New From the North Shore

[katina]

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.

[Kenn157]

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

[sveesix]

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

[Manik]

Welcome! Ipswich here.

[katina]

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.

[drop]

boxford/bradford line here. welcome.

[06gixgirl]

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

[Dip Dungles]

Welcome aboard. Nice gixxaaaa

[Slyder]

another gixxer chick? kickass

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

[OreoGaborio]

<- Topsfield, here. Welcome to the forum.

[katina]

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.

[Slyder]

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)

[06gixgirl]

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 :-(

[ZX11D]

Welcome to the forum Katina!

[DankDirtyBird]

howdy!

[Pigman]

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

[jwm2k3]

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.

[ColorsVT]

127 is just so slowwwwww

[nt650hawk]

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

Welcome

[bostongixxer]

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!!

[7UPyours]

welcome, nice bike

[ColorsVT]

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

[csmutty]

Welcome!

[katina]

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.

127 is just so slowwwwww

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.

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

Troof.

[dontpanic]

Welcome! Just remember, there are NO good roads here in Boxford.