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It's pretty good on gravel, offroad, and similar. It's okay on pavement at speeds up to about 55, gets pretty wheezy up to it's max speed of about 70. Suspension, brakes, framewise, it is probably the second best Japanese 250 duallie out there, the best being the WRR. The engine is pretty anemic compared to the WRR though. It's real selling point is it's price, I mean for $4500 new and $2000-ish used, it's a pretty good deal. Overall, a good bike, fun around town and on gravel / offroad up to about 50 mph.

Bike is sold, slated to be delivered tomorrow. Thanks...

I'm a big fan of the 26, carry one almost everywhere I go.

Side note: You can be a police officer in Ohio at 18 for villages or a sheriff's office. Not all will let you, but the law spells out 18 as a minimum age. I was 19 when I started as a special sheriff's deputy, armed and sworn. Re: CCW, under 21 not gonna happen. I would think that open carry would be acceptable, but you run the risk of encountering LE not 100% knowledgeable on the subject and I personally wouldn't risk that situation.

Pretty minor in the overall list of what could happen, really. The two times it happened to me, I was able to continue on my route by shifting into neutral to come to a stop, and then shifting up into second to resume moving again by feathering the thottle to keep the bike from stalling. Pretty jerky starts and I lofted the front wheel a bit accidentally several times, but it worked. Once you are moving, shifting between the gears from 2 up and back down to 2 is fairly easy with no clutch cable. In really heavy traffic I don't think I would want to try it, I'd probably just call AMA roadside.

Tenere or Tiger 800.

Selling my 2007 Kawasaki KLX250S: 250cc 4 stroke single, totally street legal, 6 speed tranny, liquid cooled, carbed, chain drive, USD forks. Good overall shape, with 7700 miles. Starts easily and runs well. Has had the chain and sprockets recently replaced, and all other wear items are good to go. Mostly stock, with a few additions installed: Utah Sport Cycle aluminum skidplate, Scott MX grips, Sunline bar pad, carb jet kit installed, safety switches deleted. Current tires are OEM Trailwings off another bike with about 50% life left. Also includes 2 keys, tools, fender mount tool bag, and owners manual. Comes with a few uninstalled extras, too: replacement subfender license plate mount (lets you remove the existing OEM monstrosity while still using the stock tail light and signals), Kawasaki handguards, extra front and rear sprockets, OEM jets and pilot screws, spark plug, few odds and ends. The bike shows a few very light scratches on the plastics consistent with light off road use. The radiator shrouds have a few areas where the plastic flexed slightly and the typical dirt bike "white" creasing shows up. If I were going to keep this, I'd return the jetting to stock (all parts included) if only to get better gas mileage out of it. That's strictly a personal preference thing, though. Otherwise the bike needs nothing and is ready to ride. $2150, clear title and ready to transfer. I am in New Philadelphia, OH, and can assist with delivery if needed. Feel free to email with questions: markmeftah@yahoo.com Pictures taken earlier today... I couldn't get it as clean as I would have liked due to the infernal snow...

Is this 4 way stop sign on private property?

I wanted to like my Fulmer but the distortion made me nuts. I gave it away and use a regular dirt helmet and goggles for the more off roady stuff, and an old street helmet with scratched shield for the dual sport stuff... that way I don't beat up a good helmet / shield in the woods.

You asked a question, I answered it based on my experience. If you don't like my answer and feel it is inaccurate, then by all means encourage your kid not to go to court, and report back on the results. To address a few points from the quoted post: 18 is the age of adulthood, but not the generally accepted age of "responsibility", for lack of a better term. A 15.5 year old can drive on a permit, for example. To build on that example, if I stop your precious 15.5 year old daughter for texting while driving, she will be the one signing the ticket, not you. So there's your one example that you asked for. Look at laws governing age of consent for sexual relations, you will find that 16 is a common limit, in some states it is 14. Look at privacy regulations for healthcare, especially minor females who are pregnant. Again, under the age of 18. A subpoena is issued by the court at the request of either the prosecutor (or plaintiff in a civil case) or the defense. The court, when issuing it, takes note of the witnesses age and, if they feel it is an issue, will specify that the subpoena is served "in care of" the guardian, as I explained in a previous post. Thus, there is no specific cut of age, but I would say as a general rule if the kid is of driving age then they can deal with the subpoena themselves. In a lot of cases of personal subpoena service, the person being served doesn't even have to sign. The officer issuing it notes that it was hand delivered and is able to attest to the service being made. In that case especially, junior wouldn't be signing anything.

