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I got up to around 20 questions and only had 2 right.. "who was in possession of heroin" both times haha. I gave up.

I have been looking for a tire for my brother's bike (180/55zr17) and came across a company that re manufactures tires for bikes. Has anyone ever heard of a re manufactured bike tire before? Has anyone ever used one? I'm just trying to decide if it would be worth it to just spend the extra money to get one brand new. My brother is in pretty desperate need at this point for a tire being that his tread is completely gone and the radials are showing in some spots. Here's the company that re manufactures/sells them, they are about $85.00 including shipping. http://www.cycletires.com/index2.html

Like Nochknstrps said, there are some people who ride them because they are handicapped and can't operate/balance a regular 2 wheeled bike. I used to know an older gentlemen who had ridden most of his life, as he got older he lost his balance and was no longer able to hold a motorcycle upright so he got a trike kit for it. I also saw a guy on one in a parking lot who got off and had to use a walker to keep his balance. Both of these guys were obviously on trikes because of physical handicaps. Aside from that reason I'm not sure why anyone would rather be on three wheels.

I watched that video on Friday right before I left work and have had the song stuck in my head since.

There's definitely no way that you can get in trouble now if he didn't pull you over right then. The only way you can get a ticket without being pulled over is from a red light/speed camera.

I guess I'll just agree to disagree here, again: I'm not trying to bash... but I've never wrecked a bike. I've only been riding 3 years, but most people wreck within the first. It doesn't have to be that way. The idea of getting bored on a 600 seems silly to me. What year ZZR were you riding? If it was the old ZZR, then yeah I could see you getting bored of that. However if its the same generation as mine (2005-2008), then there is no way! (I might be a little biased)

I'm not against starting on a 600, I did so myself on a 98 honda F3. To suggest starting on something bigger though, thats just silly. In fact, I'm convinced I will never want a sportbike bigger than a 600

I'm not sure if you were responding to my post, but i edited it. After I read back through it again I realized that it wasn't the best advice in the world. the ZZR6 that I started on is an '08. I in no way ever got bored of that bike, but my brother wants to upgrade. Personally I don't even ride a sport bike anymore, it's just what I started on. I'm still going to stick with personal limitations according to experience though. I could ride a 1k, but I don't have to give it everything it's got. That would in turn make it pointless for me to own one and that's why I don't. The one exception that I can think of to this, is if someone has literally never been on a street bike, dirtbike, or anything with a clutch. In that case it would be a lot easier to lose the bike getting it out of first because of incorrect clutch/gas ratio.

My brother and myself both started on his Kawasaki ZZR6. Remember, just because a bigger bike has more power, it doesn't mean that you have to use everything it will produce. It also just depends on how comfortable you are. If you've ridden dirt bikes or even 4wheelers before, you'd probably be fine on a 600. If you have to learn everything like balance, shifting, braking, etc. then maybe you would be better off on a 250 or 500. In my opinion though, as long as you don't exceed your own abilities, the only thing you'll have to worry about is other drivers.

My brother has the '08 Kawi. I rode it all last summer and like it a lot. It's got about 7,000 miles on it now and there have been no problems with it. I don't think it's the most comfortable thing in the world though, although I am 6' 3" so it might be a little better for someone shorter. I think you'll be happy no matter what bike end up getting. As far as those prices go, you should definitely work them down no matter where you buy from. Remember, the economy isn't the best right now, so not as many people are buying bikes, 4wheelers, jetskis, etc., us that to your advantage.

Thanks for the welcome guys.

Walking next to the bike while pushing it instead of sitting on it. My brother bought a brand new bike and had it literally about 45 minutes when one of his friends dropped it doing that. I would have killed him, my brother just said "oh well, it's just a bike, but you're never touching it again" haha.

Gun metal would definitely be my choice. Black shows any flaw in the paint and also dirt, scratches, scuffs, etc. Although white looks good, it's too hard to keep clean. My pick is Gun metal not only because of the flaws of the other colors but also because I think the color itself is awesome and think it would look really good on that bike.

I was just at Norwalk the other day with my brother and friend. We rode out there Friday to see my other buddy race his S-10. My brother rode his '08 Kawasaki ZZR6 and my friend rode his '04 Buell 1200. Both of them dragged their bikes for the fist time. The Kaw ran a 12.34 and the Buell a 13.52. Too bad my bike isn't worth racing.

It's nice to see that there are some other cruiser riders on the site. I just joined and was seeing a LOT of sport bikes. I'm from the Toledo area in NW Ohio, if someone were to organize a ride, I'd be willing to ride to Cinci or Cleveland to meet up for group ride. It's not too often that I get to roll with other cruisers, all of my friends that I ride with are on sport bikes.

I'm excited about riding tomorrow, not excited about riding to work though. I'd rather keep riding.

There's only one thing worse than Toledo roads and that is Michigan roads. Even major highways like 75 are torn up. I've found that if you look at it as a game of "dodge the pothole" it makes it more fun. Don't worry though guys, Mayor Carty has got our back with his "Pothole Possy"