Recent content by Big-R

Congratulations. She's purdy!

For reference, the Hyperpro SB-HO07-0AI kit with front springs and a quart of oil is $699, while an Ohlins rear street shock has an MSRP of $648.36 and their fork springs are $147.89.

I like the one in the middle. She could ride my NC *any* day.

I'm really sorry to hear about your mishap. I know from experience that a simple crash where you walk or ride away can really spook those that are close to us, let alone a crash where a broken leg, ambulance ride, and multiple trips to the ER are involved. I second what LBS and DanH have said...

Agreed. Everyone here seems to have a great attitude.

Welcome, glad to have you with us! :) Not only is it normal to give your motorcycle a name, but a gender also. Mines is named Diana because she died on me on the first ride to work after I bought her (get it? Die-ana). The mechanic who assembled her didn't tighten the bolt on one of the...

As a result of the engine on the NCX being tilted so far forward, doing the valves is a piece of cake. The threaded adjusters make it all that much easier, but even if it had shims/buckets, the whole process would still be a breeze. Not debating the merits of either approach, just giving props...

I guess it's all relative. I swapped bikes with a Harley rider once for a trip to the local eatery, and man... I thought my nuts were going to vibrate off. Compared to that, the NC feels like a cloud, and the other guy even said as such. All in all, even with the missing counterbalancer, the NC...

Crashing is never fun. I'm glad you and your bike suffered relatively minor injuries. May you both get well soon and be back out on the road. :)

I don't disagree with that, but I also think that this design already has character that goes beyond an engine that vibrates. The 270 degree crankshaft, which isn't something that's commonly done (that I know of), is torquey and distinct sounding. The frunk/fuel tank placement makes the bike...

Great write up! I've ridden GMR, GRR and Azusa lots of times, but have never ventured off of the pavement. Sounds like there as some worthwhile trails in that area, and that's not at all surprising. There are some great views overlooking the reservoirs from turnouts, and I can just imagine what...

Good stuff! How much did it cost for you to have this report run?

So, on tangential note, I was browsing Honda's US Powersports website reading about the new NCX, when I found my way to the page of the CBR500R. The first paragraph reads: The winningest company in the world? I realize that they're trying to appeal to a younger generation, and that the...

I wish that Honda would have realized how silly their original idea of making a deliberately vibrate-y engine in order to "suite mature tastes" was and just went with the dual balancers from the git-go. I mean seriously... did they just finish reading a romance novel or something? (Quoted...

How many orders of magnitude fewer is someone's post count supposed to be than that of LBS's for them to be considered a lurker? :p (Did that even parse?)