http://charlotte.craigslist.org/mcy/72673311.html

5/11/2005 6:36:18 PM

hell yeah
perfect first bike

5/11/2005 6:44:39 PM

will it pull a wheel??

Quote :

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oh snap vice city bike in the house

5/11/2005 6:58:16 PM

haha, how do u know ur valves need to be adjusted?

5/11/2005 6:58:58 PM

depends on the bike, there are recommended adjustment intervals, but if it the valves are making an annoying tick or the bike's just not running right, it's something to check.

^^ I dunno about a wheelie, I haven't tried yet on mine, probably with some rocking, clutch, and a lot of gas you could.

[Edited on May 11, 2005 at 7:28 PM. Reason : ^^]

5/11/2005 7:27:38 PM

yep... valves will make a very audible ticking when they're loose. you'll also notice a slight decrease in performance in the upper rpms. if they're too tight, you'll have crappy performance across the board if it will even run. too tight will only occur when they're adjusted wrong though.

5/11/2005 7:31:15 PM

damn

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=4548967435&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT

5/11/2005 9:09:35 PM

um, something definitely sketchy there.

5/11/2005 9:18:40 PM

^ do mine sound ok bigblue?, did u notice when u put it in first it's like wah wah wah sound is that normal

[Edited on May 11, 2005 at 9:44 PM. Reason : asdr]

5/11/2005 9:42:39 PM

^^^WTF?!?!?!!@!

5/11/2005 9:50:03 PM

^^^^feedback score of one. are u kidding me he sold some cellphone shit b4 that it's a scam a rooo

5/11/2005 9:53:00 PM

^^^nah, yours are fine....

5/11/2005 9:55:40 PM

"Fyne sIr, I am Nigerian royalty. My client will seller you he's R1 motorcycles for $1675. He will be sending you 7000 american dollars western express money order. You just have to send me $5325 via western union and we will send you the motorcycles.

Thankz you."

5/11/2005 10:13:03 PM

^GREAT WAAHAHA

5/11/2005 10:16:11 PM

who here can teach me bike basics in a weekends time

i have zero bike time and about 5 minutes on a honda moped, and I have sat on a dirt bike. i can ride a pedal bike.

[Edited on May 12, 2005 at 5:36 AM. Reason : is a GS500 pretty tame?]

5/12/2005 5:30:30 AM

if you even rode a bicycle before and you have two legs and two arms and an access to intenet, you can teach yourself the basics in a half hour

5/12/2005 8:48:09 AM

I learned in about 10min in a parking lot once I got the position of everything straight.

[Edited on May 12, 2005 at 8:58 AM. Reason : I got decent enough to ride on the street in a couple hours at the rbc center lot]

5/12/2005 8:58:15 AM

for me, starting smoothly was the hardest part

but i agree, 20-30 minutes in a parking lot, you'll be golden

5/12/2005 10:22:11 AM

just make sure u dont lock the rear brake up, and if u do keep it locked till u stop

5/12/2005 11:32:40 AM

im thinkin about sellin my bike (2000 suzuki bandit 600S)
ive had it for about 2 months, and i dont really have time for it
it has 9200 miles and i hasnt been droped, although it did fall over once
only damage is chiped brake lever

5/13/2005 9:56:57 AM

how much?

5/13/2005 10:30:12 AM

$3000
plus i have two helmets, a size small jacket, and some chain lube ill throw in

5/13/2005 12:20:28 PM

pic o the bike?

5/13/2005 12:29:05 PM

5/13/2005 1:31:58 PM

dont know why they didnt show on the message board

they are in my gallery and i think you can right click and view imange

5/13/2005 1:33:46 PM

you gotta right click on the image and take the link from the Properties line. You can't take the url of the image.






[Edited on May 13, 2005 at 1:48 PM. Reason : edit my post and see what I am talking about]

5/13/2005 1:47:53 PM

got it, thanks


[Edited on May 13, 2005 at 2:20 PM. Reason : wrong picture url]

5/13/2005 2:20:24 PM

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/mcy/73208026.html

5/13/2005 3:50:00 PM

ok, im definitely sellin the bandit
and takin bids, if anyone wants it

5/13/2005 7:47:17 PM

$100

5/13/2005 8:28:57 PM

bandit looks sweet. Tellin a few friends about it.

Quote :

"if you even rode a bicycle before and you have two legs and two arms and an access to intenet, you can teach yourself the basics in a half hour"

so true, I learned it in about 30 mins with little prior experience. And this was my first manual ever.

