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Slavvy posted:Cool bike, detestable speedo. It could look like bloody anything and they chose 'Chinese army ruggedized ipad' It's fine it'll stop being annoying once it ingests moisture.
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Motorcycles and finding mexican food of dubious quality sold from a truck, name a better combo.
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Slavvy posted:Cool bike, detestable speedo. It could look like bloody anything and they chose 'Chinese army ruggedized ipad' Fortunately, can't normally see the speedo/dash while riding. At least I can't. It's below my field of view. I keep the dash in dark mode because the ambient light sensor is absolute trash. It likes to flip between light and dark with just shadows passing over it. Find it distracting if I happen to catch it out of the corner of my eye.
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dema posted:Fortunately, can't normally see the speedo/dash while riding. At least I can't. It's below my field of view. I'm constantly amused by new cars with automatic lights that turn them on driving into shade under trees and such. like "oh poo poo are they braking?!"
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 Starts to get cooler, but as long I drive in the sun, it is still manageable. Beautiful countryside and very fresh air..
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Sep 8, 2022 17:22
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Stylish and practical, with the new rack!
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Sep 18, 2022 19:20
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Hadn't ridden the DRZ in a while
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Happy 919 day! Here's an old pic. Finger Prince posted:Stylish and practical, with the new rack! Dog Case posted:Hadn't ridden the DRZ in a while
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Dog Case posted:Hadn't ridden the DRZ in a while lol
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FBS posted:I'm digging the blue Suzuki crew Bluzuki Crew BabelFish fucked around with this message at 02:49 on Sep 21, 2022 |
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Sep 21, 2022 02:42
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 Bought a 125 for winter commuting. It’s slow and not cool but I really like riding it.
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Oibignose posted:
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Oibignose posted:
Why? Just don't want to inflict salt on your main bike? Also is that a couch in your garage? 
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Sep 26, 2022 13:34
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Couch in garage is a good idea. Very useful for when you're in absolute despair about why [thing] doesn't loving work and you need something to defeatedly crash down on.
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Sep 26, 2022 16:09
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Garagecouches rule. If you have the weather to make them worth it, they're absolutely a good investment
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Sep 26, 2022 16:09
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I only bought the little Honda because it was for sale locally. Hadn’t been used since Covid although it’s had a hard ten years. 20k miles and a life outside before the previous owner I think. All it needed was a good service new battery and a few adjustments on the rear brake. Bit of a project and I only need it for a 10 mile daily commute. I’ve just sold my main bike as I needed some cash for household DIY so this will do until spring. Garage couch is possibly the best thing since the motorcycle itself. Good to sit down and take 5 minutes and contemplate any issues you’re having during maintenance. Its leather so I just give it a good clean every month during winter and cover it with a decorators cloth if I’m not planning on going in there for a while.
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LimaBiker posted:Couch in garage is a good idea. Very useful for when you're in absolute despair about why [thing] doesn't loving work and you need something to defeatedly crash down on. Exactly this. Sit down have a cup of tea and wait for the eureka moment to hopefully happen.
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Oibignose posted:
The stock tyres on those are utter dogshit in the wet, just FYI.
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Steakandchips posted:The stock tyres on those are utter dogshit in the wet, just FYI. It's funny that this could apply to literally any 125/150 on the market.
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Steakandchips posted:The stock tyres on those are utter dogshit in the wet, just FYI. They are not great in the dry either. They appear to be fairly new, in mileage anyway. Not going to spend anything else on it though so they will have to do for now. I probably won’t be trying to get my knee down on it. I wouldn’t mind a more sporty 125 I think that could be actual fun. My first bike was a Yamaha r125 which I didn’t really appreciate at the time but I remember it being actual fun.
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Sep 27, 2022 21:11
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You’ve been told  good luck!
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The sim city roads guy but for tyres We don't have enough Bridgestones! YOU WILL REGRET THIS!!
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 Fresh oil change yesterday and my longest ride yet on the Honda today, 208 miles. My legs are not happy with me but the rest of me had a great time.
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New tires on GT550 and the base electrics are done.   Current state of the fleet.  From the left 04 Yamaha Fz6n, 89 Yamaha xt600zTenere 600, 89 Kawasaki gt550 and lastly my 94 Honda nx250. 
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What’s the car? It kind of looks like a TVR to me?
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Ah., that's my big brother's Smart roadster coupe brabus. same equipment package as this one I think https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvABNYnhvbs Supradog fucked around with this message at 16:55 on Oct 2, 2022 |
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Lmao I didn’t even know that existed Also man that tenere just pops, love the fleet!
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Supradog posted:New tires on GT550 and the base electrics are done. That Tenere is fine as heck!
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Getting some fall riding in before the snow and salt hits in a month or two. 
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Do you have working brakes now?
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Slavvy posted:Do you have working brakes now? Rear brakes are good, front brakes still suck, but they’re good enough for now. Will tackle the fronts over the winter, and after rebuilding the rear (where I gained knowledge and tools), should take a day or two rather than 3 weeks lol. Especially now that they’ve stopped selling the EVO Sportster, the more I know about maintaining this bike the better off I’ll be.
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Who cares about rear brakes? Fixing the front brakes should be an absolute priority.
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ImplicitAssembler posted:Who cares about rear brakes? Fixing the front brakes should be an absolute priority. Heh, after posting I figured that was coming. The front brakes relatively suck, compared to brakes on other bikes I’ve ridden. And this is the first dual disc I’ve owned, so my expectation was high, I was expecting a lot of stopping power with minimal effort. But they’re ‘just ok’, which I’m attributing to the bike just being 17 years old and needing some love. The rear was dragging and needed attention. Also, rebuilding the rear MC and caliper was a good dry run for servicing the front, which, I agree, actually matters, and didn’t want to muck up on munchkin’s first brake job. epswing fucked around with this message at 03:47 on Oct 10, 2022 |
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Ok, fair enough
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That's a nice lookin' sportster.
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Great looking sportster, kind of want one now. Kudos.
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  https://www.combatmotors.com/product-page/wraith Only $155k
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An emissary from the universe of tack
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quote:Like it's P-51 Combat Fighter predecessor, the all new Wraith is carved entirely from solid billet blocks of military-grade aluminum, resulting in the most robust, lightweight, fatigue-resistant motorcycle possible. There is no such thing as a "P-51 Combat Fighter" The P-51 mustang was made from riveted aluminum sheet, not machined billet A plain old steel frame is far more fatigue-resistant than any aluminum frame There is nothing on this that could remotely be described as a monocoque Argh E: oh okay the "P-51 combat fighter" is one of their other motorcycle models. That's a stupid name. Other points still stand Sagebrush fucked around with this message at 06:39 on Oct 12, 2022 |
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That definitely looks lightweight yes sir
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