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01-15-2009, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by NJSPEEDER
LoJack only locates whatever part it is stuck to, unless they find it and then it will locate a dumpster. It also does nothing to rebuild or repair any damage resulting from theft or accident.
I am seriously urging you to get full coverage until you have at least a year of actual road riding experience.
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I think thats a little much.......I guess everyone is different but I felt really comfortable riding after just a few days but then again I didnt drive like a maniac. I think the only difficult part of riding for me was just getting used to how touchy the throttle was.
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01-15-2009, 05:42 PM
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#52
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 243
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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28
Obviously you havent been here long.
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lol....Ive been a member here for a few years but dont post to often
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01-15-2009, 05:45 PM
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NJFBOA Co-Founder
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Originally Posted by bcgetfresh
I think thats a little much.......I guess everyone is different but I felt really comfortable riding after just a few days but then again I didnt drive like a maniac. I think the only difficult part of riding for me was just getting used to how touchy the throttle was.
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There is a massive difference between 'feeling comfortable' and being a good and experienced rider. If you think feeling comfortable is enough to compensate for actual riding experience, you are fooling yourself.
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01-15-2009, 05:47 PM
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12 Second Club
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...and you put blame on others for a scratch on your roof?
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01-15-2009, 06:08 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Edison
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Originally Posted by IROCdan330
...and you put blame on others for a scratch on your roof?
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its already scratched who gives a **** now?
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01-15-2009, 08:13 PM
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#56
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Somerset, NJ
Posts: 4,223
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yeah good luck with the bike be safe
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01-15-2009, 08:25 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Elmer
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Congrats!! Keep the shiny side up!
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01-15-2009, 08:39 PM
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Avatar Abuser
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: 08721-1716
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Originally Posted by NJSPEEDER
If you think feeling comfortable is enough to compensate for actual riding experience, you are fooling yourself.
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i've said it before, and i feel it needs saying again: i rode many years competitive motocross. i have years of experience riding over/through/around/avoiding someone else's mistake/accident and i will not ride a bike on the street. people driving cars do not see you.
i've seen too many accidents that were the fault of the other guy end up seriously injuring the bike rider, my uncle has pins/plates holding his left lower leg/ankle together, and all he did was take the bike around the corner to test drive it after some preventative maintenance. the other driver did not see him and turned right in front of him - he hit the car broadside, the bike stopped but he didn't and he went over the car landing on his left leg shattering most of the bone. again, he did nothing wrong - ie., he wasn't riding a wheelie down the length of his street, or standing on the seat in a jesus christ pose, or any of the nonsense i have seen other riders doing. he was taking it easy on a back road. and this was after he rode for many years with zero incidents/accidents.
on another occasion i raced a friend to the hospital so they could stitch his knee back together. it happened 15 feet from his driveway as he was coming back from a short ride. i've seen the knee's internals thanks to that episode, and again, he wasn't doing anything wrong it was the other driver that didn't see him and turned directly into him splitting his left knee wide open. living in a rural area at the time, it would have taken an ambulance 1/2 hour to get there and another 1/2 hour to get him to the hospital so i decided to take him instead and save a half hour. he has regained full use of his leg, but he can tell you when it's going to rain.
so, no, you won't catch me on the road on two wheels. not in this lifetime. but i'll throw one around all day long on the dirt (well, maybe not anymore, i haven't ridden since the workplace injury). understand that it's not fear that keeps me from it, it's the realization that you only have but so much luck, and there is no sense tempting fate by knowingly putting yourself in harm's way.
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01-15-2009, 08:42 PM
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13 Second Club / Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Originally Posted by jims69camaro
i've said it before, and i feel it needs saying again: i rode many years competitive motocross. i have years of experience riding over/through/around/avoiding someone else's mistake/accident and i will not ride a bike on the street. people driving cars do not see you.
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i almost hit a motorcycle this summer cause I simply didn't see him. i scanned and didn't see anything, switched lanes and almost clipped him. i know what you mean. that guy was not happy at all
anyways, best of luck matt with the new bike. respect it you will be fine
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Originally Posted by LS1ow
Except Jersey mike, great kid, but the way he looks at me makes me feel like im in danger
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01-15-2009, 08:48 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Elmer
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Whenever I ride I always figure that the guy pulling up to the stop doesnt see the sign or me. I always try to assume that whatever situation I am coming up on is going to go bad and how to avoid it. doesnt mean I dont have fun you just have to have eyes in the back of your head, and on the sides, and on your feet, and elbows, back, lol etc.
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01-15-2009, 08:49 PM
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The Mayor / 2009 Member of the Year / Moderator
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My buddy had to withdraw from school because some old guy hit him on a bike. He had to keep his leg straight and the "intercooler" plugged into the electrical socket at all times.
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2018 Sea Doo GTX - 3 cylinders and das boooooost
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Is English your 2nd language? Did you graduate high school? Your posts make my head hurt.
