bikes....

[in4aride]

ya i know, this is a cherokee forum...

but i wanna know who is into the same things...

so i wanna know who rides, what they ride and how they ride.

so post some pics of your rides, your gear, and riding

want this to be a thread to BS about some bikestuff amongst some jeep peeps :thumbup:

 

[in4aride]

this is my current ride, just picked it up and puting it together. kid dumped it into a dirt ditch, bent the front wheel and tore up the plastics, so i got it for a steal, especially for have ing a clean title....

just kinda getting it together until i order some new plastics, clip-ons, rear sets, and build a subcage. bike will be rockin a tygershark street cage too

im just wanting to get a good gas mileage ride so i can save some cash and not always drive the jeep. its gonna be hard not riding it like i used to....


this is the "like i used to" :

 

[kndrewa]

i like the white plastics on that bike you just picked up.

i've never ridden a street bike.
more of a 4 stroke trail bike guy myself.
heres my KLX 300r on the back of the XJ in florida.

 

[in4aride]

i think most good dirt riders would make great street riders. i dont know if it works in reverse tho as i am very unsure of myself and nervous on a dirtbike. takes way bigger balls than i have

 

[Finaltheorem47]

i think most good dirt riders would make great street riders. i dont know if it works in reverse tho as i am very unsure of myself and nervous on a dirtbike. takes way bigger balls than i have

My cousin raced MX since he was 10 and he was pretty good. 2 weeks into owning a CBR600 when he turned 18, he lost control and slammed into a tree dying from the impact. Maybe that's true, but here's one case where it isn't.

 

[in4aride]

sorry to hear about that, its a really crappy situation, lost a few friends in bike wrecks. i think there are always the exceptions to the rules, and the freak situations that you just cant ever really prepare for.

 

[in4aride]

i like the white plastics on that bike you just picked up.

ya way better than the red it used to be uke:

 

[kndrewa]

big improvement!
i'm liking the all white/all black look these days.

as far as trail bikes go - im more the kind to strap a backpack on with a fishing pole, a can of beans, some aluminum foil for cooking the trout, and a small tarp (in case it snows) and head up for a summertime overnighter in wyoming.

^ my youth in a paragraph...

those MX riders are insane!
the most air i ever catch is a small wheelie up a log.

 

[IGOCOMMANDO]

Been riding sport bikes forever but with my bad back, I can't any longer. Just stepped up to one of these. I absolutely love it. Put 400 miles on it this month already...

 

[Ralph]

Been riding sport bikes forever but with my bad back, I can't any longer. Just stepped up to one of these. I absolutely love it. Put 400 miles on it this month already...

Sweet! I want one.

 

[ktm racer 419]

06 adventure 640, she's got knobbies right now.

too lazy to find pics. but i have a 93 sportster and used to have a 200ex/c

 

[Gonepostal]

Been riding this one since 1983. The old Wide Glide isn't fast just lots of fun. Its taken me all over the western US and even to Canada a couple of times/

 

[IGOCOMMANDO]

Been riding this one since 1983. The old Wide Glide isn't fast just lots of fun. Its taken me all over the western US and even to Canada a couple of times/

This one, what one? No pic....

 

[Gonepostal]

This one, what one? No pic....

OOPS

 

[aintright]

i ride my brothers honday shadow 600vlx it's a decent little bike for around town. he's not down with me chopping it so i have to wait till i get my own to cut up and turn into a single seat hard tail bar hopper

 

[Shorty]

nothing too exciting-- weekday commuters when the urge hits (or gas prices get out of hand)

 

[in4aride]

ah i bet that sportster is an absolutely blast to ride!

 

[Shorty]

fun around town with the 1200cc conversion and smaller 883cc heads for intake port velocity-- not the best on open roads, but a stoplight bruiser compared to the factory 1200cc versions

The "mean greenie" is actually a lot more fun than she looks-- redline somewhere over 10,000 and a lot more stopping power than the H-D.

With that said, I'm more of a "grandpa rider" most of the time since I like to get where I'm going in one piece. My commute has me riding directly into the main gate of the largest Navy base in the world with 6 bazillion 18yr old kids in their first "new" car.

 

[in4aride]

ya i know those older kawis are a kick in the pants. that sportster sounds like its a real street killer. awesome! :thumbup:

 

[MaxxTraxx]

How does the XJ do with that big KLX on the hitch carrier?