Motorcycle love

SPST said:
Interstates are the safest roads you can ride on. Everyone is going the same direction (hopefully) and separated from oncoming traffic with a median. Use proper lane positioning, try to stay in the "gaps" away from everyone and you'll be fine. I've found in my 45 years of riding that staying ahead of the "pack" and as far away from big rigs as possible is the safest bet on the interstate. I also believe that going just a bit faster than the traffic flow will keep you alive and out of the danger zone of the packs that tend to form.
Always watch for the left turning vehicles. They are the ones that will really get you. Bottom line, ride like everyone out there is trying to kill you. Have fun.
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Thanks. The problem with RTP is that there are no gaps on the interstates a lot of the time :-( I am used to it in a car but without a bumper in bumper to bumper traffic at 75 isn’t my idea of fun.
 
JimP42 said:
Thanks. The problem with RTP is that there are no gaps on the interstates a lot of the time :-( I am used to it in a car but without a bumper in bumper to bumper traffic at 75 isn’t my idea of fun.
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It's still not too bad. Plus you can make much better time in bumper to bumper traffic on a bike.
 
SPST said:
Interstates are the safest roads you can ride on. Everyone is going the same direction (hopefully) and separated from oncoming traffic with a median. Use proper lane positioning, try to stay in the "gaps" away from everyone and you'll be fine. I've found in my 45 years of riding that staying ahead of the "pack" and as far away from big rigs as possible is the safest bet on the interstate. I also believe that going just a bit faster than the traffic flow will keep you alive and out of the danger zone of the packs that tend to form.
Always watch for the left turning vehicles. They are the ones that will really get you. Bottom line, ride like everyone out there is trying to kill you. Have fun.
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The Riders edge instructor I had was on I40 going home fron work late. A drunk driver crossed the median and hit him.
Sux. He survived and still rides and teaches.
But he learned the Progressive insurance is not a company one should ever use. Accident want his fault. It didn't cost them anything. But they still tripled his rate at renewal. They didn't want to cancel to forced him to go away. [emoji6]

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HMP said:
Id love to show my 1125R some more love, but looking like rain for the next week.
Bummer.
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I almost bought the 1125CR. Bought the XB12Ss.
The EBR1190's are rockets. 180hp, 400 pounds. And they were beating GSXR's on the circuit.

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SPST said:

It's not just young guys. Don't forget the RUB's that have never even ridden a minibike and go out and buy a full dresser!
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Plenty of stupid videos showing peope failed to the learn the most basic safety point.
Knuckles up, wrist down.
Morons crab and handful of throttle, get thrown back a little and the throttle opens more. Then crash.

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Stobie said:
This.

Riding a motorcycle is supposed to be fun.
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If Im going HOME and I get rained on - no worries at all. I'll smile, laugh, and enjoy it actually. Because Im going home.
But Ive also been in those situations where I hit a storm on the way to dinner and got soaked...not so much fun.
Or pissed off a gf because I hit rain on the way to her apartment, got soaked, and said, "we can hang here, but Im not going out tonight wearing these random clothes that happened to have been left at your place" (when you leave a random tee and gym shorts, its not really the attire for going out)
 
My 2016 bumblebee!
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Mirac said:
I had one of these as well. Loved the blue paint with chrome accents. The stance, everything.
Then grenaded the motor one day.... I was sad.
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Ya know they made a black 750 model too.
That's what I was wanting to get, but the jump in insurance rate on the 750 compared to the 650 was a deal breaker.
 
The status of my motorcycle love at the moment.
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Just replaced the clutch plates and springs last year but didn't replace the washers. It was dragging and hard to shift into neutral once it got hot so apart again. If it still doesn't work I'll take it to a pro. Plans in the works to ride the Smokey (sic) Mountain 500 later this year (at least part of it) and I didn't want to be fighting the clutch.
 
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388E03A7-295B-4788-9365-0D4613371F82.jpeg Here’s mine: 2012 Suzuki DL1000 V Twin adventure/touring bike. Mostly factory with the exception of Leo Vince exhaust, power commander, and K&N filter. It’s pretty quick and fun to ride. Last year, myself and a couple buddies rode from Fayetteville, NC to Cumberland MD and back on a 4 day trip, spending a couple days in the WV mountains. Extremely fun trip, with over 1100 miles ridden.
 
With the threat of rain on us all day, I decided to say 'screw it' and rode to the coffee shop this morning. Get a ride in while I could. Made it here dry. I dont care if that changes on the way home.
Dang it felt good.
 
