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RE: couple motorcycle rides coming up, interested?
May 12, 2012 at 8:44 am
(May 12, 2012 at 8:33 am)jackman Wrote: thanks man. vmax is an awesome ride. i was caught up in harley zombieism for a while. i was looking hard for a 71 ironhead kickstart (71 b/c the year i was born) but when i found a looker, i took it for a ride and fuckin hated it. end of that dream, it was too skinny and felt ratty under me. next day i rode the v92sc (victory) and that was all she wrote. it's fat, loud and strong (1507cc) - my kind of bike. :-)
Ahh I love my Fazer(Hypatia).
She's my 16th bike on the only one I haven't gotten bored with after a couple of years.
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RE: couple motorcycle rides coming up, interested?
May 12, 2012 at 8:58 am
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(May 12, 2012 at 8:41 am)Epimethean Wrote: I like Victory in a big way. American, not dinosaurish, and a great foil to Harley cultism. I may buy a Vegas soon.
absolutely why i bought it. american muscle but without that cult thing. vegas is a hot bike. 
(May 12, 2012 at 8:44 am)Zen Badger Wrote: (May 12, 2012 at 8:33 am)jackman Wrote: thanks man. vmax is an awesome ride. i was caught up in harley zombieism for a while. i was looking hard for a 71 ironhead kickstart (71 b/c the year i was born) but when i found a looker, i took it for a ride and fuckin hated it. end of that dream, it was too skinny and felt ratty under me. next day i rode the v92sc (victory) and that was all she wrote. it's fat, loud and strong (1507cc) - my kind of bike. :-)
Ahh I love my Fazer(Hypatia).
She's my 16th bike on the only one I haven't gotten bored with after a couple of years.
Kichi is in the background with her bike.
niiice. u did some fabrication on those babies! this is my toy, not nearly as done up as yours, but i like it. changed some stuff since the pic - the bars to Ts and new exaust.
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RE: couple motorcycle rides coming up, interested?
May 13, 2012 at 5:44 am
My favorite big cruiser is the Triumph Rocket 3.
Here is a rather entertaining video on how they're built
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May 13, 2012 at 8:18 am
I like the Rocket III, but it is an 800 pound beast. The VMax as I have it now weighs 590. Both bikes are fast, but the VMax is faster and goes around corners (well, mine does after a couple grand in suspension mods) smartly.
Plus ... price.
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May 14, 2012 at 7:01 am
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(May 13, 2012 at 8:18 am)Epimethean Wrote: I like the Rocket III, but it is an 800 pound beast. The VMax as I have it now weighs 590. Both bikes are fast, but the VMax is faster and goes around corners (well, mine does after a couple grand in suspension mods) smartly.
Plus ... price.
Pics or it hasn't happened 
Plus the Rocket 3 has argument juice from the argument lobe of the female brain
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RE: couple motorcycle rides coming up, interested?
May 14, 2012 at 9:36 am
Man, I wish I had the money to buy a bike. I like those Honda 600 cc naked 
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May 14, 2012 at 9:39 am
(May 14, 2012 at 9:36 am)LastPoet Wrote: Man, I wish I had the money to buy a bike. I like those Honda 600 cc naked
I've been riding for 32 years and it's still the finest addiction I know( to quote Hunter S Thompson very roughly.)
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RE: couple motorcycle rides coming up, interested?
May 14, 2012 at 11:39 am
(May 14, 2012 at 7:01 am)Zen Badger Wrote: (May 13, 2012 at 8:18 am)Epimethean Wrote: I like the Rocket III, but it is an 800 pound beast. The VMax as I have it now weighs 590. Both bikes are fast, but the VMax is faster and goes around corners (well, mine does after a couple grand in suspension mods) smartly.
Plus ... price.
Pics or it hasn't happened
Plus the Rocket 3 has argument juice from the argument lobe of the female brain
Pics of what, my Fazered friend? Stock VMax weighs 617. Removed stock exhaust, stock airbox, centerstand, stock handlebars and mirrors. 589 pounds, wet.
As for argument juice, nothing on two wheels sounds better than an uncorked V4. The triple is good, but the four sounds like a top fuel dragster.
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RE: couple motorcycle rides coming up, interested?
May 14, 2012 at 11:54 am
I use to ride the V but I sold it about 8 years ago. Looked just like this except without the custom paint job.
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Haven't ridden since.
Damn shame.
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RE: couple motorcycle rides coming up, interested?
May 14, 2012 at 12:04 pm
That's a VStar, not a VMax. Two cylinders versus four, about half the horsepower. All bikes are cool, though.
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