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- Feersty - 06-07-2006
Sijray21 Wrote:Feersty Wrote:My helmet and jacket I am trying to sell match teh colors perfectly
aren't they blue...?
I have a Joe Rocket jacket and gloves that are blue, but I alos have a Gericke jacket and helmet that is red and black. Trying to sell all my moto stuff btw everyone!
- Kaan - 06-07-2006
its not like you had a dirt bike, how did you get sand in your vagina?
- Kaan - 06-07-2006
oh btw, Evan is next. i hear the clock ticking away...
- Mike - 06-07-2006
Kaan Wrote:oh btw, Evan is next. i hear the clock ticking away...
or beej, but i have a feeling he's gonna stick to 4 wheels (all of them) for a bit longer.
- Kaan - 06-07-2006
Mike, you fell to the power of the dark side... you of all people... you have proved that anyone can be seduced.
- Sijray21 - 06-07-2006
Kaan Wrote:Mike, you fell to the power of the dark side... you of all people... you have proved that anyone can be seduced.
i'll believe it when Evan get's a bike....this is when Hades will have an ice rink for all to skate on
- Dragon - 06-07-2006
Sijray21 Wrote:That or it will be the day that RJ discovers there's girls in high school as well as middle school.Kaan Wrote:Mike, you fell to the power of the dark side... you of all people... you have proved that anyone can be seduced.
i'll believe it when Evan get's a bike....this is when Hades will have an ice rink for all to skate on
- Mike - 06-07-2006
Got my gear...
Scorpion 400 helmet (red art), Joe Rocket CBR mesh jacket (black), Joe Rocket Honda gloves (black).
- Sijray21 - 06-08-2006
Mike Wrote:Got my gear...
Scorpion 400 helmet (red art)
scorpion helmets are awesome for the price
- Mike - 06-08-2006
it fit the best out of everything they had. like 10x better than anything else they had.
- Jeff - 06-10-2006
Very cool mike!! WOOHOO!!
- Mike - 06-10-2006
tried these on: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.newenough.com/icon_standard_boots_page_private.htm">http://www.newenough.com/icon_standard_ ... rivate.htm</a><!-- m -->
really liked them, but they didn't have my size. any reason i should get a race style boot instead?
- Apoc - 06-10-2006
looks like it would be really easy to shatter an ankle since they don't come up that far.
- Mike - 06-10-2006
ok so race style for sure?
- Apoc - 06-10-2006
It's what I'd recommend. If you want something a little more toned down then get the A* S-MX 4.
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I woulda recommended the A* GPS3 like I have but I don't think they make them any more. If you want to go to eBay some places have them on closeout for ~$140 but not sure what their exchange policy is.
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- Mike - 06-12-2006
so i'm looking at new tires... based on reviews and word of mouth, i'm gonna go with d220s. question is, what size? stock is 120/70/17 up front, which i will go with, but rear is 170/60/17. andrew told me i ought to go with a 180/55/17, but on my generation they stepped down to a 5" wide rim (to save weight) and i've read that the contact patch is a little weird with that size combo. should i just stick with the 170?
- .RJ - 06-12-2006
Keep the stock size - if you squeeze a tire on a too narrow wheel, it will make the contact patch flatter, giving you less grip when you're getting your lean on. Did the VFR come with a wider wheel at any point with the single side swingarm? You could pick up another one on ebay if they did, and go with the 180.
- Sijray21 - 06-12-2006
Mike Wrote:ok so race style for sure?
i would say a race style for the protection. the plastic shield in the front will help with any rocks and objects that fly at you and hit your lower shin area. I had a twig fly up from the front tire and hit me there directly and it just broke and flew away, but it hit my boot after the front tire. I felt it, but it didn't hurt under the shield. Just my preference, but it's up to you.
as for the tires i'd just stick with the stock tire size.
- Mike - 06-12-2006
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i've posted on a vfr board about upgrading to a 5.5" wheel. the fifth gen (98+ has recessed bolts on the rotor, which would require modification) and i'm still waiting to hear about the third gen.
- G.Irish - 06-12-2006
No point in going through the trouble just to get a +10 wider tire. Just replace with the stock size.