My Bike

[Pez D Spencer]

Just wondering if anyone else here is into motorcycles. I have a custom 02 Shadow Spirit 750 and been riding about 2 years now.

Here's some pics of my ride:

http://www.shadowriders.net/fo...lery.php?do=view&g=839

 

[jagec]

I ride to work every day, rain or shine. I have a Suzuki DL650 V-strom. Yes, I know it's ugly, but it will take me anywhere, never breaks down, and has a sweet engine. I've been riding about a year and a half, so I'm pretty new to it as well.

 

[ognabor]

i dont have/ride a bike, but your name pwns

 

[WisMan]

Looks sweet. Do your arms get tired holding on the the handlebars way up there?

 

[mwmorph]

Originally posted by: jagec
I ride to work every day, rain or shine. I have a Suzuki DL650 V-strom. Yes, I know it's ugly, but it will take me anywhere, never breaks down, and has a sweet engine. I've been riding about a year and a half, so I'm pretty new to it as well.

How is it riding in the winter with the snow and freezing temps?

 

[TBone48]

I just bought a Buell Lightning. I ride almost every day to work, unless it's snowy/icy or severe thunderstorms. Gotta love 50+ mpg!

 

[b3av3r]

hoping to buy a R6 in about a month

and hoping to ride it almost everyday

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: b3av3r
hoping to buy a R6 in about a month

and hoping to ride it almost everyday

i love yamahas. dream bike combo is a 600R w/ an R6 for the track

hoping to get a ninja250 in 3 years (right when i get out of college)

 

[Turin39789]

I just got my first bike back in June. A 1975 Honda CB550.

Been riding it to work/school every day. I wuss out in the rain though, because my tires are crap, and the brakes need work/bleeding so they pretty much go completely out in the rain. It's a rolling restore, just like my car. Neither will likely ever get too pretty but I'm keeping them both on the road.

 

[imported_Imp]

Tried it and loved it last summer. Plan/thinking very seriously about getting a Honda CBR125 or Kawi ZZR/Ninja 250 in the next year or two after I finish college. Just gotta move out first cause parents do not approve even the slightest... Oh, and you will probably go WTF, but those two low hp/displacement bikes are by ideal/dream bikes since I don't plan on much highway riding.

 

[Superwormy]

I have a Ninja 250 and an SV650. I ride everyday, unless it totally downpours or it's snowing. I travel quite a bit on the 250 also.

http://64.20.43.157/~keithpalm...250,%20Nov.%202006.jpg
http://64.20.43.157/~keithpalm...0and%20the%20SV650.jpg

 

[Texun]

I'm a cruiser man myself and really enjoy my Vulcan-1500Fi. I've wanted one since they first came out and finally got mine 3 years ago. It's a great bike and really does well on the highway.

http://i205.photobucket.com/al.../Bike/April2005022.jpg

 

[Slappy00]

Well not really a "bike" but I have an old-school Honda Elite 150 Deluxe that I am learning to ride on. Its only a 150 but its light and perfect for Chicago city riding (and parking). I have been riding since June but I already want something bigger like a silverwing (250cc), and I am saving up for one in two years.

I can ride a manual transmission bike but i like the twist and go and step-through.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: mwmorph

Originally posted by: jagec
I ride to work every day, rain or shine. I have a Suzuki DL650 V-strom. Yes, I know it's ugly, but it will take me anywhere, never breaks down, and has a sweet engine. I've been riding about a year and a half, so I'm pretty new to it as well.

How is it riding in the winter with the snow and freezing temps?

Not much snow in Seattle...I don't ride when the roads are snowy/icy, at any rate.

As for the temps, well, cold? Good gear helps, but I don't think I'd do long rides when it's really cold. Extra layers, heated grips (have), heated vest (don't), and good wind protection (have) do wonders.

 

[Tachyon74]

I just got a bike a few weeks ago, 1983 Honda Nighthawk 550. I ride to work when the weather is good. I too wuss out on rain because i'm a new rider, I don't really have gear for it, and I dunno about the condition of my tires. I have ridden in the rain before and found it to be pretty unpleasant (rain drops hurt at 45mph).

I like the Shadows though, I'd think about one when I'm ready to upgrade

 

[necine]

I wanna get one. I have a 25 miles commute (one way) and it'd really save on gas going into work. Plus, I like them.

 

[No1ustad]

Just started out on a 1995 kawasaki ninja 500. been good to me so far