02-25-2023, 12:39 PM | #1167 |
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Dude, get out and ride
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02-25-2023, 12:43 PM | #1168 |
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This is what we have for 6-8 months out of the year and the riding season is full of messed up drivers that do not know how to behave around a motorcycle. That coupled with having a bunch of fast cars makes it quite difficult to get any proper use out of the bike. I also do not have a ‘crew’ to ride with so that doesn’t help and finally the wife is always unhappy when I am out with the bike.
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03-01-2023, 05:47 AM | #1170 |
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No bike at present so no pics but I'm very impressed with the new Triumph 660 Trident I saw in a Vauxhall showroom. Triple cylinder 4 stroke water cooled, triple discs with upside down front forks and mono shock rear,3 into one exhaust with under bike exit, comfortable well padded seat in the traditional riding position and a LED single binnacle instrument pod for a tempting price. Anyone got one?
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03-01-2023, 12:36 PM | #1173 | |
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Right before I got my Ducati Monster I actually went and looked at the Trident. Couple of things steered me away from it. First was availability, or lack there of. Wasn't available immediately. But more importantly it felt too small for my statue to me personally. The sales guy said it looked fine but he's got to right? lol. I am 6.1 and 220lbs on the muscular side and I thought I looked funny sitting on it. It's a great bike and great price point for a brand new Triumph but just wasn't right for me. I would have felt self conscious whereas I don't on the Ducati. I would love to have a Scrambler or even more so a BMW R-Nine T and my first choice the new Harley Sportster and while I can go and get either of them whenever, I just can't justify it based on the lack of use the one I have gets to begin with. |
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03-01-2023, 06:01 PM | #1175 | |
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03-01-2023, 06:22 PM | #1176 |
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As soon as I read the first line I said to myself this bike would be perfect for you. And then read on and saw that was indeed the experience you had. So yea, it's a gorgeous looking bike otherwise and pricing (at least for us in Canada) is super attractive so you can't go wrong with it.
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03-03-2023, 09:43 PM | #1177 | |
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03-03-2023, 11:31 PM | #1178 |
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Preview of my 1975 Norton 850 Commando MK3 restoration. Engine and gearbox are complete, frame will be complete next week. Still a ways to go, more pics down the road. |
03-03-2023, 11:49 PM | #1179 |
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Suzuki 500's were made from 1968 to 1975. My dad bought a new one in 1972. I was 17... he put maybe 10 miles on it, I rode it all summer until I crashed it. You're right ... massive vibrations, lots of noise and smoke. No match for a Kawaski Mach III H1 500 but pretty quick relative to other bikes of the day.
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03-04-2023, 01:43 PM | #1181 |
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03-04-2023, 04:48 PM | #1182 |
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I’ve had over 30 bikes, and that Pikes Peak stirs up emotions that I can’t even explain! Best bike I’ve ever owned, by a country mile.
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04-29-2023, 10:49 AM | #1183 | ||
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This past Sunday in on the rural roads near my home, a husband and wife lost their lives due to a motorcycle accident. The accident was very gruesome and my neighbor witnessed the aftermath before EMT could arrive to offer assistance; he is experiencing some PTSD after witnessing the scene. It was a head-on collision between a large touring bike and a BMW car or SUV (the news article was not clear on that point). A third motorcycle rider was also involved, he was the trailing rider of the two-bike group, who was struck by flying debris from the initial crash and caused him to leave the roadway as well. His injuries are considered critical but not life threatening. The accident was 100% preventable and seems to be the fault of the motorcycle rider, who crossed the double solid line on a slight curve and crossed into the path of the BMW. Both vehicles caught fire; I saw the burned roadway the following day but had no knowledge of the event that caused the torched tarmac until later this week. That accident event stirred my response below. The key errant point in the post from ksa you responded to is "the riding season is full of messed up drivers that do not know how to behave around a motorcycle". This is ABSOLUTELY the wrong attitude to have when riding a motorcycle. Motorcyclists fully understand that automobile drivers "do not know how to behave around a motorcycle" and NEVER expect automobile drivers to "behave" when we are riding. The art of riding a motorcycle in traffic is to expect automobile drivers to never have enough situational awareness or care to make your ride safer, in fact it is completely the opposite. A motorcyclist never relies on other drivers and other road users to take responsibility for his safe riding environment, never. A motorcyclist learns to prejudge each and every vehicle that is near him based on prejudice and assess the risk that vehicle poses to create a collision. The prejudging is based on numerous factors that must be innately processed in microseconds; the motorcyclist has the sole responsibility to make his driving environment as safe as possible for himself.
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04-30-2023, 04:13 AM | #1185 | |
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That RG 500 is such a screamer.... love that bike! One of these days I'll hunt one down. Glad you got to enjoy it for awhile. |
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04-30-2023, 04:29 AM | #1186 |
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Too many to count...I still have a few, incl. a '76 R60R BMW...but the racing rigs were the best and the most fun. Chasing M5s and other quick cars on the Autobahn was great fun too.
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06-23-2023, 01:59 PM | #1188 |
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