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So, I'd been hunting for EXO 1000 helmets I could still pick up new. I found one on "closeout" in stock on their website (last one left) and ordered it Sunday...
"It" arrived today. It was in an EXO-1000 box, but the box looked a little old... Opened it, it was inside the Scorpion bag. Inside was an EXO-500... However, the sticker on the back is curled up along the edges and it says EXO-1000 with the 1000's SNELL and DOT approvals...
So, it's obvious they purposely tried to "hide" an EXO-500 as an EXO-1000 which I paid $270 for... The 500's are $200 new, WITHOUT the seller tampering with them...
I called and they said return it, include the shipping receipt and they'll refund me the purchase price as well as shipping...
Now I've done a little research and it looks like the EXO-500 is actually a better version of the 1000, better ventilation, lighter weight... However it's just ECE and DOT approved... I wanted to the EXO-1000 to double as my street and track helmet if/when I get into track days.
Now I'm thinking I'll just get the 500 and get another helmet specifically for tracking. So, do I call and say "refund me $100 and I'll keep it." ? They're $200 retail, I feel like it should be at least $20 less since I don't even have the right box, they messed up the sticker etc, OR should I say fuck it, get my refund and buy the EXO-500 elsewhere? After this, I feel like I really shouldn't give them any of my money, but it's just a PITA having to ship it back and wait for a refund.
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I'm looking at getting a pair of summer pants that vent better than my Fieldsheer Mercury 2.0 pants but I'm stuck on deciding between a textile overpant or reinforced jeans.
I've only got what you have, but I just got them around late October (only wore jeans til then... I know, bad), so haven't experienced them in hot weather yet. For cold weather, they've been awesome though...
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Does Racers Edge have a bad rep here? I know they're pretty much all salvage bikes, but could get things cheaper as long as it's in good working order. If it's already been wrecked/dropped, then I'd care even less about it being dropped.
They have a 2008 KLR650 for $2200
Also a 2004 cleared EX500 for $1400
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nighthawk 550/650/750, ex500, kz550, maybe even a 600 shadow for around town.
Nighthawks don't need squat. Just take care of the battery.
Check insurance rates first. KZ550 might have high theft.
I'm curious why the KZ550 would high higher thefts than Nighthawks, honda CBs, etc.
Jbot, your Evil Cookie Monster avatar is pretty kickass.
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TW200. Fat tires for better urban living.
That grabs my interest some... Can they be had at $1500 or less though?
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buy an old standard bike, cafe it up. that's the only bike that can contend with a ballin' scooter for sheer quantity of hungry vagini
This thing looks pretty sweet:
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I don't believe the OP is man enough to own a scooter.
Seriously though, scooter's not really an option. Only way I would consider it is if they could park where bicycles could. However, I've noticed at OSU most buildings have dedicated motorcycle parking right in front. I still need something that could work at freeway speeds, more than 30-40mph.
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Giddy up.
Lol, never.
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So, I may be going back to school and may be living in housing around OSU (not a great area). So, I really don't want to keep my 919 there to commute with. Even if I lived in a better area, I'm not sure I'd want to commute with it there either since a lot of students are idiots and think it's funny to vandalize bikes, push them over, etc...
Because of that, I'm looking into getting a bike that is cheap and I won't really care about *if* something happened to it. Key factors would be cheap to maintain and reliable (also relatively small and light for urban environment/parking).
So far, it seems like Honda Nighthawks, Honda CBs, Suzuki GS, etc from the 80's might be a fair choice, but I don't know tons about them... They can be had very cheap it looks like:
http://columbus.craigslist.org/mcy/3385759396.html
Though, I'd rather pay $1000 for one with tires, chain, transmission, carbs etc in good shape than $600 for one that needs work.
