Motorcycle Fanatics, show your ride(s)

MULE said:

I am waiting for my mid life crises to occur before I buy my bike. That way my kids will be grown and I'll actually have money again. Let's just hope I still have the nerve.

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you just need to be able to justify it better For me, well I used to drive to and from work in my 98 Chevy pickup. Well what I was paying in gas alone was more than what Im paying for my monthly bike payment.

Chimone said:

you just need to be able to justify it better For me, well I used to drive to and from work in my 98 Chevy pickup. Well what I was paying in gas alone was more than what Im paying for my monthly bike payment.

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I get 48-50mpg with my SV!

erohver said:

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I get 48-50mpg with my SV!

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Yup. Of course, I feel guilty commuting even on that, because I should be riding the pedal-powered two-wheeled vehicle anyway, but...

Ive gotten as high as 55 and as low as 27 on my SV1000.

I avg about 45 most the time

I average between 50 to 58 on my Aero 750.

About 48mpg on "My Therapist" :

Brewiz said:

About 48mpg on "My Therapist" :

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Nice! I call mine my metal mistress...

Im going to go down and try and test ride a Raider tomorrow. Ive heard nothing but good things about these bikes. Anyone have a chance to ride one yet?

Another SVRider here.. Mine's not quite as modded as your guys, but I really like it.



Here's my XR 650.

Awesome, hagen! I like the propane tank on the tail. You gotta brew, right? And the BRP ... that looks like a bike I'd get arrested on immediately. Way too fun!

So hagen, erhover and Mike, do you other SV riders ever check out svrider.com? There's a ton of really, really great info to be had over there. I'm e lo there, too.

e lo said:

Awesome, hagen! I like the propane tank on the tail. You gotta brew, right? And the BRP ... that looks like a bike I'd get arrested on immediately. Way too fun!

So hagen, erhover and Mike, do you other SV riders ever check out svrider.com? There's a ton of really, really great info to be had over there. I'm e lo there, too.

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I lurk on svrider.com from time to time. I spend more time on the UTMC site: http://blackjoe.com/phpBB2/index.php?sid=abd53f772eab1522258cac94011f55c4

It's down for a short time due to server issues. Great bunch of riders!

I do check it every once in a while. However I try to stay away as Id put 5K into my bike and I dont need too. I really want to do 2 brothers Exhaust. I bought the bike because with Gas and bike payment it was still cheaper than driving my truck to work during the summer.

hagen505 said:

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e289/hagen505/31d12149.jpg
Here's my XR 650.

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Damn, and I thought I was going to be first in with a Honda XR.

Here's my 600R:

My baby doing what she probably was not totally intended to do by her designers.

JohnA111 said:

My baby doing what she probably was not totally intended to do by her designers.

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Nice ride John! :rockin:

does that exhaust not get hot enough to burn?

MikeFlynn74 said:

does that exhaust not get hot enough to burn?

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On the Honda?

yea the second pic looks like the bag is laying on the pipe

MikeFlynn74 said:

yea the second pic looks like the bag is laying on the pipe

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There are heat shields surrounding the cans on the Honda. My carbon fiber pipe stays cool to the touch at all times.

ahh cool- Id love to take my SV on a long trip- I really want to get some CF cans for mine too

EricK The Red said:

There are heat shields surrounding the cans on the Honda. My carbon fiber pipe stays cool to the touch at all times.

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Believe it or not, the thing hasn't even gotten hot after idling in traffic at a standstill for 30 minutes. I used to cinch the bag way up, but found it just didn't matter at all. Good bag, universal from swmotech.com. Pic was on rt108 in Vermont just as it was starting to rain coming back from rt17 (the only "great road" in VT).

I ride VT 17 all the time! Come visit the Northcountry this summer and I'll show you the best road in the Adirondacks. It's a secret & I'm not allowed to post it's location.

Go back a few posts and watch the videos I've posted, you'll see it there...

Nice to see all of the 'naked' bikes.

Seems im in good company.

Here is my Speed Triple (s3)

s3n8 said:

Nice to see all of the 'naked' bikes.

Seems im in good company.

Here is my Speed Triple (s3)

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'Scuse me while I wipe the drool off of my keyboard. Man, do I love the S3.

I have a miniature Speed Triple model on my kitchen windowsill.

Great bike!

Hey where is a good place to get SV parts? I want to get a rear fender eliminator and tank bra.

Not sure about the bra (I have StompGrips on mine), but I've heard good things about the fender eliminator from holeshot.com. Plus, Dale is awesome and customer service is great. I have a Holeshot Slip-on, and I love it.

Of course, for a fender eliminator, you can always make your own...

Edit: Oops, you have a 2nd gen. Well, I believe you've got it even easier. A riding buddy of mine removed his fender with a minimum of fuss, and without buying anything more elaborate than the bracket I describe in my writeup.

awesome- Thanks-

I love the up high exhaust they have- I am torn between that and the 2 brothers.....

Here is my dirt bike. 2007 KTM 450 XCW. Been dirtbiking since I was 4 when my old man got me a little KTM 50cc. I do a lot of enduro & offroad. I haven't had the extra cash around too buy a nice street bike though.

OregonNative said:

Here is my dirt bike. 2007 KTM 450 XCW. Been dirtbiking since I was 4 when my old man got me a little KTM 50cc. I do a lot of enduro & offroad. I haven't had the extra cash around too buy a nice street bike though.

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I see a supermotard conversion in the future.....

That bike is awesome for the adventure riding stuff. Check out this site if you haven't already:

http://www.advrider.com/forums/index.php

Awesome site with the best trip reports I have ever seen. From around the world stuff to just Sunday cruises.

Oh, and a plug for my local gang:

www.sportriders.org

well as of yesterday my VTX is history. This sexy thing has taken it's spot.

2008 VStrom DL650 with ABS



I think Ill take it up to the top of the mountains today and get it nice and dirty

Chimone said:

well as of yesterday my VTX is history. This sexy thing has taken it's spot.

2008 VStrom DL650 with ABS

I think Ill take it up to the top of the mountains today and get it nice and dirty

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Awesome! I love the V-Strom. Have fun on it! I bet there's a ton of great places to ride it around you, too.

NICE! Suzuki kicks ass

Chimone said:

well as of yesterday my VTX is history. This sexy thing has taken it's spot.

2008 VStrom DL650 with ABS

I think Ill take it up to the top of the mountains today and get it nice and dirty

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I'm trading in my SV for the DL1000 next season. Great choice on the Wee Strom!!!:rockin:

This bike is awesome! Im up to 150 of the 600 mile break in period. I cant wait to see what this thing does up in the 9k RPM range.

I went down a few trails this morning also and it handles like a dream off road.

600 mile break in period

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What? theres a break in period? lol

Chimone said:

This bike is awesome! Im up to 150 of the 600 mile break in period. I cant wait to see what this thing does up in the 9k RPM range.

I went down a few trails this morning also and it handles like a dream off road.

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That's awesome. Offroad riding is a blast -- but my SV didn't handle it too well. Of course, by off-road I mean the outside of a blown corner @ the track, but still...

My springer and Fatboy... In the garage you can make out the Buell XB12R I'll get a pic of that up also... My wife always says to me That I must not have had any toys growing up..

I wouldnt call it a motorcycle but here is my scooter



05 Honda Ruckus (110 MPG) I ride it 10 miles to work in the summer time on fridays

amishland said:

I wouldnt call it a motorcycle but here is my scooter

05 Honda Ruckus (110 MPG) I ride it 10 miles to work in the summer time on fridays

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Dude those things are a blast! :rockin: