Motorcycle help please!!! :)

Mikeinsmd

Mikeinsmd

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dems4me said:
Ohhhh... :frown: :frets: I don't know :bawl: it's the one in the middle :frown: What about language... do y'all talk like that.. about rakes and forks? What is that?
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No we don't talk like that.... :lmao:

Forks are the two tubes going down to and holding the front wheel. Rake is the angle and length of the fork.

The 2 bikes you described will not pull anything. Larger "touring" type bikes can pull a very small trailer designed for the purpose.
 
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dems4me

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Mikeinsmd said:
No we don't talk like that.... :lmao:

Forks are the two tubes going down to and holding the front wheel. Rake is the angle and length of the fork.



The 2 bikes you described will not pull anything. Larger "touring" type bikes can pull a very small trailer designed for the purpose.
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What is considered high perfomance on a bike? How fast can one generally go from zero to 50 :shrug: especially these two in particular. :shrug:

Thanks Mike! :flowers:
 
Pete

Pete

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dems4me said:
I'm not getting one...heaven's no... I just want to know about them for another reason. :lol: just doing a little research :smile: thanks!
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I could not get to this post fast enough.
 
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hollywoman

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also before you buy a bike, check the insurance rates, that might make your decision on what type of bike to buy. My dh has a 1600 Vulcan and i have a Boulevard C50. Take the Motorcycle safety course also, if you have not rode before. Good Luck!
 
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dems4me

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hollywoman said:
Take the Motorcycle safety course also, if you have not rode before. Good Luck!
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Funny you should mention that... I was helping a friend and doing some electrical side work a few months ago at a southern maryland college and they were having one of those all day courses there for the motor cyclers at the same time, its hard to ignore them as you are out there outside about 50 yards away, etc... the driver kept trying to instruct the students on the bikes to look at him... keep eye contact on him, as they go round and round in circles, etc... (I guess to get comfortable and trust the bike).... one lady kept looking at him until she drove right into him :killingme: :killingme: It took everything I had to pretend I wasn't busting a gut and being nosey and watching hysterically - they caused such a scene and everything stopped, it was hard not to notice! ... :roflmao: He was upset at her (adrenalin?) and vice versa... he said he'd NEVER been hit by a student before and she was mad at him for telling her to look at him because thats where she ended up steering. :roflmao: :roflmao: Poor lady... she was embarassed in the end and I think instructor made sure to keep an eye on her the rest of the day :roflmao: I think they both were able to laugh at it by the end of the day though.... no harmful injuries :yay:
 
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DoWhat

DoWhat

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dems4me said:
tell me all about it... did it ride nice? :shrug:
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Handled well and very quick, but after a couple hours my ass hurt (never got a Corbin seat).
 
Pete

Pete

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You know Dems, if you would just spill whatever the eff you are talking about it might be easier to tell you WTF you want to know instead of the Abbot and Costello routine..

There is no way you can expect to learn everything you need to know to talk inteligently in a few posts.
 
DoWhat

DoWhat

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Pete said:
You know Dems, if you would just spill whatever the eff you are talking about it might be easier to tell you WTF you want to know instead of the Abbot and Costello routine..

There is no way you can expect to learn everything you need to know to talk inteligently in a few posts.
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I don't think she will listen.
 
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dems4me

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Pete said:
You know Dems, if you would just spill whatever the eff you are talking about it might be easier to tell you WTF you want to know instead of the Abbot and Costello routine..

There is no way you can expect to learn everything you need to know to talk inteligently in a few posts.
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I guess your right. Thanks Pete. :flowers:
 
aps45819

aps45819

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dems4me said:
What is considered high perfomance on a bike? How fast can one generally go from zero to 50 :shrug: especially these two in particular. :shrug:
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My new bike will do 0-60 in about 3.5 seconds....
the two you mentioned are faster.
 
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