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Trauma Tank posted:My V-Strom was awful with the windscreen on it because it caused huge buffeting to the helmet because I am apparently too tall. If I slouched a lot then I could get into the peace and harmony that was the behind-windscreen air bubble. Then I took the windscreen off and it became an all-round better more enjoyable bike. I have the same problem on my Vee. I put on a Givi windshield but it still happens a bit
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I too have the same issue on my Vstrom. I prefer riding without the windscreen but it looks goofy so I put on a 4" shorter Moose racing (iirc) windscreen, smoked. It feels better but it comes at the cost of the wind going under my helmet and being loud as gently caress without ear plugs. Even with ear plugs it's still quite loud.
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Jul 12, 2017 17:31
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Same on Multistrada. Shorty windscreen puts me in clean air, which is good for summer, but makes for helmet noise (Signet-X = loud). Have a tall windscreen with an MRA vario lip to put on when fall hits. Wife is screwed either way because the pillion seat puts her helmet directly behind mine. Changing windscreen heights just changes the speed where buffeting starts kicking her head around.
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Jul 12, 2017 19:30
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Naked and full fairing rider chiming in: Rocks to the throat hurt, even if your neck is covered. Tucking in behind a windscreen is cool and good. If I'm tooling around backroads with no one around, I'm willing to take a bee to the neck. If I'm hitting the highway, I'd much prefer my double-bubble.
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Jul 12, 2017 19:38
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To be frank, I do miss my fairing above about 60 and especially on long straight stretches. I did about 50 miles at around 70 mph on a really windy day a couple weeks ago and it wasn't very pleasant. But naked on backroads, around town, and anywhere below ~60 mph, gently caress yeah. If I ever get a touring bike, it's drat sure going to be an FJR or something similar with a fairing that comes to the top of my head.
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Jul 12, 2017 20:00
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Windshields just plain suck, not just because they look bad and cause noise unless they're adjusted just so, but also because you get much hotter behind one.
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Jul 12, 2017 20:09
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I've never taken a rock to the throat, thank you for the newfound phobia.
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Jul 12, 2017 20:09
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A MIRACLE posted:I've never taken a rock to the throat, thank you for the newfound phobia. Try not to get stuck riding in a hail storm. That poo poo hurts, even when you're only going 50km/h.
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Jul 12, 2017 20:16
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A MIRACLE posted:I've never taken a rock to the throat, thank you for the newfound phobia. Bee flew between my helmet and my neck brace, down the jersey, couldn't kill it because the neck brace is rigid and creates a bee-protection zone above the chest protector where it's safe to sting away. Had to pull over in some rocks, struggling with crap footing, struggle to take off neck brace, think it's stuck on helmet, struggle to take off helmet, take off gloves, take off helmet, realize neck brace is stuck on camelback, take off camelback, take off neck brace, finally find the poor dying bee and get it out of my jersey. I'll take a rock any day.
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Jul 12, 2017 20:24
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 Found on KTM Twins. Screens are for dorks.
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Jul 12, 2017 20:27
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McTinkerson posted:Try not to get stuck riding in a hail storm. That poo poo hurts, even when you're only going 50km/h. It's also the only thing colder than thick fog in the winter.
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Jul 12, 2017 20:42
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I never ride without a buff anymore after taking a couple dragonflies to the visor. Felt like getting shot in the face with a paintball, and all I could think about was what it would be like on the Adam's apple. Not that a buff would really help a ton, but with it all bunched up it's more protection than I would have otherwise. I got caught in a couple hailstorms on the same ride a few years ago. It was alarming but not painful. Felt like riding on marbles, that was the worst part. When I finally got through the storm, a couple handfuls of ice had collected in my crotch.
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Jul 12, 2017 20:49
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If you get one of the thick fleece ones they're actually pretty good for that.
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Jul 12, 2017 21:00
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Yeah, precipitation to the neck at highway speeds sucks.
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Jul 13, 2017 00:08
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Protect ya neck
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McTinkerson posted:Try not to get stuck riding in a hail storm. That poo poo hurts, even when you're only going 50km/h. If the hailstones aren't hard enough/fast enough to bounce off the tank and smack you in the face via the gap under your helmet chin guard hard enough to leave a red welt then it's not hailing hard enough. Also lol if you haven't evolved into a half man half turtle so you can retract your head into your torso when you hit that inevitable bee swarm. (This happened once to me on a faired bike. It did noooothing, and I swear I lost an inch of height violently retracting my neck and chin.)
