[Archived - 2009] PK Official- Questions for Newbie

[dragonforce]

i advise you to pass then buy.. but i believe you want to buy first also can.. what's your budget for a phantom? pls dont say the cheaper the better.. at least state roughly how old bike you want.. i can keep a lookout for you if i happen to go to bike shops.. which shop better a little hard to say.. you can try the buy sell section in the forum which will get you a better price rather than shops most of the time..

[josephsbs]

apart from price, odds of getting a better conditioned bike are better

[jB]

There are many cruisers with non-full-solid rear rims.

Have you tried carrying your rear rim? It's fuggin heavy. You will lose a LOT of weight. To think the Phantom is fuggin heavy at the rear, you will definitely feel the difference. This is also supported by my friendly preferred mech

 

When safety is a concern, the price doesnt matter

Maybe they did their calculations correctly and its good. Like sports rim for cars or spokey rims for kups, how'd the whole bike/car support on those few sticks of metal connected to the shaft.. I did carry my bike from the rear before.Maybe thats why I need more massage from Land of Smiles

Yup price to pay for safety is better than price to pay for not being safe.

 

guys.. want to ask about gloves.. i need leather waterproof with some protection.

i dont need steel knuckle dianese gloves (now JR selling 80 $).

 

i've been using LAB half gloves, normal cotton/nylon gloves(freebies from RideSafe event) and now thinking of getting good (affordable) ones.

 

too bad Kev's leather gloves sold off, so anyone can recommend brand or model?

 

how about Rjays leather gloves? are they water proof ?

Would advise you to invest more in much comfy and protective gloves dude Maybe try to find those Kevlar kinda types..Rs Taichi ain't bad it seems..essential..would get a pair of those soon for myself.

 

Hi all.. I'm going for my theory test next monday, then going to do license conversion.. wanna ask whether can go buy a bike first before getting my license or i have to wait till i completed my conversion then can buy. Then, which shop buy TA200 better ah? dun wanna become carrot also.

Some like myself would advise you to stay away from Alexandra shops to get bikes unless you've spare cash to pay or you know the owners personally. You can get the bike from shop first but they won't allow you to ride it because you're not insured(no licence). Its good to buy from private owners themselves(like buy from me ).

 

Smile! :]

[btchan]

well, looking for grey or black or silver colour TA200.. maybe FW and above plate... budget wise, around 2k plus minus 500 lo...

 

izzit hard to get the paper works done for the bike transfer? coz i notice, if buy from individual, need to purchase insurance, do transfer documents etc etc etc by our own.. how long does it take before i can start riding? Was hoping to get it from motortiam if it can save me all the hassle of running here and there for the paperwork..

[jB]

ohh haha okay, mine's kinda black with a mixture of another colour which you can revert back to stock color

in that case you should get from shop

since you wanna save trouble

[btchan]

Maybe they did their calculations correctly and its good. Like sports rim for cars or spokey rims for kups, how'd the whole bike/car support on those few sticks of metal connected to the shaft.. I did carry my bike from the rear before.Maybe thats why I need more massage from Land of Smiles

Yup price to pay for safety is better than price to pay for not being safe.

 

 

Would advise you to invest more in much comfy and protective gloves dude Maybe try to find those Kevlar kinda types..Rs Taichi ain't bad it seems..essential..would get a pair of those soon for myself.

 

 

Some like myself would advise you to stay away from Alexandra shops to get bikes unless you've spare cash to pay or you know the owners personally. You can get the bike from shop first but they won't allow you to ride it because you're not insured(no licence). Its good to buy from private owners themselves(like buy from me ).

 

Smile! :]

 

You got TA 200 for sale? do PM me ya!

[btchan]

ohh haha okay, mine's kinda black with a mixture of another colour which you can revert back to stock color

in that case you should get from shop

since you wanna save trouble

 

Actually if it is not that troublesome to do the transfer, I dont mind doing it myself.

[jB]

lol its your choice dude but there is one friend who wants my bike already, I can't decide whether to keep it or upgrade to another 2b bike

[btchan]

Yea... thanks anyway. Still, if got anyone wanna sell your ride, do contact me ah!

[jB]

haha keep track to my signature or you can add me in msn dude..think I've 2 friends who want my bike as transport already lol..

[EK]

Do fire & theft insurance covers the theft of saddlebags?

[josephsbs]

Yea... thanks anyway. Still, if got anyone wanna sell your ride, do contact me ah!

