New toy at the dealership to be shipped to me - Page 6

PhiSig1071 · 03-29-2008, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by fnfalman

So what you need is a real Italian stallion - something in the order of a 5.5 SXV supermoto!!!

I was contemplating one of those too but I simply have to have a scooter.

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Originally Posted by azoomm

I've already talked to the boys about it. Micah has told me what a bad salesman he is, he talked me out of it

I want something new-to-me that will keep the speeds down on the street - after being on the track as much as I am, I have zero self control. The priller-super-motos aren't going to be an answer for that, they will just end up on the track.

Right now, thinking the KTM is going to be the answer to that question.

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Originally Posted by fnfalman

How's the KTM is going to help you keep the speeds down? The Big Orange is an even worse temptress.

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Originally Posted by azoomm

THAT'S WHAT I SAID

I think my husband just wants one and is trying to justify it by buying "for me". I think I'll get arrested on it for hooliganism.

Scooters on the track are the shiznet... BIG time.

Oh Hell yeah! I have a KTM, it came with a KTM pen and bottle opener, it should have come with anodized orange handcuffs. The thing is more fun than anything with less than 60hp has a right to be. You don't want an SVX, they've got serious reliability issues (so I have heard from a friend of mine who's the manager of a local 'priller shop that wont sell SVX's)

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Originally Posted by Trip

too funny, bring that thing to the gap, that would be hilarious.

I could have a good time on that thing, hell anything with two wheels I can have a good time on including cruisers.

I did a film run down US129 in GA (My little secret road). I left with a couple friends following me, as we passed an intersection at the outside of town a guy on a silverwing scooter pulled out behind us. I got to a gas station at the other end of the mountain, pulled in, grabbed a coke and waited. One of my friends showed up, then the scooter went by, then the rest of my friends got there.

fnfalman · 03-29-2008, 07:54 PM

The SXV did have some mechanical issues with the first year's release. People need to remember that it's a full on race bike and not watered down even in streetable form. So, maintenance has to be on time, exact and scrupulous with the SXV.

PhiSig1071 · 03-29-2008, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by fnfalman

The SXV did have some mechanical issues with the first year's release. People need to remember that it's a full on race bike and not watered down even in streetable form. So, maintenance has to be on time, exact and scrupulous with the SXV.

Very true! The SXV is very maintanence intensive.

fnfalman · 03-31-2008, 10:54 AM

Well, I got the chicken strips down to about 1/2" now.

A shot of Triple Apes.

azoomm · 03-31-2008, 11:49 AM

Sweetness....

JoJoYZF · 03-31-2008, 01:07 PM

Thats great. Now you need to get a buddy to make a video of you flyin around on that thing.

PhiSig1071 · 03-31-2008, 02:18 PM

No Wheelies?????

marko138 · 04-01-2008, 04:43 PM

Wheelie pics. Show them.

fnfalman · 04-01-2008, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by marko138

Wheelie pics. Show them.

I don't think that you can wheelie on that thing. Maybe on a 125 or a 250-cc with more oomph, but I just don't know how I can make this thing go up mono. Maybe I can bounce the front end or something...

marko138 · 04-01-2008, 05:27 PM

You can do it.

03-29-2008, 07:54 PM	#52
fnfalman Europhile Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SoCal Moto: Aprilia RS125, Aprilia SR50 Factory, Aprilia Tuono, BMW Rockster, KTM 990 Adventure Posts: 1,875	The SXV did have some mechanical issues with the first year's release. People need to remember that it's a full on race bike and not watered down even in streetable form. So, maintenance has to be on time, exact and scrupulous with the SXV. __________________ *Cogito Ergo Vroom - I think therefore I ride*

03-31-2008, 10:54 AM	#54
fnfalman Europhile Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SoCal Moto: Aprilia RS125, Aprilia SR50 Factory, Aprilia Tuono, BMW Rockster, KTM 990 Adventure Posts: 1,875	Well, I got the chicken strips down to about 1/2" now. A shot of Triple Apes. __________________ *Cogito Ergo Vroom - I think therefore I ride*

03-31-2008, 11:49 AM	#55
azoomm moderator chick Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hill Country TX Moto: Pasta Rockets Posts: 8,917	Sweetness.... __________________ We have enough youth. How about a fountain of "smart"? Come Play at the Track!! http://www.elitetrackdays.com

03-31-2008, 01:07 PM	#56
JoJoYZF Bring on the Zombies! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cleveland Moto: 2000 Yamaha YZF600R Posts: 2,691	Thats great. Now you need to get a buddy to make a video of you flyin around on that thing.

03-31-2008, 02:18 PM	#57
PhiSig1071 Let go of my ears. Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL Moto: '03 GSX-R600, '04 625SMC Posts: 1,394	No Wheelies?????