Thanks, it was a great ride. I rode Barber a couple of weeks ago and Tracktactics made good on a credit from last year so I'm riding again this weekend. Ya'll come on out but I'll be Baditless. Gonna ride the sportbike.
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Thanks, it was a great ride. I rode Barber a couple of weeks ago and Tracktactics made good on a credit from last year so I'm riding again this weekend. Ya'll come on out but I'll be Baditless. Gonna ride the sportbike.
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Achesley: Do you find the Sargent more comfortable when sitting over the Corbin!? I think I have boney a** syndrome and am SOL anyways but before I spend more $$$ on a seat I'd figured I'd ask as I have the Sargent now!
I found the Sargent more softer than the Corbin. But, to be honest, I only tried the Sargent on day rides around here with not more than 200 miles in the saddle. I've got many thousands of miles with the Corbin and many all day after day after day rides in my trips about the country. So, can't really say how my hind end and the Sargent would get along after several all day long rides.
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You get used to the difference and don't even think about it in just a few 100 miles of lots of shifting. I'm sure if I ever went back to the stock length shifter, I would be thinking for a bit about how much more travel there is to shift gears.
I have 37,000 on my Sargent seat...it took a month to get used to the wider area but now I've been on countless 500-mile/day rides all I can say is.....uuummmmm...uuummm....nice
What color should I paint my sportbike's track plastics?
http://www.tcpglobal.com/Customshop/rsflatz.aspx
http://www.tcpglobal.com/Customshop/rsflatz.aspx
No answers on the sportbike paint job made me go for a 350 mile ride through the mountains so I could make myself feel better....it worked!
Time for maintenance.
I figured spark plugs, antifreeze, and rebuild my forks...or do I spend the money for the AKs and get a little upgrade?
Time for maintenance.
I figured spark plugs, antifreeze, and rebuild my forks...or do I spend the money for the AKs and get a little upgrade?
Red is a good color for a sportbike,shiny preferably.
Ive got tomorrow open,Im thinking a 300 mile day riding in the mountains might be just the thing....always good for the mind and body.
And people just drill a hole in the shifter and bolt a facsimile of a shift tip on there? Seems simple enough.
Im thinking the end of sep taking a ride up to visit a friend in the San Juan Islands,and another in Waterville WA.
Then catch the Santa Rosa Mile sep 29th and camping near there.
New tires are sitting here for the Bandit,seems like the thing to do!
What sport bike are you referring to??
05 600. I'm thinking Flat Candy Apple Red Metallic with lots of Pearl
Okay, I picked up Abby. She has heavier springs with 10 weight and all new insides, new plugs, and new antifreeze. But, I'm thinking....
Is a fork brace worth it?
Who makes a great shock and what does it cost?
Does a 05/06 GSXR1000 shock really bolt up?
Is a fork brace worth it?
Who makes a great shock and what does it cost?
Does a 05/06 GSXR1000 shock really bolt up?
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Joe, I started reading this thread from the beginning; I am about half-way through, and was decidedly disappointed when you began to post less after your encounter with the deer.
A moment ago I decided to look at your posts, and I am pleased that you are still posting here. In a few days (or weeks) I will have gotten to the end of the thread. I just wanted to say that I have enjoyed your pictures (years ago for you, but new to me) and your input.
RFT!!!
Dave Kelsen
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Ok guys. New to this site. I’m looking to replace my BMW R1100RS which was stolen. Since I have no local BMW dealers, I’m looking to get back on a Zuke. I bought a new GS1000 back in ’78 and a new Katana 1100 in '88. I’m looking at the Bandit 1250 and a nice one is for sale locally (a ‘07S). Both the GS and Katana were great performers and bullet-proof. What can I expect from the Bandit? Any things to look out for other than the obvious?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
If you loved the Katanas and GS1000 I think you'll <3 the Bandit 1250! Wonderful bike for the $$$! 
PS: If I recall the 07s being the initial year of the bike some had less then normal head bearing grease and would need "adjustment" and even a regrease earlier then most ie 600 ish miles, etc. I didn't have to make any adjustments till @ 20kish on my 09!
PS: If I recall the 07s being the initial year of the bike some had less then normal head bearing grease and would need "adjustment" and even a regrease earlier then most ie 600 ish miles, etc. I didn't have to make any adjustments till @ 20kish on my 09!
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The biggest change over will be the front end. No other company has the BMW tellever front and I don't have to tell you how that set up erases bumps. The other thing is maintenance time. The BMW is so much easier to maintain if you go by the book on both.
The engine is where the 1250 Bandit will get your attention. It is so smooth and torquey. My BMW's ( 3 of the Oilheads and over 130,000 miles ) did good because I'm a low to mid rpm rider. The Bandit does it even better down there in the cellar. I have a bit over 70,000 on me Bandit so know it quite well by now. And, the BMW's have done priced themselves out of what I want to pay for a bike. Can't use the excuse that the BMW dealer was 105 miles from me and the Suzuki dealer is a mere 35 miles as I do all my own work and order 99% of my part online. Have fun with the 1250S
The engine is where the 1250 Bandit will get your attention. It is so smooth and torquey. My BMW's ( 3 of the Oilheads and over 130,000 miles ) did good because I'm a low to mid rpm rider. The Bandit does it even better down there in the cellar. I have a bit over 70,000 on me Bandit so know it quite well by now.
And, the BMW's have done priced themselves out of what I want to pay for a bike. Can't use the excuse that the BMW dealer was 105 miles from me and the Suzuki dealer is a mere 35 miles as I do all my own work and order 99% of my part online. Have fun with the 1250S
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It really depended on how hard you ran them. I knew some guys only doing the airheads ever 6000 miles. I don't remember what the book called for. The Oil head called for 6000 but if you ran it easy, 12,000 was good. But, even on the oil head, an hour max with a 20 min coffee break. My KLR is 2 hours without a break. And I've been there over a dozen times between 3 KLR's. The last valve check I did on the main street bike was my DL1000 and that was over 6 hours and had to wait on shims. I have no idea on how much time it would take me to do the Bandit for the first time.
My KLR is 2 hours without a break. And I've been there over a dozen times between 3 KLR's. The last valve check I did on the main street bike was my DL1000 and that was over 6 hours and had to wait on shims. I have no idea on how much time it would take me to do the Bandit for the first time.
My DR650 is about a half hour to check/adjust valves on,gotta love the old fashioned screw and locknut adjusters.It really depended on how hard you ran them. I knew some guys only doing the airheads ever 6000 miles. I don't remember what the book called for. The Oil head called for 6000 but if you ran it easy, 12,000 was good. But, even on the oil head, an hour max with a 20 min coffee break.
I wish more bikes still used them.
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Leaving at the crack of dawn tomorrow for a ten day trip. Gonna do the Southwest again. More focus on Colorado and Utah this time.
Didn't see enough of it last year.
Didn't see enough of it last year.
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That's the exact highest I ever got and it was tooling about on the back roads in Colorado and Northern New Mexico. Lowest was 36 at about 80/85 mph against a 20 mph head wind in West Texas.
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I had a DR650 for a bit and loved the ease of maintenance. If Suzuki would put FI on that bike or Kawasaki would put FI on the KLR, I'd buy another one tomorrow.
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