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intent · Jul 15, 2010

Looks great. Personally, I'm not confident enough in my abilities yet to even go around town, let alone cross-country in a Ducati.

hendrix · Jul 15, 2010

Originally Posted by gnatty8

This is horrendous, looks like something out of Judge Dredd.

exactly why i like it.

gnatty8 · Jul 16, 2010

hai gaiz

rohde88 · Jul 18, 2010

Awesome trip Kookz, have you posted it on advrider or any other forums? They would probably flame you until the cows came home, but I think you're the greatest. (Airplane reference...)

Kookz · Jul 18, 2010

Originally Posted by rohde88

Awesome trip Kookz, have you posted it on advrider or any other forums? They would probably flame you until the cows came home, but I think you're the greatest. (Airplane reference...)

I posted it on the Sport Classic board on Ducati.ms, but not on any of the big biking boards.

Why would they flame me? I'm wearing raw denim and Clark's Desert Boots in Beeswax.

Oh wait.

Still, it was a great trip and it was very nice to be able to do a lot of riding at my own pace, with no other cars around. Except for my first ride on the 10 in LA, that was a bit much, but I'm now perfectly comfortable on the bike in anything. I got a bunch of night riding, rain, cold, wind, heat, you name it. 5000 miles in 23 days was a good start to my riding career.

rohde88 · Jul 18, 2010

Originally Posted by Kookz

I posted it on the Sport Classic board on Ducati.ms, but not on any of the big biking boards.

Why would they flame me? I'm wearing raw denim and Clark's Desert Boots in Beeswax.

Oh wait.

Still, it was a great trip and it was very nice to be able to do a lot of riding at my own pace, with no other cars around. Except for my first ride on the 10 in LA, that was a bit much, but I'm now perfectly comfortable on the bike in anything. I got a bunch of night riding, rain, cold, wind, heat, you name it. 5000 miles in 23 days was a good start to my riding career.

Ha, glad you got to put some miles on the bike. You should have swung by a track to do a couple hours of hotlapping to drag some knee too. Nothing better than digging out of Turn 7 at Homestead with palm trees and blue sky whizzing by at 130mph...

sushi7474 · Jul 18, 2010

Originally Posted by Tokyo Slim

While the KTM Superduke may not be elegant, its not supposed to be. Its a nice bike. I'd rather have that than one of the hundreds of ****** looking cruisers that bike companies have been pushing for the past 20 years.

Exactly - if you ride the KTM, you know that you receive value. WP suspension, fairly light and lots of power and precise handling...

The different design is exactly what sets them (visually) apart from the other manufacturers - and thats good too.

gnatty8 · Jul 18, 2010

Won't match the photos Kookz posted of a pretty amazing trip, but snapped these over the last week, including some better,non-crappy cellphone pictures of my Triumph T100.

Rambo · Jul 18, 2010

pwetty

Which one do you like better Gnatty?

gnatty8 · Jul 18, 2010

Originally Posted by Rambo

pwetty

Which one do you like better Gnatty?

Oh man, that is a really tough question. The Harley Davidson obviously sounds great, but the Triumph just handles really, really well. In all honesty, if I could only keep one, I hate to say it but it would be the Harley Davidson. It is just a really cool bike, and fits me very well. Of course, I hope I never have to choose just one, since they both have their own pluses and minuses. They both seem to get a lot of questions. The Triumph, given its classic look, usually gets the "what year.." type, whereas the HD usually gets the "wow, I didn't realize Harley Davidson made something other than the chromed out Hogs..."

Rambo · Jul 19, 2010

Originally Posted by gnatty8

the HD usually gets the "wow, I didn't realize Harley Davidson made something other than the chromed out Hogs..."
Funny. This is the first thing that went through my mind when I saw it. Is it some sort of special edition?

Tokyo Slim · Jul 19, 2010

Originally Posted by gnatty8

"wow, I didn't realize Harley Davidson made something other than the chromed out Hogs..."
I don't think they do. This must be an accident.

You need black pipes.

gnatty8 · Jul 19, 2010

Originally Posted by Tokyo Slim

I don't think they do. This must be an accident.

You need black pipes.

I am thinking about some V&H Shortshots, but am torn. The chrome adds a little bit of visual interest. We'll see..

j · Jul 19, 2010

Originally Posted by rohde88

Ha, glad you got to put some miles on the bike. You should have swung by a track to do a couple hours of hotlapping to drag some knee too. Nothing better than digging out of Turn 7 at Homestead with palm trees and blue sky whizzing by at 130mph...
Not on a stock Sport 1000... wait until the upgrades have been done. The stock forks are scary. Cool trip pix BTW. I just got back from doing 1500 miles or so down 101 to Eureka or so with 3 friends this last week. Took the F650GS and it performed mostly great, though it does not enjoy 50mph gusts when going 85 in curves. Not the best highway machine, especially all loaded up with camping gear. Even so it was very tolerable and though tired, I'm not brutalized by the miles and camping sleep. Will post a pic or two when I have a chance. Now to get through 100000 unread emails.

intent · Jul 19, 2010

On my hour-long commute to work today, I noticed two motorcyclists riding very dangerously --- veering, quick lane changes in my blind spot, etc. I would not have been as careful driving my car around them if I didn't take the MSF course and became slightly more aware of motorcycles on the road.

Also, more dangerous are the guys on scooters around town who ride like the wind and are without gear.

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