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It is a mostly cruiser crowd..but there are almost as many sport bikes. If you drove by, and didn't come in, you missed the sportbikes. We park em in the back. There are usually rows of em...You can't see em from the road...maybe from 90..but not from the main road. I don't make many of em..and I usually dont stay long. What usually happens is someone gets antsy and decides to go terrorize the town, and we end up taking a ride somewhere. I ended up with a tank slapper at about 90MPH, on I90 when someone brake checked me. I have no idea how I kept the bike on the road. Anyways..it's not as bad as you think.

Don't worry about speed..like I said there are all different levels of riders. I demand that everyone ride at their own comfort level. The minute you try and play catch up to someone who is more experienced, bad things happen. I normally don't go on rides where it's all balls to the wall either...usually in spurts where there is no danger from oncoming traffic or where visibility is so good you can see any problems before they become problems. The back roads to Mansfield are good ..but from what I hear the best roads or south east of here. Unfortunately, after a day of spirited riding and twisties..I'm not looking forward to a 3 hour ride home. So the SE Ohio rides will not be the norm. I'm trying to find something closer to home for all of us NE riders . Routes that don't take too much time getting to/from. Girlfriends are encouraged! It''s hard to tell your girl (if she has a bike and likes to ride) that she can't come. Blue Shark brought his wife and rode her on back on the only ride we had last year. I had my girlfriend at the time plus Shitty Gixxer's girl was there too. It sucks being the only female..so I don't want to exclude anyone. The more people we get together on a regular basis, the more fun we're going to have. A good 'get to know each other' spot might be one of the QSL bike nights...either Valley View or Sheffield. Either one works for me (of course Sheffield is closer to home, but I work in Beachwood and Strongsville).

No harm no foul. I took it as a joke. It's all gravy.

Definately check out the smaller shows. Good stuff there..much closer to the action as well. I think the NAAFS may be the bigger of the organizations around here. Their shows are usually pretty good, plus their shows are on Sports Time Ohio every sunday night. There are a few agents around NE Ohio...I think most fighters go it alone or let their trainer (or whoever is running the school) handle their fight plans. I think the sport is ready..but with fighters making only a couple grand per fight, they may be more inclined to keep as much $$ as possible to themselves. The determining factor will be those top fighters who want to take the next leap out of this area and unto bigger national promotions. Two guys I train with are fighting UFC vets in Ring of Fire out in Denver in June. The fight SHOULD be on HDNet. If they do well, then that's definately a stepping stone to bigger and better things. Someone with contacts (manager) definitely comes into play at that level. Don't give up on it...work your network, or start establishing one. You DEFINITELY need to go to the local shows though. Ask questions..generally the peeps are all approachable. Talk to the bigger gym/schools/dojo's that are training fighters.

I ride with Detroit Sport Bikes...and we get a few assholes now and then. And like you said..they eventually get weeded out. It's the nature of the beast. I am going to start looking at the calendar and planning some rides here this weekend. Assholes need not apply. And don't get me wrong, we (me) get stupid sometimes and like to spray the throttle, but you won't see me attracting attention to myself by doing a stand up wheelie on a packed highway or doing 120 with cagers all around me. You gotta pick and choose your spots.Back roads? Have at it. Highway or most streets in general? Use common sense. And by the way, no one gets left behind on my rides. If the people in the front wanna get on the throttle for a bit..cool...but I'm always checking for the people in the rear...and at some point we'll wait for everyone to catch up. It's no fun for the slower riders to get left and have to ride by themselves. Having said that...if you're a slower rider, at some point, my brake lights will be a faint and distant glimmer. And..like I said...it's all about picking and choosing your spots to spray it. I'm a twistie man myself, so anywhere I can find some corners to lay it down, I'm happy. Unfortunately, NE Ohio is devoid of twisties...so if we are going on one of those type of rides, be prepared to leave the Cleveland area.

Every one who has put the 14 calipers on, loves it. I picked up a set on Ebay with 200 miles on them. I got some new braided brake lines too. New pads as well. She should be stopping on a dime. One of the things I didn't like about the '06 10 was I noticed some brake fade in the front. My 95 Fizzer stopped way better. But that's about to change.

