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used to be alpha sports, but that ended a while ago...some places sell them rebranded as UM I think?

the GV250's tank is 3.7gallons


edit: or did you mean the kymco? I've no idea what they're renamed as out here, or if they are at all.

style wise, I'm floating between a V-Star 250 and a Hyosung gv250...can go either way.

apperently the GV250 has more power, and feels more like a bigger bike (and certainly looks more like a big bike) but gets around 60ish MPG, while most people say the V-Star'll get near or in the 80's MPG, with ...

there's a user feature on every full face and 3/4ths helmet that helps negate the issue. neck swivel. the issue with full face helmets is more a psycological issue than any design fault, and can be overcome with practice and experience. but especially when new, you should be taking multiple quick ...

ninja 250's have a lot more pep than people expect, don't count it out offhand. truth is, hight's going to have more of an impact than weight for the bulk of these bikes. as for highway speeds and such...well there's people who've pulled off the Iron Butt Challenge (1000 miles in 24 continuous hours ...

man and talk about lane crowding, how many times was the car that was filming this crowded by other cars just forcing their way into their lane? I see bad driving here in the states, but it never seems to even compare to seeing vids like this of other countries where people apperently have never ...

I take it this is a "too much bike for my first bike" kinda situations? you started out right, got the smaller easier to ride bike, rode it well, and are ready to move up to a good midsize, sounds like the other guy did the reverse, got a bike too big for him, got a bit spooked, and now wants to ...

]I'd like to get some recommendations on a good GPS unit. I am looking for a basic unit that I can mount to my bike and also take it with me when I go camping.
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I also wanted a GPS for the bike....but when the wife got a look at the prices of the motorcycle ...

Just this past Monday (Labor Day) I had my first rear slide (my experience level is about a year and I ride a Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Classic).

I decided at the last second to stop at a light that was changing to red and stupidly slammed on the brakes. The rear then went into a slide.

All I could ...