RVTPilot

It's okay JRMM, just crack on r1 in whatever lingo you know. It's all good hatin' on him. He's acustomed to it.

And what will that poor village do without it's idiot? Stay there. They make you look smart, and your slow ass Gixxer is prettier than the usual collection of front yard iron horses rotting amisdt the trees out your way. If you want, you can park the gixxer next to the 51 while you're in LV so that it's kept company. Maybe it it's lucky, my nasty little twin will defile that pretty little bike of yours and make it an honest machine. Yadik!

I get about 33 mpg commuting back and forth to work, and aobut 25-28 when goofin'. But RC51s aren't exactly known for being frugal with the fuel.

Being an RC51 owner, (a.k.a. RVT1000) RVTPilot seemed as natural as it is unimaginative. On all the other sites I belong to, I go by DevilDawg, being a former Marine and a huge Browns fan. Slightly more creative than RVTPilot, but the week I signed up here at OR was shitty at work and my brain was oatmeal.

As long as rain isn't in the forecast, I ride. And if I have a shit day at the office, I find the longest way home and take that.

Anything that someone called Satan considers "creepy", one should take a look at.

I used to work for a bike accessory shop in Jax, FL, and we would see the greenest noobs come in on brand new ZX-9s or 900RRs looking to trick the shit out of their new ride, still shod in nipple encircled tires and temp tags. And two months later they were in putting pics of it up on the classifieds board. That is, if they could grip a push pin with a cast on. I cut my teeth on an old Kawi KZ550LTD then an old GS500 that a buddy of mine had, and I remember thinking "Christ..this is fast!". While I am very much against any laws that one might concoct to protect some rider from themselves, or force dealerships to not just sell any bike to any rider, it would be nice from time to time to see some common sense executed and enforeced within the community. But then again, they would be interfering with the natural selection process.

Hola!

No, i would agree with that Nick, but having seen many a knucklehead who didn't know how to ride pick something that was so completely exceeded an entry level machine, I am always facinated to see what someone gets as a first bike. Gets back to the thinning of the herd analogy, one that I happen to agree with.

:lol:True, but was he on a 600 sportster or a mother-in-law sized Road King. Just curious what might have squished him I guess.

That is a sad bit of luck there. I would be interested in hearing what kind of bike he was on too. Was he like some young squid who hops on a 1000 for his first bike and wheelies his way to St. Peter's office? Not that it takes more than falling off a 250 to crack one's brain housing group. And now it must be even harder for them to sell HDs with crime scene tape in the parking lot.

I just figured it was because he's just too small to ride.

The class is very much worth the time and $$$. And to add to the original title of the thread, you guys leave some clean twisties down there as I will be there the following weekend. I am meeting some guys I used to be stationed with that I haven't ridden with in YEARS! And it's my first trip to the gap in almost 8 years. From what I hear, it's rather different down there now, thanks to all the cager clubs infesting the place and Johnny Law setting up permanent residence in the pull off areas. Still, it's worth the trip.

Welcome amigo from some who has been here about 15 minutes! But so far as I have seen, this is a great group.

Welcome fellow noob! Just got here myself.

A few years back I was showing my ass on the street and was caught by a FL Statie for carrying the front wheel. I did it in the almost the worst place possible in Jax, yet she let me go with a warning and a write up to get, of all things, my front tire replaced because of wear. Now, at the time I was in the Marines, so I don't know if the green ID card helped or not. (Jacksonville is a heavy duty military town.) So R1, I agree that you did the right thing and stood tall for the man.

No, North Ridgeville, west of Cleveland. A bustling little town trying to fight it's way back to the 1980s. But the taxes are good and my family is close. (A little too close sometimes.) And right back at ya on the bike sweetness! I love the rumble of a twin. Mrs. Pilot has caught me a time or two with my johnson in the spout of my Leo's. Here's a pic from the other night where I took my 7 year old for his first ride. I swear he was making motorcycle sounds in his sleep.

Howdy from a fellow noob!

Howdy from the bustling metropolis that is North Ridgetucky! Thanks to folks the likes of r1crusher, I am here. So blame him. But the rest of you come highly recommended, so I am looking forward to the banter. I am currently astride an '03 RC51 that, unlike most guys, I haven't moded the shite out of. But getting there. One piece at a time. See ya around!