|
09-14-2009, 07:05 AM
|
#101 (permalink) |
|
Working Class Hero
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: UK
Posts: 1,344
Internets: 7638
|
I road a 2005 Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 Mean Streak for a while just after getting my license, asshole taxi pulled out on me + it slid.
Sold it shortly after, insurance is a lot for me. |
|
Tell them to go fuck themselves.
Richard Dawkins |
|
|
|
|
03-15-2010, 05:12 PM
|
#102 (permalink) |
|
Hare Fuhrer
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 548
Internets: 5464
|
You guys are probably going to die soon on your motorbikes. It was nice knownig you. Sorry but it's true. I would jizz in my pants at the thought of having a motorcycle, but it's not worth it. My dad used to drive a Harley in his youth. An old person pulled out in front of him, not once but twice, and forced him to lay it down each time. He is lucky to be alive. Old people can't see for shit.
|
|
|
|
|
03-16-2010, 01:33 AM
|
#105 (permalink) |
|
London Money™
       Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Posts: 4,184
Internets: 94052
|
By the lack of front license plate - we have more evidence that you are from Indiana!
States that only require the rear plate: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia. |
 God Save the Queen |
|
|
|
|
03-16-2010, 02:28 AM
|
#108 (permalink) |
|
*Dislikes ham
Senior Member
   Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: HELL 666
Posts: 1,379
Internets: 34042
|
Utah requires a front plate but I don't have one. In fact I have a funny story; well not so much funny as pointless. I was on my way to pick up my drunk Mexican friend because he was beating his wife and I wanted to pick him up before he got him self in to any more trouble. On my way down I got pulled over for not having a front license plate because the police in Ogden are "a bunch of jerkasses" as one SLC police officer put it. Anyway I got a fix it ticket and had to put the license plate on then go to the police station so they could look at it and make sure it was on. The officer who looked at it cleared it but said it was only going to brake off and I should get an after market holder. I told her "No, I'm not going to worry about it because I'm just going to take it off when I get home." And I did.
|
|
Putting the sensual in non-consensual.
|
|
|
|
|
|
03-16-2010, 03:02 AM
|
#110 (permalink) | |
|
I make bad decisions.
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: The Desert
Posts: 2,585
Internets: 44405
|
Quote:
| |
|
|
|
|
03-16-2010, 08:17 AM
|
#112 (permalink) | |
|
I WURRVV UUUUUU
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Phoenix. FML
Posts: 15,936
Internets: 116691
|
Quote:
| |
|
FUN WITH QUOTE MINING! Quote:
|
||
|
|
|
|
03-16-2010, 10:36 AM
|
#113 (permalink) | |
|
London Money™
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Posts: 4,184
Internets: 94052
|
Quote:
| |
|
God Save the Queen |
||
|
|
|
|
06-21-2010, 05:38 PM
|
#114 (permalink) |
|
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 1,213
Internets: 2401
|
In the name of reviving old threads that no one really cares about:
 Obviously this is not the best forum to ask such a question, but if anyone has any recommendations for reinforced riding jeans, feel free to throw that out there. |
|
Smoke a cigarette and lie some more -- These conversations kill.
|
|
|
|
|
|
06-22-2010, 11:10 PM
|
#116 (permalink) |
|
I WURRVV UUUUUU
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Phoenix. FML
Posts: 15,936
Internets: 116691
|
What kind of bike is that PN? Can't really tell from the graininess. CCs? Used or new? Specs man, give us some specs!
|
|
FUN WITH QUOTE MINING! Quote:
|
|
|
|
|
|
06-23-2010, 11:49 PM
|
#117 (permalink) | |
|
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 1,213
Internets: 2401
|
Quote:
1996 Yamaha FZR600R From what I can tell, it's a 599c (600 class) bike, and it is definitely used. From a mechanical standpoint, it's doing pretty damn well for a 14 year sport bike. Aesthetically, it's pretty obvious that the first owner dropped the bike on the right side at least once (ie, the windscreen is missing a small chunk on the side, and there is a crack on the lower right fairing). The great part about such damage is that when I drop it myself, I won't feel like a complete asshole. The FZR was one of the earliest sport bike designs along with the various Kawasaki Ninjas and the Honda CBR F1/F2 models. Around the late 90's Yamaha's other offerings began to make the FZR a bit obsolete, and the spiritual successors would be the YZF-600R and the YZF-R6. When I first started looking for a bike, I had my heart set on the R6. Unfortunately, decent used models were a bit beyond my ideal price-point-- as well as my riding ability. The R6 is a pretty damn fast bike for a beginner. SO, when one of my college friends decided to get rid of his FZR I figured it might be a good place to start. Several weeks later it was in my driveway. I really haven't ridden it much considering I still need to purchase a helmet, jacket, and gloves (probably riding pants/jeans, too). I've always hated douchebags (apparently called "squids" in the motorcycle world) who weave in an out of traffic wearing shorts, a t-shirt, and flip-flops. Personally, I like my skin/face/hands/feet, and I'd prefer for them to stay as intact as possible. That being said, my initial impressions are that it's quick -- and obnoxiously loud (aftermarket D&D exhaust). I believe it's around 91 hp in a package somewhere around 400-420lbs. For a beginner, that's enough to take you by surprise if you grab too much throttle. | |
|
Smoke a cigarette and lie some more -- These conversations kill.
|
||
|
|
|
|
07-16-2010, 02:40 AM
|
#118 (permalink) |
|
I WURRVV UUUUUU
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Phoenix. FML
Posts: 15,936
Internets: 116691
|
Not officially "my ride" yet, but i'm waiting on an email back for this puppy:
 Not the greatest picture, but here are some better ones:   Kinda like a dirtbike/motorcycle hybrid, which is good because I want to do a lot more camping/exploring Korea. I like it. Only 125 CC's, so comparable to pretty much most scooters. Motorbike engines don't really get that much bigger as a standard anywhere in Asia. I'm here for another year, I miss having a bike, and don't enjoy being bound completely by public transpo. It's also at a very cheap going rate, around $1000 USD. If it's still available and in good condition (he says it is, other than needing a new battery), i'll have it monday or tuesday. |
|
FUN WITH QUOTE MINING! Quote:
|
|
|
|
|
|
07-27-2010, 12:20 PM
|
#123 (permalink) |
|
I WURRVV UUUUUU
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Phoenix. FML
Posts: 15,936
Internets: 116691
|
Stressful as hell to learn how to get back home about 15 kilometers away through city rush-hour traffic in seoul, but I did it. I like it a lot, i'm not sure how often i'll take it into the city (vs. subway or bus), but probably more than I'll admit now...i'm just a bit frazzled by the days events. Now that I'm in the city it's going to be real fucking hard not to spend every weekend spending money in bars trying to nail hot Koreans, so i'm going to try to reserve one or two weekends a month where I go up into the mountains (northern seoul is full of them) with a tent and supplies and go camping/hiking, good places are really hard to get to on public transpo alone.
Only cost me about $1100, and barring any laydowns (knock knock) I should be able to sell her for the same price when I leave.   |
|
FUN WITH QUOTE MINING! Quote:
|
|
|
|
|
Band teachers always have a larger than life persona - ID
Linear Mode