I don't know of too many cops that would serve a 12 year old as a witness in any kind of action. If a 12 year old is your witness, they obviously live with an adult guardian, and you would serve that person. The subpoena would then be pretty clearly spelled out "for Joe Blow in care of Joan Blow". Big difference between 12 and 17. You aren't serving it on the phone, you are calling them to tell them to come get it. If you call them and they never come to pick it up, they have never been served, so there is no issue for them failing to appear in court. If they do pick it up, you can confirm who they are and give it to them, in that case, if they fail to appear at court there is an issue.

Reading back a few pages, I must be the only guy that no longer likes the show...? It's getting wholly unbelievable now. I don't generally require my entertainment to be realistic (I watch the hell out of American Horror Story) but c'mon... feels like the show has run it's course. That was funny.

You have no idea... Victims / witnesses are cooperative on scene but usually want no part of going to court... Not at all. We try to serve all papers in person, because then if Joe Blow doesn't show up, we can affirm that we did serve them and they accepted the subpoena. If that is impractical, we can serve them by leaving a copy at their residence. Another means of service is to call the witness, advise them of the subpoena, and ask them to pick it up some time that is convenient for them at the P.D. This is most likely what happened in the OP's case, and yes, it is totally legal to subpoena a minor without their parents being notified. The kid isn't the defendant, he's not being charged, so why would the court / police bother to notify the parent? Presumably, the kid would tell his parents that he is a witness in a case and they would find out that way. If he doesn't tell ma and pa... well, that's not the court's problem.

I normally ask the local shop if they can come closer to the online price. I have no illusions that they can sell the same product for the same price, given the costs of running a brick and mortar business, but they can and usually will negotiate with you. Having said that, I am buying an aftermarket tank, which is $200 shipped online. Local guy will not go less than $250 on it. As much as I would rather support him, $50 is a quarter of the total cost, I simply cannot justfy buying it from him. I mean, he has to order it too, there is still a wait, and I have to go there to pick it up, so what is the benefit for me?

Whew.

Answer: every d-bag in the world, because under the seat is where everyone keeps their handguns. It's not illegal to keep a gun in your car as long as you are in compliance with the law regarding storage. I'd Google "ORC Improper Transport of a Firearm" and read up on what condition you can / can't store a gun in a vehicle. Unless you also have a CCW the "proper license" referenced earlier in the thread is meaningless, Ohio has no "gun licensure" or gun registration. My advice regarding protecting yourself from theft is the following: don't advertise (no gun stickers on car), keep interior immaculate with all valuables out of sight, lock the doors, get a hidden lock box, and prior to storage of a concealed gun take a digital photo of the gun and note the serial number / make / model. Edit, I should read the whole thread before posting....

Or just drop $20 on a pair of aluminum ramp tops (garden section at Lowes), and build your own ramps with a couple of 2 x 10. You can sell the spare one that you have assembled from the kit (it makes 2) and recoup your money.

That wouldn't be a lift, would it? Say it ain't so...

One day, Ben. One day.

What a fuckmook.

They do have free stickers here though. Edited to add, my definition of poseur is a post count higher than your odometer...

ADV is generally a poseur free community, unlike every other motorcycle board. Including (especially?) this one. Here's my 18 day / 8100 mile contribution: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=619034 And my other trip reports, ranging from 1 day to 8: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=193623 http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=465588 http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=227053 http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=227053 http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=233375

Three years into his term, I still got all my guns and ammo.

Sold

Totally agree, I fail to understand the motivation there. What a tool.