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Jul 13, 2017 01:52
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Naked bikes at highway speeds are fine, you folks who complain must have really weak muscles in your necks. Edit: I recommend you ride more or wear lighter helmets. Nfcknblvbl fucked around with this message at 02:15 on Jul 13, 2017 |
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Jul 13, 2017 02:13
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I just tilt my head down and the chinbar of my helmet keeps rain and whatnot off my neck Unless you have major  neck you'll be fine that way
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Jul 13, 2017 02:18
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The windshield on my cruiser is one of my favorite features, I can ride with my visor up comfortably to about 60mph or so (sunglasses on underneath). That's the jam.
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Jul 13, 2017 02:25
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If I get goin real fast on the naked bike (>85), I'll just go full tuck without the windshield so I'm not fighting it completely.
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Jul 13, 2017 04:21
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Lol if you don't ride like this 24/7 https://youtu.be/LqnhGBUKA58
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Jul 13, 2017 04:55
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I just get wind protection from my massive dick I dunno about you scrubs. The laminar lip on my EX250 was the most perfect wind protection I've ever seen, with no buffeting, and I am sad that I cannot replicate it on any other bike I have. I'm tempted to mount it to a spitfire windscreen and put that on the 690 for long trips, but you peeps would excommunicate me so HenryJLittlefinger posted:I never ride without a buff anymore after taking a couple dragonflies to the visor. Felt like getting shot in the face with a paintball, and all I could think about was what it would be like on the Adam's apple. Not that a buff would really help a ton, but with it all bunched up it's more protection than I would have otherwise. I've taken some bees and locusts to the neck and my buff did a good job of softening the blow. Buff4lyfe. builds character posted:Lol if you don't ride like this 24/7 I will never be as cool as this person. Tactical Lesbian posted:Looove those graphics!!! Did you do that yourself? Nice FZ! Looks way better without that ugly cowl. Put a round headlight on it, though. Do the round chinese "daymaker" headlight but with LEDs that you can get for like 45 bux. The kind M42 has. It would look sharp. Futuristic, but classic. Thanks for the compliment! I did all that myself, straight from my mind's eye. Lot's of planning and color picking, and infinite hours working with the vinyl. I was going to go back to my serious supermoto black enduro plastics when I got back to the USA, but one look at it and I just had to keep the look.
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A MIRACLE posted:I've never taken a rock to the throat, thank you for the newfound phobia. I took a hawk to the throat. Does that count? I think I was only going about 45 but seriously, gently caress that bird. Ed: my takeaway from that story is that roadkill is like gravity. Like attracts like and some day we will all die inside the event horizon of a superdense ball of critter from which light cannot escape. But in the meantime, treat anything dead in the road as a potential meal for something else that wants to be dead in the road. a cute sea otter fucked around with this message at 05:59 on Jul 13, 2017 |
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Coydog posted:Nice FZ! Looks way better without that ugly cowl. Put a round headlight on it, though. Do the round chinese "daymaker" headlight but with LEDs that you can get for like 45 bux. The kind M42 has. It would look sharp. Futuristic, but classic. Ahhh I think I've hosed around with the FZ's headlight enough -- it's a cheap bike I just wanted to get operational, then ride for a while and resell for a profit. I got it for a staggering one (1) thousand dollars. It's got 3k miles on it! Man, if I ever pull the trigger on a 690/701... how much would I have to pay you to make mine as pretty as yours? 
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builds character posted:Lol if you don't ride like this 24/7 "Oh, yeah? Yeah? Is that what you wanted? Yeah, it was a dank wheelie. Can I get back to work now?" BRA-BRAP *ZOOM*
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Schroeder91 posted:I too have the same issue on my Vstrom. I prefer riding without the windscreen but it looks goofy so I put on a 4" shorter Moose racing (iirc) windscreen, smoked. It feels better but it comes at the cost of the wind going under my helmet and being loud as gently caress without ear plugs. Even with ear plugs it's still quite loud. Mine's the 2015+ V-Strom 1000, so I've got two little adjustable antenna left sticking up that the screen used to be attached to. I keep thinking about taking them off but then I realise they're perfect for attaching fuzzy antlers to when Christmas comes around, so I may as well keep them.
