Sure there are irresponsible operators for all types of vehicles. Do you ride? The gripe most riders have with cage drivers is in-attentiveness. Driving a car breeds inattention, riding demands attention. I saw a statistic once that a trained, experienced rider is 10x less likely to be involved in an "accident" while driving their cage.
I plan to have the ball joints trimmed 2.5mm to increase negative camber for better turning. The rubber blocks under the skis were flipped and shimmed 1/4", (that helped stability immensely). Took the front back strap down one hole to minimize ski lift on acceleration. Greatly reduced pre load on front rear shock and reduced pre load on the front shocks. I plan on putting on a full length skid plate. What's the bulk head brace? Ya gotta admit, the Nytro's do go?
No, I don't ride motorcycles on the road. Which ironically gives me the ability to say what I said without a tainted view. I don't disagree with anything you said. It is a disease that affects a lot of car drivers. Along the same lines that super attentive motorcycle riders tend to exhibit when street rules, laws, and general respect for your fellow driver is thrown to the wayside for the thrills they provide. That doesn't seem attentive to me. That seems stupid. My first post wasn't addressed at motorcycle riders based on their choice to be motorcycle riders. It was meant to show that the dangers alluded to by previous posters, come from the people riding them as often, or more than the "cage drivers" being blamed. Be careful and God Bless
Tainted? More like a single perspective. I ride and drive both responsibly, I think that gives me a better perspective. Your confusing irresponsible joy riding with skilled responsible riders using the capability of the machine to rid themselves of an in-attentive cage driver. If presented with an escape route from an idiot cage, the legality of the maneuver doesn't even come into my thought process. It may seem extreme and reckless to an untrained cage driver, but I have the perspective to know otherwise.
Dave, I'm not confusing anything. I have made the posts real clear on what exactly I am saying. You are taking this personally. If you don't act like an idiot on one, the posts obviously don't apply to YOU. Everyone here, including the original poster has had zero problems distinguishing this and recognizing that the person, not the equipment, defines how they are perceived. And, who my post's indicated. It isn't rocket science. I'm not looking at it one sided. I said what I said because it was initially being painted as a one sided show concerning the dangers associated with your choices. Well, we all seem to understand that it can and go both ways. So, what's the dang problem? I could continue this ridiculous discussion by saying you are confusing responsible "cage drivers" with the irresponsible ones. But, I didn't take those posts personally and, see it as a stupid way to defend my choice of not riding motorcycles on the roadway. Take a hint and do the same. Enjoy your motorcycle. Good day and God Bless you.
You've done your honework, that's great news! The brace isn't really necessary if you're not routinely jumping over cars. Yes, that motor is a really fun motor. It sounds great too. That's why I really like the 144" xtx version, the added track really gets it to hook up and haul.
I get everyone's posts in this thread. As it pertains to cagets and bikers, the sheer number of car drivers that are bad outweighs by a huge margin, the number of bad bike riders. A bad bike rider will either crash and learn from that mistake, or never ride again due to that mistake. Nearly all of these circumstances end up in no injury outside of the motorcyclist. Unfortunately, a bad car driver can take out several other motorists or bystanders.
Pretty much a trailer rider but I feat hitting a cut off stump or other obstacle under the snow so plan on replacing the plastic oem with a metal one. I have heard of over heating issues. Ever install an extra cooling mods such as 2ndary heat exchanger or dash vent? How about the steering relocate? Everybody says it is big plus.
[QUOTIE="Horkn, post: 479171, member: 2062"]Yeah, over 200 mph. I've done it myself on my old roommate's 1300cc hayabusa with bolt on mods.[/QUOTE] Best I ever did was 135 in a '72 Plymouth FurryIII with a 440 and a thermo quad carb the size of a garbage can lid. It was a retired West Virginia State Police car.
Best I ever did was 135 in a '72 Plymouth FurryIII with a 440 and a thermo quad carb the size of a garbage can lid. It was a retired West Virginia State Police car.[/QUOTE] My wagon I daily drive does 150.
Bert, there's Suzuki tl1000R front panels and "headlight" on that top fuel drag bike. Most of the pros use the TLR body on their drag bikes. I ride a TL.
I've seen those bad new riders a lot. They'd show up on our Sunday rides with a brand new 1000cc bike wearing jeans and a t-shirt and running shoes. If they didn't have a helmet we wouldn't let them ride with us, if they did we'd make them stay in the back of the pack until they'd show up with leathers and riding boots. They were the ones who would hit 150 in straight-a-ways passing everyone, but then when we'd hit the curves they'd be all over going over the yellow line and braking hard mid corner. They'd get a stern talking to when we'd stop for a break that they needed to stay in the back and SLOW down! And several of those guys did wreck and typically just ended up in some farmers field with no damage other than to themselves. But the cars, we had several riders taken out by oncoming cars being far into our lane in curves. There were several more cars and trucks that'd get pizzed off when we'd pass them and would then follow us, actually trying to run us off the road. On one of those occasion we were lucky enough to capture the entire thing on a Go-Pro. The cops agreed that we were in the right and the driver lost his license for a year. And of course there's plenty of dangers just commuting on the highways as well. There's only been a handful of times I've had a semi or SUV try to merge on top of my when I'm in my truck or car. But that was pretty much a weekly occurrence when I commuted to work on my bike. You really do have to be a defensive rider and view it as all cages are out to kill you. Because they are!!
ATGATT boys, I ride fast on the street and will make a pass whenever I deem it safe. In PA a double yellow does not mean it's illegal to pass, a "DO NOT PASS" sign is that designator. It's in the vehicle code..... As far as lane splitting. It should be legal, problem is having that happen safely. Ex, having cages aware that a bike may be coming up the line. For cyclists in the summer it can be a health issue, while the cage is comfy in the AC, the biker is roasting on top of a 200 degree or more engine. Heat exhaustion and dehydration are quick results of heavy traffic. Splitting lanes gets the biker out of a dangerous situation. It's not about winning "the race" with the cars. It's about staying healthy alert and safe.
I do wish the rules would change for lane splitting. I've driven enough in CA the past several years to see it's benefits. The problem would be you'd have a LOT of car accidents with bikes the first year or so, from a combination of inattentiveness and just ticked off drivers seeing a bike pass them while they're stuck in traffic.
So when you're on a 2 lane, and there's a garbage truck stopped in the other lane, and a 3 ton SUV goes around the garbage truck and into your lane, because, "hey that bike doesn't need a whole lane", and "I gotta get to my hair appointment", and "I'm late,".... are you screaming in your helmet, flipping them off and blowing your horn for using "your" lane?!?... 3...2...1...go
Lane splitting doesn't mean that each lane is shared. It means that motorcycles can ride in between 2 lanes (on or right next to the white dashed line). And it's only used when traffic is slow.
