new guy on a bike...

[EVERLAST]

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240/40 R18...its a fatty.
Pegs are low but the boards are designed for the bike hence the pricetag

[horsepwr]

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They might have feelers, like stock pegs have on the bottom, so you won't low-side. That would be the only way I would trust those platforms. So long as they fold easily, and have a little feeler thing off the bottom to touch ground before the floorboard does. You will drag those. You can get on over pretty good on a 240. I wouldn't be trying to drag a knee or anything on it,lol, as any sport in that bike is tailored more towards a straight line. but you can trust a good grip as far as the metal on the bike will allow it to go over. You'll throw sparks when it's time to ease out of it a little.

So that's the M109R, correct?

[EVERLAST]

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Yep...thats my baby.
The standard pegs have that feeler

[horsepwr]

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yeah. That's Suzuki's answer to the V-rod. You can eat those for lunch. or whenever hungry for Hog. Japan's statement to Harley to stick to what they do best.

Find a good spot to practice launching, and running through the gears the best way to get down a quarter mile. Find your nearest local drag-strip. They usually have one day, or night, a week that people take anything and everything to run. "Run what you brung", "test-n-tune night"...usually cost around $10-$15 to run all you want. You'll see everything racing down the track. From kids in their parents Camry to bikes like yours that are built for it.
You might just find a new hobby that you'll fall for as well.

[deepsouth]

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At this stage in getting back on bikes- practicing to go down the 1/4 mile ain't the smartest thing

[EVERLAST]

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I'm takin it one thing at a time.
curves and corners. the highway was scary to me as the traffic was pretty tight. getting more confident and used to the extra weight but I'm with you DS...no quarter mile sprints in my immediate future.

[horsepwr]

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In due time.
The bike's personality, and yearning for natural habitat will steadily reverberate through you. Stronger...
You will respond through the throttle with the same tune. And in that time, your soul, and the M109R, become 1.

lmao...yes, indeed. one day at a time.

[EVERLAST]

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Damn HP...Thats really poetic and beautiful.

[tattoojr]

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As a rider/biker for most of my life, I'll tell you that it takes a good 6 months to be really familiar with a new bike, even if its the same model but newer. That bike is a nice ride and a powerful one. Please do not try to throttle thru a sharp turn before your ready or you will be painfully suprized. Ride like everyone is out to kill you and you will live longer. I'd suggest putting a padlock on a bandana and keeping it in your front pocket to get the attention of any motorist that decides to come into your lane while you are in it. J.R.

[EVERLAST]

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That padlock trick will cut down on repeat offenders but what do you do for the first time dum**** that just sits there blocking 80% of my lane? I just got lucky on the opposing traffic and eased on by.
So what are these guys thinking?
I think it should be legal for motorcyclists to shoot stupid people driving in cars.
Kinda even up the odds...

[horsepwr]

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Riding will make you a better driver. You'll get used to driving way down the road. as in looking farther than you used to, and anticipating any, and every, possible scenario with survival routes planned. You'll do this constantly. Every car you see come to an intersection, pulling out. Ya never know what some assholes will do. and deliberately because of the fact that they know you have to adjust. These people do deserve holes in them.
Never ride in a car's blind spot, of course. Speed up past the car, or fall back.
Street riding is the most dangerous place for a motorcycle. Traffic, wheather slow or at a good pace, is so dangerous. Avoiding congestion is always best. Bikes don't like to go slow, and idle, anyway.
If you live in a hilly, mountainous area. Lucky you! The best time, I've found, to ride on the street is Saturday and Sunday mornings. Not this particular month, but usually. A nice Sunday morning stroll is beautiful. Hardly any cars. Just cruise at your comfort. That's the best way to get acquainted with her. Take her out on the country roads, and just ride. Without all the traffic jockeying. Every time you go riding like that, you'll get better and more comfortable. Before you know it, it'll be second nature.

and thank you^^. Bikes bring it out in me.

[pigmeat]

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i would go with forward conrols if i was you...let you lean the bike farther and alot more comfy being stretched out on a long ride...i cant ride a bike with standard pegs after running forward controlls for so many years

[tattoojr]

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If you use something to hit their car/truck the first time they will never be repeat offenders. J.R.

[EVERLAST]

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I would hate to lose my padlock or bandanna...we should be able to sling a hollowpoint!
I mean they are potentially killing us with their car as we will be launched into a 40 foot arc, landing on asphalt. So would it not be appropriate to send something their way that would be just as deadly?
I mean they get a big ding in their paint, or some cracked glass, and we get broken bones and traction?

Hardly a fair trade huh?

[tattoojr]

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Riding will make you a better driver. You'll get used to driving way down the road. as in looking farther than you used to, and anticipating any, and every, possible scenario with survival routes planned. You'll do this constantly. Every car you see come to an intersection, pulling out. Ya never know what some assholes will do. and deliberately because of the fact that they know you have to adjust. These people do deserve holes in them.
Never ride in a car's blind spot, of course. Speed up past the car, or fall back.
Street riding is the most dangerous place for a motorcycle. Traffic, wheather slow or at a good pace, is so dangerous. Avoiding congestion is always best. Bikes don't like to go slow, and idle, anyway.
If you live in a hilly, mountainous area. Lucky you! The best time, I've found, to ride on the street is Saturday and Sunday mornings. Not this particular month, but usually. A nice Sunday morning stroll is beautiful. Hardly any cars. Just cruise at your comfort. That's the best way to get acquainted with her. Take her out on the country roads, and just ride. Without all the traffic jockeying. Every time you go riding like that, you'll get better and more comfortable. Before you know it, it'll be second nature.

and thank you^^. Bikes bring it out in me.

Good advice. J.R.