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I took my Vstrom onto some dirt roads last night, in the dark. I've never done dirt before except a small stretch on my cbr, so this was all new for me. I didn't crash! But it was squirrelly and kinda scary sliding around on the sand top. Further down the road it started getting really loving sandy, like ruts of sand in the road, so I decided to turn around in the best place possible, a sand pit.  I also found this kinda spooky cross out there.  Dirt is fun but I think next time I need something lighter 
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Schroeder91 posted:I also found this kinda spooky cross out there. It's yours 
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Oct 5, 2015 21:37
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Yay finally something else for you people to incessantly recommend! The 1290 Superduke GT will finally allow us to buy fake-chrome tack-on GT badges to put everywhere. The spirit of the 80s is alive in Austria! http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-news-new-bikes/ktm-1290-super-duke-gt---first-official-pics/28264.html http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/2016-ktm-1290-super-duke-gt-finally-revealed/
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Oct 6, 2015 22:01
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Superduke for old men. Gentlemanduke.
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Oct 6, 2015 22:14
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Slavvy posted:Superduke for old men. Oh god I want one.
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Oct 6, 2015 22:16
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That'll be great for Z3n, he loves the SD but wants something to commute on...oh wait.
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Oct 6, 2015 22:35
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It's super gauche to have more than one 1301cc LC8 in your garage. I'm not some kind of scummy bike 1%er, ok?
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Oct 7, 2015 00:26
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Elegant solution, two garages.
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Oct 7, 2015 08:02
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Now you're thinking like a member of the ruling class!
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Oct 7, 2015 08:13
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Well, right as I'm contemplating buying a new CB500X with ABS for $7500, a used one pops up with 800mi on it for under $4k, but it doesn't have ABS. I have no idea how long it'll take to get a used one with ABS. I don't know if I'm that patient.
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Z3n posted:Now you're thinking like a member of the ruling class! The 1%er badges used by Hell's Angels and Bandidos is pretty hilarious in this context. DEUCE SLUICE posted:Well, right as I'm contemplating buying a new CB500X with ABS for $7500, a used one pops up with 800mi on it for under $4k, but it doesn't have ABS. How much is a new one without ABS? I would definitely hold out, shop around, travel a little bit. That first hit of depreciation is nice to save.
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Oct 7, 2015 10:57
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captainOrbital posted:Yay finally something else for you people to incessantly recommend! This is what the AX should have been. KTM keep on eating Erik's lunch.
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Oct 7, 2015 16:39
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clutchpuck posted:This is what the AX should have been. KTM keep on eating Erik's lunch. The new Buells were, as far as I could tell, $20,000 versions of these: 
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Oct 7, 2015 17:19
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You are not wrong. They take "athletic" to hilarious extremes.
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Oct 7, 2015 17:20
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Ola posted:How much is a new one without ABS? I would definitely hold out, shop around, travel a little bit. That first hit of depreciation is nice to save. $500 less, but there are probably five non-ABS bikes out there for every ABS and the ABS folks actually hang onto their bikes instead of flipping them six months later for something bigger.
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:$500 less, but there are probably five non-ABS bikes out there for every ABS and the ABS folks actually hang onto their bikes instead of flipping them six months later for something bigger. Yeah, probably. Have you checked out its bigger cousin, the NC700X? https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/mcy/5231593707.html There's an S as well. I suppose it got a few more whacks of the ugly stick than the CB did, but same style and technology. I've ridden the DCT once, expecting to dislike it but it was really good. e: whoa low side scrapes
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Ola posted:Yeah, probably. Have you checked out its bigger cousin, the NC700X? lol my dad has had a CTX700 for the last year (with dct) and when he gets the opportunity to get a new bike what does he do? He loving buys a 2015 Nc700x with DCT. 
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Ola posted:Yeah, probably. Have you checked out its bigger cousin, the NC700X? Man that side looks chewed up. Even looks like there's a hole in the engine cover.
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Razzled posted:lol my dad has had a CTX700 for the last year (with dct) and when he gets the opportunity to get a new bike what does he do? He loving buys a 2015 Nc700x with DCT. The ctx and nc are totally indistinguishable to me, they're all just beige blobs with two wheels in there somewhere.
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The CB500X is a million times more fun than the NC700X plus you can get ABS without DCT.
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Oh right, I thought they were a lot more similar.
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Slavvy posted:Superduke for old men. Boy that sure is a swell looking bike, think I'll put some hard bags and a windjammer on one!
