Hail
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why would you choose that size motor....?
For 70mpg... :nana:
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why would you choose that size motor....?
I love my fz1 but I ride my nighthawk 250, which has 2/3 the squirrels and 1/8 the looks of the CBR250R almost every day to work. When you really get down to splitting lanes in city situations it's finesse that's needed, not power.
When I take my nighthawk, weaving in traffic feels like I'm riding a horse. Riding the FZ1 on the same commute feels like riding a rhinoceros. I love the FZ1 in the canyons and on the freeway, but you couldn't make me commute on it every day. 35mpg vs 70 on the cbr/nighthawk doesn't hurt either.
PS: Glad to see my hometown in the video. I have a buddy who lives like 3 blocks from where the "windy" part was filmed in balboa park, so I ride through there all the time.
Lane splitting here is both illegal and DANGEROUS!! Cagers here see you lane splitting and they'll purposely try to squash you while making it look like an accident. It's all about the power to get away from them. I commute on mine, but I don't have very far to go. I have given though to taking, of all things, a 49cc scooter because it gets about 100 miles to the gallon. I just can't give up my squirrels. :rofl:
1) In california, it's perfectly legal for a motorcycle to occupy the same lane as a car. It's quite common to see CHP officers splitting lanes on backed up freeways- I actually followed one today.
2) It's a skill, just like anything else. Regulating your speed, watching ahead for cars who may be changing lanes, and just kind of getting a 6th sense about what idiot cagers are going to do is something you learn over time. Like any other motorcycle skill, it can be done recklessly and dangerously, or it can be done responsibly while removing most (but not all!) of the risk. I am not a reckless rider, but I feel comfortable splitting lanes at a reasonable speed.
3) If you try to use power to get out of a sticky lane splitting situation, you're probably already hosed. proper emergency braking and swerving skills are much more valuable, at least in my experience.
What you stated was not an opinion, it was a neg. remark towards me..and not the first one from you.....be positive man, its not my fault you Canadians get to ride three months out of the year while we ride all year long.....lol......that was just a joke....lighten up a little ....any 250 you buy is a beginner bike period or a nice cheap commuter....you go and ask a salesman at the Honda Dealership and he is probably going to tell you the same thing i just said....great starter bike to learn on.....and a real gas saver....
Dustin = Negative 95% of the time. I guess everyone just ignores it or does not care. You shall get used to itWhat you stated was not an opinion, it was a neg. remark towards me..and not the first one from you.....be positive man, its not my fault you Canadians get to ride three months out of the year while we ride all year long.....lol......that was just a joke....lighten up a little ....any 250 you buy is a beginner bike period or a nice cheap commuter....you go and ask a salesman at the Honda Dealership and he is probably going to tell you the same thing i just said....great starter bike to learn on.....and a real gas saver....
Dustin = Negative 95% of the time. I guess everyone just ignores it or does not care. You shall get used to it
I just saw the same commercial on this baby motorcycle on the History Channel....just like the video....someone's buying them....
When I ride, my escape is that I'm SO focused on my bike and my surroundings, (IE, the car behind me, that guy on his cell eating a big mac, the girl texting while putting on lipstick, that pot hole ahead, the new vibe I'm feeling in my bars, the guy 3 cars up swerving and riding his brakes etc. etc. etc.).