5/13/2005 9:44:38 PM

bloody fucking hell

pops and i took the gs apart today
trying to figga out what was wrong
we thought we had it figured it out
so put it back together - and of course, its worse...
dad thinks the problem was one level farther than we broke it down...

oh well, probably time to to put it in a shop...at least for an estimate
(or just buy another cheap bike)

5/14/2005 5:48:41 PM

Well it looks like I found the bike for me.
I am pretty sure that I am going to pull the trigger on a BMW K75.
(Not the one on Craigslist...it is in crappy shape)

Now I need to pick some brains for some more info.

I am planning on taking a trip if I get it...and I will be going thru Texas.
Obviously, it is going to be hot and long.

What types of clothing would you reccomend?
I have ridden bikes for years but never long distance. (In excess of 3 hours at a time)

5/15/2005 1:34:41 AM

buck
ass
nekkid

just don't crash

5/15/2005 2:03:24 AM

you can check out cyclegear store in Raleigh. 336 Tyron Road 27603. You can browse there. If you got the money, a nice leather jacket, but a good tough textile jacket can be good too (kevlar reinforced and such.)

5/15/2005 3:11:51 AM

buddy selling a 1995 F3 for $2500, i think it has a new low mile engine in it. his name is frank, 919-332-9225

5/15/2005 12:16:04 PM

http://www.thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=318532&page=1

5/16/2005 10:17:44 AM

Quote :

"I am planning on taking a trip if I get it...and I will be going thru Texas. Obviously, it is going to be hot and long. What types of clothing would you reccomend?"

First Gear has a mesh jacket that is great. You can't even tell you are wearing a jacket when the bike is moving, but it won't melt into your skin if you wreck. It has a little padding in the elbows and back as well.

5/16/2005 10:41:18 AM

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/mcy/73603661.html

5/16/2005 9:36:35 PM

my jacket just came in the mail. the sleeves are the right length, but the jacket doesn't seem to be long enough to cover my full torso. Anyone have a guide as to proper fitment? Is this how it's supposed to fit? I'll take pics in a minute.

5/17/2005 3:49:17 PM

Most motorcycle jackets seem to be cut shorter in my experience. I'm guessing it has something to do with the fact that if you sit on the tail of your jacket you wouldn't be able to lean forward without standing up and moving the jacket out from under you first.

5/17/2005 4:13:37 PM

I'm a noob. What's a fairly good, yet inexpensive dirt bike to learn to ride on? Is 125cc something that I should start with? I really don't know a thing about dirt bikes, but I would like to learn to ride one. And are there any good areas around Raleigh to ride at?

5/17/2005 5:48:15 PM

there are a bunch on craigslist, dirtbikes are fairly tame so I don't think you'll have the same issues with getting a bike thats "too big" to learn on like you would with a street bike. they're air cooled, low compression (relatively), and don't rev all that high.

5/17/2005 5:52:20 PM

yeah my jacket seems a little short too when I first got it, but its a pretty good fit when your leaning forward and riding.

5/17/2005 7:02:13 PM

hmmm... i'm really hunting for a crotch rocket, but it looks like i may be doing a budget/cheapo chopper instead. 88 virago 1100, only 8k miles. might be doing a trade for my newport after he takes care of a little surface rust and rebuilds the carbs. can't seem to get away from the sport cruisers, that's what my previous 2 have been. i left them stock, but this one will get a hard ass, fender treatment, (lose the front, trim the rear), hack the seat up, and get rid of other generally un neccessary trim/accessory parts... flat black from a can too.


[Edited on May 20, 2005 at 12:14 AM. Reason : :]

5/20/2005 12:13:03 AM

I'm diggin the flower and white seat man

5/20/2005 12:22:48 AM

yeah, glad you noticed... i was kinda worried that real motorcycle in the front of the pic would block what i'm getting.

5/20/2005 12:30:43 AM

will also need a different tank, different set of pipes, new set of handlebars, headlight and a trim in the wire/gauge pod department to make it look badass. i like how virago engines look though, and the parts for them are abundant, i've had an '81 a few years ago.

it might be a little easier to make a power cruiser out of it, a-la V-max.
and i know i've posted this pic before, but this is the sweetest looking virago on the planet as far as i'm concerned:

5/20/2005 2:27:05 AM

Hey...just a heads up.
Cyclegear off of Tryon Rd has some jackets on clearence.

I picked up a Tribal Fusion coat by Hein Gerecke (Not sure of the spelling).
It was 199.00 and was on clearence for 79.00

That also had a few Alpinestars on clearence for 59.00 (Orig 149.00)

Not sure how common this is but they seemed to have better prices than most places I found eithier in store or online.

5/21/2005 11:07:18 PM

any xxxl?

p.s.
i really miss riding a motorcycle
i gotta get my shit FIXXXED

5/21/2005 11:58:24 PM