Cheech

So let me get this straight: You're 23 years old, and you got your first bike, 93 Kat 600, this year as a fixer for about 300 bucks, plus whatever you put into it in parts which given your documented issues with it I assume is about 750, all in, not counting your or anyone else's labor time. Rode on temps when you first got your bike together, got your endorsement in late August. Between the mechanical and electrical issues (like riding with electricity arcing between the handlebars), you feel that you have outgrown your bike in 3 months and want to purchase a Gixxer750/1000. But it's cool, you'll hold on to this for a long time, so financing it is no problem. Firing up the blockquoter, this is going to be a long one. You want a bike that stands out? Go buy the Benelli that omaraloui was selling a while ago, or a BMW S1000RR. News flash kid, Japanese motorcycles are mass-the-fuck-produced. After a while they become just like cars from last model year, you see them everywhere and they've lost all their new charm. What makes them unique is the things that the riders do to them, but since you've only been riding for 3 months, I don't necessarily expect you to understand that yet. However, since you seem to be content with throwing at least $5-600 a month down that hole, I also don't expect you to be doing any mods anytime soon. As far as insurance goes, my record is shit. I'm 30, no kids, and was dropped by State Farm last year for too many tickets and the claim I filed when I wrecked my Kat (plus another in '05), and even after fleeing to Progressive I STILL paid 145/yr for liability only on the CBR. The only thing I can think of is you have a DUI on your record or something you're not sharing. It's totally cool, your business is your business, and we don't need to know the gritty details. However, your rates are that way for one reason or another, and it doesn't seem like there's a magic bullet company that's going to charge you 90 a year. Perhaps instead of looking to see what insurance companies were the best for motorcycle rates, you should see what motorcycles are best for insurance rates. Here's a hint: ANYTHING BUT GIXXERS AND BUSAS. Have you ever stopped to think why it's been sitting on that showroom floor? I think I've already debunked the other bullshit in here. Have you now?

he hit 3000 upvotes and front page on reddit, this guy's getting major exposure.

but, he's picky.

Flight wise, it's about 45 minutes to an hour shorter east/west (Brisbane/Perth) than America, plus almost the entire center is desert/bush.

I wonder if this is in Queensland, it flooded when I was there too. Funny the amount of cars that were driving around with snorkels on them.

it's ok, 'scro! I know plenty of people who ride Ducati's that lead really kick-ass lives...

is the remainder ducati? :D

Well said.

Don't finance toys, or at least don't finance them for very long. Don't finance bikes when there's still depreciation to be had. A 3 year old bike is still depreciating. You're going to lose your ass on a 1 year old bike. People who ride "them" are all over this forum. If you can't really "get" that, then you aren't listening to the advice being given. Coming from someone who came off a post-Kat 600 into a 600RR, you'll be very happy with a 600 supersport as long as it's got FI, and you can go back as far as 2001 to get it. You want advice, there it is. Or you can spend a fuckton of money every month on something that's realistically overkill. Your financial state is of no concern to me, all I can tell you is you're getting anally raped with a pine tree with those insurance quotes, that accident in '07 WILL be factored into the insurance quote (5 years, bub), and you're too young to get the good rates. Adjust yourself accordingly. Because you have to in order to legally be able to ride it on public roads, because you have to in order to finance the bike (which I'm sure you did), because you have to in order to not get completely screwed with administrative fines, suspended license (but why give them money to have it reinstated, right?), and other such fuckery, but most of all, because you don't want everything you own be subject to a civil lawsuit on behalf of the victim that you just hit. And believe me bub, if you hit me I'd take EVERYTHING.

You've heard wrong. Stop reading freerepublic/NRO.

Oh really? Then why the conspiracy theory:

that's just what they wanted you to think

Bingo. You think the frequencies cell towers use plus 2.4/5.2Ghz are the only ones on the planet?

Which leads me to ask: Are they coming to get you, or are you just completely paranoid? Public service announcement: Radio waves travel a lot farther than you think they do. If you use this in your house, if your neighbors are close by chances are pretty good their phones are going to get jammed as well, or at least be severely diminished.

Those aren't cell phones, they are VoIP devices.

Understand that the usage of this in a public place is extremely illegal.

So I have to spend 5 bucks to not get treated like an infant? Do I also have to spend money to not get some hard-selling asshole that is going to try and spark an argument with my girlfriend?

They would either be well-protected or you'll break them all.

Because some people own bikes just to take them to bike shows and/or to show off how bad their taste is. A guy I know has a custom chopper that is "sword" designed; Arabian sword suicide shifter, handlebars, rear cushion, rear-views, massive amounts of airbrushing, the works. He had to tow it into the car/bike show his company sponsored as it would not fire up by itself, or even when it did the brakes were all but functional.

Congrats and good luck man. Be sure to stay in touch.

wokka wokka.

I'm good.

i look forward to the 25 threads between now and June on how random shit keeps breaking.