So who in here owns a motorcycle?

eternalfrost · 09-17-06, 22:42

ive always wanted to get a bike and eventually take some 'going no place in particular' trips around the country. hopefully ill be getting my licence this year and pick up a used one to get started on.

just wondering how many of you guys have bikes. feel free to share stories, reviews, or anything else about them

fungalsporesolution · 09-18-06, 08:15

My uncle had a bike. One night on a dark highway out in the middle of bumfuck some drunk in a coupe swerves into his lane. Oddly enough his body got kinda lodged in the passenger seat's window, and was ripped away from his bike and basically dragged by his torso at 50 miles and hour for a couple minutes. Now he's crippled for life. And THAT is why I stay away from motorcycles.

09-18-06, 11:03

about six hours and every part of me hurts....
except my ass in which i cant feel anymore.
I love to ride but theres no way i would want to ride around this country w/ no destination in mind...maybe a planned trip with plenty of stops to visit and see would work...
good luck on your find..and imo if you want to ride for longer trips dont buy a damn sports bike...buy a nice cruiser for cruising..

Cryingblackoil · 09-19-06, 07:35

I have a triumph and I love it!

dizzydank · 09-19-06, 08:59

1999 honda cbr 900 RR orange and white, damn thing is scary fast too.

seemlesstech · 09-19-06, 14:17

2003 SUZUKI TL 1000 / BLUE AND WHITE.

BUT IT IS FOR SALE,,, fast fast 185mph fast , police handcuffs fast, too many tickets fast have to sell, if anyhone wants an awsome bike,,, its going for 6500,.,,,,

peas

hallucinogeneti · 09-19-06, 17:37

bikes are dangerous but awesome. any bike fan should read hunter s. thompsons book "Hell's Angels: a strange and terrible saga" a sweet book so far

Foster · 09-19-06, 18:21

bikes are great, but you gotta respect it or they're dangerous. I have a lowered, '91, 1200cc HD Sportster. Slightly raked and extended. It's definately a cruiser. But My skinny ass doesnt have enough weight with the shortened springs, so it rides like a hard tail when I'm the only rider. Good gas mileage, well ok anyway. It'll go fast, but I'm in no hurry and dont like the feeling of wheel flop at high speeds hehe.

motograter · 09-19-06, 18:59

I love my bike!!!! 2004 Chopper Works Custom. The only thing I don't like about riding is the other drivers, they almost never show any care/respect for bikers. My friends and I were out riding just the other day, and some jerk thought it would be funny to try to squeeze his F150 pick-up in between our pack. My frined had to almost lay his bike down to avoid him.

eternalfrost · 09-19-06, 19:15

yea im lookin for a nice laid back semi-crusin style one. would never touch a crotch rocket, too much brains and not enough balls haha. ill prolly end up getting an old used indian/wwii type one for a few hundred bucks to learn the ropes on.

POST PICS!

(of ur dream bike if concerned about privacy/safety)

cap · 09-19-06, 19:44

where was the warning about saftey or caution when you started this thread?

maybe im off-base but a question such as the one this thread is asking, should come with a warning label

sorry to chime in off-topic, but i wont be telling you or anyone online what i drive.
not on this site at least. or others like it. you guys giving models and color specs etc
really should edit your posts or make sure to change the ferrings to something different if yer serious.

the only thing i have to say thats on-topic of this thread, is that a bike comes in real handy in this hobby

eternalfrost · 09-19-06, 19:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cap

where was the warning about saftey or caution when you started this thread?

maybe im off-base but a question such as the one this thread is asking, should come with a warning label

sorry to chime in off-topic, but i wont be telling you or anyone online what i drive.
not on this site at least. or others like it. you guys giving models and color specs etc
really should edit your posts or make sure to change the ferrings to something different if yer serious.

yea i didnt ask what exactly people owned in the opening post for that reason, rember to use discression guys

Foster · 09-20-06, 00:24

i thought before i posted about safety. make and model of mine is so common here i dont go a day without seein 4 or five i'd swear was mine. lol but specific paint schemes do narrow it down a bit. be safe always! on your bikes and your computers. peace,

Lazlo · 09-20-06, 00:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by darksideoftheshroom

1999 honda cbr 900 RR orange and white, damn thing is scary fast too.

