Lets Talk about Motorcycles

[tuumi]

One more thing. There are douchebags everywhere and some of the motorcycle stereotypes are easy to make fun of. From the pirate HD owner to the Power Ranger sport biker rider to the wannabe adventurer in the full on BMW with matching BMW gear. In spite of all that, if you get beyond your own city it's a tight group of people who are pretty nice to each other.
While on the road I've been offered to stay in an air conditioned tree house in Kansas while being given a tour of the owner's historical schoolhouse across the street.




While in West Virginia at a brewpub I was offered a place to camp in a beautiful hidden holler at the guy's house.


I could go on and on.
From this biker to all the other bikers in gigposter land. You ever need a place to camp in Alaska hit me up. My property is available.

[Plantweed]

Yeah, it's funny how many people will just come up and talk to you (bikers and non-), where if you were walking or driving a car they wouldn't look twice.

[ajosephb]

not to derail this tennis match but, MotoGP will be at Laguna Seca THIS weekend! Who's gonna be chillin' at the corkscrew with me??

Lucky bastard

Take some pics and post here later...

I'll get down there eventually...just not in the cards this year or last...

Hayden top 8 please.

[Tenebrini]

if you get beyond your own city it's a tight group of people who are pretty nice to each other.

BOINK! That's what I love about motorcycling.

[Tenebrini]

Just got my Bonnie back from 1k tune-up. Swapped out the mirrors for a single bar-end mirror on the left side.... LOVE the clean handlebars!

[JohnnyThief]

The Harley debate rages on every motorcycle forum. I always thought the "If I have to explain it you wouldn't understand" was a bunch of bullshit spewed by owners who can't think of anything else to justify their purchase. But in the last few years I've changed my mind. The previous post explains it well. Bikes can be emotional purchases and as such a person shouldn't have to explain.

I have a hard time understanding why a lover of the cruiser wouldn't get a Triumph Rocket 3. Same price as a Harley. 2200cc monster that produces 150ft/lb of torque (HD - 92) and 140 hp (hd - 75). The motor is engineered to be placed low in the center of gravity of the bike. The local dealership insists that people sit on them to demonstrate how light they feel. They have a shaft drive.

But all that doesn't mean shit if you don't like the way it looks or feels when you ride it.

Anyone looking to get started riding I suggest the single cylinder Kawasaki KLR 650. They take a beating and can be found cheap. I bought this one with 50,000 miles for just over $2000 and rode it to Alaska. Here it is on the Alaska Highway.


I sold it to an Australian for just under what I paid for it. I get an email every so often from the owner. Here it is years later in Columbia.






I'm selling my current bikes because it is too pretty. I want something I can take anywhere and not worry about.

These shots destroy. I have to find the time to do the four corners run. And I have to rent a bike in Italy before I die,...

[bdix]

I love my ZX-6R. I loved riding my cousin's Shadow Ace. I loved riding my rented Harley in Maui. There's no such thing as a bad day riding a motorcycle as long as you've kept the rubber side down.

Honest truth is I don't care what anyone rides; if you ever want to ride with me in the Texas hill country, I'm down. And for the most part, every motorcyclist I've passed in Austin gives you the cool motorcyclist's wave.

[ajosephb]

80 miles tonight. Great roads where I live.

I'm spoiled.

[wally]

I love my ZX-6R. I loved riding my cousin's Shadow Ace. I loved riding my rented Harley in Maui. There's no such thing as a bad day riding a motorcycle as long as you've kept the rubber side down.

Honest truth is I don't care what anyone rides; if you ever want to ride with me in the Texas hill country, I'm down. And for the most part, every motorcyclist I've passed in Austin gives you the cool motorcyclist's wave.

we can ride the hill country anytime bro. i don't give a fuck what you ride as long as you ride.

[Ghost]

buy it

Just did! Couldn't be happier. Gold-sparkle finish.