I did find a GS500E on there for $1450 OBO and a 1997 Bandit 600 for $1500 OBO. Though they're slightly more expensive, I think I'd sooner go for one of those as they're more modern. I'd guess they're easier to get parts for and thus easier to maintain, but again I don't know as much about the older 80's bikes, so if I'm wrong at that, please let me know. Plus I've owned a Bandit before and it was a great bike that I have some familiarity with.
I was planning on getting a 2003-2007 SV650S in the Spring for track days, but if I'm going back to school, then I'll need to change priorities.
I wouldn't really be looking to purchase until around July/August though, so I've got a good bit of time.
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Well, any of you want to head out to Hocking or Cochocton tomorrow? It's supposed to be nice all day... I'm planning on hitting Iron Pony early and getting a tank bag.
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This sounds pretty cool, I may be in.
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Well, I'll resurrect this thread a bit...
I'm in the market to get a GPS unit or solution specifically for motorcycling. Budget wise, don't want to spend over $150.
Right now I just use my Droid 2 global phone in my car.
There are a lot of options such as these cases you can use to mount GPS units to your handlebars:
So, should I just got one of those, use my phone, and call it done?
I was just at Best Buy and picked up a GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition to take some riding footage. I stopped by the GPS section and saw an interesting unit, the Magellan Explorist 110:
It's waterproof, so no case would be needed, and has nice big buttons and a joystick, so you could use it with gloves on... Only thing I'm not so sure about is mounting. I supposed some of the clamp/pressure based mounts out there could work, but doesn't seem too secure.
The other option is getting a tank bag with a window, which I'll be getting anyway.
I'll also be upgrading my phone in about a week, and likely going with the Samsung Note 2. I'm not too sure of the options available on Google Maps as far as setting waypoint, etc for riding routes, but if Google Maps doesn't do it, I'm sure there are apps on the Google Play Store that work for it...
So, lots of options, but it seems the Explorist is one of the few I could use with gloves on, however, I don't think I'd be messing with my GPS unit while riding, lol.
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2500lbs is a light dump truck. His truck was reported to weigh 12 tons.
And he was on meth.
I wasnt referring directly to the dump truck, just driving a car in general, smaller cars start around 2500, hence why i said 2500+
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Not sure the exact "criteria" for a streetfight, but here's mine (posted in intro thread too).
The day I got it home in May:
Before crash guards:
Current state from Sunday:
Overall pretty happy with it for now, but I'm probably going to get some non bar-end aftermarket mirrors that will work well... Previous one I was staring at my elbows, but with the bar weight on the throttle side, the right bar end mirror gets out of adjustment a lot, plus it widens the bike quite a bit... A belly pan would be nice to get as well.
Previous bike, I had intentions to make it into a naked streetfighter, but sold it. The new owner ended up taking the fairing off a turning it into a naked Bandit... I actually kind of miss the Bandit, lol.
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What an asshole driver. I really don't understand how people take driving a 2500lbs + vehicle so lightly.
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I don't commute where I currently work. It's about 20 miles away and not in a great area... I've already been rear ended in my car while I was stopped at a red light because some idiot wasn't paying attention, probably on his phone or something... He was uninsured too, was also 5 months after buying my first brand new car.
There is an alternate route I could take that avoids the freeway and would be a more enjoyable ride, but where I work is still a pain to get into and out of, and a bike with riding gear would make it even worse.
If my commute were shorter and less of a pain I'd probably still be riding. One night last week I rode for about 20-25 minutes when it was 29 degrees around midnight. My hands were freezing when I got back though, even with hand guards and silk liners under my gloves.
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I was going to say, if you're serious about an action camera, either get a GoPro or Contour. However, from the Youtube review that camera really doesn't seem bad for the price. I got a Contour +2 about 3 months ago when it was first released.
I like the Contour before of its size and profile, I think it works better as a helmet camera than the GoPro, at least for speeds over 60-70+ mph. However, the GoPro seems to have better image quality in most situations, but I have seen some videos where the Contour looks better, so it seems subjective and is probably highly dependent on the individual camera settings.
