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Jim Silly-Balls posted:If I knew how, I would. Dramatic alloy wheels and a sporty new engine tune?
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It's summer, and influx of new riders. "Sub 350cc and take the MSF"
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2021: Busa Giggles! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nExJTNlW9-4&t=309s
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"Motorcycle Discussion Thread: All bikes are poo poo (except the first-gen VFR750)"
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:If I knew how, I would. You already came up with it yourself in the other thread: Jim Silly-Balls posted:Magna Carta V65 Custom
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Supradog posted:It's summer, and influx of new riders.
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Anyone ride their bike to the gym or to hikes? Thinking about how I would handle both. For hikes I guess that I’d just bring some hiking clothes in a backpack/bag and just leave my riding gear with the bike at the trailhead and hope no one steals it. Most of the places I hike I think would be okay but uh not really sure on that. And then I guess try not to get too sweaty or dusty. For the gym I’m wondering do you just put your gear back on sweaty and poo poo? Like that to me seems like would get not great since I can’t really wash my jackets very easily or do I just buy a jacket specifically to get nasty? I would normally think taking a shower at the gym but ones around here have them closed due to covid still.
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TheBacon posted:Anyone ride their bike to the gym or to hikes? Thinking about how I would handle both. For hikes I guess that I’d just bring some hiking clothes in a backpack/bag and just leave my riding gear with the bike at the trailhead and hope no one steals it. Most of the places I hike I think would be okay but uh not really sure on that. And then I guess try not to get too sweaty or dusty. I do for hikes. I typically just hike in my klim outlanders since they’re more or less hiking boots, but I’ll pack myself a pair of shorts, underpants, (spare) socks, and a tee in my backpack for the actual hike. no one gaf if you’re naked at a trailhead and there’s usually a pit toilet at the hikes I usually hit up, but that way you’re not leaving anything valuable on your bike that insurance won’t pay for if it gets stolen and you can throw your riding pants / jacket in your backpack for the actual hike there are helmet locks that exist and are pretty cheap, but to date I haven’t ever had a helmet stolen or hosed with, so I don’t mind leaving it on my bike, but you could always carry it or strap it to your backpack if you’re really worried about it. same goes for gear; no need to bring it, but I usually do cause I’ve got room in my trail18
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May 17, 2021 03:12
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I've been fantasizing about a bike with lockable hard luggage for a while now...
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Klims Hardanger has a metal loop in it so you can lock your suit to the bike. But after a year, I wouldn’t recommend buying one.
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TheBacon posted:Anyone ride their bike to the gym or to hikes? Thinking about how I would handle both. For hikes I guess that I’d just bring some hiking clothes in a backpack/bag and just leave my riding gear with the bike at the trailhead and hope no one steals it. Most of the places I hike I think would be okay but uh not really sure on that. And then I guess try not to get too sweaty or dusty. Do the workout or hike in full winter gear. Big multiplier effect on the workout, protects you against dropped rocks weights and equipment, and will make actual riding feel like a breeze. Admittedly your crash helmet becoming sweaty enough to achieve sentience is a risk you'll have to deal with.
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I guess I hadn’t thought about just carrying all my gear with me on a hike, suppose I could do that. As for lockers and shower, ya locker was in the plan, but kind of hard to shower while they are closer, maybe that will change soon
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https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/2021-triumph-trident-vs-2021-yamaha-mt-07 Apparently the Trident does everything the MT07 doesn't, however that includes having a boring engine and possibly grenading itself, time will tell. The fact that Yamaha keeps releasing bikes with lovely throttle response is inexcusable though, it's almost like every new model has it and then it's patched out after a year or two. They also keep increasing the prices of their popular models, effectively pricing themselves into nicer-bike territory, same happened for the Tracer. High Protein fucked around with this message at 15:09 on May 17, 2021 |
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May 17, 2021 15:07
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Just get a backpack and bring clean clothes with you. After years of playing hockey I can tell you that you that getting sweat smell out of something you don't want to be funky is going to drive you nuts. If you can't take a shower at least towel down and change into something dry, don't ride in your sweaty stuff 
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May 17, 2021 15:11
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Why not have a second helmet especially for riding to the gym so your good lid doesn't have to get funky? And since it's not your main it can just be a crappy LS2 or some other £70 thing that does crash protection and nothing else.
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TheBacon posted:Anyone ride their bike to the gym or to hikes? Thinking about how I would handle both. For hikes I guess that I’d just bring some hiking clothes in a backpack/bag and just leave my riding gear with the bike at the trailhead and hope no one steals it. Most of the places I hike I think would be okay but uh not really sure on that. And then I guess try not to get too sweaty or dusty. The usual thing if you have to leave your stuff with the bike is to get a long (like 2m) cable lock like  , thread it through the sleeve, pant leg (if applicable), and helmet opening, and lock it to whatever part of the bike you can thread it through.
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High Protein posted:https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/2021-triumph-trident-vs-2021-yamaha-mt-07 I would love to ride a MT-07/XSR with a full suspension upgrade (I suspect even the cheapest aftermarket parts would be immeasurably better) and remapped ECU to fix the snatchy throttle. They were going to be my next purchase for my XSR, but I didn’t see the point spending another £1-2000 on a £5000 bike... But I’m curious on what I’m missing out on.
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Horse Clocks posted:I would love to ride a MT-07/XSR with a full suspension upgrade (I suspect even the cheapest aftermarket parts would be immeasurably better) and remapped ECU to fix the snatchy throttle. It's making me more interested to see what they have on the R7 when it gets announced at  R World tomorrow.Leaked pics show what looks like an updated front at least.
