Disclaimer

Our guest did surmise something correct though but it’s a pretty easy one to figure out, Todd and Justin are pole smokers.

Only on Sundays, religious holidays, and when I'm the lone white guy in the room.

Thanks. I'm gonna run a few tanks worth of 93 in it just to be safe... but that's what got me in trouble on the Hayabusa. I grabbed some 93 out in bumf*(k nowhere (DTC Castle ride) and I after I got home with the issue I was reading how that's a bad move since most people in the middle of BFE don't usually get the 93, so it sits in the underground tanks for a LONG time -- you're better off filling up with 87 and not riding the dog piss outta the bike since the 87 gets refilled more often.

So, now I've been boned by 87 and 93 octane in two different machines.

Or, you could wait until you get calloused man hands and not worry about how the grips feel since you can't feel them anyway.

I think you hit the nail on the head in the OP... sv1000 meets all your criteria.

-Low mileage one can be had for < $5500

-Sportier than a VFR, but not a full on sportbike

-Fuel injected

-Enough power to have fun on and still keep up with some of the late model 600s

-Suspension is adjustable and good enough to let you carve the SE Ohio roads without worry.

I'm a little bias because I have one and have put some seat time on it during some spirited rides, and it's fine... better handling than the Hayabusa obviously, but I've never been on a proper 1k or 600cc sportbike. I never could quite catch UP on his ZX6R -- but who can?

Speaking of fixing...

How's the SV?

Dude... all this time it was just a bad f*(king tank of gas -- I think some condensation got in there, somehow, even after filling the tank to the brim. It was the tank I filled from last October, and I've never had to put Stabil or anything in either tank before (the Hayabusa started right up and ran great).

Granted, I put 87 in the SV and 93 in the Hayabusa, but 87 is what the manual calls for in the SV -- and they were both in my dining room all winter, so it's not like they were getting thermal cycles.

So, after buying $60 worth of ratchet extensions and $15 worth of spark plugs that I didn't need after all (but it's got new plugs now -- bonus), I put 2 gallons of 93 in the tank along with some fuel injector cleaner and it's been running fine since, as the 'old gas' burns off.

I knew what bad gas felt like on the Hayabusa, but not in the vtwin bike, but I suppose the symptoms were similar... the Hayabusa just took it a lot better than the twin.

Nah, I'm sure he's just fixing his Harley computer -- it's leaking oil.

Wait you're a Liberal? Shit

Only on Sundays, religious holidays, and when I'm the lone white guy in the room.

You don't need smarts when you have retard strength.

I was either listening to the local scanner or on following the local news feed, but the cops were called to an accident behind Lake Erie Harley Davidson -- I'm assuming that was another victim of the 5mph high speed wobble those Harley's are prone to when inexperienced riders let out the clutch.

I don't fit the profile to chill here I'm not a crotch rocket riding liberal so apparently I'm not welcome.

You didn't realize how many liberals were on this site eh? OMG, it's CRAWLING with them.

Same shit happened at OFCC forum which is why I left there.

Most logical people would probably figure out what the common denominator was in between here and OFCC and fix it.

I'm still lost where you were 'attacked'. I don't recall calling you any names that weren't instigated by you. If I'm gonna play a liberal on the internet I'm at least going to go all out and play the elitist one -- and I can only do that if I try to take the high road and not sink to your level.

Pole smoker. (Sorry, it slipped!)

Who cares, I'm not a special ed. teacher and I don't have any special ed. kids, amirite? It's the American way.

Read HB 153: Gov. Kasich wants to change how teachers are paid

COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. John Kasich wants to change the way teachers currently get paid by tying their wages to how well they and their students do in the classroom.

The first-term Republican governor’s pitch for overhauling teachers’ salaries and their evaluations is part of the $55.6 billion, two-year budget the Ohio House recently passed.

Teachers’ unions contend the proposal relies too heavily on students’ test scores. But legislators who back the performance-pay idea say it’s time teachers get paid for how much their students are learning and not how long they’ve been teaching.

The spending proposal is being debated before a state Senate committee. Lawmakers face a June 30 deadline to pass the budget.

Here are some questions and answers about how the legislation affects teachers’ pay and evaluations:

Q: How would teachers’ wages change under the plan?

