XB12Ss

Y he need a new home at 10 years old? Man, I hate seeing people give up a pet when that pet lived so many years with them. The pet is like family and they think of you as family. Giving them away and not keeping them till they die of old age is just f-d up in my opinion.

I'd take him, but we already have 2 great cats and a crazy dog.

I agree. I'd never give up my cat even though he pisses me off 99.9% of the time... Place don't take pets? What they don't know, won't hurt me... If they find out... there's plenty of other places I could live... Meet a girl who's allergic... Here's some Benadryl, STFU.

Paint kinda sucks, but it's growing on me... I think that copper and black is sorta cool...

I have one "250" trying to get rid of it ....1800.00 takes it 2700 miles my wifes bike.She won't let me ride it "you'll just tare it up!!" oh well she still likes it !!

Why you sellin' it?

the c50 is a nice bike i have an 06, it rides good and sounds ok when i put full pipes on it. it wall hang right with a 88cc big twin until about 90. it handles like a tub of jello, but that is not the purpose of the bike. you can ride it fast there are a few guys here that know i was riding on it on night and was passing slow ass riders on sport bikes in the curves on I70 by alum creek, grinding floor board and all.

That's just sad man... sad.

Stupid question, but are you trying to put it in the quotes? If so, that's why. Anything within BBCode (img, quote, url, etc) don't count as characters in the post count. If not, I have no freaking clue.

Nope, no quotes... Straight text...

Yeah, XB I posted that being a smartass because she was standing over my shoulder commenting about it.

I don't know, I think he might be better off with a 250 for a starter bike. He is a jr. in highschool and is 17. At that age it's hard to have total control over the brain, I think a 250 would be best bet for him for a year or maybe 2, THEN a 600 class bike.

When two wheels are involved at age 27 it's hard to have control over my brain!

How many people here actually owned a 250? I get the impression most of you just have opinions of them based off of what bike you started with? I miss my 250. Guy in the cube next to me has had his 1995 250 since he bought it and refuses to get rid of it(his other bike is an 03 ZX11). My other friend bought his 250 shortly after I got mine and he doesn't have a single regret. (Side note he sold his 250 for the same price he bought it for. F'ing (incert anti-semitic comment here)) Point being. Its a great place to start. I felt I was ready to move up to somthing bigger after I had it for a year. In hindsight I'm really glad I didn't. Wouldn't be as good of a rider as I am now if I did.

"If you want to go faster. Learn how to ride better." - somewhere on Ninja250.org

Good quote.

I started on a 500 Ninja... I've actually toyed around with getting a 250 Ninja to commute with... They are great little bikes...

I've always done the carpet thing and moved it once in awhile. Usually the move was a quick (really fucking cold) ride around the neighborhood.

My bike sat in storage for around 9-10 months a couple of times... I never moved it at all...

Another thing you want to make sure you don't do... Don't start it. If it's sitting, leave it sit... Starting it just allows condensation into the engine... Not to mention you invite air and water into the gas tank...

Here's another source to note... One thing though, most of these websites you'll find have unnecessary steps in many instances... Like fogging the cylinders... totally unnecessary unless you're gonna store it in a real humid environment (unlike our winters here)...

Which picture are you trying to comment on? What's the message?

And nice address in the address bar. Hahaha!!!

http://ohio-riders.net/photoplog/index.php?n=49

I have a sudden urge to eat tacos... tuna tacos.

I was wondering if anyone would notice the address bar...

alright well m not going to be home until christmas so maybe i can do some of this stuff at that point. i think the only thing my parents will be able to handle is putting stabil in the tank.

Stabil ain't gonna do chit unless you run it... And in all honesty, gas doesn't start to break down for a few months, so you could realistically just do everything when you are home for the holidays.

Oh I fucking hate that video. Ouch. Makes me cringe every time I watch it.

That's why it's so much better than the other one...

IMHO, the other one is not serious enough. Driving around with your head up your ass does more than put you in uncomfortable situations... it fucking kills people.

Can you take a screen shot of it? I just double checked and I can comment fine with my test account (same privileges as your's). This is weird.

If flat spots are a myth then why do both of you recommend parking on carpet?? The point of the carpet is to avoid flat spots in your tires. They also make tire mats specifically for this, but the carpet is a way cheaper way to go. Or yes, you can just move the bike every few weeks and you'll be fine. It takes a couple of months. Even if you do get flat spots, they usually only last 50 - 100 miles or so before the tire takes shape.

That's from: http://www.kanetix.com/winter-protection-for-your-bike

Myth is not the proper word, I apologize... It's more that newer tires are not as likely to develop flat spots. 20 years ago, that wasn't the case.

The point these days of keeping your tires off the concrete is moisture. Moisture between the tire and concrete leads to premature tire rotting...

Like what's been said... flat spots are a myth. Get a couple scrap pieces of 2x6 or something to get the tires off the ground.

Before you do anything clean it. Wash it, scrub the chain real well using Kerosene and clean up any gunk you find anywhere... Lube all your cables and chain real well.

Put Stabil in the thing, and run it to make sure it gets through the system... Hit the gas station and top it off (as full as possible... the less air in the tank the better)... Air gaps pull condensation, causing rust...

