RSparky

I'm gonna have to say that I usually get annoyed by loud pipes. Especially on Harleys. I understand if it gets loud when you're at 8k rpm, but if your ears hurt around an idling engine, it needs something to shut it up.

Preferably something like common decency?

lol, says the guy who was just defending them?

howabout buy mine? for lots of money, so i can get a big boy bike!

well, they never said that it was her son driving the car.

Haha, well I know an sv650 us a whole other animal, especially considering the aftermarket market for them. My bike is stock, performance wise

Coolio. I doubt I'd be able to do any better than anybody else, as I am must certainly a newb when it comes to line selection and late breaking and whatnot.

So, my 650 is my first bike, and probably my only bike for quite some time, unfortunately. I love riding, and really want to try a track day. I realize that i would be significantly slower than any 600 out there, but I would certainly push it to the limit. has anybody seen a 650 out there? Does it get in the way or annoy people?

Petty much nothing. It velcros on to the bottom. I used my bag for about a month without it. I tuck the bungee hook under the flap that the leather pad sticks to, while using my bag as a book bag. The leather helps to soften those points from stabbing into my back.

Wow, I can't believe I actually scrolled through all 3.5 ish pages of that. I seriously, have NO life.

I couldn't help but crack up at that face...

Up for sale is a brand new, in the box, Motocentric sport tailbag, minus the lower leather pad. I already own one, and due to my own negligence, ruined the lower leather pad on my own bag. So I got another to replace the pad, and now have a whole bag, which I do not need. I personally like how it looks without the lower pad more, but I have modified my own bag into more of a backpack than a man-purse. Now, the slight extra cushion is enjoyed when this thing is loaded with textbooks, and I'm walking all around Wright State. Without my 'backpack' modification, the pad is rather useless, as the lower side of the bag is already soft fabric, which is less likely to rip a seat or scratch plastic than the leather would.

Anyway, this bag is great, and I use it every day, either to haul books to school, or tennis shoes to my work(my own bag does not have the new car smell anymore ).

This bag has expandable sides, and the main flap has all sorts of compartments to hold pens, a calculator, and other miscellaneous items. There are also two outer pockets on each side. I use one of them to hold the included rain cover that this bag has. The cover is black, with stretchy nylon at the bottom to hold it onto the bag.

It's dimensions are(as measured by the great folks at Newenough, where I bought my bag(s) from):

13 in. long, 13-17 in. wide, 8 in. tall

Actually, here is a link to their listing: http://www.newenough.com/parts/luggage/tail_bags/moto_centric/mototrek_sport_tail_bag.html

This bag usually goes for around $70, $60 on sale. I'm asking for $45 shipped or maybe dropped off to your house. It is all wrapped up in the original packing, and in the box that they sent to me. I simply took the pad off and put it all back in nice and neat.

Feel free to reply to this or email me at rsrsparks@gmail.com

I love the 204 mph bit... I hate the fact that people don't look for bikes like they do cars. If we had more bikers on the road, they'd be harder to miss, because people wouldn't forget about them as easily...

One more reason I despise cops. This is sickening.

Welcome! I'm a newb as well. I would like to ride into winter, but I doubt it will last long, as my commute to work is 14 miles, and to school is 25, both on the highway. Even so, I haven't driven my car in so long, I'm dreading going back to the blasted thing.

I didn't find it too bad except for one gust while on 675. Leaned me at least 10 degrees, and knocked my helmet for a sec.

Excuse my ignorance, but besides paint, what's the difference?

I'm tempted. I've been craving a real 600 ever since I got a little sample a little while ago. Problem is, I'd need to sell my bike or trade, which for this I'm guessing would be probably even...

My bad, I took too long to type in my phone.

Well my 650r is perfect for you. After telling my girlfriend about your ad, she was leery because she knows how comfortable my seat is. The driver and passenger are one piece, so she can scoot up as far as she likes.

A little more info: I have sportsbars, sliders, and an integrated tail light. (have everything to make it stock) Practically fresh pilot road 2s, current on all maintenance, and just under 9k miles at this time. It's a clean bike, never wrecked. I'm the second owner, and am still in contact with the first.

If you'd consider an 06 ninja 650r, I am very interested. Your bike is beautiful!

I bought mine from gary schillings at blue ridge performance, asking with a few other things. They sent my light fine, from their warehouse. Then a couple months later, they made a booboo and put my address under his name. Conflict was resolved but not before I saw his invoice. He marks it up from 90 to 100 ish. Idk much about his business, but that does not seem like a worthwhile profit.

Behind the zipper and just under the button.

Sounds lovely. Doubt a cop would check there, though.

How deadly is a bludgeoning, though? Bullets hurt worse...

I ran my front until it was near bald... I had a lot of cupping. The main cause for that I believe is the tread pattern of the tire. Each piece of tread (separated by cracks that allow water to flow) acts like an eraser on a pencil held vertical. When scrubbed, the edges wear more because the rubber is pliable and the edge is pulled down to contact the road more.

My front also had more wear on the left. Besides the road crown theory, there is another explanation, probably what is described in that article. We don't turn left more than right, per se, but the circumference ofa left turn is greater that that of a right turn, on a two lane road. Therefore, the left side should experience more wear. It may not seem like much, but I'm sure it adds up, considering the fact that all roads/intersections require a turn.

Just my .02

I am not comfortable with the idea of having a handgun, nor is it allowed at my work. (special security clearance) but, I do have an expandable baton, ASP, the same kind most cops have. I've tried to read the ohio laws online, but it was difficult to get a clear understanding. My question is, is it legal to carry this baton on the bike, or in my tail bag? If you can't answer, anybody know of where or who could?

I had a bicycle bell on my bike for a while there... It was hilarious to pass some ricer and ding it as I fly by. But it broke, so oh well.

Does it get stuffy in the Noj thing? And what about fogging? I have the scorpion chin skirt, but it somehow lets a crazy jet stream straight up to my left eye sometimes. Drives me mad!