GrumpySmurf 0 #1 February 26, 2004 Time to transition from off-road to on-road (plus the woman has my car pretty much all the time). Got bike - approx. 60 hp. a little on the high side, but they don't make ones with any less - and that whole ego thing gets in the way of buying US or Japanese. Euro-snob, I be. Got signed up for the MSF Basic. Got my collection of Proficient Motorcyling and More Proficient Motorcycling, good reads by the way. Got a whole new wardrobe of leather, kevlar, and composites. Now if only the snow would go away. Go away snow! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverdriver 7 #2 February 26, 2004 Grumpysmurf! Long time no hear! I see you haven't given up on living on the edge. This is your first motorcycle right? You be careful boy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #3 February 26, 2004 QuoteTime to transition from off-road to on-road (plus the woman has my car pretty much all the time). Got bike - approx. 60 hp. a little on the high side, but they don't make ones with any less - and that whole ego thing gets in the way of buying US or Japanese. Euro-snob, I be. Got signed up for the MSF Basic. Got my collection of Proficient Motorcyling and More Proficient Motorcycling, good reads by the way. Got a whole new wardrobe of leather, kevlar, and composites. Now if only the snow would go away. Go away snow! Going to take a road trip to SDC this summer on that? Make sure to put the rig in a gear bag! Decent collection you have going on in the garage. How is the heap handling the winter?_________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #4 February 26, 2004 Very nice. First jump on a Velocity, eh? Should be very exciting. Pay close attention in your MSF course (great idea) and remember "front brake-good, rear brake-bad, too much front-brake very bad" I went with the BMW when I changed from my Katana 1100 after 10 years because the antilock brakes are so stellar. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kramer 0 #5 February 26, 2004 I really wanna get one of those when I move to Florida. How much did that set you back? The FAKE KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base704 0 #6 February 26, 2004 Your first bike?You can get a lot more done with a kind word and a gun than with a kind word alone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #7 February 26, 2004 Dude...you'll be scrapin' pegs in no time. Nice bike! So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsled92 0 #8 February 26, 2004 Very pretty. 60h.p., you'll be fine and it won't sneak up on you. (redline 11,000 to 13,500? you will have a strong mid rangeGive us a pic of your leathers and Helmet too!_______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chute 0 #9 February 26, 2004 Nice Ride!Bottomless Beers and Blue Skies! * Brother_Brian * D.S.W.F.S.B. #2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrumpySmurf 0 #10 February 26, 2004 Yeah, yeah - the F-word. I know what I owe. Now to make the 5 hour trek to SDC when the weather turns a little nicer. The more time I spend in Horn-head country (Minn) - the more I miss the convience of Madison. " You be careful boy. " Tell me about it, I now know what a town full of terrible drivers is like, cuz they all live in Winona. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #11 February 26, 2004 QuoteNow to make the 5 hour trek to SDC And ya know your gonna have to let me take that thing around to block too!!!!! Yes I have a motorcycle license....course that is if my feet can touch the friggen ground on it....course I would settle for just a ride I was gonna by a bike or a rig....the rig won! She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrumpySmurf 0 #12 February 26, 2004 Quote Going to take a road trip to SDC this summer on that? Make sure to put the rig in a gear bag! 700 foot openning in the air is ok, not so ok across asphalt, eh? Quote Decent collection you have going on in the garage. How is the heap handling the winter Heap doing well - 70K + miles on it and still running fine. It made it across the continent at XMas from Minn to Vancouver, BC and back - including through the massive snowstorm that shutdown I-90 in Montana - driving 70 mph on a highway of solid ice while dodging 2 foot high snow drifts and trying to avoid the troopers patroling said shutdown freeway is an enlightening, if not stressful, experience. Hope all is well down in the land of warmer weather (than here) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrumpySmurf 0 #13 February 26, 2004 Another rig? Or the first rig? What they got you jumpin' now, I means by now I'd guess you to be at like 500+ jumps - so I'm figuring like a Stiletto 90 or the likes? It's a tall bugger - I think a 31 or 32 inch ride height. My feet just fall flat sitting on it. I got Chi-Li to hop on it and her feet were a few inches off the ground. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #14 February 26, 2004 QuoteAnother rig? Or the first rig? Nah that was the first one.... QuoteWhat they got you jumpin' now, I means by now I'd guess you to be at like 500+ jumps - so I'm figuring like a Stiletto 90 or the likes? Actually just under 300 jumps, still on the 150, lost all the weight I gained from stress and depression, and I cant stand the lack of wingloading, I got spoiled when I loaded it....not hat I want to gain the weight back, but downsizing to a 135 will put me back to the loading I liked Course I have to find a friggen job first QuoteIt's a tall bugger - I think a 31 or 32 inch ride height. Yea, I have a whopping 28' inseam.... When i was looking at a katana and a ninja I had talked to the dealer about having it lowered, which they said would be no problem....I was pretty damn thrilled....started saving $$...then took a vacation, fell in love with skydiving.....started AFP..and decided that I wanted a rig instead of a bike I will end up getting one at some point, but not right now, it has slid down the priority list. She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrumpySmurf 0 #15 February 26, 2004 Not much at all - Ducati was offering 0% APR on 2003's and after all was said and done - $6,900, delivered. The biggest problem was finding a Dealer in the US that had one - Ducati is no longer importing the 620 Sport to the US, only the 620 Monster. Mine is the 128th 2003 620S imported to the US. So there might be, like 150 of these in the country, total? The Superbikes and ST's are the pricey ones, the Supersports and Monsters are the more reasonable (and after the 2 year warrenty period ends, it gets cheaper still, since I can then do my own valve adjustments and not worry about a warrenty to void). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
