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HJC CL-SP Throttle Helmet (Tried on at the local, then had them order me the design CL-SP I prefered) $180
Cortech GX-Sport Series 1 Jacket (Tried on at the local before buying) $150
Tourmaster Gel Cruiser Gloves (Another local buy) $35Plan on picking up some Tourmaster SC Road Boots ($120~) soon. (Guess where!) I don’t care for tall boots and webBikeWorld gives them a decent review, plus I’ll be able to try them on before buying.
All of them (the stuff I already have) fit really well and are comfortable. Haven’t got my bike yet, but will soon. So I can only comment on the comfort. I did get a sound file of my helmet at around 60mph from WBW and it sounds like it will be good on noise.
acidpopeParticipantHaggle! My brother went into the local dealer and mentioned, simply mentioned, he could get a 650r for a few hundred cheaper about 40 miles away and without any hesitation the saleman said he’d match it. Sadly my brother is broke so he couldn’t get the bike. Oye.
acidpopeParticipantThanks for the link, mega. Someone asked me what I wanted for my birthday which is coming up in about a month and I think I’ll show them that backpack.
acidpopeParticipantIt’s a single cylinder, and pretty much made for the newer rider. Uncle Bernie used to ride one and has since moved on to the S50, which he did a write up on for this site (check the front page). With any luck he’ll respond to this and you can get a first hand account of the bike. I wouldn’t worry about it not being a beginner bike though, it is. It may be 650cc, but the cc isn’t the sole factor in a bikes potential. To give an example a V-twin/Parallel Twin 650cc is much more new rider friendly than an Inline-4 600cc which could make you shit yourself.
acidpopeParticipantYou know, the 500r does looked dated as ALL hell. But when I see people riding on them, they don’t look half bad. I think they only look really dated when they’re sitting still. Keep your eyes peeled for someone riding one. I guarantee it’ll look alot better than the stills you’ve been subjecting yourself to. Also check out the GS500F. It has more of that “sport” look, if that is a major factor in your deciding.
I was going to get an sv650s as my first bike. Unfortunately it wasn’t comfortable when I sat on it (too far of a reach for me at stops for the handlebars). So I went back to drooling over the 500r and re-embracing my ethos – form follows function. The 500r meets all the function I’ll need, and after a year or two then I’ll open myself back up to looking at the 650r/sv650 (when I’m more comfortable with that extra reach) or my new dream a 599 Hornet.
I read something somewhere and I think it makes alot of sense. Don’t make your first bike your dream bike.
acidpopeParticipantSport/Standard: Ninja 500r, GS500F, Buell Blast, Nighthawk, Enfield 500 Bullet (great look), GZ250
Cruiser: Virago 250, Rebel, Vulcan 500LTD, (ehh) Eliminator, Boulevard S40
Note: Definitions from Buyers Guide. I don’t agree with some (GZ250 not a cruiser?).
acidpopeParticipantEverywhere I’ve gone and everything I’ve read has said that a 500r is an excellent first bike (that’s experts, bike instructors, etc.). That doesn’t mean it’s not better than a 250r for learning. But depending on the rate with which you learn you’ll outgrow the 250 in less than a season of riding. I’d also go with a 500r if you’re doing any highway riding. I’ve seen 250’s on the highway, and they’ll go highway posted speed. But I’ve also watched a video of a 250 doing a bikeday with the ninja 650 on the highway and they pulled away from the 250 with no effort, and the 250 was hummin like a hive of bees trying to stay with. I’m sure the 500 would distance itself from the 250 without much effort as well. If you’re looking for “kick” that might save your bacon when you need it, then take the 500. The 500 shouldn’t be too much bike, and it will grow with you, whereas you’ll grow out of the 250 the 500 you could ride until it dies.
acidpopeParticipantI wouldn’t hold it’s age against it. But for the same price you can buy a much more recent model (2000 ->).
acidpopeParticipantI’m not going to bother to read the article, because I honestly am uninterested as to whether it’s true or not. I know 2 stroke off road bikes are heavy on the pollution, but as far as I know thay are the only type. It’s one of the reasons that 2 strokes aren’t seen on the road anymore, it’s impossible for them to pass emissions. Keep in mind though that bikes that ARE on the road have to pass inspections that enforce government regulated emissions standards, just like cars. So I fail to see how motorcycles are subjected to the same guidelines as cars, to varying degree, and are somehow “killing the planet” any more. Especially when there are exponentially fewer numbers of them than cars operating on the road (alteast in the United States).
I’d just like to repeat that, to make sure it sticks out: BIKES HAVE TO PASS EMISSIONS JUST LIKE CARS.
If they pass their test, then get off their back. Those that don’t are restricted just like cars and have to be fixed or taken off the road.
Mind you I’m sure in the… less well off countries, emissions are not enforced. But there’s nothing we can do about that and taking clean running bikes off the road in our own country is not a solution. This is just an article to demonize bikes.
acidpopeParticipantI just came across these guys yesterday, and I have to agree they have a really nice retro look. It’s an old British company that shut down but not before they made a sister company in India. When the one in Great Britian shut down the one in India stayed open. Apparently outside a newer tech being put on the bike here and there, it’s basically the same bike and style since the 50’s.
acidpopeParticipantSaw a rider do it today on the way home from work.
acidpopeParticipantI have the book Complete Idiots Guide to Motorcycles 4th Ed. The description for the sv650s contains the line “In fact, you could almost say that this is the perfect bike for the newer motorcyclist.”. If I’m not mistake the sv650 started as, and still sells as in it’s version without fairings as a standard bike, not a sport. The difference between the two is basically just the fairings, with some minor differences in size (length, width, height, ground clearance, dry weight, wheelbase and seat height). The Ninja 650 is very similar and I think both put out the same hp at around 70-72. I think the difference between the two is minimal. I personally like the look of the Suzuki bikes, and loan willing will more than likely pick up the sv650s. I hear only good things about it’s v-twin. It may be more powerful than the 500, but I think the respect the rider shows the bike is the deciding factor. An idiot can do just as bad on a 500 as with a 650, and a smarter more respectful rider can do just as good on a 650 as they would on a 500.
If you don’t mind waiting the Ninja 500r might get an updated look next year or the year after. Atleast that’s what the owner of a dealership told my brother. It’s a believable prediction, since the new 250r with the sportier fairings are selling like hot cakes.
acidpopeParticipantWill do. I’ve also been looking at the sv650sf.
acidpopeParticipantWell, Urban Dictionary online says it’s:
“1. Street Squid
A slang phrase, used by professionals in the motorcycle industry. Often to describe male riders, who are overly fashion concious, ride with reckless disregard to others, are abundantly cheap when purchasing quality, safety equipment, and are generally ignorant of the specifics of their own machines. These people are frowned upon by serious enthusiasts of the sport, as they set a bad example to others. They view motorcyles, not with the respect and responsibility they command, but simply as an extension of their penis. Frequently the cause of accidents, and subsequent high insurance rates.
“Dude’s first bike, was a GSXR 1000. And he rode it, in shorts and a t-shirt. That MOFO was PURE street squid.”. “
Funny story, I first signed up for this site with the name “Squid” not knowing anything it implied. Squid was a nickname a guy I used to work with gave me when he said I looked like Squidward from the show Spongebob after I had shaved my head. Eventually after awhile of being called Squidward it got shortened and just became Squid. I’ve signed up a few places with the name, albiet not anything motorcycle related, so it just came naturally when I sgned up here to call myself Squid. Took me a week or two to realize the shirt on the front page and google it. Talk about having egg on my face!
acidpopeParticipantFunny video.
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