Heres my other bike...For the days I feel a little frisky!

Nice bikes. The engine/tank on that glide are sweet looking... but I'm not a fan of the fairing + bags. Are they removable?

No..When I want somthing without those, I jump on the R1

Very nice! What wheels are those?

Thanks...Those are Hogpro Mystic 21" 18"

awmllc,

sweet bikes!

Thanks

Ducati Sport Classic. Pretty...





For more eye candy purposes, check out this guys trumpet. SC will prolly recognise this bike.

Here is my current ride -

Yep, I recognize that bike. The Slippery Sam tank isn't my favorite, but it works in that setup.

This is probably my favorite cafe'd Triumph:

i'm in norcal, but ya the weather has been incredible, and where i live there are a ton of really amazing roads to ride.

Nice, my brother has that same bike.

Hope you had better luck than I did :/

Got up this morning and rode 100 miles in sub-zero temperatures before I had to turn back. Was snowing like a sunavabitch and starting to accumulate on the roads. I couldn't keep my visor clear

Starting out was okay:



but pretty soon got pretty hairy:



That is ice on the windshield and front fender.



Spent 4 hours on the bike and ended up back where I started

Great looking bike. Is this a FB Lo?

So my car took a sht and I can either fix it, buy another car or buy a motorcycle. I've been considering the latter but everyone tells me I'm going kill myself yadda yadda yadda. I have a few questions before I seriously consider getting a bike:

- Is it really more cost effective to ride, say, a 600cc sportbike compared to an SUV? My SUV got about 18mpg on average, and insurance was about $80/month. I'm 22, single, and have never been in an accident, pulled over, or anything like that but I have to assume being under 25 and riding a motorcycle won't help me with insurance rates. From my preliminary research it seems like the savings would be negligible but I'm positive that a Honda or Yamaha will be more reliable than my current turd.

- How dangerous is it, really? I'm a very good driver, have a ton of experience with fast/dangerous vehicles as I used to race cars (including one class of car that was powered by a 1000cc bike engine when I was a teen!), went to the dunes and the motocross track on my ATV, etc. Obviously this experience is different from anything else I've done, but I feel I'm better prepared than the average dude.

- I live in Arizona. Am I going to be miserable during the summer? Honestly, this might biggest hurdle for me. I've had a car without A/C for a short period of time during summer and it was awful. Is it that noticeable while riding? For auto-racing helmets we had fresh air systems - do they make something similar for motorcycle riders?

Many do.

My bike costs me $600 a year to insure. I have no coverage on the bike itself, but wtf a bike is less than $10k to replace so insurance would be ridiculous. Just get the liability, medical for you, and take a safety course.

You're 22. When you realize that people really can't catch you you might get stupid. Being a good driver doesn't necessarily mean much, since it's a whole different ballgame (as far as I'm concerned). Assume they're trying to hit you and grow eyes up your ass if you're going slow on side roads. Learn ESP to negotiate any intersection. Assume everyone will pull out right in front of you. Ride like you're invisible.

In a car people see you and will avoid you. On the bike they really don't. It's not even their fault. Getting mad about it will just make you angry and ride like ass.

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I don't mind the heat as much as the cold. When you're going 130 the wind will cool you off fast. Need to stay hydrated, though. Cold sucks balls. Riding from LA to Vegas in the middle of winter, when it's like 20 on the pass feels like -40 at speed (in my imagination, but it's damn cold).

If you ever get a bike and make it up to vegas, and I happen to be in town that weekend, I'll gladly show you some pretty solid rides. I need excuses to ride more, but damn I gotta work so much and travel is a bitch.

My 2010 Street Triple. Really astonishing engine for only 675 and a great sound I can't get enough of, especially with Arrows. Plus a nice combination of supermoto-style comfort and enough performance to match up to a lot of sportsbikes (provided there are a lot of twisties)

Shout out to RBK's 1098, they are truly beautiful machines. I nearly got one but where I live made it a bit pointless unfortunately

Yup, that was it. The one I saw was in black with gold stripes. Me gusta mucho.

It would have turned out okay, long and cold, but okay....BUT my father volunteered to trailer it. So rather than two days of cold riding, just a 12 hour haul in a jeep.

Nice triple Can't wait to get a new exhaust for mine. Think I'm going to go with a Trident system http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpUEUqi_mUs :drools:

Glad to hear you got it home...Mine is arriving on a truck this Thursday. Still calling for more freezing rain and snow over the next couple days. Sigh.

I owned a 2006 Red one of these. Probably the best bike I have ever ridden. Sadly had to sell it when I moved to Cali...ironic I know.

Pic:



This is next on my list...cheaper but just a gorgeous:

Pretty low quality pic, but you get the general idea. Still learning how to ride this thing.

Daytona Race Development


Race Development 250


Aprilia Nera




Yeah, riding is fun

My god... you're "control" set up is horrendous.

What do you mean?

what insurance company offers medical on bikes? I ask this because a lot of poker players are self employed and as risk takers they skip out on personal health insurance. As far as I know no major auto insurance company offers medical on a bike. This is important because I know of two people in the riding group who got into accidents without medical insurance. The figures were very high like 200k+ pre negotiated bill (dunno post number). This could set anybody back a long ways. For sport bikes I believe State Farm has the best rates by far.

I went straight to a 600cc but you can get a nice sv650 and it'd be a great first bike. Course a 250 is best but not many are into those. You could find a good deal on a used 250 and resell/make money after you are comfy on 2 wheels. Take an MSF class, read/watch twist of the wrist and take it easy the first 6 months.