🏍️ The Motorcycle Thread

[SpeedSpeak2me]

You know what really sucked? Picking that bitch up myself while half on the dolly and half off.

I'm a skinny fuck and had to pick up my tipped over Vulcan 1500, which is about 660-670lbs. Even though it was resting on the engine guards I had a heck of a time lifting it. I couldn't imagine having to pick yours up, with the added difficulty of the dolly.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Years ago, like 2006 I met my Father, Brothers at the bar.
I was all happy, forgot to put the kick stand down on the Heritage.

Fortunately with my crash bars it did not go over but Ya, like you said Heavy fucker and your bike is even heavier

Former friend of mine used to have a Ducati 748, which came with an auto flip-up kickstand. He also used a disc lock. Well, he was so busy primping himself due to his vanity that he forgot about that disc lock. Downtown Naperville on Washington ave, about 500 miles on the odometer, he goes to pull away and I'm yelling at him about his lock. But looking cool was more important so he wasn't paying attention. Made it about 16" before the lock came around and caught the fork leg. He couldn't get his feet off the pegs fast enough, cause keeping your legs down for the first 20-30' to be safe wouldn't be cool. In front of about 30 people it tipped over and the tank nailed the curb.

I think he's still crying over that one, and it happened over 20 years ago.

 

[Spivitz]

SpeedSpeak2me


Years ago, Buse woods, Dudes were doing cookies, burnouts.

This guy was in the midst of his cookie, rear tire smoking, lost it, bike launched out into the grass.

Fortunately not into anybody or a vehicle but still

 

[Aron]

Dropping em is part of owning em. It always sucks but it is what it is.

 

[Aron]

I'll wrap my lower bags this year and get new extended bags next year. I wanted them anyway.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

SpeedSpeak2me


Years ago, Buse woods, Dudes were doing cookies, burnouts.

This guy was in the midst of his cookie, rear tire smoking, lost it, bike launched out into the grass.

Fortunately not into anybody or a vehicle but still

Okay, that's pretty damn funny.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Dropping em is part of owning em. It always sucks but it is what it is.

I agree. Fortunately the last bike that I dropped was back in 2002, my 1996 ZX-9R. Someone knocked my cruiser over in a parking lot, same with my 07 ZX-6R.

That's not to say I haven't wadded up a few bikes

 

[1quick]

Quick rip to go get food for work today then changed the oil, I need to do some dragy runs again this thing feels good I turned it up a step from last year and the front end stays a lot more calm in second gear now

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Not crazy about the parallel twin, but nice looking cafe style bike:

Honda Hawk 11: Rocking new café racer revives the spirit of the 60s | MCN

www.motorcyclenews.com

 

[Mr Baytchos]

Competition for the z900rs and xsr900

 

[Aron]

The old school Honda Hawk GT was pretty cool

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

The Scram 411 Is Royal Enfield's Affordable Urban Answer

It is based on the Himalayan adventure tourer, but looks way cooler

jalopnik.com

 

[Spivitz]

It was tough cruising back to the office
?

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

 

[Spivitz]

New rubber ordered

Dealer
$1300 installed

My guy
$700

Same tires, front and back

FTW

 

[Aron]

You went through a rear tire already? ?

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

New rubber ordered

Dealer
$1300 installed

My guy
$700

Same tires, front and back

FTW

View attachment 116170

There is plenty of rubber left on that. You just need to learn to lean it more than 5° either direction

 

[Spivitz]

There is plenty of rubber left on that. You just need to learn to lean it more than 5° either direction

Lot of blind corners, gravel on the roads down here. Too many times I've had the crash bars on the Heritage scraping (it don't take much) and a truck, trailer etc is stopped shortly after the corner ( cutting grass, or doin road maintenance)

In addition to that Farm equipment is on the roads almost every day. Thus I'm concerned about ripping around corners, dragging the floor boards etc.

I've had to lock em up a couple times, also almost lost it hitting a corner leaning far on gravel.


I'd love to hit a track and work on my cornering technique for sure but not on these public roads.

Thus I generally corner at the speed limit ?


I'm a straight line ripper ?

 

[Spivitz]

You went through a rear tire already? ?

Almost 6,000 miles on.

These Fat Boy's come with michelin scorcher's, sticky almost track tire.

A lot of people complain about them burning up around 5,500 miles


My wrench suggested I run Metzler, thus I ordered a set yesterday. He said they "should" last 20,000.


I hope... Hahaha

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

How does the front tire look in comparison to the rear?

On my torquey ZX-9R and the ZX10-R I'd go through rears 3x as often as the fronts due to the tire having to work so hard to put the power to the ground. The harder you twist on the the throttle the faster that rear wears down.

 

[BS ISF]

KTM Super Duke R doing some work against GSXR-1000 and Hayabusa's.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Those extended swingarms make a huge difference.

 

[Spivitz]

How does the front tire look in comparison to the rear?

On my torquey ZX-9R and the ZX10-R I'd go through rears 3x as often as the fronts due to the tire having to work so hard to put the power to the ground. The harder you twist on the the throttle the faster that rear wears down.

Not as bad but not really good... Hahaha
Cracks me up, front tire is wider than the rear on the Heritage.
Of course the rear Heritage tire is smoked.


I suck

 

[bikrboy128]

Making it look like a car tire

 

[willsmysticcobra]

Darkside