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by paul246
Sat Oct 16, 2010 6:01 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: 'Tard 'tard ('tard on supermotard, or conspicuity is good)
Replies: 7
Views: 3813

Re: 'Tard 'tard ('tard on supermotard, or conspicuity is goo

The........ horrific road design are the culprit in this situation. This is an interesting point. This was in central NJ, Hunterdon county (Rt 523 outside Stockton). These roads weren't "designed", they just sort of happened. They began as Indian trails, deer paths, cow paths, etc. In the...
by paul246
Tue Oct 05, 2010 8:25 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: ahhh... new love .... 2011 :)
Replies: 9
Views: 4359

Re: ahhh... new love .... 2011 :)

Wrider wrote:Ok, so a blacked out Raider? Looks good, but as a whole other model?
No, its based off the Midnight Star (1304cc vs 1900) and is also available in bright work with colours.
by paul246
Tue Oct 05, 2010 5:42 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: Four wheeled Motorcycle...its brilliant!
Replies: 17
Views: 7337

Re: Four wheeled Motorcycle...its brilliant!

jstark47 wrote:
paul246 wrote:
jstark47 wrote:Hmmph. :disgust:

Motorcycles have two wheels. .
Wrong, actually.

Motorcycle is a generic term for any cycle that is motorized.
Four wheels = car.
If your car can lean that much in a curve you should consider a suspension check :? .
by paul246
Tue Oct 05, 2010 1:25 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: Four wheeled Motorcycle...its brilliant!
Replies: 17
Views: 7337

Re: Four wheeled Motorcycle...its brilliant!

Hmmph. :disgust: Motorcycles have two wheels. . Wrong, actually. Motorcycle is a generic term for any cycle that is motorized. There are motorized unicycles, motorized bicycles (what most of us are riding ) motorized tricycles and motorized quadcycles. All of the various layouts also exist as human...
by paul246
Sun Oct 03, 2010 8:31 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: Four wheeled Motorcycle...its brilliant!
Replies: 17
Views: 7337

Re: Four wheeled Motorcycle...its brilliant!

an iPod when it first came out was an odd niche that didn't exist look at it now. Stop looking at it from an expirienced rider point of view. For a new rider think of it as training wheels get them used to basic leaning mechanics while not worring so much about stability or falling over in a turn. ...
by paul246
Fri Oct 01, 2010 7:27 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: Four wheeled Motorcycle...its brilliant!
Replies: 17
Views: 7337

Re: Four wheeled Motorcycle...its brilliant!

Wrider wrote:Seems quite a bit like a Piaggio MP3 with two rears versus one to me...
The article mentions that the same company that designed the MP3 for Piaggio also did this, so yes, they are definately closely related.
by paul246
Sun Aug 29, 2010 4:29 am
Forum: Performance and Mods
Topic: Flat tire
Replies: 3
Views: 9873

Re: Flat tire

If you plan on doing your own work on your bike, the best tool investment you can make is a factory shop manual.

You might try youtube for help videos, I know there are some that deal with the process of tire and tube removal out there.
by paul246
Mon Jul 12, 2010 2:20 pm
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: Longevity and reliability, motorcycle vs. cage
Replies: 19
Views: 8262

Re: Longevity and reliability, motorcycle vs. cage

Well the Honda's I've owned (cars) we haven't sold until they have 200,000+ miles on them. We do standard maintenance, and sometimes a lot worse. The only mechanical problem that stranded us was a distributor on 160,000 mile 1992 Honda Civic. Non-warranty/hidden warranty - Honda replaced the transm...
by paul246
Mon Jul 12, 2010 8:44 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: Longevity and reliability, motorcycle vs. cage
Replies: 19
Views: 8262

Re: Longevity and reliability, motorcycle vs. cage

I agree with that. I recently did a tire and oil change on a CBR1100XX Super Blackbird with over 120K on it. Still was in good condition and rode like a champ because the owner had kept up with maintenance. Said the only thing that had failed on him was the cam chain tensioner and that's notorious ...