KX Riders
General => In General... => Topic started by: alan on September 05, 2005, 05:11:28 AM
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Hey guys!
I am like going nuts over these gas prices! :evil: I figured out I could buy a new street bike on what it takes to fill my truck up 2 to 3 times a month!
So I am going to buy a new Kawie street or cruiser bike to ride back and forth to work and only use my truck for desert and dune trips!
In about 10 months my lease is up on my 03 truck and I am going to buy a 3/4 ton 4X4 diesel to tow my toys! I am also going to run it on Bio Diesel!
Check into Bio Diesel!
Alan :evil:
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LOL Alan Ive been thinking about buying a dualsport to ride to work. 3 bucks a gallon here. I wish Kawie still made there 400 Oh well.
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If I knew where to buy this one, it would be my first choice!
http://www.caenet.com/ASP/strArticleID/57941/strSite/MDSite/viewSelectedArticle.asp
Alan
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My brother just bought a 1994 KLR 650 for $1,750. It had 7000 miles, still in fair shape. It gets about 45 mpg compaired to 17 to 20 mph from his truck. He drives 45 miles round trip to and from work, in time it will be a free bike. Sorry, but the KLR650 is dial up, the KX500 is high speed DSL.
Danger4u2
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http://www.f1engineering.com/index.html
More on diesel motor bike.
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http://www.f1engineering.com/index.html
More on diesel motor bike.
I wish Kawie was offering them as an option on the KLR650's
Alan :)
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Hey guys!
I am like going nuts over these gas prices!
Gas prices?
Hahahahahahahahahahaha (sob :cry: )
I hear you guys have hit three dollars a gallon over there, I wish ours was three dollars a gallon :(
Anyway for those considering Biodeisel theres a few links HERE (http://www.veggiebus.com/faqs.htm) HERE (http://www.greasecar.com/mnep_gr.cfm?cat=Media) AND HERE (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/07/10/CMGI8D65IU1.DTL)
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Demo,
What are you paying for fuel over the pond? In Canukville were about 1.22/litre and rising (of course). Glad my 3/4ton 4x4 runs on propane for 0.49/litre. Cam.
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Demo,
What are you paying for fuel over the pond? In Canukville were about 1.22/litre and rising (of course). Glad my 3/4ton 4x4 runs on propane for 0.49/litre. Cam.
Oklahoma is an oil and natural gas producing state, our gasoline is about 20 cents a galllon less than the rest of the states. Low octane (87) is about $2.85 - $2.90 a gallon. 89 octane cost about $3.05. 91 octane cost about $3.29. I run leaded 110 octane in the K5, in Sept. 04
it ran $4.50 a gallon. Sept. 2, 05 I picked up 20 gallons, and to my surprise it had only gone up 0.50 cents gallon to $5.00.
When gas started going up in price some guy had filled a couple of 55 gallon drums to save money. He had them in garage. When he went to transfer the fuel the fumes caught fire from the pilot light on the hot water tank. He was severely burned, plus his house burnt to the ground. He didn't save any money.
Danger
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OUCH! That story should be under the "Stupid" thread I think. 110 gallons of gasoline in the garage??? I dont even like keeping my 5gal can in the garage. Thats what the shed was made for. Important lesson to be learned here.
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So how do you guys think I would look on a 1600 Mean Streak?
Well I was already to buy the Concours, then I slept on it! I will be 60 in February, this is no time to buy something because its the practical thing to do! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
So I am going down to the dealer on Friday afternoon to ride a 1600 Mean Streak!
I will keep you all posted!
Alan :D
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They just were saying in our local paper that here in Redding Ca. that we had the highest gas prices in California (excluding the little one station towns in the mountains),$3.17-$3.40 a gallon for the cheap stuff.I wondered why the price of gas went through the roof over night here and it took a week for deisel to catch up in the price increase?.Id get a street bike but dont trust other drivers and sometimes my self!
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Hey guys! I went out and rode a 03 Mean Streak at my Kawie dealer today! I am in Lust!!
They are bringing my new black 05 Mean Streak from a dealer a couple of hundred miles away in the morning and I will ride it out in the afternoon! :D :D :D :D
Thanks for all your input! It is always fun to get everyone all fired up!!
Alan :D
PS Check it out!
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I heard that fuel prices went up when a large amount of your refinaries got flooded along with New Orleans.
