Author Topic: Motorcycle question (Read 802 times)

ASTAC · « **Reply #30 on:** April 10, 2005, 06:52:14 PM »

Lizard,

Don't end up as one of those stereotypical croth rocket jerks..doin 180 down the road and driving between traffic lanes...ride responsibly and you will be around longer to enjoy it..don't end up one of those guys that is driving insurance rates through the roof:aok

Oh and always wear long pants (jeans) and a jacket and never sandals a tee-shirt and shorts like half the braindead idiots around here do...they don't respect their machine.

Lizard3 · « **Reply #31 on:** April 10, 2005, 09:50:57 PM »

Thanks sky, I am/will!

Astac, I know, but thanks for the advice. I've been riding off and on for 25 years now...WOW where does the time go! Gone cross country twice.

Whats funny is how careful I am now that I'm almost a geezer. Well, in turns anyway. This bike is so much lighter and responsive than I'm used to.

Hey, guess what. I've hijacked one of 73's threads!

ASTAC · « **Reply #32 on:** April 10, 2005, 10:20:09 PM »

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Originally posted by Lizard3
Thanks sky, I am/will!

Astac, I know, but thanks for the advice. I've been riding off and on for 25 years now...WOW where does the time go! Gone cross country twice.

Whats funny is how careful I am now that I'm almost a geezer. Well, in turns anyway. This bike is so much lighter and responsive than I'm used to.

Hey, guess what. I've hijacked one of 73's threads!

Sorry..The way your post sounded when you said you bought the bike..you sounded like half the new 18-19 year old kids new in the navy buying their first bike..who end up killing/injuring themselves a week later.
Those kind of guys give us responsible riders a bad name.

Chairboy · « **Reply #33 on:** April 10, 2005, 10:21:31 PM »

The bike _is_ lighter then lots of other bikes, but again, the posture is great. Upright posture means that you can apply the same instincts you learned in cruisers to much better effect then if you got one of the ones you wrap yourself around.

lazs2 · « **Reply #34 on:** April 11, 2005, 08:59:14 AM »

well.... if a lot of irresponsible people are getting hurt or hurting other with em then shouldn't we be talking about a motorcycle ban?

lazs

Skydancer · « **Reply #35 on:** April 11, 2005, 09:34:06 AM »

Not Guns again?

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lazs2 · « **Reply #36 on:** April 11, 2005, 02:21:14 PM »

nope... it's motorcycles turn. You didn't see it coming skyprancer?

lazs

stantond · « **Reply #37 on:** April 11, 2005, 03:31:53 PM »

Having owned one of these (it was a '76 model) I can say a few things about that model.

1. It is fun to ride (of course I was 130 lb then). It's not a big motorcycle and works good for trails and fields.

2. It is a trail/street (T/S 125) motorcycle and as such is really not that powerful. It is nothing like a Suzuki RM 125. I think the top speed was about 70 mph on the road.

3. For $450.00 in running condition, it's a good deal. I think this bike sold for $800.00 new back in 1976.

It was a beginners motorcyle for me and worked well as such.

Regards,

Malta

mora · « **Reply #38 on:** April 11, 2005, 03:41:26 PM »

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Originally posted by Skydancer
Not Guns again?

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Don't worry they'll banned too in time. Motorcycles kill people!!!!

Skydancer · « **Reply #39 on:** April 11, 2005, 05:17:48 PM »

THey have to prize my bike from under my cold dead butt first

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XNachoX · « **Reply #40 on:** April 11, 2005, 09:45:01 PM »

First, congrats Lizard on your new bike, they're a lot of fun.

Second, you do not want a street legal dirtbike to commute on....especially a two stroke. They have two throttle settings, on and off. A four stroke ninja 250 or 500 are ideal beginner bikes. Both are cheap and inexpensive to maintain, unchanged from late eighties until today, and will re-sale for almost exactly what you bought it for when the time comes to move up.

Third, MSF course. Take it. No questions. Also you may want to become an organ donor if something should happen to you.

If you feel like you've reached the limits of your learning on the 250 or 500 then a Suzuki SV650 standard or S model would be a great choice. They make around 70 horsepower and are a V-twin with ample torque. People use them as club racers and therefore there is a cult following and a plethora of parts available on the net.

If you have any more questions about gear (GET IT, and prepare to spend around 800 dollars for an entire set.....gloves,boots,jacket,helmet) feel free to PM me and I can give you some Ideas on what the best bang for the buck is

. I hope you get into the sport soon, as it's a load of fun.

StarOfAfrica2 · « **Reply #41 on:** April 11, 2005, 10:20:44 PM »

Just my opinion. Take that for what its worth, along with a buck, and you can get a cup of coffee at Dennys.

If you LIKE crotch rockets, go for it. I had a 500 Ninja until very recently and it was a great bike. Its gone now, mainly because I didnt like twisting myself into a pretzel (not easy to do when you are overweight and have stiff joints from previous accidents). Younger and lighter folks seem not to have that problem though. If you do go with one, I'd stay away from the 250 and go straight to the 500. Tons of used 500s around, and the 250 just lacks any juice once you are moving. I know at least 5 guys here that had 250s. 3 of them sold after less than a year, and nobody saw 2 years of service out of one.

If the smaller "put around town" bike is all you want, go with a Rebel. I bought my son one. 200cc, very light, easy as hell to ride, nice and comfy. It does lack power at the top, but its not designed for long trips on the highway. Best of all, brand new ones start at $2k. You can find used ones for under $1k.

If you like the older 2 stroke styles, and you dont mind working on it all the time, then go for the one you picked out. I bought a '70 Yamaha 200 Twin that I puttered around with before I moved. It was alright. I carried a toolkit with me though, and always had my cell phone handy.

rpm · « **Reply #42 on:** April 11, 2005, 11:43:14 PM »

A couple questions 73. How much do you weigh? How tall are you? You need a bike to fit you physically.

lazs2 · « **Reply #43 on:** April 12, 2005, 08:39:14 AM »

My son gave me an r75 bmw... to me this feels like a small bike. it is very light at 400 lbs and easy to push around the yard or between my cars or whatever...

it starts right up and runs great... sounds like an old 40 inch beezer or something with the megaphones... it is not clumsy around town and you sit upright like gawd intended. It has plenty of power for around town and the occassional trip on the freeway. It is not fast by any means but it is still fast enough for anything I need.

I imagine that it will run about 100,000 miles longer than any british or jap bike of it's time period.

my son would go out and fire it up every 3 or four months and it never let him down.

people look at it like it is from mars tho since not many people see the old ones.

old BMW's seem pretty perfect for casual use.. checking tho... they seem to be getting expensive.

lazs

lazs2 · « **Reply #44 on:** April 12, 2005, 08:44:10 AM »

and... skyprancer... I haven't cared about bikes one way or the other the past 10 years... still don't that much but..

even tho the media couls tell me how many lives were wasted on em.... I would never have voted to ban em... even tho it costs me money in increased insurance for all you guys getting killed and maimed for no good reason other than your little thrill and lack of self esteem (must have little noodle's)

nope... first of all... I believe that simple risk to life is not a reason to ban things. Next... I realize that not only may I some day change my mind but... If I let the women ban one thing based on danger... they will eventualy get around to what I enjoy.

you simply haven't figured that out yet. probly won't till it is too late.

lazs