you have absolutely no idea wtf you are talking about. AGAIN, if a streetbike gave the contestants an edge in a competition, then the contestants would use a streetbike. your fundamental lack of understanding of motorcycle frame geometry fails you here.


have luck with your assumptions and you most certainly should be wearing a helmet. even when you post

Don't they have different classes for Top Gun, I know it's not open to anything cause then some smart ass would show up on a trials bike and kill the record on one pass.

I'm sure they do. But, look, you and I both know the riding position on these bikes makes a difference when combined with speed. In slow speed precision handling, I don't want to be leaned over the bars. I want to be upright and have light weight turning ability, i.e. no weight on the frontend. faster, then leaned forward.

I'm in no way discounting the skills involved in navigating a track at 150-200mph, but dang, the skills involved in what those guys do in the precision riding competitions are equally impressive and completely different. I think it's a testimony that h-d can handle and brake. not all of them, certainly soft tails and some dynas but....

Just found the classes for Top Gun, lol

Cruiser And Bagger Motorcycles,
Sport Bike Motorcycles,
Motorized Wheelchairs,
Manual Sport Wheelchairs,

Also found out it's not open to all cycles, like say one has BMW With Bags, a touring BMW they make that bike run under Sport Bike as Top Gun says it has an unfair advantage.

That contest was made by cops for cops to show off how they can at VERY low speeds maneuver a loaded down police bike. Then they made a contest for the public but saying a Harley is the number one way to do that is a joke.

The skills some of them have working a heavy ass bike like that is impressive, now put that same cop on a BMW bagger, then what do you think would happen?

Wow OK this is how Top Gun should be LOL, Compare the Harley guy to these Top Gun Guys!

Even more look at this Pasadena cops do it on BMW's

And let me add the nail to the coffin Top Gun 2013 results,

Winner at a time of 119.17 Ofc. Edward Nolte, Aurora PD on a BMW.

Second place at a time of 136.28 Sgt. Roger Isaacson, Broomfield PD on a Harley Davidson.

Note these are two classes but the Top Gun goes to the best time, which by a landslide is the BMW.

Have luck, you will need it. :winkwink::winkwink:

hah, that BMW prolly weighs 600 pounds. easily 2x as heavy as a typical sport bike. Thanks for including the fact h-d came in 2nd too, just proves what I've been pointing out. It's not a accurate assesment to categorize harleys simply as "they'll get you a hey cool harley" comment.

It proves that Harleys are slow, lol what are you missing, the HD got smoked if they went a few laps the BMW would have lapped the Harley! These guys are using all police bikes if one of the Jap guys showed up on his the time would be cut even more!

Oh and don't make me find the wheelchair guys time, I don't want to embarrass Harleys anymore today :)

Ok I double checked the stats 22 bikes entered 19 Harleys and 3 BMW's The BMW won by a landslide, they don't allow sportbikes in this competition, looks like just police bikes.

riding a bike is all about common sense. my first bike was a 1989 Yamaha FZR 600 3HE model, which looked old, but even if it's an old bike, it's a great one. as it was my first ride, I had to be careful and to pay attention of what i do and how i do it...

the bike looked like this when i got it

http://upload.szabadka.org/yamaha-fzr-before.jpg

after spending some cash on it, I made it be more, umm, street like ;)

this is how it looks now

https://scontent-b-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/...26463555_n.jpg

actually, i never had any serious accidents, but while i was learning how to wheelie and stuff, i had take out 2 weeks ;))

http://upload.szabadka.org/lollab.jpg

what i want to say is, know your limits, know what you do and know what you want to do.. if you feel like getting into stunts and stuff, get a bike which is good for that...remember, if you get a bike which is not good for stunts, you will get bored after you realize how much fun this hobby has.. i actually, even if i do wheelies and stuff, i feel like I'm bored, so I'm getting a new, 250ccm Honda CR dirt bike just to have some more fun...

I raced that same bike for years, loved it, plain and simple it just felt right!

I had a little fall on mine a couple months ago, wasn't hard to pick it up, thanx to having crash bars, plus nothing was damaged on the bike because of them

That's the way I was taught, impressive to see a woman do it.

yea, definitely a great bike. I love it's engine, but I didn't like it's tail, so i had to rebuild it... now it has a 1999 Yamaha R6 tail, 1999 Yamaha r6 seats, 2001 Yamaha YZF Thundercat tank, Yamaha MT03 headlight and a Renthal cross handlebar... now it's something I love and what i enjoy riding :)

I TOO RIDE my Harley daily.
http://ezarizona.com/02.jpg
2004 Fatboy and never, ever have I broke down! That After 10 years!

Shit!!! You live near me! Awesome!!


Lets go ride!!


My studio is in Chatsworth and my house is in Woodland Hills.

Contact me and lets go do this!


Just Dave

[email protected]

I'll drop you a line. I know Chatsworth and Woodland Hills pretty good. I've lived in both. There's a little bar called the gold Cadillac that organizes small poker runs every once in a while, they have a bartender, woman, that rides a full size Harley.

Next Weekend doing some work on a friends house, weekend after that looking to have a long ride somewhere.

I love FZR's one of my first street bikes! 94 FZR w/ D&D exhaust and a rejetted carb. Fucker used to move for a 600.

Anyone preorder the new Skully Helmets today http://www.skullysystems.com/

Not really for me, I'm a half shell kind of guy, but even if I wanted one, I'll have to wait till they offer a bigger helmet to fit me!

