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Bored of new bike every year?

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MLadin said:
I got my M at 16 years old in 1985. Insurance in Ontario then was you pay for one full bike (full coverage / or just Public Liability / Public Damage), and each subsequent bike was an add-on that cost ~ $50. Right now what the insurance industry is doing is illegal as they make you state that you'll be the only rider of a particular motorcycle... hence you only need one full policy as you can't ride two motorcycles at one time. Someone needs to sue them back to the old ways (one base policy). It was the law then and it worked.

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Who was that with? I was with Jevco at the time and paid multiple policies in the late 80s. Granted each of them was low compared to these days at the age I was them.
 
Riceburner said:
Who was that with? I was with Jevco at the time and paid multiple policies in the late 80s. Granted each of them was low compared to these days at the age I was them.
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I was with both State Farm and Jevco... they all followed the same guidelines - base policy plus add-on motorcycle. It was the same with auto as well. Base policy plus add-on vehicle. I'm pretty sure it's still like this in a lot of US states. Good times in Ontario then as you would know.

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Riceburner said:
When did it stop?
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my recollection is it was the Peterson Liberal Gov that ushered in the new auto insurance scheme
prior we had the Bill Davis Tories that were so great you never even knew we had a prov gov
they never did anything

but I could be wrong, my have been Ontario's failed experiment with socialism when we got stuck with this crap,
when we lost our minds and elected the Comrade Rae
93 I think that was
 
According to the list on the garage door I've had 13 bikes I licensed for the road. The KLR650 I bought in the fall of 2015 is one of the most fun I've owned so far. Does nothing superbly but does everything well.
 
timtune said:
According to the list on the garage door I've had 13 bikes I licensed for the road. The KLR650 I bought in the fall of 2015 is one of the most fun I've owned so far. Does nothing superbly but does everything well.
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I actually miss my klr, I went everywhere on that bike. Not alot of power but definitely alot of fun.
Would definitely buy another.

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timtune said:
According to the list on the garage door I've had 13 bikes I licensed for the road. The KLR650 I bought in the fall of 2015 is one of the most fun I've owned so far. Does nothing superbly but does everything well.
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I'd love to own a KLR, bu even at 5" 9' the height scares me when I jumped on my buddies.
 
xfactor said:
I'd love to own a KLR, bu even at 5" 9' the height scares me when I jumped on my buddies.
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I assume by your join date you've ridden for a while...go for it. I'm 5'8" and can't touch at all on my KTM exc but it's no biggie you get used to it really quick. I can get one toe down and it works.
 
blackcamaro said:
I assume by your join date you've ridden for a while...go for it. I'm 5'8" and can't touch at all on my KTM exc but it's no biggie you get used to it really quick. I can get one toe down and it works.
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Yeap, about 15 years now. I was very close to buying one, but going with the whole yuppie 1200GS soon. Would love to have a KLR in the stable one of these days.
 
xfactor said:
I'd love to own a KLR, bu even at 5" 9' the height scares me when I jumped on my buddies.
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I'm 5'7". Put 1 1/2" lowering links and slid the triples down about an inch. Now I easily touch down with the balls of each foot at the same time or flat foot one side and tippy toe the other - yeah it's tall but no problem.
 
Sorry but an FZ8 is NOTHING like an FZ09 it's like comparing a ninja 250 with the zx10.


Bagman said:
Haha. I have the Fz8 Fazer like Blackfin, so basically, ya.. I know pretty well what it's like. I don't think anyone doubts any bike when new to the rider is fun; nor does a bike like the Fz09 get boring (in a word)... but for sitting in traffic - like Blackfin describes, the bike is just as blah as any other bike.. except if you had a smaller one that was more nimble, easier to handle (flat foot) and you can get through traffic just that much simpler on it than a larger, heavier displacement bike.
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Exactly - He will be waiting for a while. I know two people that sold their fz09 but not for boredom, one was just not the right bike for them, hadn't passed the supoersport phase and the other wanted a dual sport bike as he was moving more into dirt riding.

Anyone can be bored in traffic regardless of the bike, that is not the same as going out for a ride and in the middle of it think to themselves, damn this bike is boring.


Bagman said:
You gotta wait for all the people to get bored of them. :lmao:
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Some people change bikes like underwear... In over 12 years of riding, I've owned only 3.. two long termers *2004 R6 and 2008 CBR 1000) after my first 250 was rear-ended a week into ownership. I lost $700 on the insurance and vowed to go straight to a 600... was a steep learning curve and wish I had started on the track instead of so late in my 10th year.

I've pretty much ridden every kinda sport bike and have had lots of fun on a variety. A few bikes stood out to me:

- 09ish KTM Super Duke (990) - was just so damn fun, especially compared to the RC8 (non-R) I rode the same day. It taught me that it's not always about HP on a bike
- 2012 Panigale S ... I won't go into to many details, but I remember the sales guy telling me about the brand-new quickshifter and just pinning it... I basically pointed it on the first road outta the 'city', did as told, ham-fisted the throttle to see what the 'electronics' were about and flicked upshifts as I stared at blue sky until something like 5th gear. It still makes me giggle thinking about it to this day.
- my 08 CBR 1000RR, I remember 3rd gear power wheelie first day during "break-in" by not even pinning the throttle aggressively... it felt as light as my R6 did and is just an all around awesome bike whether on the track , in the city, in long sweepers, or at the dragon. It was bulletproof in 60,000 km and I'll miss that bike (bought during the recession, sold due to moving overseas). It is kinda the last of the non-electronic superbikes of this era and will be quite special in my mind.
-Ninja 300: Many times I let others ride my 1000 and had TONS of fun going back to a smaller bike. This thing is a great balance of engine, handling, tire size, stability, flickabilty and so on. Again, HP isn't everything.
-2013 Aprilia RSV4 APRC it was just so different to any of the hordes of inline-4s I had rode before it. Neil_V was gracious enough to let me take his for a spin but it excited me in a way my Fireblade just ceased to do anymore.

Dunno if I'll come back to riding any time soon, but it will be interesting when and if I do.
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