Motorcycle Riders

ek4ever · Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:33 pm Post subject:

cacasplat3 getting much better at it....riding every weekend, sometimes with a group of friends .... lot's of highway riding to get used to high speed, crosswinds, turning etc. also getting some low speed practice trying to master counter-steering which I seem to be getting very good at.

Been doing a lot of reading and watching instructional vids.....however....in traffic tend to default to 'car driving habits' have to tell myself to move up between the lanes to the front Very Happy

Thoroughly enjoying it though.....this bike has demon power and just love to turn it loose when there is a nice empty stretch of road

cacasplat3 · Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:53 pm Post subject:

^^^^thats good news....good to see there are actually ppl who do things with common sense still Razz

Razkal, u feel u had it bad, i bought a new bicycle yesterday, and my aunt jump on my case and saying how the road real dangerous and it eh safe...........and is a mountain bike eh!

imagine if i bring home a trail Neutral

Keyser Soze · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:29 am Post subject:

Freedom Riders Assoc is having it's second bike lime at J&J's big yard Cumana on the 29th March. Take ah lil ride on the Toco road and feel out some good corners nah.
In my opinion that ride is a better ride than a Maracas run, good wide roads with plenty corners.

ek4ever · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:25 am Post subject:

Rocketraz1982 · Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 2:22 pm Post subject: CCM supermoto Pics Track Prept

A few photos of my CCM before i go to the brand new Brands Hatch supermoto track later this month should be fun

http://s579.photobucket.com/albums/ss236/Rocketraz1982/moto/

crash dummy · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 2:51 pm Post subject:

crash dummy · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 2:57 pm Post subject:

THREAD HIJACK Exclamation

crash dummy · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 3:00 pm Post subject:

Real important.. esp to the guys who i see on the highway sporting their jersey and jeans only... and the girls in the sexy shorts.. Road Rash is not a game Laughing

cacasplat3 · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 4:15 pm Post subject:

^^^some great pics there........loving the one with the sunset......and the road rash, i know someone who can relate to some of those injuries.

the R1 though, one of the best looking bikes made, but yet ppl opt to buy honda and suzuki........i'm honestly surprised there arent more around T&T

crash dummy · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:11 am Post subject:

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cacasplat3 · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:51 pm Post subject:

cacasplat3 · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:05 pm Post subject:

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Porn Star · Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 2:33 pm Post subject:

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cacasplat3 · Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 2:57 pm Post subject:

Porn Star · Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:28 pm Post subject:

The plan for now is Akrapovic full exhaust.
Laughing

cacasplat3 · Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:04 pm Post subject:

^^^^i like the look of them......and they are european made i think......which is usually better than US made Laughing

(wish the yanks could realise that Laughing

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Graves brought out a shorty full system for the new R1 as well......it looks good from the side, but the tail looks naked without the cans there........personally i dont like the twin undertail cans, i prefer the single undertail like the honda and kawasaki bikes...it looks more badass...........

dont know if i posted this pic before, but i guess its worth a repost Mr. Green

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Porn Star · Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:36 pm Post subject:

I actually prefer the dual undertail exhaust. I think it looks meaner than the single undertail exhaust.

Porn Star · Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:38 pm Post subject:

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cacasplat3 · Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:49 pm Post subject:

^^^^damn

thats a nice colour Razz

while u had it, did it ever give any trouble? i know bikes are unreliable at times........even with good maintenance and no hard running............someone i was speaking to said its mostly because of how many things need to be in such a small thing.

Porn Star · Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:51 pm Post subject:

Never had any problem with it while I had it.
The new owner also has had no problem with it.
It runs like a charm. Laughing

Yeah, I always loved that Candy Red color on that bike. Mr. Green

Porn Star · Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:01 pm Post subject:

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cacasplat3 · Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:10 pm Post subject:

^^ok thats cool.....

thing about a ducati, the service intervals are short, and then they need valve adjustments often.........and there are no dealers in T&T(well to my knowledge there arent any), so thats a headache right there..........

this is the one i like, the 2009 monster 1100S, i like the white, but the frame on the white one is only available in black......i think it would look better if the white had a red frame....but ducati thinks otherwise..........

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there is also a serious design flaw.......notice the oil filter......if a stone hits it, it could rupture, oil then falls onto the road......exactly where the rear tire will run...........that wont end well.........they should have at least put some sort of shield there...........

Porn Star · Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:16 pm Post subject:

Very sweet lookin bike. I agree with you about white with red frame. That would have been insane.
Naked bikes look cool, but at speed the wind really fights you.
I rode a MV Agusta Brutale once. Did not like it much. Sweet bike but the lack of fairings did not help much with the wind. Laughing

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cacasplat3 · Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:28 pm Post subject:

the brutale is pretty much the exact same bike.....engine is a different, think its closer to the S# series monsters..........saw one in south, has some kind of sparkly paint, and red Marchesini rims........looked like it flipped, headlight was broken, rear faring was scratched, top of the instruments, and some of the plastics by the brake lever was scraped up........quick though, very quick Shocked

i understand what you're saying about the wind.....the lack of a windscreen has a lot to do with it as well..........and its a more upright riding position too....so more wind........i guess its like the car you only bring out once every month or so.......just to make a long run, not too fast, but just to enjoy it and then cover it back up............pretty much like most Ferrari cars Laughing

Porn Star · Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:13 am Post subject:

The dry clutch on the Ducati is noisy as hell though.
Confused

suspeck · Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:15 am Post subject: