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Dutymode posted:I'm thinking about selling the SV and getting a TW200 I dunno, I'm considering getting one (lol $) in addition to my SV down the line. It's like the perfect duallie for me. If I could only loving find one from the 90s in the area 
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slidebite posted:A buddy at work is looking to get back into bikes and is seriously looking at a kawi 1600 Vulcan Nomad a guy has locally. I know little about these metric cruisers. I originally started riding cruisers with a Honda VT1100, I found that it was a lot less reliable than I expected. I know that is anecdotal and I don't know anything about the Kawi, but I still had small reliability issues with my first Honda. Ultimately, I switched to Harley because But if he wants to always keep his bike stock, the Kawi is probably a great bike. I will agree with Dutymode that at 700lbs it would be a big bike for someone new to riding. That said, I have met people who just skipped straight to Goldwings/Ultra Classics and it worked out for them, I cant say it's a smart decision. When I ride my Dad's Ultra Classic I can control the weight but it is still obvious that is a heavy, unforgiving bike.
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Feb 24, 2015 19:38
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Cycle Asylum: where everybody is new to riding.
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slidebite posted:A buddy at work is looking to get back into bikes and is seriously looking at a kawi 1600 Vulcan Nomad a guy has locally. I know little about these metric cruisers. My coworker has one of these. I'm counting the days until he has to layerdan and I can buy it for pennies off him. Because he's kind of an idiot. Minus the guy riding it, it's a pretty solid bike. I looked at a couple before I bought my VTX1300, more because the price was too good to pass up on the VTX. Like Dutymode said, it's going to be heavy but since it's not their first bike, as long as they take it easy the first couple weeks/months on it to get a feel for it, I think they should be fine. I've only had shaft drive bikes besides my first Shadow 600 and haven't had any problems with them, but ymmv. How much is the asking price for the bike, and where is your coworker located?
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Feb 24, 2015 21:27
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He hasn't ridden for, if I had to guess, 20+ years and will actually have to re-qualify for his license as he said he no longer has his bike class. He is planing on taking an MSF too and decided that on his own. I've cautioned him about the weight but he's a big boy and if he wants his re-exposure to be a big heavy cruiser it's his problem if/when he dumps it. I'm less willing to give him a hard time just because it is a cruiser and not missile and if he isn't an rear end he'll probably be fine. Thanks for the feedback. Sounds like the bike has fairly high miles, so as long as it's maintained and he can get it for a good deal (P.O. going to a Harley  ) it's probably reasonable. I'll likely take a look at it with him.
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I'm looking for a second bike to complement my shiny FZ6. The FZ6 is nice and all but it won't go off road. And during the winter months it's usually to salty and muddy to take the nice bike out, so I want something fun that I won't mind getting dirty. I would probably use it 90% street commuting, but in the worst possible street conditions (wet, cold, mud, salt). So what about a KLR 250? I found a -91 in good condition with low KMs that seems to fit the profile. It probably needs new tires and maybe a good carb cleaning from hardly moving in 24 years, but other than that it seems to fit the profile. It's cheap, light and offroad capable. From reading the KLR 250 thread on advrider they seem to be great little bikes.  650 dual sport are a lot more common here but the weight and size puts me off from off-roading and tight city traffic (we lane split here). Some dude riding on the street https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EOt5H0DhZU&t=308s Some other dude riding trails https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1ZKtOi46Ls&t=262s Crazy dude riding a MX track (probably modded bike though) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_sKwGFT6rc&t=35s Sounds like a good idea?
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I've been on a huge duallie kick lately for the same reason you are, so I might be a bit biased buuuut: gently caress yea! Dirt bikes/duallies are so loving expensive here though 
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I skipped the R6 and got a GSXR 750 instead. Also I've ridden those lil 200's and you'll get bored of them pretty fast. Even by dirtbike standards they're pretty doggish.
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Feb 27, 2015 14:36
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M42 posted:I've been on a huge duallie kick lately for the same reason you are, so I might be a bit biased buuuut: gently caress yea! Same for the Seattle area. 30 year old dual sport with 40,000 miles that hasn't been started in 10 years? $2500... actually make that $3500  .Edit: It's so bad that a local dealer is currently running a deal for a brand new 2014 DRZ-400 SM for $6400 + 60 month 0% APR from Suzuki. However, if you look in their pre-owned inventory they have another 2014 DRZ-400 SM with only 800 miles ridden on it, the price? $6600 
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Feb 27, 2015 14:56
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HappyHelmet posted:Same for the Seattle area. 30 year old dual sport with 40,000 miles that hasn't been started in 10 years? $2500... actually make that $3500 Yep! My master plan is to bring my 40 year old dualsport down to Ballard for Backfire and sell it for 3x what I'm into it for. It only has 3600 miles though. Want to buy it? 
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Feb 27, 2015 19:33
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That looks amazing and frightening to ride.
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Feb 27, 2015 19:50
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I don't know what it is about running an ancient 2 smoke enduro on the street but it's like a switch flips in my brain, suddenly the bike turns red, and I am wheelieing it across pedestrian bridges. It's the damnedest thing.
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Feb 27, 2015 20:30
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clutchpuck posted:Yep! My master plan is to bring my 40 year old dualsport down to Ballard for Backfire and sell it for 3x what I'm into it for. It only has 3600 miles though. It's tempting! I need something a bit more suited to running up and down I-5 though .
