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JC Viper wrote: I only have enough money for one bike and they're all so good. Time to go for play and pray lotto!

I think this is the most aggonizing thing about getting into riding... unless you're Jay Leno.

If you think the er-6n, the gladius, the verasys, the fz6, or a ninja 650r are hunched or bent over, it's because you've never sat on one or seen it in person. Or you're very short. They're all really upright and don't have you leaning over - half of those have moto-cross bars on them for pete's sa...

wow, my Aikido Sensei would beat my "O Ring" into a fine mist if he saw me showing off budo gear on the internet! If you truly understood this stuff, you wouldn't need to pose... don't mean to offend, I just don't understand! Still OT: My Sensei wouldn't ever get upset if he saw me posing...

That's a samurai sword and the knife is a tool that came in handy for my trip in New Hampshire in case I broke down. I train in various forms of martial arts and thought it looked pretty nice to get a pic with me equipped. I transport a Shaolin Broadsword back and forth to class. wow, my Aikido Sen...

Johnj wrote:despar you need that 'vain way' if you plan to be successful in the art field. Unless you see through the a$$ and create real art. Then success won't mean as much.

I'm more of an assembly-line artist (film) not really 'artsy fartsy' I work in a team;)

jstark47 wrote: I'm 52, married, and a grandpa!!! Looks stopped mattering a long time ago. Heck, most days I'm just happy to have function (or most of it) let alone looks!!

I don't mean in a vain way... I'm an artist by profession, so when looks stop mattering to me, I go broke;)

You don't notice the looks when you're riding it, y'know..... You may not notice your shirt is inside out, you have toilet paper stuck to your shoe and mustard on your face, but you'd still look pretty ridiculous;) I'm not saying the Strom is ugly, I used to think so, but as I realized the beauty i...

I've owned a cruiser, and a sportbike... now settled somewhere inbetween with the triumph...

State Farm does most of their calculations by engine displacement. The smaller the engine, the less you pay. State Farm was about $800 a year cheaper for motorcycle insurance for me than Progressive or Geico. I have a special deal for state employees for a different insurance company so I am even c...

Pretty high, but you also get free health care when you fall off the bike. Well, I do spend more than 2 grand a month on taxes plus $55/mnth on healthcare premiums(not to mention my extended healthcare costs), so I don't know about free. So theres the dilemma, i don't get my money's worth unless I ...