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General Discussion / Re: It happened to me... SMIDSY.
« on: July 17, 2013, 11:59:03 PM »
That truly sucks Sonic. Hope you get better soon....hope the guy driving the Chevy gets infested with the fleas from a thousand camels.
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General Discussion / Re: Linked-brakes learning curve
« on: July 16, 2013, 11:27:30 PM »
I agree with you about the corrective lenses and with how to use linked brakes....LOL.
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General Discussion / Re: Are salesman convinced people are stupid?
« on: July 16, 2013, 11:26:24 PM »
Guess I should consider myself lucky. The shop I bought from sells motorcycles and scooters. They are an authorized dealership for Yamaha, Honda, Ducati, Moto Guzzi, BMW, KTM, Kawasaki, and ....Kymco. They also carry a wide selection of used motorcycles and scooters. They don't care what you ride as long as you ride and they don't care what they sell you, as long as you buy from them. No pressure....test drive the bike to make sure you like it. Heck, I go there on Saturday mornings just to get the free donuts before they go out for their weekly ride. They have even invited several scooter riders to their track days.
Another shop sells only new motorcycles, but has a good selection of used scooters and again are not snobby about what you want to ride. I've talked to many of the sales people at both shops and they all recognize two things....more people are interested in buying scooters, and many of those scooter buyers will want bigger and more expensive rides within a few years.
Another shop sells only new motorcycles, but has a good selection of used scooters and again are not snobby about what you want to ride. I've talked to many of the sales people at both shops and they all recognize two things....more people are interested in buying scooters, and many of those scooter buyers will want bigger and more expensive rides within a few years.
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General Discussion / Re: Linked-brakes learning curve
« on: July 13, 2013, 09:36:22 PM »
And the left lever only applys braking to the left rotor and the rear rotor. Dual rotors on the front wheel should not pull one way or the other, but it is usually best to engage both - use all the brakes you have, after all. Never had a problem with the scooter pulling to the right, even if braking hard with only the right lever. Besides we are talking a fraction of a second here. In an emergency situation, you should be squeezing both levers with steadily increasing pressure until stopped. If the bike veers to the right or left, then something is not working right. By the way, the only concerns with linked brakes are that 1) the rear wheel could lose traction as weight shifts to the front of the bike when braking and 2) with linked brakes you can't use a little rear brake to help you maneuver in tight spaces because the front brake engages and makes steering more difficult.
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General Discussion / Re: Linked-brakes learning curve
« on: July 13, 2013, 05:34:16 PM »
My XC also has linked brakes....and they have not been an issue so far. Still in situations with uncertain grip...sandy, gravel etc, I tend to engage the right brake lever first and then use both levers together after the initial bite of the front brake. Theoretically, the linked brakes apply braking pressure in a ratio biased toward the front brake, but I'm not sure what that ratio is.
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General Discussion / Re: Is your ride your main means of transport?
« on: July 10, 2013, 11:35:11 PM »
Not my main mode of transportation unfortunately. My wife is only now starting to consider riding two up to go on dates. I will use it for errands, unless my wife is along....she buys too much. And I drive it to work every day that I can. I won't drive on ice or snow and try to avoid rain. I also don't ride if there are thunderstorms....I've seen what lightning does to the human body, and it ain't pretty.
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General Discussion / Re: What's your happy speed?
« on: July 08, 2013, 11:40:12 PM »
My happy speed is between 40 and 50, in general. Just fast enough to enjoy the speed and my scoot is very peppy in that range, with quick acceleration up to about 60.
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General Discussion / Re: Airbags....
« on: July 04, 2013, 03:36:15 PM »
Definitely worth it....many police departments have them. Unfortunately worth it does not mean that people can afford to buy it...even the inflatable vest version is around $400.
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General Discussion / Re: What did you buy for your Kymco today?
« on: July 04, 2013, 03:34:32 PM »
Nothing yet...but I should. Went to a fireworks celebration last night and the traffic leaving was horrible. Took an hour to go 1 block. My scoot did great, but my wife was not pleased to be stuck on the scoot for so long.
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General Discussion / Re: First, and hopefully, last accident
« on: July 01, 2013, 11:38:42 PM »
Sorry to hear about your accident. Getting hit from behind is one of my biggest fears as well. Make sure that you wait until you are sure that you have no lasting medical issues before you settle. I still experience vertigo from an accident, and I didn't start to experience the vertigo until about 2 weeks after the accident. I had some dizziness immediately following the accident, but it went away after about 24 hours. Now there are days I can't ride because of my vertigo. Glad to hear that you were not more seriously hurt. Hope you decide to ride again in the near future.
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General Discussion / Re: The balls of some soon to be ex husbands!!
« on: July 01, 2013, 11:31:46 PM »
Where is your husband from? Where I come from there are two things you don't do - touch a man's ride or touch a man's ride....wait is that two things?
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General Discussion / Re: I'm back!
« on: June 29, 2013, 09:25:58 PM »
WOW!....glad you are still with us. Sad to hear you can't ride for a while, but at least you will be able to ride again. Take care of your ticker, man.
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General Discussion / Re: Time out
« on: June 29, 2013, 04:53:38 PM »
Keep your family and yourself safe, Vivo.
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General Discussion / Re: Newby on board!
« on: June 27, 2013, 10:07:08 PM »
Welcome to the forum. I hope you find it friendly and entertaining, as I have.
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General Discussion / Re: Hot Seat - CoolAss
« on: June 23, 2013, 08:37:16 PM »
Welcome to the forum Brian. What are you riding and how do you like it so far?