YSR_Racer_99

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Awesome awesome awesome. Should be working, and instead I'm reading threads on stromtrooper. Thanks Casper. Thanks. Good Info, Speedtriple. Quite a testimonial.

Interesting stuff on the 650. I'm amazed at the amount of support and kudos that this thing gets (on this board, as well as on the 'net itself). For fun, I was comparing it to the SV650, and in most instances the DR650 gets the edge. The SV is portrayed as a little more sport-oriented (esp the S version), but everyone talks about how versatile the VStroms are. Surprised also at how many have the large and small versions, and say they're suitable for totally different scenarios. Thanks all. More research. Gonna beat this thing to death.

And the waters get murkier. Thought I kind of had it narrowed down. I'm gun-shy on anything KTM after the 625SMC experience, but what a great, well-built bike (except the vibration thing). This isn't for lonnnnng distance stuff. I'm def. not a tourer. Much more of around town/ backroads. Avoid the highway when I can (the whole straight line, droning thing...). Again, all of the input is appreciated. Pls keep it coming. I'm amazed at the amount of Vstrom support. I had no idea.... Any thoughts on the 650 vs 1k versions?

Moving up to "smalls"?? An XS wouldn't have much back side to fill out the chaps, I'm thinkin'.

The Dragon is just the tip of the iceberg. Ride it, get the sticker, then go ride the Cherohala and others. Remember to slow down when you come back to Ohio...

Thank you! I appreciate all of the input. Got to sell some stuff, then will pursue. Maybe over late fall or early winter. I think I'm going research the DRZ vs a V-strom.

Love my sportbike, but after my ride to Portsmouth a couple of weeks ago, am thinking about something I can comfortably ride pretty much anywhere, and for some distance, though it'll mostly be tarmac. No cruisers, not really looking for a sport tourer, and cost is an issue. The older guys I used to ride with swear by DR650's, and one of them has a newer KLR650. By looking on Craigslist and such, seems that the KLR's may be ridden more by distance riders, as they often have aluminum bags/ cases and more "goodies" on them . Not really looking to ride THAT far. I'm not an Ironbutter. Maybe 3-4 hours max ride, and that would be pretty infrequent. I want something I can throw around in the twisties. Something that doesn't put so much weight on my wrists, and something with a comfortable perch. I'm 6'0" with a 32" inseam. I fell in love with a KTM 625SMC and bought it off the showroom floor a few years ago. INCREDIBLE bike, except for the seat and the vibrrrrrrationssssss. It vibrated so badly that it blurred my vision. Put 2k miles on it in two years, then sold it. Yes, had it back to the dealer, but it didn't help. Love the upright/ supermoto thing, which is part of the reason I'd like another dualsport. DRZ400 seems to be a good fit, I would just like more power... Any thoughts appreciated. Jeff

Meefzah: Correct. He said he will post soon. vfrrwb: I vote to stay with the current format, BUT think it would be fun to play your version, too. Not sure that I totally understand your concept. Start it up! We're a fun group. We'll play along. Jeff

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I didn't wear a helmet regularly (unless it was cold out...) in most of my 20's, either. Never ride without one now. I did foolish stuff back then, but thankfully never got this hurt. Stupid moves in this case? Absolutely. Coulda been me at some point. I can't imagine sliding and bouncing for 1000 ft, completely on the asphalt. Her FAMILY couldn't even identify her? Amazing. We've probably all done stupid stuff, and probably gotten away with it for the most part. I'll keep them in my prayers. If they live, their pain and disfigurement will be incredible. I can't imagine. Jeff

Did the guy in the normal house, out front, come at you with a shotgun?

>>Hmmm, the testing was done by Toyota, and Toyota was found to be not at fault, sounds about right << Huh? The first sentence says that it was the conclusion by the DOT. So does Toyota get its $16.4 million back that it paid to the government as a "fine"? I just bought a Toyota without a second thought. Would've bought a Ford without hesitation as well. Won't buy another Chevy or a Chrysler as long as Obama owns them, though. Uh uh.

