My bike photos as requested by some

[nhbubba]

Naw, hide it, stelthyesque. Does the sticker on the can come off?

[ThisBitch]

More miles make it less likely that you'll do something stupid that will dent up that pretty little can you've got there.

People are cautioning against all of the after market bits because odds are you may have an 'oops' early on and the more money is bolted on all over the place, the more your mistake will cost you.

[stpierre]

I would have removed the heat shield, so you can see the exhaust can. It wouldn't effect the plastics. Ask me how I know.

+1 Love that can!! It sounds good on the hawk so your bike must be sick!!

[stpierre]

Naw, hide it, stelthyesque. Does the sticker on the can come off?

No.... Its a $600 can..

[butcher bergs]

You wanna really drive this place nuts?



Put an extended swingarm on it.

[jcrawford]

You wanna really drive this place nuts?



Put an extended swingarm on it.

HELL NO!

[dankatz]

Nice bike! looks good in black. I also was checking out the 2009 limited edition which someone is selling on this forum. It also looks good. I agree that part of the fun of owning bikes is customizing them with whatever you consider to be tasteful bits. You never get back the return on investment, but it is still fun.

[Jaynnus]

I've never put bits and pieces on my bikes. The fun is riding the damn thing. Hell I put 1k miles on my new DRZ in a week...commuting the long way. Now that was fun!

[scubasteveRR]

I need to make the bike more enjoyable and comfortable first...

enjoyable??? I thought you twisted the throttle for that.

Comfortable = impossible...

the RR is designed to be fast, not comfortable... Just ask Chuck, he did the risers and rearsets and still had the same comfort issues on his 1k.

you should have got a F4I if you wanted something with more comfort and upright riding position.

[jwm2k3]

don't think I am doing too bad almost at 2,000 miles on this bike for being mid season

I havent ridden 2000 miles in the last 2 years...

I put over 12k miles on my bike the first season that I had it.

Nice! I think I did about 10k my first season...

Hell I put 1k miles on my new DRZ in a week...commuting the long way. Now that was fun!

Sounds fun!

I think I forget how to ride now....turning is scary.

[jcrawford]

Comfortable = impossible...

100% comfort yes that is impossible, however the 2011 600RR has a really large seating area (odd that the 100RR doesn't)so I find myself stretching to reach the bars when I sit all the way back as you are supposed to. The risers will make it a bit more comfortable to ride since I won't be stretching.

That's what I meant about comfortable "for me"

[Garandman]

I heard a statistic that the average HD rider only rode 1,150 miles a year. It made me wonder who does ride a lot. I ride 7-10,000 miles a season and among V-Strom riders I'm a total piker: a co-worker who bought his the same day in 09 has 27,000 and a buddy has an 07 with over 90,000.

Looked at Boston Craigslist in June and took the model year and mileage of the ten most-recently listed non-antique Harleys, BMW's, and GSX-R's [Suzuki sportbike] in which mileage was listed. I subtracted the model year from 2011 to get seasons of use, and divided by stated mileage to get a seasonal average. There are all sorts of simplifying assumptions contained in this approach, but it was fast and easy and can be duplicated using other brands, models, or locations.

Of the first ten non-Antique Harleys listed the oldest was a 2002, the newest several 2006's. Lowest mileage was 1,400, highest 52,000.
The average miles-per-season was 2,124.

BMW? The average miles-per-season was 2,324.

Then the first ten GSX-R's. Those are the sport bikes that the HD and BMW owners both like to rant about. Average miles per season? 2,265.

This is one admittedly flawed data set to support the idea that regardless of brand or style, the average motorcyclist in New England rides something over 2,000 miles a season. More than that, you're a fanatic.

[scubasteveRR]

when I sit all the way back as you are supposed to.

I'm not racer but I'm pretty sure you want to be more in the middle of the bike. From what i've been told... a fist length from the tank.

You're supposed to be streched out, it's the reason why the bike is designed that way... how tall are you? i'm 5'9" and I fit on my 05RR just fine (and it's known to have an even tourtuous seating position han the 07's and above). i'll stand by the statment... if you wanted something comfortable then you shouldn't have bought a race replica bike... they are made for speed and handling, not comfort.

I'm not saying don't bling it up, but I'd listen to Pete and few others when they say just ride the fucking thing.

Also Woodcraft rearset make the bike even more uncomfortable just so you know... they bring your feet higher and further back than the stock ones so they are going to push your feet back and you're going to be laying down even more than the stock rearsets. any comfort given to you from the risers will be taken away by the rearsets as they are racing rearsets and by design they bring you closer to the bike.

