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xxkid123 Past Moderator Hallo, ich heiße kartoffel Posts: 4798 Gender:	Re: motorcycle? Reply #30 - Aug 25^th, 2011, 11:25pm probably just going to get a cheap toyota when i'm 35-ish and if i somehow get rich then a decent motorycle. won't stop me from gettign a licence and taking a course though
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Morphy Interfector Viris Spurii Checkmate Posts: 2432	Re: motorcycle? Reply #31 - Aug 26^th, 2011, 12:15am Anyone here ride a Spyder by any chance?
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Reply #32 - Aug 26^th, 2011, 2:46pm

I agree with much of what pj says about the driver being in control of the amount of danger, at least to some degree. One of my cars is an '88 Suzuki Samurai, that I bought new. Right after I bought it Consumer Reports declared it unsafe. Bull jive. I drove army jeeps for three years then had a CJ-5 for six years. I knew exactly what I was getting when I bought my Sammy. It has a small wheel base and a high center of gravity.. that's great for off road. Yes, if you try to do a 90 degree turn at 45 mph you'll flip. So don't do it. Duh! I've driven my Sammy for 23 years and haven't come close to flipping it yet. Yes, it's tiny, and yes, if I get t-boned I'm toast, just as on a motor cycle. Driving anything is dangerous business these days. Driving something tiny you have to be doubly on your toes. But you can drive a "dangerous" vehicle and live to tell about it if you just keep your head out of your butt.

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Reply #33 - Aug 26^th, 2011, 6:14pm

Amen to that!
The first thing that my license instructor told us, was that ANY vehicle is a potential weapon, dangerous for both us and the surrounding people.
I once had the worst car accident of my life, when the driver got killed, and the car drifted 5 times before rolling 4 times on its roof. Until then, I've always wondered what would have happened to somebody coming from the other side of the road.
If he was on a motorcycle, we'd have knocked him out. If he was on a car, we'd probably injuried him seriously, because we were going VERY fast and the car took about 120 meters to stop.
Until that accident, I drive much more carefully.
To tell the truth, I drive my motorcycle carefully since I was 18, at least, even if sometime I enjoy riding it as fast as we can - but only in some contexts, for example at night, in places that I know to be deserted at that time. I simply enjoy too much the feeling of speed while I turn, lowering my knees almost to the asphalt! And after a second, the turn's done, and I can slow down.
But I never do that when there're other cars in sight.
Vehicles are weapons, and since I've experienced the death of a close friend, I don't want to get involved in it anymore!
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peacefuljeffrey Interfector Viris Spurii Peace through superior slinging power! Posts: 2686 Gender:	Re: motorcycle? Reply #34 - Aug 31^st, 2011, 9:46pm But there is really no such thing as a place/time where there are guaranteed to be no hazards. There could be something as simple as a possum crossing the road at the wrong time, and you are finished.
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Rat Man Slinging.org Moderator Slinging Rocks! Posts: 9449 Gender:	Re: motorcycle? Reply #35 - Aug 31^st, 2011, 10:24pm Yep. You not only have to hone your driving skills and be on your toes at all times. You also need a good deal of luck, and that's the truth. Driving is dangerous business.
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Reply #36 - Nov 24^th, 2011, 6:20am

Sorry for resuming this topic, but I was just willing you to know that I broke an engine's valve for the second time Angry

It seems that I run too fast, or that my motorcycle can't bear my driving Angry

I finally made a picture of both two my motorcycles... here they are, with my dog and a friend of mine

The broken motorcycle is the one on the left:

Kid, do you still look for a motorcycle??
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Rat Man Slinging.org Moderator Slinging Rocks! Posts: 9449 Gender:	Re: motorcycle? Reply #37 - Nov 24^th, 2011, 9:12am Well at least you're fortunate enough to have a spare, plus a good looking friend.
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Mauro Fiorentini Slinging.org Moderator Forge your future with the hammer of your mind! Posts: 3072 Gender:	Re: motorcycle? Reply #38 - Nov 24^th, 2011, 9:51am Of course, I am a really lucky boy, these things happens and are not the end of the world Just wanted to see if kid's still decided in buying a motorcycle as he'll grow older! Greetings, Mauro.
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HurlinThom Interfector Viris Spurii Leverage artillerist Posts: 1390	Re: motorcycle? Reply #39 - Nov 24^th, 2011, 1:53pm Mauro, you are getting a message from Santa Vitessa the patron saint of motorcycling. If you insist on over-revving you must get a Ducati Desmo. No more floating valves.
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Reply #40 - Nov 24^th, 2011, 2:15pm

You're absolutely right (Ducati 749, toghether with MV Agusta F4 and Honda CBR, are my favourite sport bikes!), but I also know my limits and I'm gonna die riding one of these monsters Grin

Plus, anyone can go fast with them, but try to follow a Ferrari 348 with a 25 years old custom bike Cheesy

Of course we were on a road that almost canceled Ferrari's strength points, it was all narrow turns and very short straights... now that I think of it... we're going to the period of the year when this road is really scarcely busy... as I'll get my bike back, I'll try to convince my friend to lend me her helmet camera and perhaps I'll show you this road!
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xxkid123 Past Moderator Hallo, ich heiße kartoffel Posts: 4798 Gender:	Re: motorcycle? Reply #41 - Nov 24^th, 2011, 6:09pm still want a motorcycle. probably not for actual driving- just joy rides on scenic routes or something. maybe when i get a decent job (some time off)
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Reply #42 - Nov 24^th, 2011, 8:35pm

Hi Dude,
At the risk of soundily like some boring old man here is my .02 cents worth.
Motorcycles are a lot of fun, they are fast and manoverable and a good ride can give you a high that will last for days
They are also dangerous and any small mistake can have serious consequenses, other drivers are you main worry but not the only one.
So ......
The head says Totota Corolla
The heart says motorcycle.
Cool

Brian

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Mauro Fiorentini Slinging.org Moderator Forge your future with the hammer of your mind! Posts: 3072 Gender:	Re: motorcycle? Reply #43 - Nov 25^th, 2011, 6:31am Your 2 cents are worth a billion Greetings, Mauro.
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Reply #44 - Nov 25^th, 2011, 5:25pm

Thanks Mauro for your kind words Cool

My last bike was a Laverda Mirage 1200 bit of a beast that one but It had its good points too. I would have liked a Ducati but the engines are too fragile and while they are pretty you need a spare. I always thought Guzzi was a reliable and solid bike but i never owned one.
Bikes are not just for sunny days xxkid123 in order to be a good motorcyclist you need to ride all the time and so the bike becomes an extension of your self not some machine you just happen to be sitting on.

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