Recent content by CobraJet

So, that's what the "beak" is for!!! :)

My daughter now has the NC700, and she is probably 5' 4". I used adjustable links to drop the rear, along with about a 1" fork drop. She still had to buy riding boots with 1" soles in order to be able to plant the balls of her feet and feel comfortable at a stop. We were discussing a custom...

I've stored my 2000 CBR600 in my garage for months at a time since I bought it new. Never used Stabil, or any other additive. The last few years I kept it on a battery tender so the battery would live. Never had a problem in the spring when I fired it up... until three years ago when the engine...

I find the Scrambler "boring". Now, their second place choice is a work of art...

After driving a '70 Torino Cobra 429, '82 Mustang GT 5.0, and currently an '01 Isuzu VehiCROSS as daily drivers (averaging 10 to 18 mpg at BEST), I quit worrying about fuel mileage LONG ago. When you're in the 60 to 70 mpg range, 10 mpg isn't such a big deal. Enjoy the ride!!

The 2014 models have this. I'm sure it is carried over for 1015, in addition to the random trip meter reset. :)

I rode through some similar red clay/mud on my Yamaha DT250 when I was stationed in Guam back in the mid-70's. "Slicker than snot" - no kidding. We only had a small (6 foot) ridge to climb to get out of the jungle after a small rain storm, and none of us (a 125, my 250, and and RT360) could...

The NC700X has left the building! My NC700X is now in a trailer headed to southern California. I hope my daughter will find the X more to her liking than I did. She primary plans to use it for commuting, so it is more suited to her lifestyle. I'm not sure if she will join this forum, but I will...

The handling of the NC is quite different from my CBR600F4. I noticed that the bike felt much more comfortable (to me) after I put the lowering links in, which decreased the fork angle slightly. But, it all depends on how you ride, and what you are comfortable with.

Oh, man!! There goes my whole weekend!

It always amazes me to watch the Moto-GP guys race around a wet track at speeds I would never approach in the dry. But, if anything goes wrong, it goes wrong fast! I've ridden in the rain, and even once in the snow (when I was much younger), but these days I don't HAVE TO ride, so I leave the...

Never rode a ten-speed bicycle?

I dropped my bike!! ...about 2 1/2 inches. I have the Soupy's Performance lowering kit and adjustable side stand. I'm setting it up for my daughter, who is 5' 4", I think. She wanted a "cruiser" bike, so that's what I am giving her...kind of. I added about an inch to the length of the dog...

My mechanic rides an RC51 (RVT1000R/VTR1000), so I trust him enough with my NC700X or CBR600F4. Funny, he wouldn't loan me his RC51 while my CBR was in the shop...

Latest winner of the Darwin award... thinning the herd.