Over here we are paying almost a pound per litre which works out at $1.83 :( I try not to look at the figure myself.
Oh as far as I know it's 4.5 litres per gallon.
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Gas Prices??? Wow, you guys are paying what we pay here in NC. It was about 3.69/gal here a week ago, but has settled around 3.09 so far as of today. I've been pretty distrout with the gas prices myself, but thankfully I do have a motorcycle ('05 Yamaha R1) which gets about 30-50mpg running Spirits 100RON fuel (30mpg for racing and 50mpg for city riding, but for the price of the fuel,4.99, it moves it to the 20mpg-40mpg catagory) So, I'm pretty set there. But vehicle wise my truck was getting horrible gas milage, so went out and purchased an economical Toyota Supra to compinsate for the mileage, 10mpg-26mpg city and 10-28 highway, depending on the spool :twisted:.
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BTW, have you ridden the Yamaha Road-Star Warrior which is a 1700 super cruiser just about. I'm about an inch from purchasing one just for a relaxing cruise. They are.... well... FAAAAST. Check it out, you don't have to buy JUST a kawasaki just cause they made a good dirtbike. If you want my honest oppinion, Kawasaki didn't ever really make a good bike besides the vulcan. I've been pretty d**n pleased with my Yamaha's, but we are talking apples and oranges here. :-) Good luck with your purchase and it is really an awesome ride, but I'm just into the super power of the sportbikes/super cruisers. That is why I have a KX500. :-)
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One of the the local notorious gang members from round here won the lottery a few years back, a couple of mill. Decided to go get him a Boss Hoss. He rips past my place on it [ when he's got a licence or big enough balls if he has'nt]. Shes a weapon!! Friggin ugly tho..
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Boss hoss.V8 Chev power.
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The latest on my new Kawie Mean Streak! Saturday afternoon I went to Edge Motor Sports the Kawasaki dealer in El Paso! They sent one of there guys up to Roswell, NM (410 miles round trip) to pick up my 05 Mean Streak! They normally close at 6:00 PM on Saturdays, but they said they would stay till my bike made it in so I could have it for the weekend! Well it finally arrived in the rain around 7:00 PM and it was supposed to have been serviced buy the other dealer! When they went to start it, nothing! Well to make a long story a little shorter, The bike had not been serviced, no acid in the battery and the starter switch was unplugged under the tank, which indicated that the other dealer may have used it on another bike and replaced it with a defective switch! Anyway they next day aired the part and I will be able to pick it up on Tuesday!
So if anyone wonders why I buy Kawasaki products, Saturday night the dealer, his wife, his son, the service manager and the gentleman that drove 410 miles, stayed till after 9:00 PM to try and have my bike ready for me to ride! They even offered to have one of their mechanics come in on Sunday and get it going for me! And did I also mention after all of that they drove me 15 miles out of there way to take me home!
So next time I say I may buy a new toy, please don't bring up any other brands! " RIDE KAWASAKI'S! " LET
THE GOOD TIMES ROLL!"
Alan :D :D :D
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Boss hoss.V8 Chev power.
Sorry mate but that's just an ugly lump of pig iron in my opinion, I don't think I could handle being passed by kids on scooters when going through the twisties :oops:
I must admit that I don't really "get" cruisers though so perhaps I am the wrong person to comment.
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Boss hoss.V8 Chev power.
Sorry mate but that's just an ugly lump of pig iron in my opinion, I don't think I could handle being passed by kids on scooters when going through the twisties :oops:
I must admit that I don't really "get" cruisers though so perhaps I am the wrong person to comment.
I have seen one of those Boss Hogs in a bike shop and I have to admit they are a big chunk of iron!
I will tell you if I could ride a 636 Ninja that would be my choice! However I have 6 bulging disc 5 in my neck and one in my low back! I can't ride all bent over holding up my neck!
I think cruisers are pretty cool, because you can make them look anyway you want!
I rode the 03 1500 and the power reminds me of my KX5 !
So I hope you were not referring the Mean Streak as a big hunk of iron!
The power is just scary!
Alan :D
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You gotta remember this is a gang member we're talking bout here..... Corners are of no concern in the slightest. All bikes have thier place. That said I'm a sports biker. The more torque and light weight in combo the better.
