** KNEE DRAGGERS UNITE ** Part XIII - Squid City and Crash Cages

[witblitz550]

I like that grey. They don't come with traction control?

Traction control are for *******s, *******.

Still got the Hyper?

[DstryEvrytng]

First frost of the year this morning. Time to organize the garage so both cars can fit and that means the bike goes into the corner.

Didnt ride much this year anyways due to injury. Sold my SB. One chitty XL left that i would sell but its almost worthless. Lol

Got me thinking. Id like a power cruiser but cant fight the habit of lean and lets face it they are all pretty slow.

Should i start looking for a unicorn busa? Like 02-05, no frilly chit like the newer bikes is what id like. Along with that big ass comfy frame, could tour it if necessary. And still be in the SB game.

Anyone touring a busa? Ive been on a few and they are comfy as f but does that last for a few hundred miles?

[phillipsanchez]

Traction control are for *******s, *******.

Still got the Hyper?

Yes, because it has traction control

[mtpaquette]

Guess who looped their chit... should get the results of some MRIs today hopefully.

[RoyalRyy]

Just put 65 miles on the new bike so far. Been so fukin busy with school and work and I haven't had much time to ride. I did do an oil change today and gaww damn there was a lot of metal shavings. Glad I took out most of the gunk.

[darkninja67]

Just put 65 miles on the new bike so far. Been so fukin busy with school and work and I haven't had much time to ride. I did do an oil change today and gaww damn there was a lot of metal shavings. Glad I took out most of the gunk.

San Diego? You should hook up with Trooper. GOAT weather, too bad it's in a crap state.

[RoyalRyy]

San Diego? You should hook up with Trooper. GOAT weather, too bad it's in a crap state.

Lmao..it's getting worse as time goes on but the women are still sexy af. I'm definitely down to ride with other people when I get some more experience.

Pretty neat story. My first day riding, (around 11:30pm) I stalled my bike once and it was in front of someone's driveway and the guy was just coming out of his house. He approaches me to say what's up since there's not that many riders in the neighborhood and to my luck, I learn he's a racer and he shows me his S1000RR and all his other sick bikes. We have a good chat for about an hour or so and this guy wants to ride with me to teach me good habits and all that good stuff. I tell him when I get some more miles under my belt I'm down so I just took his number down and went back home. Pretty great way to end the night after my first ride. What are the odds of stalling in front of that dude's house lol??

[eternalone423]

All these 2020 bikes look sick AF.

2020 CBR1000RR-R (lmao so many R's)
2020 Ducati Street Fighter V4
2020 Kawasaki Z-H2

Can't afford them right now though which sucks. I look at bikes as toys so cash only purchases is the way to go but damn...

[plsbh]

Here is a quick little story. For those that don't know I like to buy and sell motorcycles in my free time. Purchased a 2012 gsxr 600 and then sold it to a young kid two days ago. He had instant buyers remorse when he got home and asked to trade back and I told him I couldn't do that but if he wanted to relist it for sale, go for it. He then offered me $200 to take it back and then $400 to take it back. I told him it was not worth my time and I would need to keep $1000 to take the bike back but I recommended him just reselling it. He agreed. A day later he messages me saying he would let me have the bike back and keep $1000 from the sale. He claimed his parents were livid and he was not ready for a 600. Long story short I had someone pay me $1000 to take a motorcycle back.

[darkninja67]

lesson learned the hard way ^


Yeah the new bikes coming out are pretty neat.
That Rocket 3 is sweet but the price is a bit high

[WeDoPullups]

Just put 65 miles on the new bike so far. Been so fukin busy with school and work and I haven't had much time to ride. I did do an oil change today and gaww damn there was a lot of metal shavings. Glad I took out most of the gunk.

When you’re done being a puss you can join us on Sundays to go drag knees out to Campo on Highway 94. We hit up Julian from time to time too. PM me srs

[WeDoPullups]

San Diego? You should hook up with Trooper. GOAT weather, too bad it's in a crap state.

Trooper is part of a stunt crew and they block traffic and flip off cops all day no bueno

*Waves* Hi Trooper how r u bb

[RoyalRyy]

TL;DR: I dropped my new bike twice.


So...uhhhh....I dropped my baby about a week ago. Nothing broke or bent and the only damage I have are a couple of small scuffs/scratches. I felt pretty depressed that night and barely could sleep lol. Both times I was practicing my U-turns.

I practiced for a week straight in the parking lots near me and I never had a problem but I wanted to get better at making tighter and tighter u-turns and that's when I fuked up. I was accidently going too slow and stalled and I entered the point of no return. It was already leaning a good amount so there was too much momentum to stop it from going down. I sat down in the lot pretty pissed at myself for making such a dumb mistake especially because I've never been close to dropping my bike and I had practiced u-turns hundreds of times already. Pushing myself a little too hard and improper technique was the death of me...I figured I would call it a night and ride back home after checking the bike and seeing there's no real damage.