<<And that's great, but what's the "so what" of all that? If you're happy with your life, what more do you want? Has your life gone drastically downhill in the last 1.5 years compared to the last 8? If so, why is that? Misplaced anger is entertaining, but in the end, still misplaced.>> The "so what" is that if Obama gets his way, its all going to change. For the worse. I've been blessed in that my life has changed little in the past year and a half, and that I prospered in the eight years prior to that. The reality is that Obama's plan will kill more jobs, and that there are a LOT of people suffering right now. Job losses, foreclosures, uncertainty. Do you have any idea of the taxes coming down the road? The "Bush tax cuts" didn't just help the wealthy, but the "wealthy" create jobs, for the most part. You CAN'T spend money in order to save money, especially not on his scale. Why does he keep saying "we can't keep spending like this", but then KEEPS SPENDING?? AMERICA is BROKE. Even his appointee came out recently stating that we can't keep spending like this ( http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/11/AR2010071101956.html). Stewart may be telling the truth, but he's only telling the part of it that fits his paradigm. He doesn't present both sides. When he DOES have someone from the other side on his show, he excoriates them (i.e. O'Reilly) and tries to make them look foolish by setting them up. Fox News (BTW, not my only source for info) lets both sides present their side. You're correct in your response to the "we absorb what we feed ourselves". I need to look at the individuals, not the group. Thank you Upbringing: His upbringing shaped his beliefs and paradigm, just like mine did. I had no idea where my parents stood politically until I was well into my adult years (and truthfully, I didn't care). BUT, they always made me work for what I wanted. Mowing lawns, selling greeting cards door to door, whatever. If I wanted something, I had to earn it. Same with Obama. He was raised by socialists (and yes, I DO know what I'm talking about, what the word means, and what the concept encompasses), and that formed his world view. The little red church and all of that. I don't "need to cite facts about why Obama is worse than Bush". It doesn't matter at this point. The "point" is that Obama sold himself as the saver, fixer, and almighty, and he's not any of that. He was going to lower the sea levels (even though they didn't rise in the first place). He made it clear that equality is more important than true justice and that spreading the wealth is a focus. On a prior note, about "why should a liberal live on $12k a year....": Good point. I need to rethink that. The butter Jesus issue ("they could spend the money better by helping the less fortunate") is more about "don't tell me how to spend my money", but I still feel that liberals should live what they preach. Socialism doesn't work. It can't. Just curious, have you read Atlas Shrugged? When you penalize the producers too much, we'll stop producing. Seems that we're heading in that direction, especially with the new taxes coming. Maybe Stewart will cover that. Its interesting to see libs like Barbara Streisand finally speaking out, when THEY see what his taxes will do to their stash. No, I'm not pure nor the epitome of innocence. Never said I was. Where did that come from, and what does it have to do with this discussion?

Oh, where to start? I've got paperwork to do (that whole "nasty Capitalism thing", y'know...), but especially like the "house out of tinfoil thing". Actually, I "built my house" on hard work and forming a company. Capitalism has been very good to me. I AM educated, and my degree was in psychology. I worked in different arenas of social work for seven years out of college. I didn't come out of college as a liberal, and in fact didn't know or care what that meant. I left social work because I got tired of all of the freeloaders coming through the door, trying to get their gaggle of kids on SSI/ disability so they'd get a bigger check every month. "He's got ADHD". "No, he doesn't". I didn't like the fact that they were sitting on their duffs all day, and living better than I was. I left the profession to make a better life for myself and my family, and I have. The Daily Show?? "More informed"?. Yeah, I've heard that. They're more informed about whatever it is that Stewart is selling them that day, which may or may not be the truth, but is certainly biased. I was amazed when Stewart and others actually starting calling Obama out. A little bit, anyhow. You could fill in "The Daily Show" with any broadcast name. "The viewers of Mister Rogers Neighborhood are more informed. About puppets, trains, and what jobs the people in their neighborhood have". We absorb whatever we feed ourselves. Seems that "young 'uns" have chosen to get their "news" from entertainment sources, and are more concerned with which Kardashian is pregnant this week, or which Tiger mistress just came out. Obama took the job of "fixing things", and said he could, but hasn't. Please just take a look at his upbringing. Look at the people who raised him, what he was taught, and how he got to where he is so quickly, with virtually no experience. "But he's qualified" to be president. Yes. Technically. I'll revisit this later. I've got work to do. Jeff

Okay, on the constant "Fair & Balanced" swipes by the LWNJ's: What other network offers even a HINT of the right wing/ conservative view? Unless its a five-on-one presentation like "The View": Nobody. Nearly every Fox segment offers "presenters" from both sides of the issue. Seriously. And to even insinuate that "the media is slanted to right" is laughable, wrong, and ignorant. Stats prove it. Your media dominates in numbers, and helps to perpetuate the White House agenda and lies. I am SO SICK of liberal lies and distortion, and the fact that they can't put any blame on Obama (78+ days of oil spewing into the gulf, but don't be started on that one), but try to give him credit for things he didn't do. Like Biden, last week, trying to give Obama credit for "winning" in Iraq. Are you KIDDING ME?? And nobody calls him on it. Nobody. And his mindless, hateful, distorted little minions keep drawing hateful, deceitful cartoons. Facts show that liberals are much more racist than conservatives. It would now seem that the liberals are getting all that they wanted from Obama, and they're STILL pissed off. Angry. Spiteful. Mean. Pissy. Whiney. Name-calling, finger-pointing, sniveling little minions. Brainwashed by their teachers and professors to hate this country, and to feel guilty about being Americans. I refuse to feel guilty about being American, and will never apologize for it. Thank God that when I was in school (I'm 42), they taught us to honor America. We said the Pledge of Allegiance every morning. We were taught that America IS exceptional and great. My niece graduated from OSU a couple of years ago. Went into the college as a conservative, came out as a sniveling snot-nosed hypocritical liberal. Whines about injustice while telling us about the "great wines" she is learning about. Then quits her social-work type job to work as a private-care autism attendant because SHE COULD MAKE MORE MONEY. If she were true to her convictions, she'd give the new "extra" money to the less fortunate. I'm guessing that she won't. Typical.