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01-15-2009, 10:04 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Somerset, NJ
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Originally Posted by Anti_Rice_Guy
My buddy had to withdraw from school because some old guy hit him on a bike. He had to keep his leg straight and the "intercooler" plugged into the electrical socket at all times.
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there are stories like that everywhere...guy bought a bike in june and mid august he got hit on a major road in my town. not quite sure how he is doing but im pretty sure he wont ride again.
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01-15-2009, 10:08 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: West Long Branch
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I know a guy who got into a bad accident with his bike. Had some pins put in his leg, bought a Corvette, and recently an Astra. He is happy with his now all-GM line up and having one of the fastest bolt on C5's on the planet.
Thats not going to happen to you, just wanted to share my story.
Whos got money on full blown bike-blaze by summer time?
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01-15-2009, 10:11 PM
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Location: Boston/North
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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28
I know a guy who got into a bad accident with his bike. Had some pins put in his leg, bought a Corvette, and recently an Astra. He is happy with his now all-GM line up and having one of the fastest bolt on C5's on the planet.
Thats not going to happen to you, just wanted to share my story.
Whos got money on full blown bike-blaze by summer time?
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I've got that xray as the background on my phone.. with the pins and all it makes for a sick picture.
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dumbass.
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01-15-2009, 10:14 PM
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Meet Coordinator
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"Iiii knooowww thhhaaaatt ddduuuudddeeee!!!!"
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01-16-2009, 01:19 AM
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2007 Member of the Year
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Location: Seabrook, TX
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28
I know a guy who got into a bad accident with his bike. Had some pins put in his leg, bought a Corvette, and recently an Astra. He is happy with his now all-GM line up and having one of the fastest bolt on C5's on the planet.
Thats not going to happen to you, just wanted to share my story.
Whos got money on full blown bike-blaze by summer time?
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wtf when did he get an astra?
no more neon?
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Originally Posted by LTb1ow
Junk the pos, spend the money on beer, acquire headache.
Same result cept this headache doesnt last months.
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01-16-2009, 08:27 AM
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Admin.
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Hamilton, NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Savage_Messiah
wtf when did he get an astra?
no more neon?
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Tell jackoff good deal on the astra. neat little car.
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Vent Windows Forever!
The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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01-16-2009, 09:02 AM
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The Mayor / 2009 Member of the Year / Moderator
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Location: Northwest
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Originally Posted by Savage_Messiah
wtf when did he get an astra?
no more neon?
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This week.
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1995 Z28 Convertible A4 13.78 @ 100 (CAI, high flow cat, catback, 160 thermo, hypertech, Strano springs, Koni yellows, sway bars, 3 pt. UMI SFC)
2018 Sea Doo GTX - 3 cylinders and das boooooost
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Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
Is English your 2nd language? Did you graduate high school? Your posts make my head hurt.
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01-16-2009, 09:27 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Boston/North
Posts: 9,214
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Savage_Messiah
wtf when did he get an astra?
no more neon?
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Check out the classifieds, Neon's listed here.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
dumbass.
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01-16-2009, 02:31 PM
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13 Second Club
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Location: Ewing/Galloway, NJ
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he should give me my dvds back haha... the reason i almost got fired from my job and the reason theres a huge dent in the passenger door of the jeep
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99 Riviera, Bone stock, 14.34 @ 96 "Walking 5.0's in luxury" RIP
95 Cherokee, Bone stock 16.2 @ 83 "Treeing your 3rd gen and beating it to the line despite trapping less....and looking better"
93 TA, Bone stock, 13.8 @ 100 "Beating ****** drivers in ****** LS1's"
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01-16-2009, 08:19 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: West Long Branch
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Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
Tell jackoff good deal on the astra. neat little car.
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It's spelled Jerk0ff....ugh.
He did get an awesome deal on one.
Too bad we dont get this here...
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01-16-2009, 08:20 PM
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Admin.
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Hamilton, NJ
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I know
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Vent Windows Forever!
The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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01-16-2009, 09:25 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Philadelphia Pa
Posts: 109
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bcgetfresh
When I had my permit NO insurance company at all would insure my bike (02 gsxr 750). They all said I had to have my license and the lowest price I could find was with rider for double what wayfast is paying.
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Ive had my bike for 20 years now,never ever had a motorcycle license and was only paying 70 dollars a year for insurance when it was last insured.When I first got it in 1989 I was paying like 800 bucks a year.Damn company was charging me a 100% surcharge cause it was a sport bike.On a bike like that with no riding experience you`ll be lucky to see your 18th birthday
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01-16-2009, 09:29 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: hamilton, nj
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how do you not have a license and have been riding for 20 years?
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So much stupid, so little time.
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It started before I drove your car. I just have to look at it the wrong way and your car poops parts.
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01-17-2009, 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by cbrrmike
how do you not have a license and have been riding for 20 years?
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I'm guessing he has never been pulled over?
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