redkow97

Good luck, and have fun. I didn't know he had been riding an SV. Too bad he can't fight for the R6. That would have paid for a lot of tires and travel

...I need to stop reading the sale emails from the Point Blank location near my office. I am still wanting a revolver. In a perfect world, I'd get a 9mm revolver to have a dead-nuts reliable wheel gun that uses cheap ammo, but there is basically no such thing as a cheap 9mm revolver. There seem to be numerous cheap 38 specials, and ammo isn't that much more expensive. This would NOT be a concealed carry gun. I might still take it camping or something, but I wouldn't want a snubnose. Rock Island makes a 4" barrel 6-shooter. So talk me into or out of a 38 special as an additional caliber in the cabinet.

That's too nice. Is he racing the R3 at the WERA GNF? Winner of the R3 race gets a new R6!

bodywork is expensive to crash though. If I'm taking something to the track, I want to be prepared to leave it there. If it's fixable, I want it to be a cheap fix. Maybe I should buy an F4i with a stunt cage

'03 was the first year for FI, correct? Didn't it have some 'quirks' because of that? I'm thinking my budget is more suited to a crashed carb'd model that someone else doesn't want to repair. Then I just throw a number plate above a circular headlight, and cut up a belly pan from some other bike and mount it with zip ties...

How much does a day run, now that the new pavement is down? I'm used to paying like $95/day, with a discount for booking both days... Factor in inflation since 2008. I think I only raced at Nelson after that, no track days.

EX500's are raced regionally. Not as much as they used to be, but they're around, and they're fun bikes. Slow, but fun. Noodle chassis, but fun. What I like about them is that beyond suspension and tires, there's not much else you can do to it... aftermarket exhaust might yield a few extra hp on the top end, but you give up mid-range. The stock system is heavy, but it's quiet and cheap on eBay.

motards are awesome, until you want to take one on the highway for any distance. I mean, I know it can be done, but then you start getting into larger bore bikes, which makes them heavier, which diminishes the fun of the bike (for me). I would rather find a clapped out and/or crashed SV in the $1000-$1500 range than pay for someone's track prepped bike for $2,000. Salvage title would be fine.

I started looking at mustang GT convertibles the other day, and the wife said "you may as well get a motorcycle if you're looking at convertibles with summer tires and RWD." Cheap is the name of the game, because it wouldn't be ridden much. I'm realistic about that. But I'd like to do a couple of track days, or maybe even some racing. Considering: - EX250 (pros - cheap. tire wear won't be an issue. Parts are everywhere. bulletproof. Cons - lack of power for highway, and 2-up riding) - EX500 (pros - cheap. nostalgia, because it was my first bike. I know a bit about them already. can legitimately hit 115 mph, if not quickly. Cons - still slow. Okay for 2-up, occassionally) - SV650 (pros - pretty cheap. Still fun. parts everywhere. Cons: competitive race classes, and still not 600cc fast) - Honda F2/F3 (pros - will accelerate as a motorcycle should. cons - hard to find not beat to hell with 50k miles. bodywork adds to cost - especially if crashed. multiple carburetors...) - FZ6... starting to get too nice here. And probably more street-friendly than I really need, given the lack of street miles it will see. Did I miss anything? First gen naked SV with some number plates and quick-connectors for the lights might be the ticket.

missed this update. Glad to see the improvement. Are there bathrooms yet, or just portable toilets? Is the 'tech shed' still standing? What did the days cost? I'm softening the wife on a shitty street/track bike by sending her links to cars that cost 3-4 times what I'd spend on a bike

Not at all my area of practice, but my recollection is that the primary purpose of such a document is explicitly to facilitate the scenario you're hoping to accomplish. County recorder's office should get him squared away. You may want to make phone calls before sending him all over the place though. Some counties don't have all their offices in one building. and sorry for your loss, btw. Even if you and your step-mom weren't super close, that sucks for your dad.

bumping this up to see if anyone has found a good camera at a lower price (plus some of the links are dead now). As much as I drive, a dash cam is probably a good idea...

I didn't call him anything. I implied he was lower risk than a 20 yr old on a sport bike. Who here disagrees with that? You said "Seems like most every ride I went on this summer I had to ditch the cops." In the context you used it, does "ditch" not imply that you ran from police "almost every ride (you) went on this summer"? I'm not prepared to formulate any kind of opinion of you from two posts, but it appears as though you exaggerated, and now want to walk back your initial statement after I pointed out its absurdity.