Nice!

Cryingblackoil · 09-20-06, 10:05

I don't think just the make is gonna hurt me.....they have been around for a while

Beano · 11-17-06, 20:10

I dont know alot about fast bikes, but i do know i have a hard on for Ducati

Hippie3 · 11-17-06, 20:16

i used to ride
alot
since i was a teenager until mid 30s.

then i broke both legs, an arm-
had multiple surgeries
and permanent pain , crippling disability
for the last 15 years and the rest of my life.

it was a blast
but the price was too high.

if i had it to do all over again
think i'd stick to riding my bike on dirt

Lazlo · 11-17-06, 20:32

I think I may be acquiring a 1955 pan head 1200 v-twin with a suicide shifter soon. She's bad as hell!

Tahoe58 · 11-17-06, 21:04

I had always wanted to try one of the superbikes......used to ride motocross (Husqvarna 500). Almost killed myself so stopped that. But remained interested in at least trying the crotch rocket thing. So this summer I borrowed an R6 (Yamaha) and had such a blast!!!! Saw the top end of 250kph.....said that was enuf....but she was still pulling like a bear! I luved the experience and survived....but I will know now that I will never buy one! hahahaha LOL

hippyfreak · 11-21-06, 01:42

I took my 1985 Honda across the country and back right after graduating college in '02. Had a blast. Played it by ear the whole way, spending a week in the Badlands and Black hills in South Dakota camping. Then headed to San fran for a few weeks, and back across the southern states to the east coast then north back to where I used to live. I'm saving funds for a new bike to take to Alaska or Central America next summer/fall if everything works out.

11-21-06, 04:59

dont own a bike but i goto canada alot and i see guys riding the grand loop around the greatlakes...kind of like boaters going down the missippi and around the gulf and back up the st lawrence seaway its a kind of standard rite of passage. beautiful country up there too.

alounacara · 11-21-06, 16:15

Ive ridden all my life and i just bought a used ZX9 Kawasaki
never thought id like a crotch rocket until i rode this one

alounacara · 11-21-06, 19:03

Heres a old pic of one of Hippies motorcycles

MycoViator · 12-01-06, 16:04

While sorta concidered a motorcycle, I have a 50cc honda ruckus. This is about how i look on it too.

Zoom Zoom, thing only goes about 40mph tops, more like mid 30's, and gets about 90 mpg. Its fun as all hell however. I would be scared to death of anything faster. Hitting a squirell at 40mph is pretty terrifying.

oibchip · 12-01-06, 18:15

I have had Both dirt and street bikes..many in the past..used to race some in the deserts of Nevada.

The best philosphy for a new rider is to remember that you are invisible and everyone else on the road is an asshole. I have had people look right at me and get over into my lane nearly killing me. "loud pipes save lives" but "they don't guarantee shit".

Good luck..a nice bike ride can very spiritually fullfilling and quite an adrenalin rush at that.

I would suggest getting one a step above what you think you can handle..that way you will always have a healthy respect for it's power.

Once you think you have it mastered you'll go down!. There are only two type of riders those that have dumped it and those that will.

Nixon · 12-01-06, 18:26

I own, and ride a 1969 Triumph TR6C. She's an old bitch, but I rigged her up with a Bonneville head, and she moves out pretty good if ya ask me. She's got an unmistakable sound like all Triumphs of that era. She's not much to look at, but she does turn heads everywhere I go. I love it!