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Rolo posted:It's making me more interested to see what they have on the R7 when it gets announced at Yeah, the r7 getting new suspension rustles my jimmies a bit. It’s (imo) easily the worst bit about the other bikes. Maybe they’ll bring them to everything else in 2022.
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Renaissance Robot posted:Why not have a second helmet especially for riding to the gym so your good lid doesn't have to get funky? Finger Prince posted:The usual thing if you have to leave your stuff with the bike is to get a long (like 2m) cable lock like these make sense Martytoof posted:Just get a backpack and bring clean clothes with you. After years of playing hockey I can tell you that you that getting sweat smell out of something you don't want to be funky is going to drive you nuts. If you can't take a shower at least towel down and change into something dry, don't ride in your sweaty stuff and ya was really uh not looking forward to that, main reason I asked heh
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Alternately lean deep into the sportbike bros culture and layer on the Axe body spray T H I C K
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TheBacon posted:Anyone ride their bike to the gym or to hikes? Thinking about how I would handle both. For hikes I guess that I’d just bring some hiking clothes in a backpack/bag and just leave my riding gear with the bike at the trailhead and hope no one steals it. Most of the places I hike I think would be okay but uh not really sure on that. And then I guess try not to get too sweaty or dusty.
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I’ve ridden to the climbing gym a couple times and found out shifting and braking can be a lot harder on the way home. Like, kind of dangerously so. Pre pandemic though so lockers and showers were available.
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Yeah I’d love to do it more but my hands and especially brain are total bullshit after the gym.
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Yuns posted:I ride to the gym but I only lift and don't do my cardio there so I'm not that sweaty. Also I ride in my gym gear: shorts, sneakers and cut off shirt. The riding gear I wear are helmet gloves and jacket. Hrm ya I get really sweaty doing just anything. I suppose I should have thought about it before selling my car lol.
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R World! I wish Yamaha would put higher res images on their mobile site. Suzuki does Hey so here the R7, it comes in predictable colors like BLUE  and BLACK  These are the only two colors, note the teal (?) looking stripe on the front. Also they went with a color LCD dash like everyone else but I like this one. Very simple. Yamaha probably does my favorite digital gauges.  They built a kinda cool 3D configurator for their website: https://www.yamahamotorsports.com/build-your-yzf-r7  There’s only 6 accessories but flipping the model around in full 360 is cool. quote:ENGINE quote:CHASSIS/SUSPENSION Starting at $8,999 COMING NEXT MONTH I’m kinda thinking I’m gonna get one. Also gently caress man give us a third color. Rolo fucked around with this message at 15:21 on May 18, 2021 |
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That is a very YAMAHA looking motorcycle. Simple but pretty. Looks very fun. Interesting move since it's replacing the R6, because I think that engine is less of a widowmaker than the i4 600. Probably for the best. Very cheap, too! I want a supermoto with that engine.  (I guess you could convert a t7)
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That's a helluva good looking bike in colours I would never want so thankfully no temptation there. I really love the look and the thought of the R7 but nothing really enough to draw me away from my 650 so good for me I think 
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Sounds like it's more like a bigger R3 than a replacement for the R6
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MomJeans420 posted:Sounds like it's more like a bigger R3 than a replacement for the R6 This is what I hope it is. The seat height is between the 3 and 6 but the positioning looks pretty aggressive. Still, excited to go sit on it. If it’s uncomfortable I’ll hold out until Suzuki gets the hint and gives me a got dang SV650S.
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why did they do an upshift only quick shifter lol
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right arm posted:why did they do an upshift only quick shifter lol I don't think you can do a two-way quickshifter with a cable operated throttle that all the CP2 bikes have.
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right arm posted:why did they do an upshift only quick shifter lol Traditional cable throttle on the CP2 engine. No fly by wire to blip the throttle for downshift.
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lame, but makes sense. quickshifted downshifts are way more fun (and noisy) than upshifts
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After two and a half years of riding, my girlfriend had her first disagreement with a car:   They pulled out of a side street in front of her and she wasn't able to stop in time. Apparently his vehicle came out looking worse, I guess because she went into the forward crumple zone. She fell over but she's only got a few bruises, thankfully. It's a secondary concern, but I'm glad this happened to her lovely old Sinnis and not the nearly new Yamaha we brought home on Sunday.
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Renaissance Robot posted:After two and a half years of riding, my girlfriend had her first disagreement with a car: I'd say the Yamaha did this deliberately.
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I ordered some Ducati stuff and the dealership facilitating the order, in Detroit, screwed up two orders in Massachusetts. They sent me something destined for a dude in the northern part of the state and vice versa; they included the PO for his order, so I knew his name and address. I contacted the dealership right away to let them know, and asked that they just send me a label for the other dude and I'll get it out to him. I dropped his off yesterday afternoon, and because I didn't hear back from the dealership with tracking numbers or any confirmation I assumed my parts were already up on eBay. To my surprise, the guy called me today (since he also had my info) and said he'd just dropped off my parts at UPS. We talked for about 15 minutes about motorcycles, apparently he just got his first bike, a Ducati Monster, and asked if I had any tips. "Buy a GoPro," I said. He actually sounded pretty competent. Had just taken the MSF, and was waiting for all of his gear to come in before he really got out riding. The part erroneously sent to me was a back protector, but he was still waiting for his jacket. Nice to hear there are people considering appropriate gear before riding, but maybe that's just the contrast to who I usually see riding near me, which are squids and Harley boomers.
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