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What upside-down forks are on it? They didn't come stock with those did they? If I didn't already have a 919, I'd probably be eyeballing this.

My VFR would be perfect and could be sold for the same price I will sell it for at this point

I think the VFR is probably too aggressive/too much on the sport side comfort wise for him.

Myself, brother in laws and maybe some of their friends are planning a trip to the Dragon's Tail. We'll be riding out of Columbus. I'll be sticking with my 919, although I'm considering getting a Corbin before the trip, or at the very least, a Roho Airhawk pad. I can put up with day long rides with the stock seat, but a multi-day trip I think I'll need something to help.

My older brother in law does not currently have a bike and wants me to hunt one down for him for the trip. He's ridden for years, probably about 90% Harleys except his earlier bikes.

The main things he's looking for are comfort and something he'll be able to sell for more, or at least the same as he bought it for after the trip. He had a Street Glide for years he rode quite long distances on. He is NOT opposed to going outside the Harley brand either.

In my mind, a 2006+ FJR 1300 would be among the top choices, and/or a BMW R1200RT.

Price isn't the biggest concern, but I'd say anywhere from $5,000-15,000, the main thing being he doesn't want to lose money on it. My guess is, a $5,000-9,000 bike is probably easier to sell than a more expensive one.

I got a Bell RS-1 and love it overall. The fit for me is very good. Only complain is wind noise, but on the track that's probably not the biggest concern. I wear earplugs whenever I ride anyway. I also use it as my street helmet.

I bought my 919 in West Virginia in 2012. All that was required was an out of state inspection which all they did was check the VIN. I was worried they be critical if the turn signals were DOT approved, etc, lol.

I've got a hero 3 and use the suction cup mount off the side of the tank. I like the angle catching a bit of the engine and front wheel. The suction cup mount seems to dampen vibration reasonably well.

I also have a contour I use as a helmet cam. The GoPro's size/shape doesn't lend itself will as a helmet cam IMO, at least for riding.

I didn't read all the post but is it a hydro or cable clutch?

Cable, I don't think anything's truly mechanically wrong after all the posts however

Dont know if you can go to GP shift easily but i had the same problem. The problem being that i was being lazy lifting my toe to shift. Specifically 1st to 2nd with an occasional not shifting to the next gear. Going GP shift fixed all that for me. 

Interesting. I'd never actually heard of GP/Reverse style shifting before. It looks very easy to set up, but I'm hesitant to try it at this point, it would definitely take some adjusting to and I think it would be easier to just make sure I apply enough force to the lever on upshifting rather than relearning the shift order/direction. If I get to the point I'm skilled enough on the track it would be an advantage shifting in corners I may try it later, but I don't see that being the case for a good few years, especially given it'll probably be at least 2-3 years before I'm on the track again =p.

Yep, your post above is right on the money. IMNSHO.

 

I don't feel bad saying this because I did the same on my last bike.

 

Stop being a wimp and shift it. Shift it like you mean it. Shift it like you stole it and the cops are on your butt. I don't mean slam it hard and bend the shift forks I mean a quick snap that includes full travel all the way to the stop. Like a speed shift, slam the clutch, wait longer to roll off and don't roll off as much and snap the shifter. You messed up a couple of times and had an issue, now that is playing in your head and you are wimping it more and over thinking it and making it worse.

 

Some bikes a bit finicky on shifting, and google tells me your is one of them. Bet most of the time it is from first to second and you are over 5K on the tac.

 

Stop thinking about it, just do it. Easier said than done.

 

Again, I was guilty once of everything I am accusing you of. Just speaking plainly, like I always do in an effort to help.

No offense taken This is probably it, and it could be this specific bike being more finicky. I never had this problem on my Bandit 600 that I owned before this bike. I bought this bike with 14.5k miles on it, so I've only put ~5k on it since I got it in May 2012.

I don't recall it ever happening the first year I had it though... Maybe I'm just getting soft =( Now that I think about it, it was just last year I had the chain and sprockets replaced, so that may have changed its temperament when shifting and I just have to adjust.

The only other thing I can think of is maybe in those rare situations, I'm not applying enough force to the shift level to engage the next gear, it's engaging partially, then defaulting back to the previous when the clutch is engaged. Is that plausible?

Hmmm, it's definitely not oil. I change it every season with Honda semi synthetic motorcycle oil. I just changed it 3 weeks ago this season. I also completely relieve any pressure on the shift lever between shifts.

My 919 is approaching 20k miles on the odometer (~19.5k). Towards the end of last season there were one or two occasions where I went to shift up a gear, let the clutch out and it stayed in the same gear. This season, so far the same thing has happened to me twice. I can't say if it only happens when shifting out of a specific gear or not, haven't paid that close of attention, but I think it's either 4th to 5th or 5th to 6th.

Is this a sign I need to replace the clutch plates soon? If so, is this a fairly easy thing to do if you don't have tons of mechanical experience beyond oil changes, chain maintenance and rebuilding forks, or should I have a shop (or Hoblick =p) do it?

