Green Bastard

I agree, you should totally buy a sportster or a big twin. hey they are a 1000, right?

 

BTW, it's kind of "bullshit" that the 1000 are physically bigger bikes. The current generation GSXR 1000 is actually smaller than the ones from the early 2000s and even smaller than the 600's from the late 1990's. When it comes to race replica sport bikes the smaller and lighter you can make the bike the is the name of the game and where a lot of the technological progress goes.

 

Instead, look at the type of bike chassis - sport tourers (VFR, FZ10) are going to be bigger than sport bikes (CBR, YZFR1), and adventure bikes are even bigger than thoses.

I'm not real familiar with newer bikes, nor would I be buying one. I've ridden liter bikes from the early 2000's and they are more comfortable than any 600 I have ridden. I am more interested in a sport touring style bike though, like an older CBR1000f Hurricane. Idk what it is about those bikes, but I have always wanted one. I also like the naked bikes, like the Hornet.

Oh I love to give people shit for buying 1000s on the street. You know damn well they're getting it purely for a dick measuring contest. Then they ruin it by putting an extended swing arm on it because 1) "So it doesn't stand up and me and hooks better" 2) "It looks dope yo".

 

I'm excusing those who actually take it to the track of course, but certainly a lot of dipshits out there for sure.

The next time I buy a bike I will likely get a 1000. Not to measure my dick, or to race it, but because I am more comfortable on a bigger bike. Also, I don't like extended swing arms, I think they are ugly and it makes it harder to corner.

2015s will be collected, better not put too many miles, only 100 of those.

He hardly drives it honestly, I think it still has less than 10k miles (only real distance driving was a Mustang tour of Europe where it was signed by someone in the Shelby family [Carroll had already passed by this time], and the drive back from NY). It mostly just sees track time. He also has an 07 Shelby GT500 Super Snake that also really only sees track time (I hear that car is a handful at mid ohio).

I didn't realize that Columbus was having such an issue with bump stocks being used in violence.....

My exact thoughts.

I don't know if any of you on here are on the Facebook group, The Wrenching Network, but here is a story about how a bunch of us on there are helping a guy recover and transport his fathers car to him so he can restore it.

https://jalopnik.com/the-incredible-story-of-how-total-strangers-are-helping-1826408595

What if I want a beautiful car that people will enjoy looking at?

:dumb:

I've had a rough couple of weeks with my hobby and started thinking about de-trackifying the Miata and just having a weekend toy that still makes people smile (my kids love showing off the Miata to their friends), but the seats in it aren't great and I figure if could sell it to another track nut in its current state and buy something a bit more comfortable that still has that fun character, it might be a better option.

 

Mostly, though, this is just how I pass the time.

Doing it for the kids = :fuckyeah:

Welcome to the machine...we eat our own.

Indeed.

Fixed that just for my own, personal, tiny, point of view.

Fair enough, my statement was meant to be taken as more of a statement about gun laws in general.

Lawmakers: These are bad so you can't have them anymore.

Criminals: Ok, I'll turn mine in. LOL.

Do you think she should raise it?

 

 

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I don't know the market for these currently, but I think it could probably go for more.

Nothing the size of the GTI or A3 will be acceptable.

 

IMO, even the A4/C/3 class is too small.

 

I'd be looking at an A6 size. 2.0T, awd, auto, great interiors too.

This. Intake, downpipe and a tune should help with it feeling slow too.