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Rode it back home earlier today. 2007 w/ about 7K miles. $2,600. Light scratches on the right side, but hard to see from a few feet away. Yoshimura exhaust. Blue I'm pleased as punch... I remember my last YZF600R as being a fantastic bike. Bulletproof engine, great bikes, ergos that cannot be beat, and I'm a fan of the full fairings. I don't need (or want) a track bike for the street, and I don't need (or want) to be the fastest thing on two wheels. This'll just be a little more comfortable than the NInja 500 for my daily commute. It took me a month of hanging around & e-mailing this dude from Athens, Ohio... It was originally on Craigslist for $4,000... We emailed, and first it was well, 3600 is the lowest I can go, then 3400, etc etc. The price was never "right" for me, so I just moved on. Eventually I revisited his e-mail, checked in, etc etc. He said he be re-listing it for 3K, and I offered 2500. He countered at 2600 and I accepted. Then we went through a weird week where communication sucked, etc... I got in touch again, eventually, then found the bike on eBay (reserve not yet met), and suggested we meet this Sunday. We did, and it was a done deal. yay! I forgot to bring a plate, and may or may not have had insurance when I rode home, so I just followed my wife home nice & calm and didn't even open it up at all. Gonna get it insured tomorrow, and hopefully registered, titled, & plated ASAP If you know of anyone who wants to buy a Ninja 500, send them my way

Looks about as accidental as could be. Stewart had his front wheels turned left and goosed the throttle to redirect the car at the last second when he finally saw the young hothead on the track. Those cars don't turn that well with only steering input. It's tacky dirt, a quick tap of the throttle breaks the rear end and turns the car much quicker than a steering input. I really didn't see a problem with the pass that put the kid into the wall. Tony was doing a slide job to take position. If the boy wanted to try to race Tony it's his choice, but in this case Tony made the pass, it was the boys responsibility to yield at that point. In the outlaws series, all those guys do that all the time, you take your chances trying to race someone on the outside when they've put a slide job on you. Overall, very poor decision by the young guy to get out of the car. I've spent many many years at dirt tracks watching my dad race, watching the all stars, the outlaws, etc...It's rare to see guys get out of the car. But some do, everyone has a breaking point with their tempers. Most are smart enough to get within a throw of the helmet, not stand in front of oncoming traffic. Edit: it should be noted also, Sprint cars aren't like NASCAR, they don't have mirrors or spotters or any assistance in knowing if they are clear or not. Tony had slow traffic on the inside of the track, was making the pass on the guy and wouldn't have known that he wasn't clear of him as he slid up the track. That responsibility goes on the driver being passed, either yield position or get put in the wall...he chose the wall and then got an attitude over his poor choice.

picked up the new toy friday. 14 Can Am Maverick 1000 X XC brought it home and started taking it apart. had a pile of parts i ordered a week ago, and some stuff i took off my arctic cat. Winch mount 4500lb winch Jensen Radio Polk speakers RF 300 watt amp BRP radio console BRP Harness bar Pro Armor 3" 4 point harnesses Bling Star suicide doors CT RaceWorx HD tie Rods had my neighbor weld an aluminum mount on the bumper so i could mount my 4" LED Spots Had him also do a little work on these Stainless DC Sports mufflers i bought for $60 a piece so i couldn't throw them on the Mav, they look and sound awesome.. and was a cheap alternative to a $700 set of slip ons. i have a 34" Dual row LED light bar, a half windshield, and a full skid plate on the way. this thing flat out fucking moves. even in ECO mode the thing is faster than my wildcat was. in sport mode its brutal. the 3 mode power steering is awesome, and the build quality on this thing is just plain great. can't wait to get it out on the trail.

Yeah and wasn't it the girls fault that park her car in the road to save the ducks

The grizzly 450 should be a fantastic all-around machine. Power steering is a bullshit gizmo that they put on the great big quads. That one won't need it. If your bike is so heavy it needs power steering, it's going to be as much fun as a cement truck on the trails.

