Mito Riders

[eyz]

may i ask what the the mascot of cagiva insignia??

 

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forum/html/avatars/2161330813ed705cb56e7c.gif

 

saw this cagiva avatar belonging to sadistic..

looks like a elephant with tusk to me.. is it a elephant?

[eyz]

it really is a elephant.. just read it at its homepage

[Azahael]

its elephant come from its stell making days.

[Sols]

thats the new logo...

 

last time's logo very cute one.. hahaha.. got the whole elephant...

[Sols]

Counter Steering

 

eh... go read leh... then try... very fun... hahaha... abit scary at first though... got this weird falling feeling... but after sometime when you get the hang of it, can take very fast and tight corner... hahahaha...

[Azahael]

tried it during defendsive riding. Quite fun ah counter steering but very unstable gives you the wobbling feeling when not fast enough.

[macerena]

Originally posted by Azahael@Mar 27 2005, 05:47 PM

tried it during defendsive riding. Quite fun ah counter steering but very unstable gives you the wobbling feeling when not fast enough.

Oh yeah man, pls only use it when going quite fast or fast, using it on slow speeds can be disastrous man. i sort of learnt it the hard way, haha.. felt so silly after that.

[Sols]

need to go fast meh? hahaha..

[kink]

Ya need a little speed, cos it works like a gyroscope...

When you've got some speed up and you push the on the right side of the handle bar, your front wheel is going to turn left but the bike will bank right. i.e. to say it's going to lean to the right. If you wanna go right push to the right if you wanna go left push to the left...

 

It don't work at slow speed cos you don't have sufficent forward momentum...

 

Take a quiet safe road and try, don't need to have a turn... it can be a straight road. Just apply a bit (i stress a bit) of pressure on the right side of the handle bar and feel the bike lean over to the right then try it to the left.

 

As always, be safe.

[macerena]

Yah..haha...need a little speed..i did it too slow almost lean over and drop, i kicked the kerb, stayed upbright but sprain ankle limping for 2 days. felt silly but lesson learnt.

[Sols]

today i went to ecp, end to end to try... hahaha... exit at the airport there... but the road there sucks.. you know behind the airport? the TPE/ECP/PIE that part... the road sucks... haha.. but the corner very fun to play countersteering... haha...

[Sols]

where is everyone??

 

why so quiet one??

 

sian ah...

[macerena]

Originally posted by Sols@Mar 27 2005, 10:08 PM

today i went to ecp, end to end to try... hahaha... exit at the airport there... but the road there sucks.. you know behind the airport? the TPE/ECP/PIE that part... the road sucks... haha.. but the corner very fun to play countersteering... haha...

wah...so gd got time go. actually i also ride there often to relax the mind a little, there's one part of the service road i quite like, near big splash there, got two 90degree turns then after that towards sheares got a series of gentle meandering gd for practising a little bit of countersteering...

[fairuzmito]

hey anibody noe where to get reloan for aprilia?? asap!!

list the whole add and tel no.

[Sols]

getting an aprilia? what happened to your mito??

[viking78]

Hi guys,

 

I just bought a mito from my friend....quite okay for the time being. Just wanna ask u guys, what sprocket size should i use for pick up? My body build is quite big and i dont want to stress the engine.... Thankx. By the way, my mito is in blue...kinda scrappy for the outlook...Any of u guys has ever sprayed a mito before? Any shop to recommend?

[Sols]

Originally posted by viking78@Mar 28 2005, 11:08 PM

Hi guys,

 

I just bought a mito from my friend....quite okay for the time being. Just wanna ask u guys, what sprocket size should i use for pick up? My body build is quite big and i dont want to stress the engine.... Thankx. By the way, my mito is in blue...kinda scrappy for the outlook...Any of u guys has ever sprayed a mito before? Any shop to recommend?

whats your current sprocket size?

[Kr0n]

Welcome viking! I suggest it'll be best to compare with a few other mito riders your built and weight before you choose the sprocket size, also depending on what kind of performance you are looking for. I'm about 173-175cm, I think about 65-70kg and am using a 39R sprock, does fine in terms of acceleration and top speed, although can be better =D.

 

Anyway, just curious, who/where did you buy your bike from? And how much, how old, condition?

 

Cheers!

[DESMOSEDICI]

Originally posted by viking78@Mar 28 2005, 11:08 PM

Hi guys,

 

I just bought a mito from my friend....quite okay for the time being. Just wanna ask u guys, what sprocket size should i use for pick up? My body build is quite big and i dont want to stress the engine.... Thankx. By the way, my mito is in blue...kinda scrappy for the outlook...Any of u guys has ever sprayed a mito before? Any shop to recommend?

actually if u dun change the size of ur front sprox.. ur engine wont b stress.. i suggest 40 for standard transport purpose, 43 for pickup.. n if u wan top speed try 38..

[viking78]

my sprocket size is about 40. Well, I'm abt 90kg. N my pillion kinda big built also. My plate is FM. kinda old bike...but still trustworthy. Bought the bike for about $3k coz close friend mah. hmmm...any place u guys can recommend for spraying?

[Sols]

hmmm 40 should be ok lah... if you want more pick up, change to 43 lor...

[Kr0n]

Yea 40 should be ok... If you feel it's short of power then try another size. The size number is indented into your sprocket on the left side. Look for the number there if you can. FM Mitos are legends

[DESMOSEDICI]

actually stock size is 41 lehz.. haha

[viking78]

thx for the reply guys....but still does any of u can recommend me shops to spray my motorbike? I ask the one at amk...charge me about $300+ for just one color. Is it worth it?

[amgm125]

Depends on the quality of the paintwork. I'm thinking of respraying too, and was quoted between 100+ to 400+ From different pple.