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Old 11-28-2008, 08:02 PM   #51
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I think a trials bike would be a BLAST!!
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Old 11-28-2008, 08:39 PM   #52
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does anyone besides me NOT like motards? i mean i've rode several, and they are VERY quick in the real tight stuff(been smoked by several), but i've never had the urge to own one, they just seem a bit slow and weakly
Agreed.............Just goof-off bikes, not serious commuters. Try going an extended 80-90 mph on one and you'll be hating life. I can't see someone using it as their only bike, unless their commute is only 5 minutes.
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Old 11-29-2008, 11:04 AM   #53
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The common knock on the Motards appears to be hiway riding. WHO THE FUCK RIDES THE HIWAY? FUCK YOU. Get your ass on some real roads.
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Old 11-29-2008, 11:43 AM   #54
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I live in an area that most would kill to live in. There are still long jaunts between roads. 10-20 miles at a time. Then when one of those 20% chance of thunder showers hit you, time to find a straight way out of the area, that could be 50-100 miles real quick to be dry and continue riding.
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Old 11-29-2008, 02:01 PM   #55
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Agreed.............Just goof-off bikes, not serious commuters. Try going an extended 80-90 mph on one and you'll be hating life. I can't see someone using it as their only bike, unless their commute is only 5 minutes.
I used to have about a 45 minute commute that was about half highway, and I did it on the 'tard quite a few times. And enjoyed it.
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Old 11-29-2008, 02:32 PM   #56
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Agreed.............Just goof-off bikes, not serious commuters. Try going an extended 80-90 mph on one and you'll be hating life. I can't see someone using it as their only bike, unless their commute is only 5 minutes.
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Old 11-29-2008, 02:56 PM   #57
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I would love one if I could swing it
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Old 11-29-2008, 04:03 PM   #58
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The common knock on the Motards appears to be hiway riding. WHO THE FUCK RIDES THE HIWAY? FUCK YOU. Get your ass on some real roads.
Some people DO use their bikes for commuting, not just weekend rides
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Old 11-29-2008, 05:42 PM   #59
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The common knock on the Motards appears to be hiway riding. WHO THE FUCK RIDES THE HIWAY? FUCK YOU. Get your ass on some real roads.

here's a vid from "part" of "one" of the roads me and tlstreak ride where we live, let me know where ya see the freeway(by the way we live in the mountains, not even a freeway here if we wanted to ride one)

not me in the vid, just one i found for an example


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPcguQlns0M
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Old 11-30-2008, 01:14 AM   #60
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it would be funny to drag race one though, just steadily stay beside them while they tach em out through high gear as you shift into 2nd
Yeah yeah any squid can ride in a straight line. Whats really fun is handing a guy on a GSXR1000 his ass on the track on my 39 horse power DRZ400sm even thought the track has a 1/2 mile long straight. I think they put the straight there so guys with liter bikes can can keep the rest of us in sight for a few laps.

No no the best is when they pass the DRZ on the staight and think they are just going to run away and then you pass them still on the gas after they have already started down shifting for turn one. Yeah thats classic.

Or or when you back it in to the hair pin and they run off in the grass cause they are so busy watching me ride they forget to brake for the corner.
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