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Post by Jarlaxle on Jul 17, 2016 11:10:50 GMT -5
Actually, I know someone that sells electronics on eBay. He buys stuff wholesale (and also disco'd stuff, demos, open-box, etc) really cheap, tests it, and resells it. He will sometimes make 2-3 functioning items (especially computers) from 4-5 dead ones. My wife got her laptop from him...it was a warranty replacement from (of all places) Rent-A-Center with a bad screen. He replaced the screen, and it worked perfectly...for about a quarter what it cost new.
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Post by Jarlaxle on Jul 11, 2016 11:49:51 GMT -5
Hope the guy isn't a gangbanger...or a cop.
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Post by Jarlaxle on Jul 10, 2016 18:38:58 GMT -5
Sounds like a loose electrical connection.
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Post by Jarlaxle on Jul 10, 2016 8:46:47 GMT -5
Most new bikes are hideous, looking like the designer watched Robocop or Tron while on LSD or absinthe. While I don't like them (I despise front wheel drive), the pre-1996 and post-1999 Taurus wagons look fine.
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Post by Jarlaxle on Jul 9, 2016 14:31:54 GMT -5
That bike is hideous.
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Post by Jarlaxle on Jul 9, 2016 7:44:19 GMT -5
The B400 uses a 140/80-14 front and a 150/70-13 rear tire...I recall the Silverwing uses the same sizes. OE tires are Bridgestone Hoops, I recall H-rated. One reason is a larger rear tire would eat into the underseat storage. The odd floorboards are for a couple reasons. One is a spot for the pillon rider's feet. Another is tough to see in photos: there are cufouts on both sides, making it much easier for a short rider to get both feet down. Stock, a B400 tops out about  ...still pulling, but on the redline. With Dr. Pulley sliders, mine will comfortably exceed that speed, though I've not topped it out since the swap. A 650 will top out around 115...I think also redline limited. Also...according to each and every review I have seen, a Sportcity 250 will not exceed 80MPH (actual) on level ground. |
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Post by Jarlaxle on Jul 8, 2016 17:16:10 GMT -5
My Burg has a 14" front tire. Only a 650 uses a 15.
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Post by Jarlaxle on Jul 8, 2016 9:15:49 GMT -5
I have NEVER, not one single time, seen a maxi scooter that I could stand on the floorboards. Simply doesn't exist.
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Post by Jarlaxle on Jul 8, 2016 8:08:03 GMT -5
The floorboards of a Burgman are angled...the only place really suitable for standing is at a fairly steep angle forward. There is a "kickup" that makes a spot for the pillon rider's feet, but the same thing results in a fairly-steeply raked floorboard under the rider. There is absolutely nothing else on the market (aside from a 650 Burg) that I would be willing to replace it with. (I would have no use for a Sportcity.) I have taken many grade crossings and expansion joints without a problem. Not really relevant that you have yet to find yourself in a situation that can become a life altering event if you can't lean forward and get your spine unloaded from the seat. It only takes a moment to compress the spine and alter the rest of your life. BV500, BV350, Scarabeo 500, Sport City 250, T-Max and Silverwing along with a number of others all seem to allow following best practice and are all Interstate Capable. I tour on my Sport City regularly and have no problems with keeping up with Interstate traffic. Its a personal choice if you want to trade off safety for style, etc however that's your decision. For me not being able to follow best practice because of a poor design as I said would eliminate the Burgman as a choice. What a pile. The Silverwing is ancient (and one with ABS might as well by mythical), the Tmax really isnt a step-through, as well as being close to unobtanium used. None of the smaller Sportcitys are suitable for long highway runs. The BV is a city scooter with a small fairing and minimal weather protection. That's not even mentioning the fact I simply have no interest in a Euro bike of any kind. You can't really do it on a Sportcity, either...at least, I can't, not with 11EEE boots. And no, no 250 can match the 4-valve, high-compression (12.5:1) 400 in the Burgman! A Sportcity tops out at about my usual highway pace! No. Same rim size, not the same tire size. |
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Post by Jarlaxle on Jul 7, 2016 20:42:07 GMT -5
The floorboards of a Burgman are angled...the only place really suitable for standing is at a fairly steep angle forward. There is a "kickup" that makes a spot for the pillon rider's feet, but the same thing results in a fairly-steeply raked floorboard under the rider. There is absolutely nothing else on the market (aside from a 650 Burg) that I would be willing to replace it with. (I would have no use for a Sportcity.) I have taken many grade crossings and expansion joints without a problem.
