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I'm waiting for this too. Putty posted some of his. So far no one else has posted any. Have you already seen Putty's link? viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1910 Thanks!

When are pics from the hunt and party going to be posted?

So we have 4 so far...

wera expert class and gst in the moto st, only about 5 events a year now. do you race or do track days?[/quote:4c2b4] Ha. I wish I raced. Maybe someday. For now, just the rare track days. It was enough to open my eyes to the fact my suspension needs setup. What is your wera number?

I agree. While you may not be able to take advantage of a perfectly setup suspension, a poorly setup suspension can certainly hurt even an inexperienced rider.

Nice to meet you too. Where are you from? The UK?

Who is going? Let's try and get together and have our own camping area. This gives everyone 6 weeks to make plans.

Bwahahaha! Sorry, Charles - this was too good.

LMAO at the guy saying 'my problem is none of these guys were arrested'. No license plates, what are you supposed to do, genius? Just randomly pick and arrest motorcyclists?

Maybe here. I might leave about the time the pic hunt starts. Feel kind of guilty about leaving my wife and kids home while I'm out partying... Are we having lunch at Highbanks and is it bring your own grub?

OT: Why do you have a pic of Putty as your avatar?

It took them two weeks to get you a battery? WTF didn't they just pull one in stock?

I've heard of people with Cobras describing a loose crankshaft pulley as making a knocking sound like a diesel. Have you installed underdrives recently?

Ha - we're using that new extended interval stuff! Just dump a little 80w gear oil in it occasionally to thicken it back up!

Erik, 'A lot harder to sell' strikes me as a bad reason not to buy a motorcycle. A 250 will sell, especially at the beginning of the riding season. In the meantime, while you are waiting to sell it, you can continue to ride it. If you don't pay a lot for it, then when/if you get a new bike, you aren't tied up much in the first bike and can take your time selling it. You can buy a used 250 and sell it for near what you paid for itm provided you don't destroy it in the process of learning. Used sportbikes in general are hard to sell and lose a ton of value. The manufacturer financing specials don't help. Some bikes are not good beginner's bikes - it doesn't matter if you are or aren't a moron. If you've never ridden, buying and trying to learn on a liter bike or Hayabusa/ZX-14 is a bad decision. I can say that I sure don't want some newbie on his new liter bike anywhere near me during a group ride. There is a reason why sportbikes are so expensive to insure, even for people who aren't 'morons'.

2500 will not get you anything recent, or if it is recent, it won't be in good shape. The $1200 GS sounds like a pretty good deal, and, assuming you don't wad it up, you should be able to sell it for close to that a year or two from now. Bikes that you learn on hold their value well. FWIW, Japanese bikes are pretty much bulletproof provided they have had regular maintenance - basically oil changes and valve checks every 15K miles or so. Things to look for are loose chains, worns sprockets, tires that are down to little tread (will have to be replaced), look under the tail for signs of a lot of rubber (indicating burnouts and drag racing). Check the frame for scratches and cracks, condition of the breaks, odd noises from the engine. Motorcycles are noisier than cars - some of what you will hear, specifically valve-train noise, is pretty normal for a sportbike. I highly recommend that you take someone with you who has experience so that they can check the bike over and take it for a test ride. As a PSA, if you are buying a motorcycle based on its 'ability' to 'keep up with your friends', then you are setting yourself up for problems. I see too many people buy their first bike for this reason. The rider is what makes the bike and you will learn more quickly and more safely on a less powerful bike. Whatever you do, take the MSF and wear your gear. This isn't a game.

Well, at least it's sunny there. Nice weapon.

Lucky break all you got out of it was a 'Sesame Street' bandaid. Glad you're ok. LMAO@flounder...

Your ability to drive a fast car has nothing to do with the ability to control a high-performance motorcycle. Most 600s off the showroom floor are faster than 95% of the cars on CR. Motorcycles are not cars. Other than they are driven on the same surface (road) and have to deal with the same signage, they are not similar. Even traffic management on a motorcycle is different. When you learn something, you start with something small, if you want to learn in the least amount of time and learn well.

That is a great starter bike. I'd say it's worth 1200 if it's in mechanically sound shape, but you can always try to talk him down some.

Setting sag means setting the preload properly. Once that is set, you adjust from there. I lot of people try to dial in stifness with rebound/compression, which doesn't work well if the sag isn't set properly to begin with. http://www.sportrider.com/tech/146_0006_susp/ http://www.sportrider.com/tech/146_0006_susp_handle/

Especially if you ride a CBR and are over 160 lbs. CBRs from the factory seem to be set up for about a 120ish pound rider. The ZX-14 is claimed to be setup for a 150 lb rider. Mine sure doesn't seem to be - it wants to run wide on corners, making me think it needs more preload on the back. Let's at least get a 'sag setting day' together - it takes 3 people to set sag on a bike - rebound and compression can be dialed in by the owner after the sag is set. Maybe during the Ohioriders 1 year anniversary?

Yota - we should get together a suspension tuning day, maybe have this guy in town. Either that or we can all get together and set sag on everyone's bikes. Most of us are heavier than the bike is setup for.

Where is the thread for the memorial day ride? What is the plan (time, meet location, destination).