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And we are home. 4882 miles and 12 states.

Maybe you just buy a Firebird or something.

OR thread evolution never gets old. Advice thread Argument thread about said advice Hiro posts Fight Other member pulls rug out from under OP and snakes a deal on a good bike - assuming OP would buy anything other than a 1000RR moon rocket Someone gets buttmad OP is MIA ???

Holy crap put the rulers away lads. Sorry Yoshi. My girl and I bought the bike Isaac's Papa told you to buy! Thanks for the tip IP!

Thanks for the tip off on this bike Isaac's Papa! @Isaac's Papa 2006 Yamaha FZ6! Around 12k miles. Absolutely amazing condition for 11 years old. Not a scratch on the tank! My girlfriend is very happy as its intended for her to upgrade from the KZ305!

Looks like someone is going to have a good time.

Not sure if the zumo has this setting which is from my drive smart but it may help you. Click settings >traffic >optimize route > pick your poison.

Turtle getting a upgrade tomorrow.

What the hell happened to this thread!? Castrol is best oil.

Shhhh. No body tell my bike it's not supposed to be from texas. OP isn't asking for small i4 it was Hiro-jacked

Really appreciate it! It was literally EXACTLY what she wanted. Other than a gear shift indicator, which she will learn she doesnt need. Such a spot on call! I just lubed the clutch, that was the only thing bad about it, and its 100% flawless now.

That looks great, what's tiers? Lol

Mine are plastidipped pink. The first bike I bought was a ninjette with rotors spraypainted black.

Bluetooth. Accept no substitute. Once you have it, you will never go back.

definitely don't listen to the "more expensive is betterer" bit. It's better in terms of certain secondary optional niceties like kewl colors and designs and other useless crap for actual safety. DEFINITELY try on a good variety of stuff, and ALWAYS go for the one that FITS best. The padding shouldn't move around once the stuff is on, the helmet shouldn't wobble from head movement, the gloves should fit nice and tight, and boots and etc etc etc. just go to iron pony (also happens to be a forum sponsor) and try on everything. literally, spend like 3-4 hours just trying on stuff and take notes. take someone with you that knows their stuff on gear and get their opinion... but if the expensive fancy jacket fits you best, and all the padding at the joints sit nice and tight, then spend the 3-400 bucks and get the fancy jacket. if a $50 clearance bin helmet is nice and tight while still be comfy, get that.

Don't by cheap gear. Don't by cheap gear. Don't by cheap gear. Don't by cheap gear. Don't by cheap gear. Don't by cheap gear. Don't by cheap gear. Don't by cheap gear.

If you do get a katana, do not take it to Coshocton... Cursed

I think what everyone is saying is that I should have designed the tshirt because it wouldve been fucking fabulous.

I pretty much stopped giving a damn about the opinions of anyone other than my closest family & friends sometime around 1988

I was in the same boat as you when I first started riding. I'm 6'3 and was around 260# when I got my F4i. All of my friends that I rode with kept saying I needed a bigger bike because I was too big. So in 3 months of riding I "upgraded" to a 929RR. Thankfully, and luckily, I never got myself seriously hurt. I was always told by my uncle with many miles under his belt to "ride your ride at your pace. It isn't a racetrack. Your goal is to make it to the end of the ride. Not to get there first." That line still rings true to me today. But I wish I'd have started on a different style of bike than the F4i. Something with less power to learn better throttle control. Instead of mashing the brakes on entry then hammering it out of the turn, being smooth with the throttle makes a world of difference. And having a good deal of power on hand doesn't make that easy to learn. Start small. Work your way up. There's a lot of good advice flowing thru this post. Take the time to soak it all in. There's always items available to make riding position better like a set of Helibars or another bar riser setup. Or just go buy the literbike, and toss it, spend a few days in the hospital (if you're lucky) and then say you wish you'd have started on something with less power....the choice is ultimately yours.....

Stay away from the rider ones the first gen. The mounts are weak and break and the screen looses calibration and is a pain to recalibrate. I'm on my 3rd mount and they are getting really hard to find because they all break eventually. The rider 2 had a better mount but i hear about a lot of dock mount charging issues. Mainly due to using th same tiny pins the R1 uses I'm always cleaning mine with contact clraner. Just got in the habit of cleaning them if i think they ever get wet. I'm not complaining about my R1 because I only paid $60 for it and paid $20 for the last mount. So for what I have invested it works as a good back up to my phone. But if it ever craps out in pulling my cheap nuvi and dry box back on

Lots of work Togo but couldn't resist mocking it up to see what she's gonna look like.

So you enjoyed that donut?

Best donut evar.

See there where I said 'the smallest displacement i4 you're going to find'?