toying with getting a smaller bike that is going to be easy on the wallet. Don't want to do the gs again. Been there, done that. I've also done the squid ZOMG U HAEV TEH NINJA 900 U R TEH FASTEST EVAR!!1!one!1!111 I'm looking for something that is good on gas, good on insurance, responsive and fun. So I started looking at what is considered "entry level" since today's "entry level" is going to rock the gs500 I had before and that bike was fun. This has led me to the latest offerings from Honda and Yamaha. The yzf-r3 or the new CBR300R. I suspect that on paper the r3 is has the slight edge on the fun front as it seems to have borrowed more from its bigger siblings than Honda's offering, but I like the simplicity of the single cylinder of the CBR300R from a maintenance standpoint.
suzuki bandit 1250s. Last bike you'll ever need. Loved mine.Originally Posted by phillysrt4
1985 Ranger--2WD, basic bolt-ons and tires, 11.92 @ 111mph.
1986 Ranger--2WD, 5.0/T5/8.8.
I like the bike but i cant get it new. Absolute upper bound is 5.5k CAD new. If I don't get it I don't get it. Just something I was kicking around as the sub 500cc battles seem to be heating up.
Get a DRZ400SM... pipe, jet kit, 3x3 airbox mod, don't look back. Most fun you can have on the street, 50+mpg. My buddy had a bone-stock one and it was fun as hell, can't imagine with a few more ponies. His topped out about 96mph in top gear with stock gearing. I swear to God, you could hold it wide open and do 96mph any where any corner. I had two toys when he sold it or I would have (I should have anyway) bought it. It's hard to find them with the mods done AND low mileage AND decent shape.
The thing is, I've been bitten too many times on the bike front of inheriting someone else's problems. I really wanted to try something new in both senses of the word. I suppose I could look around but my luck in used bikes has been close to zero.
How far is your commute to work? Looks like you'll have to get a bicycle and order some aftermarket LUNGS from Brothers Performance. :)
LOL... about 30 kay to work... in my youth before many bad habits that would have been a 30-40 minute commute on my Cannondale.
60KPH ? That's pushing it. You must've really piled on with those habits. hahaha My wife and I took a ride to Cooper's Rock last weekend. They got some decent mountain bike trails down there. I was there once ABOUT 18 YEARS AGO>>> OMFG. It was hard then. I'd rather rinse my mouth out with a revolver than try to ride a mountain bike again LOL!
back on topic... in the completely off topic BS thread.
I go here about daily... www.motorcycle-usa.com I think there was just a road test of these two bikes recently...
I'd go with the Honda just for this cool matte black...
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here it is... http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/2015/0...bike-shootout/
wow, check out the "girls" section. Haley is sporting a good bit of "junk in the trunk"
LOL i hear you... mountain biking wasn't my thing.
"back in the day" I was pretty hardcore. I was a dual sport athlete (road cycling and speed skating). I weighed 180 with 4% body fat. Usually 3-4 times in the summer I would ride from philly down the shore and back for the weekend. Then life happened lol. I still wonder every now and then "what could have been" if I had chosen to go down the path most athletes did in the mid 80's-early 90's (PEDs).
yea, that colour combo is appealing for sure. Makes me want one.back on topic... in the completely off topic BS thread.
I go here about daily... www.motorcycle-usa.com I think there was just a road test of these two bikes recently...
I'd go with the Honda just for this cool matte black...
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Hey Philly someone hacked your screen name!
2014 GT Premium - Sterling Gray Metallic - MT82 - Track Pack - Glass Roof - Recaro seats - Spoiler delete
12.76 @ 114.04 bone stock. Koni yellow coil-overs, BMR watts, LCA and LCA relo brackets, Borla S-type axle back.
1966 Coupe - 331 stroker - Bullet custom roller cam - cam and motor installed and dyno tuned by Rodeheavers Hot Rod - Astro A5 - McLeod RXT - 486 to the wheels - more fun than my little tires can handle
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado - currently NOT on jackstands
Holy shit! WTF?!
seriously though the roiding through the 80's into the 90's was insane. In fact it still is the only reason fewer get caught is because they trade less powerful steroids for ones that are harder to detect (e.g. Marion Jones and "the clear").
so why do people pack a parachute when they go to the dyno? just curious...
Because you never know...
2014 GT Premium - Sterling Gray Metallic - MT82 - Track Pack - Glass Roof - Recaro seats - Spoiler delete
12.76 @ 114.04 bone stock. Koni yellow coil-overs, BMR watts, LCA and LCA relo brackets, Borla S-type axle back.
1966 Coupe - 331 stroker - Bullet custom roller cam - cam and motor installed and dyno tuned by Rodeheavers Hot Rod - Astro A5 - McLeod RXT - 486 to the wheels - more fun than my little tires can handle
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado - currently NOT on jackstands
because race car, that's why. duh! same reason you trailer your car 1 mile from flash light drags, park in somebody's yard and idle your street car down the road into the airport... what?
2019 Colorado ZR2
Who does that? We just pull the trailers right in to the event now.
Stock 03 Cobra Vroom Vroom!!
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I know its not the right thread, but im liking this post just on principle :)
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