Who else here rides motorcycles?

RedGTiVR6 · 01-11-2005, 04:16 PM

If you do what do you own/have you owned? How long have you been riding? etc...

I'll start:

first bike: 1996 Suzuki GS500E
current bike: 2001 Ducati 750 Sport and boyfriends 2001 Ducati 750 Monster

been riding about a year and a half, put about 15,000 miles total on all three bikes....always wanted one, but I had to get out from under the parent before I could do it....then I had to get myself settled to be able to afford it....lol

So what's your story?

antimatter · 01-11-2005, 04:23 PM

never owned or rode one because i know myself and i would kill myself with one of those

Change · 01-11-2005, 04:25 PM

I've got my license, but can't afford a bike with my full-time student income.

RedGTiVR6 · 01-11-2005, 04:33 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by antimatter

never owned or rode one because i know myself and i would kill myself with one of those

so are you saying that you aren't very responsible?

oh

and I DON'T want to see any pictures of anyone acting like a complete moron on their bikes....ie. stoppies, wheelies, etc....I don't give a ***** about how cool you think it is or how cool you THINK it makes you look, you are a moron for doing it and I hope you realize how much you ruin riding for the rest of the responsible world....not to mention I should slap you for making MY insurance go sky high because of your stupid childish antics....

ok, with that said.....who rides?

lol

old_lou · 01-11-2005, 04:38 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Red GTi VR6

If you do what do you own/have you owned? How long have you been riding? etc...
So what's your story?

Used to. At the moment I only have a collection of bits that may be an Ariel 350 one day
Me thirty years ago when I had hair and other stuff
http://members.tripod.com/krh30/id76.htm

RPI Geek · 01-11-2005, 04:44 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Red GTi VR6

and I DON'T want to see any pictures of anyone acting like a complete moron on their bikes....ie. stoppies, wheelies, etc....I don't give a ***** about how cool you think it is or how cool you THINK it makes you look, you are a moron for doing it and I hope you realize how much you ruin riding for the rest of the responsible world....not to mention I should slap you for making MY insurance go sky high because of your stupid childish antics....

While I understand your rant and agree with its spirit, I feel that I should add that (IMHO) there's nothing wrong with doing those stunts as long as it's under controlled conditions (wearing the proper gear, at a school for it, in a parking lot closed for that purpose, on your own property, at an exhibition, etc).

That said, I've had my motorcycle license for about 5 years now. I've been riding my dad's 1985 Honda V65 Magna (90 degree V4 @ 1100 cc & 118 HP) the whole time, and before that I used to ride dirt bikes recreationally. I've test ridden a few other bikes (2001 Triumph Daytona 955i, 1965(?) HD Panhead) but since I'm not done with school yet, I can't afford to buy my own yet.

I'm really looking at the Suzuki SV650 though.

antimatter · 01-11-2005, 04:58 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Red GTi VR6

so are you saying that you aren't very responsible?

I just know myself and I would just go big. I used to bomb my bycicle down large hills when I was kid. Many painful memories plus for acting like as ars

RedGTiVR6 · 01-11-2005, 05:05 PM

hahaha - well you would fit on a bike then....there is always Trials Riding.....Monte did that compeditively for a while....hoping to get back into it when we both graduate

DRWeside · 01-11-2005, 05:17 PM

when i was a kid, i used to bomb on a dirtbike too, until I had an accident where I broke my jaw, both arms and a leg. From then on, I've learned to truly respect anything on less than four wheels.

Don't get me wrong; if I could afford a motorcycle I would, but insurance on a sportbike in NYC is very expensive.

Fear This · 01-11-2005, 05:39 PM

Hey all,

I dont post very often, but I read daily. Anyways to answer the question...

2003 Honda 954RR.

It has been raining here for over 2 weeks, and have not been able to ride. Grrr.

Shane

RedGTiVR6 · 01-11-2005, 05:41 PM

lol - that's a good call DRW....heh

insurance on a sport bike is expensive no matter where you live honnestly. The ONLY way I (we for that matter) are able to own out Ducs is that they are insured under Monte's father. He has a bike as well and has been riding sinec 1957....it routinely puts over 12000 miles on a bike in a year....

if our insurance were under Monte (30 male) my bike would be $1200 a year for full coverage, under his father (59 male) it's $483 a year. I'd hate to think about what it would have been under me...(23 female)

when monte had his bike down here when he was in college he was paying the same a month for insurance as he was for the payment on the bike....that would be a problem for me....lol

ea972271 · 01-11-2005, 05:49 PM

I don't have a bike right now but I rode since I was 16, I'm 24 now. I got my learners permit the day after I turned 16, I love bikes.
I had a 1979 Suzuki GS 400, red, very clean nice bike, my favorite.
I also had a 1986 Kawi LTD, didn't like that too much.
I also had a 1984 Honda V30, also very nice I liked it, rode it the most.
I shared my fathers 2001 honda shadow 750, nice bike also.

Damm, now I want a bike again, nothing like riding all day on a grandpa bike, getting soaking wet, breaking down, then doing it all day again. Insurance was cheap on those old bikes and I didn't live in Ontario at the time. Insurance now would probably kill me.