The Official SoCal Chat Thread - Page 368

masagsxr · 07-22-2009, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MR2noobiii

lol dam thats crazy...

Don't let the stories scare you but they are real life stories.... I am in no way encouraging you to ride or anything. Others say once a rider always a rider and i'm one of those heheheeheh..... RIDE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!

Ji: I have shared experiences and withness quite a few accidents in my day. It sure is sad...

o6spdracer · 07-22-2009, 02:49 PM

^Absolutely. It is sad and almost a deterrent. I always thought I would keep riding and 'get it out of my system,' and to do it while I'm young so I won't later. I couldn't have been farther from the truth. Its like an incurable itch.

I don't think any serious rider would advocate or promote others to ride. It really is at your own risk. It sounds very hypocritical but all riders have horror stories.

MR2noobiii · 07-22-2009, 02:50 PM

ya but some one told me if u dont lay it down the you are not riding..
and i do and been wanting to ride just letting u guys know i am a beginner and would love to ride lol

o6spdracer · 07-22-2009, 02:56 PM

My only suggestions is to take classes and start on a small bike (250cc or smaller).

MR2noobiii · 07-22-2009, 02:59 PM

well i have ridden a 250cc and not all fun, ppl tell me to start off at 600cc. i been looking for a cbr600.

masagsxr · 07-22-2009, 03:59 PM

Yeah... well, what i'm selling is stricktly a track bike. I only have a bill of sale from the previous owner and i did not have any intention of registering it for the streets anyways.... I've taken it to the track maybe about 8x since I owned it and stopped in 2005. I owned it in 2002-03 or something. Need to check the bill of sale.

MR2noobiii · 07-22-2009, 04:04 PM

lol i think its out of my lead if its a track bike....

masagsxr · 07-22-2009, 04:08 PM

Its a 600. Its no different than regular street bike. Only difference is that it has race plastics (no headlight etc..) Its not super fast just because it is called a track bike LoL..... The reason I had it was because I didnt want to keep doing the prep work on my street bike at the time as far as taping the headlight, removing the signal lights, mirrors etc......

ANyway looks like yahoo geocities is back up... lets try this again..

MR2noobiii · 07-22-2009, 04:29 PM

wow looks good how much would the headlight covert cost?

masagsxr · 07-22-2009, 04:41 PM

It'll cost you maybe another $1K if you are planning to convert this back to a street bike.

1. You'll need the headlight (I have this peice but not looking to sell) riding buddy got dibs
2. you'll need upper cowl (I also have this piece but not looking to sell) riding buddy got dibs
3. you'll need left/right lower cowl
4. will probably need to get the tail cowl too.

MR2noobiii · 07-22-2009, 05:16 PM

o ok well i will let u know on whats going on i have 3k. i want to look around 1st

masagsxr · 07-22-2009, 05:31 PM

No pressure... know what you want. It looks to me that you'll need a street bike and get some riding experience first. Thats about the range I am looking for anyways. So the extra $$$ you'll have to deal with to convert this bike to a street bike, deal with the paperworks etc..., you can probably buy a regular street bike. Again, when I bought the bike, the previous owner did not have a pink slip and only had a bill of sale from the original owner. The guy lost his job and didn't want to get kicked out of his appartment or whatever. I picked up the bike somewhere up north and made a bill of sale of my own to have the guy signed etc..... The guy gave me the bill of sale that he got from the original owner and another bill of sale that I made. Thats the only proof I have of owning the bike..... Again, no intention of doing street on this so I never bothered with the paperworks. If I crash the back at the track then thats just it and will rebuild from whatever parts I can get on craigslist/ebay

Davis · 07-22-2009, 07:22 PM

Damn Mix, whats next? Your Titan?

honda_bar · 07-22-2009, 09:01 PM

no, he loves his nissan as much as his familia

masagsxr · 07-22-2009, 09:06 PM

Davis: ... I'd loose way too much $$$ to sell the Titan. Besides, I'm definitely not getting rid of the Titan coz I'm getting another bike. The bike will set me up to my old track junkie days heheheheheehe

Colin: Got that right... How about we go camping one of these days? I already got the truck so anything you guys need to load we can throw it at the back of my truck hehehehehee...

sw20Tmatt · 07-22-2009, 09:54 PM

dont let the horror stories scare you away. Use them as a reality check to keep your driving in check. I have only been riding for 6 months now and have taken 3 classes.

I agree riding is an itch. I always wanted to do it, and now that I am I feel like it has been something I was missing before.