I don't necessarily like my front either..I just said I like it better than the 08 with the clip on turn indicators. So next time when grown people are talking, shut your pie hole.

The 08 has been getting good reviews..looks non withstanding. I'm right with it in performance though..thanks to a Muzzy M10, PC III and TRE. ZX-14 Calipers come on sometime soon.

There is a MMA event the end of this month in Columbus..I thought I was coming down for that but none of us got on the card. There is a grappling competition in Pickerington sometime soon...might shoot down there for that. It sucks that I'm all the way up here....we'll have to catch a UFC or Dream (ex-Pride) one Saturday and make a weekend out of it when it gets warm (read : lots of bike riding mixed in with some gratuitous beat downs). Fusion:right on. You hit the nail on the head.

I'm gonna try and change that this year.

LOL on the Tank cardio comment. I agree with Chuck...took him a while to get respect. Chuck just had a inhuman sprawl game..you could TRY and take him down, but good luck with that. And you'll eat some punches on the way in. I like Chuck..but I like Rampage even more, and I'm glad he got his mojo back. Rampage vs Griffin in July. I have a friend who went out to CA for a week and trained with Frank Shamrock. Frank may be an ass, but he has a lot of MA knowledge. I think I like Frank better than Ken though. Hell, they both have issues. Frank vs. Ken at the beginning of next year. I started out with TaeKwonDo early on..it was my first MA. After about 3 years I got fed up with the lack of applicable skills. It was great for getting in shape and developing my kicks...but sucked balls for street applicability. From there I did some shootfighting and some muay-thai/juijitsu training. I did a brief stint with Strongstyle/Tracy's Karate..went to do some MMA with a former instructor of mine...and I'm currently training with Rising Dragon in Lakewood (Cleveland).

Kimbo vs Mercer wasn't MMA? Then you obviously didn't watch it. Kimbo won via a guillotine. I watched that fight. I don't think they allow chokes in boxing. It was an 'exhibition', so it really wasn't his debut..BUT it was MMA rules. I criticize the UFC for putting Lesnar against an arguable legend, Frank Mir. Lesnar had no business fighting someone THAT experienced in his second MMA bout. That was crazy. I'd expect the same from Elite XC for Kimbo. What I don't wanna see is tomato cans lined up in front of both to pad their records. The lesser known fighters don't get that courtesy. Someone with 1 fight should not be fighting an active legend (Mir...I'm not talking Coleman. Coleman has been ineffective for some time now. See his last Pride fight? OMG that was embarrasing), and someone who obviously doesn't want to go to the ground should not be babied and get his opponents hand picked for him. Got another heavy weight with 2 to 3 fights that has a ground game? Throw him in there!!! But that's not whats happening. I agree on Kimbo's skill...he obviously has the tools. I personally don't think there are many fighters on the planet who can take more than a few shots from this guy. It was obviously he had some skill from his net videos a while ago. Bas just needs to fine tune it...and cross train him..which I believe he is. I'm not blaming Kimbo for his popularity. I wish him the best! His handlers are obviously behind the match making...they don't want the Kimbo-mystique deflated anytime soon. Kimbo is doing what he needs to do...and that's beating down whoever they put in front of him. Kimbo for President! LOL And...back to Tank...he's not knocking anyone out in a ring or cage. His cardio is non existant...his chin is gone. He's a washed up brawler ( I hate to use that term) who is WAY past his prime. He was never in shape...and he made a name in the sport when it was relatively new to the US and the rules were much different. He would have never survived in Japan or Brazil back then. Nor would he have made a name for himself if the fighters in the US were training back then like they are now. I like this discussion...Bikes and MMA work for me!! Everyone is entitled to their opinions...I just happen to have followed MMA and trained in different martial arts for the last 10 years. My first MMA event was UFC 2 and I was hooked every since (as bad as it was back then). Check out the upcoming Frank Shamrock vs. Cung Lee fight...that should be gooooooood.

