Mary#17

That price seems high to me. As far as test riding, I actually understand where he is coming from as we would not allow anybody to test drive any of our bikes unless they gave us the cash first. The signing over the title is a little over the top but I don't think it's unreasonable to have the cash in hand. Once the test ride is over, if they no longer wanted the bike, we gave the cash back. Our bikes were always (and currently are) pristine so nobody ever wanted the money back but the options was there. As a previous owner of several salvage motorcycles with less than 15 miles on them (they make nice race bikes!) accidents can and do happen within miles of leaving the showroom so there is no way I'd trust ANYBODY to test ride my bike without covering myself. Mary

Allstate customer for over 20 years. Welcome to the site. Mary

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When my husband and I raced, we named our team "Team Worm" as in Wasting Our Retirement Money. Unfortunately, we racked up a lot of debt. We quit racing in 2005 and we still have some debt related to the racing days so be careful. I don't regret it.......most days.

So you're basically telling him to set the bike up for himself? Doesn't seem too different that what other people have said.

Yeah I hear you. I keep going back and forth on if we need them or not. The Ducs have horrible fuel range so we are stopping every 90 miles or so anyway but at least a couple times a trip, I wish I could talk. If I knew they worked well, it would help in the decision for sure. Mary

Tire profiles in general vary greatly. I switched from Pirelli Corsas to Dunlop Q2s and they are very different. The Pirelli's turned in really easy but felt a little twitchy. The Q2s have a heavier front end feel but are very planted in the turns. So a very old flat tire to a new tire could really change the feel of the bike for sure. Mary

Hello, I saw another similar post but didn't want to thread jack. What are your experiences and reviews of rider to rider communicators (bike to bike)? I don't care about music or ability to make calls. My husband and I had a system a while back that used some Motorola two way radios connected to a push to talk button that connected to a headset in the helmet. They worked fine under 45 mph but were almost useless above that due to wind noise. Now this was a long time ago and I'm sure there have been great improvements but I don't want to buy a junkie system again that doesn't work. Thanks in advance for any comments! Mary

Actually, you are right. He needs to readjust the geometry up front then adjust the sag. He can always adjust his triples to raise the front as well to compensate for the back if this change is too extreme. Stock suspension can work for a lot of riders, it all depends on weight and riding style. I just sent my forks out to GMD to change the valving and bought an Ohlins TTX shock for my bike as well. Spring is on order right now but I'm 125 lbs so the bike was way too stiff for me. But on my first bike, I was happy that the suspension was tired because it lowered the bike for me and it made me more comfortable as I'm short as well (5 ft 2). So his suspension could be fine. Ok but that's another topic altogether. Mary

Have you ever adjusted the sag on the bike to your weight and such? It's always a good idea to readjust when you make changes that affect height - like upping a tire size - or other suspension changes. Many street riders don't do it and think it's only for the track but it can do a world of good even on a stock bike used only on the street. Mary

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Hello and welcome. For sure, take the MSF and practice in a large empty parking lot for a while before you hit the road. Gear. Get some. Have fun! Mary

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LOL. BMW's have issues as well.

I loved my Audi and I hated my Audi. But I have to say I loved it more. I miss this car more than any that I've owned.

Welcome! I grew up in Westlake. Mary

Hello All, I'm new here but I'm big into trip planning and finding the right roads to ride. Along the way, I've found a couple of websites that I find really useful. Forgive me if this is old news and you already know about them. I like this one a lot. http://www.motorcycleroads.us/index.html http://www.motorcycleroads.com/Routes/Ohio_111.html Trip Planners I've used the Harley trip planner before and I like it. I just came across the Honda one and haven't tried that yet. http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/Ride_Planner/Ride_Planner.jsp?locale=en_US http://tripplanner.honda.com/?CID=Trip_Planner+Reprise+Bing+Motorcycle+Motorcycle$Routes Mary

Thanks for the greetings! Yes, North Ridgeville is still pretty small so it's funny how many people have commented that they think they know where I live. It's a nice city. Mary

2004 or 2005. Can't remember which now. It was a blast. My husband started with Fasttrax in 1996 and then I started racing later - maybe 2000? Tires were killing us and then gas later on. We used to travel all around. Putnam, VIR, Road A, Jennings etc... Then my husband started racing a RS250 towards the end and it was Kurtis Roberts old bike (and Disalvo's) and it was just a nightmare to tune. I used to buy Disalvo's take offs from his 125 as he usually only did one cycle on them before he took them off. That was nice. What kind of turnout are they getting now for the events? Who is running it now? I kind of remember hearing the Bob's son was going to run it after Bob passed away but I was already out of the scene at that time. Mary

DirtDee675 Thanks! I was actually considering a 675 before I got this. Very nice bike. I was able to ride one a while back and really enjoyed it. Mary

And, my RS125. Don't have this anymore but I loved it.