[Kazinator]

My 2 cents....
Its your bike, do what you want.

[OreoGaborio]

when I sit all the way back as you are supposed to.

Who told you that? I sit more towards the tank with enough room for the frank & beans.

That is, unless I want to get the front end light for some weird reason.... not that I'd ever done that

[scubasteveRR]

Who told you that?

If i had to put money on it... i'd say he saw it on 600RR.net.

[ThisBitch]

Just slide all the way back and, you know, YUT-UGH!

[Dean_T]

I have both the F4i and the 1000RR. If I want my back to be sore, I would ride the F4i. If I want my back to be really, really sore, I would ride the 1000RR. Comfort? What is that?

I'm not racer but I'm pretty sure you want to be more in the middle of the bike. From what i've been told... a fist length from the tank.

You're supposed to be streched out, it's the reason why the bike is designed that way... how tall are you? i'm 5'9" and I fit on my 05RR just fine (and it's known to have an even tourtuous seating position han the 07's and above). i'll stand by the statment... if you wanted something comfortable then you shouldn't have bought a race replica bike... they are made for speed and handling, not comfort.

I'm not saying don't bling it up, but I'd listen to Pete and few others when they say just ride the fucking thing.

Also Woodcraft rearset make the bike even more uncomfortable just so you know... they bring your feet higher and further back than the stock ones so they are going to push your feet back and you're going to be laying down even more than the stock rearsets. any comfort given to you from the risers will be taken away by the rearsets as they are racing rearsets and by design they bring you closer to the bike.

[jcrawford]

If i had to put money on it... i'd say he saw it on 600RR.net.

no actually that was just me making an ass out of myself by assuming. When I am going through the twists it just feels better and feels as if I could lean over even further when I am pushed all the way back.

I was sitting up on the tank but hurts the beans and I need to get tank pads so that I can sit back just far enough not to hurt the beans and give that a shot. I find it hard to stay in place without the tank pads as my pants just slide on the tank.

[ThisBitch]

no actually that was just me making an ass out of myself by assuming. When I am going through the twists it just feels better and feels as if I could lean over even further when I am pushed all the way back.

I was sitting up on the tank but hurts the beans and I need to get tank pads so that I can sit back just far enough not to hurt the beans and give that a shot. I find it hard to stay in place without the tank pads as my pants just slide on the tank.

Once you learn proper riding technique, if you're really going through twisties, your ass will be off of your seat, not on the back of it.

I highly recommend you either do a track day or hook up with some more experienced riders that you can learn from. You shouldn't be trying to lean farther over, that's how you scrape hard parts and crash. The goal should be to take the corner with the bike more upright, maintaining a larger contact patch on your tire and using your body weight to carry you through the corner.

[Kazinator]

The goal should be to take the corner with the bike more upright, maintaining a larger contact patch on your tire and using your body weight to carry you through the corner.

[OreoGaborio]

no actually that was just me making an ass out of myself by assuming. When I am going through the twists it just feels better and feels as if I could lean over even further when I am pushed all the way back.

I was sitting up on the tank but hurts the beans and I need to get tank pads so that I can sit back just far enough not to hurt the beans and give that a shot. I find it hard to stay in place without the tank pads as my pants just slide on the tank.

Use your legs more. Squeeze the tank.

Tank pads help while you're in the center of the seat, but they're useless once you're mid corner if you hang off at all as your knees are no longer against the sides of the tank (unless you have a hinge in your femur)

[jcrawford]

Once you learn proper riding technique, if you're really going through twisties, your ass will be off of your seat, not on the back of it.

I highly recommend you either do a track day or hook up with some more experienced riders that you can learn from. You shouldn't be trying to lean farther over, that's how you scrape hard parts and crash. The goal should be to take the corner with the bike more upright, maintaining a larger contact patch on your tire and using your body weight to carry you through the corner.

yep going to have to find some experienced riders who would be willing to teach me more about cornering and picking lines. I know I am not an expert and just learning.

I am hoping to learn quite a bit from the BRC over the next 2 weekends.

[OreoGaborio]

yep going to have to find some experienced riders who would be willing to teach me more about cornering and picking lines. I know I am not an expert and just learning.

I am hoping to learn quite a bit from the BRC over the next 2 weekends.

I bet I can think of some experienced riders in the area...

[jcrawford]

Use your legs more. Squeeze the tank.

Tank pads help while braking when you're in the center of the seat, but they're useless once you're mid corner if you hang off at all, as your knees are no longer against the sides of the tank (unless you have a hinge in your femur)

Yep that's mostly when I slide around is when I am braking.