Ride a Motorcycle, Post it up!

[Dan GSR]

[Bfreiman]

Hot bike, Dan. You've been whoring it up in these motorcycle threads

[Scharf]

I like this thread, but I just cannot see myself on a bike until having phones in cars becomes illegal.

[dubbin]

lalala gypsie, i like to whore my stunt machine too

[dubbin]

the red one (r6) was my old bike, sold it to a buddy of mine.

[Chris2.0t]

dude the raven is sick!

[nhbubba]

Originally Posted by julito04

But I do commute 90% highways, 22 miles daily each way. I dont need a speed monster, but I need something that can at least be able to hold its own in the flow of traffic on the highway.

Nearly anything will "hold its own" with traffic. My first ride was a '78 Honda Hawk 400 hand-me-down. Power is rarely an issue, even on that thing. The issue is mass. Something that tall and light on the highway is a nightmare. The bow wake off the front of a tractor-trailer will knock you into the next lane.

Given, nobody makes a bike that poorly balanced anymore, even HD/Buell. They've come a long way since the 70's. But interstate is one place where a little mass between your legs helps.

Like I said, I'm not even sure I'd do a uber-light 600cc super-sport on the super slab in traffic.

Originally Posted by Scharf

I like this thread, but I just cannot see myself on a bike until having phones in cars becomes illegal.

Wouldn't change much. Phones don't make people fucking stoopid; they are that way all by themselves.

If you ride in traffic, you absolutely need to adopt the mentality that every cager is intentionally out to kill you. Seriously, think end of the world, zombies at every corner type shit. Paranoia is your friend.

I averaged a 'near miss' about 1/month, 6-7 times a year back when I was riding regularly.

[Dan GSR]

there are plenty of things you can do to stack the odds in your favor
rider training/education
high viz gear
headlight and brake light modulators

[pitbull592]

^^^And loud pipes

[Chris2.0t]

^thats what I always say, but for some reason family doesn't agree!!haha

[pavlo1994]

Originally Posted by Dan GSR

kin i haz?

[julito04]

Good call. Im checking out a 03 Blaster today or tomorrow. Its got a couple of mods and selling for $900. If its in "ok" condition, ill pick it up and use it as a commuter bike and call it a day. Im only on a 60+ MPH "highway" for about 9 or 10 of the 22 miles I drive. So I think I should be fine.

[Chris2.0t]

Figured I would whore it up a little......

[Chris2.0t]

sorry for the small pics....haha

[dubbin]

looks good dude. as far as loud pipes, i agree so i have the stock exhaust, but with race baffles! shit will put anything to shame as far as noise, haha LOL

[Chris2.0t]

^haha, yeah my brother works on bikes, and hes trying to take my baffles out....

[nashbar]

I have a naked 2007 sv650, don't have any good pictures.

it's modded, everything except a bore.

[nhbubba]

Originally Posted by pitbull592

^^^And loud pipes

Not worth the anti-bike bullshit that comes with'em.

Loud pipes risk rights.

Originally Posted by julito04

Im only on a 60+ MPH "highway" for about 9 or 10 of the 22 miles I drive. So I think I should be fine.

So like a state highway? Limit is like 55-ish? If so, yeah, no problem. It's the 65+MPH Interstate highway-where people actually do 75-80MPH alot-that I would avoid on a smaller bike.

$900?! I'd do it. Hell, that's a mediocre set of shocks for the MkV.

[silversv1k]

[pitbull592]

Nice collection. That's alot of $ in wave rotors

[silversv1k]

Originally Posted by pitbull592

Nice collection. That's alot of $ in wave rotors

way more money in the wheels and exhausts lol

[nashbar]