03-26-2015, 11:10 PM | #85 |
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Drives: 2012 45th Anniversay Edition SS Join Date: Apr 2014
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Very nice. You'll be super happy!!
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03-27-2015, 06:21 PM | #86 |
Drives: 2010 IOM 2ss/RS Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: SoCal, I.E.
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as someone who has roadraced for years with willow and wera, as well as a street rider over 20years. here is my general advice (I didn't read the whole thread). buy an older bike...not new, and not a loan on it if you can help it. bikes are reliable as hell. they can be tracked and ridden hard and they don't break easily. a used bike will still give you tons of power. I street ride my 01 gsxr1000 (former race bike) and while a newer 1k is faster...this thing will get up and go and you really don't need to be going faster lol.
another note...the money you save on the bike, GET GEAR, more importantly WEAR the gear...that's boots, jacket and gloves and of course a helmet. don't go cheap on this stuff. how much is your head worth to you? how about your skin? it get too hot in the summer, youre uncomfortable...how uncomfortable is a skin graft? whatever bike you choose to get, take to a track day, better yet a race school. learn how to ride it right, see what its capable of! its far more capable than you think. to put this in perspective, a good rider like a Jeremy toye will lap a fast track like willow on a ninja250 faster than 95% of the street riders on a 1k! im dead serious. there are guys who THINK theyre good riders (or fast) then there are actually good riders (who are fast). you want to be more like the second guy - with skills...not the guy who thinks he has skills whatever bike you get, choose wisely where you open it up and make sure youre pointed where you want to go etc. a 1k can get you in trouble pretty quick if youre acting a fool. and if you get a smaller bike don't let anyone tell you its too slow etc. a good rider can make a bike fast. above all, always ride within your limits. good luck!
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03-27-2015, 06:32 PM | #87 | |
Drives: 2010 IOM 2ss/RS Join Date: Sep 2009
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my gear run down is very similar, some different brands. I have a full leather jacket and a vented textile AGV jacket for hot days. full leather gauntlet gloves with venting, sidi boots. a full one piece suit for the track, an AGV helmet worth about 800, and an AGV rossi worth a bit more. also have a pair of leather pants as well. both my jackets have a back protector and armor (not so much in the vented one) and I have a full size back protector I wear under my leathers (which also has a back protector itself.) you dress for the crash!!!
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03-27-2015, 07:00 PM | #88 | |
Drives: 2015 2LT Torch Red C7 Stingray Join Date: Jul 2012
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I like wearing gear to, there are times when it freaks people out in traffic believe or not. |
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03-30-2015, 11:28 AM | #90 |
Drives: 2010 camaro 2SS Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: WV
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I had one and it was a great bike. It was fun as hell to ride, very nimble and light and would make a great first time bike or a play bike for an experienced rider.
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