Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
01-10-2013, 07:52 PM
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Replies: 34
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2012 Ninja 250. I commute about 500 miles a...
2012 Ninja 250. I commute about 500 miles a week. Figured I'd keep the miles off my "good" bike by getting a cheap to buy, cheap to run, reliable "commuter" bike. Just for tooling back and forth...
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Forum: Road warriors
01-01-2013, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 155
Views: 16,176
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Forum: Face plant
12-20-2012, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 9,311
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Forum: Road warriors
09-01-2012, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,152
Congratulations. I have a BMW F800S and also a...
Congratulations. I have a BMW F800S and also a Ninja 250. Really like them both. I bought the Ninja as a commuter to keep the miles off the BMW, but that little bike is far more capable than I...
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Forum: Face plant
08-22-2012, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 172
Views: 27,158
Here's another way to look at it. If I...
Here's another way to look at it. If I understood you correctly, you said your wife had never before told you she had a bad feeling about one of your rides. But she did about this one, and you...
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Forum: Face plant
08-16-2012, 07:25 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,349
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
08-15-2012, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 4,674
That's pretty sorry behavior.
And I'm not...
That's pretty sorry behavior.
And I'm not so sure that you can't wind up in court unless you initiate it. They might sue you and blame you for the wreck.
I'd certainly save any emails or...
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Forum: Face plant
08-13-2012, 10:34 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,349
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Forum: Road warriors
08-11-2012, 02:56 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 3,486
Another vote for just keeping your 250 and...
Another vote for just keeping your 250 and spending the cash you save on necessary upgrades or the trip itself.
I just got back from a weekend trip on my 250, racking up 1250 miles total. I could...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
07-26-2012, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 245
Views: 19,116
Currently have 2 bikes.
BMW F800S: probably...
Currently have 2 bikes.
BMW F800S: probably 450 pounds and 80 horse. Plenty of power for me under any circumstances.
Ninja 250: probably about 375 pounds; 27 horse. Bike is an absolute...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
07-04-2012, 10:21 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 4,269
Count me in. Not so much about the thrill as it...
Count me in. Not so much about the thrill as it is the right-brain, total focus, in the moment feeling. The only other activity I have found which reliably puts me in the same state is competitive...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
06-13-2012, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 4,978
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
01-19-2012, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 329
Views: 50,476
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Forum: Road warriors
01-17-2012, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 12,583
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
01-17-2012, 05:28 PM
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Replies: 329
Views: 50,476
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Forum: Face plant
01-17-2012, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,901
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Forum: Road warriors
01-09-2012, 09:30 PM
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Replies: 1,370
Views: 242,759
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Forum: Face plant
01-07-2012, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 8,626
I'm really sorry to read this. The situation...
I'm really sorry to read this. The situation really pisses me off, so I can imagine how you must feel.
Do you know what the guy looks like now? Do you know where his daughters live, or what...
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Forum: Face plant
12-16-2011, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 6,318
Wow. Glad you are ok. I noticed that you are...
Wow. Glad you are ok. I noticed that you are coming to the painful and difficult conclusion that you were following too close. Yeah, yeah, other people did bone-headed things to "cause" the accident,...
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Forum: Parallel Universe
04-29-2011, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,648
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Forum: Parallel Universe
04-29-2011, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 1,477
Views: 133,379
Cushman:
My F800S used to do the same...
Cushman:
My F800S used to do the same thing, and I also do a lot of engine braking. I have learned to avoid the problem by shifting from 2 to 1 while the engine is still spinning above 2.5 K rpm....
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