Ive got a new idea after watching a few youtube videos.
This wont be anytime soon, but I want to get a bike and make it cool for under a grand.
Old dirt tracker style or something. I dont know. Just an idea.
 
Yeah, there were some for about 10k OTD
Tempting, they are beasts!
But I didnt have ten grand to drop on ANOTHER bike haha
 
939EB369-CA28-4694-8401-6D34B3C16AB5.jpeg Saw this one at MB on Friday and thought it was worth a pic.

Friday was perfect riding weather. Pissed like a cow on a flat rock till 9 Sat night. Forecast to start back early Sun morning. Strapped down the bike and left about 10:30 pm. Father in law calls me that morning, “Beautiful riding weather”. Smh
 
Dropped my KLR650 in the parking lot the other day. First time in 45 years I've dropped a bike. The kick stand on this thing sits the bike almost straight up. It's soooooo rediculously long. ON any incline it feels like it's going to tip. Moving from a low harley I haven't gotten used to using the foot peg to horse stirrup off and on the thing. BAM lost a mirror. $10 mirror but at least $10 in humility.

They sell an adjustable kick stand for $160 it's such a problem. So being hard headed I bought a welder instead. I suck at welding but I will be damned if I am paying $160 for a kick stand. I respect welders now too FYI. Sht is hard.


$160 kickstand
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Rode to work.
Kids flipped out.
Nice ride on the way home except when I wasnt thinking about all the sealant on one particular road, just got a little loose.
 
Rockchucker said:
View attachment 57149 Saw this one at MB on Friday and thought it was worth a pic.

Friday was perfect riding weather. Pissed like a cow on a flat rock till 9 Sat night. Forecast to start back early Sun morning. Strapped down the bike and left about 10:30 pm. Father in law calls me that morning, “Beautiful riding weather”. Smh
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I didn’t see that one there. Not usually a huge fan of the stretch bags but they did a hell of a job on that bike. We went down Thursday and came home Sunday.
 
svtf150 said:
And before that was this '82 Nighthawk I bought new and rode for 5 years and loved every minute.
All I ever did to it was change oil, spark plugs, air filter and rear tires. Probly 6 or 7 rears and 1 front!View attachment 50101
Think it had 46-47K on it when I sold it. Buyer totaled it within 2 weeks.
It is a miracle I did not die on this bike and was in my best interest to get it gone.
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1 front to 6 or 7 rears? I wear out the front faster than the rears... But not by much. (Well, the sides of the front tire, actually)
BMW R1200RT sport-touring bike.
I don't ONLY do curvy roads, though. If it weren't for an Iron Butt ride every year putting 1000 miles of highway/interstate miles on in under 24 hours, there would be even more center tread left.
Second picture is what it looked like last year (about 11,000 miles before the first picture.)
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HMP said:
Oh Ive ridden in the rain too many times to count. But Im not going out for a joy ride, or to work, if I know Im going to get drenched.
Especially when Im on the way to work.
No thanks
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Yup, if I get rained on, no problem, I've got rain gear, and the RT has great weather protection when moving. BUT starting out in the rain is ALWAYS miserable and I don't do it if I don't have to.
 
Well a couple days ago I got most of the stuff straighten on my GSXR750. Found a couple things that makes me wanna club a seal.

But all in all I have had done-

Fork Seals

Raised to stock height


Stuff I did myself-

Front rotors

Front calipers

Front fender

Couple wiring issues

New battery

New stator

New rectifier


Pics when ever I get around to it
 
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This aint about Motorcycle LOVE, but motorcycle HATE.

So a bit back, and I think I posted here about this, I saw a dude in Lexington with NO SHOES on while riding his Suzuki GSXR.
Again, NO SHOES. But I remember him/he stands out because of his helmet. It was a full faced helmet that looked like the black Iron Man character. Not Iron Man, but his buddy with a similar suit but silver and blue. Know what Im talking about?

Ok. So this morning I rode into WS on my 1125R, then I went south after leaving Home Depot to go to a coffee shop in Lexington (owned by a gun carrying dude who is super nice and does TONS of charity work...what a character!). Parked out front...as you do... and went in for a small coffee and apple fritter.
Go outside to enjoy, since its still early enough that the heat/humidity hasnt set in (oh, its coming now).

As Im enjoying my freshly ground and brewed coffee (they actually grind their own there) and pastry I hear a bike coming up the road, and I can tell it a 4 banger.
He comes into my view and I see his head dart to the right where my bike is parked, and as he's slowing for the redlight he pulls the clutch in and goes to the rev limiter for about 5 seconds.
What an asshole.

