Gixxus Christ!

Gen 2 is out of my price range. TL1000 is pretty damn easy to wheelie. Love the zrx and bandit but also kinda want to go with a water cooled bike. Zzr12 would be awesome if I could find one. Also looking at older gl1100's without fairing, thers an '80.interstate on cl for cheap, looks pretty smooth as a bagger. If I went this route I would probably either keep the TL or sell it and get a lighter sport bike, r6 or f4 I'm sick of bike shopping.

I rode mandem on the back of one once, seemed to have pretty good power.

Insurance guy came and took pics of the damage today, should hear back by tomorrow, hopefully have a check in my hand next week.

Gotta love an easy, free fix.

Yeah, and if momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy. I love the idea of the sprint, and maybe I'd replace my TL with one, but I'm leaning more towards a sport-standard to replace the cruiser for 2-up riding. Ideally I would buy a swiss army bike that did it all: commuting, weekend zips through the twisties and comfy 2-up cruising but idk if such a beast exists, let alone in my price range. If the fz1 has enough seat and I can put on a baackrest or top box relatively cheap and easily then I would probably go with it vs the circa 1986 designed engine of the bandit. I must ride them all I guess.

I know oven cleaner takes most anything off of chrome, like burnt boot rubber or burnt on saddle bag.

Ooooh....bandito.....me gusta.....

I would love an fjr but they are hard to find and slightly out of my price range. Going to give the fz1 a serious look along with the sprint and maybe the zrx. The wifey would probably like the magna the most, comfy seat and backrest but I have my suspicions about the first gen vf motor, they suffer from cam bearing wear from poor head oiling and if its anything like the vf700 magna, any minor repair involves taking half the motor apart. Still, its on the cheap end of my budget and would leave me lots of money for bookers and blow....

After my brush with death and a dodge challenger over the weekend I can unequivocally say that boots are worth it. The street ground up the aluminum buckles and the molded abs armor but my feet are fine.

I need to quit looking at craigslist, just found a few more possibilities...an old bmw k1200, a kaw zrx1200 and an old magna v65....

Its cool pokey. My budget is going to be around $3500 I'm guessing. The only thing that scares me about the fz1 is 2nd gear going out. I remember that being a problem for the old fzr....figured they would have solved it by now....

Hmmm...I'm going to have to test ride both and see which I like.

One thing I need to keep in mind is this will be replacing the shadow, that my fiance has to be comfortable on the back. I can get a top box/backrest for the sprint and that should make her happy, what about the fz? She's not a skinny girl, she's got curves and hips like a woman and has never felt comfortable on the back of a sport bike.

Theres an fz1 in my price range not far from my house....gonna have to check it out.

Oven cleaner

Ill check and see if he has records. Valve clearance can't be too hard to do on that motor, just not sure if I'd be able to hear them clicking over the mechanical whirr those triples make...

Sorry I can't afford a bike new or nice enough to meet your approval. Pitch in a few grand and maybe I can. All bikes have issues eventually. I havent heard of any specific failure areas outside of the starter sprag gear and the wheel and suspension linkage bearings. Im a professional mechanic and don't mind putting in the maintenance hours. I need a bike I can ride right now and I don't want to drive across the state to shop for it. If I don't like the sprint I'll sell it.

Pretty limited as far as what's out there right now. The only sport touring bikes I found in my range were the sprint and an old school concours. The 1050 motor doesn't perform that much better than the 955, and the 03 and up 955's pack ten more ponies than their predecessors. The 1050 is considerably heavier and actually isn't much faster than the 955.

Earl grey old chap. Like a sir.

Biggest issue seems to be fuel pressure regulator, they come set too weak from the factory, so people mod them to up the pressure by 20 lb or so and it seems to solve the factory lean issue, also there are opinions that the higher pressure gives you better atomization at the injectors. Found a trick undertail exhaust for $300 on egay, very tempting....

Found it on craigslist, the price is right and its in good shape. 38k miles, factory racing carbon fiber pipe, factory panniers, new tires. Read up on it and the 955i motor sounds like it makes enough power for me and after some hevier fork oil the suspenders should be about right. Never rode a triple or any brittish bike for that matter and I'd like to get more into the sport touring world rather than have a supersport and a cruiser. So who's owned one? Who's rode one? Guy is asking $3,300 and is firm on the price. Book is $3800 so it sounds like a decent deal. Thoughts? Opinions? Cautonary tales?

Just got off the phone with geico's claim adjuster. An inspector should be calling me within a few days to assess the damage. Hope to get a check in my hand soon so I can get this triumph sprint 955i st I've been looking at.

Last time I was in an accident my insurance company wasn't involved at all, I dealt and haggled directly with the other party's insurance. I only carry liability on my bike so my insurance company isn't obliged to pay me a nickel, why would they spend time and resources going after her insurance co?

Was he saying "smash, smash, suh-mash!"?

I've already been to stat care and had it noted on the police report that I was possibly injured. Some of the people responding don't seem to understand that I don't have geico, and that the woman who hit me does. Im not filing a claim against my own insurance, I'm filing against hers.