detuneing a bike

[speediva]

Originally Posted by Wolf

If a $150 helmet isn't going to save you, a $500 one isn't either.



These work just as well as a $400-500 Shoei or Arai.



http://helmetharbor.com/estore/produ...esid=HJC+CL-14

HJC is an EXCELLENT helmet. The AC-11 (advanced composite, I don't have my helmet with me to list the components) cost me $250 when it was a new model, and at that, it was b/c it has a chromed paint scheme. Most of them can be had for $125-175 now. It is SNELL-M2000 rated, and that's the important part.

DOT tests aren't enough, folks. TRY AS HARD AS YOU CAN to get something that has the SNELL sticker on it. It is only put through one extra test, but that's one more passed test I want protecting my head.

Also, when you find the helmet that fits your head, you'll know it. I tried on at least 10 different helmets. Then the sales guy found the one I have now, and it was love at first wear...er, yeah. Something like that. Anyhoo... the helmet felt AMAZING when I put it on. It was like, "how have I ever lived without this helmet before???". It STILL doesn't shift after a year's wearing.

[Z_Fanatic]

Originally Posted by Sheresh07

10 mph over the speed limiti in NY is grounds to have your liscense swiped no questions asked

how 'bout just a ticket?

[aussieidiot]

hey wolf, i reckon your right if the accident is big but in minor accidents i'd rather walk away with a headache than poosible dain bramage

[flex339]

Ok well I might get the HJC AC-11 then. I'll look into it more.

[aussieidiot]

i'm assuming that you guys have bike stores where you can try all different brands. go to one and try all the brands you can. you might find the one you like best isn't one that any one has mentioned. i had my heart set on arai coz Doohan rode in arai but they didn't make one big enough so i use shoei. just be wise enough to buy a reputable brand and not a cheap chinese model

how did we get so far off topic????????

[speediva]

Originally Posted by aussieidiot

i'm assuming that you guys have bike stores where you can try all different brands. go to one and try all the brands you can. you might find the one you like best isn't one that any one has mentioned. i had my heart set on arai coz Doohan rode in arai but they didn't make one big enough so i use shoei. just be wise enough to buy a reputable brand and not a cheap chinese model

how did we get so far off topic????????

b/c you're around.

[Sheresh07]

Originally Posted by Z_Fanatic

how 'bout just a ticket?

Sorry not swiped, but suspended.

[Too New To Know]

fuck, there are some reallll mindless people out there that are soon to be brainless if they keep riding in summer clothes and baseball hats... so sad.

and fucking hell what is with you yanks "no offence to the good fellas out there that can ride and have knowledge of what there doing", but fuck guys, just because the leaners permit SAYS you can have a 600, doesnt mean you HAVE to own one!

THINK about it, not with the part of your brain that says "but i want to be cool and look real fast and be respected" , with the part of your brain that realises how sad your mother will be when she gets a call saying her son/daughter is splattered over the local highway...

with ANYTHING in life, you gotta start at the bottom, that's where all these 1litre riders came from, am i right?


totally off the topic> Z whats that beautiful piece of machinery as your signature... SPR ? thats what my eyes can see

[Z_Fanatic]

in defense of squids (the people you're referring to), they think with their dicks, not brain cells. It's all about being a poser and getting laid, hehe.

anyway, the bike below is MV Agusta F4 SPR. Made with carbon-fiber body panels. It was recently featured in "I, Robot" movie.

www.mvagusta.com

[Too New To Know]

squids? lol im not down with all the lingo, im a newb, but im pretty sure i know how to do things safe, its common sense for f's sake.

that bike is niiiice man, i'd like to find out what it weighs.... whats the price tag on it?

[Z_Fanatic]

refer to this for lingo:

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=222359

what's common sense is not so common apparently.

It's roughly 750 CC with dry weight of 413.6 lbs or 188 kilos. Top speed is around 177-183 mph (286-294 km/h). I am sure there is a rev-limiter somewhere in there. Body shell composed of thermoplastic and carbon fiber. It certainly isn't the lightest sportbike around, but probably for a reason. Price estimated to be somewhere around USD $17K-20K (AUD $24K-28K in kangaroo speak).

[Too New To Know]

aahahahaha kangaroo speak
sounds nice, wayyyy too much for me, ever, not for my second, third or fourth bike! lol

[Too New To Know]

btw, is this whats known as "draggin a knee"?

http://orsm.net/php/showmemore.php?c...older=../shite

[Z_Fanatic]

it's what I'd call road-rash or road-kill.

btw, that's a porn site, so here's the link to the pic only:

http://orsm.net/shite/rs0622.jpg

so next time, just post the link of the pic.

[Too New To Know]

porn site?? you mean because of the advert's on there? hope so, lol sorry!..

btw, what do you ride?