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Post by Jarlaxle on Jul 4, 2016 7:36:06 GMT -5
Actually, I think it might be simpler than that if you have full coverage: a scooter is MUCH more likely to have serious damage (as in: possibly totalled) from a minor drop than a motorcycle (bent peg, scraped tank...probably won't even bother to file a claim).
Unless you have actual hard data about HOW the information was collected, it means nothing and is just noise.
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Post by Jarlaxle on Jul 3, 2016 19:34:56 GMT -5
Just been looking on the Internet, seems that Medicare covers me jes' fine. Going back about the S40/Savage: www.progressive.com/newsroom/article/2005/june/motorcycle-tips/The four Japanese Sport bikes -- Suzuki GSX-R Series, Kawasaki Ninja Series, Yamaha YZF Series, and Honda CBR Series -- sit in slots 1-5 on both most crashed and most stolen motorcycles. The Suzuki Savage (S40) is third least crashed and least stolen motorcycle. Gee...considering the huge number of different bikes "Ninja Series" or "CBR Series" covers (from learner bikes to 180+MPH superbikes), that is basically a meaningless statement. I would love to know where Harleys rank on the most-stolen list. I would also like tyo know EXACTLY how they arrived at their conclusions...for example, do their numbers include bikes that were stolen, but no insurance claim was made? (I suspect many Savages, being worth very little money, are not insured against theft.) |
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Post by Jarlaxle on Jul 3, 2016 18:09:53 GMT -5
Accident avoidance was covered, classroom and on the range, as was crossing obstacles...but there was no obstacle-jumping on the range. I have no interest in retaking the BRC.
Compared to your Sport City, I have equal or smaller tires and more weight...and, again, I cannot really stand on the floorboards.
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Post by Jarlaxle on Jul 1, 2016 20:16:25 GMT -5
Too bad he was wearing shorts if I remember correctly. Here MSF training includes riding over obstacles. The instructors in the class I took used 2X4, 4X4 lumber and fence posts to train us how to ride over obstacles we could not avoid. Despite the illusion the foam compacted down to a relatively small obstacle that should have been fairly easy to ride over if the rider had sufficient training through the MSF. Makes me glad its mandatory in Florida and that the trainers were so adamant about accident avoidance and riding over obstacles in the roadway. After I took my class I had a truck drop a load of 6X6 cut offs in front of me which I had to ride out standing on the floorboards of my scooter. Fortunate I did not damage a rim or blow a tire. I took the class...barely anything was said about riding over obstacles, and there was zero practical instruction about it. I don't think I could actually do that...I really can't stand on my floorboards, and I suspect that hitting a 4x4 would blow my front tire and probably bend the forks. |
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Post by Jarlaxle on Jun 29, 2016 21:27:22 GMT -5
... "If you consider a Savage a "touring bike", you must have some REALLY low standards" Or, you really enjoy vibration. As I said, Suzuki did too good of a job on the counter-balancer, very low vibration. At touring speed the the vibration is like the massage bed in a cheap motel. A sport bike has a higher frequency vibration, like the drill in a dentist's chair. If you cannot balance a quarter on the engine while it runs, it is not smooth enough. |
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...still pulling, but on the redline. With Dr. Pulley sliders, mine will comfortably exceed that speed, though I've not topped it out since the swap. A 650 will top out around 115...I think also redline limited.