The GoPro Hero 3 just came out, and I think I'm going to pick up a Black edition soon. I have some credit at Best Buy I can put towards it. I'll probably use the GoPro primarily as a camera mounted at different places on the bike and the Contour as a helmet cam.
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^ err on the side of caution, always.
What remix version of the song is in that video?
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Got my SW Motech crash bars installed, along with an oil change & some exhaust mounts
Nephew wanted to help out too
Also got a new fork mount a few days ago
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Nice bike.welcome man.. those hand guards do any good keeping your hands slightly warm in the cold weather? this 25 degree weather is killing my hands no matter what gloves i wear!
Thanks guys. The hand guards definitely do help *some*. I did notice immediately after I put them on, my first ride with them I felt very little/no wind on my hands, however I road a few nights ago when it was about 29 degrees around midnight for a ~20-25 minute ride... My hands were still freezing when I got home with my Alpinestar Drystar and a silk liner under them.
The Drystars are the warmest gloves I have, but they aren't particularly warm... However, I don't like big bulky gloves, don't feel like I have enough throttle control, the Drystars are the thickest I feel comfortable with right now... I've been sort of debating heated grips, but I'll probably wait on that, at least for a bit.
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Seems interesting... I don't see myself having a cruiser for a decent bit of time yet though, and definitely wouldn't considering plopping $20k on a bike. I'd probably start with something more sport touring oriented before that GW, or make a few more modifications/upgrades to my 919 to make it more sport touring worthy.
That being said, I'd definitely get this over a Harley cruiser for a comparable price.
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Thanks all for the welcomes!
I might know of a sexy clean low mile red SV650 for sale at a decent price if your interested down the line.
Is it a 650s or naked? Looking for the 650s. Also what year? Red's usually not my fav bike color, but if it were an 03online or later 650s, i could swing it if the deal's right. Probably not looking to pull the trigger til March/April though
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If no one's mentioned it, a 919 with side luggage wouldn't be a bad option either, but 919's can be difficult to come across. Adding hard cases can get somewhat expensive too (but that goes for any bike not readily configured for them).
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New to the forum, not "completely" new to riding, but don't have a ton of experience either.
I got my first bike in 2008. It was a '96 Suzuki Bandit 600, pic below:
http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/2...ndit600web.jpg
I sold that in March 2011 (not completely out of choice, was my last year of college and was double majoring, so at that time I wasn't working and needed the money).
Since graduating, I've been working full time now and got a 2002 Honda 919 in May:
This picture is from the day I rode it back from WV
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/5973/honda9192.jpg
Here are some from yesterday after I got the Barkbuster handguards installed, I also took the flyguard off. I think it looks better without and found it threw more wind up towards my shoulders/face.
http://imageshack.us/a/img542/7564/919withwindscreen.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img717/1431/919nowindscreen.jpg
I also got some SW Motech Crash bars and some other parts on the way. I'll be installing those, doing an oil/filter change, and probably air filter change soon as well. Unfortunately I also need new tires, and probably chain and sprockets too... Things do get expensive.
I live around Columbus and I know a couple people that do track days at Mid-Ohio and I'd like to get into trying them next Spring, so I'd be looking at getting another bike around March to late April. At this point, I'm leaning towards an SV650s for a track bike. Not something too powerful, it's relatively cheap, huge aftermarket available, and I'd likely keep it street legal too. I could go on about getting ready for my first track day, but that's probably best left to another thread instead of an intro...
Bob's Cycle Supply helmet purchase (UGH)...
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Yeah, I'm definitely pretty angry about it. You mean demand store credit WITHOUT returning it? I'm a little doubtful they'd do that.
I know... The 1000 is Snell 2005. I'm thinking I'll probably return it, then either get an EXO-500, or 1100 for the street, and something like a BELL Vortex for the track, or maybe just get a BELL Vortex now, the Vortex is Snell M2010.