Its about time...

[pickle.of.doom]

Sweet ride Great choice.

1 tip: I would lose all the keychains you have on that key, they will fly around in the wind and scratch the shit out of your top triple. I had just one of those rubber dealer tags on mine and have a big circle of scratches from it. Now my bike keys are either just a key or a ring/keychain small enough to where it can't reach anything when in the ignition.

[Crazy]

Originally Posted by pickle.of.doom

Sweet ride Great choice.

1 tip: I would lose all the keychains you have on that key, they will fly around in the wind and scratch the shit out of your top triple. I had just one of those rubber dealer tags on mine and have a big circle of scratches from it. Now my bike keys are either just a key or a ring/keychain small enough to where it can't reach anything when in the ignition.

trust me, I DEFINITELY am not gonna have those keys on my keyring when I ride. the only reason I had it on when I took that pic is because I only have one key for the bike, and I don't want to lose it (and I tend to lose things) so I stuck it with the rest of my keys. But thanks for looking out.

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by Crazy

trust me, I DEFINITELY am not gonna have those keys on my keyring when I ride. the only reason I had it on when I took that pic is because I only have one key for the bike, and I don't want to lose it (and I tend to lose things) so I stuck it with the rest of my keys. But thanks for looking out.

You need to change your ride in your user CP now too.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Originally Posted by pickle.of.doom

Sweet ride Great choice.

1 tip: I would lose all the keychains you have on that key, they will fly around in the wind and scratch the shit out of your top triple. I had just one of those rubber dealer tags on mine and have a big circle of scratches from it. Now my bike keys are either just a key or a ring/keychain small enough to where it can't reach anything when in the ignition.

yea, take the rings and shit off. BUT FOR FUCKS SAKE KEEP SOMETHING ON IT THAT WONT SCRATCH.

i lost my key w/ drewpy at the gas station cause i dropped it down through my forks on accident. it ended up getting stuck underneath my gas tank cause i had nothing on it cept for a single key ring.

i have a deals gap dragon on it now.

[pickle.of.doom]

Originally Posted by NONE_too_SOFT

yea, take the rings and shit off. BUT FOR FUCKS SAKE KEEP SOMETHING ON IT THAT WONT SCRATCH.

i lost my key w/ drewpy at the gas station cause i dropped it down through my forks on accident. it ended up getting stuck underneath my gas tank cause i had nothing on it cept for a single key ring.

i have a deals gap dragon on it now.

Yeah, same here. I have one of those little 3/4" diamond shaped DG keytags on one bike, and a 1/2" rubber duckie on the other.

[vabarber2]

Congrats and Good Luck!! Glad to hear you got it now knock the dust off of her and ride! I usualy shift around 6 when in town! Zuks are a little tricky for N when riding, but with time you'll get used to it! I have a buddy who rides battle axe, never tried them personaly!

[Mr Lefty]

GORGEOUS!

congrats! now go out and ride... rain or not!

[azoomm]

Congrats on the new ride!!

[Phenix_Rider]

The BTO20 is a good tire. Good mileage and traction. I have 7,000 miles on my stock tires and they're just ready for replacement. The rear is pretty square, and the front is scalloped (might be from improper inflation- didn't check as often as I should). That deep tread is good for in the rain. They don't like gravel, but what tire does? Tar snakes and irregular pavement aren't too bad.

I'm moving up to Pilot Road 2s I'm getting a smokin' deal on, so I'll see how they compare. Those should be in and mounted next saturday. I'm only paying $135 for the front and $159 for the rear. Compare that to almost $200 each from Parts Unlimited. Kneedraggers is almost that low though.

As far as shift points... the 650R and SV have the same redline, but different dyno curves, but easy riding I usually shift at 5500-6000 RPMs. Harder I'll shift at about 9500-10000 because power drops off above there. Never really ridden an SV, but in the showroom it takes a little fishing to find neutral (not as much as a Buell though). The Kawi is the nicest bike I've ridden in that regard.

I have a 2" long rubber hotrod keychain I got at my insurance agent. Never had a problem with scratches, but sometimes it gets stuck between the handlebars and ignition making it difficult to remove with gloves on.

[Crazy]

the only reason i ask about the shifting is that I want to make sure I'm not harming the engine by revving high like I'm used to. Honestly tho I just need to get out there and ride, I'll get the hang of it soon enough.