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"bob and john" (bobandjohn) 04/01/2014 at 21:12 • Filed to: None

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First exam done. now, to study for computer science, fluid mechanics, dynamic physics and mechanics of materials (thumbs up)

Have some photos of my motorcycles (the little one got sold to a friend)

thedevilinside > bob and john 04/01/2014 at 21:14

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I had a Mechanics of Materials (Deformable Bodies) test Thursday, got it back today. Fluid Mechanics and German tomorrow, not too hopeful on Fluids. These are midterms though.

jkm7680 > bob and john 04/01/2014 at 21:21

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Nice bikes! Good to know you'll be able to keep tabs on the Buell, Haha.

desertdog5051 > bob and john 04/01/2014 at 21:27

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Negotiating on a Ducati 660? Would love to own it.

bob and john > jkm7680 04/01/2014 at 21:30

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ehhhhh. i have mixed feeling about it.

Looking back it it, it was a decent bike for what it was. it got me from point A-B, it did it relatively well, and it actually quite a popular bike
fun story: me and older friend of mine went to a bike meet once. he was on a 30th anniversery BMW R1200GS Adventure. i was on my bule.. the buell got waaaaayyyyy more stares and look and questions. it actually pissed my buddy off XD

it was cheap, simple, easy to maintian (belt drive, self adjusting Valves, etc etc) and it got 70mpg. (and it sounded kinda mean. 500cc of THUMP)

HOWEVER. it had a MAJOR design flaw: carb wasnt actually bolted to anything. it was held by the throttle wire, and the 2 boots. one from the airbox, one to the motor. and because of the THUMP, it ate throw 2 of the motor boot in under 5000km. they werent fun to replace either. in the end, i ended up starting a pipe connector on it (rubber connector with a steel sleeve) and it seemed to work. also: the gear selector fell off a bunch of times (wasnt bolted on right) and the wiring harness died on my once. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY.

would i have it as an only bike? god no.

would i have it kinda as a little toy to pottle around the neighborhood, maybe teach someone else how to ride, or turn it into a bad-ass cafe racer? yes, i would.

bob and john > desertdog5051 04/01/2014 at 21:31

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sorry, what ducati?

desertdog5051 > bob and john 04/01/2014 at 21:38

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Mistype. 2006 620. Mea Culpa

jkm7680 > bob and john 04/01/2014 at 21:43

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I just remembered we talked before :/

I considered one as a commuter a while back, I still like the looks and sound. I ended up putting more money down onto a Gw250.

bob and john > desertdog5051 04/01/2014 at 21:44

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oh, no problem..i'm just a little confused as to where the ducati came into this convo

bob and john > jkm7680 04/01/2014 at 21:45

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you ended up.......DONT CLIFF HANG MAN

jkm7680 > bob and john 04/01/2014 at 21:51

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Haha, thanks to mobile Kinja I accidentally hit publish.

I ended up putting a couple more bucks down, and got a Gw250.

bob and john > jkm7680 04/01/2014 at 21:53

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not a bad bike. more reliable then the buell, thats for sure.

jkm7680 > bob and john 04/01/2014 at 21:55

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Yeah, it's a good bike. Not very fast, but I knew that when I bought it. Im looking to upgrade to a 600 relatively soon.

desertdog5051 > bob and john 04/01/2014 at 21:57

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You were showing your sport bikes and I was showing what I am interested in. No real connection, I guess.

bob and john > desertdog5051 04/01/2014 at 22:02

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ah, ok. i thought u were asking if i was willing to negotiate on a duc 620.

I like ducs....but maintenance and insurance in canada (they are 'exotica' bikes here) scares me.