420bymywatch · 12-01-06, 19:05

I had a bike for basically a week. Landed on my face the very first time I actually wore a helmet. This after several rounds without a helmet. Decided to sell it.

alounacara · 12-01-06, 23:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nixon

I own, and ride a 1969 Triumph TR6C. She's an old bitch, but I rigged her up with a Bonneville head, and she moves out pretty good if ya ask me. She's got an unmistakable sound like all Triumphs of that era. She's not much to look at, but she does turn heads everywhere I go. I love it!

Get a real bike dude...I had a shitty A65BSA for like 10 yrs

Its to cold to ride anything right now
My new scooter is so fuckkin cool
dual disc in the front and it scoots out bigtime
Fuck a bunch of English slow shitty handling trash machinery

I grew up workkin in scooter shops my friend
I was a sponsored rider for Bultaco when i was a kid
Paws a scooter trash dude deluxe from the early `70s
Im scorching roads on a ZX9 at 51 big guy
I put some frame sliders on it tonight in case i go down
My bikes still to quick for me right now but thats just a temporary thing

MrMerlin · 12-02-06, 20:15

Built myself a 125cc chopper a couple of years back, all I needed for touring the Norwegian countryside (at 16 yrs).. Prefer working up the finish on my convertibles now though, anybody else got an itchy fetish for old sportsters? Recently aquired a 72' Alfa Veloce Spider and a 78' e21 320/6 Baur...

Returned from a week long roadtrip thru the Netherlands a coupla weeks ago, and am still blushing.

All I dare recommend is that you consider the traffic situation in your general area first before windowshopping, my uncle killed his girlfriend and severly injured himself after being overlooked by a passing car (at 50 Km/h i might add). May sound corny, lest I am quite sincere, don't push your luck, I have done so myself, and bear the (well endowed) scars of consequence for it.

For travelling, get yourself an open car, and a beautifully minded aquantince (who plays guitar preferably). The ride will be that much more rewarding, I promise.

Sala kahle,

Hobo

alounacara · 12-02-06, 23:17

I had a `74 Sportster 1000 {AMF YEARS} it was a POS
It had no power and handled like a freight train
It also pucked oil everywhere i went *frowns

MrMerlin · 12-03-06, 09:24

What about the newer mods, are they worth their weight? Looking out for a cruiser when I'm old enough to get a heavy bike license (gotta be 21 over here). Then it'll either be an old Bonneville or some duked out harley...

Cryingblackoil · 12-03-06, 19:59

Don't hate on the triumphs

sexonaplate · 12-03-06, 20:00

I have a 05 R6. Cross country trips, I'lltake my van. But if I want to pop a wheelie on the beautiful highways I ride the 6

dr.gonzo · 12-08-06, 20:39

I have a pantera 125 dirtbike its basicaly a honda copy cat. I just like going off the beaten path and the freedom of not being held to only certin road styles. fun to ride on xtc then again I have had some xtc before and I moved my car 4 feet in neutral and was scared shitless. weird wild stuff

12-09-06, 10:14

I used to, but I got rid of it when I moved. I'll be getting another one before spring hopefully

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09-17-06, 22:42	#1 (permalink)
eternalfrost Mycotopiate Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 812	So who in here owns a motorcycle? ive always wanted to get a bike and eventually take some 'going no place in particular' trips around the country. hopefully ill be getting my licence this year and pick up a used one to get started on. just wondering how many of you guys have bikes. feel free to share stories, reviews, or anything else about them __________________ No one knows what’s next, but everybody does it. Translucent Art - Exploring Beauty Through Computation

09-19-06, 07:35	#4 (permalink)
Cryingblackoil Mycotopiate Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 385	I have a triumph and I love it! __________________ Amanitas are legal entheogens. Like nutmeg dxm datura mescal beans aesthetic starvation sensory dep. and smashing your forehead with a ballpeen hammer

09-19-06, 08:59	#5 (permalink)
dizzydank damn its humid Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,160	1999 honda cbr 900 RR orange and white, damn thing is scary fast too. __________________

09-19-06, 18:21	#8 (permalink)
Foster jimisinit Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,210	pure freedom, like riding a horse and just asssore bikes are great, but you gotta respect it or they're dangerous. I have a lowered, '91, 1200cc HD Sportster. Slightly raked and extended. It's definately a cruiser. But My skinny ass doesnt have enough weight with the shortened springs, so it rides like a hard tail when I'm the only rider. Good gas mileage, well ok anyway. It'll go fast, but I'm in no hurry and dont like the feeling of wheel flop at high speeds hehe.

