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Two Wheel Forum / Re: Sub-quarter liter category heating up.

« on: December 13, 2012, 08:11:36 PM »

Cool, hope it is truly "powerful" even in relative term. When Kwak redesigned their baby Ninja back in '08, I thought it looks pretty good for a 2 fity. However, the specs were disappointed as it loss power and gain more weight compared to the previous gen. Plus still no FI. This Yammi looks just as sharp as its competitors if not better. 

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Two Wheel Forum / Re: Let's Ride, into Laos???

« on: December 05, 2012, 07:31:12 PM »

How about mountain biking on the hilltops of the Hmong villages? I think that will truly be awesome and something to fulfill one day.

And easier to pack on a plane than a moto. If you have a nice one, make sure you take pictures of the Hmong in Laos' faces when telling them how much you paid for it. Got a buddy that has a $7,000 road bicycle.

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Two Wheel Forum / Re: Want to learn how to wheelie on a moto? Well now you can easily do it 100%

« on: December 04, 2012, 07:59:48 PM »

my 2013 toy! if they do sell it....how fast is the speed?

City bike so probably not that fast...

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Two Wheel Forum / Re: MTB riding and cardio fitness

« on: December 04, 2012, 12:18:27 AM »

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or serious here. 

No, not serious...Ther e's another Pher here that's really into mountain biking. He posted a bunch of pics and vids of his treks but can't recall his name...shouldn't be hard to search for though.

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General Entertainment / Re: who's into transformer toys?

« on: November 28, 2012, 01:27:36 AM »

Me. I actually have one that I can ride. Meet Chromia (in my avatar and below):

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Two Wheel Forum / Re: Let's Ride, into Laos???

« on: November 27, 2012, 08:09:03 PM »

My dad actually has a scooter there that we just bought a few months ago.  I myself probably wouldn't want to do a dirt bike or sports bike while there.  I wouldn't mind a light cafe racer though.  Maybe an older CB350 or so.

Cafe sounds like a good fit there...

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Two Wheel Forum / Re: motorcycle permit

« on: November 27, 2012, 08:06:45 PM »

I want to look at to see what kind of question they asking...  Gonna go take my exam! wish me luck...

you'll be fine. It's very similar to the auto written permit test. Just read that little DMV booklet, and you'll be fine. You may be able to download or get it from your local DMV site.  If not, do the MSF course. Once you passed the course, you get your license, no need to go to DMV for the hands on portion.

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Two Wheel Forum / Re: motorcycle permit

« on: November 26, 2012, 05:18:38 PM »

Does anyone here still kept their old permit written test?

Why? 

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Two Wheel Forum / Want to learn how to wheelie on a moto? Well now you can easily do it 100%

« on: November 16, 2012, 08:07:53 AM »

http://youtu.be/Z1YoCfm7nxU

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Positive News / Re: Elk Grove's Hmong find a voice on their school board

« on: November 15, 2012, 05:55:21 PM »

Cool, hope Steve does well.

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Two Wheel Forum / Big Red did good this year in terms of...

« on: November 12, 2012, 02:08:47 PM »

introducing the number of new and totally re-designed bikes  :

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Two Wheel Forum / Damn OCC, are those forward controls on that atrocity of a sportbike???

« on: November 08, 2012, 07:42:23 PM »

Yeah, stay with choppers until you can design a better sportbike, and no using parts from a 04-06 R1:

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Two Wheel Forum / Re: CBR500: Little heavy but not bad looking at all, the big question now is...

« on: November 02, 2012, 12:55:29 AM »

Tier licensing has been around in Europe for years. I think it's no more than 33 HP for new riders in the UK. In 2008, Utah adopted the tier licensing system but they based it on cc instead of hp from what I gathered which didn't make much sense to me because the gap of power is so wide from a vlx to a r6 even though both motors grouped in the same 600cc category.

Yep, not many options between 250 and 600 now. The only models I can think of on top of my head are the DR and the Ninja 300. Not like the old days where there are plenty of models ranging from 100-600 but then again, vehicles are getting bigger and bigger ("Bigger is better" still sells). I looked for a rental car recently, I can't believe they listed the Toyota Carolla a "mid-size"...

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Two Wheel Forum / CBR500: Little heavy but not bad looking at all, the big question now is...

« on: October 31, 2012, 05:40:26 PM »

how much Big Red will ask for it?

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Two Wheel Forum / Re: 5'2

« on: October 14, 2012, 02:43:09 PM »

In many situations, a car is safer but in some situations, a moto is safer. I know people that refused to drive because using public transportation like bus, subway, etc., is safer to them and in many ways, it is safer. Also many people feel safer in a big ol gas hog SUV vs. a tiny fuel efficient Civic or Integra despite the high gas prices. No activity in life is 100% safe but one still has to live life.