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What kind of bike? Mine's faster than lightning! [rofl] I'm exaggerating...but it IS faster than almost any car on the road. [burnout]

One more quick note for my biker buddy...if you have a full face helmet, use the Meguiar's plastic cleaner/polish on the visor. I used some on mine the other day, and it is crystal clear!
What kind of bike do you have?
 
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What kind of bike? Mine's faster than lightning! [rofl] I'm exaggerating...but it IS faster than almost any car on the road. [burnout]

One more quick note for my biker buddy...if you have a full face helmet, use the Meguiar's plastic cleaner/polish on the visor. I used some on mine the other day, and it is crystal clear!
I ride a '72 Honda CB750 (stock photo below). My dad was the original owner, bought it when I was 13 (now I have dated myself!) . Started riding it when I was 16 and have kept it going ever since.

It's in great shape but ready for retirement and total restoration. If all goes as planned, next spring I'll be riding the M3 of bikes - BMW K1200RS.

I'll give that Meguiar's trick a try !
 

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I ride a 1997 Kawasaki Vulcan 750. Here is the stock pic from their webpage.



Mine is red instead of gray and black. The Vulcan's have not changed much since 1985. I'll post some pics of it in the gallery when I get some time.

I started riding in November 1999. I wanted a bike, so I got my permit and took the class offered by the state. I passed the test and got my license. I then went out and bought a bike. I figured a 750 was small enough to start with and big enough to hold me over for a few years. I still like it, although I would like something more around 1100cc. I'll have to wait for that, though.
 

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I ride a '72 Honda CB750 (stock photo below). My dad was the original owner, bought it when I was 13 (now I have dated myself!) . Started riding it when I was 16 and have kept it going ever since.

It's in great shape but ready for retirement and total restoration. If all goes as planned, next spring I'll be riding the M3 of bikes - BMW K1200RS.

I'll give that Meguiar's trick a try !
I have heard that BMW motorcycle's do not have a lot of "driver involvement" to them. If i were you, I would look at the buell bikes. They are very fun and are built very well.
 
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epj3 said:
I have heard that BMW motorcycle's do not have a lot of "driver involvement" to them. If i were you, I would look at the buell bikes. They are very fun and are built very well.
You're payin' for a name there. Personally, I like the bikes with the drive shafts. Chains need oiled...and I don't know what belts need to have done with them. I would imagine they would last too long with our extreme season temperatures.
Bikes with chains and belts usually accelerate faster, but drive shafts leave you with very little to worry about.
Maybe you should get a bike, EPJ. They're quick and good on gas. Also, they're pretty cheap. It's a nice way to save up money in the summer. I actually thought about selling my car in April (back when I had the Contour) and not buying another one until October. That's lots of months with no car payment. I'd do that now, 'cept I don't think I'd be able to deal with giving up my bimmer. [xx(]
 
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I have heard that BMW motorcycle's do not have a lot of "driver involvement" to them. If i were you, I would look at the buell bikes. They are very fun and are built very well.
I'm not sure quite what they meant regarding "driver involvement", unless they were referring to the brakes. Some BMW bikes have linked antilocked brakes, which means that if you apply the back brake, the front also applies and vice-versa. They have been tweaking this due to the criticism. As last I recall (could be wrong), they went to a semi-linked brake on the K1200RS. If you apply the front, you get a partial rear brake. But if you apply the rear, the front doesn't automatically apply.

I've rented 3 BMWs and 3 Harleys in the last 3 years to really evaluate what I want to buy. After 500 miles on Harleys and 1300 miles on BMWs, here's what I decided:
1. I constantly was scraping footpegs/boards on Harleys at 35 mph in corners. Sometimes I like to ride aggressively - the Harleys/Cruisers just don't cut it.
2. I like shaft drive.
3. I don't like the 'chugginess' of big twins - V twins or the BMW Boxer.
4. I want a Sport - Touring style bike. This type of bike is sport bike performance with a more upright seating style than sport bikes. For long rides it's more comfortable.

I rode a BMW K1200RS for around 450 miles in one day from San Francisco to Lake Tahoe, and fell in love with it. The bike is awesome in the twisty Tahoe mountains even at 70 - 80 mph. For me, it's the perfect combination of what I'm looking for. I think it's the M3 of bikes - 135 hp, 0 - 60 in under 4 seconds, comfortable, smooth ride. I'm on the right in the picture below. K1200 is the red bike, the black one is R1100RT.
 

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