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BuzZz · #21 Unread post by **BuzZz** » Fri May 20, 2005 7:24 pm

Nice bike, Dude!

Now... about that purple helmet.......

#22 Unread post by **Sev** » Fri May 20, 2005 8:31 pm

BuzZz wrote:Nice bike, Dude!

Now... about that purple helmet.......

Might want to see the optometrist, get your eyes checked out old man. That's a red 'un.

BuzZz · #23 Unread post by **BuzZz** » Fri May 20, 2005 8:43 pm

Sevulturus wrote:
BuzZz wrote:Nice bike, Dude!

Now... about that purple helmet.......
Might want to see the optometrist, get your eyes checked out old man. That's a red 'un.

That might pass for red in your fancy-pants, high falutin', sissyfied big city circles, but it'll still git your azz kicked out here.....

Yeah, O.K. I guess it is on the red side..... awful burganyish, though.....

Toyuzu · #24 Unread post by **Toyuzu** » Fri May 20, 2005 8:44 pm

It's alright, Jeff. He thought his bike was black, too.

BuzZz · #25 Unread post by **BuzZz** » Fri May 20, 2005 8:52 pm

Toyuzu wrote:It's alright, Jeff. He thought his bike was black, too.

I'll make a deeply disturbing confesion here.... The FJ is black, top and bottom, the middle between the pinstripping is dark blue...... but in certain light it's...........purple .....

Oohhh God.... the shame of it all......

#26 Unread post by **Sev** » Fri May 20, 2005 9:02 pm

BuzZz wrote:
Toyuzu wrote:It's alright, Jeff. He thought his bike was black, too.
I'll make a deeply disturbing confesion here.... The FJ is black, top and bottom, the middle between the pinstripping is dark blue...... but in certain light it's...........purple .....

Oohhh God.... the shame of it all......

Don't forget to tell them about your pink... erm Lightish-Red sunglasses.

BuzZz · #27 Unread post by **BuzZz** » Fri May 20, 2005 9:20 pm

Sevulturus wrote: Don't forget to tell them about your pink... erm Lightish-Red sunglasses.

Those are my rose-colored glasses. I just wish they worked a little better.... the world still looks like craap far too often....

#28 Unread post by **Sev** » Sun May 22, 2005 5:07 pm

So I'm 300 cliks into the break-in and I'm having the time of my life. The Flu I've been fighting has kept me off the bike more then I would like, but I'm out there almost every chance I get. I'm having some troubles determining what my lines are going to be like, because I don't fully trust my new tires yet. I'm not really sure how hard I can safely corner. Plus I'm sitting a lot higher then I used to. So cornering actuallly feels like CORNERING. However I am adapting slowly, and getting used to it rapidly.
The engine sounds loud, and VERY powerful, but it is actually pretty mild mannered. I don't take it above 7000 rpm in normal driving, so it might just be that I haven't hit the top end yet. And the power burst that is said to come with it. Low speed power is very easy to utilize coming on smooth and predictably. But like I said, I'm still having some problems. At low speed it whirrs faster and louder then my old LS650 which is a given. But I'm thinking I should be going 4 to 10 times as fast I am based on the sound. It's something I'll have to get used to.
The suspension is also much improved, little bumps in the road that would have bounced me off the seat before I barely even notice. And the bigger stuff is handled ably... I'm sure it could be a little softer but that would adversely affect performance. However I'm already starting to consider a custom seat, as there is very little padding on this one. Maybe I just need to eat more, get a little fat on my "O Ring".
I went out for a ride with my Uncle and he said that I look a lot more stable and in control on this bike, which I'm proud of. I'm having a lot more fun on this one as it has a seating position that is better suited to my body type. Though I have a bad habit of tensing my left arm REALLY hard to help compensate for the steering which is almost scarily responsive. But I've been working on that as well.
All in all I'm really really happy with this bike, and I'd reccomend it for anyone that wants a sportsbike (as a second bike). I know that there have been a couple of times I would have been in a LOT of trouble if I hadn't had a year to practise on a gentler ride. It's a great bike though. I cannot imagine trading it for anything at this point.

BuzZz · #29 Unread post by **BuzZz** » Sun May 22, 2005 5:22 pm

Cool, Dude.

Does it still feel twitchy to you? Try relaxing your grip on the bars......

Telesque · #30 Unread post by **Telesque** » Sun May 22, 2005 5:26 pm

BuzZz wrote:
Sevulturus wrote:
BuzZz wrote:Nice bike, Dude!

Now... about that purple helmet.......
Might want to see the optometrist, get your eyes checked out old man. That's a red 'un.
That might pass for red in your fancy-pants, high falutin', sissyfied big city circles, but it'll still git your azz kicked out here.....

Yeah, O.K. I guess it is on the red side..... awful burganyish, though.....

Hey man, that's what color my bike is.

Well, pretty close at least. Burgundyish.. the touch-up paint I got for the fender is 'Dark Cherry', and it looks exactly the same. Nice metallic red when the sun hits it right though.