Forum: Road warriors
08-17-2012, 02:13 AM
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Replies: 3,607
Views: 543,208
2012 Honda NC700
Yeah...I'm thinking it's this now, the Honda NC700.
Makes sense for me on many levels.....the two main ones being efficiency and suspension travel.
Sounds like the perfect commuter and I'm...
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Forum: Thumpers
08-04-2012, 07:19 AM
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Replies: 237
Views: 17,420
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Forum: Road warriors
06-25-2012, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 991
Views: 135,088
2012 Judge 1st ride (Demo)
Same here, got to demo a 2012 Judge and scrapped....boy that thing was fun!!! I thought it was a great bike perfect power cruiser, and sporty too (could use more clearance?). Comfortable too! Good...
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Forum: Road warriors
06-25-2012, 02:50 AM
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Replies: 860
Views: 150,652
not identical
Hey I got to ride both the Ninja 1000 and the Z1000. Was surprised at how much difference there was between these two bikes....you would expect them to be similar, similar on paper, but not on the...
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Forum: Road warriors
06-21-2012, 01:22 AM
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Replies: 205
Views: 33,805
40mileDesertRat,
Your "Ode to the GL1800" is...
40mileDesertRat,
Your "Ode to the GL1800" is superb! It's well thought out, funny and honest....Thanks.
I am looking for a "Wing-Thing" and serious enough to rent one a couple weeks ago (10'...
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Forum: Road warriors
05-19-2012, 04:36 AM
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Replies: 3,607
Views: 543,208
Concours 14
Before yesterday, it was the Kawasaki Concours 14.
Got to ride that last year at a demo and that ride left me thinking this is it, this is the bike. So now I'm torn between the two (Victory Tour and...
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Forum: Road warriors
05-19-2012, 02:54 AM
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Replies: 3,607
Views: 543,208
Victory Cross Country Tour
Got to test ride this Victory Cross Country Tour yesterday (and a Vision, XC, and Judge). I want one!
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Forum: Vendors
02-01-2012, 01:16 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 4,205
Great, thanks...and thank you Kawasaki! Was...
Great, thanks...and thank you Kawasaki! Was hoping they would do it again.
Did the Ticket to ride last year.
Versus (nice), Ninja 1000 (great), Z1000 (like the Ninja 1000? Only on paper....
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Forum: Road warriors
07-19-2011, 02:36 AM
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Replies: 243
Views: 33,452
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
07-12-2011, 02:21 AM
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Replies: 436
Views: 63,339
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Forum: The Garage
04-13-2011, 02:05 AM
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Replies: 619
Views: 47,760
How not to clean your chain
Figured this belonged here, after the last post...sorry if old thread/ repost....wait a minute, this is supposed to be never ending.
(Going with WD40 now myself)
Graphic photos from GIXXER...
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Forum: Hacks
11-18-2010, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,196
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Forum: Hacks
11-14-2010, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,196
UJM tug
Thanks Arbelest.
I'm going to wind up with Russian Frame (Sputnik), Chinese Chair (Chang Jiang) and a Japanese Tug (V-Storm).
Would have liked just one cj, dnepr, ural but then I saw those...
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Forum: Hacks
11-14-2010, 01:52 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,196
1/2 way there...
Hey guys! Old post, but I started it and figured I would give you an update.
Getting closer. Just bought this CJ tub on a Sputnik frame.
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Forum: Americas
09-27-2010, 09:32 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 499
Thanks guys.
I think your right, I don't have...
Thanks guys.
I think your right, I don't have the right gear for that late in the season.
And I can pull off plenty of mental mistakes when I'm not cold....
I' ll let you know, but think it's a...
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Forum: Americas
09-24-2010, 07:57 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 499
Mass to Akron OH, early November?
I am planning a trip, my first real adventure ride…..but need some moral support/ sanity check.
Central Massachusetts to Akron Ohio, beginning of November.
Great opportunity to take the bike...
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Forum: Road warriors
09-19-2010, 03:39 AM
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Replies: 1,367
Views: 240,593
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Forum: Australia
09-04-2010, 04:45 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,386
ruggedized Ninja 250? uhh Skippi?...
You know there's this inmate named Skippii (http://www.advrider.com/forums/member.php?u=91228)....
Dude's done and/or taken his Ninja250 places it was not intended to go...AND took pic's.
BUT...
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Forum: Road warriors
09-01-2010, 09:50 AM
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Replies: 57
Views: 3,491
Nice!
Yup, congratulations.
Not laughing, give you credit for making a decision. I'm all over the map, the more I look, the more I read, the worse it gets.
Test rides help some, but causes other...
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Forum: Road warriors
09-01-2010, 02:01 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 891
in NH, 114k for $2k
No.
