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I went to Catoctin Mountain on Saturday. The President wasn't there. Not motorcycle: 
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Sold my XR250 and picked up a '15 Grom! Need real gear still. I'm going deaf with an old HJC off road helmet at anything much more than 45/50mph.
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Aug 11, 2015 16:17
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Cool bike! You should be wearing earplugs, though.
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Aug 11, 2015 16:21
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Awesome. Grom's are so drat cute.
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Aug 11, 2015 16:40
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So it's been a couple weeks since I've bought this. It's my first bike and I'm absolutely in love with riding. Also, don't judge me because it's dirty. I'm thinking about the checker pattern. It's just vinyl stickering, so I might scrape it off and replace it with houndstooth. I don't know. The saddle bags are plastidipped, so that's why there are so many chips in the paint.
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Aug 11, 2015 22:13
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Houndstooth, definitely.
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Aug 11, 2015 22:34
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Radbot posted:Houndstooth, definitely. Where'd you find a picture of me? (the gut outside the window)
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Aug 11, 2015 22:42
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frrtbkr posted:Sold my XR250 and picked up a '15 Grom! You may be the first CA grom owner! How is it?
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Aug 11, 2015 22:52
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Diggie posted:Where'd you find a picture of me? (the gut outside the window) #stereotypicalharley
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Aug 11, 2015 23:43
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HotCanadianChick posted:#stereotypicalharley Hah! Fooled ya! It's a Suzuki :-).
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Aug 12, 2015 00:55
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:You may be the first CA grom owner! Nah there's at least 1 other one, he's way too tall for it too, it's prefect goon-dom.
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Aug 12, 2015 01:28
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 Sturgis. So many drat trailers. Those RV motherfuckers think they can stake out a quarter acre site. Tent campers are always pretty cool about the space though.
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Aug 12, 2015 16:42
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 250 miles into break-in. countershaft seal is dribbling for some stupid reason.
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Aug 15, 2015 01:35
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cursedshitbox posted:
I'm assuming break-in on a rebuild?
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Aug 15, 2015 01:59
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Yep!  Amazon sent a random waterpump kit instead of my countershaft seal kit. Dammmit amazon this is the third time you did this.
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Aug 15, 2015 02:07
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Gave someone a bath today. Then decided they were too clean, so we hit some puddles.
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Aug 16, 2015 22:25
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I'm sorry you may have confused us with Reddit
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Aug 17, 2015 00:32
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wtf is this predditor poo poo, bieks arent people
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Aug 17, 2015 00:32
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Professor Wayne posted:Gave someone a bath today. Then decided they were too clean, so we hit some puddles. Who did you wash? That's a picture of a motorcycle not a person. One of those two people walking in the background? You might want to imrove on your photography skills because you can't make them out very well.
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Aug 17, 2015 00:34
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nsaP posted:I'm sorry you may have confused us with Reddit I wonder if she has a name. They always have a name on reddit.
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Aug 17, 2015 00:39
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Professor Wayne posted:Gave someone a bath today. Then decided they were too clean, so we hit some puddles. did u get her wet
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Aug 17, 2015 00:41
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Yes to all questions.
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Aug 17, 2015 00:52
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 New to me! 18k miles, not a scratch on it, and upgraded front and rear suspension to boot. I'm pretty ecstatic.
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Aug 17, 2015 00:58
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Professor Wayne posted:Gave someone a bath today. Then decided they were too clean, so we hit some puddles. What is happening with those handlebars? Did Ducati go full-1978 on the Scrambler?
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Aug 17, 2015 01:18
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benwards posted:
Did it come with the matching grill?
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Aug 17, 2015 03:10
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Dutymode posted:Did it come with the matching grill? Hehe
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Aug 17, 2015 19:31
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I took the FJ-09 on a long ride to Eastern Washington and back weekend before last. Did about 800 miles over the weekend, basically split between two 400 mile days. Other than not having cruise control is was fairly comfortable. The windscreen does a decent job up until around 70 mph. Seat is a little firm, but the bike is new, so I'll see how it will break in. I had a Kriega US-30 with a Kriega US-20 stacked on top. Getting on and off required some fairly gymnastic maneuvering, but I had plenty of space for about four days worth of clothes and miscellaneous stuff, plus a couple of extra pairs of shoes. Didn't get any rain, so I didn't get to test the waterproofing, but I have no reason to think it won't hold up.   Palouse Falls is pretty neat. Also in the middle of absolutely nowhere. 
