Recent content by artkatz111

Great Sleepy, would love to see the pics. I'm not mechanically inclined either. I have learned a lot of great info on this site though, and it's really helped me out. BTW, welcome to the site.

If you don't mind me asking, how much is the custom lowering job costing you? If it's reasonable, it's probably for the best. You could buy the lowering link from Roaring Toyz online, but I can imagine that the shipping costs from the US to South Africa would be quite expensive.

I got my daughter a Ninja 250 for her first bike when she was 17. It was a good choice for her. It fit her well, and it didn't take off from underneath her. I was afraid of an eager 17 year old on a motorcycle, but it didn't have enough power for her to get into too much trouble. It was also...

Yeah, that's weird. Not the "I'm going to stalk you and kill you" weird.. just a bit odd. Hopefully, he happened to see the toy while he was out somewhere and thought about your bike. If he lives in your neighborhood, I wonder why he didn't just bring it over and drop it off?

I went out to see Phantomsaint13's bike, which is the one Rubicon1000 lowered. She lowered it about 2.25", and it makes a huge different. I am on my tippy toes on my bike, but I was able to get down to the balls of my feet (or midfoot) on her bike. Also agree that kickstand is totally...

You got a point there. Being able to ski is nice compensation for having to put the bike up.

would love that. sending you a pm to exchange contact info.

Rubicon1000, you said your wife can almost flat foot it now. Can you tell me how tall your wife is? I'm 5'1", and I'm wondering how lowering 1.75" will affect my reach.

Just ordered mine too!

Walked into work this morning, not quite awake yet. :drool: I was informed it's the director's birthday and we were to sing "Happy Birthday" Marilyn Monroe style. Really?? Glad my director is female. It was awful... we were awful.

I just got up to 165 miles before F-trip went on. I was amazed.

Thanks for the link. I've sometimes been hesitant to ride alone because I knew I wouldn't be able to pick the bike up by myself if something happened. Now, I feel much better about it.

I was stumped, but I think I got it! Sent you a PM.

Beautiful scenery. Had never heard of a motorcycle resort before. I'll have to check and see if there's one close to me. Looks like fun.

Driving through Destin, FL at night is an adventure. It's full of tourists, so extremely crowded. As you ride, cars are entering the small highway from side roads or businesses every few yards, cars are in the medians trying to cross, pedestrians are crossing the street. So, I was already on...