Cycle whore thread
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me and a friend were going at it down the HOV one day. Hit the bump before the end where it goes to va beach or chesapeake and both caught pretty good air at 160. Talk about your butt hole puckering up! LOL...
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People kill me when it comes to "High Mileage" on a bike..
Fucking Ridiculous...
"OHHH I would buy your bike if it didnt have 18,000 miles on it bro"
WTF!??
Dude does NOT know anything about bikes.. hes only going off the high numbers..
Why buy one with 20,000 miles when there's tons out there with way less miles, right?
The Truth:
Bikes need exercise, just like you! A 5 year old bike that has been used sparingly will almost always run worse than a bike that is ridden daily, even if it has triple the mileage. You see bikes need to be ridden to keep all systems in good running order. A bike that is used once a month, than sits for weeks on end will be susceptible to a variety of problems.
For example, things that can go bad from a bike sitting to long:
-gas
-tires
-brake pads
-oil
-any rubber seals
-battery
-electrical systems
and the list goes on and on and on....
Bikes will easily go to over 100,000 miles with regular maintenance. The reason is that they are extremely overbuilt, especially once you realise what they are eventually used for, which is ridding on the road. At most the speeds you ride in your bike isn't even braking a sweat. I told that to my buddy once and he said, "well yeah than why does my bike overheat in put-put traffic?". Cause your not going fast enough! That radiator was designed to be efficient at high speed, not at 40mph. Remember, it's a race bike, it's built with extremely high tolerances to be able to take 15,000RPM's of punishment.
Fucking Ridiculous...
"OHHH I would buy your bike if it didnt have 18,000 miles on it bro"
WTF!??
Dude does NOT know anything about bikes.. hes only going off the high numbers..
Why buy one with 20,000 miles when there's tons out there with way less miles, right?
The Truth:
Bikes need exercise, just like you! A 5 year old bike that has been used sparingly will almost always run worse than a bike that is ridden daily, even if it has triple the mileage. You see bikes need to be ridden to keep all systems in good running order. A bike that is used once a month, than sits for weeks on end will be susceptible to a variety of problems.
For example, things that can go bad from a bike sitting to long:
-gas
-tires
-brake pads
-oil
-any rubber seals
-battery
-electrical systems
and the list goes on and on and on....
Bikes will easily go to over 100,000 miles with regular maintenance. The reason is that they are extremely overbuilt, especially once you realise what they are eventually used for, which is ridding on the road. At most the speeds you ride in your bike isn't even braking a sweat. I told that to my buddy once and he said, "well yeah than why does my bike overheat in put-put traffic?". Cause your not going fast enough! That radiator was designed to be efficient at high speed, not at 40mph. Remember, it's a race bike, it's built with extremely high tolerances to be able to take 15,000RPM's of punishment.
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The average person doesn't know shit about bikes.
I've had 3 people come to me to help them find bikes and every last one of them either went and bought a brand new bike or spent WAAAAY too much in the end. One girl spent $6900 on a gsxr and tried to act like she got a good deal and then I went on CL and found that same bike with more mods and the same mileage for $4500 obo. Another went and bought a brand new 750 and she said the salesman told her she was getting a great deal. I wanted to slap her.
I've come to realize that most people get into riding simply because everyone else is doing it. Most of the time it's a friend that convinced another friend to spend the extra money they had on a motorcycle so they can look cool and pick up bitches on the strip. That's why I usually keep to myself when it comes to riding.
I've had 3 people come to me to help them find bikes and every last one of them either went and bought a brand new bike or spent WAAAAY too much in the end. One girl spent $6900 on a gsxr and tried to act like she got a good deal and then I went on CL and found that same bike with more mods and the same mileage for $4500 obo. Another went and bought a brand new 750 and she said the salesman told her she was getting a great deal. I wanted to slap her.
I've come to realize that most people get into riding simply because everyone else is doing it. Most of the time it's a friend that convinced another friend to spend the extra money they had on a motorcycle so they can look cool and pick up bitches on the strip. That's why I usually keep to myself when it comes to riding.
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In other news, i'm about to say fuck trying to convert my bike over and to street and just buy some gear and head to VIR before things get too expensive.
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How much riding time do you guys think I should put in before attempting to goto a track day? I feel like it would help my everyday driving if I know how far I can push it. I was thinking maybe atleast wait a season? Or maybe wait until I take the advanced rider course. I've put in a lil over 1000 miles of seat time in so far.
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If I could, I would've went to the track the first time I hopped on a bike. They teach you everything you need to know and what better place to learn than in a controlled environment?
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How much riding time do you guys think I should put in before attempting to goto a track day? I feel like it would help my everyday driving if I know how far I can push it. I was thinking maybe atleast wait a season? Or maybe wait until I take the advanced rider course. I've put in a lil over 1000 miles of seat time in so far.
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Yeah, I'm going to a try the track thing during the summer as my first time...I'm afraid to know all that I'm doing wrong.