Finally got all the gear and bike. I got nervous while riding it in the dealer parking lot and had him deliver it to my house.

Kawasaki 650R



^^ She got jealous so I got her in the picture too.

ICY HOT STUNTAZ





Youtube videos of me sucking at riding inc.

Stalling trying to go up my hill. My apartment has a great hill for practicing hill starts.

Finally Got it going ( warning: nagging girlfriend)

Ok I think I got it now.

 

Sheesh! Didn't you just get your 8?!

NICE pics tho! Congrats on the new bike - very nice. Just be careful out there!


(Hey, like the pic in your sig )

 

I got my 8 two months ago! I now have all the toys I want, just time to learn how to use them properly

Check the sig now

 

LOL...too funny! I was just flippin' ya stuff tho...

Remember what they say - HWDWTMTW. Next time I see you I'll tell you a story that has to do with this guy:



(We used to have a black one of these - BMW K1200LT)

 

Wow, that's a great bike. I didn't know that Kawa went to a 650. I had a 96 ZX6E which i rode yearly and then a 00 ZX6R. those Ninjas are great bikes. Good luck and be safe out there

 

from one rider to another, a tip that will save your ***:
forget what you learned in riding school. For the first summer on your bike, don't use the rear brake. At all. Ever.

PM or post w/ any riding questions. Myself and other riders on this forum will certainly do all we can to bring you up to speed (top speed) on your new mode of transportation.

 

The 650 Ninja isn't at all the same as the ZX6R. The 650 is a parrell twin and puts down roughly 75-hp. The ZX6R (which is back to 599cc this year from 636cc) does more like 130 to the rear wheel and is an in-line 4. Two different bikes.

+1 on riding questions. I've been riding for years- if you have any questions, let me or others know. I started on a similar bike, the Suzuki SV650S.

 

I'm just looking for people that don't mind riding with a noobie for a bit I'm still pretty weary about going fast.

 

as they said, always ask.. also if a dirt riding course is a available in you area. take it...

nice to see proper riding attire...

beers

 

I'm already enrolled in MSF. I'm planning on spending the rest of my training money on Autocross/sports car driving classes

 

learning to ride dirt is a big big add on to the msf... ask the msf people..

i have been riding **** i am old. 30 years.. the skills i learned riding dirt have saved my *** on several occasions.. i just passed 200k street miles..

i would recommend a mag called motorcycle consumer news. not cheap, but lots of knowledge.

also where you live ... hypothermia. pay attention..

btw, the bike i have now is a zuki v strom 1000 you will have to look it up. it is a bit obscure.

beers

 

my coworker has the V-strom. He's a tall guy (6'5"ish). Loves it to death.

 

not so tall. 5'10" 30" inseam.. love the bike, it does so much...


beers

 

Really Good choice! The Kawi 650 is a lot of bike without being to outta hand. Good choice.

Congrats.

 

Uh... ZX6R more like 102-105 to the rear wheel on a good day with cold air.

The 650 twin is an excellent street bike. Should be lots of fun and it's comfy enough to really enjoy. The problem with a lot of the Super sports is that they are shitty comfort wise. The 650 is a much more useful all around bike and an excellent first choice.

 

I like it. It's enough that I won't get bored with it in 6 months, but tame enough that I don't feel like it's going to leave me behind.


Semi-upright riding position, but I can still tuck pretty good on it Plenty of spunk for me for a while.

 

On an average day w/ an average rider you will be able to pull out of a turn faster than a ZX6R because of the prodigious torque of V-twins. No effort, just twist it and you win. On a ZX6R you have to pay attention and be in the right gear (like your car) if you want to demolish.

When I used to track my bike (also a V-twin) I never had to change gears. Ran it in second all day.

 

Meant crank HP. No one knows how much power they lay down yet, but I'm thinking it will be awfully close to the Yamaha R6's 110-116 range but maybe more due to it's higher compression ratio (13.7:1 vs the R6's 12.8:1).

 

For 2007 the ZX-6R had about 98hp at the rear wheel where the R6 had about 105. Still impressive for a 600cc engine. I had a 2002 F4i that had around 95 at the rear wheel, so they've definitely made some gains in the last 5 years.

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Photos/86385600hp.jpg

 

rad dyno. CBR wins the day on that one. Way more area under the curve.

 

I know on my Huffy though it was always a bad idea to use the front break only. I don't know anything about motorcycles, but what am I missing here?

 

Unlike the bikes they teach you on if you take MSF, sportbikes are canted very far forward....ie the weight distribution is biased to the front. THe rider is also leaning forward. His/her high center of gravity torques/rotates the bike forward even more under braking. All this adds up to very little weight on the rear wheel while deccelerating. Ever heard of the opposite of a wheelie, a stoppie? So if you hit the rear brake under very very light load (ie, braking anytime) it is liable to lock up. Then you are in a one wheel skid on a two wheel vehicle, which most riders find rather limiting and cause for concern. If a turn is also happening, the rider may also find themselves feeling the uncomfortable sensation of a low-side crash.

And yes I talk like this all the time. Winston! More Cristal!

 

80% of your braking force comes from the front brake... as the rear wheel becomes unweighted... the secret to stopping fast is the front brake, and not locking it up.

beers

 

So, who wants to ride? I passed MSF and have about 700 miles on the bike

 

I will be at Bob Lamphere's Renton Motorcycles (also called RMC) tonight after work. (as well as probably another hundred others)
Best Happy Hour in Seattle. 1.25/pt Micro's, 1/2 appetizers. If you show up I'll spin around the streets w/ ya.

Oh, if you go there and you're looking for me I have a red Honda Superhawk, wear a red/white/black Alpinstars jacket, and am 6' and skinny, goatee.