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New From the North Shore

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    New From the North Shore

    Hey everyone. One of my friends directed me here as a good place to meet other sportbike riders in the area. I'm from Peabody and currently on a 2008 GSXR600 that I got last September. This is my 2nd bike when I upgraded from a Ninja 250. I don't have anything too out of the ordinary as far as upgrades, as it was almost completely stock up (with the exception of frame sliders and a chrome windscreen) until about April. I just did a 520 conversion with -1/+2 gearing and Galfer s/s lines, both of which have been awesome so far. I also upgraded to a Puig screen and that's been really helpful, plus it looks better than the chrome monstrosity that was there before. Here are pics and glad to meet all of you.

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    Re: New From the North Shore

    Welcome Katina! I'm as far north on the shore in the bay state as you can go before NH. Nice bike too!

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    Welcome, I grew up in Peabody, right near the West Branch Library!

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    Welcome! Ipswich here.

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    Re: New From the North Shore

    Quote Originally Posted by Manik View Post
    Welcome! Ipswich here.
    I go through 1A and 133 a lot, so I'm always up that way; actually pretty much the only routes I go are 1A, 127, 133, and 97. Riding down here is impossible with all the traffic and congestion blegh.

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    boxford/bradford line here. welcome.

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    Welcome...nice to see you post finally. careful for all the

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    Welcome aboard. Nice gixxaaaa

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    another gixxer chick? kickass

    is that an M4 exhaust? It looks like the ear bleeding model of what I have.

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    <- Topsfield, here. Welcome to the forum.

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    Re: New From the North Shore

    Quote Originally Posted by Slyder View Post
    another gixxer chick? kickass

    is that an M4 exhaust? It looks like the ear bleeding model of what I have.
    Yeah, it's the Street Slayer that my bike shop fabricated to fit on the '08. It is fairly ear bleeding lol.

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    Re: New From the North Shore

    Never heard of it till now, but after poking around on their website, it looks as if the street slayer is a standard race can sticking out of the fairing instead of using a mid-pipe to put it at the passenger peg. I've got the standard race with a 12" shorty can. It's not so bad, at least on a 1000. They didn't sound bad on a 600 either. I was initially thinking it was something crazy loud like the Akra...M4 GP, Racefit. (shouldn't be on the market loud)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slyder View Post
    Never heard of it till now, but after poking around on their website, it looks as if the street slayer is a standard race can sticking out of the fairing instead of using a mid-pipe to put it at the passenger peg. I've got the standard race with a 12" shorty can. It's not so bad, at least on a 1000. They didn't sound bad on a 600 either. I was initially thinking it was something crazy loud like the Akra...M4 GP, Racefit. (shouldn't be on the market loud)
    What up Slyder? been ignoring me lately :-(

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    Welcome to the forum Katina!

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    howdy!

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    Hello.................gixxer Fan here

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    Welcome! Im in Danvers and I also ride 97, 133, 127.....ya gotta do it when theres no traffic. My bike gets sooo hot in traffic its miserable. I like to toss in some 128 up to Gloucester and back too.

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    127 is just so slowwwwww

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    I don't know why but I have always liked Yellow/black bikes.

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    Re: New From the North Shore

    Welcome to the madness. I'm in Swampscott and on a short ride will loop up on some of those roads. I avoid 127, though...too slow!!

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    welcome, nice bike

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    Re: New From the North Shore

    I'm in Gloucester/Beverly/Wakefield Sept-May. But there are just nooooo good roads.

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    Re: New From the North Shore

    Quote Originally Posted by jwm2k3 View Post
    Welcome! Im in Danvers and I also ride 97, 133, 127.....ya gotta do it when theres no traffic. My bike gets sooo hot in traffic its miserable. I like to toss in some 128 up to Gloucester and back too.
    Oh yeah! Mine got to 225 the other day in stop-and-go in Everett. That was hell, so damn hot.

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    127 is just so slowwwwww
    Quote Originally Posted by bostongixxer View Post
    Welcome to the madness. I'm in Swampscott and on a short ride will loop up on some of those roads. I avoid 127, though...too slow!!
    It is. Plus it's potholey and gravelly and generally ick. Singing Beach is the only redeemable part.

    Quote Originally Posted by ColorsVT View Post
    I'm in Gloucester/Beverly/Wakefield Sept-May. But there are just nooooo good roads.
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    Welcome! Just remember, there are NO good roads here in Boxford.

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