I've spent 5 years and thousands of $$$ perfecting a 92 Ducati superlight. But now its my perfect machine. Not that I get to use it much. :( But shes a rush to be on!
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Boss hoss.V8 Chev power.
Sorry mate but that's just an ugly lump of pig iron in my opinion, I don't think I could handle being passed by kids on scooters when going through the twisties :oops:
I must admit that I don't really "get" cruisers though so perhaps I am the wrong person to comment.
You don't get cruisers, because you've never been on a Honda VTX 1800.
The VTX doesn't like corners, but it will get off the line in a hurry. Don't even think about shifting to 5th gear unless your going 85 mph. Fuel injection, 3 valves, and 2 spark plugs per 900cc jug. Not many stock cruisers will hang with a stock VTX.
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passed by kids on scooters when going through the twisties
Demo I used to own an Italjet Dragster 180. Had a few small mods done including a very nice tuned length Arrow expansion chamber with cabon fibre stinger silencer. I used to have great pleasure in blowing off Hardly Dangerous's and the like through the twisties round here. Took it to a few rallies and would sneak up behind people on thier big ol cruisers, they would see me comming and gas it. Cant be passed by a scooter!! But through the twisties They were no problem to catch up on. And slip past on the tightest corner.
That thing was fast up to 60 mph after that not much left. So on the straights vrooom past again. Great fun.
Sold the thing though. My last dog used to travell on the running boards to work with me ever day. She died and the new boy wont have a bar of it. Poof that he is. Plus the rego got up to the point where it was worth more to rego than the car. So down the road it went. That when I renewed my interest in theoffroad scene.
Tim.
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My .02... which Im sure almost none of you will appreciate... Id take a "Hardley Dangerous" as you say, over one of those "Japanese Imitation Hardley's" any day of any week. Just because its all about character. HD means something, just like a VW bug or a VW bus.... they may be crap to others... but there's just something about them, they have character. But then again Im an American... I like things loud, fast, obnoxious, leaking oil, and reeking of gasoline!
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Oh, one more thing.... just so you guys dont think I'm rice bashing...
As far as rice rockets go... Id be happy on any of them... YFZ, CBR, ZX, GSXR... they're all bada$$ and fast as hell. The cruisers are just a whole other story for me.
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You like American... I'm more of the Italian persuasion. Those Japanese road rockets are sorted now days. They are just too fast tho.... The local Honda outfit down here had a demo day a while back. So the boys rocked on up for a taste of thier best whares. One of the lads jumped on a CBR1100xx and proceded to wheelstand all the way down the main hiway away from the shop and most of the way round what is now refered to as the Honda test track. A 18 kilometer assortment of hairpins, rolling humps which taken at any serious speed will launch bike and rider through the air no probs, and some nice highish speed corners as well as some good fast straights.
I threw the leg over the latest fireblade. Weapon!!!! FAST+ 250 kms clicked into top gear! Also handling to match. Very sharp. Exellent big beefy brakes. Top package as most of thier offerings were. The only thing lacking is character. Thats where your H-Ds and the like gain thier popularity. You've gotta have the whole pacckage.
$0.02 worth.
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Well I understand about the Harley guys! Like I said there is only one motorcycle dealer in El Paso, that is to say I will only do business with one!
Here is my new "Black Beauty"
Alan :D
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Demo I used to own an Italjet Dragster 180. Had a few small mods done including a very nice tuned length Arrow expansion chamber with cabon fibre stinger silencer. I used to have great pleasure in blowing off Hardly Dangerous's and the like through the twisties round here. Took it to a few rallies and would sneak up behind people on thier big ol cruisers, they would see me comming and gas it. Cant be passed by a scooter!! But through the twisties They were no problem to catch up on. And slip past on the tightest corner.
That thing was fast up to 60 mph after that not much left. So on the straights vrooom past again. Great fun.
Now yer talking, I have heard that those Italjet Dragsters are pretty sharp off the mark and as they don't weigh much they should be rapid round the corners also.
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Alan, only thing that will make that bike better is a T-shirt that says on the back, If you can read this my chick fell off!
Danger
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Tuff chick to sit on that seat! Nice one Alan. Looks sharp.
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Tuff chick to sit on that seat! Nice one Alan. Looks sharp.
Funny you would bring that up! My wife said, not much of a seat, I guess we will be making short trips! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Alan
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Nice bike Alan,be safe!