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its not sandblasting thats the biggest problem. living in arizona and having a car thats been in az for most of its life i see the real effects of the sun. my paint is rubbing off to the touch now. wax will help prevent that i am told(noone told the previous owner i guess). but dont get me wrong ive...

Also, it sounds like comfort is a high-priority on your list, that sounds practical. The fact is, hyper bikes like the Hyabusa and ZX-12 arent that comfortable either. Look how the riders have to hunch forward. That will get uncomfortable quick. well the busa is supposed to be pretty comfortable. B...

how about a nice pass on discount to some people here. i know you probably get 50% off gear there i could use a new jacket at a low low cost ;p

The insurance isn't really a problem. Although I am a first time rider, I have 0 accidents and 0 traffic violations on my record and have been driving for about 7 years now, not including the underage driving I was doing before I got my license. I drive an 02 Chevy Corvette convertible that is a li...

all other issues aside, if you think your going to finance a 13000$ motorcycle then actually afford the insurance you might want to call a local insurance person and just utter the words 'hayabusa' and 'loan', see how fast you hang the phone up honestly. not to mention tires every what 4000 miles? v...

One thing is certain. The higher your skill level, the better prepared you are for any possible situation. So, ride often, and practice your necessary skills frequently. Use a parking lot after, or before business hours. Set up cones, tennis balls cut in half, whatever. Have fun getting good at thi...

yea only a mother could love it too.

i thought i was safe as long as i didnt show off or do anything stupid. Until i was riding home going through a light like normal at 5pm in normal slow paced traffic when suddenly an unaware driver hit me. no thing i could have done to prevent the accident. she simple did not see me cause she wasnt ...

Well I am starting on a 91 CBR 600. I cant say I chose the bike, the bike chose me. It was forgotten in a garage for a few years. It was offered to me for $800 with full equipment. Too good of a deal to miss. I have some experience riding mopeds. I used to drive a stella (http://www.mopedarmy.com/p...

polarelf2003 wrote:Bet it's a pain to get parts for it . . . . .

he actually just dropped it yesterday and was asking how hard it is to fix turn signals lol

said he was going to take it to the local dealer(i assume where he bought it) to have them fix it.

he said its some no name chinese company that makes it. also its a dual sport i think. oh well, hopefully ill see it in a few days and see whats going on. just odd to not find anything at all, unless hes mistaken on the model name.

Henriettaah wrote:

9000white wrote:set up some paper cups

...gone, in a puff of wind

rock in the cup, rocks are free

a buddy of mine said he got a tk 125 bike, but i have no idea who makes it or what it is. dirt, cruiser standard etc. i googled but couldnt seem to find anything about it.

anyone got any info on them?

I use option #2. Also I get fuel in a clean plastic gas can and fill my bikes at home. The reason being that if using a pump that has one hose for all grades, if you want premium you will pump at least 1/2 gal of what ever fuel was pumped last. If you pump 1 gal into your car and then fill the gas ...

when i worked at walmart i was on such a messed up system. i could never get to sleep early so i took tylenol PM daily, but i could never get my self woke up enough to want to work so id hit caffeine heavy. so i was going from sleepers to uppers daily. really messes you up after a while lol.

i jam the nozzle all the way in the tank and fill fast without worrying of it splashing out. then as it gets near the top i pull out and slow fill to get it near the top. end up holding my hand under the nozzle while its over my tank to catch and dribbles.

I don't want to buy a pos to ride for a month then sell it and buy a better bike that suits me more. No offense dude, but until you get some experience under your belt, you have no idea what bike suits you the most. You DO have an idea of what bike you'd like to BE SEEN on . Hey that's great. The "...

Attitude, Attitude, Attitude. If you were going to fly a plane you would go to flight school, right. So if a guy wants to ride a race spec bike why not. If you go to flight school they will tell you when you can fly. Apply the same rules to the race bike, go to school, have the instructers tell you...

Although I like bikes, I'm not crazy about the hairy guys I usually see riding them. Why is it that so many men who ride also have such hairy faces? shaving sucks grr Yes, it does. It's a pain in the armpit to always be shaving. But we do it anyway. i shave once a week at the most usually twice a m...

Even if you put some sort of governor on the bike, you still have to contend with the twitchy steering response and the grabby brakes, two things which can easily put a rider down. exactly. it may be light but it is top heavy and ment to tip over fast. most likely youll be going slow but weaving al...