Topic: might buy a motorcycle
Anonymous A started this discussion 12 years ago #36,926
or dirt bike rather, found some on craigslist for cheap and they are a bit older (the one i might buy is from 74)
kind of exited
kind of exited
Ks joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 1 hour later[^] [v] #501,316
@OP
Buy one and have a blast, just don't use it for jumping. Those old bikes can have weak spots in the frame from years of riding/jumping, one hard landing and it could snap along with your leg/ankle.
Buy one and have a blast, just don't use it for jumping. Those old bikes can have weak spots in the frame from years of riding/jumping, one hard landing and it could snap along with your leg/ankle.
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Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 12 years ago, 13 hours later, 15 hours after the original post[^] [v] #501,388
@previous (Ks)
> Buy one and have a blast, just don't use it for jumping. Those old bikes can have weak spots in the frame from years of riding/jumping, one hard landing and it could snap along with your leg/ankle.
yeah its a honda ts100 or so, im not planning on doing jumps or bullshit like that, just gonna use it from getting from a-b, the price is right and hondas seem pretty easy to maintain
i saw a lifan c90 clone that is up for sale as well, they've gotten good reveiws but that one is 1200 compared to the 500 i'd be spending, but if i bought that it would at least be brand new.
> Buy one and have a blast, just don't use it for jumping. Those old bikes can have weak spots in the frame from years of riding/jumping, one hard landing and it could snap along with your leg/ankle.
yeah its a honda ts100 or so, im not planning on doing jumps or bullshit like that, just gonna use it from getting from a-b, the price is right and hondas seem pretty easy to maintain
i saw a lifan c90 clone that is up for sale as well, they've gotten good reveiws but that one is 1200 compared to the 500 i'd be spending, but if i bought that it would at least be brand new.
squeegee joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 1 hour later, 16 hours after the original post[^] [v] #501,403
wear a helmet, op. and "leathers" aren't just for looking "awesome," and if you don't get those at least get proper riding apparel. flip flops, shorts and a tee shirt are a really bad idea.
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 1 hour later, 17 hours after the original post[^] [v] #501,419
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 3 hours later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #501,441
@501,403 (squeegee)
> wear a helmet, op. and "leathers" aren't just for looking "awesome," and if you don't get those at least get proper riding apparel. flip flops, shorts and a tee shirt are a really bad idea.
I already know about that stuff, its common sense to pretty much everyone
one day i figure i can work up to a ktm or something, thats what i'd really like, adventure bikes look cool and much more stabile, crotch rockets and harleys/choppers look ridiculous, id rather just have a bigass dirt bike, luckily thats what adventure bikes are. Though id really like to get a bmw f800gs one day, that or the ktm/klr/whatever the fuck its called
> wear a helmet, op. and "leathers" aren't just for looking "awesome," and if you don't get those at least get proper riding apparel. flip flops, shorts and a tee shirt are a really bad idea.
I already know about that stuff, its common sense to pretty much everyone
one day i figure i can work up to a ktm or something, thats what i'd really like, adventure bikes look cool and much more stabile, crotch rockets and harleys/choppers look ridiculous, id rather just have a bigass dirt bike, luckily thats what adventure bikes are. Though id really like to get a bmw f800gs one day, that or the ktm/klr/whatever the fuck its called