I'm on my way home riding all pissed and scared now because of the first drop and as I get near home I want to try the u-turn again to redeem myself. This time, just a simple one in the residential streets. This is when I REALLY ****ed up lmao. I performed the u-turn with absolutely 0 confidence because of the first drop and I had a pretty shiet state of mind because I was so pissed. This video shows almost EXACTLY what happened to me except I didn't actually go over the curb because I pulled in the clutch.




I target fixated towards the curb (fukin nooby mistake) and didn't think I was gonna make it so I rolled on the throttle and panicked. Luckily, I pulled in the clutch so I didn't fly over the curb like the guy in the vid. I did end up falling with my leg angled on the curb though and the bike fell right on it. If I wasn't wearing my boots (Alpinestars SMX Plus v2), I would've 100% broken my foot. After the adrenaline wore off I could start to feel the tenderness and it felt internally bruised but everything healed up in like 2 days and there were no marks/visible bruises. The boots fukin saved me boyos. Just another reason why I went all out on gear.


So, I learned a lot of **** from this tragic night. Target fixation is obviously the big one. I never thought I would be the type of guy to target fixate because I've been through MSF and seen hundreds of crash videos to know better but I guess because I had no experience, I could never really drill it into my brain. I've been watching videos recently to learn better techniques and practicing more u-turns, and now I'm feeling a lot more confident. I still need lots of practice but it's all part of the journey. I'm glad I got the drop over with and I learned a lot of important shiet of what not to do. Man, this bike will probably be trashed after a couple years of learning lol.

Props to those who read this long azz story. Just wanted to vent and share my newbie story. Pics of the fairing

[mtpaquette]

Could've been worse my dood. When I looped I tore my ACL and meniscus. Surgery on the 3rd and "up to 8 months to full recovery". Bye bye power lifting goals of 2020.

[WeDoPullups]

Been a while since I posted some pics of the bois

[darkninja67]

^ How was the H2??

[phillipsanchez]

^ How was the H2??

Actually looks kind of tough in black. I've only ever seen the silver ones in person.
Still a ridiculously ugly bike though, but not as ugly as the new Harley adventure bike.

[WeDoPullups]

^ How was the H2??

Looked and sounded amazing in person. Dude rode like a total bish tho.

[mtpaquette]

Knee surgery tomorrow... missing out on that 50cc indoor league.


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[kcuviello]

I love the guy on here with the blue R1 and the dog avatar he's awesome - rock on brother

[13nick31]

Got a great deal on an XSR900.

Moving up from an FZ-07

[WeDoPullups]

I love the guy on here with the blue R1 and the dog avatar he's awesome - rock on brother

Can you please stop sitting in front of my house

[kcuviello]

Got a great deal on an XSR900.

Moving up from an FZ-07

I really like these, a friend of mine has the same one, I have not ridden it but I've got to imagine they boogie

congrast

Can you please stop sitting in front of my house

ha that wasn't me. sup

[mtpaquette]

New year new me fukkers.. time to drag some elbows.

[eternalone423]

What do you guys think about the Z900? I plan on either getting the Z900 or the MT-09 but I'm not sure which way to go. The MT-09 is a crowd fav, of course. However, the Z900 seems to be a nice bike. It just seems that no one really talks about it. Kinda like the XSR900 that was posted above.

[Dirk__Diggler]

My next bike will be;



hnnnggggg



Anyone riding lately?

[mtpaquette]

What do you guys think about the Z900? I plan on either getting the Z900 or the MT-09 but I'm not sure which way to go. The MT-09 is a crowd fav, of course. However, the Z900 seems to be a nice bike. It just seems that no one really talks about it. Kinda like the XSR900 that was posted above.

A close friend had a z800 and liked it. He was quick on it. Now he has a Tiger 800 instead. He's always sending IG pics to me of MT-09s though.

Anyone riding lately?

Some of my buddies have been. Usually warm in Indy right now. My leg is still completely immobilized however. I physically couldn't if I wanted to.

[intogamer]

any street triple fans in here? Completely set on purchasing one, just waiting for a good deal on craigslist or FB...had an fz-09 but she got stolen. Upgrading to my dream bike

[darkninja67]

My next bike will be;



hnnnggggg



Anyone riding lately?

Why not the MT09?

[eternalone423]

A close friend had a z800 and liked it. He was quick on it. Now he has a Tiger 800 instead. He's always sending IG pics to me of MT-09s though.

Some of my buddies have been. Usually warm in Indy right now. My leg is still completely immobilized however. I physically couldn't if I wanted to.

Heck yeah man. I think I'm gonna hit up the dealer near my to test ride the Z900. Thanks man.

The MT09 is nice but the nearest dealer is 30 minutes away. I'll go up there after I ride the Z900