Recent content by Dragon

their may be a gamer tag thread up somewhere but this one is easier than searching :whistle: my roommate and i share an account under: Slaite got black ops a couple weeks ago and have been playing a lot lately. any of you feel free to add me

but i paid 11k for it after taxes 5 years ago. isn't that what the bike is worth? *sarcasm*

did you make her squeak?

i go through the city, so 100 through not-so-curvy parts, at least 80 through somewhat-curvy parts, 120-150 on the straight sections and at least 45 through the street corner turns (since i'd be able to use the entire width of the road) these are all just the first day. hard telling what i'd do...

i've ridden a k1200r quite a bit. FUN bike. very quick and easy to control despite the weight. you completely forget the ABS is even there, very unobtrusive. the wide bars make it a lot easier to muscle around than a stock busa. though it won't wheelie without cresting a steep hill (speaking...

another for the stomp grips. riding too far forward isn't a very likely issue and there is only so much a seat can do. stomp grips help immensely, especially since with sport bikes you want to hold your body weight with your legs/arse rather than putting unnecessary inputs/weight onto the bars...

i have a hipoint 9mm (glock knock off) that is ok. though a full mag for a year or two (plus whatever before i bought the gun) wore out the spring in the clip, so now it jams after each shot. easy fix, just haven't cared enough. i currently carry a bersa .380 very accurate gun for the size and...

i spliced mine to the hot lead on the battery. i have a short (easy to replace and cheap) wire with a 30A fuse and a plug for the remainder of wire. i've had the bike 3 years with absolutely no issues. this will cut power to EVERYTHING and not cause problems with running the bike with no fuel...

diabetes is controllable, though (speaking from personal experience) maybe he just needs help finding a new way to better control it. buying a house close to the hospital sounds like a last resort to me. have him start checking out insulin pumps or something. they can get expensive but it...

Tufbusa is spot on. i also pick up my knee unless i need to go over farther or i'm coming around a corner with the photographer. i only try to drag on the track, btw but it is a VERY memorable experience! first time you touch you'll say "OH SH*T!!!!" and think something is wrong lol. scares...

the first thing i do to ANY bike is upgrade the brakes. very minimum, steel braided lines and aftermarket levers (you can do both for about $100 each)

no problem! actually, since the bike sounds like it's in "safe mode" to me, check the manuals on here to see if there's a diagnostic mode. hold a couple buttons while turning the bike on and it will flash so many times to tell you what's up. i've done it on other bikes but i don't see why busas...

it's a trickle charger so the battery doesn't matter as long as it isn't a 6 volt or something. it charges slowly enough to not cause over-charging problems

kithro has it right, i think i wear my racing boots when riding for fun, otherwise i always wear icons or teknic street boots. though my teknics didn't last NEARLY as long as the icons.. the motocross enclosure system broke.. it was all plastic. the icons i had (which i got about 6 years ago...

i have a few friends with ducs and the valves aren't really that bad to do.. just takes a crapload of time (if you do it yourself). though their bikes have been spot on within tolerances, so i won't stress about it if i can find an 1198 this summer :D definitely not built for touring but...