Dr. Apex

See if there’s any track based schools near you, where they rent 250s out.

 

Awesome bike!

 

I am looking for that but will likely take out the Tenere honestly.

 

I sat on a Tenere last fall and fell in love with it, now I just have to come up with the money to get one. I want a newer one with the cruise control and I believe updated flywheel. Amazing bikes that come with a lot for the money.

 

Yeah the only thing I don't have is the cruise, buddy let me ride his 2nd gen with it and it's damn nice to have!!

I'll check it out. I did take a class to get my license with a local motorcycle training school, and plan on going back soon as they offer lots of classes to challenge any talent level.

Nice Bike! Welcome to the club lol. If you plan to rent a bike, and are unsure of what to get, Iron Pony has a great rental program with all kinds of bikes. You can test ride them in the parking lot to get a feel for them too.

 

Good to hear, bike rentals down here are expensive. I am quite familiar with Iron Pony so I'll give them a shout when I get into town.

 

great bike and welcome to the fold!

 

The most important thing, and often the most overlooked thing by new riders, is to focus on the type of riding you want to do. Too many people jump into this buying what just looks "pretty" or is the fastest, without consideration as to how they actually want to use a bike.

 

The ST is technically a "dual sport" or "Adventure" bike, although it is more versatile. Think of it as the Chevy Tahoe of the motorcycle set - can be taken off road capably (esp. if you change the tires), but will spend most of it's time on-road racking up miles and has the manners to suit that.

 

My recommendation to you is to beg, steal, or borrow as many different motorcycles as you can to get a feel for what it is you like about two wheels. Lots of mfg offer demo days, esp. at big shows (like VMD at Mid-Ohio) and keeping a watch for ones in your area will help broaden your saddle time.

 

There are two types of motorcyclists in the world. Those that treat their bikes better than their wives/girlfriends and won't let anybody near them, and those that are happy to share their bikes with their other friends who ride so that everyone has a broad experience. If you can try to fall into the second category and hang out with those people, it's just way more fun and you'll get a better feel for the hobby. This doesn't mean you should just hand your keys to anybody, but motorcycling is more social than people think despite being a solitary activity. A good network of other riders can only increase your fun.

 

The thing is aside from avoiding a crotch rocket(or anything with an R in its name) and a Harley I had no idea what I wanted to get really. I was initially looking at a Z1000 and just trying on some larger bikes that seemed to fit me comfortably. My buddy recommended the Tenere and thankfully the dealer near me had a really nice, low mile used one. Sitting on it just felt right for me so after a bit of research and figuring being in the desert a dual sport makes sense so I bought it.

 

I do want to ride some other bikes, this being my first I have figured I would only stay in it for short while and figure out what I really like. I met another Tenere rider and he has a newer one so we've swapped bikes already but they weren't terribly different.

 

I definitely want to get out and ride with more people and I'll probably see if some of you guys want to go for a ride when I'm in this summer, definitely want to cruise the Hocking Hills!

Long time no post for me but wanted to share a bit. Finally got my license in September and picked up a 2012 Yamaha Super Tenere. Knowing nothing about bikes going in and not wanting a crotch rocket I looked at a handful of bikes and with the recommendation of a friend I bought the Tenere, should serve well out here in AZ.

 

Next trip back to Columbus I plan on renting or seeing if I can borrow a bike for a Hocking Hills cruise.

 

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This makes me want a 1st gen again, miss my Lasers.

I was in town and stopped by this on Saturday, perfect weather for it and so many awesome cars, my buddy and I followed that Europa in.

It didn't exactly help with dealers marking up the shit out of them until recently, and I still hear about some markups even now.

 

JP makes a great point, my car is a base GT with the Performance Pack and Recaro seats, MSRP = $37k. The RS with no options is $37k and climbs from there, easy choice for me.

My dad drove out here last fall and we visited the Grand Canyon, Bryce and Zion national parks, stopped at Horseshoe Bend, Antelope Canyon and went to Monument valley. My dad went on to Yosemite, then back into Utah for Capitol Reef park and the parks around Moab, took him almost 3 weeks to get it all in!!

 

Antelope Canyon: http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah230/bsenft78/IMG_1830_zpsepqc2nyv.jpg

 

Horseshoe Bend: http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah230/bsenft78/IMG_1764_zps2drkktir.jpg

 

Monument Valley: http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah230/bsenft78/IMG_1764_zps2drkktir.jpg

 

Bryce Canyon: http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah230/bsenft78/IMG_1764_zps2drkktir.jpg

 

Zion: http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah230/bsenft78/IMG_1764_zps2drkktir.jpg

 

Grand Canyon: http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah230/bsenft78/IMG_1764_zps2drkktir.jpg

 

There's so much out here its just unreal, you need weeks if not more to start to see it all.

Lou Malnatti's pizza, I'm sure I spelled that wrong.

 

 

This, Lou's is the best pizza in town. Al's Italian Beef is good also, lots of great food there.

So I have our trip there mapped out.

 

Fort Worth to Glorieta, NM (Not far from Santa Fe) will be 287 to 40)

 

Glorieta to Fruita, CO (just outside Grand Junction) actually has me taking 285 N to 70W. I debated taking the 550 route, but I kind of wanted to reach a little further north in CO, and this will take my up close to Breckenridge. I have a feeling CO is going to be a state I have to revisit several times in my future if I am blessed with the ability to do so. It looks like there is just so much to see there.