09-18-06, 08:15	#2 (permalink)
fungalsporesolution Former Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 362	My uncle had a bike. One night on a dark highway out in the middle of bumfuck some drunk in a coupe swerves into his lane. Oddly enough his body got kinda lodged in the passenger seat's window, and was ripped away from his bike and basically dragged by his torso at 50 miles and hour for a couple minutes. Now he's crippled for life. And THAT is why I stay away from motorcycles.

09-18-06, 11:03	#3 (permalink)
~CoyoteMesc Guest Posts: n/a	about six hours and every part of me hurts.... except my ass in which i cant feel anymore. I love to ride but theres no way i would want to ride around this country w/ no destination in mind...maybe a planned trip with plenty of stops to visit and see would work... good luck on your find..and imo if you want to ride for longer trips dont buy a damn sports bike...buy a nice cruiser for cruising..

09-19-06, 14:17	#6 (permalink)
seemlesstech Mycophiliac Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 24	2003 SUZUKI TL 1000 / BLUE AND WHITE. BUT IT IS FOR SALE,,, fast fast 185mph fast , police handcuffs fast, too many tickets fast have to sell, if anyhone wants an awsome bike,,, its going for 6500,.,,,, peas

09-19-06, 17:37	#7 (permalink)
hallucinogeneti Mycotopiate Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 284	bikes are dangerous but awesome. any bike fan should read hunter s. thompsons book "Hell's Angels: a strange and terrible saga" a sweet book so far

09-19-06, 18:59	#9 (permalink)
motograter Mycotopiate Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 626	I love my bike!!!! 2004 Chopper Works Custom. The only thing I don't like about riding is the other drivers, they almost never show any care/respect for bikers. My friends and I were out riding just the other day, and some jerk thought it would be funny to try to squeeze his F150 pick-up in between our pack. My frined had to almost lay his bike down to avoid him.

09-19-06, 19:15	#10 (permalink)
eternalfrost Mycotopiate Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 812	yea im lookin for a nice laid back semi-crusin style one. would never touch a crotch rocket, too much brains and not enough balls haha. ill prolly end up getting an old used indian/wwii type one for a few hundred bucks to learn the ropes on. POST PICS! (of ur dream bike if concerned about privacy/safety) __________________ No one knows what’s next, but everybody does it. Translucent Art - Exploring Beauty Through Computation

09-19-06, 19:44	#11 (permalink)
cap what a long strange trip Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,818	where was the warning about saftey or caution when you started this thread? maybe im off-base but a question such as the one this thread is asking, should come with a warning label sorry to chime in off-topic, but i wont be telling you or anyone online what i drive. not on this site at least. or others like it. you guys giving models and color specs etc really should edit your posts or make sure to change the ferrings to something different if yer serious. the only thing i have to say thats on-topic of this thread, is that a bike comes in real handy in this hobby

09-20-06, 00:24	#13 (permalink)
Foster jimisinit Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,210	i thought before i posted about safety. make and model of mine is so common here i dont go a day without seein 4 or five i'd swear was mine. lol but specific paint schemes do narrow it down a bit. be safe always! on your bikes and your computers. peace,

09-20-06, 10:05	#15 (permalink)
Cryingblackoil Mycotopiate Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 385	I don't think just the make is gonna hurt me.....they have been around for a while __________________ Amanitas are legal entheogens. Like nutmeg dxm datura mescal beans aesthetic starvation sensory dep. and smashing your forehead with a ballpeen hammer

11-17-06, 20:10	#16 (permalink)
Beano Fawted Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 61	I dont know alot about fast bikes, but i do know i have a hard on for Ducati

11-21-06, 19:03	#23 (permalink)
alounacara Picktish Texas Style.... Join Date: Jan 1972 Posts: 1,669	Heres a old pic of one of Hippies motorcycles Attached Thumbnails __________________ Dont take a tone with me * So hard to please WDYWFM?