Masagsxr, once you get a bike and dorman finally gets one we should make a mr2 owners bike meet!

sw20Tmatt · 07-22-2009, 09:55 PM

hey colin just saw this:

Davis · 07-22-2009, 09:55 PM

Don't forget about Davis! I'mma try to get my license next year.

Awesome pic Matt.

masagsxr · 07-22-2009, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sw20Tmatt

dont let the horror stories scare you away. Use them as a reality check to keep your driving in check. I have only been riding for 6 months now and have taken 3 classes.

I agree riding is an itch. I always wanted to do it, and now that I am I feel like it has been something I was missing before.

Masagsxr, once you get a bike and dorman finally gets one we should make a mr2 owners bike meet!

All you need on that is join a few forums. I am mostly and still am on socal-sportbikes.com. Very cool crowd.

I started riding in 1999, crashed that bike since I was a total noob and target fixation got to me. In december 2000, I got my 2001 GSXR 750. My first year on that bike I only had maybe 1K miles. After finding out that forum then showed up on the meets, 3-4months later I put in like 20K miles on the bike hahahahhaaa... Learned a lot then I became a track junkie. It sure is not expensive but doing 4 track days a year is good for low income individual like me LoL..... A friend of mine buys season pass (about 12-14 track days per year). Thats about $1100. Getting a season will save you about $500.

I forwarded Dorman and Ji a track day schedule and I asked them to forward it to you since I don't know your email address. I figured you would be interested to check it out since you do look serious about improving your riding skills. Its night and day difference riding on the street and at the track. You can only improve so much on the street and stop there but at the track, you can go all out beyond your limits. Not that I am saying you should. I've done that a few times and drifted in one of the corner and I thought I was going to highside hahahahaa. Thats just if you have the balls to try, you can go a little bit over your limit at the track slowly to pickup a skill.

But yeah, there are still bike nights over there.
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When I was riding. I would ride with as much as 25 riders on weekends hitting the canyons (Idlewild, Palomar, ACH, PCH, GMR, Mulholland Drive, Latigo Canyon, Santiago Canyon, Ortega Canyon, Hemet etc....) Less group of rides I would ride with is about 5. I never ride alone since you never know when accident would happen which is why its an accident I suppose

..... Well I did ride alone when I would go to work... As far as riding canyons alone or for a cruise, I'd never go by myself. I was riding with 5 other guys when I got hit. We all ride staggered and I am in the middle but yet I am the lucky bast'd that got hit by the drunk driver....

masagsxr · 07-22-2009, 10:25 PM

Ji: here is for you.. I know how you love them R1'ssss

SoCalSportbikes - For Sale/Wanted/Trade - 2007 R1 Trackbike/ 5K miles CLEAN TITLE/ San Diego

Oh yeah Matt... All you need is to join the right forum. You can't just be on a r6 forum. The sites i posted above is all kinds of riders and welcomes everyone. You'd be riding with so many riders in no time.

07-22-2009, 09:55 PM	#7358 (permalink)
Davis Radical Dreamer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 3,776 Thanks: 84 Thanked 104 Times in 95 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	Don't forget about Davis! I'mma try to get my license next year. Awesome pic Matt. Last edited by Davis; 07-22-2009 at 10:01 PM. Reason: I meant year! lawlz

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07-22-2009, 02:49 PM	#7342 (permalink)
o6spdracer Nothing Clever Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,731 Thanks: 1 Thanked 96 Times in 91 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	^Absolutely. It is sad and almost a deterrent. I always thought I would keep riding and 'get it out of my system,' and to do it while I'm young so I won't later. I couldn't have been farther from the truth. Its like an incurable itch. I don't think any serious rider would advocate or promote others to ride. It really is at your own risk. It sounds very hypocritical but all riders have horror stories.

07-22-2009, 02:50 PM	#7343 (permalink)
MR2noobiii Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 389 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	ya but some one told me if u dont lay it down the you are not riding.. and i do and been wanting to ride just letting u guys know i am a beginner and would love to ride lol

07-22-2009, 02:56 PM	#7344 (permalink)
o6spdracer Nothing Clever Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,731 Thanks: 1 Thanked 96 Times in 91 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	My only suggestions is to take classes and start on a small bike (250cc or smaller).

07-22-2009, 02:59 PM	#7345 (permalink)
MR2noobiii Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 389 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	well i have ridden a 250cc and not all fun, ppl tell me to start off at 600cc. i been looking for a cbr600.

07-22-2009, 03:59 PM	#7346 (permalink)
masagsxr Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 3,238 Thanks: 1 Thanked 76 Times in 76 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Yeah... well, what i'm selling is stricktly a track bike. I only have a bill of sale from the previous owner and i did not have any intention of registering it for the streets anyways.... I've taken it to the track maybe about 8x since I owned it and stopped in 2005. I owned it in 2002-03 or something. Need to check the bill of sale.