 

 

Fruita to Park City, UT will be 70w to US-6 W. Only about a 4.5hr drive so should have plenty of time to stop and see anything that looks intriguing along the way. I am excited to check out High West Distillery, and we are spending 2 full days here to hike and fish as Utah has some amazing small stream trout fishing.

 

Then from Park City we will take 89N on up to Swan Valley, ID where we will be for 5 days.

 

I am still trying to decide on our route back. I basically have 5 days available to me to get from Swan Valley to home. The quickest route being through the SW corner of Wyoming, through Denver, small section of OK, Amarillo, etc. About 20hrs of driving, or 2 days. I am debating on going from Swan Valley to Flagstaff, see the Grand Canyon as i'd have always thought pictures can never do something like that justice. That's about 12hr drive. Spend a full day or two, then go from Flagstaff through Albuquerque and on home, which is about 13.5hrs.

 

I debated going from SV to Vegas for a day, then over to Flagstaff, but I don't know that I want to do all that just to spend one day in Vegas. I'd rather just make that a dedicated trip sometime.

 

I've been checking out that road trippers app and there is some pretty neat stuff on it.

 

The good part of U.S.550 is south of Grand Junction so that would be a detour for you.

 

I-70 west of Denver from Breckenridge to Eagle Creek is amazing, you'll see what I mean.

 

Once in Utah you're going to be so damn close to Moab, worth the detour if you ask me, nothing else like it.

 

On the way back, come down through Utah and catch 89 in Logan, UT. Logan is a nice town but 89 from there up to Bear Lake is one hell of a road. From there you could drop back down 30 through Kemmerer to I-80 in Wyoming. Taken this route many times and love it...

 

or from Swan Valley you're just a few mins from the Grand Tetons, take 31 to 33 and over to 191 in Jackson, again the scenery is nothing short of amazing in the Tetons.

Sounds like you'll be taking U.S. 550 in Colorado south of Grand Junction, this alone will be worth the trip. I can't offer specifics to help but have been through the region many times and it is amazing, you're going to have a great time and I'm jealous.

AZ uses RICO seized vehicles for patrol down here, I've seen everything from G37's to Dodge Rams down here that are unmarked. DPS also uses a new Camaro SS, Mustang GT, and Challenger SRT8 for patrol and all are unmarked and can hide in the bushes at night with their lights off to get people. One of those things I didn't have to worry about as much in Ohio.

OHP loves camping out near Honda and doing this every once in a while.

It's primarily a retirement area. There are still plenty off families too, it's a gorgeous town thats just far enough out on the edge of town but not too far. Always 10 degrees cooler there. It's pretty quiet there so if you crave some nightlife you'll need to head into Scottsdale at least.

 

I was surprised at my friends place he picked up for about $450k, hell of a nice house. It's really well kept and such. AZ property taxes are quite good in general.

I intend on moving to AZ in the next 5 years...this looks amazing. I'm targeting more like Fountain Hills area.

 

If you're 50+ years old you'll fit in just fine in Fountain Hills.

And you didn't even stop by and say hi.....

 

AZ is amazing, been out here 5 years now and genuinely love it and I haven't even seen half the state yet. Looks like you had a good time and the timing was perfect as the weather is just heaven still even here in the Valley. Next time you hit the Grand Canyon hit up the helicopter flights, I did that last fall and it was worth every penny.

I saw this on road and track and I keep wondering why hasn't a Vette or Viper done this?

 

I would guess the aero has a role in this, its considerably different than a Viper or Vette. Last I read they had made little to no modifications to the body and aerodynamics of the GT, must be solid enough on its own and when you push it with that much damn power.....:megusta:

Shelby just has the charger, headers, and necessary fuel upgrades.

The sound of that 350R is nothing short of astonishing!!

Pimp

I have no issue with the Non Brembo brakes on my vert, they are every bit as big as the brembos.

 

The PP brakes are a fair bit bigger in diameter and thickness and the 6 piston setup is far more heat resistant. In daily driving the base brakes are fine, they wouldn't last a few laps on a track and with power like those in the article they wouldn't slow one of these cars fast enough at all.

Those prices are for a super base model 300a Mustang with suspension, brakes, and tires pulled off a Prius. They also lack Sync, a Shaker stereo, or any other gizmos. It's a cool idea, but it's not a complete performance package at all.

 

Once you start adding the costs of upgrading all the shit you need to not die, one could argue that you could just split hairs to have a warrantied Hellcat that was built head-to-toe to handle that power.. with heat or A/C blowing up your ass as well. The Mustang would be lighter and likely perform better in the end at the track (depending on the further upgrades), but I'd personally take a Hellcat, especially knowing 5 years from now that Mustang's resale will be in the 20's.

 

This. My Brembo equipped car is barely enough to haul itself down from speed at stock horsepower levels, can't imagine even trying it once on the base brakes with that kind of power.

Looking good. Is there any black on the back portion of the car?

 

Nothing yet that I've added, wouldn't mind having the premium rear bumper as it looks far better but it's not a big deal. Seen a few thing people have done with vinyl to break it up in the rear though.

Those are some great shots too! I love the desert here, the weather, sunsets etc... are tremendous.

Thanks, the guy does solid work, especially as it's a 2nd job for him.