RubberSideDown

The Ninja 1000 is a great bike- I've never seen one on the road in LOS, though- I've seen a lot of Z1000s, but the tourer doesn't seem to have much appeal.

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True, but I didn't realize it was so big. I wasn't so much recommending it as pointing out it was a true sport-tourer. The Kawi I've actually ridden and I found it huge, and I'm used to bikes over 250kg.

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I wouldn't say that 300+kg behemoth is in any way equivalent to a CBR1000RR...

OIt's basically a naked 1000RR and certainly more biased toward sport-touring (which is what you asked about- you didn't say you wanted a specific sport-tourer, but, rather, the closest thing to an existing model)- it's currently the closest thing to the CBR1000RR in that regard as it has the same base engine (retuned, of course, and with more comfortable ergos- it will do the job of a sport-tourer,mojo hgh there are better choices).

For models available in LOS, I'd take a look at the Ninja 1000 (629K, I believe) for a nice sport-tourer with some grunt, and with OEM matching hard luggage that can be purchased through Kawasaki.

There's the CB1000R, but it's not available in LOS (except possibly through an importer like RB)- the VFR1200X is bigger than what you're looking for, but it's sold at Big Wing for 860K and would fit the bill, though.

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Interestingly, as long as the cumulative pressure in both tires adds up to the recommended total, you're fine- 68psi in back and 10psi in front on a bike that recommends 42/36? No worries.

Ok, I was super wrong. The 500X blinked 16 times over 10 seconds.

And this is why riders get killed- estimation over exactness. It appeared to blink 16 times, but here may well have been lower emission flashes that the camera or your eye couldn't perceive. You need to check using a scintillation counter to work out the correct rate- get it wrong and your next ride could be your last...

What's the weight of your blinker fluid? It's impossible to answer your question with so few details.

I hope Jim kept the blinker manual. If not, do you recommend thinner or thicker blinker fluid?

Maybe he can experiment with different weight fluids, or even with different types of fluids?

It's a difficult and controversial issue- it's dependent on so many factors (suspension setting, rider weight, engine temp, direction of travel, time of day, etc). In the end, though, it boils down to rider preference- I go with a heavier fluid, but I'm a pretty experienced rider- for a noob, I'd suggest going with sometihing lighter and working your way up over a couple of years- the cemeteries are full of guys who thought they were ready for the fast stuff but weren't...

What's the weight of your blinker fluid? It's impossible to answer your question with so few details.

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I know it works for horsepower, so probably.

I've had great results with my CBR. I took of the "300R" sticker and replaced it with one that says "1000RR." It's actually a little bit too much power for me though (I'm still kind of a noob) so I'm thinking maybe I should get a CBR650F sticker instead. I don't want to hurt myself.

EXACTLY- you're the kind of intelligent, experienced, outside-the-box thinker we need more of around here- it's tough carrying the load by myself.

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I know it works for horsepower, so probably.

There's only ONE thing that will prevent the tire from exploding at 73psi (yes, I've blown up enough tires to know the limit), and that's a new sticker that increases the limit- since changing to a '100psi max load' sticker, I haven't had a single problem.

I rode my gsxr with my rear tyre with low air pressure once and the bloody thing fell off and rolled into a khlong. It did! I was fortunate to come away unscathed. Fortunately a passing motorist took pity and lent me a spare from his trunk. Imagine my surprise when it fit perfectly and I was able to ride on to Pirelli for a replacement. The guys there were well impressed.

The sticker works both ways- had you put one on that had the minimum load listed at 5psi, you would have been fine.

You need to be able to monitor pressure as you fill the tires, as well as have spares on standby- fill them up until they explode, then replace the tubes, back off 1psi, and refill.

That's rubbish. The inner tube won't explode as the outer tyre will prevent that from happening.

Or won't it? Whatever it is, rubbish (my post)

You obviously lack my vast tire-exploding experience, but I've read you're just a noob, Jim...

There's only ONE thing that will prevent the tire from exploding at 73psi (yes, I've blown up enough tires to know the limit), and that's a new sticker that increases the limit- since changing to a '100psi max load' sticker, I haven't had a single problem.

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I'm sure women don't ride Al Murray by choice either.

The last SD 990 I saw for sale went for less than 500K (450K, I believe- it was at Red Baron)- if you really want one, you'll likely be able to find one in LOS.

The hassle of bringing in a bike literally and figuratively isn't worth it, as you've no doubt gathered from this thread.

One 'soi dog' down, an unknown number (unknown by me, at least, though someone likely has a list) to go.

I've got a playlist entitled 'Bike' populated with songs that are conducive to twisting the throttle (mostly car stuff like 'I Can't Drive 55', 'Red Barchetta', 'Radar Love', etc- I think 'Bat Out of Hell' is the only bike themed song, and it ends in a deadly crash- oh, well;)))- I love my tunes while I ride.

Well, they used to hang horse thieves in the States...

Of course it's way over-the-top for a bike theft- all he should have gotten was a serious beating prior to being arrested.

Check out the Daytona line at Panda- great boots, though a bit pricey.

It will depend on their current stock- if they have some left in the country, I'd expect to see it discounted- current retail is 799K, I believe.

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Ummm... Did you check a few posts above yours...?

Also, the LOS H2 price has been announced at 1.5m through Kawi Thailand.

I've found that the importers tend to beat the dealership prices (especially for Ducati), but then you're often limited for a service area. That said, who knows if the R1 will make it to LOS this year- they're only making 500 R1M models, so they almost definitely won't get any of those.

In any case, this is quite a bit less than the S1000RR will go for, for what will possibly be a better bike.

It's really all about the maintenance- regular oil/filter changes, observing the recommended schedules for checks, changes, and upgrades, replacing things that are worn out, etc can easily see a bike running strong well over 50K miles- there are more than a few that are well above that and run great. You'll hear about touring bikes with over 100K miles running like new, but they tend not to be run as hard as sportbikes, and often have a lot of lower-stress highway miles.

Just saw the Thai R1 price through an importer (ZeuZ SuperBike Performance)- they've just started taking orders (they have a garage in BKK that does service and repairs on all the bikes they sell):

R1- 939,000

R1M- 1,549,000