Motorcycle Fanatics, show your ride(s)

mudarra · Mar 27, 2013

My latest. (my 6th bike so far)
2012 Ninja 650

Barnesie · Mar 28, 2013

And then sometimes you leave work all happy to head home and find that someone has done this to you:

Zuljin · Mar 28, 2013

Barnesie said:
And then sometimes you leave work all happy to head home and find that someone has done this to you:

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Noooooooooooooooo!

Someone did that to me too. They owned up though. Handled totally amicably. :mug:

Jdaught · Mar 28, 2013

My '08 WR450F. In the process of converting to supermoto. Be getting the inspection and tags within the next couple of weeks or so. Can't wait.

Barnesie · Mar 29, 2013

Zuljin said:
Noooooooooooooooo!

Someone did that to me too. They owned up though. Handled totally amicably.

No note, no nothing. Number one suspect is the car parked directly next to the bike, but no one is claiming any sort of responsability. I even left a note on the beat up scooter my bike landed on in case he wanted to bitch at my insurance company (figured that was the stand-up thing to do).

Turns out I've got a $250 deductable depending on how the accident is classified.

I've got to take it to the dealership and wait for an estimate which will then be double checked by the local agent, then parts ordered, repairs, etc. I'm out of transportation for a few weeks more than likely, so it's a total pain in the ass.

jxm2119 · Mar 29, 2013

I got this a few years ago twist and go. It gets me everywhere I want to go.

Zuljin · Mar 30, 2013

Those look like fun. How's it with the active lean thing it does?

T_Baggins · Apr 12, 2013

Here's me n the Firebolt at Heartland Park Topeka on track day, and the Raptor on the trails at Oakland.

user 125772 · Apr 12, 2013

Here's one of mine: the fire-breathing dragon

riverportbrewery · Apr 12, 2013

2009 Yamaha r6 with a shorty!

mikescooling · Apr 13, 2013

Hey when you guys ride those Super bikes, it looks like your squishing your nuts? What happens if you hit a pothole?

user 125772 · Apr 13, 2013

mikescooling said:
Hey when you guys ride those Super bikes, it looks like your squishing your nuts? What happens if you hit a pothole?

Made of brass ....NP !

'sides there's no potholes in the racetrack

Steve

user 574 · Apr 13, 2013

This winter BLOWS.

I need to move back to where my handle makes sense again. F'ing ridiculous way the h3ll up here.

whoaru99 · Apr 14, 2013

mikescooling said:
Hey when you guys ride those Super bikes, it looks like your squishing your nuts? What happens if you hit a pothole?

I use the phenomenal maneuverabilty to avoid them.

DarknMalty · Apr 16, 2013

Toys.

Jayhem · Apr 16, 2013

DesertBrew said:
This winter BLOWS.

I need to move back to where my handle makes sense again. F'ing ridiculous way the h3ll up here.

It's 80 F today in Virginia! My buddy just moved to MN last year...he posted a picture of his snowfall this past weekend while I was out gardening.

Man that would kill me!

GilaMinumBeer · May 7, 2013

Before christmas I had;

By christmas eve I had;

Today, I rode;

to work.

Punx Clever · May 9, 2013

Redid the bike last year from the ground up... not perfect, took a lot longer than it should, but I like it the way it is now.

And the first time it ran in nearly a year:

Jayhem · May 9, 2013

Punx Clever said:
Redid the bike last year from the ground up... not perfect, took a lot longer than it should, but I like it the way it is now.

And the first time it ran in nearly a year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYJv-41cC8M

Nice bike... I'm confused by what appears to be an exposed belt and clutch pack on the right side of the engine? What is going on there?

1fast636 · May 9, 2013

Ducati's have a dry clutch

Punx Clever · May 9, 2013

Jayhem said:
Nice bike... I'm confused by what appears to be an exposed belt and clutch pack on the right side of the engine? What is going on there?

Nothing to be confused about... there is an exposed clutch and so are the timing belts.

OLDER Ducati's have dry clutches (Only the 1198 Streetfighter does now...). Mine is an '08 S2r and has a dry clutch.

They come with the clutch completely covered, but a lot of Ducati guys like the sound and supposedly it helps keep the clutch cooler to put an open cover on them.

As for the belts... I'm constantly warned that by leaving them open (they come with covers) that I'm risking getting a rock in there, skipping some teeth on the pulley, and smashing pistons into valves. But I've never heard of that actually happening, even when something does get into the belt.

I just like having those things spinning around confusing people I guess. And the rattling sound... freaks the Harley guys out every time.

Oh, and the tank in the video is a different tank than is on the bike in the picture. The stripe and lettering is orange in the video (stock color one year), whereas on the complete bike it's all red and black

GilaMinumBeer · May 9, 2013

Punx Clever said:
Redid the bike last year from the ground up... not perfect, took a lot longer than it should, but I like it the way it is now.

And the first time it ran in nearly a year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYJv-41cC8M

Long process and a lot of work, but hella fun ain't it. Not entirely certain I'd tackle a project like mine again but, I am really happy that I did it.

T_Baggins · May 16, 2013

Here's my old Buell, notice the duct tape on the cast? I couldnt get my toes under the shifter to upshift, so I taped a small block of wood to back of the cast so I could heel shift. You can't tell from this pic, but I also am wearing a back brace. YES this the bike I crashed! looks pretty good now don't it? lol