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Rode my SV to the HB doughnut shop to meet up with Tom and head to the BMW demo rides.

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Met a chopper guy who rode with us to LB. Note right hand shift, he said its registered as a 68 but it might be earlier.

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Tom on the S1000RR, they rolled it outside and revved it up periodically.

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A guy we met at the BMW dealer.

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Sarah the hot BMW demo girl (she rides) with me and the R1200GS that I rode.



Edit: here is the R1200GS that I rode, duh!

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Also rode the F650GS, I liked the R1200GS more.

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Someone traded this in for a BMW?

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Does anybody recognize this SVS?
 
What's so special about these stickers. I've seen a few people with them but I have no idea if the R refers to something that was done to the bike or if it's just for style... Someone clarify my noobness please!
only awesome people have it




and you have to have it peel some paint off when you remove them :angry1:
 
~120 mile group ride today. First real ride on the new wheels and tires. Haven't decided what I think, yet. Also, can't figure out why my front chicken strips are 1" wide and my rear are .25". I think it's been the other way around in the past. ???
 
~120 mile group ride today. First real ride on the new wheels and tires. Haven't decided what I think, yet. Also, can't figure out why my front chicken strips are 1" wide and my rear are .25". I think it's been the other way around in the past. ???
Throttling through the turns? Pulls the front wheel up a little.
 
Couldn't sleep last night so I stayed up and tweaked my suspension. It was WAY out of balance from front to rear. Tweaked the front mostly as I'm pretty satisfied with the way the rear is set up. It's a bit stiff but I haul my wife around from time to time so for now it stays as is.
 
installed the pressure switch on the rear and ss brake lines on the front. about to go for a test ride and see if I bled them correctly - wish me luck ;D
 
Yesterday I installed my Tech Specs, did the TPS adjustment on the 06, and pulled the motor and swingarm on my 1st gen.

A big thank you to Iakayak91 for coming up and helping me.
 
Crashed her on an on ramp....Hit a rock or some gravel and lost control of the front end. Think I was doing all of 45mph, bike lowsided off the road and cartwheeled. I rode my buddies Bandit 600 home, and he rode mine (it runs fine, damage is cosmetic)

Damage
Bike: Windshield, right mirror, fairings on the right side, frame slider, brake lever, rear brake pedal, entire tail section, and I dented my fuel tank (everything's pretty much just scratched or rashed save for a few things)
Me: Minor road rash, clothing is fubar, and my wallet is about to go bust repairing this baby lol (I do have insurance so I should be fine)

Did I mention following my crash we had to drive from bright sunny Florida to holy tropical storm Georgia? Needless to say my wounds, my pride, and my sense of karma got all f'ed up to day lol.

But at least I walked away and the bike runs :D
 
The day started out great.
I went to Ihop at around 6:20, First one in, first meal made, AWESOME!
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Then I went out for a ride around Rural S. Georgia, and N. Florida with my buddy and his Bandit 600. Besides the bugs, Gorgeous day! First long ride I had since my ACL surgery, It was great.

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Then on our way back to Georgia I crashed....

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My buddy putting my license plate on with paper clips (so he could ride it home for me)
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On our way back we went through 10 miles of dense rain, visability was 20 feet or less, and when we got into town, we were wading through puddles that were up to our pegs....horrible day.

But Im alive, My bike runs, and im confident I can make it look even better then before.
 
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