . no couch in the foreseeable future either, though . . . always something else more pressing:  can't really complain . . . the CB750 has been touted number 3, top 10 motorcycles of all time [fwiw, mine's an '80]. check out the other 9 . . . some interesting bikes, to say the least. |
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Post by blny on Apr 10, 2013 18:10:56 GMT -5
CB's are great. Looks good in white too. |
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Post by Polarice on Apr 10, 2013 19:09:15 GMT -5
I don't have any at the moment....been a few years, got away from it....was always to busy.
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Post by Cranky on Apr 10, 2013 19:53:37 GMT -5
I wanted to buy this....  And bought this....and love it!  (Yes, I have a few loose nuts and bolts in my head) |
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Post by blny on Apr 10, 2013 20:19:07 GMT -5
Vstroms are solid bikes. Have you had it lowered? Looks to be sitting lower than stock.
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Post by Cranky on Apr 11, 2013 0:22:32 GMT -5
Vstroms are solid bikes. Have you had it lowered? Looks to be sitting lower than stock. The beauty of having your own machines shop....custom made links. I love the bike but.................. When I was reading up on them, I read that they are top heavy and crash bars are a good idea. Well, I bought the crash bars and put them on BEFORE I rode it. Much to my surprise, it IS top heavy, so much so that when you go past a few degrees, she wants to go over and take a nap. So on my second ride, I ride up my driveway, stop and lean it a bit, over I go. About a week later, I'm coming to a stop, there is a tiny bit of sad/gravel on the ground, a tiny slip, over I go on the OTHER side. So I lowered it. LOL! Front is down 1.2 inch, the back 1.5 inches. My pride took a huge beating...and the bike, other then minor scuff marks on the crash bars, didn't get a scratch on it. After riding it for two season,the dropsies have gone away. My mind has gotten us to the words "straight up or hurt pride", plus the lower CG helps. I would of loved to have bought the BMW, but I couldn't get my head around $20k for a bike and $2k insurance. Basically, more to insure a bike then a Porsche 911. She's costing me around $900 and I'm told that $550 of it is McF**k mandated insurance on it. Given that I don't ride it more then 30-40 times a season, that is a lot of insurance per ride. Anywho...it's only money. |
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Post by blny on Apr 11, 2013 5:31:49 GMT -5
I used to get full coverage insurance. I just get 'plpd' now. For my 636cc bike it's a little more than $300. Full coverage for me would likely be 750-900. If I rode year round, or commuted on it, I'd likely get full coverage. I don't though. It's strictly a pleasure vehicle, and it's rarely parked somewhere other than home.
A friend of mine's father has the 650 Vstrom. The guy might be 5'5. I don't know if he's lowered it since, but the first couple of years he rode it at stock ride height. It was like trying to mount a horse for him.
BMWs are ridiculously priced. The smaller FG based bikes with the parallel twin are not too bad, but the minute you get into the boxer engined bikes you're gonna spend money.
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Post by Cranky on Apr 11, 2013 6:17:29 GMT -5
You pay $300? Where? Not in GTA.
$300 doesn't bother me, but $900 does considering I hardly ride it. $25 a ride for insurance? Last year, I let it lapse for the winter because I had to go to Greece and now, I was thinking about insuring it next week, only to find out an hour ago that my mother is going to go into the hospital again and I probably have to go to Greece. If I get to ride it by mid-May, I'd be lucky. Needless to say, my wife would be thrilled if I sold it.
Anywho.....
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Post by blny on Apr 11, 2013 6:22:23 GMT -5
You pay $300? Where? Not in GTA. $300 doesn't bother me, but $900 does considering I hardly ride it. $25 a ride for insurance? Last year, I let it lapse for the winter because I had to go to Greece and now, I was thinking about insuring it next week, only to find out an hour ago that my mother is going to go into the hospital again and I probably have to go to Greece. If I get to ride it by mid-May, I'd be lucky. Needless to say, my wife would be thrilled if I sold it. Anywho..... Nova Scotia my friend. I think RSA is my underwriter, but I'd have to check. They do my house. |
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Post by franko on Apr 11, 2013 7:35:46 GMT -5
TD [used to be Primmum]. 550, PLPD, 2 riders.
Checked around this year, most companies won't even look at insuring the bike because it's vintage . . . or want 3 times as much.
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Post by blny on Apr 11, 2013 7:40:50 GMT -5
Primmum. I checked with them in 2005, when I was getting back into riding after a 5 year absence. They wanted to charge me 3k for the first year. I politely told them to you know what.
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Post by blny on Apr 11, 2013 7:46:26 GMT -5
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Post by franko on Apr 11, 2013 8:08:42 GMT -5
don't want the reason to dance on the side of the road [loved that part] -- nor, I guess, the reason for his ride.
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Post by franko on Apr 11, 2013 8:11:08 GMT -5
Primmum. I checked with them in 2005, when I was getting back into riding after a 5 year absence. They wanted to charge me 3k for the first year. I politely told them to you know what. funny, from the beginning they gave me the best rate -- usually about half what other companies wanted -- and that was with a Gixxer |
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Post by blny on Apr 11, 2013 8:26:45 GMT -5
Buddy of mine is with them too. Has had full coverage on ZX10Rs for under 400. He's 4 years older than I am. It's like I was the randomly selected victim lol.
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Post by Cranky on Apr 11, 2013 15:48:16 GMT -5
Buddy of mine is with them too. Has had full coverage on ZX10Rs for under 400. He's 4 years older than I am. It's like I was the randomly selected victim lol. Did you claim that you were a Habs fan? Or part of the HabsRus elite? That could have a strange effect on lesser people particularly those which worship the false Gods of Laffian Land.  ;D |
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Post by franko on Apr 12, 2013 5:51:24 GMT -5
right now everything [except the weather] reminds me of the season ahead  |
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