"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
08/10/2019 at 11:15 • Filed to: None
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"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
08/10/2019 at 11:15 • Filed to: None | 2
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Soooo. number 3. The first 2 were DRASTICALLY different. The greatest touring machine and couch on wheels ever created, and the dumbest, stupidest, most terrifying assault on physics created.
So, where does that leave us? Well, we officially make to brap time.
Dirt bikes are what many of us end up riding at some point or another. its good, cheap fun and relativly cheap and easy to get into. after all, who didnt love riding in the woods with friends on our bicycles?
You see that dumbass 70% up the hill on his side? *waves enhusiastically*
Dirt bikes are jus the evolution of that. Its fun and theraputic to just head off into the wilderness with a few friends and get muddy for a few hours.
Dirt bike riding also healp teach you a few skills. Wheleies are dumb-ass easy, its simple to slide the rear and learn how that feels, and of course you will at some point lock up the rear tire. Seems like small stuff, but you’d be amazed at how weird it feels, and once you learn how it feel and how to react to it, you wont get shocked on the street.
Plus, its always fun to roost your buddy and repaint them head to toe in BROWN. This is opposite lock right?
My personal experiance with dirtbikes: When i worked as a motorcycle instructor, the company took us dirtbiking one day as a end of year thank you.
My first real experiance with dirtbikes, my dumb-ass was thinking, hey, I ride a 650 street bike, I can handle a 450 dirtbike! It was VERY quickly returned for a CRF250RX. I didnt want to die. We ended up riding for about 7 or 8 hours. During that time I hit the ground more then I had in 5 years of street riding. I tried to do a small wheelie over a little crest...said crest lead into a y-shaped tree. Bike stopped. I didnt. Many laughs were had.
ehh, look at thaht happy guy in the yellow jacket and blue/orange/yellow lid :)
It was a LOT of fun, and a great way to blow off some steam and learn a few new tricks. Not having to worry about stupid people on the road was also a bit relaxing.
So basicly just pure and simple dumb fun. If you are a fan of the outdoors in anyway shape or form, this is one of the best ways to get around there.
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themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
> bob and john
08/10/2019 at 13:37 |
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Challenge mode - get a goldwing and use it to tow your dirt bike to the trail.
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bob and john
> themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
08/10/2019 at 13:42 |
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challenge? its a regular occurance
https://www.motorcyclistonline.com/bikes-towing-bikes-honda-vs-kawasaki-on-two-wheels/
CRider
> bob and john
08/10/2019 at 15:11 |
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Next time you're gonna hit a tree, just lean way back and pin it. You’ll be ok. Maybe.
JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
> bob and john
08/10/2019 at 18:17 |
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I learned to ride on a combo of a sometimes-running Honda Trail 90 and a sometimes-stopping Hodaka Ace 100. Old, gutless dirtbikes FTMFW.
Pickup_man
> bob and john
08/12/2019 at 09:21 |
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I’ve really been trying to get more dirt riding in lately, mostly because it’s fun, but partly because I want to get more comfortable with slides, wheelies, etc. Up to this point I’ve really only putzed around in the yard on my old XR200R, but I recently picked up an XR600R. It is, admittedly, way to much bike, but it is a lot of fun. I’m hoping to get it out to the Black Hills at some point this year for some trail riding, and hopefully find a titled frame* for it this winter so I can get it out on some gravel roads next year.
*Don’t ever mess with a bike without a title unless you never ever intend to take it anywhere where a license may be required. I took the seller at his word that it had never been titled before , then when we discovered it had he seemed very helpful in trying to get me the last owners information, until he just stopped replying to me.
shop-teacher
> Pickup_man
08/12/2019 at 19:10 |
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If it's under 300cc, you can register it in Vermont without a title. They will happily cash your check, and mail you a green Vermont plate to your out of state address. I'm in Chicagoland, and two of my good buddy's scooters have Vermont plates on them.
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Pickup_man
> shop-teacher
08/13/2019 at 09:24 |
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This one is 600cc, but that’s good to know, I’ll keep that in mind.
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shop-teacher
> Pickup_man
08/13/2019 at 15:20 |
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I believe there is an age at which they don’t title vehicles at all (15 years?) , and thus don’t care about whether or not they have titles to register them. I cannot confirm that, as I don’t know anybody who has tried to use that particular loophole.
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Pickup_man
> shop-teacher
08/13/2019 at 16:07 |
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I’ve heard that as well for some states, which I’ve considered, but I have a couple of concerns/problems. The first and biggest is that South Dakota still has a record on this bike in their system, I have no way of knowing who is the record holder on this bike, but there is one, and legally/technically, the bike still belongs to them. Second is that I’m not super comfortable getting the bike plated in a state I don’t live in, just feels a bit wrong to me. What I’ll probably end up doing is finding a donor with a frame that is either already titled, or doesn’t have a record, or just straight up buy a titled frame. They occasionally pop up on Ebay for around $500, I just need to save up a little before pulling the trigger.