Then he makes a right and immediate right to come the wrong way into the square to get a better view of what Im riding. Now, I make NO MOVEMENT or real ACKNOWLEDGMENT of this tool as he does that, just keep enjoying my treats. But as he is slowed, almost to a stop, and about 10' from my bike he does the same - clutch in and rev like hell for about 10 seconds.

Then he pulls back out and continues on his way.
Today he had on shoes, but he also had on that stupid-ass helmet. And I see an ironman figurine on his bike fender/deflector.

If you are this tool - youre an asshole.
If you know this tool - your friend is an asshole.

Why cant people just RIDE. Why feel so compelled to make some much freaking noise and look like a tool so that the rest of society thinks, when they see us, 'here comes this asshole...'
Why try to 'show off' or whatever he's trying to do.

I swear, between the Harley guys revving like hell and the sportbike guys revving like hell it's really freaking annoying and embarrassing to be a biker.

I know this is a bike thread, and most in here are riders, but if you arent: this is the equivalent of the dumbasses who OC an AK to get their burrito or Oreos. Just idiots.
 
And I apologize for all of my foul language in this post. I really try, 99% of the time, to stay non-vulgar. But this really chapped my butt this morning.
Im out there enjoying my stuff, two older (60s) ladies are on the other side of the door (still outside) enjoying their morning, and then this jerkoff comes and just revs and dampens everyone's moment with his noise pollution.
 
Got to agree with you. Seems like some people didn't get enough attention as a kid growing up that they turned into obnoxious a holes that need to make lots of obnoxious noise to attract attention to themselves now.
 
I can't stand the tools who have to show off how loud their pipes are. My Harley can be on the loud side, but if I'm in my neighborhood or riding in congested areas, I'm keeping the revs down & short shifting to avoid pissing off everyone around me. I don't need to show off or try to prove anything to anyone & I can listen to my pipes sing once I get away from town.
 
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HMP said:
This aint about Motorcycle LOVE, but motorcycle HATE.

So a bit back, and I think I posted here about this, I saw a dude in Lexington with NO SHOES on while riding his Suzuki GSXR.
Again, NO SHOES. But I remember him/he stands out because of his helmet. It was a full faced helmet that looked like the black Iron Man character. Not Iron Man, but his buddy with a similar suit but silver and blue. Know what Im talking about?

Ok. So this morning I rode into WS on my 1125R, then I went south after leaving Home Depot to go to a coffee shop in Lexington (owned by a gun carrying dude who is super nice and does TONS of charity work...what a character!). Parked out front...as you do... and went in for a small coffee and apple fritter.
Go outside to enjoy, since its still early enough that the heat/humidity hasnt set in (oh, its coming now).

As Im enjoying my freshly ground and brewed coffee (they actually grind their own there) and pastry I hear a bike coming up the road, and I can tell it a 4 banger.
He comes into my view and I see his head dart to the right where my bike is parked, and as he's slowing for the redlight he pulls the clutch in and goes to the rev limiter for about 5 seconds.
What an asshole.

Then he makes a right and immediate right to come the wrong way into the square to get a better view of what Im riding. Now, I make NO MOVEMENT or real ACKNOWLEDGMENT of this tool as he does that, just keep enjoying my treats. But as he is slowed, almost to a stop, and about 10' from my bike he does the same - clutch in and rev like hell for about 10 seconds.

Then he pulls back out and continues on his way.
Today he had on shoes, but he also had on that stupid-ass helmet. And I see an ironman figurine on his bike fender/deflector.

If you are this tool - youre an asshole.
If you know this tool - your friend is an asshole.

Why cant people just RIDE. Why feel so compelled to make some much freaking noise and look like a tool so that the rest of society thinks, when they see us, 'here comes this asshole...'
Why try to 'show off' or whatever he's trying to do.

I swear, between the Harley guys revving like hell and the sportbike guys revving like hell it's really freaking annoying and embarrassing to be a biker.

I know this is a bike thread, and most in here are riders, but if you arent: this is the equivalent of the dumbasses who OC an AK to get their burrito or Oreos. Just idiots.
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Would’ve been fun if his clutch slave cylinder had failed about the time he hit the rev limiter......
 
Crazy Carl said:
I can't stand the tools who have to show off how loud their pipes are. My Harley can be on the loud side, but if I'm in my neighborhood or riding in congested areas, I'm keeping the revs down & short shifting to avoid pissing off everyone around me. I don't need to show off or try to prove anything to anyone & I can listen to my pipes sing once I get away from town.
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My sister used to live about 100 yards off the Blue Ridge Pkwy near Linville. You couldn't have a normal conversation on her deck on a nice day with all the bikes listening to thier pipes sing.
 
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