My first thought: awesome

then i read "phone & music" and thought: wtf?

and then I thought that in my past i preferred to ride with open visor with sunglasses and closed visor only when it rains - so I would not buy it

but the idea is still awesome (minus phone and music - that seems like built in suicide)

Cool idea. But I only ride full face when I go long distances. Out of the state usually.


I have a Scala G9 headsets on all of my helmets.

They bluetooth my GPS, Phone, Voice command, Sirius radio all at the same time.


http://www.cardosystems.com/motorcyc...g9x/1#overview

http://gearchic.com/reviews/accessor...cala-rider-g9/


http://www.cardosystems.com/user_fil...rcyclepage.jpg

http://gearchic.com/test/wp-content/...cardo-g9-4.jpg

Seems to fit the bill for what I need.



Just Dave

Yeah, most of the time I wear a half helmet, I like to hear what's going on around me and the pipes on my bike are just fine for music.
Maybe someday I'll get one of those Ultra Glides and enjoy the whole package...

Where are living?

Got a halfy, a "Bob" (Open Face 3/4 Helmet), and a full-face. All equipped with the Scala Rider G9s.



I rode to my studio toady. Been riding to work just about everyday.


Just Dave

The ol' V-Twin is the only soundtrack I listen to while I ride... :thumbsup

I'm a big guy and finding things that fit can be a hassle, Daytona makes a xxxl half helmet that fits nicely, I have a xxl full face, but it's a little too tight. I may get another full face for when I we do some longer rides. Weekend after this, me and mine are going up to Los Olivos for some wine and fun, maybe venture up the coast a little further. Then stop on the way back to The Palms in Carpinteria for dinner, that place has been open since 1912. This weekend, I have to do the front brakes on my bike, so the ride tonight got cancelled.

Let me know when you free up so we can go ride.


Just Dave

Milwaukee Music :thumbsup

I managed to snag one of these before the recall and wouldn't trade it for anything, down with Mushroom Head! :winkwink: http://www.leatherup.com/p/**Discont...et/147800.html

Go north out of Los Olivos on Foxen Canyon Road, https://goo.gl/maps/9v5xv it's rough in a few places but a really nice ride through the hills and past a bunch of wineries, Fess Parker's is on Foxen Canyon http://www.fessparkerwines.com/, to Santa Maria then on to Nipomo to eat at Jocko's https://www.google.com/maps/@35.0428...m1 !1e1?hl=en (get a reservation, and prepare to wait) It's been a local landmark forever http://www.jockosmix.com/jockos-history/ the help is surly, the decor is fugly, the bar is dim and the atmosphere in the restaurant just plain sucks, that all goes away when you bite into that huge Spencer steak cooked over an open oakwood fire. :thumbsup

Hell I just got an email that my new tire shipped so I'll be back on the road by next week, and since you'll be in my back yard maybe I'll join you :1orglaugh

Exactly. I am amazed how someone could even try to oppose this statement :1orglaugh
This is so obvious that even a non rider (such as myself) can tell. How can someone who is a long term rider try to oppose it... Unbelievable really :)

Wow, I love how it looks. Do you have photos from the front? And what were the modifications made?

i use the half helmet for safety reasons myself. any full shell ones i tried out interfered with my peripherals which can be deadly.

The base bike was a 1990 Yamaha FZR 600 3HE modded with 1999 R6 Tail, 1999 R6 Seats, 2001 YZF Thundercat Tank, Yamaha XJ Diversion Triple Clamp, Renthal Cross Handlebar, Yamaha MT03 Headlight, Universal Mirrors with built in turn signals, led turn signals on the back, and custom made license plate holder

I don't have any photos of the front, but will do some soon... honestly, I'm too lazy :D

Got me one of these:

http://glxhelmets.com/wp-content/upl..._1-300x281.jpg
http://glxhelmets.com/products/open-...uiser/504-b_1/



Great helmet.



I have a few different ones. It comes down to what kind of riding I'm gonna do.



Just Dave

I was a bit annoyed when I came back home to California and found there was now a helmet law :mad:

That's a nice carbon fiber, I a have a fiberglass jockey/polo that I've never even worn, got it at the same time as the carbon fiber which I just liked so much I left the fiberglass one parked :)

http://images.leatherup.com/imagespr...==_H_SW700.jpg

I also have some "novelty" skullcaps and some DOT monsters that give you The Great Gazoo effect.

http://kellylight.com/wp-content/upl.../05/gazoo1.jpg

I thought the Outlaw carbon fiber was a good compromise being DOT approved at the time I bought it, it subsequently failed DOT testing and got recalled but I'm keeping mine :thumbsup

Now I'm going to have to look at getting one like yours, how bad is the Mushroom Head?

Ran into problems doing my front brakes and I had oral surgery today, If I get the chance, I will try to finish them tomorrow, but probably not going to happen. Next weekend looks promising. I'll post when I know. Would love to get with other GFY'ers for a ride. I may be getting a Dyna soon because of some money I loaned to someone.

BTW, Oral surgery, I wouldn't recommend it, it truly sucks

And here's my new baby :) Bought it two days ago in Hungary and it's currently sitting in the Bonded warehouse or how is it called while the customs finish the paperwork :)

KTM GS 300 RD aka KTM EXC 300

The engine has a displacement of 297ccm and puts out a maximum power of 62.6 hp. the bike itself weights about 105kg

http://upload.szabadka.org/ktm-1.jpg

http://upload.szabadka.org/ktm-2.jpg

i am in buying mode too and made xj6 abs my first choice