Motorbike I will buy...

[Mescalito]

in about a week. I can't wait! Riding motorbikes is AMAZING. I will post some pictures of me and my new baby when I pick it up..





M

[verklingen]

just don't go tripping and crashing in the bushes.

[Mafoo]

yah what verk said, and get some leather!

[toastyroach]

awesome bro, congrats!!! and an GREAT choice for a first street bike. see, non americans know what they are doing in that department. I bet your country even has laws against the CC size...

keep the rubber side down nig. and if you want riding tips post back, i can give you the gist of it lol

[surf*and*smoke]

Awesome Mesc.! I just took out my pops harley for the first time this season, man I wish i could get my own bike right now!

[Mescalito]

Thank roach.. I will speak when I get it. What do you ride? How long have you rode bikes?

Unfortunately I have hit a little speed bump which means I will wait another month! arrggh! I have been dreaming about this bike for so long now. The garage decided to bump up the deposit during the time I was saving for it. Ahh well I have waited this long.. I am sure another month riding my Suzuki 125cc will be alright.

M

[shakeNbake06]

man I want a bike so fuckin bad.. im getting one soon hopefully. maybe a kawasaki ninja? nothing under 500cc though

[Mescalito]

Only 6 days to go! Here is another picture of the exact model I have ordered. It's getting transported from Bangkok at the moment.. I rode a 2004 model the other day and it was real sweet!



So.. who else rides...?

M

[Dell Brandstone]

i been trying. but i haven't the funds currently to get a bike.

[toastyroach]

i'm excited for you bro... haha i really am... fucking pure freedom dude... enjoy it and be SAFE. that bike is pure SEX... and I can't tell you how happy I am right now that I don't have to write up a huge essay on why you're an idiot for getting a super sport for your first bike (although i almost did it for shakeNbake06, not worth my effort though )

[Mescalito]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeah! I am now officially the proud owner of that bike back there. Taking it easy for the first 100 clicks or so.. but many it rides so sweet. I was sitting around today bored and then the garage called.. its here! Everyone down there said they never saw someone so happy to buy a bike from them. It's not just a way to get around.. its one of those dreams realised and a much more. I cleaned the thing twice already and I'm sure in not so long my woman will be getting jealous. I will get some pics up tomorrow...

M

[Flamingnun]

haha sweet, enjoy man.

[Mescalito]

My new baby..

(Just to put it in perspective.. that is my old 'bike' in front of it in the first pic...)

[surf*and*smoke]

Very nice my friend, I am jealous...


(But dude, middle pic. Did it get rained on ALREADY? )

[Flamingnun]

looks like a pretty isolated shower, i,e only around the bike


Badass though man.


honda4lyfe!

[№1]

That does say 150 on the side, doesn't it.


Small is good fun, I was the proud owner of a 1986 250 Ninja (best looking year there was...) until the finance company came for it. I used to get laughed at by the boys on their 750's and 1000's in the canyon where I used to hang out on my little mosquito, they laughed all the way to the first corner when they were hard on the brakes trying to keep from going into the guardrail while I just dropped a gear and rolled on the throttle and never looked back.


I made a lot of money on ignorance back then.

[Mescalito]

Heh.. yeah it was a very isolated shower.. created by me.. the god of the hose pipe. For a small cc bike it does the job real nice. Top is 160km/h which is perfect for where I live. Many people have big bikes here.. but shit.. TIT.. this is thailand.. and the driving is crazy and essentially lawless. Also I would be pushing it to reach the 160km/h on most roads here because of the lush corners on most. Overall I am extremely pleased.. and it is a dream to ride and a sweety to look at/

M

[toastyroach]

sweeet man... i'm guessing they don't have any type of MSF safety course where you live?? you don't really need it, but it def. helps. Do yourself a favor and buy 'twist of the wrist 2' from keith code... awesome book and it will help you grow as a rider a lot... also look around at some honda forums... you will learn a lot about maintenance and riding technique from them... a lot of riding is completely unintuitive, you wouldn't figure it out without someone explaining it to you or learning the hard way...

for example, make sure you are conciously counter steering. When you turn the handlebars left, the bike will actually go right... when you turn the bars right, the bike goes left... doesn't make sense but thats just the physics of a motorcycle.. you are doing this every time you take a corner, you probably just don't realize what you are doing... start doing this conciously and it will improve on your cornering technique. I know guys that have been riding 5 years and still don't know or understand what counter steering is, its very simple though... go ahead and test it out, next time your going straight down an empty road, take 2 fingers and gently push forward on the right handlebar, which will turn the bars LEFT... but you will see, the bike goes RIGHT...

the other way to turn a bike is with body steering... this is actually shifting your weight on the bike to change its balance... this one is pretty intuitive to figure out...again, stay straight on a road and then just shift your ass to the left side of the bike (but don't counter-steer)... see how much the bike moved? probably not much at all compared to counter-steering. You will realize that 90% of your turning comes from counter-steering. Some people swear by one or the other, but likely this is what you're doing right now... test it and see for yourself... one thing to note, counter steering doesn't work at parking lot speeds (why you never noticed this on your pedal bike). counter-steering only kicks in around 15 mph, before that its 'normal' steering.

other things you should know... DONT hold on tight on the bike anywhere. Your hands should be very loose on the handlebars.. just barely gripping them... you don't want to be gripping the bars hard at all... this will negatively impact the control on the bike, it will be harder to operate the controls if you are gripping hard (brake,throttle,clut ch,etc..) and make it harder to counter steer. also, if you hit a bump, and your hand jerks and you are gripping the throttle hard, you will accidentally give it gas which could result in bad things, or just scare the shit out of you.. not only that, but gripping the bars means you are putting weight on the front end of the bike, which again negatively impacts the way it handles...

same thing with your ass, stay loose on the bike.. you don't need to grip the tank with your legs really hard... instead, weigh the PEGS with your FEET.. (you can do that as hard as you want to so you feel safe) and turn the bike in with your LEGS.. if you see a bump, pick your ass off lightly off the seat... you don't want to be glued to the seat because if you hit a bump, it will bounce you too instead of letting your suspension suck up the impact...

anyway, sorry,i hope i didnt say too much (there's a lot more I could ramble about ). the last thing you want to be is over-whelmed and confused while on the street... just try a little bit of what I said WHEN YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE too... don't over-wealm or confuse yourself... you DONT want to be riding the street, over thinking shit. you need to be looking at cars, anticipating things that are about to happen, and planning reactions... ride like everyone is out to kill you ,because they are... take the learning real slow and be SAFE... oh and PS, welcome to the addiction =). it only gets worse as time progresses!!!

[SpankyMcLankey]

Nice man,

Some day I will own one too.

Here's my 150... It's not so big, but it can keep up with a 2007 Ninja 250 up till 80mph.

I haven't changed the sprocketing yet, so who knows how fast it could go. It will bring up the front in 3rd gear though.

[Mescalito]

I have been riding for a while now.. mountain bikes to start with then scooters for a long time. They are 'essentially' under the same principles. I always counter steer.. just like on all bikes when you reach a certain speed. Some people don't agree its the same with a mountain bike but I am sure it is. And yeah I know what you mean about relaxed riding. Some good tips there. Thanks. The bike is amazing by the way.. and yeah I am sure the addiction will only continue. Safe riding mayn. Soon I will get some videos up to show some of the rides around here.

M