07-22-2009, 04:04 PM	#7347 (permalink)
MR2noobiii Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 389 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	lol i think its out of my lead if its a track bike....

07-22-2009, 04:08 PM	#7348 (permalink)
masagsxr Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 3,238 Thanks: 1 Thanked 76 Times in 76 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Its a 600. Its no different than regular street bike. Only difference is that it has race plastics (no headlight etc..) Its not super fast just because it is called a track bike LoL..... The reason I had it was because I didnt want to keep doing the prep work on my street bike at the time as far as taping the headlight, removing the signal lights, mirrors etc...... ANyway looks like yahoo geocities is back up... lets try this again..

07-22-2009, 04:29 PM	#7349 (permalink)
MR2noobiii Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 389 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	wow looks good how much would the headlight covert cost?

07-22-2009, 04:41 PM	#7350 (permalink)
masagsxr Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 3,238 Thanks: 1 Thanked 76 Times in 76 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	It'll cost you maybe another $1K if you are planning to convert this back to a street bike. 1. You'll need the headlight (I have this peice but not looking to sell) riding buddy got dibs 2. you'll need upper cowl (I also have this piece but not looking to sell) riding buddy got dibs 3. you'll need left/right lower cowl 4. will probably need to get the tail cowl too.

07-22-2009, 05:16 PM	#7351 (permalink)
MR2noobiii Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 389 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	o ok well i will let u know on whats going on i have 3k. i want to look around 1st

07-22-2009, 05:31 PM	#7352 (permalink)
masagsxr Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 3,238 Thanks: 1 Thanked 76 Times in 76 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	No pressure... know what you want. It looks to me that you'll need a street bike and get some riding experience first. Thats about the range I am looking for anyways. So the extra $$$ you'll have to deal with to convert this bike to a street bike, deal with the paperworks etc..., you can probably buy a regular street bike. Again, when I bought the bike, the previous owner did not have a pink slip and only had a bill of sale from the original owner. The guy lost his job and didn't want to get kicked out of his appartment or whatever. I picked up the bike somewhere up north and made a bill of sale of my own to have the guy signed etc..... The guy gave me the bill of sale that he got from the original owner and another bill of sale that I made. Thats the only proof I have of owning the bike..... Again, no intention of doing street on this so I never bothered with the paperworks. If I crash the back at the track then thats just it and will rebuild from whatever parts I can get on craigslist/ebay

07-22-2009, 07:22 PM	#7353 (permalink)
Davis Radical Dreamer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 3,776 Thanks: 84 Thanked 104 Times in 95 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	Damn Mix, whats next? Your Titan?

07-22-2009, 09:01 PM	#7354 (permalink)
honda_bar aka Hardtop Colin Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 1,315 Thanks: 37 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	no, he loves his nissan as much as his familia

07-22-2009, 09:06 PM	#7355 (permalink)
masagsxr Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 3,238 Thanks: 1 Thanked 76 Times in 76 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Davis: ... I'd loose way too much $$$ to sell the Titan. Besides, I'm definitely not getting rid of the Titan coz I'm getting another bike. The bike will set me up to my old track junkie days heheheheheehe Colin: Got that right... How about we go camping one of these days? I already got the truck so anything you guys need to load we can throw it at the back of my truck hehehehehee...

07-22-2009, 09:54 PM	#7356 (permalink)
sw20Tmatt Master of the Universe Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Socal, Portland OR Posts: 378 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	dont let the horror stories scare you away. Use them as a reality check to keep your driving in check. I have only been riding for 6 months now and have taken 3 classes. I agree riding is an itch. I always wanted to do it, and now that I am I feel like it has been something I was missing before. Masagsxr, once you get a bike and dorman finally gets one we should make a mr2 owners bike meet!

07-22-2009, 09:55 PM	#7357 (permalink)
sw20Tmatt Master of the Universe Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Socal, Portland OR Posts: 378 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	hey colin just saw this:

07-22-2009, 10:25 PM	#7360 (permalink)
masagsxr Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 3,238 Thanks: 1 Thanked 76 Times in 76 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Ji: here is for you.. I know how you love them R1'ssss SoCalSportbikes - For Sale/Wanted/Trade - 2007 R1 Trackbike/ 5K miles CLEAN TITLE/ San Diego Oh yeah Matt... All you need is to join the right forum. You can't just be on a r6 forum. The sites i posted above is all kinds of riders and welcomes everyone. You'd be riding with so many riders in no time.