When does anything start being "Obama's fault"? When does he take responsibility for anything, instead of trying to convince us that this is the "Summer of Recovery", when absolutely NOTHING indicates ANY improvement? In 1932 (Great Depression), unemployment was about 23.5%. Right now, our "real number" unemployment is around 19%. Liberals believe that if you tell a lie enough times, that it eventually becomes truth. The media caused this recession/ downturn/ whatever you want to call it. Things were actually pretty good, with unemployment hovering around 5%. The media started talking nightly about how bad things were. Not many of us were having troubles or feeling any pinch, but they wanted to make Bush look bad for the upcoming election. Most of us were doing fine, but getting the impression from the news idiots on a constant basis that things were getting really bad. We started pulling back, spending less, eating out less, buying less bike stuff. Whatever. We all pulled in, and thus began the contraction. Not buying as much stuff, so less was manufactured, so people got laid-off, and so on. The media started this mess, because of politics. We're America. We'll survive. But first we have to negate the Socialist and his ilk. He was raised to hate America (research his upbringing and history), and will do as much damage as possible. He's shown over and over already that he doesn't care what The People want. He's out to overwhelm with his agenda. He lied to every single group he could in order to get elected. He talked a center-left agenda on the campaign trail, and once in office, started right away to show his intentions. Liberals hate wealth, except their own. Hypocrites, especially the "rich" ones. I think that any true liberal should live on $12k a year. That would cover a small apartment (small carbon footprint, right?), food, and bus tokens. If they make more than that, they should give it to the "less fortunate" (in America, "less fortunate" means that your flatscreen TV is less than 50". The "less fortunate" in America have cell phones, cable/ dish, and flatscreens). Those idiots standing out in front of the burnt butter Jesus a few weeks ago saying "I can't believe they'll rebuild it. That money could be put to better use by helping the less fortunate" make me sick. Then they got in their $27k Subaru's or Volvo's and went to their overpriced converted lofts downtown, where they live so they don't contribute to "urban sprawl", but instead make their weekly trek to Ikea out in the 'burbs. If you're gonna force your ignorant and hypocritical lifestyle down my throat, you better start living it like you mean it first. I don't WANT mercury-filled twisty bulbs that hurt my eyes. The fact that you put them in your carriage lights, then leave them on 24/7 doesn't make a whole lot of sense, does it? I don't understand how one can live in this great country, can benefit from all that we have and the lifestyles that we enjoy (yes, where the "poor" have cell phones and flatscreens), yet bash it at every turn and want to convert it to a model of government (Socialism) which has been shown over and over that IT WON'T WORK. Inherently, it can't work. And it won't. Jeff

Still waiting on evidence of the racism which liberals keep accusing the Tea Partiers of. Wasn't it Bill Clinton who said to Kennedy "a few years ago, (Obama) would have been bringing us coffee". I don't think Clinton is a Tea Partier. Interesting how Armogida manages to bash religion, demean patriotism (poking fun at respecting the National anthem), and make baseless accusations against people whom she doesn't agree with. As usual, a "compassionate liberal" who wants everyone to be viewed as, and treated as, equal, fails to be able to do the same. Hypocrisy is status quo. Name-calling, finger pointing, and projectionism are their M.O.

I gave up on Metallica shortly after Justice, I think. I was at the li-berry not too long ago, and they had Death Magnetic, so I checked it out. I was blown away. Its MUCH more like their old stuff. Not Load, not ReLoad. None of that crap. I'm listening to DM quite a bit. I was pleasantly surprised. I'm an old metal head, and listen to a wide range of stuff. Current favorite is 5FDP. If you're a metal head, and haven't checked it out, give Hard Drivin' Radio on the net a try. Not the same dozen songs over and over.

SORRY! Learning... If the moderator can delete 386 and 387, I'd appreciate it. Couldn't delete it on my end. Thanks

The next tag. Sorry, couldn't figure out how to post larger photo(s). Yes, its a house (or at least used to be). If someone will tell me how to post a large photo, or direct me, I'll post it. Jeff

The next tag. Yes, its a house (or at least used to be). Jeff

Okay, devils advocate here: Are you sure that Goldclass is actually the one who responded? Not someone posing as them?

In my mind, its MUCH more fun to ride a slow bike fast than ride a fast bike slow. I geek for another 1000cc bike, but LOVE to wring the snot out of my 250. Unless you're on a track, there's no real reason to have a huge motor. Not that I don't WANT a bigger bike pretty often, but every time I get off of my zinger, I'm smilin'. Congrats. Thats a beautiful bike. I'm just down the road, near Ridgeville on 48.