Going for a ride, and training are two different things. Don't worry a bit about holding people up by not being as quick as they are. Whenever there is a turn, someone will be there waiting for you so you don't get left behind. It's what we do. The amount of time that people wait for the back of the pack to catch up, gives the faster guys a chance to catch their breath, anyway. I only wish they would allow me to catch my breath, also, before they take off again. I used to feel the same way about holding people up. Not anymore. I'll teach them suckers to invite me along. They haven't learned yet. They have to wait a whole 30 seconds sometimes for me to show up. The waiting time goes very quickly, so it's nothing to be the least bit concerned about. Just come out and ride "your own ride." You are responsible for your own safety, so no need to ride beyond what limits you wish to set for yourself. No need at all, unless you want to push the threshold a bit. Most of us do, I think. I like to keep my limits in expansion mode, but that's just me. C'mon out and you'll enjoy yourself, fast, slow, or medium, it doesn't matter a bit. As for training, a big parking lot, some friends, an empty road, an early Sunday morning, a book of advanced riding techniques, and just a bit of adventure, that all goes a long way when you want to expand your skills. .

I don't see how that could have been remotely intentional. If you're trying to kill someone, it's generally best to do it without spectators. I am not a Tony Stewart fan, but there's no way in hell he intended to hit the guy.

Idiot reaction with tragic results...sad day for all.

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Maybe if a few more hotheads get run over you won't have so many idiots trying to play live action frogger on the racetrack. You don't see motogp riders run around on the track. You wouldn't do it on the highway if you got in a wreck. Why do it on the dirt track. Sucks that it happened but the dude got exactly what he had coming for him for acting like a moron.

Difficult to make a decision on intent from the video because you can't see Stewart's car until immediately prior to the collision. What we can say for sure is the kid chose to run out in front of cars on a racetrack. That seems, to me, to be a pretty stupid thing to do. (regardless of how many other people do it)

Tony wouldn't have been able to see him until it was too late because he was behind the blue & white car. The kid was stupid to run into the middle of a hot track. Should have stayed to the side of the track and thrown his helmet at Tony like everyone else. I feel sorry for everyone involved! RIP

It's hard to see people when the cars are so loud.

Hot-head dumb fuck walks into the middle of the track. Bad decision ends badly.

Who the hell gets out of their car on a freaking race track and runs to the middle of it with cars flying by?

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I ride a cruiser, and I am generally a slow poke, the whole pushing your limits thing is not where its at... yet... chasing people with their bikes already setup for them is at best a questionable idea. you need to ride for you for a while, I recommend finding a "safe" road and work your muscle memory through it.. I enjoy some of the smaller state park roads, woven into the contour and if you get out on a weekday often really quiet. I was having horrible handling problems on my cruiser, my stock style beach cruiser bars had my weight too far back and was making the front seem squirrelly, threw a set of drag bars on and the change in posture and weight distro has made a huge difference in the handling and soon after my confidence. I only figured this out by going slow and slowly getting faster and trying different throttle levels to see what was happening through the turns. its your bike, keep the parts for resale purposes but make it fit you. as far as large group rides go, there are some real yahoo's in some of the groups I've ridden with, not from OR but in general, and the last thing you need is to misjudge a turn and have to go wide and there be a bike where there shouldnt be. small groups of people you know, that know where you are in your experience would be much safer for you and them until you get yourself and the bike dialed in. JMHO.

Ryan, you really should open up your options and try some different rides.

The recon rear brake repair/swing arm bearings/a billion seals and bearings and tiny parts is complete. Marlboro man can now destroy it again.

Picked up a decent 1998 Acura Integra

Wouldn't that put Caspers weiner really close to your chin?

Crown royal is terrible whiskey... Not even drinkable. Crown maple is the worst especially. Puke. Plus, if you drink too much crown, you end up kissing a fish.. And I don't mean a trashy dirty pill head.

Kiss is, was and always will be horrible. They're the harley Davidson of music...All glitz and merchandising and no real substance where it counts. I'll admit paul Stanley can sing but as musicians the band as a whole is barely passable.

is your stamp for an SBR? then i don't see why it would be wrong... but my stamp was for the can. the thingiemabob i have on there is a sig sauer pistol brace, not a buttstock. my AR is considered a pistol, which is why i have a short barrel, but brace instead of stock. hit me up if you have questions, i'll answer the best i can: jinustuff gmail

Wife's out of town for the next couple nights! You know what that means????? Yeah, the house had better be phucking spotless by the time she gets home!

Don't make my mistake. I rode alone for the better part of 8 years before becoming active on a forum or trying to meet other riders (just not good at meeting people and only one of my friends had any real interest in riding). I feel I could have learned so much more had I met more people to learn from. You seem to be starting off right. And I'm sure there are people in your area willing and patient enough to take it easy and ride with you. Ride safe and welcome!

Stewart has always been hot headed (from what I have seen in nascar races), though he has calmed down in the past few years. I'd like to think he was smarter than to try to intentionally throw dirt over the other driver, though I wouldn't have put it past him a few years ago.