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If your looking for a beginners bike with long distance capabilities then go with the SV650S. It is a great starter bike. I did a 580 mile trip in 1 day from Cleveland to Norfolk,Va. The most you can ride in a day is 500 miles. That last 80 miles sucked ass. It is a great bike with some mods that are inexpensive. I had mine for 1 year and sold it because it wasn't that great for 2 up. It has alot of low end torque but high end with 2 people or luggage feels like a strain sometimes. All in all I enjoyed it. If you end up buying one check out svrider.com and here are a few of the mods I suggest right off the bat. 1. New tires (conti sport or road attack) 2. GSXR brake calipers 3. Sonic springs and heavier fork oil 4. New rear shock (can fit a zx10 stock shock on there)

I am in. Let me know the details!

Sorry I didn't come and meet you guys today. I had a group of 6 bikes and tried to get them to come out that way but they had other ideas so we got about 125 miles under our tires today. Hope to meet all of you guys on the next ride.

Cmon Turbo sleep is overrated. Ride all day and then sleep at work!

What time are you guys meeting?

I am East of Cleveland about 20 minutes. Live right top of I-271. Where are you guys meeting & riding too?

Rode 100 miles. Seen alot of bikes in lake county.

I had the Busa out for 100 mile round trip. New exhaust sounds good.

Top Ten Reasons Not To Wave. Top Ten Reasons Why Harley Riders Don't Wave Back 10. Afraid it will invalidate warranty. 9. Leather and studs make it too heavy to raise arm. 8. Refuse to wave to anyone whose bike is already paid for. 7. Afraid to let go of handlebars because they might vibrate off. 6. Rushing wind would blow scabs off the new tattoos. 5. Angry because just took out second mortgage to pay luxury tax on new Harley. 4. Just discovered the fine print in owner's manual and realized H-D is partially owned by Honda. 3. Can't tell if other riders are waving or just reaching to cover their ears like everyone else. 2. Remembers the last time a Harley rider waved back, he impaled his hand on spiked helmet. 1. They're too tired from spending hours polishing all that chrome to lift their arms. Top Ten Reasons Why Gold Wing Riders Riders Don't Wave Back 10. Wasn't sure whether other rider was waving or making an obscene gesture. 9. Afraid might get frostbite if hand is removed from heated grip. 8. Has arthritis and the past 400 miles have made it difficult to raise arm. 7. Reflection from etched windshield momentarily blinded him. 6. The espresso machine just finished. 5. Was actually asleep when other rider waved. 4. Was in a three-way conference call with stockbroker and accessories dealer. 3. Was distracted by odd shaped blip on radar screen. 2. Was simultaneously adjusting the air suspension, seat height, programmable CD player, seat temperature, and satellite navigation system. 1. Couldn't find the "auto wave back" button on dashboard. Top Ten Reasons Why Sportbikers Riders Riders Don't Wave Back 10. They have not been riding long enough to know they're supposed to. 9. They're going too fast to have time enough to register the movement and respond. 8. You weren't wearing bright enough gear. 7. If they stick their arm out going that fast they'll rip it out of the socket. 6. They're too occupied with trying to get rid of their chicken strips. 5. They look way too cool with both hands on the bars or they don't want to unbalance themselves while standing on the tank. 4. Their skin tight-kevlar-ballistic-nylon-kangaroo-leather suits prevent any position other than fetal. 3. Raising an arm allows bugs into the armholes of their tank tops. 2. It's too hard to do one-handed stoppies. 1. They were too busy slipping their flip-flop back on. Top Ten Reasons Why BMW Riders Riders Don't Wave Back 10. New Aerostich suit too stiff to raise arm. 9. Removing a hand from the bars is considered "bad form." 8. Your bike isn't weird enough looking to justify acknowledgement. 7. Too sore from an 800-mile day on a stock "comfort" seat. 6. Too busy programming the GPS, monitoring radar, listening to ipod, XM, and talking on the cell phone. 5. He's an Iron Butt rider and you're not! 4. Wires from Gerbings is too short. 3. You're not riding the "right kind" of BMW. 2. You haven't been properly introduced. 1. Afraid it will be misinterpreted as a friendly gesture.