A: Teachers’ salaries would be based on how they are rated in a new evaluation process. Their amount of training and number of years teaching — the main components in their current salary schedules — would not be given as much weight. Instead, their employers would rate them on four categories that range from “highly effective” to “unsatisfactory.” This new pay scale system would begin in the 2013-2014 school year.

Q: Who would develop the guidelines?

A: The state superintendent would come up with a new framework that schools must use for teacher evaluations. The State Board of Education would then review and vote on the plan. Local boards and superintendents could have a chance to tailor it to their schools’ needs and also include any input from unions.

Q: Who develops the evaluation standards now?

A: It varies by schools. Local school districts have their own set of criteria, which become part of union contracts with the teachers. The state has a set of recommended standards they can follow, which include whether teachers grasp the topics they are teaching and understand how students learn and use tests effectively.

Q: What would these new yearly reviews look like?

A: It’s unclear. That will be largely up to the state superintendent and State Board of Education. What is known is that the evaluations must consider how well the teacher communicates and the quality of their teaching. In addition, the educators would have to be observed in the classroom for at least 30 minutes twice a year. Employers would have to use other measures of student progress and teachers’ skills, which have not yet been determined.

Q: How much emphasis would be put on students’ performances?

A: At least 50 percent of each teacher evaluation would be based on state test scores and how much students improve over the previous year.

Q: Would students and parents get to weigh in on how teachers are doing?

A: Yes. Under the legislation, parent and student satisfaction would have to be considered in the evaluations.

Q: Do the teachers favor that idea?

A: Not exactly. Matt Dotson, a lobbyist for the Ohio Education Association, says there are better ways for parents to be involved in their children’s education than having them directly review teachers and have that be a part of teachers’ employment status. While student input should be sought, he says, it gives kids the chance to get back at a teacher for giving them a bad grade.

Q: Then why have parents and kids give feedback on teachers?

A: They know whether a teacher is good or not, says Rep. Gerald Stebelton, who chairs the House Education Committee. “I think the best person in the world to judge the effectiveness of the teacher is the student,” said Stebelton, a Lancaster Republican.

Q: When would the new evaluation process take effect?

A: The framework would have to be in place by the end of this year. The State Board of Education would then have until July 2012 to vote on the guidelines, so the new evaluations could be implemented in the 2012-2013 school year.

Q: How would the evaluations be used?

A: Employers would use them to make decisions not just on how much money the teacher makes, but also who would be the first to go if there were layoffs.

Download the report.

CRB sounds like an elitist. Am I getting that vibe right' date=' or not? [/quote']

I don't see it, I mean, all he's trying to say is everything he says and does is the right way and everyone that disagrees is an ignorant "pole smoker".

No time for tears.

Then how am I supposed to cum?

Do you think I care what you or your boyfriend Justin think? I don't let you pole smokers bother me.

Not only is charles from Salem allegedly a racist (I heard someone say it ), he's allegedly a midgetist and a homophobe too!

We are having a multiple thread V2 > I4 war going on today so expect to see sarcasm all over the place.

Fixed it for you.

The cc 'handicap' is fair, vtwins have better packaging and can get those extra cc's in a smaller space.

You ever think it's not them getting better, but just you getting worse, old man?

Our 4 cylinders can't keep up.

Vtwins rule

I've spent a few hours on a Super Duke riding RT60. While it is a fun bike (What non cruiser isn't.) other than banging off of the rev-limiter more times than I could count I recall that is didn't seem to be any faster than my 600 and heavier.

You're doing it wrong. You can't ride a twin like an I4...

Do some deep deep soul searching, and you know, deep down, you had more fun on the twin than the speed on your I4.

I <3 having a garage

Yea, that's where my bikes and my truck are... which is why she's outside.

I know a guy that crushes R1's.

About 1" to 1.25" in diameter. Luckily, her car is OK.

Says the guy who's never been on a vtwin. On the street, fun > speed. And it's not like the SV1k is a slouch at 110 rwhp.

Look, OP, start an FZ, then start an SV1k... it'll be an easy decision once you hear them idle next to each other.

I4s are lame, no personality. I ride the SV way more than I ride the Hayabusa because I'm a hooligan with responsibility issues.

But I'd guess the FZs are just as reliable as any other Japanese I4 bike, they're just not as fun as a twin.