Back to Back riding reveals!!
Troy the Troll
new handlebar Saturday, new shifter lever at lunch, a full tank of fresh gas
and off to work! The long way of course.
For starters...lets be real. The Vstrom is a REAL bike. Its man sized, man
powerful, its not meant for new riders I imagine. The sv650 feels like a
bicycle. The power hit is soft, it steers like a bicycle, it doesn't roar
with loud approval when you open it up like the vstrom does, it doesn't
engine brake like the vstrom does, its just plain feels WEIRD after a month
on the big twin.
But I can see why I used it at the track alot when I had a perfectly good
750 sitting in the same garage. I like bikes which dance, and any bike which
feels like a bicycle either is one, or it turns REAL well.
The small twin has alot more zippy zoomy feel to it than the big twin does.
It FEELS racey, doesn't hurt that the suspension is semi-premo and tuned
just for me whereas the big twin is still OEM. But the thing feels DINKY.
With good brakes.
Even wheeling it by hand into a tight parking spot, it feels lightweight and
small. The seating position is compact compared to the vstrom, but not at
all uncomfortable. The Corbin seat is much nicer as well, than just about
any OEM unit.
Bryan
"Troy the Troll" <f4...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> The Corbin seat is much nicer as well, than just about any OEM unit.
>
>
>
When I bought my F4i, it came with a Corbin seat. At first I thought, who
cares? All bikes come with seats (not counting trials bikes).
Well, I agree, the Corbin seat is a big plus.
BTW, you'll probably get the snow we are having today by tomorrow. 75
degrees all day yesterday and snow all day today. You got to love the wacky
spring weather out west.
Bryan
Troy the Troll
> degrees all day yesterday and snow all day today. You got to love the
> wacky spring weather out west.
>
> Bryan
Its supposed to rain here tomorrow and be cold and windy.
Brian
> The mighty mite became operational this afternoon. 7 months down, got the
> new handlebar Saturday, new shifter lever at lunch, a full tank of fresh gas
> and off to work! The long way of course.
>
> For starters...lets be real. The Vstrom is a REAL bike. Its man sized, man
> powerful, its not meant for new riders I imagine.
Your imagination is getting away from you......'REAL bike....man
sized,man powerful'........you are starting to sound like you need a
REAL Harley thats MORE man sized and MORE man powerful!
The sv650 feels like a
> bicycle. The power hit is soft, it steers like a bicycle, it doesn't roar
> with loud approval when you open it up like the vstrom does, it doesn't
> engine brake like the vstrom does, its just plain feels WEIRD after a month
> on the big twin.
>
> But I can see why I used it at the track alot when I had a perfectly good
> 750 sitting in the same garage. I like bikes which dance, and any bike which
> feels like a bicycle either is one, or it turns REAL well.
>
> The small twin has alot more zippy zoomy feel to it than the big twin does.
> It FEELS racey, doesn't hurt that the suspension is semi-premo and tuned
> just for me whereas the big twin is still OEM. But the thing feels DINKY.
> With good brakes.
>
> Even wheeling it by hand into a tight parking spot, it feels lightweight and
> small. The seating position is compact compared to the vstrom, but not at
> all uncomfortable. The Corbin seat is much nicer as well, than just about
> any OEM unit.
>
>
>
It sounds like it would make a good stunt bike! :)
Bryan
"Brian" <br...@itnz.co.nz> wrote in message
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> Troy the Troll wrote:
>> The mighty mite became operational this afternoon. 7 months down, got the
>
They do. Except wheeling (sp?) an SV 650 results in oil starvation and
burnt engines...
Yet another reason to ride a real trials bike, hehe. Unless you enjoy
destroying perfectly good motorcycles.
Bryan
Brian
Good call, TTT will just have to be content with stoppies and
burnouts...... :)
Mike
Go take the DL out. Not that bad riding in the rain as long as you
are dress for it.
Regards
Mike
Troy the Troll
"Mike" <mfell2112...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Nah...if it rains, I take the truck. Otherwise it would just sit all summer.
It needs run SOMETIME.