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Aug 17, 2015 21:39
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Bike and the area look awesome. For what's it's worth, I've gotten some heavy rain on my Kreiga, and everything inside stayed dry.
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Aug 17, 2015 21:44
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There is the karate kick method which works for getting on but less so for getting off. But assuming you aren't a completely huge goon fattie you can get on by putting a foot on the peg with the bike still on it's stand and raising the other leg up at the knee and just hopping over. Helps if you have the front brake held.
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Aug 17, 2015 21:54
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nsaP posted:There is the karate kick method which works for getting on but less so for getting off. But assuming you aren't a completely huge goon fattie you can get on by putting a foot on the peg with the bike still on it's stand and raising the other leg up at the knee and just hopping over. Helps if you have the front brake held. Watched one of my friends snap a left side peg doing this on another friend's SV1000. He's a big guy though, 310+
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Aug 17, 2015 21:55
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Dutymode posted:Did it come with the matching grill? Ha! Yep. Was a bitch and a half hauling that thing home on my back with no rack, but I managed. 
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Aug 17, 2015 22:20
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NippleFloss posted:I took the FJ-09 on a long ride to Eastern Washington Did you get out to Old Spiral Highway?
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Aug 17, 2015 22:21
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nsaP posted:But assuming you aren't a completely huge goon fattie you can get on by putting a foot on the peg with the bike still on it's stand and raising the other leg up at the knee and just hopping over. Helps if you have the front brake held. Yea, I did the standing on peg mount and dismount and it worked fine, though if the bags were any taller I'd have had a hell of a time getting a leg over them even standing on the peg, since I'm only 5'8". clutchpuck posted:Did you get out to Old Spiral Highway? I didn't, but now that I know this exists I will definitely check it out next time I'm out that way.
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Aug 17, 2015 23:55
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NippleFloss posted:Kriega
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Ola posted:Did you consider the factory hard bags? I don't know if they're expensive or not, but the mounts look really nice and sleek. That bike is high on my want list, Yamaha nailed it. I did, but they won't fit a full face helmet and if I'm paying that much for bags I'd like to be able to stick a helmet in there. I'll probably end up with the FJR1300 hard bags which use the same mounting brackets but have a deeper lid so you can fit a helmet in there. It's really a lot of bike for the money. I was looking at the Tiger Xrx as well, mostly for the additional cruise control and better suspension, but I paid 9300 OTD for the FJ and the Tiger would have been like 4k more. YOLOsubmarine fucked around with this message at 15:56 on Aug 18, 2015 |
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Aug 18, 2015 15:51
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After being biekless for nearly a month I picked this up for $1900: 3500mi, Yoshi R77 slip on, frame sliders. It's pretty loud....
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Aug 19, 2015 18:19
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Gorson posted:I picked this up for $1900 HOW?! That's a gorgeous bike, with a stunning exhaust. Enjoy every bit of it.
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Aug 19, 2015 21:07
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Gorson posted:After being biekless for nearly a month I picked this up for $1900: great buy for 1900
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Aug 19, 2015 21:18
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Coydog posted:HOW?! That's a gorgeous bike, with a stunning exhaust. Enjoy every bit of it. Minkee posted:great buy for 1900 Thanks dudes. I am "lucky" enough to live in the rear end-end of motorcycledom: northern Wisconsin. Everything (non-Harley) is cheap here. It also helps that I sperg out on Craigslist since my life is dull and devoid of all meaning. I had been watching this listing for a while, I believe he started out at $2600 over a month ago and kept lowering it. I bit when he had it listed for $2000, I offered $1800 and we settled at $1900. I kept the ad:  It's unlikely I could get $2500-$2700 for it in the spring, more like $2300. But at the price I bought it at I don't really have to worry too much, and I have a few months to decide if I want to keep it or not.
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That's excellent. Good for you for snatching that up. You got a screaming deal. For reference, I feel like I got an excellent deal on my 07 ex250, and I paid only 140 less than you. You got a better, newer, nicer bike, with some excellent mods. If my 250 is anything to go by, you might just be happy with that one for a while. Plus you don't have to fuss with carbs.
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