I agree with Lesner...he was impressive, but I think it had a lot to do with his massive size and strength. He basically was beating the shit...literally...out of Mir. In the end though, he got caught in a rookie mistake. Understandable...since he's a rookie. He had no business in their with Mir so early in his career though. Mir is a phenom on the ground. Angle will need to get up to speed on striking...really quick. I agree about his grappling experience...but he better learn how to block a punch or kick, or do some basic striking if he can't take someone down to the ground. I hate rolling with strong wrestlers...they are a beast when they get on top of you. Flipside of that, is that when they get on their back, they are vulnerable if they haven't left that wrestling mentality behind.

You obviously haven't read anything above. No one is saying put him against a top competitor!! We are saying that he has been fighting sub-average fighters on PURPOSE! Again..Tank Abbott?? When has a pro fighter faced someone as washed up as Abbott or Mercer? I can see someone like Dan Severn, he purposely gives young fighters experience. BUT DAN HAS (HAD)SKILLS. He has a ground game and can strike. He is cross trained. The Lesnar situation is totally different..that should have never happened. UFC threw him under the bus..he didn't deserve that fight. The only thing similar is that they are riding his name for ticket sales. Again, I'm not saying put him against a Frank Mir in Kimbo's first or second fight. He can fight someone in their early MMA pro career...no problem with that. But I can't respect his game totally if they are cherry picking his fighters so he won't get taken to the ground. Did you forget that this was MMA?!? MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. It's not boxing, which is what the promoters are promoting..a Kimbo stand up brawl. WHICH is much different than two same skill level fighters in the ring who decide to keep it standing. Kimbo's promotion is what is wrong with MMA today.

Ummmm.....yeah...ok.

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No one is saying throw him under the bus. What I'm saying is that his opponents are specifically picked to lose. He hasn;'t fought ANYONE who is at any decent level of competition. All other MMA fighters don't get that kind of courtesy. Kimbo is riding on his underground popularity. Nothing wrong with that. All I'm saying is call it like it is..they are hand picking people to LOSE in front of Kimbo. When was the last time Tank Abbott fought? Was he even considered a serious opponent? Give me a break...Tank? OMG. Ray mercer? Puh lease. Put him in front of ANY heavyweight..hell even a heavy weight with no professional fights under his belt, but that at least cross trains and you wouldn't hear a peep from me. This is MMA...not boxing. And it's obvious that they are putting brawlers in front of him so he can knock them out (which he definitely excels at). Kimbo has the tool set to be a good fighter...he can judge distance very well, and he has good hands. It's just obvious to me that he's not a well rounded fighter yet. If anyone can get him there...it's Bas, so I'm still hoping at some point we'll see some progress.

interesting..I'm gonna try and sit on one this weekend.

She got hers from kennedy's in Elyria. they had just sold a black one, but another is coming in this thur or friday. they have the VIN # already and she is going in tomorrow to pay for it.

LOL My girlfriend was looking at gixxer 600's..but she's short and she has to tippy toe the bike. I didn't feel comfortable with her doing that (she dropped one of mine getting it out of the garage). I told her to look at the 250 after reading a review of it. granted, kaw needs some help in the color and styling dept. She wasn't thrilled with the colors, but it was the only bike she was comfortable on. She's getting the all black one. They nailed the redesign in the 08's. the older ones look like retarded scooters (nothing against scooters). The 250 is Kaw's best selling bike! Shoot, at $3500 it's a no brainer.

i like the ZX6...and I love the new 250. I just think they made a major asthetic snafu with this new zx10. i went to the IMS, and even the Kaw rep said everyone hated it. Hell, HE hated it. Now, looks arent everything..and it's been getting nice ass reviews..but I will definately pass on this production cycle. To each his own, of course. but the people who like it are in the minority on this bike...judging from the IMS and from Kaw reps themselves.

I have a Kaw..owned a Yamaha... The turn signals on that bike are missing velcro. You can not tell me that those things look nice at all...they look like clip ons.

I'll stick to my 06. The front is fugly on the 08.

They aren't going to throw anybody in front of Kimbo who is going to take him to the ground and beat him. It's all tomato cans...they want to milk it for what it's worth. Kimbo had mad boxing skills, but dude hasn't shown he can kick or be serviceable on the ground yet. Tank Abbott? Come on..give me a break. Kimbo means ticket sales right now...they aren't going to kill the goose that laid the egg just yet.

Oh ok. In that case, carry on.