I am planning on doing a trip to the Dragon's Tail sometime this summer, hopefully June. If it's a big enough issue, I'd like to do it before then. So far, it's been pretty sporadic however.

Mostly for European motorcycles, but fun to go and see what is there.

Twice a month - 2nd and 4th Tuesday - street parking reserved for motorcycles

 

http://www.eurobikenight.com/

 

https://www.facebook.com/eurobikenight

 

http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/grandview/news/2013/06/04/euro-bike-night-vroom-with-a-view.html

 

http://eurobikenight.wordpress.com/

 

edit: my 919 is popular in Europe, so it might fit in there. (Japanese but made in Italy)

Nice, so I'm eligible? Might have to check it out.

What exact is "Euro" bike night? Haven't heard of it.

 

So......... Sold the Penske and switched out the rear tire  Priced dropped to reflect changes.  $1500

 

 

• bone stock motor approximately 15,000 miles

• Front forks race tech valves .95 springs set up for 185 lb. rider (fork oil changed in December)

• Vesrah RJL front pads 

• Spiegler SS front and rear brake lines 

• woodcraft stator cover

• protec starter clutch cover

• Vortex rear sets

• vortex gas cap 

• Vortex clip ons 

• Full Yosh RS3 titanium exhaust 

• Yosh EMS with cable and software 

• Pirrelli supercorsa front has about 4 trackdays, rear 1 40 min endurance 

• Valves adjusted and compression recently checked all within spec

• completely safety wired

 

The 2001 was the first year for fuel injection right??? If you still have it around after I get my tax return, I might be interested... Looking to pick up a cheap track bike to dedicate for track days and save the 919 for the street... I'll need to pick up a trailer and hitch for my car first though.

Probably a relatively cheap $1500-2500 600 or 750 for the track and a trailer to go with it. Down the road, probably a sport tourer like an FJR-1300, Concours 14, Triumph Trophy, BMW R12000 RT, etc, but I'm not anticipating that for at least a good 2-5+ years, pretty happy with the 919 as a street bike still.

Ok thanks yea I checked racers edge they have good prices on stuff I've never heard of that place yea the green on they said the green one just needs put back together so hopefully I can find one 

Be careful with them, they're pretty much all salvage/wreck bikes.

I rode last night to visit family... I hadn't taken the bike out for 3 weeks and was feeling bad and over adventurous about it. It was cold as hell at 1am (32*?), but I managed... Need to get the winter kit for my helmet and break out of the balaclava and hippo hands soon...

Oh man, this would be perfect... Too bad I'm looking at buying a condo in the next month or so... Hold on to it til Spring for me

Seriously though... Depending on how everything works out, I may be interested in the next month or two if it's not sold by then, but I need to close first then evaluate.

Pass if you have enough visibility. In groups, pass one at a time/leapfrog style if visibility is a concern. I do this even if just riding with 1 other person. You can pass together if there's enough visibility. In areas like Hocking Hills, 374, etc where it's very curvy and you don't have much vision around the curves, I never dare to pass.

I'd throw the Bandit 600 and 1200's on that list too. Had a 600 for my first bike and it was great. Takes a bit of time to warm up on cold mornings, but was great other than that.

Pretty cheap:

http://columbus.craigslist.org/mcy/4103714099.html

It can sometimes be hard to find these at a decent price just because it seems like people always post them way higher than what they should be though.

This is why I bought a helmet cam and always have it running while I ride in case one of many things happen:

 

1) I get in an accident, I can review the footage to see who is at fault or what I did wrong that I can fix for the next time. (assuming the footage makes it through the accident)

2) I get pulled over, I am not witness-less if the cop wants to infringe upon my rights.

3) If something crazy happens like the time the dude hit a dog in front of me and ran from the accident. Used the footage to obtain his License plate.

 

Also pretty nice to have to review through the winter time of all the rides you did throughout the riding season. Helps you get through it

 

 

Glad to hear you are relatively okay, sounds like they've accepted responsibility. Hope they give you a fair price for the bike, but in the event they don't, make sure you take them to the cleaners for your medical problems to make up for it.

 

Best of luck man and not that it really helps, but at least this happened at the end of the riding season so you won't have to wake up on too more warm days wishing you could be out riding.

I tend to do the same. Kind of a pain keeping the batteries charged and offloading the video files after a while, but at this point, i'll probably just erase it if nothing eventful happens.

Last year I rode on and off through the winter months (Dec-Feb), so still going to try to get it out once in a while. A lot busier now overall though and probably won't have as much desire to ride during the winter. Last year was the first year I'd gotten back on two wheels after not having a bike for ~14 months so I went a little overboard as far as riding during the winter.

I know I'm definitely generalizing here, but from the driving and riding I've done, in my experience Nissan drivers often tend to drive like assholes, especially Rogue and Murano drivers. Hope you recover quick and it doesn't set you back too much.

I love the Pinlock on my HJC. That's my only complain so far about my Bell RS-1. I have the photochromatic visor for it which I love in general, but in cold weather, it sucks. I may consider getting the winter "kit" for the RS-1 as it includes a double pane visor. I know there are Fog City inserts you can get for any helmet, but I'm not sure if they work as well.