Show your wheels!

[Xavier]

The idea here is simple, post pictures of your ride(s), the story behind them and why you feel all tingly between the legs when you're in the driver's seat  .

I'll start with my one and only ride, a 1994 Suzuki Gs500E. It's not the fastest, the most comfortable nor the prettiest bike around, but it's mine and I love it. I bought her with about 64K kilometers, and added about 10K myself. Treated any spots of rust and repainted everything. I also replaced some worn wiring, lightbulbs, fuses and the like. Changed oil & filter, cleaned, adjusted and synchronised carbs. A month later I did a valve clearance adjustment because I simply didn't know if the previous owner had done it.

The last thing I did was adding a 12V and UBS power outlet, and replacing the tachometer and odometer with a digital one. Before summer I'll change the chain and sprocket, and I gotta get her a new set of rubbers. I've been rolling on a pair of BT45, I'll probably go for something more touring-oriented as I have some long trips in sight.






Some pics of her last trip, getting there was no walk in the park, but it did pay off! 

[Swoop]

My missile:








Gets used in all weathers....




Had her since she was 9 months old with 1000 miles.....now's she's up to 55,000.  And heated handgrips are the greatest invention in the history of biking.



Before the ZX-10R was an R6



And before that:




Actually, between the R6 and the ZX-10 was a GSX-R600....but I don't have any pics cos that was a hateful bike that bits fell off on a regular basis.

[Xavier]

Now that's a beautiful crotch rocket!

[Curval]

Don't have any pics of the bike - just a little 125cc scooter.

But here's a video of me driving to the golf course and late for a tee time on it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5LrYPG2U28

[SilverZ06]

My 2007 GSXR-600. I do miss riding but now that I have kids it isn't worth the added risk of dying.



my wife riding my bike

[Nypsy]

[SilverZ06]

That's pretty sweet!  I bet you got a lot of noodle with that...

[Swoop]

My 2007 GSXR-600. I do miss riding but now that I have kids it isn't worth the added risk of dying.

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my wife riding my bike
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1.  Yes it is worth the risk.  You have to do something where there's a risk of dying every day or how do you know you're alive?

2.  OMG.  Dude, you let your wife ride a superbike with no leathers?  You absolute nutter.

[SilverZ06]

1.  Yes it is worth the risk.  You have to do something where there's a risk of dying every day or how do you know you're alive?

2.  OMG.  Dude, you let your wife ride a superbike with no leathers?  You absolute nutter.

1. No it isn't. I live for my wife and kids and any chance I have of minimizing dying ahead of my time I am going to do. I will not put myself in harms way on purpose to "feel alive." There are too many people that do not pay attention on the roads around here. It is not worth the risk of leaving my wife a widow and my kids without a father just so I can ride a motorcycle.

2. We were in an undeveloped subdivision where she could ride without worry of any traffic. She probably hit 30mph at most in the straightaways. She was pretty much just putting around.  When I bought her her Ninja 250r she had leather.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

My 2007 GSXR-600. I do miss riding but now that I have kids it isn't worth the added risk of dying.

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my wife riding my bike
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Nice handlebars.

[Curval]

You don't need no stinkin leathers.  

How about, no leathers, in shorts, and no helmet?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41dR6ts6Ghg

[Serenity]

This was my first motorcycle. 1998 Kawasaki Vulcan 750. I was the third owner, with something like 25k miles on it. My girlfriend's car had been totaled in a wreck, she didn't have insurance and the person that hit her was fighting like a mo'fo not to pay up, so I could either buy her a car, or buy myself a motorcycle and loan her my car. Obviously, I bought the bike. It was a rough ride when I got it, carb trouble, oil hadn't been changed in god knows how long, but I got it cheap, and when I finally got a mechanic to fix it up, it held on well until I got run over. It was then replaced with:



2014 Kawasaki Vulcan 900, brand spanking new (They assembled it after I signed the papers. It's never even been test-ridden by anyone but me). She's my daily-ride, regardless of the weather. Just hit 250 miles on it, and the saddlebags are on order. Gonna throw some LED lights on it to try to be more visible (My last bike was wrecked when I got rear-ended in the early morning. Anything I can do to be more visible is good IMHO) but other than bags and some lights, she's perfect how she is. I LOVE the white-wall tires.

[Swoop]

I remember your post when you bought her.

Only 250 miles still?  Come on lad, you're not trying.   

[Sol75]

My baby.. bought with 0 miles back in December, has about 1200 on it now..

[Serenity]

I remember your post when you bought her.

Only 250 miles still?  Come on lad, you're not trying.   

I ride every day to and from work, but I live barely 15 minutes from there. Things are all so close, the miles just don't stack up! I've only had to put gas in it twice since I bought it!