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Steering head bearing was my thought. Not so much worn out, but just needs retorqued. They seem to loosen just enough on break in to sometimes need to be backed off and retorqued.

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Oddly I find nothing interesting about that. It looks like a body with two little nubs. Legs amputated, it's a bit creepy looking. The girl with the pink shirt looks pretty good.

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I'd really like to have it and hate that this thread keeps getting bumped. It makes me sad everytime.

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I had a Scorpio on my old bike with all the fancy sensors. It worked really well, the remote was good for a pretty good distance and would notify if anything was going on with the bike. The remote kill feature was nice to if someone managed to get the bike running. I'd highly recommend the Scorpio alarm, may eventually invest in one for my new bike.

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I've not read any of this thread, but I can speak relevant to the topic...

I bought a pair of ME Electronics in ear headphones awhile back after reading some positive reviews about them. I've now worn them a half dozen times and probably at the longest single period for about 6 hours. For the price I'm really pleased with them, they don't pull out when taking off or putting on the helmet, they are comfortable, and they do a nice job doubling as an ear plug.

I've got my mp3, escort radar detector, and garmin gps, all piped into them and it serves my purposes excellent. Coincidentallly, shortly after reading the reviews from other motorcyclists about them, the popped up on Groupon and I got them for $15 I think. Here is a link to the website. Definitely worth trying, imo.

http://www.meelec.com/MEElectronics_M16P_In_Ear_Headphone_with_mic_p/ep-m16p-mt-mee.htm

I'll add my own favorite burger...

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I'd consider the mini ambush if depending on shipped price.

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dustinsn3485, If you were referring to the stock tires on the 2011 Ninja 1000, they were Bridgestone BT016's, and I agree, terrible, with short life on that bike.

Ahh, 16's. I couldn't remember, if it was that or the 23. I've ran the 23's once on my old zx6r I use to own then. They were a little better, I still lacked all the confidence in the world on them. On the 6 I ran exclusively Pirelli's because they wore so well on that bike. This 1000 seems to eat tires, doesn't matter if it's the pr3 or the angel. I've only tried the ST though in fairness, may give the GT a chance if the cost is worth it. I'm really biased toward the Michelin at this point though.

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I will agree with that.

I forgot to mention in my previous post also, I had the 023 on my bike from the factory I believe. They lasted no more than 2k, and I hated every second of that 2k miles.

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For Sport Touring tires, Pirelli Angel GTs are about as good as it gets. Michelin Pilot Road 2, 3, or 4 are also really good.

I've never been a fan of Bridgestone, but I would take them over Dunlops.

I always felt the Pirelli angel gt were the best as well. That was until I tried the pr3s. The Pirelli is right there with them, but in wet conditions the pr3s take the cake.

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Yeah, I've never replaced a crush washer either...I use my calibrated torque wrist and have not once ever had an oil leak.

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Largest city in Ohio and I believe the 15 largest in the country, so try again with your liberal logic babble again.

He'd like to live in California or Seattle, and he's from Wisconsin, I'm guessing Madison at this point...some people you just can't beat the liberal out of. :-)

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I think it's an awesome adventure and hope to do it myself one day, hope he is successful, I was at Springer mountain a few weeks ago and it's pretty awesome to stand there, can only imagine what it'd be like to stand there knowing the journey that is ahead.

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Laptop is gonna kill him, anything more than about 24lbs on the back is gonna be rough.

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I can recommend a couple head hunters. They can look at your skills/abilities and then target them at opportunities they already have listed. They managed to find me quite a few interviews, and ultimately a great job.

How does one find a head hunter? I'm obviously in an entirely different location than you, but I'd like to see what my options are in the work field. I'm not real happy with where I work and think someone like a headhunter would be an interesting person to speak with.

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Zero wind. It's amazing.

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I only sort of agree...I've got a 2011.. there's 3 that are on the list, I prefer no center stand, I do wish there was a gear position indicator, and the ninja thing is really the big one. Though insurance isn't too bad. I've managed to get mine down to about $550 a year with full coverage.

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That's something I'd almost be interested in, except I'm nowhere close to pick it up..

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It took me 11 months to get sick of the desert. Then I found TN, so far I like my decision. July will be 4 years down here.

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I can personally vouch for the Ninja 1000. It fits ever category. With a Vstream windscreen wind is negligible. A seat adds to comfort. I did 820 miles in 13 hours last summer. I had no complaints. 400-500 days back to back would have been no problem. I have 33liter, I think, saddle bags from twisted throttle. They work great. Foot pegs are high enough that there's really no worry of dragging on spirited riding, but still low enough not to stress your legs on long rides. Power is there. It's awesome power too and the sweet spot is around 6k rpm. It jist barely is over 500lbs stock. With an aftermarket exhaust and a couple other weight reductions you're knocking on that 450 too...

I had a 2001 zx6r that I had quasi sport tourered and was happy. The Ninja 1000 blows it away, I have no interest in any other bike now or in the near future.

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I will toss in a second for the Mazda. I've got a mazda3 hatchback and am overly happy with it. It's got plenty of room for me, handles well, smooth, pretty good on gas, I've not had a lick of problems with it. Bought it with 50k and have 106k on it now and not a single issue. I don't think you can go wrong with Mazda.

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Heavy-duty, rather than quoting your whole post I will just respond....you even quoted the most important word of my entire post...stereotypically...

So you and your 30 hell raisin, beer drinkin, road ragin buddies ride a lot of miles. Your group is the minority.

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Resale doesn't mean much to anyone, but HD riders. I couldnt care less what my bike is worth, I plan to ride it til it falls apart. Stereotypically, HD owners ride to and from the bar, only putting 300-500 miles a year before moving to the next shiny pile of chrome.

I don't mind the bikes, they are decent enough and though it's taken 60 years, they finally have a reliable powerplant.

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I have a GSX light I keep next to the bed. Not sure if it's 235 or 350 lumen. It's plenty bright for bedside use and has a strobe for defensive purposes if needed.

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