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Madison Motorsports
Finally a Part of the Club - Printable Version

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Finally a Part of the Club - Apoc - 05-01-2007

So I took my SV out for a little spin after work today since it hasn't even been around the block in probably a month. I already had the Aero out because we were riding it to dinner so I thought I'd line 'em up for an updated shot. I did that and got some pretty decent shots, at least ones I was happy with.

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Now I should preface this next part by saying that I've been riding the cruiser exclusively for the past month, just to get some miles on it. It's goes without saying that the ride is a completely different experience and I realized that when I rode the SV around today. Everything about the bikes change the way you ride each and I'm pretty sure my brain was still stuck in cruiser mode.

Anyway, after I took the pictures I rode the SV down the street to turn it around to pull in the garage. I got to the intersection, swung wide, started my u-turn and looked over my shoulder just to make sure a car wasn't there. Unfortuntealy, when I turned my head there was a minivan not more than 20 feet behind me. It really surprised me, caught me off guard really and being used to the pig cruiser's less than stellar stopping ability grabbed a handful of brake. Evidently cruisers rot your brain because that was nothing but bad news.

In less than a second the bars went to full lock, the front tire lost traction and the bike disappeared from underneath me. I couldn't have been doing more than 5 mph and managed to stand up instead of going down with the bike. I cursed at myself out loud, realized it took me 2.5 years but was finally just like everyone else and pushed it back home to assess the damage.

The good news is the frame and swingarm sliders saved all the spendy parts from damage. I did end up with a scraped bar end, broken clutch lever, broken shifter and scraped passenger peg but considering the lack of fairings it could have been a lot worse. The parts that need replacing can be done, even by me, so while my ego's bruised I'm really not that bad off. Anyone who says sliders aren't worth their weight in cocaine is snorting it.

Bonus: Coming back from dinner I found out just how far the Aero can go before I have to switch to reserve. Amazingly I managed to do this without pulling over and made it to a gas station to fill up. (3 gal / 150 miles).

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- .paul - 05-01-2007

well shit happens, glad you are okay. Parts are cheap. Sucks going down in front of people doesn't it?

- .RJ - 05-01-2007

w00t! Wink

On a somewhat related note, I filled up the F4i today and got 190 miles on the tank... and had almost a half gallon to spare (4.1 gallons, it'll take 4.5)

- Ginger - 05-01-2007

well, glad you're OK, bike's not bad off, either. Heck, you don't even have to replace anything but the shifter Wink

- .RJ - 05-01-2007

asteele2 Wrote:you don't even have to replace anything but the shifter Wink

Put a VFR shifter on it? We've got 2 of 'em here...

- Ginger - 05-01-2007

GP shift when his mind is used to regular... imagine the calamity!

I wanna see Chris grab "3rd", get first, and leave a big black mark, and a puff of black smoke :-D

- BLINGMW - 05-01-2007

the light is so odd in that first pic, it looks like a photochop Confusedhock: :dunno: :?:

- Goodspeed - 05-02-2007

Those are awesome pictures, I agree they almost look sort of surreal. What camera do you have? Anything done to the pics? Sorry to hear about the accident Sad

- .paul - 05-02-2007

If you do not want to replace the shifter, just drill a hole through the peg and where the peg used to be, bolt it up, fixed.

- Apoc - 05-02-2007

.RJ Wrote:w00t! Wink

On a somewhat related note, I filled up the F4i today and got 190 miles on the tank... and had almost a half gallon to spare (4.1 gallons, it'll take 4.5)

Mine started to chug around the 150 mile mark and took almost exactly 3 gallons. The guy I bought it from said it would get 175 on a tank but that entire tank was 2up so I'm pretty sure I could get there. I watch mileage on the SV anyway but I really don't like not having a gas guage/light on the Aero.

BLINGMW Wrote:the light is so odd in that first pic, it looks like a photochop Confusedhock: :dunno: :?:

Yeah... it's the shadow/highlight filter with some lightening of the shadows to pull out detail in the Aero's engine. I took it a bit far and kinda like the surreal feel so I kept it.

- Apoc - 05-02-2007

Almost forgot... In an entirely unlike me move, I didn't even have a helmet, gloves or jacket on. :o

- .RJ - 05-02-2007

zomg!

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- Apoc - 05-02-2007

mmm calamari

so where do I source parts? just find the cheapest OEM dealer online? i'm used to paying people to fix my fuck ups. Smile

- Dragon - 05-02-2007

Apoc Wrote:so where do I source parts? just find the cheapest OEM dealer online? i'm used to paying people to fix my fuck ups. Smile
One of the cheapest I've found online for OEM parts: http://www.flatoutmotorcycles.com/default.asp

- .RJ - 05-02-2007

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- .paul - 05-02-2007

ebay for your parts.

- Kaan - 05-02-2007

<---- No gas light... and it bit me last night hahaha... i'm a retard.

glad you are ok and there wasnt much damage

- Mike - 05-02-2007

ebay.

- .RJ - 05-02-2007

Kaan Wrote:<---- No gas light... and it bit me last night hahaha... i'm a retard.

Your shit is running?

I call BS!

- Apoc - 05-02-2007

Shit $49 for a freakin shifter assembley. $8 for a new clutch lever isn't bad I don't wonder if I shouldn't get aftermarket.