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Is anybody else getting bored stiff with all the
attention bike magazines are giving Cruisers these
days? The latest Rider magazine was mostly about
them...totally boorrring!!
I guess the mags are catering to what is selling these
days...and that would be... Cruisers.
Brad
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Yeah, but now you can check their stats and at least you know which
ones not to butt heads with at a red light!
(I DO know that the rider's skill is 75% of the equation)
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., Brad Davis wrote: > Is anybody else getting bored stiff with all the > attention bike magazines are giving Cruisers these > days? The latest Rider magazine was mostly about > them...totally boorrring!! > > I guess the mags are catering to what is selling these > days...and that would be... Cruisers. > > Brad > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! > http://auctions.yahoo.com
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How about a cruisin dual sport, lots of chrome,
leather fringe, really high bars, fishtail pipes, try
to image the picture,
--- Brad Davis
wrote:
__________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com> Is anybody else getting bored stiff with all the > attention bike magazines are giving Cruisers these > days? The latest Rider magazine was mostly about > them...totally boorrring!! > > I guess the mags are catering to what is selling > these > days...and that would be... Cruisers. > > Brad > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! > http://auctions.yahoo.com > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > Be part of the Adventure! > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >
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And the rider's choice of Motorcycle says ALOT about their skill! My experience with Harley riders I meet at a red light is they look the other way and ignore you. By not acknowledging you, they don't have to acknowledge that a bicycle could probably take them when the light turns green. That would not look cool at all - and that is the point, isn't it? Jason> Yeah, but now you can check their stats and at least you know which > ones not to butt heads with at a red light! > (I DO know that the rider's skill is 75% of the equation)
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In the 25 + years I've been reading them the mags/rags have gone down hill big time. I don't know if the fault lies with a dumbed down readership or the editors and writers. The major mags used to give you a complete technical description when a new model was introduced, no more. For example, when testing the Yamaha FZ whatever ( the new standard ) last year nobody mentioned what improvement allowed valve adjustment intervals of 28k miles. The old Road Rider, now MCN, had writers that would actually perform scheduled maintenance on bikes they tested. To use the FZ again as an example, I would have liked to have known just how difficult that valve adjustment was. Not one write up informed if the shims were under or over bucket. I don't consider myself one of the most mechanically adept or knowledgeable members of this list even though I do a lot of my own work. Yet, the rags are not even up to my level. If I see another 600 comparo I'll loose my lunch and as has been mentioned the cruiser evaluations are truly a waste of time. All they mention is styling, riding position and how torquey the engine is. Bogdan> Is anybody else getting bored stiff with all the > attention bike magazines are giving Cruisers these > days? The latest Rider magazine was mostly about > them...totally boorrring!! > > I guess the mags are catering to what is selling these > days...and that would be... Cruisers. > > Brad >
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--- In DSN_klr650@y..., Bogdan Swider wrote:
gone> > > > > > Is anybody else getting bored stiff with all the > > attention bike magazines are giving Cruisers these > > days? The latest Rider magazine was mostly about > > them...totally boorrring!! > > > > I guess the mags are catering to what is selling these > > days...and that would be... Cruisers. > > > > Brad > > > In the 25 + years I've been reading them the mags/rags have
down> down hill big time. I don't know if the fault lies with a dumbed
you a> readership or the editors and writers. The major mags used to give
more. For> complete technical description when a new model was introduced, no
last year> example, when testing the Yamaha FZ whatever ( the new standard )
intervals of 28k> nobody mentioned what improvement allowed valve adjustment
perform> miles. The old Road Rider, now MCN, had writers that would actually
an> scheduled maintenance on bikes they tested. To use the FZ again as
valve> example, I would have liked to have known just how difficult that
or over> adjustment was. Not one write up informed if the shims were under
or> bucket. I don't consider myself one of the most mechanically adept
work.> knowledgeable members of this list even though I do a lot of my own
comparo I'll> Yet, the rags are not even up to my level. If I see another 600
are truly a> loose my lunch and as has been mentioned the cruiser evaluations
torquey> waste of time. All they mention is styling, riding position and how
Amen! Well said. I too, would like to see more mechanical write ups, rather that which 600 is an ounce lighter than last year.> the engine is. > > Bogdan
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On Fri, 1 Feb 2002, Bogdan Swider wrote:
Yeah, it's pretty sad. Motorcyclist (or was it Cycle World?) wrote up the ZR-7S a few months back and nowhere did they mention suspension adjustability or any real technical info on the 25-year-old KZ mill in that bike. I guess they assume that everyone who reads that mag has owned a bike with that oil/air-cooled four at some point. I'd like to be able to rely on the magazines for some solid information that I can use to compare this bike to the ZRX but unfortunately I can't. Good thing there's a mailing list for both bikes... RM>The major mags used to give you a complete technical description when a >new model was introduced, no more. For example, when testing the Yamaha >FZ whatever ( the new standard ) last year nobody mentioned what >improvement allowed valve adjustment intervals of 28k miles.
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Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat ??
You mean to tell me that you dont buy something because they have a
new color model out, weighs in 3.43 pounds less and redlines at some
pitch rate higher than a dogs ear can even hear ?
Or perhaps that "Shamaka" the rapper rides that model ?
Maybe even that model, since some hollywood loser rides one ?
Geeeeshh
or maybe even... ahhh nevermind I guess im just getting old, and
seeing more nowdays, than I did in my youth.
Ta Ta Glad its Friday.. I need a drink
Duden
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., RM wrote: > > On Fri, 1 Feb 2002, Bogdan Swider wrote: > > >The major mags used to give you a complete technical description when a > >new model was introduced, no more. For example, when testing the Yamaha > >FZ whatever ( the new standard ) last year nobody mentioned what > >improvement allowed valve adjustment intervals of 28k miles. > > Yeah, it's pretty sad. Motorcyclist (or was it Cycle World?) wrote up the > ZR-7S a few months back and nowhere did they mention suspension > adjustability or any real technical info on the 25-year-old KZ mill in > that bike. I guess they assume that everyone who reads that mag has owned > a bike with that oil/air-cooled four at some point. > > I'd like to be able to rely on the magazines for some solid information > that I can use to compare this bike to the ZRX but unfortunately I can't. > Good thing there's a mailing list for both bikes... > > RM
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Not all bike magazines are talking about Cruisers.......I haven't
seen anything in Dual Sport News about them.
Mike
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., Brad Davis wrote: > Is anybody else getting bored stiff with all the > attention bike magazines are giving Cruisers these > days? The latest Rider magazine was mostly about > them...totally boorrring!! > > I guess the mags are catering to what is selling these > days...and that would be... Cruisers. > > Brad > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! > http://auctions.yahoo.com
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matbe dualsport news should do a cruiser, you know,
take it out in the dirt, jump a few logs, run it up a
muddy hill, a stream crossing might be interesting.
Any volunteeer riders, and they'd need a big winch.
--- Walter Lesnowich wrote:
__________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com> > Not all bike magazines are talking about > Cruisers.......I haven't > > seen anything in Dual Sport News about them. > > Mike > > > > I would like to know when the February Issue will be > out. > > Walt > A14 "War Horse" > > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > Be part of the Adventure! > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >
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