BAH!!!! FRUSTRATION!!!

[contrldsub]

I hate this!! my Bike is in the shop!!!! i want it back

[Origin]

Whats it in for?

[contrldsub]

ignition advancer, new sneakers, oil change and plugs.

[The Snowman]

ignition advancer, new sneakers, oil change and plugs.

Should have done it all yourself. Relatively easy.




edit: and brought the wheels to Degsy for the tires.

[contrldsub]

Should have done it all yourself. Relatively easy.




edit: and brought the wheels to Degsy for the tires.

eh. it was supposed to be done last week while i was out of town but one thing or another kept it from getting finished. and now im leaving in the morning for cape cad and wont get it back for another week!!! damn it.

[contrldsub]

YAY !!!!! got my bike back. and apperently the 60$ ignition advancer was a good investment.... did a small wheelie unintentionally the other night with it. i suppose ill have to pay attention while gunning on it now. no more holding it hard open without worrying about the front end coming up on me.

[Jim]

did a small wheelie unintentionally the other night with it

LIAR. Katana's cant wheelie

[Jaynnus]

LIAR. Katana's cant wheelie

I think you read my mind.


So....what am I thinking next?

[GixerJockey]

LIAR. Katana's cant wheelie

Oh, it can...

But it's CERTAINLY would not be by accident...

[Jim]

I think you read my mind.


So....what am I thinking next?

Oh, it can...

But it's CERTAINLY would not be by accident...

I learned to ride on an 04 or 05 katana 600 when it was a year old and had only 5k miles. no F'n way that thing would lift up. my friends would stand on the rear pegs, pre-load the shocks, and pin the throttle....still nothing.

[R1]

cape cad

Cape Cad ey?

[contrldsub]

I learned to ride on an 04 or 05 katana 600 when it was a year old and had only 5k miles. no F'n way that thing would lift up. my friends would stand on the rear pegs, pre-load the shocks, and pin the throttle....still nothing.

it really was on accident... mostly, i popped the throttle a little but didnt use the clutch to get it up and i really didnt expect it to come up it never did before.

its got just over 6300 miles on it. its got a few minor performance things and according to Factory Pro the advancer is "suppose to provide more 3-7k power and 2-6hp increase at full throttle"

[Jim]

its got a few minor performance things and according to Factory Pro the advancer is "suppose to provide more 3-7k power and 2-6hp increase at full throttle"

so now it's got 3-7hp?

[contrldsub]

so now it's got 3-7hp?

hellz yeah!!!! im totally now

[Jaynnus]

so now it's got 3-7hp?

[Jim]

those are ideal learning bikes. too heavy and slow to do anything stupid. just not sure why they get shitted so much, where everyone likes the ex500

[contrldsub]

was a great bike to get back into riding with. as for heavy. its really not much heavier than a few other bikes we put on a scale. a 08 600RR with around a half tank was 409. and my bike was 447 with 3/4 of a tank. i know thats alot for a bike but i think alot of people assume cruiser weight when they hear heavy. im hoping to lower the bike and give it to my G/F for her first bike and then get a new one next spring. getting a new one eitherway.

[BostonSVkid]

Wow your bike is ony 447? My bike is pushing almost 500 lbs bunch of pussies !! haha.

[BCT748]

Wow your bike is ony 447? My bike is pushing almost 500 lbs bunch of pussies !! haha.

I think his scale must be off, the dry weight of a canotuna is 458lbs.

[contrldsub]

ill get it in here and put on the shipping scale again and post a picture if you want. believe me i was well surprized when we put it up there and thats what it came up with. even the guy i bought it from was surprised.

lost a bit of weight with the stock exhaust going bubye and the center stand was off at the time.

[BCT748]

Even dropping all that I can't see your wet weight being 11 pounds less than the dry weight stock

[GixerJockey]

I learned to ride on an 04 or 05 katana 600 when it was a year old and had only 5k miles. no F'n way that thing would lift up. my friends would stand on the rear pegs, pre-load the shocks, and pin the throttle....still nothing.

Oh ye' of little faith (and talent)...


Anything can be wheelied. TRUST...

[spicy]

my old 750 was 461 dry and boy did i feel every pound of it while i was learning.

some bastard had beaten the piss out of the poor thing sometime in her life, so she never ran very well (turned into a Triumph Katana 562.5, prompting me to get rid of her for the princely sum of $400)

[R7]

I think you read my mind.


So....what am I thinking next?

Buttercup is gonna marry Muffin some day and we're gonna make some ButterFins?

[GixerJockey]

(turned into a Triumph Katana 562.5, prompting me to get rid of her for the princely sum of $400)

A better decision has never been made...