RE: Pics of your wife or GF that rides.
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RE: Pics of your wife or GF that rides. - 8/24/2008 5:50:18 PM
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jaynd
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here''s my girl, she''s been riding since Oct. ''07.......she''s getting really good on it  . she took the MSF class and i helped her from there...well, here''s her pride and joy, her ''01 F4i.........
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RE: Pics of your wife or GF that rides. - 8/24/2008 7:13:52 PM
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rangerscott
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the wife really likes the white bike.... she put about 20 miles on mine today.. she did really good.. here''''s a pic.
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RE: Pics of your wife or GF that rides. - 8/25/2008 1:22:39 AM
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justasquid
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fordtough....You should look for an 07 cbr 600RR. they made them in white and they look pretty good. Your girl looks good on your 1000RR too. A 600RR would be perfect for her..
jaynd.. looking good. Its a pretty good feeling once they get good enough that your not constantly looking in the mirrors at them to make sure they are ok. My wife is getting good too.. But its that scary point that she is comfortable. You know the old saying, the most dangerous time to be a rider is when you get comfortable.. you get too relaxed..
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RE: Pics of your wife or GF that rides. - 8/25/2008 1:42:32 AM
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jaynd
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^ what scares me is that my g/f is 5'' tall and her bike is lowerd. when i take it out, the exhause manifold scrapes all day long in the turns. she''s yet to hit it, yet she''s getting more and more comfortable in the turns. it scares me, that one day i''ll look in my mirror and she''ll be cornering and the bike just isnt going to lean anymore b/c the manifold is scraping.......THAT scares me! i told her, and try to keep it in her head, that she has to understand that at some point, the bike just isnt going to lean anymore so she has to be careful. but i think she sorta holds back a bit b/c she knows that.......idk.
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RE: Pics of your wife or GF that rides. - 8/25/2008 1:51:44 AM
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justasquid
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Yeah I hear ya. My wife is 5 foot 3 inches tall so I had to lower her bike 2 inches in the rear and 1 inch in the front. I also took about 2 inches of foam out of the seat..( those ninja''s actaully have foam in their seats...) Her bike definately has less cornering ability now. Like your gf, my wife is pretty tame on the corners, but she is getting better. I really don''t think the chicken strips could be taken off now without the fairing hitting.
It cracks me up when people say they lowered their bike for better handling. As long as you only go in straight line... I guess its better....lol
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RE: Pics of your wife or GF that rides. - 8/25/2008 2:03:38 AM
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jaynd
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yeah i cannot stand riding her bike. when i had my two accidents and i had no bike, she actually doesnt worry when i would ride it to work (w/ her permission, since its hers).....b/c she knows i cannot corner it like i can my F4i, lol. i couldnt own a lowered bike!
she actually took a turn REALLY well yesterday, as i looked in my mirror (i was already through the turn and on a straight stretch) i saw her coming through the apex leaning...what looked to be pretty far over.....i cringed and death gripped the bars, lol. i asked her later in the day "did your exhaust manifold scrape?" , she said no.......so...we''re still good! 
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RE: Pics of your wife or GF that rides. - 8/25/2008 4:17:34 PM
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gottabfordtough
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No gloves, no love
those are next on the list before she rides it again.... at the msf class they let her ride with thin white cotton gloves like the little christmas ones the girls all wear..
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RE: Pics of your wife or GF that rides. - 8/25/2008 4:31:32 PM
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gottabfordtough
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hey.. what kinda price area am i looking to lower a newer 600... an inch or two.. is there a standard 1in front 2 in rear or anything like that?? thanks.
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RE: Pics of your wife or GF that rides. - 8/25/2008 6:31:31 PM
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justasquid
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I got a few more pics finally.
Lowering your bike is fairly easy. You buy a set of rear lowering links from ebay. They run anywhere from $30-$50. then the front is fairly simple. Just loosen the triple tree up and slide the forks though about 3/4 to 1 inch and retighten the triple tree. Just make sure they are the same height.
I wouldnt go any lower than 1 inch on the front and 2 on the rear. If you need more than that, you can uncover the seat, shave an inch or so off of the foam and reinstall the cover.
there is a thread on this subject on this forum as well.
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RE: Pics of your wife or GF that rides. - 8/25/2008 6:54:00 PM
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jaynd
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^ that bike looks amazing! i ABSOLUTELY love white on a bike, and that white windscreen and the seat cowl set that bike OFF! she''s got a great looking bike, friend!
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RE: Pics of your wife or GF that rides. - 8/25/2008 7:29:45 PM
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justasquid
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thanks, she is really happy with the paint job. I on the other hand am not so happy. this was my first attempt at flames and I didnt want to over do it.. But I think I under did it. A few more up the side fairings probably would have been better.
But as long as she likes it.. thats all that really matters. I tried to get some better pics that would show off the pearl in the white, but the camera just doesnt pick it up very good. In person, you can see the pearl really good. It color changes from white to a redish pink in the sun.
We are certainly a couple of lucky guys to have the ladies in our lives that we do.
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