300 Miles

[StoopTroup]

...on the bike.

I'm still alive!

:D

[Okla-homey]

be careful. i've always heard most people who get hurt bad on motorsickles do so within the first 10,000 miles.

and you better be wearing a dang helmet or the next time I see you I'm going to insist you drop and give me twenty.;)

then I'm gonna tell that purty wife of yours to make sure your will and such are all up to snuff.

[birddog]

you're lucky. i only get to ride mine 1.5 miles to work. the first time i've ever worked closer than 20 miles to my house and i finally have a bike. :(

[yermom]

i think i'm at like 600 miles on mine

i've heard 7000 is the magic number

[soonerinabilene]

Heh. Im at 8. I just bought my first one last nite.

[bluedogok]

Congrats....

I have put about 16K on mine in 4 years, I don't ride much in 100+ temps. I have been considering a newer one.

[StoopTroup]

Congrats....

I have put about 16K on mine in 4 years, I don't ride much in 100+ temps. I have been considering a newer one.

What did you buy?

[StoopTroup]

i think i'm at like 600 miles on mine

i've heard 7000 is the magic number

By the time I get to 7,000 I'll probably have sold this one and bought a newer one. :D

[olevetonahill]

I always Rode skeered In town .

[stoopified]

The best advice I have ever heard about motorcycles?Once you are no longer scared its time to park them or to put it another way,NEVER forget how dangerous riding is.It only takes a couple of seconds of inattention or one car driving moron who DIDN'T SEE YOU and you become an organ donor.

[olevetonahill]

The best advice I have ever heard about motorcycles?Once you are no longer scared its time to park them or to put it another way,NEVER forget how dangerous riding is.It only takes a couple of seconds of inattention or one car driving moron who DIDN'T SEE YOU and you become an organ donor.

I might Need a Liver :pop:

[StoopTroup]

I might Need a Liver :pop:

Don't wait on mine.

You don't want to have a 2nd surgery. :D

[OU-HSV]

That's a lot of mile on a Huffy. ;)
Oh wait, you're talking about your real bike.

[StoopTroup]

This ain't no Bikerfox Thread.

BTW...I saw some guy screaming at him the other night.

I was at Charlestons Restaurant getting out of the car and Bikerfox was riding his training wheeled equiped bike in the only two lanes they have open due to road construction.

I thought the guy was gonna road rage on him....

I would have delayed dinner for that. :D

[OU-HSV]

This ain't no Bikerfox Thread.

BTW...I saw some guy screaming at him the other night.

I was at Charlestons Restaurant getting out of the car and Bikerfox was riding his training wheeled equiped bike in the only two lanes they have open due to road construction.

I thought the guy was gonna road rage on him....

I would have delayed dinner for that. :D

No kidding, that would be live entertainment if biker fox got his *** whipped right there on yale,haha

[olevetonahill]

This ain't no Bikerfox Thread.

BTW...I saw some guy screaming at him the other night.

I was at Charlestons Restaurant getting out of the car and Bikerfox was riding his training wheeled equiped bike in the only two lanes they have open due to road construction.

I thought the guy was gonna road rage on him....

I would have delayed dinner for that. :D

Your Post is worthless with out Pics .:D

[StoopTroup]

Your Post is worthless with out Pics .:D

Believe me....I've got a Samsung Blackjack and if the road rage had happened...

There would be streaming video of it. :D

[bluedogok]

What did you buy?
I haven't bought a new one yet, I still have my 2000 Triumph Sprint ST with 32,000 miles on it. I test rode an Aprilia Caponord a couple of weeks ago and looking at the Triumph Tiger, Ducati Multistrada and Moto Guzzi Breva 1100.

Here is mine at Table Rock Lake.
http://bluedogok.com/TRL-800.jpg

[yermom]

i just rode a Speed Triple today

i need a new bike :(

[bluedogok]

The Speed Triple is a hooligan bike, it can make people do very bad things http://forum.austinrat.org/images/smiles/icon_twisted.gif
As one of the the Brit guys in the Austin Rat Pack who has one says, "they are wicked, bloody fun"

Was it a new 1050 or older 955i?

[yermom]

1050, it's a 2007

i started the day on his UM/Hyosung SV650 clone, they are both vast departures from my little CB360

[bluedogok]

So...when are you getting one?

There is another guy in our group who went from the Speed to the Street Triple (675). He said that it is marginally less tempting to do stupid stuff on but great fun for throwing around out in the Hill Country.

[yermom]

i gotta come up with funds first. it might be a while

[StoopTroup]

Here's the Specs on my bike.

Model: Harley-Davidson VRSCA V-Rod

Year: 2004

Category: Custom / cruiser

Engine and transmission
Displacement: 1131.00 ccm (69.01 cubic inches)
Engine type: V2
Stroke: 4
Torque: 105.00 Nm (10.7 kgf-m or 77.4 ft.lbs) @ 6600 RPM
Compression: 11.3:1
Bore x stroke: 100.0 x 72.0 mm (3.9 x 2.8 inches)
Fuel system: Injection
Cooling system: Air
Gearbox: 5-speed

Physical measures
Dry weight: 275.0 kg (606.3 pounds)
Seat height: 660 mm (26.0 inches) If adjustable, lowest setting.
Overall length: 2,500 mm (98.4 inches)
Ground clearance: 141 mm (5.6 inches)
Wheelbase: 1,710 mm (67.3 inches)

Chassis and dimensions
Rake (fork angle): 34.0°
Trail: 99 mm (3.9 inches)
Front tyre dimensions: 120/70-ZR19
Rear tyre dimensions: 180/55-ZR18
Front brakes: Double disc
Front brakes diameter: 292 mm (11.5 inches)
Rear brakes: Single disc
Rear brakes diameter: 292 mm (11.5 inches)

Speed and acceleration
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Other specifications
Fuel capacity: 18.90 litres (4.99 gallons)
Color: two-tone smokey gold and vivid black

Comments: Chrome, two-tone silver and charcoal engine; hydroformed perimeter frame with silver leafed aluminum powder-coat and clear-coat; 49mm forks raked out at 38°; 660 mm seat height; 14-liter fuel tank under seat; radiator shroud with twin vortex air scoops; aerodynamic, reflector optic headlight

http://www.motorcycleconnect.com/Harley_Davidson/2005/VRSC/V_Rod_VRSCA/v_rod_vrsca_10.jpg

[StoopTroup]

Well...over 500 now.

It would have been more iffin it would stop raining. :(

Anyway...is it bad that I want to buy a newer one and keep both? :D

[SeattleOUstudent]

BTW, my brother is a moderator at 1130cc.com .Czech it out, you will love the site!

[bluedogok]

Well...over 500 now.

It would have been more iffin it would stop raining. :(

Anyway...is it bad that I want to buy a newer one and keep both? :D

We have a guy on Two Wheeled Texans (http://www.twtex.com/) who has MADD, Motorcycle Attention Deficit Disorder. He has three in the garage, just this year he has had 5 different ones, I think. Right now in his garage, Yamaha FJR, Honda Gold Wing and a H-D Sportster (large black engine model). He has had the Gold Wing since March, the FJR replaced a BMW 1200GS (his second GS in the past 2 years) last month and I think he got the Sportster last November. In the 5 years that I have known him, he has had probably 25 motorcycles. He isn't independently wealthy, he is a Commander for the Austin-Travis County EMS. He was buying cash bikes after selling his Road King 4 years ago until he started buying new BMW's... which he evidently got rid of last month.