 

heh heh... you can have my ride but at a premium lor. its kept n tuned to tip-top condition, new crash bar, new tyres, new chain n sprockets, new forks, new throttle grip, etc. wah! lots of things new... hahahaha

... HOSAY LIOW

regular riders and those who tried my bike can vouch for it

 

jB, borrow your slogan

[josephsbs]

Do fire & theft insurance covers the theft of saddlebags?

nope... we can learn from bro ausa's painful experience. his shadow's tank and many parts got stripped and stolen but insurance only cover when whole bike stolen, left bone also cannot... gotta replace from own pocket

[jB]

Do fire & theft insurance covers the theft of saddlebags?

you can say your insurance only covers the stock version of your ride at market rate

 

heh heh... you can have my ride but at a premium lor. its kept n tuned to tip-top condition, new crash bar, new tyres, new chain n sprockets, new forks, new throttle grip, etc. wah! lots of things new... hahahaha

... HOSAY LIOW

regular riders and those who tried my bike can vouch for it

 

jB, borrow your slogan

HOSAY! where's my royalties?

pay me with a smile :]

[bluesurfer]

i got one qsn...u finally recieve the letter from lta regarding the ownership transfer..it says there is 4 transfer so i m number what owner ar??5th or 4th?

 

 

wow my back whell skid when i do a ebrake at traffic light on my last ride sia...still abit shaken

[teemortee]

i got one qsn...u finally recieve the letter from lta regarding the ownership transfer..it says there is 4 transfer so i m number what owner ar??5th or 4th?

 

 

wow my back whell skid when i do a ebrake at traffic light on my last ride sia...still abit shaken

 

dont worry common phantom prob. i just fishtail just now(think tts wad its called)

 

just try to control and brake early, front, back and engine brake.

[josephsbs]

that's the problem when bike has a heavy ass... wait till you see a container fishtail... spectacular but darn bluddy dangerous

[bluesurfer]

dont worry common phantom prob. i just fishtail just now(think tts wad its called)

 

just try to control and brake early, front, back and engine brake.

 

 

huh??what thing that is the phantom common problem??what fishtail?

[josephsbs]

ever see a fish swim by flipping its tail sideways? phantom and many cruiser's have heavier backsides. when we brake too hard on slippery floor, our bike's backside skids sideways (steering cone as fulcrum) as its heavier ass has more momentum (mass x velocity). "fishtail" and loose balance becomes skid n buang... better ride with care and practice defensive riding

 

hey dynamics/physics students pls correct me if i'm wrong... last did my dynamics >17 years ago

[bluesurfer]

oh...like tat ar..ya i today back skid man

damn scary...i hope don have phobia for riding sia..lol...anyway...the letter from lta it says 4 transfer means i m 5th or 4th owner?

[normanlai]

Hi all.. I'm going for my theory test next monday, then going to do license conversion.. wanna ask whether can go buy a bike first before getting my license or i have to wait till i completed my conversion then can buy. Then, which shop buy TA200 better ah? dun wanna become carrot also.

 

can buy, just dunno how to gonna bring home.

 

ta200 first hand can be tough to find.

 

2nd hand, no such thing as best buy best price. usually low price is old bike. young bike is high price. but if the young man got severe asthma, old man is bloody healthy... then its really luck. bringing an experienced friend to listen to the engine and check wear and tear really helps. to a certain extent lar.

[Replay]

anyone got experience that their stock pipe got a hole below? i happen to stand there, and felt the exhaust.. felt around, and there is a hole on my pipe, where the header joins the pipe...

[josephsbs]

can buy, just dunno how to gonna bring home.

 

ta200 first hand can be tough to find.

call for a truck and ship it home

 

1st hand brand new ones still available... left over stocks. saw some in shops along serangoon road, including ASP

[Replay]

heard the latest ones got lots of prob..

[jB]

i got one qsn...u finally recieve the letter from lta regarding the ownership transfer..it says there is 4 transfer so i m number what owner ar??5th or 4th?

 

 

wow my back whell skid when i do a ebrake at traffic light on my last ride sia...still abit shaken

4th i guess..some of the transfer maybe from owner to shop so do you call that as you being 4th owner? haha someone correct me

 

ever see a fish swim by flipping its tail sideways? phantom and many cruiser's have heavier backsides. when we brake too hard on slippery floor, our bike's backside skids sideways (steering cone as fulcrum) as its heavier ass has more momentum (mass x velocity). "fishtail" and loose balance becomes skid n buang... better ride with care and practice defensive riding

 

hey dynamics/physics students pls correct me if i'm wrong... last did my dynamics >17 years ago

I'm a physics student but I don't know whats dynamics(maybe studied but returned to lecturer )

 

anyway from a 19 year old's POV,

heavy rear, jammed brakes, bike shifts to one direction because your bike confirm not travelling 90 degree straight no matter what, you continue going forth, rear slides to another direction. and so on...

 

its better than a tankslap cuz till now I haven't learn the theoritical way of handling that.Anyone can help?

 

can buy, just dunno how to gonna bring home.

 

ta200 first hand can be tough to find.

 

2nd hand, no such thing as best buy best price. usually low price is old bike. young bike is high price. but if the young man got severe asthma, old man is bloody healthy... then its really luck. bringing an experienced friend to listen to the engine and check wear and tear really helps. to a certain extent lar.

can be found, haha must know your contacts only listening helps to an extent only like you mentioned.Cuz some things can't be heard or you can say what may happen maybe won't be heard by you now

 

anyone got experience that their stock pipe got a hole below? i happen to stand there, and felt the exhaust.. felt around, and there is a hole on my pipe, where the header joins the pipe...

its norm dude