Here's another cheaper/ lower mi example, around here
94' ST1100 w/ 114kmi for $2k
http://nh.craigslist.org/mcy/1917054534.html
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Forum: Road warriors
08-31-2010, 01:15 AM
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Replies: 1,367
Views: 240,593
waste oil run
...even use it to bring 2-3gal of waste oil to the reclaim center.
At 1.5qts, it's not the one generating much waste...makes for a quick oil change/fill too.
Love that thing!
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Forum: Equipment
08-27-2010, 09:36 AM
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Replies: 1,684
Views: 843,290
MIG welder
A MIG welder.
I got a Millermatic 175 several years ago.
~$600 ($800 with cart/ tank/ accesories) 220VAC, 175A so it can do the thin an thick stuff.
Had (have) plans to build this an...
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Forum: Road warriors
08-22-2010, 02:47 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,401
wear bar
Wear bars are showing, it's time.
They do put a 2nd indicator, in the tire. Once it's white all the way round it's really, really time. Took it easy (no high way) the last few hundred miles on...
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Forum: Old's Cool
08-13-2010, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 397
Views: 68,406
good
Rims too, you guys are good, Thanks!
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Forum: Old's Cool
08-12-2010, 02:46 AM
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Replies: 397
Views: 68,406
MSF Guzzi
Looking (back) at a MSF brochure....cover bike, of all the bikes....
V11?
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f364/lcgarage/bike/PagesfromRiding_TipsSmall.jpg
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Forum: GS Boxers
08-10-2010, 01:34 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,343
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
08-10-2010, 01:02 AM
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Replies: 158
Views: 14,024
spaz
Early this season, first bike I saw....but hand stop abruptly on my closed car window.
Also, anyone else continue to thumb search for the turn signals....while on their bicycle?
Fe Man, that...
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Forum: Road warriors
08-08-2010, 05:08 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,949
gone with the 1100
answer to previous post (#10) on the 750.
He wishes he got the Breva 1100. Was getting back into riding, went with the 750, plus it was cheaper. Now would like something with more "pop"....but also...
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Forum: Road warriors
08-08-2010, 05:35 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,949
Nice!
Oh yeah, that's a beauty!
You have the "best of" a bunch of things there.
Yeah I can only move up and a Bandit 1250S is at the top of my list (right now). I work with a guy with a Breva 750,...
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Forum: Road warriors
08-08-2010, 03:37 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,949
more details please
Isn't it a rule, you have to post a photo of the new bike!
The Breva 1100 is a beautiful bike.
Now Bandit 1250 to Breva 1100, you gotta give me more details?
Why, what, how....
Other wise...
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Forum: Road warriors
08-07-2010, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 57
Views: 3,491
rentals
Hey that's cool. I have look at renting bike around here but limited choices, at least from what I have found.
Renting sounds like a great plan.
You may come full circle and appreciate what you...
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Forum: Road warriors
08-06-2010, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 3,491
F650GS demo ride
Hey OldCoot,
Any updates?
The BMW demo truck is in town up here....got to ride a F650GS (25mi, and a R1200GS).
I was impresed, very NICE! Comfortable, not too tall, handled well, ABS, and...
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Forum: Road warriors
07-27-2010, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 3,491
seat height and opinions
Hey cool post!
I wish you the best 'cause
1.) I think you need ~5 bikes in all
2.) You got to try them yourself...somehow
3.) Your 1/5 of the way there with that XL1200...that's a beauty!
4.)...
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Forum: Equipment
06-26-2010, 02:28 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,112
bend frames?
Looking at your picks, I wonder if you could bend your glass in (and the arms out) to get the hinges a little more clearance from the shield?
Theres a IS-16 (integrated shield, no flip up) on my...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
06-17-2010, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 30,841
Carhartt gear
3 in a row. That is cool!
KLR's, Concours', 250EX's...Kawi's got and continues to have another 3 pretty good "cheap" ones right there too!
Ok, one more from me. From the Carhartt gear...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
06-16-2010, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 30,841
zip tie GPS mount, rat blinker, and beer runner
First is just having a Ninja 250, right?...but on top of that I have these:
Zip tie GPS mount:
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f364/lcgarage/bike/GpsMount/TwadMods_004Small.jpg
3rd right...
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Forum: Road warriors
05-09-2010, 02:12 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 9,379
buying a used Goldwing Page
Did you find this page yet?
Steve Saunders buying a used Goldwing Page (http://www.goldwingfacts.com/usedgoldwing.htm)
Give a complete history and what to look for on Goldwings through the years....
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Forum: Road warriors
04-27-2010, 01:37 AM
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Replies: 1,367
Views: 240,593
procedure
Did you look at this one?
From the Ninja250 site:
http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/What_is_the_adjustment_procedure%3F
....love the Ninja 250...kinda cringe when anyone asks me what size it is,...
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