Cycle whore thread
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The average person doesn't know shit about bikes.
I've had 3 people come to me to help them find bikes and every last one of them either went and bought a brand new bike or spent WAAAAY too much in the end. One girl spent $6900 on a gsxr and tried to act like she got a good deal and then I went on CL and found that same bike with more mods and the same mileage for $4500 obo. Another went and bought a brand new 750 and she said the salesman told her she was getting a great deal. I wanted to slap her.
I've come to realize that most people get into riding simply because everyone else is doing it. Most of the time it's a friend that convinced another friend to spend the extra money they had on a motorcycle so they can look cool and pick up bitches on the strip. That's why I usually keep to myself when it comes to riding.
I've had 3 people come to me to help them find bikes and every last one of them either went and bought a brand new bike or spent WAAAAY too much in the end. One girl spent $6900 on a gsxr and tried to act like she got a good deal and then I went on CL and found that same bike with more mods and the same mileage for $4500 obo. Another went and bought a brand new 750 and she said the salesman told her she was getting a great deal. I wanted to slap her.
I've come to realize that most people get into riding simply because everyone else is doing it. Most of the time it's a friend that convinced another friend to spend the extra money they had on a motorcycle so they can look cool and pick up bitches on the strip. That's why I usually keep to myself when it comes to riding.
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I'm keeping the lever for now. I don't feel like dropping the time or effort into making it a street bike, I'll just buy another bike whenever I get the money or trade with someone looking for a track bike whenever it happens. I need to learn to be patient and stop rushing through things.
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TRIED HIS GT!
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I'm keeping the lever for now. I don't feel like dropping the time or effort into making it a street bike, I'll just buy another bike whenever I get the money or trade with someone looking for a track bike whenever it happens. I need to learn to be patient and stop rushing through things.
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Nine times out of ten the reason you're in that predicament is because the front got too light. Shifting the weight forward will straighten it out -- I'd imagine if the front wheel caught at a severe angle --all the way right or left-- you're going to eat it, but I'd say it'd straighten out no matter what. Videos I've seen shows when you tank slap, the next event is a high side.
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