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Looking at a car, title is not in sellers name. No sale ?

NJ doesn't either. That's why you should only deal with sellers present and verified. When I helped my ex-gf's mom buy a used Mazda 3 a couple of years ago, the seller's fiance showed the car to us, but when it came time to meet again to do the transaction, we met the actual owner and had her...
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- Post #19
- Jul 22, 2015
- Forum: The Garage
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Looking at a car, title is not in sellers name. No sale ?

It's probably curbstoning. The guy is an unlicensed dealer, and is selling cars without transferring the title to himself first. If he sold them in a legit manner, he would be on the hook for any state required warranties and any false statements, which would be fraud. With no paper trail to...
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- Post #15
- Jul 22, 2015
- Forum: The Garage
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Welp, I crashed at Big Willow / Willow Springs

Not me man. Depending on the weather or length of the ride, my pick of Kevlar lined jeans, perforated leathers, my Rukka Gore Pro gear, or the one piece Teiz commuter suit, with one of three sets of gloves/gauntlets and riding boots. Having been flipped over the bars after getting hit on the...
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- Post #31
- Aug 24, 2014
- Forum: The Garage
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First Bike

Assume the cars are trying to kill you, because at least a small percentage are indifferent to your safety.
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- Post #10
- May 29, 2014
- Forum: The Garage
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First Bike

I can understand. I started riding four years ago at 41, and in the last two years have done multi-thousand mile trips. Sometimes the bug bites and you want to extend yourself a bit, and see what you're made of. Good luck.. Oh, for good starter bikes.. Ninja 300 and the CBR500RR. The...
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- Post #6
- May 29, 2014
- Forum: The Garage
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First Bike

Are you each going to ride, or are you getting only one bike, and the other will be a passenger? I would not try taking each other on the back until you have several thousand solo miles under your belt.
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- Post #4
- May 29, 2014
- Forum: The Garage
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Welp, I crashed at Big Willow / Willow Springs

Glad you're OK. The N1K is on my short list of bikes to look at as successors for my current Ninja 650. Nice to know it can take a slide at speed. The relative lacki of injury is a good good reason why street riders should always wear gear as well.
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- Post #6
- May 27, 2014
- Forum: The Garage
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Which sportbike is good?

Exactly right. And on the street, as on the track, mid-lean adjustments may need to be made without room to straighten up. On the track, double apex, and descending, tightening turns meant I really needed to learn to at least brake a bit to get on a better line if another bike cut close I front...
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- Post #220
- May 27, 2014
- Forum: The Garage
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Which sportbike is good?

It's not quite true. You can brake a little while leaned in a turn, and the amount of lean, speed and conditions matter a lot. But, as a regular practice, it should be avoided. If you need to brake in mid-turn, you need to get the bike upright so as not to lose traction. As you cut speed, your...
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- Post #218
- May 27, 2014
- Forum: The Garage
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Which sportbike is good?

That was more for the benefit of more inexperienced readers, as an added reason why new riders should stay away from too powerful a bike.
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- Post #216
- May 27, 2014
- Forum: The Garage
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Which sportbike is good?

Yeah, but on a high powered bike, in mid turn, that is a recipe for a classic high side. Lose the rear. Get traction back while under throttle. Rear hooks up and throws the rider, and possibly follows him. If you chop the throttle too much, then you just drop and slide. But the above...
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- Post #212
- May 27, 2014
- Forum: The Garage
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Which sportbike is good?

The same thing happened to me once.. came to a stop and the bike shut down. I thought nothing of it, and it happened again a little later. I tightened up the clutch cable a bit, and it was fine after that. Clutch cables stretch so that that you are just barely holding the clutch when you have...
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- Post #204
- May 26, 2014
- Forum: The Garage
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Which sportbike is good?

I really don't care when you: 1. Ignore the difference in fuel costs 2. Ignore that RR tires are softer, last for less miles, so are replaced more often and cost more 3. Ignore that any RR will cost more to do a valve inspection and adjustment than any economical standard twin 4. A set of tires...
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- Post #193
- May 25, 2014
- Forum: The Garage
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Which sportbike is good?

Race gas is needed only if you have a highly modified engine that runs at extreme compression, and with very tight timings. Most guys I know running dedicated track bikes still run only 94 octane, and that's in CBR1000RR, CBR600RR, ZX10-R, S1000RR, a Diavel, an RC51, a Buell 1125R and multiple...
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- Post #186
- May 25, 2014
- Forum: The Garage
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Guy I work with was in a motorcycle accident this week.

Harley riders are all over the map in skill, but so are many riders of sport and other motorcycle styles. I know guys with Harleys that can ride circles around me.. not that it's a very hard thing to do for a skilled rider. The newer HDs are nice, if a bit heavy and underpowered, but if that's...
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- Post #19
- May 25, 2014
- Forum: The Garage

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