Colorado

damn that bike looks SICK!!!! like I would love the one that Ice Cube drove in Torque that bike is just awesome...... oh and okay here's the story of the night..... so you all know that there's this kid with a GTI that's been talking smack about Corollas and blah blah blah usual 16 yr old dumbass who thinks got it so the kid in the GTI calls me up around 7 pm and asks me if Mike still wants to race him so I said" Let me call you back on that" I call Mike and he says sure man meet me at 10 pm (meeting spot was at Old Town Arvada Theaters) and well I called him back and told him and shit and he's like "yea yea sure I'll be there" So I call him on my way up to meet Mike and he says that he's on his way so I'm like cool. I get there and chill with Mike then after like 10 mins I call him back and he says "oh I'm at Denver Motorsports with the WhyBother crew, if u guys want to come down here you should so we could race here" I'm like hmmmm no and hung up. So the kid bitched out and me and Mike aren't stupid enough to eventually drive down there and get busted for a bunch of ricers that race right by DMS where there's a lot of cops around the whole Santa-Fe area.... all I can say is idiots. So yea that's the story of the night, hell Mike wanted to kick his ass for making him come out for no reason lol

Mike drives a 05' XRS with intake and the GTI doesn't have any mods.... the GTI ran a 17 at bandemere... obviously kid can't drive that car worth crap, even though he said he can..... even if mike looses he won't loose by much.

and well good news, bike is mine on Thursday so I'll post pics and stuff on friday night, I'm so excited man. What are good sites to buy bike parts?

Well I won't buy parts for the bike for a while I just want to know which sites have just cosmetic parts like HID kits maybe, LED brake light kits and stuff like that..... I want my brake light to blink so people won't come and rear end my ass lol

I like this helmet I might buy it blue

eh the cheaper the better but of course to a point where my melon is well protected

To be honest, all you have to look for in a helmet is the two approvals on the back.

DOT & Snell. I use HJC helmets which are 1/6th the price of a Shoei or an Arai, and the ratings are the same. The thing I like about my HJC is it is 100x cooler than the Shoei I had for a while.

Yep, I'm coming out there and staying with Denver Rolla. Can't wait! I'll get there Thursday afternoon/early evening (Aug 11) and be there till Monday morning (Aug 15).

How much did you buy the bike for?

I agree, look for the approvals on the helmet. That'll tell you what quality helmet they are. Honestly you can get the same helmet for different prices just look around. Most of the reason that they're expensive is the name/brand factor, but who can argue that they work just as well and people buy them

Triumph = british bike company. Not much following here in the states, but there are devoted clubs in the U.S. They're old vintage bikes are somewhat of a collectable item these days and has a rich history in motorcycles.

Here are the specs of the bike (Daytona 650) that e_andree posted:

Engine Type Liquid-cooled, DOHC, in-line 4-cylinder
Capacity 646cc
Bore/Stroke 68 x 44.5mm
Compression Ratio 12.85:1
Fuel System Twin-butterfly, multipoint sequential electronic fuel injection with forced air induction
Ignition Digital - inductive type - via electronic engine management system
Transmission Primary Drive Gear
Final Drive X ring chain
Clutch Wet, multi-plate
Gearbox 6-speed
Cycle Parts Frame Aluminium beam perimeter
Swingarm Twin-sided, aluminium alloy
Front Wheel Alloy 3-spoke, 17 x 3.5in
Rear Wheel Alloy 3-spoke, 17 x 5.5in
Front Tyre 120/70 ZR 17
Rear Tyre 180/55 ZR 17
Front Suspension 43mm forks with adjustable preload, compression and rebound damping
Rear Suspension Monoshock with adjustable preload and rebound damping
Front Brakes Twin 308mm floating discs, 4 piston calipers
Rear Brakes Single 220mm disc, single piston caliper
Dimensions Length 2112mm (83.1in)
Width (Handlebars) 712mm (28.0in)
Height 1131mm (44.5in)
Seat Height 815mm (32.1in)
Wheelbase 1390mm (54.7in)
Rake/Trail 24.6 degree/89.1mm
Weight (Dry) 165kg (363lbs)
Performance (Measured at crankshaft to DIN 70020) Maximum Power 114PS (112bhp) at 12,500 rpm
Maximum Torque 68Nm (51ft.lbf) at 11,500 rpm
Colours Tornado Red, Racing Yellow
Price £6,499.00 'on the road' retail ( 11,355.70 USD)

There's also another daytona 950i (#?).

I looked online and found that there was a triumph dealer in Lakewood, CO called Foothills Triumph Motorcycles http://www.foothillsbmw.com Go check it out in person if you want more information or want to take a test ride.

Hey Andy can u just help me choose a helmet man? I can learn a lot from you guys man I know little about bikes but hopefully I'll get to learning man, I'm looking forward to it

so do they use Lucas electronics... andy and I know all about lucas... never trust british electronics...

eh I'm happy with the Gixxer lol and even though the Daytons don't look bad though

I just relized how much fun it is to post with the GM of the dealership standing over me... and he doesent care........ MUHAHAHAHAHA ok back on topic... Lucas Sucks.....

Not sure... I don't trust pretty much, if any british mechanical or electrical systems. For example just look at their cars and their reliability. Therefore, I don't really wanna know much or anything about how their made. Just their reputation = the color of their teeth

I would like to second that notion ^^^^

haha hell my boss doesn't give a crap either as long as there's not much to do at work or I'm done

Sweet, he lives about 45 seconds in walking time away from me. ...ok..maybe 2 minutes.

Yep, the reason people buy Shoei's and Arai's is because they have the fancier designs and cooler graphics..but $550 for a helmet with the same safety ratings and less vents than my HJC...that's throwing money down the drain.

Those guys are a-holes. That company used to be Foothills BMW Motorcycles, and it's the same staff and everything they simply got bought and switched.

...what parts do you want to buy?

Yeah bro, we'll go over to Vickery saturday if you aren't working.


Beyond all the replies...it's a crappy day down here today. July in Colorado and our high temp for today is supposed to be 68. It's foggy, rainy...I should have just stayed in bed this morning.

I wished out high temp was 68. It's pass 100 here for the whole week. We had a heat advisory in affect from last wedensday till today.

Yeah we had that last week...5 days of 102+.

I picked a good week to be sicker than hell, I spent the week laying in the AC.

the thermomiter out on our lot at work read 120 we were told to stay inside unless it was absolutly nessacary to be out side... and if we got in to a car we had to let it run first with the AC... I know its just to keep from getting sued but it felt like the bosses cared that we didn't get sick.... I felt loved damnit...

Don't worry, that'll go away in time.

THAT'S COLD!!!! it's cool Kris no one loves u man it's fine, even ur cat wants to murder u

she does... she told me lastnigh when I was sleeping... :smilegrou

I hope I'll survive the cat lol

naw shes sweet just has a weird eye so don't sneak up on her on her right side...

I'll try to keep that in mind. Want to come back in ONE piece.

no worries she has no claws... but her teeth... theyr wicked... 4 years of wet food then a switch to dry realy sharpend them up...

Ok...about Murphy. I hate to say this about my best friend's cat...but she is basically blind, lazy as hell and as long as you don't mind me stared at for hours on end...you'll be fine.
...and the cat seems pretty much brain dead most of the time. I really think Kris should stop feeding it those "special" brownies.
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