I got a sport bike

[Oatmealman]

attack of the dead thread

[D1SR240]

Wow, I wasn't expecting this to ever come back. Thanks again for all the kind words guys, unfortunatley I had to put the bike in the shed for the winter this week, since right now it's about 18 degrees outside. But once spring rolls around, I'll be back on the streets.

[Looneybomber]

unfortunatley I had to put the bike in the shed for the winter this week, since right now it's about 18 degrees outside.

Nothing a set of thermal gloves, heated grips and full unperforated leathers wouldn't cure.

[rico05]

Nice bike! I am a BIG Gixxer fan. I have been looking for a 2000+ (FI) 750 for a while, but all around me are ragged to hell. I do live in a college town though...LOL. But seriously, Gixxers of any vintage are some of the best bikes you can get!!!

[Mr1der]

Nothing a set of thermal gloves, heated grips and full unperforated leathers wouldn't cure.

you're hardcore you silly bastard.

I was cold yesterday just kinda standing in a field.

but then again, I didn't have proper attire anyway.

[Rex]

Nothing a set of thermal gloves, heated grips and full unperforated leathers wouldn't cure.

Well, as a cruiser-loser, I put the windscreen on and will ride some ... giving up for the whole winter is like spitting ... it's quitting in my book.

Down side is the decreased amount of grip, in contrast to the "cold air induction" Mother Nature gives the bike.

[Looneybomber]

Down side is the decreased amount of grip, in contrast to the "cold air induction" Mother Nature gives the bike.

Laymans terms for those that don't ride.

Low grip situation"whoa I accidently lit it up in the parking lot and threw it sideways. I need new boxers."

Cold air induction."holy crap, I went to pass this car, dropped it in second and the front end reached for the sky at 70. 2 gears and 4 seconds later I was doing 140 "

[Rex]

Yeah, the ride to work (includes 3 good switch backs) is much more exciting in Oct/Nov than in Jun/Jul. Just can't seem to get the same grip out of those cold tires. I did switch over to some sport bike biased tires, which makes for more fun in warmer weather though .

[D1SR240]

Man you guys are hardcore. Not a big fan of the cold, but tommorow is suppose to hit 60 degrees so that wouldn't be too bad. I"ll just have to wait into spring. Be safe out there guys.

[Looneybomber]

Why not ride? What did you do to winter prep your bike? If you went the route of pouring a tiny bit of oil into each cyl, flushing your carbs and coating it in some light weight oil (or even WD-40 sprayed every month), topping off your tank with some fuel-stabil, cleaning and lubing your chain and cables, pulling your battery and putting it on a battery tender and parking the bike on some jack stands, then yeah I could see why you wouldn't want to ride.

If all you did was park the bike for the winter (shame on you for not prepping it) get out there and ride! It's good for you and your bike.

[D1SR240]

Why not ride? What did you do to winter prep your bike? If you went the route of pouring a tiny bit of oil into each cyl, flushing your carbs and coating it in some light weight oil (or even WD-40 sprayed every month), topping off your tank with some fuel-stabil, cleaning and lubing your chain and cables, pulling your battery and putting it on a battery tender and parking the bike on some jack stands, then yeah I could see why you wouldn't want to ride.

If all you did was park the bike for the winter (shame on you for not prepping it) get out there and ride! It's good for you and your bike.

I didn't do all that, but I did flush the carbs, put some fuel-stabilizer in there, pulled the battery and lubed up the chain. The thing is I had to completly rearrange everything in the shed to get my bike to fit, and it's gonna take me a while to get the bike back out, plus I'm not sure how riding in snow would work out. I guess I'll just wait intill spring.

[themadscientist]

my bike sleeps in my living room every night. One of the advantages of an 87Kg bike

[Rex]

my bike sleeps in my living room every night. One of the advantages of an 87Kg bike

They don't call them pocket bikes for nothing.

[PoorManQ45]

I'm only 17.

That is cheap for insurance. Wonder why it's so cheap when >50% of bikes don't go more then 6 months without a spill

ANyways, you're only 17! Damn, like other's have said slready, don't do anything stupid

[D1SR240]

That is cheap for insurance. Wonder why it's so cheap when >50% of bikes don't go more then 6 months without a spill

Yea that is cheap, it suprised me too.

ANyways, you're only 17! Damn, like other's have said slready, don't do anything stupid

I try to be careful out there, I don't do stupid things on it, but you never know what someone else will do.

[themadscientist]

Yea that is cheap, it suprised me too.

I think the insurance company is questioning your manhood. Go down there and demand they increase your rate!

[PoorManQ45]

LMAO

[grosspolluter]

Alot of NICO peeps have sportbikes. My favorites are CBR929RR's and CBR954RR's. The 2001 929RR is a great bike for the buck. 954RR's are nice bikes also. The CBR models don't have the weaks transmission shafts and gears like the R1's and R6's. I am looking at bikes that are 3 years or older. Most NICO peeps don't drive new cars. I'm talking bang for the buck.

Nice Suzuki SRAD! That is a fantastic bike. I happen to have a strong bias towards the Honda powered bikes.