Applying for the bike-curious rank

Really Swell · Jan 24, 2016

Hi everyone,

Most of you know me as Swell. Throughout my adolescence I had thoughts of owning a Harley. Whenever I would bring it up, my friends would mercilessly ridicule me, thus I spent my childhood in emotional hiding. I knew my feelings wouldn't change. It's not as if I want to ride a Harley ALL the time, but is it wrong to have questionable bike-curious thoughts?

This is why I believe I am a strong leading candidate for the bike-curious rank. It is important to spread awareness so no child will ever have to be ashamed of thinking about the spokes in his tires, the hydraulic brake system, even something as simple as oiling the chain on his/her 10 speed at night.

Yours truly,
Really Swell:love:

Tyler · Jan 24, 2016

But the real question, can you ride your bike with no handlebars?

Superfluous · Jan 24, 2016

i want one of these too bc i proposed it. gib pls mr rich

I Am Hunter · Jan 24, 2016

Bleuskittle said:
But the real question, can you ride your bike with no handlebars?

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Superfluous · Jan 24, 2016

I Am Hunter said:
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yes, that was the reference

DarkSpark · Oct 26, 2016

Harley's are pretty impractical... ao is a racebike that can do 100km/h in first 310km/h top speed.. but personally that feeling of 0-100 in a few seconds trumps the Harley any day. I've had both. racebike more fun

Alex_J_Leon · Oct 26, 2016

I'll take one of your Ninjas off your hands. Tread is looking a lil bit low on that one in the front... I'll take it off your hands.

DarkSpark · Oct 26, 2016

I have new set of diablo corsa sc2 onlooker rims. they are on there from burnout comp after a track day

The green is a zx6r 99 the black is a Zx7r 97

BumBum · Oct 26, 2016

thanks for helping out

Alex_J_Leon · Oct 26, 2016

They say you like cruisers when you get older... I wonder if that's true. Driving cruisers is just way too.. I don't like the position your body has to be in and how stretched your legs have to be.

DarkSpark · Oct 26, 2016

Alex_J_Leon said:
They say you like cruisers when you get older... I wonder if that's true. Driving cruisers is just way too.. I don't like the position your body has to be in and how stretched your legs have to be.

Yeah and the way the hangers are set makes steering incredibly unco. by comparison my bike corners like a dream. Vastly easier to counterbalance. Practically lay the bike down and keep rolling the throttle on. The thing i find hard is staying under the speed limit. To corner properly (see twist of the wrist video) i usually end up about 30-40km/h faster than when i came into the corner.

Super Sport bikes aren't overly comfortable either, takes a few months to get used to laying right forward. In those few months you have a bloody sore back after any rides over a couple of hours.

My next bike is going to be an adventurer. Probably a bimmer. they make good adventurers. Being an environmental scientist i love exploring the bush etc... The zx7r isn't really appropriate for dirt tracks. Too much power and tor ue