11-17-06, 20:16	#17 (permalink)
Hippie3 Admin Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 36,112	i used to ride alot since i was a teenager until mid 30s. then i broke both legs, an arm- had multiple surgeries and permanent pain , crippling disability for the last 15 years and the rest of my life. it was a blast but the price was too high. if i had it to do all over again think i'd stick to riding my bike on dirt __________________ GROW SUPPLIES: www.Mycrotopia.com ------------Simply The Best------------ Namaste Temet Nosce

11-17-06, 20:32	#18 (permalink)
Lazlo old hand Join Date: Mar 1970 Posts: 7,026	I think I may be acquiring a 1955 pan head 1200 v-twin with a suicide shifter soon. She's bad as hell! __________________ How can you have any pudding, if you don't eat your MEAT?

11-17-06, 21:04	#19 (permalink)
Tahoe58 Mycophage Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 148	a dream come true.... I had always wanted to try one of the superbikes......used to ride motocross (Husqvarna 500). Almost killed myself so stopped that. But remained interested in at least trying the crotch rocket thing. So this summer I borrowed an R6 (Yamaha) and had such a blast!!!! Saw the top end of 250kph.....said that was enuf....but she was still pulling like a bear! I luved the experience and survived....but I will know now that I will never buy one! hahahaha LOL

11-21-06, 01:42	#20 (permalink)
hippyfreak Mycophiliac Join Date: Jun 1972 Posts: 41	I took my 1985 Honda across the country and back right after graduating college in '02. Had a blast. Played it by ear the whole way, spending a week in the Badlands and Black hills in South Dakota camping. Then headed to San fran for a few weeks, and back across the southern states to the east coast then north back to where I used to live. I'm saving funds for a new bike to take to Alaska or Central America next summer/fall if everything works out. __________________ Every 20 years the people need to have a revolution and the constitution should be rewritten, otherwise freedom will be lost. TJ

11-21-06, 04:59	#21 (permalink)
~greysRDbest Guest Posts: n/a	dont own a bike but i goto canada alot and i see guys riding the grand loop around the greatlakes...kind of like boaters going down the missippi and around the gulf and back up the st lawrence seaway its a kind of standard rite of passage. beautiful country up there too.

11-21-06, 16:15	#22 (permalink)
alounacara Picktish Texas Style.... Join Date: Jan 1972 Posts: 1,669	Ive ridden all my life and i just bought a used ZX9 Kawasaki never thought id like a crotch rocket until i rode this one Attached Thumbnails __________________ Dont take a tone with me * So hard to please WDYWFM?

12-01-06, 16:04	#24 (permalink)
MycoViator Wall growing ninja Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 73	While sorta concidered a motorcycle, I have a 50cc honda ruckus. This is about how i look on it too. Zoom Zoom, thing only goes about 40mph tops, more like mid 30's, and gets about 90 mpg. Its fun as all hell however. I would be scared to death of anything faster. Hitting a squirell at 40mph is pretty terrifying. __________________ As the Radius of our Knowledge increases, so too does the Circumference of our Ignorance