Mike
<nestleN...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>"Brian" <br...@itnz.co.nz> wrote in message
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>> Troy the Troll wrote:
>>> The mighty mite became operational this afternoon. 7 months down, got the
>>
>> It sounds like it would make a good stunt bike! :)
>
>They do. Except wheeling (sp?) an SV 650 results in oil starvation and
>burnt engines...
What? Where did you hear this? They have oil pumps right? How could
you starve the engine of oil if you have oil pressure? I think someone
is pulling your leg. It should be mandatory that all bikes wheelie
and* Not* blow up.
Regards
Mike
Troy the Troll
>> and small. The seating position is compact compared to the vstrom, but
>> not at all uncomfortable. The Corbin seat is much nicer as well, than
>> just about any OEM unit.
>>
>>
>>
>
> It sounds like it would make a good stunt bike! :)
It would. But to use it in that capacity I would have to develop an
addiction to Quaaludes and drop 100 IQ points.
Bryan
"Troy the Troll" <f4...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> addiction to Quaaludes and drop 100 IQ points.
Ludes? How old are you Troy?
Sheesh, I thought I was an old geezer. "Ludes". Hhehe.
Bryan
Bryan
>
> What? Where did you hear this? They have oil pumps right? How could
> you starve the engine of oil if you have oil pressure? I think someone
> is pulling your leg. It should be mandatory that all bikes wheelie
> and* Not* blow up.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> Mike
Yep, yer right. SVs do have oil pumps. They just weren't designed to work
at a 90 degree angle.
See, that's the problem. Some people think they are engineers and
understand design constraints.
And Buell should learn this design constraint: don't blow a stator or shake
loose the shift lever.
Good luck on the 500 mile a day wheelie to FL....
Bryan
(I'm just giving you shit, don't take it personal)
Mike
Ludes are a downer. What you need are some Zips(Speeders). Of course
you can dumb yourself down with some reefer. Most likely you can shave
off enough IQ points by smoking dope.
Regards
Mike
Brian
>
>>>
>> It sounds like it would make a good stunt bike! :)
>
> It would. But to use it in that capacity I would have to develop an
> addiction to Quaaludes and drop 100 IQ points.
>
>
Hey, it's never too late to lose IQ.....and easier than gaining IQ.
(Is American IQ, smaller than Imperial IQ?)
Mike
<nestleN...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>"Mike" <mfell2112...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>>
>> What? Where did you hear this? They have oil pumps right? How could
>> you starve the engine of oil if you have oil pressure? I think someone
>> is pulling your leg. It should be mandatory that all bikes wheelie
>> and* Not* blow up.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Mike
>
>Yep, yer right. SVs do have oil pumps. They just weren't designed to work
>at a 90 degree angle.
A wheelie at 90 degrees? I don't think I have ever done such a thing.
45 degrees works really nice though.:-) Has anyone blown up an SV
while doing a wheelie?
>
>See, that's the problem. Some people think they are engineers and
>understand design constraints.
>
>And Buell should learn this design constraint: don't blow a stator or shake
>loose the shift lever.
That is news to me. Where did this occur?
>
>Good luck on the 500 mile a day wheelie to FL....
I am not going but thanks anyway.
>
>Bryan
>
>(I'm just giving you shit, don't take it personal)
>
I don't take it personal. Please disregard the letter I sent you
containing a white powdered substance. Forward it to Troy.:-)
Regards
Mike
Troy the Troll
> Has anyone blown up an SV
> while doing a wheelie?
No. But after doing more than a few....yes.
Bryan
>>
>>And Buell should learn this design constraint: don't blow a stator or
>>shake
>>loose the shift lever.
>
> That is news to me. Where did this occur?
>
>>
>>Good luck on the 500 mile a day wheelie to FL....
It is like this, I went on a group ride once with a Buell stunta type.
First stop, we had to fix his shift lever, rattled loose. Later that day
same day his stator gave out (second time for him). The rider mumbled
something about he hoped the bike got stolen as he rode bitch on an R6 for
the trip back to SLC.
So, yeah the Buell was groovy looking and sounded kind of neat.... But.
Bryan
Mike
I am just waiting for mine to break. Original stator,battery and the
shifter is still intact. Lucky for me no problems worth mentioning. I
just have to stop treating it like my old CR 125.
Regards
Mike