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Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 5:53 pm
by liablemtl
Oh yeah... that bike will wheelie. The only problem comes when you go to set that 600+ pound bike back down!!! It makes an awful racket!!!
Congrats again, Buzz!!! That thing is righteous! It's making me jealous... I already miss my FJ!!!
stupid cager!!!
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 6:05 pm
by oldnslo
I can almost see the tiny nicks appearing in the steering head rollers.......
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:45 pm
by BuzZz
I've been a good boy, both cause it's cold as a witches out there and to scrape a years worth of rust off myself. No piont in wrecking the thing being an idiot.... plenty of time for that later.
I will say that the bike is performing nicely, much easier to manuaver at walking speeds than it should be, fairly agile anytime, and not as vibey as I was expecting. A 500cc 2 stroke makes most anything else feel smooth, I guess.....
I like how the bike is so quiet under 4000 RPM for putting through residential streets, but howls nicely when you open it up.
I stepped out to pass a cage on a 2 lane hiway today and let it run a bit... it read 220 kph in a hurry with lots left before I remembered I was behaving......
Lots of dodads to mess with on this bike.... chain driven rear preload adjuster, uuummm yeah..... center stand is nice, so is the clock in the dash. And the little compartment in the fairing is cute, not sure what I'll ever use it for...... The fairing is nice to hide behind in this dam weather, but I miss not seeing the front wheel. Not a big adaptaion though.
So far, I am a happy camper.
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:50 pm
by oldnslo
If my failing memory serves, those things were good for over 140 in any year, so it should be satisfying. At least, 140 was always satisfying to me. If ya wanna go faster, buy a nitrous system. We know air cooled engines love them.
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:54 pm
by BuzZz
140 is plenty fast enough to end up in jail with no bike here..... so it's fast enough for me.
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 10:54 pm
by CentralOzzy
BuzZz wrote:And the little compartment in the fairing is cute, not sure what I'll ever use it for...... So far, I am a happy camper.
Sit down next to ya bike....Light up, relax & I'm sure you'll think of something to put in the compartment.
Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 10:35 am
by BuzZz
CentralOzHOG wrote:BuzZz wrote:And the little compartment in the fairing is cute, not sure what I'll ever use it for...... So far, I am a happy camper.
Sit down next to ya bike....Light up, relax & I'm sure you'll think of something to put in the compartment.
I got a special storage/carrier for that already....... And it's not bike enough for a pack of smokes.... or my rolling tray.