To Wave or Not to Wave" By Shalom Auslander I love motorcycles, and I love riding. Like many of you what first drew me to bikes was not just the experience of riding, but the feeling that I'd become part of a special community - a brotherhood, really. Nothing calms me more than a long ride down the interstate, waving to the members of my beloved clan. Except when I pass Harley guys. I hate Harley guys. Hate, hate, hate. When they pass me on the highway, you know what I do? I don't wave. With their little tassel handlebars and the studded luggage and the half helmets - God, they drive me crazy. You know who else I hate? BMW guys. Oh, do I hate those guys. I don't wave at them either. They think they're so great, sitting all upright, with their 180 degree German engines. God, I hate them. They're almost as bad as those old *******s on their touring motorcycles. You know what I call those bikes? "Two wheeled couches!" Get it? Because they're so big. They drive around like they have got all day. Appreciate the scenery somewhere else, Grandpa, and while your at it, I'm not waving to you. Ducati guys - I don't wave at them either. Why they don't spend a little more money on their bikes? "You can have it in any color as long as it is red." Aren't you cool! Like they even know what a Desmo-whatever engine is, anyway. Try finding the battery, you Italian-wannabe racers! I never, ever wave at those guys. Suzuki guys aren't much better, which is why I never wave at them, either. They always have those stupid helmets sitting on the top of their stupid heads, and God forbid they should ever wear any safety gear. They make me so mad. Sometimes they'll speed by and look over at me and you know what I do? I don't wave I just keep going. Please, don't get me started on Kawasaki guys. Ninjas? What are you, twelve years old? Team Green my ***. I never wave at Kawasaki guys. I ride a Honda, and I'll only wave at Honda guys, but even then, I'll never wave at a guy in full leathers. Never, never, never. Yeah like you're going to get your knee down on the New York Thruway. Nice crotch, by the way. Guys in full leathers will never get a wave from me, and by the way, neither will the guys in two piece leathers. And I'll tell you who else I'm not waving at - those guys with the helmets with loud paint jobs. Four pounds of paint on a two pound helmet - like I'm going to wave back at that! I'll also never wave at someone with a mirrored visor. Or helmet stickers. Or racing gloves. Or hiking boots. To me, motorcycling is like a family, a close knit brotherhood of people who ride Hondas, wear jeans and a leather jacket (not Vanson) with regular gloves and a solid color helmet with a clear visor, no stickers, no racing gloves and regular boots (not Timberlands). And isn't that what really makes riding so special.

I am up for a ride. Let me know the details and I will be there.

How much is power commander tuning & would you be able to do it the day of the dyno day?

Well if the weather is nice I will ride down. If it isn't we will trailer down. Give me a call when you wanna come over. It will take me about 30 minutes to move everything & get the trailer out.

Another question I have is....."How many pulls would I need to get a custom map for my PCIII?" I downloaded the map off power commander's website for my bike and exhaust. Would probably be good enough but I also heard you need about 10 pulls for a good map. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Turbo, Stop by and look at my trailer again. If you think it would hold 2 busas then I will have a guy at work weld more support to it. Then buy 1 more motorcycle chock and a sheet of diamond plate. Then we would be good to go for a trip down south.

One of the best places I have dealt with is in Geneva, Ohio. Give North Ridge Yamaha Suzuki a try. They are a small dealer but rely on there service. There staff is very knowledgable. They will talk to you about every option available instead of the usual cookie cutter answer you get at most dealerships. State 8 is a great place to buy a bike but not have dealt with their service department. I am not at all impressed with Lake County Motorsports in Mentor. Lastly I have no complaints about an independant mechanic shop in Willoughby called Bad Omen.

That is why I won't buy vehicles on ebay. Alot of dishonest people trying to make a quick buck. Glad you didn't get stuck with it.

I have a trailer already. My vhs tape is on order to build my own.

I hope to meet up with you guys. Should be a good riding season. Sounds like everyone has plans to ride just about anywhere you want too. I am in for alot of the rides.

Too bad I can't join your gang. I had a Haro Sport. But if you will let me I will pull the Big Wheel out and blow the dust off of it as I am passing you two fools!

Banana Seats are old school. Are you gonna rake the front end to look like a chopper? A Custom OCC bike that is something they've never done before? Except most of there bikes are the same.

Is it a Huffy Ten Speed with no seat on the post?

SnowShoe is a beautiful place. It is a great Mountain resort. I would make a weekend out of it. You can rent mountainbikes there and ride them through the trails. They have a big fishing lake. Plus not too far from SnowShoe is Cass an old railroad town. You can take train rides at night. They have a mystery theater train ride. All in all I enjoyes my trip down there. Almost forgot about some big telescope down there. If you go down there bring with you what you need because the corner stores are far & few between. No cellphone coverage except right by the resort area of Snow Shoe.

Track Supervisor for Norfolk Southern Railroad.

Just messing with ya. Not looking for a race just some enjoyable rides.