We're taking this thread even further off topic, but insurance rates aren't only based on the violation and the number of points. Demographic and driving history of the rider are major factors as well. I don't claim to know a TON about the insurance industry, but my uncle is my agent. He's told me that their most profitable clients are married men in their mid 30's who get an OVI. They're old enough that they can afford to keep driving, and will pay the inflated rate, but they're a low risk to actually pick up additional traffic violations or accidents, because their wife will KILL them if they do. A guy Tony's age with 6 points is probably still a lower claim risk than a 20 yr old with a clean driving record. At least on a sport bike...

I wondered about that, but it's still listed in his "Bikes" section. (visible on a computer, but not the mobile version of the site)

are you replacing this with something else, or is the Ducati just taking away seat time?

I suppose my expectations from any DAO firearm are low. I am NOT accurate with it. I mean, for what it is, I'm proficient with it, but I would like to be better... Ruger LC9-S is another one I've considered to replace it. I wish I could find a compact 9 that I actually LIKE shooting. The G19 or one of the 'not quite compact' XDs might be as close as I can get.

I wish there were more stretches of low-traffic high-enjoyment roads close by. I'd probably feel a lot differently about street riding.

Prison is cheaper than rent. Theft is cheaper than taxes. Where are you going with that argument? ;-)

My EDC is a KelTec PF9. I know what it is and what it isn't. It's compact enough that I actually carry it. I can hit a paper plate sized target consistently at 5-7 yds. I know it has a poor reputation for reliability in some circles. Mine has never had a FTF or FTE - but I admit that I don't particularly enjoy shooting it, and don't shoot it very often. I still have several hundred rounds through it, but probably fewer than a thousand. I carry it because it's almost completely forgettable. I will probably get a glock 19 eventually, but that's obviously quite a bit larger than the PF9. Assuming I love the 19, that might eventually lead to a 43. I actually prefer Smith XDs over glocks (with admittedly limited range time with both), but the law enforcement pricing on the glocks can't be beaten...

there aren't enough eye-rolls on the internet for this...

You're thinking of it backward. Other things pop up. Kids are the most common thing that pops up, but when other things start to occupy your time, that leaves less for riding. It may or may not correspond to a diminished desire to ride. I still love riding, I just value my time more. "time with the kids" isn't a tangible thing. I'm not starting a stop watch, or directly interacting with my kids every moment I would otherwise have spent riding, but being around is important. My oldest would beg me to "give (her) 10 pushes" when I let the lawn mower shut off to pick up some dog shit. I'm not making her my primary focus when I'm cutting the lawn, but she'll remember I was there, and that I gave her a push (or 10) when I had the chance. Most recently, I offered to push her on the swing while my wife finished up dinner. I took her outside, and was promptly told, "no dad, I can do it myself now!" And she showed me that she can swing on her own. Being "around" for that stuff is as important as reading to her and making puzzles, etc. Mine's going to be 4 in January, so she'll actually remember this stuff for the rest of her life pretty soon... That's why I took her to the MotoAmerica round, and why she'll come watch me race mountain bikes, if not motorcycles for the next few years. I won't ever completely turn my back on riding, but it will have to shift into a family-driven activity. I already have loose plans for a 10+ day camping trip with the oldest on the back of a tourer, and a cross-country trip when she's old enough to pilot a 250.

I haven't priced SR22s in a while. It makes me laugh that this could become the most expensive gun in my cabinet. Even with the cheaper pink-frame model, it's $340.

The Mark IV(?) I shot didn't want to cycle reliably. I switched to a single six, which didn't care about ammo at all. That is part of the appeal of a revolver. In a SHTF situation, my stockpile of 22lr may hang up my 10/22, but it should always cycle through the bolt gun and a revolver. An SR22 or S&W 22 compact seems to be the best semi auto approximation of a true training gun for their bigger brothers, but they're pickier about bulk ammo... keep in mind as well that my carry 9 is DAO, so a long sloppy trigger pull on a DA/SA 22 revolver is good practice for that gun, if not for marksmanship.

Like??? I want 3 things out of any gun: - reliable. - low maintenance (i.e. doesn't mind being run dirty, or it's pretty damn simple to clean) - accurate for its purpose (i.e. I don't expect much from a subcompact), but I would like a plinker to be good with open sights.