Get a '03- '05 R6.....they're alot better looking than the new ones IMO. Then you can trade up for a 1098R!

 

lol the 1098R is like 40 thousand dollars..... not worth it. lol. no bike is imho they are made to be beaten on not be worried your going to blow up or drop a 40k investment.

 

Hey thats cheap compared to a Desmosidici RR....I think they're around 80K. And you don't have to beat on a Duc to get good performance.....LOTS of torque down low....

 

Now why would you say that...just because it's not your cup of tea as far as name brand or style of bike? This bike was not my first choice but the price was right and it is the style I like, cruiser. I am sure I could have got a race style bike but I wanted comfort over speed, wrist and back strain. As far as the helmet...hmmm, just get by with the minimum 40mph DOT rating plastic helmet vs a multi fiber race helmet that is DOT and SNELL approved...hmmm, so you think I should downgrade my safety because I don't ride a sport bike? I am sorry but I don't follow your logic...that's almost as silly as someone going out and getting a 600cc sport bike to learn on. I get between 55 and 60 mpg on my crap Kawasaki and my back and wrist don't fatigue. It will also do the speed limit and then some...not everyone wants to do 140mph on public roads. Snw you have been smart about some things on this forum, do me a favor and be smart about your first bike purchase. You don't have to impress anyone by getting a super fast sport bike...you could always get the new 74mpg Ninja 250r...still looks cool but you may be less likely to injure yourself...now I ain't your daddy so you are gonna do what you want anyway but I would hope you give it some thought.

 

no im saying you shouldn't spend the money on racing made helmets intended for 150+mph crashes when on an 80's crap bike (come on you know it is theres nothing wrong with that its GREAT for what you want it for) you can get away with a much more affordable and style fitting helmet your going to look like ghost rider on that thing lol. just overkill is what i was stating.


also.... mike you should have given me the R1 for a price i couldnt refuse. lol i woulda drove down to springfield on demand anytime you wanted Z help.

 

How about I just get a sticker for my helmet that says "My R1 is in the shop"

 

sorry i missed your barfday, mikeeeeeeyyy-------you are 1 year younger than my son .........happy belated barfday......

 

Oh man, the guy that bought my R1 got a great deal on the bike...I guess the d'ship was in a big hurry to move it. Hey BTW I still need help putting on the bumpers and airdam on the 240Z....I'm a total retard with bodywork. Some friends here were gonna help me but it keeps getting put off. Come on down!

I'll have to say I agree with thxone regarding the helmet. You need a good quality helmet no matter what type of bike you ride. The pavement is just as hard for guys on cruisers as it is for those on sportbikes!

 

maybe ill come down while im off work i think i get some money in the bank tommorow so perhaps i can cruise there sat or something and then get back in time to have a party. lol. idk just a thought

 

Cool.....bringin the 280?

 

hells yeah. really though i might be able to do that sat if your free. you got tools right?

a drill a full socket set or wrench set some PB blaster. etc...

 

Yeah I'm actually free saturday. I have a drill, socket set, and wrench set...but no PB blaster....but theres a True value right down the street.

 

no clue if true value would have that. you gonna hook me up with some gas cash? cause thats the only thing that would slow me down cause i aint got squat to do saturday. i could fly or take a train, but then there would be the absence of a Z... lol. go ahead and pm me or something we can like swap cell #'s or something. haha.

right now, i gotta get back to watching the newest episodes i DL'd of wangan midnight, i stuck em on my jum drive and playin them through my 360 on my sound system and tv its ****!

 

Hey snw thanks for the help yesterday. I got the air dam on after you guys left and got the drill all the way charged. Looks great, heres a pic:



Gonna try to get the bumper put on this week sometime....looks like a piece of cake, just need to find the right bolts. A cf hood comes next.....

 

w00t w00t. im glad it was as easy as it was. wish i coulda gotten that CF bumper and stuff on to before i left but i had to jet. got to my house at 6pm so i made GREAT time. cruised at 90 lol. and tried to top out the Z got the speedo to read 140 then chickened out.... lol. but its off i was probably doing 125 or 130 realistically.

 

Wow! That's fast!

 

lol on the southern stretch of I-55 theres nothing but corn around you, hard to hide a cop car. so i went for it. also the front end looks good did it all match up the holes? cause i eyed it for the most part. im honing my body mod skills... lol.

 

Yeah the holes matched up pretty good....I think I had to re-drill one of them but overall pretty good.

 

Happy birthday Riz... where ever you iz!

 

yeah happy b-day you canada dwelling chicago'an get back to our parts of town!

 

happy barfday to rizz---
he shore am what izzz.....
he puts up wit snowy
da man is the shizzzzz.....




oh, sheeetz....did i say that out loud??????


happy barfday rizzzzzzzzzz.............................

 

awww...

I miss u guys too!
wish i had the time to spend on the forums like i used ta.
Thx guys u made my day even tho i read it so late lol.

 

25 more minutes then i can officially be in this thread. whoot!

 

You're in this thread! w00t! Happy birfday.

 

happy birthday man, move out to palos and we can really have a party. haha.