12-01-06, 18:15	#25 (permalink)
oibchip Space Lord Modulator Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,995	I have had Both dirt and street bikes..many in the past..used to race some in the deserts of Nevada. The best philosphy for a new rider is to remember that you are invisible and everyone else on the road is an asshole. I have had people look right at me and get over into my lane nearly killing me. "loud pipes save lives" but "they don't guarantee shit". Good luck..a nice bike ride can very spiritually fullfilling and quite an adrenalin rush at that. I would suggest getting one a step above what you think you can handle..that way you will always have a healthy respect for it's power. Once you think you have it mastered you'll go down!. There are only two type of riders those that have dumped it and those that will. __________________ Please standby while I find a decent quote for my sig

12-01-06, 18:26	#26 (permalink)
Nixon Mycophiliac Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 27	I own, and ride a 1969 Triumph TR6C. She's an old bitch, but I rigged her up with a Bonneville head, and she moves out pretty good if ya ask me. She's got an unmistakable sound like all Triumphs of that era. She's not much to look at, but she does turn heads everywhere I go. I love it! __________________ Too High To Die

12-01-06, 19:05	#27 (permalink)
420bymywatch Mycophiliac Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36	I had a bike for basically a week. Landed on my face the very first time I actually wore a helmet. This after several rounds without a helmet. Decided to sell it.

12-02-06, 20:15	#29 (permalink)
MrMerlin Chews fingers Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 245	Built myself a 125cc chopper a couple of years back, all I needed for touring the Norwegian countryside (at 16 yrs).. Prefer working up the finish on my convertibles now though, anybody else got an itchy fetish for old sportsters? Recently aquired a 72' Alfa Veloce Spider and a 78' e21 320/6 Baur... Returned from a week long roadtrip thru the Netherlands a coupla weeks ago, and am still blushing. All I dare recommend is that you consider the traffic situation in your general area first before windowshopping, my uncle killed his girlfriend and severly injured himself after being overlooked by a passing car (at 50 Km/h i might add). May sound corny, lest I am quite sincere, don't push your luck, I have done so myself, and bear the (well endowed) scars of consequence for it. For travelling, get yourself an open car, and a beautifully minded aquantince (who plays guitar preferably). The ride will be that much more rewarding, I promise. Sala kahle, Hobo __________________ I know all the rules but the rules don't know me

12-02-06, 23:17	#30 (permalink)
alounacara Picktish Texas Style.... Join Date: Jan 1972 Posts: 1,669	I had a `74 Sportster 1000 {AMF YEARS} it was a POS It had no power and handled like a freight train It also pucked oil everywhere i went frowns __________________ Dont take a tone with me So hard to please WDYWFM?

12-03-06, 09:24	#31 (permalink)
MrMerlin Chews fingers Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 245	What about the newer mods, are they worth their weight? Looking out for a cruiser when I'm old enough to get a heavy bike license (gotta be 21 over here). Then it'll either be an old Bonneville or some duked out harley... __________________ I know all the rules but the rules don't know me

12-03-06, 19:59	#32 (permalink)
Cryingblackoil Mycotopiate Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 385	Don't hate on the triumphs __________________ Amanitas are legal entheogens. Like nutmeg dxm datura mescal beans aesthetic starvation sensory dep. and smashing your forehead with a ballpeen hammer

12-03-06, 20:00	#33 (permalink)
sexonaplate Mycotopiate Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 219	I have a 05 R6. Cross country trips, I'lltake my van. But if I want to pop a wheelie on the beautiful highways I ride the 6 __________________ And then one day - hooray! Another way for gnomes to say Oooooooooomray.

12-08-06, 20:39	#34 (permalink)
dr.gonzo Mycophage Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 115	I have a pantera 125 dirtbike its basicaly a honda copy cat. I just like going off the beaten path and the freedom of not being held to only certin road styles. fun to ride on xtc then again I have had some xtc before and I moved my car 4 feet in neutral and was scared shitless. weird wild stuff

12-09-06, 10:14	#35 (permalink)
~Transition Force Guest Posts: n/a	I used to, but I got rid of it when I moved. I'll be getting another one before spring hopefully

12-09-06, 11:18	#36 (permalink)
laughingsamsdice Mycophiliac Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 67