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11-22-2012, 04:05 PM
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Meow
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Gainesville, FL
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Originally Posted by Milky Spore
**** I feel like there is still a ton I can learn from my bike. I just wish the suspension were better. Hopefully with new fork fluid and a new gen rear shock it will feel like a new bike. That and pads and SS lines.
Anyone else ever get sick of 2 up riding? I decided the other day I much prefer going solo.
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Two up almost always sucks. There is only one girl I enjoyed riding with, just cause she was so small and actually knew how to ride on the back of a bike |
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11-22-2012, 04:47 PM
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cats cats cats
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: VA
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2-up is so much better with my buell than a supersport. Upright seating makes a huge difference...and torque.
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11-22-2012, 05:19 PM
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2008 Yamaha R1
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Pittsburgh
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Figures...not even a week of having my back back I have my first accident. Rear ended a Harley...need a whole new front fairing and headlight assembly so far.
Five miles per hour does all this damage. So stupid.
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11-22-2012, 05:59 PM
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#1054
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Jacked
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: 703
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You rear-ended a harley? How?
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11-22-2012, 07:47 PM
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Bo$$ hog
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Lewiston, New York
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Originally Posted by Samoa Was Banned 3x
Figures...not even a week of having my back back I have my first accident. Rear ended a Harley...need a whole new front fairing and headlight assembly so far.
Five miles per hour does all this damage. So stupid.
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damn, how did that happen?
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11-22-2012, 08:07 PM
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#1056
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: CT
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Originally Posted by Milky Spore
**** I feel like there is still a ton I can learn from my bike. I just wish the suspension were better. Hopefully with new fork fluid and a new gen rear shock it will feel like a new bike. That and pads and SS lines.
Anyone else ever get sick of 2 up riding? I decided the other day I much prefer going solo.
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I think an R6 or SV650 rear shock will fit your bike. But yeah I don't like riding with a passenger. It's fun in the sense that it's slower and it's more about the destination, but it sucks not going fast. |
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11-22-2012, 10:22 PM
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MW
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: 920
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I have a stock sv shock laying around here somewhere.
Don't know why you would want to use it though, it's pretty terrible. haha
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11-23-2012, 12:54 AM
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Surfer of pavement.
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: 919, NC
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Anything is better than the stock 250 shock.
The sv650 shock needs some work to fit. Never heard of an R6 shock being used. ex500 and zx600 shocks are most common. I have a zx600 shock on mine, and i have an 08 ex250 shock laying around that ive never installed.
Might be for sale soon, since the bike is gonna get sold.
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War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling that thinks nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.
"Originally posted by drunkkoala: does that make sense to you? u ****ing idiot."
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11-23-2012, 03:36 AM
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Meow
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Gainesville, FL
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Rode to Walmart in 35 degree coldness to get a $9 gun cleaning kit. I question my priorities sometimes.
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11-23-2012, 07:16 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: CT
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I've been riding to work in those temperatures since October.
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11-23-2012, 09:04 AM
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Professional Sloth
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: 908/570
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Originally Posted by automagwarrior
I've been riding to work in those temperatures since October.
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lol, that's the difference between FL and CT |
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11-23-2012, 06:21 PM
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i be illin'.
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Originally Posted by UglyDuckGizmo
Anything is better than the stock 250 shock.
The sv650 shock needs some work to fit. Never heard of an R6 shock being used. ex500 and zx600 shocks are most common. I have a zx600 shock on mine, and i have an 08 ex250 shock laying around that ive never installed.
Might be for sale soon, since the bike is gonna get sold.
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Wouldn't a rear shock out of a much heavier and faster bike than mine make it feel really funky? Stiff suspension is something I don't mind as long as it works well and correctly. More ground clearance and a higher tail would be nice too. I've already got my eye on those links that raise the rear about an inch. Would those work with a non 250 shock?
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11-23-2012, 07:18 PM
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►Kyle◄
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: TEXAS
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Buying new gloves this weekend, what should I get? >150
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11-23-2012, 08:26 PM
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Surfer of pavement.
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: 919, NC
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Originally Posted by Milky Spore
Wouldn't a rear shock out of a much heavier and faster bike than mine make it feel really funky?
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Not necessarily...try to figure out what spring rate different shocks are and find what weights are working well for people at your weight. It's not an exact science with these bikes because the options are limited. That's why I said pretty much anything is better. Changing the ride height could because it's easy to overdo it. An inch is a big difference. I put a gsx-r shock on my bandit and I'm considering lowering it slightly now. It raised the rear end a good inch and a half probably (wish I had taken some measurements).
The zx600 shock in my ninja is actually shorter than the stock 250 shock, but only slightly. However, it sags less, so the rear end actually has more ride height when you are on it. I still kinda want to try out the ex250J shock, but i don't feel like doing the work 
I don't know anything about the links you speak of. There's no reason for it IMO, because the stock bike handles really well.
http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/Rear_suspension_upgrades
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War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling that thinks nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.
"Originally posted by drunkkoala: does that make sense to you? u ****ing idiot."
Last edited by UglyDuckGizmo : 11-23-2012 at 08:34 PM.
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11-23-2012, 10:06 PM
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►Kyle◄
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: TEXAS
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Checked on eBay and there only sold in other countries :/
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11-23-2012, 10:20 PM
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Surfer of pavement.
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: 919, NC
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Those gloves look great. These are similar
http://stores.sportbiketrackgear.com/Detail.bok?no=6962
I will own some handroids eventually.
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War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling that thinks nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.
"Originally posted by drunkkoala: does that make sense to you? u ****ing idiot."
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11-24-2012, 12:02 AM
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►Kyle◄
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: TEXAS
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I like those Handroids!
Edit: Out of these which would you guys pick? Is there something you'd recommend over this?
RS Taichi GP Evo
AlpineStars GP Pro
KNOX Handroid
Last edited by paintballblk13 : 11-24-2012 at 08:59 AM.
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11-24-2012, 10:17 AM
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#1069
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i really like my handroids. they came a little too snug, but broke in for a perfect fit
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11-24-2012, 10:32 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: CT
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The RS Taichi's or the Handroids.
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11-24-2012, 10:48 AM
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►Kyle◄
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: TEXAS
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And you honestly think I should spend 250 on gloves? If it really is worth it I have no problem, But I dont want to spend that much just to get something I could've gotten a lot cheaper. I like the handroids a lot from what I've seen and read, is there a color in particular I should stay away from? I would get red, bad idea?
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