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Jul 13, 2017 07:58
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poo poo yes supermoto: 
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Jul 13, 2017 09:25
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I like how the logo cuts off to say PAIN right under the seat
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They know their demographic
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Deeters posted:I like how the logo cuts off to say PAIN right under the seat I thought for a minute it said 6 Days of Pain. All this time I was thinking it was Honda that had the 6 Days model. tmyk HenryJLittlefinger fucked around with this message at 20:53 on Jul 13, 2017 |
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Just a snap from last night: Not my neighbourhood. Happened to like how it looked there. Didn't realize it was so blurry, but I still like it.
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Jul 13, 2017 22:26
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Our garage as of today: 
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so envious... you even have a wheel balancer. and a rolling tool chest with shop towels right on the side.. love it. i want your garage. also what car is that?
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Tactical Lesbian posted:so envious... you even have a wheel balancer. and a rolling tool chest with shop towels right on the side.. love it. i want your garage. Not a wheel balancer, an engine stand.  See it and the car (it is a Z4M Coupe) in my project thread.
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I took this while stopped to get some water and change memory card/battery in the cam the other day. I love this thing, so docile in day to day use, and so comfortable for touring. It is threatening to replace my old FZR as the favorite bike I have ever owned. http://i.imgur.com/FKNgYqH.jpg
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That's a sweet muscle tourer. Nice color for it, too. My DR is making me feel like a kid again. It also wheelies quite nicely. 
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Coydog posted:That's a sweet muscle tourer. Nice color for it, too. The color has only only one drawback, traffic cops see it. From far away. I recently watched one LEO nearly put his SUV into a curb while staring at me. I was sitting at a red light on my way home from work, doing zero MPH. Nice DR, btw, those are soooo much fun to ride.
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Coydog posted:That's a sweet muscle tourer. Nice color for it, too. I really dig the sticker bomb on that exhaust cover! Planning on doing something similar but messier with the collection of stickers I have on my desk and my DRZ.
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Coydog posted:That's a sweet muscle tourer. Nice color for it, too. What are you liking about the DR that wasn't there on your 690? Just once you need to buy some mx tires and play around in the dirt. Then you can go (back?) to dot legal knobbies. What was the issue with the clutch basket? Just that bearing that wasn't seated properly?
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Revvik posted:I really dig the sticker bomb on that exhaust cover! Planning on doing something similar but messier with the collection of stickers I have on my desk and my DRZ. Thanks! The cover has a crack near the bottom, so the PO did the sticker bomb and sutured the crack with zipties, making sure each was within a black procycle letter. He did a good job on it, and took really good care of the bike. Half the bike is procycle parts now anyway, I bet, so it's fitting. I have loved it since I saw it on craigslist a few months back. builds character posted:What are you liking about the DR that wasn't there on your 690? Yeah, it was just that darn bearing not seated properly, pushing the plates apart. I still have no idea how it got loose. Don't get me wrong, I still totally love the 690. It's fantastic to get buckwild on, and more capable than the DR in most ways (Z3n was right). The DR has awful brakes (still stops the bike ok), pogo stick suspension, uncomfortable seat, high pegs, and is pretty slow. That said, it sparks all kinds of glee when I ride it that I haven't felt in a while. Makes me feel like I did on the MSF BRC. I'd say that the exhaust note is fantastic, and full of character, compared with the 690 (I want to try and put a GSXR exhaust on the 690 now). The turning radius is super wide (tight?), too. My friend rode it and came back astounded at how easy tight u-turns were, and I fully agree. The bike is so stable you can easily do tight figure-8's if you wanted. All of the torque is down low, too, and the bike is super forgiving, so I find myself inducing all sorts of crazyness. Every time I find myself leaned over far for a tight corner, I give it a ton of throttle and kick the rear out a bit. When I hit speed humps, I stand up and goose the throttle going into it, so that I leave with the front wheel fully in the air. It lazily wheelies, so bringing it up almost to balance point didn't feel like a big scary thing. The 690 is as capabable off road, because of it's suspension and stuff, but taking the DR off road feels like I'm a child exploring a new world. Hitting downed trees and muddy ditches without breaking stride is a revelation, though. I definitely want to get more dirt oriented tires (I thought the 705's would be that but I want super knobbies next). In fact, an Australian guy came up to me yesterday and told me he used to have a DR and loved it, and got my number so he could give me a couple brand new 606 knobbies, and some other DR parts like handlebars. I also really like the seating position. You can grip the tank nicely, and feel slightly "in" the bike. Lastly, it suffers from the "more fun to ride a slow bike fast" bit, and going 45 feels like going 70.
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