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cornbreadxd

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  1. I don't like when the homeless guys approach and you tell them you don't have anything and then as you walk past they say "F**k you mothaf**ker" I had that happen and was about to fight a homeless guy because I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING on me...I wasn't going to hand him my credit card and tell him enjoy.
  2. ok the BIG!!!!! difference is going to be that the 500 isn't fuel injected so that alone may make or break your decision. I find that the 500 has enough power and everything for the street (I roll with 600cc+ all the time) but on the highway sometimes Its not as smooth as I'd like and FI would make that happen for me which the 650 has. It's not like a leap up it's like a step up like not a huge one though it's like those pedestals that you need when your a kid to pee in the toilet properly.

    I'd sell mine if I didn't damage the upper fairing because I want a sv1k but it was a great bike after 2 seasons, and it held up well to my crash so I can vouch for the durability of them. I'd actually let you test ride also but I can't tighten the chain since i've only got access to one hand till october

  3. yeah, it had slack in it, i used a measuring tape to make sure it was in spec lifting it in the middle like the manual says, im not sure if it hit anything, it may have bounced off the curb while it pinwheeled across the ground as i slid behind it....all I was thinking is "man that HID is bright" as it spun and I caught a glimpse before my helmet started to join in on the slide/tumble action and ruined the view

  4. that's what I was thinking but It was tight, I rode with it for a while with a lot of slack because I didn't know how to adjust it, once I did it handled like a new bike and I made sure it wasn't loose. It would make a clank noise when it didnt have enough tension and it hadn't made that sound so I figured it was alright. I adjusted it in june and put hefty miles on it with no issues so i'm not sure if it just came loose when I went down.

  5. Is it more common to get these sorts of injuries when you aren't being an ass on the bike? I never see people really posting damage reports like this when they ride reckless.......(if they are still alive). Or they don't want to be flammed and just suffer alone.

    When the pins come out I want to use them somewhere on my bike or a keychain or some other sort of bio-hazard conversation piece

  6. Forgot to post on this forum at that time (sorry)

    Fell on 8-25

    I should wait to type this but I went down for the second time on the bike! This time it wasn't target fixation though. It was raining this morning but it'd stopped by the time I had all my gear on [ATGATT] so I was out on my way to work with no problems. So I come to the entrance to the plaza that i work in, which is uphill, and I take the corner slow because it's wet [like I always do, it was 4:30am also]. I accelerate out with no problem and I begin to slow down for the light and the rear just slides out from under me while im pretty much in a straight line.

    I'm not sure what happened exactly because i didnt lose the rear from the rear brake like my target fixation down. It was just surreal because I didnt get to have that "Oh S**t!" moment because I didn't see it coming. It was more like a "What the F**k?...."BLAMMMM!!! Bike spinning on 599 sliders like a record on a turntable, and Im sliding on the chin of my helmet with my arms spread like I was trying to steal 2nd base. UPHILL! I get up and run to the bike which was off and with the help of adrenaline lifted it up like a bmx....but with the power of disorientation I fell over and dropped it on the other side but immediately jumped back up after I felt exhaust through my pants. I then lifted it from the other side and walked it the rest of the way uphill which was more like a jog. I then walked to the entrance to my job and fell down at the door (adrenaline ran out). I was driven to the hospital and all I have is like a small bone chip or fracture on my "throttle" thumb sad.gif

    I slid about 40ft the bike about 55ft I get back up and feel pea gravel under my boot I think it was a combo of water/oil/gravel but I go slow into this turn EVERYDAY because there is always crap on the road in front of it and I could envision someone loosing it there at any moment, but never in the spot I was in. 599 sliders sucked up everything but the left turn signal, clutch lever which snapped in half and the fairing which was previously repaired was re-broken. I also noticed that the chain came off the sprocket and I was able to put it back on with it on the centerstand...now does that usually happen in a slide or what? My chain wasn't loose because I tightened it following the wiki 2 months ago. Will post pics later I have a soft cast so its hard to use the mouse....I did get one of those cool souvenir bracelets from the hospital though!

    Had surgery on 8-31, pic of pins are from today....It hurts :(IMAG0125.jpg

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