Gix6 or R6??

[jordanearl]

hmmm, an people wonder why riding claims so many lives each year

[spc]

It claims those lives because of poor judgement, not because of someone having a little fun on an interstate with no vehicles in sight for miles   When I'm in traffic I usually do 5 under or dead on speed limit,  I'm very cautious.

[jserio]

generally speaking it's not normally the rider's fault the accident occurs. many accidents occur becuase of soccer mom in the minivan on her cellphone late for her hair appointment trying to light a smoke and drink her coffe and yell at the brat in the back with no seatbelt. 

[spc]

Despite the fact that it is a very serious matter, I can't help but chuckle a little when trying to imagine someone talking on the phone, lighting up, drinking coffee and yelling at the kids all at once
Some soccer mom in a hummer almost whacked into me today, I honestly don't think she saw me, the truck must have been lifted a good 10 inches I noticed it though, and rolled on the throttle and got the hell away from her

[jserio]

maybe the rising gas prices will help mc riders out a bit. if those huge suv's get too expensive to drive then the road may be a little safer.  it sucks for me though. i'm looking at getting a bigger vehicle. my kids are a lil crammed right now. i'm thinking along the lines of a Pacifica though. 7 passenger seating and decent mpg. oh, and back on topic. glad to hear you're enjoying the bike special T

[spc]

You want insane mileage and tons of room??  Get an old school mercedes diesel wagon 40mpg and better reliability than most new cars on the road
The new bike:  It's freakin awesome, I miss the GS but the upgrade is proving quite fun
I need to find some people around here to ride with.....

[jordanearl]

i wasn't saying you lacked skill, or was doin it in traffic, but how many people gettin new super sports do that?  and how many have even been on a bike period before  jumpin on a supersport?  besides that, anything can happen at 130 mph, tire blowout, wildlife crossing road, potholes, etc.  gear is good but not many people live thru a 130 mph slide

[spc]

Another pic I took after getting to work:

[El motociclista]

Much better pic than the first. Actually looks half decent in this one    No, seriously, that's a nice lookin ride. Congrats 

[spc]

She's proven a damn fun ride so far.  I actually got the chance to bail out of work early and went for an 80 mile ride.  No comfort issues so far
I'm getting the crap together to do the typical new vehicle maintenance and will probably knock that all out sunday.  I'm going to flush the cooling system and go to a 50/50+waterwetter mix, change the oil, change the plugs and try to get an idea of where the jetting is. ( It doesn't feel far off, I'd bet it has a DJ kit, just needs a little fine tuning)

[spc]

Well, got everything changed and she's purring like a kitten.  I only got her warmed up briefly, however the water wetter seems to make a marked difference.

[jserio]

glad to hear you're enjoying the new ride. i imagine the winters are a bit nicer to you than they are here. it snowed a bit today, not much but still snowed.

[spc]

Yeah, it was mid-60's here all day   unfortunately it was off-and-on raining all day too.......

[jserio]

and um...call me a moron....water wetter special T??? 

[spc]

Coolant additive produced by Red-Line. 

[jserio]

ah. okay.

[spc]

Well, I'm debating getting in a good 250 mile ride tomorrow.  I'm going back to GA for a new years party, I'm just not sure if I'm going to be ready/want to ride back new years day

[werase643]

Joe, 
I had a 97 GSXR600
it was awsome
I sold it to finance a season of endurance racing in....02

WFO till ya see god is legal on the track

[spc]

WFO next to some jackass in a $140k Porsche may not be legal or safe but it's entertaining as hell when he realizes that his precious car just got stomped by a bike that cost a very minute fraction of what his car cost.  I've heard a lot of good things about the SRADs and it has certainly been a lot of fun so far, though I'm tending to be cautious as I've yet to register it and I'm just now getting to where my driving record is clean and I'd like to keep it that way for a while. ( Seriously, in 3 months my only incidents will be a seat belt ticket and being the victim of a hit and run )

[spc]

HOLY RETARDED ASSHOLES!!!!!!!!!!!!
I went by the shop to pick up some chain lube and the R6 I was considering was still there, go figure.
The real kicker was the 4600 price tag on it   I laughed like hell, these people are retarded.  They have an '01 SV with 45k miles bone stock, and a torn seat that they want 3200 for
What a bunch of retards..........oh well, that's why their bikes just sit there instead of selling.