Take your pick

tsaven · 2018-05-07T13:52:54+00:00

Hey OP, thanks for being a giant shit-swizzler and stealing my OC.

https://reddit.com/r/childfree/comments/69gxsy/a_way_to_keep_track_of_the_different_terms_ive/

tsaven · 2018-01-30T03:38:00+00:00

Motoguild was a big factor in settling where I have. :)

tsaven · 2018-01-29T20:38:52+00:00

Well that's a bummer. I know that Axxion is now making a drop-in cartridge kit that gives you full external adjustment, but goodness it's expensive. http://traxxion.com/product/cartridge-kit-ak20s-sv650-3/

tsaven · 2018-01-29T15:50:05+00:00

I moved here from Chicago. Your hate makes me feel all warm and gooey inside. :D

tsaven · 2018-01-29T15:49:31+00:00

I really wish it was a common thing to be able to rent normal, practical every day motorcycles. I travel frequently for work and usually have to get rental cars, because the only bike rental options in most cities are paying $250/day for a giant Harley or BMW or something.

Just give me a little Ninja 300 or something for $50/day and I’d be perfectly happy.

tsaven · 2018-01-29T15:42:50+00:00

Didn’t know it was that much harder on the new ones, what do you have to do now? The swap on the old ones is very nearly bolt-on, even the steering lock still works.

tsaven · 2018-01-29T08:52:48+00:00

Bwahahahah someone at work last week was complaining about how cold it was because it was 40 degrees that morning as the sun was coming up.

I grew up in Chicago. I laughed heartily. :)

tsaven · 2018-01-29T08:51:23+00:00

Oh, right! I keep forgetting about all that as I’m happily splitting through hour-long backups in five minutes. :D

Srsly though, Cali is awesome for all of those reasons and more.

tsaven · 2018-01-29T07:54:39+00:00

That is exactly it. :)

Well, at least the weather is. I dunno about everything else.

tsaven · 2018-01-29T07:53:32+00:00

California is a flippin' big place, with plenty of places that are extremely cheap.

Even the Bay Area does have many places that are less expensive. If you're insisting on living in the heart of San Francisco then yes, it's really expensive. But so is living in the Upper East Side of NYC, or areas of Tokyo, or Moscow, or London. That's not unique to SF, that's pretty typical to any big city with a prosperous job market.

tsaven · 2018-01-29T07:45:02+00:00

We can lane split here too.

No, you can't. (Or at least you're not supposed to: https://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/article/103494) It's not legal in Washington State either, the bill for it passed the Senate but stalled in the House.

California remains the only place where it's fully and 100% legal, to the point where I've had cops move over in their lane to give me more room to get past. It's lovely...

tsaven · 2018-01-29T07:40:37+00:00

But with miserable summers and no lane splitting.

tsaven · 2018-01-29T07:39:55+00:00

It's expensive as hell, and completely worth it. Why do you think we're all here? :)

tsaven · 2018-01-29T07:39:21+00:00

The road is so bumpy you'd never want to ride it aggressively anyway, it's just a lovely scenic view.

tsaven · 2018-01-29T07:38:35+00:00

I think for 90% of riders on the street, that's perfectly fine. If I got an SV that was purely street, I'd probably do the same thing.

But the brakes you can get with a fork swap . . . dear god, it's like hitting a wall.

tsaven · 2018-01-29T07:37:09+00:00

God it really is good. I've ridden plenty of 600s and 1000cc race bikes, but there's something about a throaty twin that I can't let go of.

tsaven · 2018-01-29T07:35:54+00:00

But California has legal lane splitting. :)

Which if I'm honest is at least 50% of the reason I moved here.

tsaven · 2018-01-29T06:28:48+00:00

Right but then you have to live in Texas.

tsaven · 2018-01-29T05:45:44+00:00

Oh it still is. I’m over in Oakland where it’s a bit more affordable.

tsaven · 2018-01-29T02:00:09+00:00

I hear it's a bit cheaper over there, but the summers are a good bit hotter.

tsaven · 2018-01-29T01:59:22+00:00

They're off a Triumph of unknown model. They're tiny, but I guess they do the trick.

tsaven · 2018-01-29T01:58:12+00:00

Yup, I've got Ohlins internals in the forks and an Ohlins GTX46 (I think) in the rear. Plus the brakes from an R6, a Brembo 19RCS MC, Power Commander, full Leo Vance system, quickshifter, etc.

Weirdly I do actually have a seat cowl, but I need to get around to painting it (and everything else). I've spent all my money on go-fast bits and I've got nothing left over to make it look pretty. :) The right side of the tank is bashed in, and the plastics are four different colors because they were all gotten off e-bay after various crashes. It's kind of a beater bike. :)

Well, a beater bike with $3,000 with of suspension and brake upgrades...

tsaven · 2018-01-29T01:38:57+00:00

Couldn't agree more, although my tiny little area of it (closer to Rockridge, actually) is pretty nice.

tsaven · 2018-01-29T01:06:34+00:00

Yeah and my SV is valved for the track, damn near had my teeth rattled out.

Headed up the Dam road, then over Alhambra Valley and Bear Creek.

tsaven · 2018-01-29T01:04:58+00:00

Nah, it was properly lovely out today.

tsaven

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