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Feb 27, 2015 20:38
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That's not this. It gets up to 40mph pretty good but then the feeble drum brakes require faith in God to not kill you.
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Feb 27, 2015 21:23
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It reminds me of my old KTR It did have a front disk, but it was such a heavy son-of-a-bitch that stopping was almost an art sometimes. Probably the only motorcycle I've ridden best described as "rides like a truck."
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Feb 27, 2015 22:08
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How is my DT less rusty than that? I think it spent at least a decade outside in Wenatchee.
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Feb 27, 2015 22:10
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It was an '03 I believe too, so a lot younger haha. I'd say the cheap Taiwanese construction is probably mostly to blame, but I rode that thing almost daily through all the weather Taiwan could throw at it as well. Also all the concrete dust floating around everywhere probably didn't help much either. I try not to think about what inhaling all that poo poo did to my lungs.
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Feb 27, 2015 22:32
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HappyHelmet posted:It's tempting! I need something a bit more suited to running up and down I-5 though About 70 bhp do you? 
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Feb 28, 2015 17:27
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He said he wants to go up and down I-5. That implies more than one trip before breakdown.
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Feb 28, 2015 20:39
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Slavvy posted:He said he wants to go up and down I-5. That implies more than one trip before breakdown. Service intervals on the XVs are measured in hours, not miles, so just go as fast as possible at all times.
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Feb 28, 2015 23:24
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Change Pistons every 9k km? 
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Mar 1, 2015 00:28
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I wonder if anyone's ever ridden them far enough to get to that service.
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yeah but the KTM's not road legal. Also those service intervals are particularly brutal considering the RS250 had 4k km service intervals (and 12k piston replacements) for the same amount of power out of less than half the ccs.
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goddamnedtwisto posted:yeah but the KTM's not road legal. Also those service intervals are particularly brutal considering the RS250 had 4k km service intervals (and 12k piston replacements) for the same amount of power out of less than half the ccs. Yeah cause the RS250 cheated by having a suzuki engine.
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goddamnedtwisto posted:yeah but the KTM's not road legal ...? Because it's so fun it's criminal?
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Also, 550cc twin with 70hp is actually a more relaxed specific output than a 1000cc rotax with 140hp, made by the same company at the same bloody time, so I don't really understand why it wears out so fast.
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Doesn't it weigh something silly like 250lbs?
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Marxalot posted:Doesn't it weigh something silly like 250lbs? Yeah, it's super light. Cylinders are part of the bottom end. I have a buddy who had about 6k on one. An SXV chassis with a ninja 650 engine swapped in is about the ideal supermoto, imo.
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Z3n posted:An SXV chassis with a ninja 650 engine swapped in is about the ideal supermoto, imo. How hard would that be to do, out of curiosity? I don't know much about engine swaps.
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That is a pretty horrible engine choice though. SV650, NT650? Come on, something else.
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:That is a pretty horrible engine choice though. SV650, NT650? Come on, something else. Chevy small block? 
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M42 posted:How hard would that be to do, out of curiosity? I don't know much about engine swaps. It'd take welding in new engine mounts to the frame, custom wiring, figuring out how to handle the fuel pump, custom exhaust, and all the assorted tuning to go along with it. Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:That is a pretty horrible engine choice though. SV650, NT650? Come on, something else. You ever seen an SXV frame? No way anything but a custom built tiny v-twin or a p-twin is going to fit. It's tiny.
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I never really looked at the engine, but Ninja 650 bikes do not look that small at all. NT650 on the other hand really is small.
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Why not just put a 690 engine in a SXV frame then?
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Nidhg00670000 posted:Why not just put a 690 engine in a SXV frame then? You'd need to find a 690 donor bike first, I hear the waiting list is around ten years nowadays.
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Nidhg00670000 posted:Why not just put a 690 engine in a SXV frame then? Cylinder head won't fit between the frame spars. If you search YouTube for SXV er6i engine swap you can see how narrow the frame is and how the Ninja engine basically sits below the frame. You might be able to make thw 690 engine fit, but you'd only lose a few pounds of weight and you'd lose significant freeway usability. Plus you have to drop the engine to do maintenance with a swap like that, so the 15k valve checks on the 650 engine are nice.
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This just popped up nearby, a 92 Seca II. http://boone.craigslist.org/mcy/4914657269.html I've dismissed them in the past because getting a 600cc inline 4 before I know what the hell I'm doing sounds like a bad idea, but after looking around a bit, apparently they aren't as high-strung as other sport bikes? My riding experience is pretty much nonexistent, maybe a few minutes on my brother's heavy-rear end vulcan nomad.
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Get it if you like it, the 600cc I4 = death trend only started happening in the 2000's. Old 600 fours are pretty tame, especially that one.
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I have a dumb question; how are you supposed to transport a bike you've bought back to your home? (UK) Say I bought a bike private rather than a dealer, you can't ride it back home unless you have it insured and taxed right? Are you supposed to pack it up in a van? Rely on the goodness of the seller to drive it to your house? I'm tried/bored of my scooter and want to move to a 125 geared bike until the day I have the dosh to do my licence and afford a larger bike, and the two bikes I've had were delivered from the dealer by a van giving me time to do the paperwork etc.
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