That ain't so little for a dirt bike, ChopDoc. This one is my favorite on the trails. A 71 Ossa MAR Trials. I need to find or make a seat for it.
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Had to sell my bike cause even though the baby seat fit perfectlt tied on the back, my fiancee said she didnt think it was "safe". Hope the new owner is loving my 88 virago 1100 as much as i did!
we're not vapist here, you're welcome no matter how many watts you're running
My current setup is pushing around 10w, with a 1.3ohm coil on a mech.
I guess I qualify..
I was on a motorcycle once, too. Back when I was getting my license, a friend was selling his little Honda (500cc or thereabouts) and teaching me how to ride. Well, turning onto a street in the apartment complex I confused the brake and throttle and ended up sliding through the intersection and over a curb with the bike on top of me. Needless to say I figured I wouldn't survive much more of that kind of fun, and got a '79 Buick Regal instead.
My latest acquisition..a 1968 Bridgestone 350GTR. A very rare 6 speed dual rotary valve 2-stroke. Very fast. I just bought it a few minutes ago..it's a beauty
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My latest acquisition..a 1968 Bridgestone 350GTR. A very rare 6 speed dual rotary valve 2-stroke. Very fast. I just bought it a few minutes ago..it's a beauty
Sweet!!! But it does remind me of a song (maybe because its what I am listening to at the moment LOL)
Rust never sleeps!
The missus had a Buick Regal in that year range. It was actually a good car. Had to pull the turbo off of it because it was a POS but it ran good without it.
I'm hoping you motorcycle freaks will run out of steam pretty soon...
But Neil Young, NOW yer talkin!!!
I'll get back to that palm tree I've been chopping down for 87 years...
Andria
Guy I worked with was like that. I told him a dozen times to come by the house and I will put him on one of the kids little dirt bikes so he can get the feel of the clutch and riding , and then I would put him on a street bike and we could put a few miles on before he bought one. He never came by and I heard he bought a Harley Dyna which is WAY too much bike for a newbie. Story I got from him is he bought the bike, trailered it home, got drunk and went for a ride. Made it a whole mile before he lost control and wrecked the bike. Sheer luck kept him from getting hurt. I wont say what I told him but my advice was to sell it which he did.
I'm hoping you motorcycle freaks will run out of steam pretty soon...
But Neil Young, NOW yer talkin!!!
I'll get back to that palm tree I've been chopping down for 87 years...
Andria
Let me help ya with that tree Andria, call in a little hurricane for it
I don't think I have the balance for a bike, I'm lucky if I can ride a bicycle straight. Also, I like to have steel and airbags between me and the road/other cars.
They do look fun though.
They do look fun though.
Balance is easy, holding the thing up is the hard part!! Im 5' 10" but barely clock in around 140 lbs.. That Ninja I posted would fall over on me. My best friend has a 'regular' Ninja ZX-10 and that thing is just a beast to keep up! Id have to stick to the 600s and even then, when the gas tank is full, watch out! Once youre going its nothing, but youre gonna hit a stop sign or red light at some point haha!
That's my problem - I'm exactly the same size and shape, lol! In the twenty years since that initial encounter my strength, balance and judgment have all improved but now I'm a daddy so I'll have to wait till mid-life crisis time to try again.
I had a friend in high school who rode home drunk from a party one night, different times back then...
He forgot to put his feet down after he stopped at a stop sign. There was some damage to one side of his bike, which we all got good mileage out of teasing him about.
As a bike mechanic in my teens, I also had the job of teachin rookies how to ride. That was scary, funny and entertaining work..
I learned on dirt bikes when I was 11. Rode street bikes when I got older, but now... street bikes scare me. I've lost too many friends on them. Dirt is much more forgiving than pavement or cars!
Haha one of my buddies did that as well, dropped his old ZX-7 straight down. Unfortunately he was sitting at a stop light next to a cop, so instant DUI!
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