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The “Five to Survive” Rule & Why You Should Use It
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Except you have to wear a helmet for a year because you’re a “MC Novice.”
Anyone reading this should be wearing their helmet all the time anyway, lest I get the pictures out of what happens if you don’t.
I’m dead serious, I had a lady in my BRC class in Ohio who said she doesn’t wear a helmet because it messes up her hair. I pray for humanity.
SafetyFirstParticipantHey, what’s up from a displaced guy from Michigan.
Grew up in Novi, have family on the east side, too.Spent a few nights in Brooklyn, man they have a nice racetrack there.
You think they’d let you take that 700 on their track once it’s worked on?Welcome to the site and riding!
September 2, 2009 at 1:41 am in reply to: Why do I have to run into this stuff Googling? (Ninja 250 Keihin Racing Carb) #22152SafetyFirstParticipantI get whatcha sayin’.
I just thought it was cool it was an option.
I already decided a cheaper move to more power would be an I4, but you must have this much skill (think of roller coaster ride “you must be this tall to ride”) and I know I’m short.
I’d rather put that $455 towards the leather suit fund, I think it’d pay off better dividends.
I know I’d never recoup that $455 when I sell the bike, because no one cares if it’s the fastest 250 in town because they aren’t looking for that. I know when I was looking for my first bike, I used to get annoyed when people thought I was going to pay off their slip-on exhaust or their LED underglow that I didn’t care about in the first place.
SafetyFirstParticipantAs a general rule, I won’t ride on loose gravel, unless I’m walking it.
Not since a loose gravel road caused awesome pitting in my rear tire. I got new rubber and I’d like to keep it that way.
SafetyFirstParticipantI looked at the pics, and I had a change of mind.
The ‘Hitler” reflective moustache is gone.
The two random red blocks on the sides are gone.
As is the tape down the top of the helmet.
I’m not budging on the back. Between the modulated brakelights and reflective tape on the back (this new stuff replaced some cheap China Harbor Freight reflective stuff I had on the back), no close calls yet.
SafetyFirstParticipantOK, I adjusted the clutch again. And it still does it. Stalled out braking on the main drag, when slowing down for traffic light backup, a mile from home tonight. It was being a pain starting, so I moved it to the center turn lane and tried from there. Finally got it started, required mucho choke.
Now I’m wondering… I put very high current bulbs in the lights in the back. I noticed when I brake, it actually causes the headlight to dim. Maybe it’s sucking too much juice, causing too much voltage drop for everything else, and causing the ignition to die? I just got back from a 2 hour trip around town, and once it was warmed up, I could brake without worry. Is it electrical or is it engine? Maybe from the riding it charged up the battery enough so that it wasn’t an issue anymore? Maybe my battery is on the fritz?
I’m chasing my tail. Oil level is right on the high mark when it’s warm. I did notice some very fine metal particles in my oil when I changed it. Is that normal or am I entering in “sell it now” territory?
SafetyFirstParticipantAnd that would be why the Haynes manual had a few standards tucked into the service book for the EX250F.
So, I’m riding a standard with fairings? Ewww!
SafetyFirstParticipantAll I can say is, that sounds like fun! Memories will last a lifetime. Probably could do up a blog about it.
Consider the ergos of the bike you’re looking at. You’re not just doing the Saturday riding thing, or the way to work across town thing, you’re looking at spending hours on end with your keester glued to that bike. Make sure it doesn’t cause much fatigue.
SafetyFirstParticipantI’ll have to remember that one when the day comes for getting a used 600cc I4 sportsbike, as I pull up on my Ninja 250.
“You’re CBR600 is too slow.”
I can barely say it now with a straight face.
That sounds like a good way to P.O. a seller.
SafetyFirstParticipantI’m going to say avoid. Start on something smaller and sit on getting something bigger until you’re getting bored with something smaller. When the time comes, you’ll have no problem selling it to someone else for about what you paid for it.
I started riding a few months ago on a Ninja 250, and have yet to find a time where more power would come in handy, other than highway going squidly speeds. There’s never been a time where I had trouble merging in highway traffic or passing another car due to lack of so called power.
Having about 3000 miles under the belt, I’d be reluctant riding a 600cc sportsbike. There are guys who started off on 600s, and got better. But then there are those that didn’t do so well. Case in point, a class-mate in high school of my significant other. He was about to do a trick riding a CBR600, turned around to make sure everyone was watching, power got ahead of him, and before he knew it he was out of the student parking lot driveway, running into the side of a car on the street passing by the school. RIP.
August 31, 2009 at 11:49 pm in reply to: Aftermarket Turn Signals? Are they a safety issue? Also other lighting stuff… #22107SafetyFirstParticipantLuckily in Ohio, the lighting laws are very lax.
It’s not usual to see guys with blue underglow or blue lights on their wipers passing a cop running traffic without any attention, mainly because it’s not illegal under Ohio law.
SafetyFirstParticipantOne stray cat.
And one big scare. I’m going down a twisty country road, passing a farmer’s field about an hour ago. See a deer on the other side of the wooden fence. Deer jumps over fence, across the road in front of me, to the other side of the road, then back into the road for a while, before going off it. I was braking from the moment I first saw it, not close at all, but too close for comfort. This is where that SEEing stuff they rambled on about in BRC class comes in handy.
SafetyFirstParticipantOK, Sub-4 arrived like a week ago. I’ve been meaning to bump this thread up.
So far, so good. Very comfortable. Other than noticing a little more restriction in the waistband when I’m breathing, I don’t feel it at all. The reviews are right, it is pretty darn good. Well worth the work to hunt down this piece of British engineering.
For the price, it’s priceless. It could literally mean the difference between ending up from a crash stuck in a wheelchair for life, or walking away in pain.
I’m still thawing out from a ride I got back from. 45 degree outside. Even with a sweater on under the mesh jacket with liner, it’s still cold.
SafetyFirstParticipantGlad you’re OK.
With all the gunk on the road, it’s awful.
I’m sure if I was a county DPW boss, the main twisties would be cleaned by a street-sweeper every Friday afternoon before the guys ride it.
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