Pull the battery, check the water level, fill with distilled water if it's not nearly full, and keep it on a battery tender (trickle charger) for the winter. If possible, store the charging battery in a temperature controlled evironment... if that's impossible and you don't want to screw around with the tender, you can drain the battery and keep the electrolyte stored seperately... That's more of a pain in the azz though IMHO... The point of all this BTW is to avoid oxidation on the plates.... which ruin batteries.

Depending on who you talk to, you'll want to drain the carbs. I've done it both ways, drain and no drain... never had any issues. When I had my bike stored for more than a winter, I've always drained the carbs... Without draining the carbs over a winter, it always fired right up and ran fine immediately at the beginning of the season.

Cover it. Guessing you'll store it in a garage... You'd be amazed at how much grease and dust is in the air and will stick to your bike... If you're real paranoid, you can plug up some of the various orafices to ensure mice and chit don't crawl up in there and die...

Hmm... I haven't seen that one. Anybody else having this problem? What browser are you using? IE? FireFox? Opera?

IE... and I've commented on pics before... no problems.

commenting on pictures... No matter what I type, I get the following error:

Sorry, XB12Ss: The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 2 characters.

i think we need this one

That one is 10,000,000,000,000,000,000x better.

I'd rather spend it on that, instead of welfare trash. Don't be so selfish brother.

Bullets are cheaper for most of those wastes anyway...

I believe you should help all living things. That bear didn't do anything to you.

Fuck that bear... You don't know what he did to me... Obviously you didn't see that episode of Cheaters that I was on...

so umm...im going to need a new bike this winter too. i was thinking about an sv1000 but that 636 is a good price. any thoughts?

SV1k... shitty suspension from those I've talked to...

I got a buddy that, depending on what day it is, is selling his 636... It's got a salvage title and looks like hell, but runs like the whip.

Everyone, I want to apologize for using the analogy "strong as fuck" in my 1st post on this page. My wife has informed me it sounds unintelligent and trashy, which I concur. So when you read it please replace it with "hell" instead. Thank you.

Your wife obviously hasn't fucked me then...

you know i dont own a bike yet but im rly tired of everyone telling me "your gonna kill yourself" when i tell them i want to get a sportbike....Like i said in my intro im gonna start with a kawa250 and learn for a season then buy a gsxr600...im tired of everyone saying that so im gonna get what i want.....(anyone else tired of hearing that )

Thanks:cheers:

You get used to it. I've been riding for 6 years and still get it... even from those close to me...

As far as the 'which bike' question... I don't know you so it's IMPOSSIBLE for me to recommend something to you. Hell, I don't even know what you are looking to get out of the riding experience...

Here's my advice:

If you want to go fast in a straight line, don't fuck around... buy a liter bike.

If you want to carve the corners and are confident you can handle a race bike... buy a 600 supersport.

If you want to stunt, find a ragged out 600.

If you want to ease your way into sportbikes, buy a 250 or 500 Ninja... or even an SV650.

The debate about buying a 250 as a first bike is pretty easy to solve... You buy a 250, ride the balls off it for a year, and sell it for what you paid for it the next year. Anybody that tells you that's impossible is either uninformed or a total moron. Check Cycle Trader... There's a bazillion 250 Ninjas sold every day... Don't matter if it's 15 or 2 years old, they all sell for around $500 or so of eachother...

As far as capability goes, that shouldn't be a deciding factor at all. Unless you have amazing talent, you probably won't outride a 'beginner' bike within your first season. I guarantee that less than 5% of people on this board could push a 250 to it's limits... Not talkin' tachin' it out... I could train a monkey to max out a bike in a straight line...

The boredom issue... If triple digits are your thing, then yes, the 250 will bore you to tears... Me, triple digits don't excite me... not one bit. Pushing myself through the twisties does... And for the record, I rode with a guy this year who was draggin' knees on a 250 Ninja... Plenty capable.

Regardless of what garbage people will try to feed you, HD's are great machines... Do actual research and don't rely on opinions on boards like these... All manfacturers have their shortcomings, including the Japs...

If you are planning on buying a cruiser you plan on riding forever and don't care about silly social status crap, then the Jap cruisers are hard to beat... If you think you may want to get a different bike in a few years, you cannot touch HD. Yeah, you pay more up front, but NO other bike holds it's value better.

I've never had a problem with head shake at 70 or higher on H-D's, brakes..yeah...suck... and in order to make any reasonable power you need to spend another $10... and they're still pretty gutless.. I haven't ridden any newer than early 90's though, they may be getting worse.

I'd never own one, if I were looking for a 'cruiser' it'd have to be a Triumph Rocket III.... ;-)

Bigger displacement on the new HD's... From everything I've read, they're packin' on the yarbles... That being said, Rocket III's are CRAZY... I'd totally rock one...

EXACTLY! What other social niche supports many large burly men all dressed from head to toe in leather, with fringes, chaps, and studs and chains all over the place?

HD Sells there chaps in two styles, full, and ASSLESS BABY

Your amazing intellect never fails to amaze me... All chaps are assless... Otherwise they'd be pants!

yeah guys i rly want a sportbike....like i said in my intro start with a kawa 250 then to the GSXR600 but everyone keeps telling me im gonna kill myself of a "crotch rocket" whatever...im gonna do what i want....

If you want a sportbike, buy a sportbike. If you aren't an idiot starting off on a 600 isn't a terrible idea...

If this applied to ALL motor vehicles I'd have no problems with it.

I wonder how much that cost us, the tax payers. A single bullet costs what? $0.10?

I miss my jet ski... I'd never use it though... Good luck!