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20. Lots of fast sweepers. Really nice road. The snowpack towers like 15 ft above you as you ride up but the roads were dry and warm. There’s a point where you crest the elevation and the lake is just there below you and it’s really pretty. But then when you actually get to Tahoe it’s basically pigeon forge but expensive and hostile. I couldn’t get off the mountain fast enough Tomorrow I’m eating a continental breakfast and riding the 395 until I hit lone pine and I’m hanging a left and riding past rainbow canyon then crashing at a boutique desert hotel. Gonna be cold af tomorrow morning and hope my battery is still good, the display blinked when I started up this morning and it has me concerned A MIRACLE fucked around with this message at 04:09 on Apr 16, 2023 |
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First really nice day of spring today, all the bikers were out in force, everyone was waving and happy. I dadded out the SV650 with the panniers, took a joy ride, met a prospective buyer for the learner bike but didn't sell it (the guy was really tall and didn't like the ergos of the little Honda), took another joyride, picked up kiddo from a place, fitted her out with gear from the panniers, went grocery shopping, went home. She sat on the pillion singing in her helmet happy as could be, and so was I 
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I took the kiddo fishing yesterday, we loaded up the goldwing with his fishing gear, and took off for a little pond we know of that's stocked to the brim with bluegill. He had a grand old time pulling fish after fish out of the water. Some storm clouds rolled in, so we packed up and headed home in light rain. Neither of us really got wet behind the giant windshield, and overall it was a great afternoon. To find dadbike nirvana, one must truly live this threads title 
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I’m in Death Valley. Had a nice snow to sun ride south today from Tahoe area. Death Valley itself has some nice technical roads but I was really tired by the time I rolled in and didn’t push it. Super pretty here
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made it to vegas. wow I really hate vegas. I get three days of rest at least. then heading to LA. I wanted to stay at Roy's motel on the way there but it doesn't look like they're doing the motel part of it anymore. Also looked at my favorite hotel in palm springs but they're booked up because of some festival nonsense in the area. Might go in through antelope valley and come over the 2.
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Keep riding and updating, goon. I'm reading/following along
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Apr 18, 2023 00:15
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 Photo uploads on this app don’t really work for me any more but I’ll try to post more pix 
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Gorgeous bike and gorgeous view
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Apr 18, 2023 00:46
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Beve Stuscemi posted:Gorgeous bike and gorgeous view
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I'm picking up my KLX300 tomorrow and I've been trying to figure out which Cycle Asylum fits my vibe the most. I think it''s this one. God I'm so looking foward to getting some riding in this sprint; I have hundreds of miles of dirt within spitting distance; none of it is amazing, but it's certainly solid (New Jersey Pine Barrens). It's been too long since my KLR650 and I'm really, really looking forward to something a little more nimble and fun.
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I've got a KLX300R with about 80 hours on it now. That's the non-street legal off-road version. Very fun bike though I really only ride it in dunes or forest trails. It hits about 60 but I'm sure the street legal 300 has different ratios. Does yours have 21/18 wheels?
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Walked posted:I'm picking up my KLX300 tomorrow and I've been trying to figure out which Cycle Asylum fits my vibe the most. An oil tanker is more nimble and fun than a klr, you're gonna have your tweed socks rocked
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Slavvys right, that KLX is gonna feel like a race bike compared to the KLR
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Beve Stuscemi posted:Slavvys right, that KLX is gonna feel like a race bike compared to the KLR Exactly what I'm hoping for. The KLR650 NEVER felt "right" to me; just felt like an unwieldy boat and eventually decided it wasn't the right fit for me.
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I did a thing.  2016 Honda vfr 800. only done 42500km/26k miles. sold cheap because of some dings here and there + mended tank that got over pressured in the sun due to a clogged pressure release valve by when owned by PPO.  It has been serviced, on semi fresh michelin road 6 tires. Only thing I need to deal with is some kinda soft sidebag stand off + gps/mobile phone mount.
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That top box looks like someone strapped a shipping container to a fighter plane
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Yeah. not sure if that stays. a bit too "heli platform on an oil rig" look
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Got the KLX300 delivered and out ridden. God drat it. I want a road bike too (again) I did this same poo poo in the same order 15 years ago. And I’m gonna do it again
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Nice looks like you got the deluxe model too, has all the bells and whistles Slabbed it from vegas to downtown LA. There was a horrible cross wind the whole way and the grooved pavement made it sketch. Had to go slowish cause I was getting blown around so much. But I arrived safely at least. Bike needs a bath 
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Supradog posted:I did a thing. Gorgeous, congrats. A VFR800 is on my bucket list
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I hate the fact that nearly all single sided swingarm bikes slap the exhaust directly over it so you can't see it
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Yea, the previous gen had a sweet dual under tail. The moved to this style to lower the center of gravity, I think
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GriszledMelkaba posted:I hate the fact that nearly all single sided swingarm bikes slap the exhaust directly over it so you can't see it The two best ones (rc30, 916/996) do not
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Well just put a deposit on a Z650 to pair with the KLX300. Forgot how much I enjoy riding. Because it's a lot. i hope i can do them both dadbike justice; but as a father of 3 i am hopeful And I know the Z650 is neither the sickest looking of the naked bikes in class, nor the fastest/most fun of them; but I've always like Kawasaki and I have a really great rapport with the dealer so no judgement please Walked fucked around with this message at 21:46 on Apr 21, 2023 |
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They are the second best looking bike in that category imo They are also a thinly disguised ninja 650 which is seven feet of solid motorcycle without any real flaws
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Slavvy posted:They are the second best looking bike in that category imo I mostly agree; I like the Trident 660 a bit more visually (but value a close / solid dealership relationship more, frankly); and am a wash on a couple others, but I have heard a bunch of people give the Z650 flak over youngin-oriented styling  But generally I dont care and it's a solid as gently caress bike for my need so
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Nobody’s judging you for buying a good bike, friendo
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Thanks for the positivity y’all; the Reddit negativity toward the 650 had me second guessing a bit later into the night But then I realize I had my R1 phase and just want some poo poo to take into the rural roads around here and that’s all I need
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Reddit starts with R
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Time for a classic https://youtu.be/DOqb_UzJSUQ
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Walked posted:
This is very real. Here on the east coast. the roads are all such crap that having a liter sized sport bike really makes no sense. great at the track. useless outside of that except for looking cool at bike night. all the “lesser” bikes are quite fun because you can hammer on them and enjoy riding them instead of daydreaming about getting the big bike to that one road thats good.
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I've never really read on more touring oriented forums for like goldvings, and vfrs. What strikes me is the aftermarket size for a newish touring bike at least for models that gets sold in the US. Billet made lowered foot pegs galore, color correct bar risers, wind screens that block the world.
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Boomers hold a disproportionate amount of the money in the motorcycling population
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And they only thing they love more than farkling bikes is chrome
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There’s an 05 goldwing that went for sale on humboldt Craigslist but they want 15k for it :-|. Low miles but still
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Oof, you can buy early 2000's wings with 50K on them (which is just barely broken in) for $5-7k all day long
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 Over halfway I think
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 First trip of the year.
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Yup, I want the oem hard side bags. Now the issue is actually finding them. If anyone have a lead on side panniers preferably in red for a 2016 vfr800f I’d really appreciate it. Afaik it’s the same design 2014-2020. Red and in Europe preferably.
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