The ER-6n is the naked version. The Ninja 650 is the full faired bike. I don't think they sell the naked version in the US anymore. This is the one I saw for sale. Same color and everything.
Is lane splitting legal where you are? That might help with the rage inducing traffic (although also might lower your life expectancy). Personally, I'd never buy a 600 class bike. Most of us here drive/have driven high HP Mustangs and know how to respect horsepower, so I'd rather buy something bigger than I can handle rather than get something I'd want to sell later. I've looked at more than a few Yamaha FZ1s (a more upright version of the R1) in the past few years, never decided to pull the trigger though.
Lane splitting is legal here. Insurance on a 600 is one of the reasons I am looking at them. I'm sure insurance for a first time rider on a super sport liter bike is a lot more than what I'd be willing to pay. If I was looking at a super sport it'd be a Triumph Daytona 675. I am also looking at this. It's a Triumph Thruxton 900. I think it looks sexy as hell. No problem.
Might be selling the mustang soon... But she has sat for so long it is fine with me, gotta see if my nephew still wants it for $5500 Shit paint, needs a new battery and valve gasket and has a rough idle, can't find the vacuum leak.
Haha, oh well. She's going to pay for a CBR250R, gear, and the beginning of a new monkey bike. 250 is all I need to Thailand, maybe in the future a ER6n But we will see. I thought about the mustang being used to fund a celica, but I have no place to put one haha.
I've really attempted to care for the Mustang's appearance the last 3 years as its deteriorated with age - just hand washing it more often (and auto-wash more frequently) with a good wax job. Tomorrow I had intentions of really going to town. Hand wash, wax, scratch & swirl rubbing compound, headlight resto. But I've been drinking and oh man I'm not going to want to get up.
Sold it today, looking at Yamaha sr400's more than the 250's now. But it seems like I might not be able to get the jobs I really want in Thailand unless I have experience teaching here in the US. Oh well, in two years I should be able to put away almost 15k+ so if I move back it won't be for nothing.
Bought my ticket, Leave on the 2nd, sad because my birthday is on the 30th, I wanted to spend it in Thailand. I will have a belated party I guess haha. This is the first time I am flying trans-Atlantic. JFK->Frankfurt->Singapore->Chiang Mai I am excited because it cost the same to land in Bangkok or Chiang Mai, and landing in Chiang Mai means I don't have to lug around 4 bags and a carry on around BKK and then spend 14hrs on a train or 10hrs on a bus.
http://www.kawasakimotorcycle.org/f...sportbike-your-first-bike-have-questions.html Read this article. Excerpt from it. "I drive a fast car so I'll be able to handle a fast bike. Of all the excuses and justifications, this one is my personal favorite. It is in the top three most common excuses given and it shows a complete and utter lack of motorcycle knowledge. It is a statement made out of naivety rather than ignorance. Most of the folks who make this statement own fast cars (Corvette, Mustang, Acura, modified Civic, etc) or think they do. The belief is that if you can drive fast in a car you can handle a bike that can go fast. I would argue unless these folks race cars on weekends, driving a car that can go fast does not make them a experienced high-speed driver. And for those that do understand how to handle a car at high speed, it gives you knowledge of braking and traction but even that knowledge is useless for one simple reason: Bikes are not cars. Braking, traction control, acceleration and handling are totally different on a motorcycle. Cars do not lean. Bikes do. When bikes lean, it changes the part of the tire contacting the ground (the contact patch/ring) and changes the stability and dynamics of the bike from moment to moment. The physics of motorcycle control are in a league of their own. Even the ability to race cars will not give you instant godhood on a motorcycle. Are you aware that a racing motorcycle (any 600cc supersport made today basically) when it is turning is touching the ground with an amount of rubber equal to a couple of postage stamps? The same applies to any street bike at deep lean angles except they don't have the advantage of a smooth surface to hold on to or sticky race tires. Now imagine having to control the power and the amount of traction you are getting in that space. Like being responsible, the ability to handle a car at high speed has nothing to do with handling a fast motorcycle. You are missing two wheels, a cage and a seatbelt on a bike. Turning at 70mph becomes a whole different world on a motorcycle compared to car. Braking is a different experience too. It is fairly hard to stand a car on its front fender if you stomp on the brakes. It can be done with two fingers, a good amount of speed and a moment of panic on a sportbike. The only cars that have brakes equal or better than that of a sportbike built in the last 10 years is a Formula One race car. The skills to handle the potent combination of acceleration, instant-on power and brakes are best learned on a smaller machine so when you finally get on that ultimate sportbike, you have an idea of what to do and how to handle the machine. Driving a car won't give you that. Only time in the saddle, the more, the better."
Bought a car yesterday. Pick up tuesday. 09 Focus SE. nothing special but 26mpg city, 34 hwy, so about $200 less per month to run than the mustang. almost exactly what our payments will be Talks to start on whether to sell the NPi2V or not begin today. Her parts list needs are in excess of $800 so chances are slim that i'll be able to swing hanging on for too long.
I wish I could justify spending that much money for it. But, no bone in my body will allow me. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/2886423757.html
