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  • This topic has 27 replies, 6 voices, and was last updated 14 years, 6 months ago by ShannonG.
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  • July 29, 2008 at 8:48 pm #9544
    BoOZe P-ti Motard
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    we got aprilia tooo XD n n n ..bmw!! n n n ..uh that’s all…lol..even the hyosung..but i’v only seen 2 gt650r..that’s all..

    BoOZe
    Solomolo Rider ;D

    July 29, 2008 at 8:49 pm #9545
    ShannonG
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    I would be a hooligan on that ibke, so you could too. My husband has an Aprilia Shiver and loves it. But if prices are inflated where you are, that might be a pricey toy.

    July 29, 2008 at 8:58 pm #9547
    BoOZe P-ti Motard
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    shiver 750 or 850??(mana?)well maybe $20000… XDDDD!!!!!! hey i heard the shiver is wow with its vtwin90(90′?)?? lots of powa at midrange n n n i saw a clip that is has modes like automatic(scooter) and etc???

    BoOZe
    Solomolo Rider ;D

    July 29, 2008 at 9:00 pm #9548
    ShannonG
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    The Shiver’s a 750. And if it comes in an automatic, I’ve never seen one.

    July 29, 2008 at 9:03 pm #9549
    BoOZe P-ti Motard
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    my dream… suited in alpinestars gear on a z750 with shoei on head….fak at that age;u fink m obsessed by bikes coz everyday I should watch many clips on ’em and and and when I had my bike I would ride everyday for hours, if not I would get sick! Dang! I have to wait now, after studies, till I own my big lady…tsunamie..lol yeah her future name yea so wot..1st was earthquake..wot ur laughing 4?lol..m off 2sleep..1am wednesday…

    BoOZe
    Solomolo Rider ;D

    July 29, 2008 at 9:06 pm #9550
    BoOZe P-ti Motard
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    ok sorry my mistake..condused..this one shiver 750..other is mana 850 and it is mana i fink which has this ability..funno..bt wat i no it that has not clutch i fink, a button to gear updwn..fink i shud review it again XD

    BoOZe
    Solomolo Rider ;D

    July 30, 2008 at 12:26 am #9558
    Jim
    Participant

    How tall are you Shannon? Just wondering about how big a bike the gs500 is. I’m short for a guy, 5’6″ so lot of sport bigs are just too big for me.

    July 30, 2008 at 12:34 am #9559
    ShannonG
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    I’m 5’5″, but our leg lengths are probably about the same since I’m a girl and you’re a boy. It’s a nice fitting bike for me. I dragged my husband’s Aprilia out of the garage yesterday to wash it and found it a brute to handle.

    July 30, 2008 at 8:44 am #9591
    BoOZe P-ti Motard
    Participant

    This is the mana 850 aprilia:
    Gearbox
    Sequential with manual or automatic mode selectable by the user.
    7 ratios in manual mode.
    3 mappings (Touring, Sport, Rain) in automatic mode.
    Gear change by pedal or handlebar control.
    The user can switch from automatic to sequential mode at any moment.

    Clutch
    Automatic

    Primary drive
    Belt

    Final drive
    Chain

    I was right about automatic stuffz..duh

    BoOZe
    Solomolo Rider ;D

    July 30, 2008 at 12:12 pm #9593
    RobbieJ
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    Hey man, I’m 6′ tall and I’m riding a Ninja 500. I don’t really have any problem with it, as far as size. You should be fine on any 500 out there. If you don’t like the sport bikes, take a look at the Vulcan 500, too. I think it’s got a little lower seat than the sport bikes.

    July 30, 2008 at 12:35 pm #9595
    Budd
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    I am about 5’7″ and I used to think the same thing. After riding the past few months, I recently went into a shop and sat on some of the bigger bikes. I thought the ninja 650 was very comfortable and I was on the balls of my feet. I am not saying to go get the biggest bike out there, or to not worry about seat height on your first bike, but that you would be surprised by how little you actually have to hold the bike up even when sitting still. I have also sat on the ninja 500 and pretty much flat foot it.

    “I am the best there is at what I do, and what I do ain’t nice.”-Wolverine

    July 30, 2008 at 2:16 pm #9599
    Jim
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    I’m riding a Ninja 250 right now, and it fits me perfectly, can flat foot at the lights. For my next bike I was looking at gs500 or sv 650, I was taking my bike in for service yesterday and was looking at some other bikes and their bigger cc bikes were just too damn tall. Sorry for the hijack Shannon.

    July 30, 2008 at 3:25 pm #9604
    ShannonG
    Participant

    I can’t flat foot on my bike, but I certanly have enough contact with the ground to be confident and be able to crab walk it back and forth.

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