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Made the mistake of walking into the KTM showroom at a bike store I use, there was, among other orange beauties, a SuperDuke 1290 there. $25k~ and it could be mine. Was kinda comfy. Seat cut into my thighs a bit and the I'd want to move the pegs up a bit I think, but I could always just get more foam put in the seat. Might see about a test ride next week. Just to see how it rides. e: really it's the responsible choice with all is rider/safety aides. And it'd be a better all round commuter/touring bike. Shimrod fucked around with this message at 08:03 on Oct 8, 2015 |
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Shimrod posted:Made the mistake of walking into the KTM showroom at a bike store I use, there was, among other orange beauties, a SuperDuke 1290 there. $25k~ and it could be mine. Was kinda comfy. Seat cut into my thighs a bit and the I'd want to move the pegs up a bit I think, but I could always just get more foam put in the seat. Might see about a test ride next week. Just to see how it rides. Isn't MSRP like 16 or 17?
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I saw one for sale for $18k the other day. Maybe those are non America dollars?
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So, I'm looking at an '03 Harley VRSCA V-rod. Anything I should be wary of?
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The Bananana posted:So, I'm looking at an '03 Harley VRSCA V-rod. Anything I should be wary of? Being passed by ninjettes and mopeds with kits.
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builds character posted:Isn't MSRP like 16 or 17? This is AUD.
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Last night a friend of mine bought a nice little CBF125. This morning it was gone. Friend very unhappy, especially as it wasn't insured yet. 
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The Bananana posted:So, I'm looking at an '03 Harley VRSCA V-rod. Anything I should be wary of? Be careful where you park it, you might get cited for illegal dumping. (sorry, had to  )
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Angrymog posted:Last night a friend of mine bought a nice little CBF125. This morning it was gone. I wouldn't pick a new bike up before it's insured. I don't know how it works where you are, but here you don't have to be the registered owner of a vehicle to buy insurance for it, so as soon as you know the plate number you can get it insured.
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When I bought my bike new from the dealer I didn't buy insurance until it was home. I didn't ride it home though because I didn't have gear yet, so I had to wait for my buddy to drive across town and in that time the shop closed. They put my bike outside and the sales guy caught a black suv scoping it out and called the police and hung around until we arrived to get it. Thanks dude for preventing my brand new bike from getting jacked.
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Collateral Damage posted:That sucks. Yeah, but it was too late to phone the company when he bought it - I rode it to his place under my insurance. I feel really stupid because we were talking about leaving my bike at a shed-owning friend's place whilst I'm away, and I just didn't think to suggest we took the 125 there. Guess no-one actually thought it would be stolen that quickly The people who nicked it have a tool making capabilty on a par with really smart crows - they smashed the lock open with two rocks.
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Angrymog posted:Yeah, but it was too late to phone the company when he bought it Do they not have online insurance where you are? I insured my bike with progressive on their website at like 8pm on a Saturday night before I picked it up the next day.
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I have two weeks after buying a vehicle through State Farm to give them the details, until I do its covered under my existing policy. If he had an insurance company but didn't let them know he bought something yet, he may be OK. If he didn't have anything... that really sucks.
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Ozmiander posted:Being passed by ninjettes and mopeds with kits. TEAH SYAG posted:Be careful where you park it, you might get cited for illegal dumping. Heh, I guess not a good reputation? I saw it in person at the dealership, and it was beautiful, and sounded great. Then, as the salesman was showing me all the features, he found the "sold" tag. Oh whell. Lol, he then tried to put me in a bike that was waaaaaaay out of my budget. Ah salesmen... never change.
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What's bad about vrod's (I'm meaning from an ownership perspective, not just lol Harley bs). I've only ever heard good things about them, but I don't know anyone who owns one first-hand.
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They're a lot faster than big twin Harleys. Made for straight line quarter mile though. Not real all day comfortable. Should get a Buell 1125 instead.
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Slavvy posted:What's bad about vrod's (I'm meaning from an ownership perspective, not just lol Harley bs). I've only ever heard good things about them, but I don't know anyone who owns one first-hand. Most people I've talked to have complaints about the dished wheels affecting handling at highway speeds and higher.  Not all of them have dished wheels though. Some of them even have rad paint like flaked purple wth silver flames instead of being all black. ...I'm mad that it's now end of summer and the seller of this one had dropped the price down to reasonable. I already have a Harley though and that $8k could go towards, I don't know, two Aprilias, or a GSXR and a sweet pair of sandals or something.
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HotCanadianChick posted:Do they not have online insurance where you are? I insured my bike with progressive on their website at like 8pm on a Saturday night before I picked it up the next day. Car and bike insurance done by different companies here, so it couldn't go on existing insurance. No idea on website, but I think as a new bike owner he wanted to talk the quote through with a person. Anyway, bike will come back - police spotted it being driven the wrong way up a one way street and nabbed the guy who was riding it.
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